fix(fff-mcp): apply --max-cached-files as a cap, not a repo size (#847) - #848
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--max-cached-files / FFF_MAX_CACHED_FILES was passed to ContentCacheBudget::new_for_repo, which reads its argument as an indexed file count and returns a bucketed heuristic. Every value <= 10_000 came back as max_files = 30_000, so the explicit cap was silently discarded. Route it through ContentCacheBudget::with_max_files, which applies the value verbatim and keeps the default byte caps. 0 now means no persistent caching; grep still works through temporary mmaps. Refs #847
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to Configured MCP cache file limits now apply directly, including zero disabling persistent caching while retaining temporary grep mappings. No merge-blocking behavior risk remains. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@crates/fff-core/src/types.rs`:
- Around line 969-971: Shorten the public API doc comment above the file-cap
configuration to no more than two lines while preserving the behavior that an
explicit cap is applied verbatim and that 0 disables persistent caching while
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/explicit_cache_budget.rs`:
- Around line 1-4: Remove the top-level `//!` module comment from the regression
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In `@crates/fff-mcp/src/main.rs`:
- Around line 157-158: Shorten the CLI field documentation near the
persistent-cache setting to at most two comment lines, preserving that 0
disables persistent caching and an unset value is auto-sized from the scanned
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| /// Apply an explicit file cap verbatim, keeping the default byte caps. | ||
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| /// the temporary mmaps that grep releases after each call. |
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Shorten this doc comment.
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- /// Apply an explicit file cap verbatim, keeping the default byte caps.
- /// `0` means no persistent caching at all — files stay searchable through
- /// the temporary mmaps that grep releases after each call.
+ /// Apply an explicit file cap verbatim; `0` disables persistent caching.
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| /// Apply an explicit file cap verbatim, keeping the default byte caps. | |
| /// `0` means no persistent caching at all — files stay searchable through | |
| /// the temporary mmaps that grep releases after each call. | |
| /// Apply an explicit file cap verbatim; `0` disables persistent caching. | |
| /// Files remain searchable through temporary mmaps. |
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In `@crates/fff-core/src/types.rs` around lines 969 - 971, Shorten the public API
doc comment above the file-cap configuration to no more than two lines while
preserving the behavior that an explicit cap is applied verbatim and that 0
disables persistent caching while files remain searchable through temporary
mmaps.
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| //! Regression test for https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff/issues/847 | ||
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| //! An explicit `--max-cached-files` cap must reach the picker verbatim and | ||
| //! survive the initial scan, which otherwise auto-sizes the budget. |
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Remove the top-file module comment.
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-//! Regression test for https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff/issues/847
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| //! Regression test for https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/fff/issues/847 | |
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| //! An explicit `--max-cached-files` cap must reach the picker verbatim and | |
| //! survive the initial scan, which otherwise auto-sizes the budget. |
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| /// are released after each grep. `0` disables persistent caching entirely. | ||
| /// Unset: auto-sized from the scanned file count. |
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Shorten this CLI help comment.
The field documentation is five lines. Keep it to two lines while preserving the 0 and unset behavior.
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Proposed fix
- /// Maximum number of files whose content is kept persistently in memory.
- /// Files beyond this limit are still searchable via temporary mmaps that
- /// are released after each grep. `0` disables persistent caching entirely.
- /// Unset: auto-sized from the scanned file count.
+ /// Persistent content-cache file cap; `0` disables persistent caching.
+ /// Unset auto-sizes from the scanned file count; grep uses temporary mmaps.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/fff-mcp/src/main.rs` around lines 157 - 158, Shorten the CLI field
documentation near the persistent-cache setting to at most two comment lines,
preserving that 0 disables persistent caching and an unset value is auto-sized
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Closes #847
Scope: item 1 only. Items 2 and 3 are confirmed but need a policy decision (see the triage comment); item 4 is already fixed on main.
Root cause
--max-cached-files/FFF_MAX_CACHED_FILESwas passed toContentCacheBudget::new_for_repo(crates/fff-mcp/src/main.rs:349-350), which interprets its argument as the indexed file count and returns a bucketed heuristic (crates/fff-core/src/types.rs:943-967). Any value<= 10_000fell into the last bucket and producedmax_files = 30_000, so the explicit cap was silently discarded.from_overridesalready exists for this and is used correctly by fff-c and fff-python — only fff-mcp was miswired.Fix
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ContentCacheBudget::with_max_files, which applies the supplied cap verbatim and inherits the default byte caps, and routed the CLI/env value through it.0now means no persistent caching, withmax_file_sizeleft intact so grep still works through the temporary mmaps it releases after each call.from_overridesis unusable here because it maps0to "auto-size", which is not what an explicit--max-cached-files 0asks for.Steps to reproduce
On pre-fix
main(d84c0a1). The flag has no runtime observability, so the deterministic path is the constructor fff-mcp calls with the user's value:Expected: pass —
--max-cached-files 2000caps the persistent cache at 2000 files.Actual:
git checkout crates/fff-core/src/types.rsto clean up.How verified
crates/fff-core/tests/explicit_cache_budget.rscovers the end-to-end path — the explicit cap reaches the picker and survivescollect_files(), which otherwise auto-sizes the budget atcrates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs:1021.make test-rustfails locally on 6 watcher targets (dir_index_consistency_test,fs_delete_handler_test,new_directory_watcher_test,rescan_regression,watch_subscription_test,watcher_stop_under_lock) withwatcher did not install. Verified identical on stashedmain— pre-existing local FSEvents issue, not this change. Every non-watcher target passes: 12 / 5 / 22 / 2 / 88 / 162 / 17 / 4.Automated triage via Gustav. Honk-Honk 🪿
Summary by CodeRabbit
--max-cached-filesoption now applies the specified file limit exactly.0disables persistent content caching.