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SaveSettings
- os.WriteFile(settings.json, data)+ writeFileAtomically(settings.json, data)+ resolve symlink target+ preserve existing permissions+ write + sync a same-directory temporary file+ rename it into place
This prevents readers from observing truncated or partially written JSON. It does not prevent lost updates when multiple windows independently read and then save settings; that remains a separate concern.
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SaveSettings now writes settings through atomic replacement. The writer resolves symlinks, preserves existing permissions and access metadata, and stages and syncs data before replacement. Platform-specific helpers support reads, replacement, Windows paths, and Windows DACL preservation. Tests cover concurrent reads, symlinks, and write failures.
Non-Windows helpers use os.ReadFile and os.Rename. Windows reads allow read, write, and delete sharing. Windows replacement uses MoveFileEx with replacement enabled. Windows helpers convert paths for long-path support and apply the source DACL to the destination.
Atomic save workflow internal/config/settings.go
SaveSettings delegates to an atomic writer. The writer resolves symlinks, creates a temporary file in the destination directory, preserves existing permissions and access metadata, and writes, syncs, and closes the file before replacement. On Windows, it retries selected rename errors.
Tests cover concurrent readers, symlink targets, permissions, Windows DACL preservation, and failed writes. Windows CI runs three settings replacement tests.
sequenceDiagram
participant SaveSettings
participant writeFileAtomically
participant Filesystem
SaveSettings->>writeFileAtomically: pass settings data
writeFileAtomically->>Filesystem: resolve target and create temporary file
writeFileAtomically->>Filesystem: write, sync, and close temporary file
writeFileAtomically->>Filesystem: replace destination
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Merge Risk: Low · up to cefda
On Windows, a settings file that a user encrypted individually with EFS would be saved unencrypted after the first save. This only affects files encrypted individually in an unencrypted folder, and the settings are not shown to be sensitive. It is not a merge blocker, but the maintainers should be aware of it.
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The title "fix(config): write settings atomically" matches the main change. The PR replaces direct os.WriteFile saves of the settings file with an atomic write that uses a same-directory temporary fil…
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Issue #1525 has one active direct target. Its coding requirements, checked against the whole-PR summary at head cefda90 (merge base 204c60a), are:
All changed files relate to settings persistence for #1525.
- internal/config/settings.go: atomic write, symlink resolution, temporary-file handling, permission handling, retry on Windows rename, a…
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The title "fix(config): write settings atomically" matches the main change. The PR replaces direct os.WriteFile saves of the settings file with an atomic write that uses a same-directory temporary file, sync, and rename. It also preserves symlink targets and permissions. The title is short, specific, and uses a conventional commit prefix. It does not mention the Windows-specific retry logic or the tests, which is acceptable because the title need not cover every detail.
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Issue #1525 has one active direct target. Its coding requirements, checked against the whole-PR summary at head cefda90 (merge base 204c60a), are:
Atomic settings writes [#1525]: SaveSettings delegates to writeFileAtomically. The helper creates a uniquely named same-directory temporary file, writes and syncs it, then renames it into place through renameSettingsFile. Met.
Preserve symlink targets [#1525]: resolveSettingsWritePath resolves the destination through symlinks, with a 255-step limit, so the rename replaces the target. Tests: TestSaveSettingsPreservesSymlinkAndPermissions and TestSaveSettingsThroughDanglingSymlink. Met.
Preserve existing permissions [#1525]: non-Windows reuses the existing mode. Windows applies the source DACL through preserveSettingsFileAccess. Tests: TestSaveSettingsPreservesSymlinkAndPermissions and TestSaveSettingsPreservesWindowsDACL. Met.
Missing-file creation [#1525]: the temporary file takes the supplied mode and is renamed to the new path. The Windows missing-destination path uses MoveFileEx. Met by code reading. No test in the summary targets this case.
Failure-path checks [#1525]: TestSaveSettingsFailureLeavesExistingFileUntouched covers a failed write. Failed writes remove the temporary file. Met.
Supported platforms [#1525]: Windows helpers extend atomic replacement to Windows. The CI native-apps job runs the Windows settings tests. Met by code and summary evidence. The Windows tests were not executed during this review, so Windows runtime behavior rests on code reading.
Lost updates [#1525]: the PR description states that lost updates are a separate concern. The issue allows documenting or addressing this separately. Met.
The current head adds no requirement that the earlier PASS did not cover. The earlier conclusions remain supported by the same code paths.
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All changed files relate to settings persistence for #1525.
internal/config/settings.go: atomic write, symlink resolution, temporary-file handling, permission handling, retry on Windows rename, and failure cleanup. Each supports #1525.
internal/config/settings_save_test.go: concurrent-reader, symlink, permission, and failure-path tests. Each maps to a #1525 requirement.
settings_access_windows.go, settings_access_other.go, and settings_access_windows_test.go: preserve the DACL on Windows. This supports the permission requirement on a supported platform.
settings_read_windows.go and settings_read_other.go: read settings with sharing on Windows. This supports the concurrent-reader requirement.
settings_rename_windows.go and settings_rename_other.go: platform rename for atomic replacement. This supports requirement 1.
settings_windows_path.go: long-path conversion used by the Windows read and rename helpers. This supports the Windows atomic-replacement path.
.github/workflows/ci.yml: runs the Windows settings tests. This supports verification of #1525.
The PR description says only settings persistence changes and does not mention the Windows work. The Windows files extend the same persistence path, and #1525 asks for support across supported platforms. This is a documentation gap, not a scope violation.
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Make the concurrent-reader test prove that reads overlap the saves.
The reader goroutines are not guaranteed to start before the save loop ends. If they start after close(stop), they exit before any read. The test then passes without reading the file during a save.
Wait for the readers to start before saving, and fail if no read completes during the save loop:
Suggested fix
stop := make(chan struct{})
errors := make(chan error, 1)
+ var started sync.WaitGroup+ var reads atomic.Int64
var readers sync.WaitGroup
for range 4 {
readers.Add(1)
+ started.Add(1)
go func() {
defer readers.Done()
+ started.Done()
for {
select {
case <-stop:
return
default:
}
data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+ reads.Add(1)
if err == nil {
var value map[string]any
err = json.Unmarshal(data, &value)
}
if err != nil {
select {
case errors <- err:
default:
}
return
}
}
}()
}
+ started.Wait()
for i := range 40 {
s := DefaultSettings()
s.Editor.TabSize = i + 1
if err := SaveSettings(s); err != nil {
close(stop)
readers.Wait()
t.Fatalf("save %d: %v", i, err)
}
}
close(stop)
readers.Wait()
+ if reads.Load() == 0 {+ t.Fatal("no reader completed a read while saves were running")+ }
select {
case err := <-errors:
t.Fatalf("reader observed an invalid settings file: %v", err)
default:
}
The barrier removes the case where readers never start. The read counter turns a vacuous pass into a failure. Neither change proves that a read overlaps a specific os.Rename. A pause hook before the rename would give that deterministic overlap, but it adds a test-only seam to production code. The stress loop with the barrier is the smaller change that matches the guideline.
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Review comment at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go at line 218:
Update the concurrent-reader test around its reader goroutines and save loop to wait until all readers have started before saving, and track completed reads. After the save loop and reader shutdown, fail the test if no read completed; preserve the existing invalid-file error check and avoid adding a production pause hook.
After SaveSettings, the test reads only the symlink, and it discards the bytes. It never reads target. A save that leaves target unchanged, or that writes to a different file while the symlink survives, still passes. Read target after the save, and compare its contents with a non-default settings value that the test saved.
Suggested fix
- if _, err := os.ReadFile(link); err != nil {- t.Errorf("settings symlink target is unreadable: %v", err)- }+ got, err := os.ReadFile(target)+ if err != nil {+ t.Fatalf("settings target is unreadable: %v", err)+ }+ // Compare got with the saved non-default settings.
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Review comment at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go at line 285:
Update the test around SaveSettings to read the symlink target’s contents and assert they include a non-default settings value saved by the test. Keep the symlink readability check only if it adds a separate assertion.
Make the failure test write to the existing destination.
The failing write targets missing/settings.json, but the assertion checks dir/settings.json. The test cannot detect a writer that damages the existing destination before it fails. Make the write target path and make the directory unwritable, so temp-file creation fails while the existing file is present. This keeps the change inside the test and does not require a failure hook in writeFileAtomically.
This test depends on directory permissions. Root can write to a read-only directory, so the write may succeed under root and the test would fail. Run it as a non-root user.
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Review comment at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go at line 297:
Update the failure test for writeFileAtomically to target the existing settings file via path, and make its containing directory unwritable so temporary-file creation fails while that file is present. Restore the directory permissions during test cleanup, and retain the assertion that the write fails.
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minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
Review comments at @internal/config/settings.go:
- Around line 730-732: Update the save path’s `resolveErr` handling so a
dangling `settings.json` symlink is detected with `os.Lstat` and the rename
destination is its target, not the symlink itself; preserve existing behavior
for non-symlink paths and other errors. Add a regression test confirming saving
through a dangling symlink creates the target and preserves the symlink.
- Line 752: Update the temporary-file creation and tmp.Chmod(mode) flow so
existing settings files retain their permission bits, while new settings files
are created with mode 0644 subject to the caller’s umask. Apply tmp.Chmod(mode)
only when the destination already exists, and use exclusive file creation with
the requested mode for the new-file path.
- Line 767: Update the os.Rename handling in writeFileAtomically to retry a
bounded number of times with a short delay only for Windows sharing-violation
and access-denied errors. Keep the temporary file and existing destination
intact between attempts, return other errors immediately, and return the final
rename error if retries are exhausted.
---
Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go:
- Line 218: Update the concurrent-reader test around its reader goroutines and
save loop to wait until all readers have started before saving, and track
completed reads. After the save loop and reader shutdown, fail the test if no
read completed; preserve the existing invalid-file error check and avoid adding
a production pause hook.
- Line 285: Update the test around SaveSettings to read the symlink target’s
contents and assert they include a non-default settings value saved by the test.
Keep the symlink readability check only if it adds a separate assertion.
- Line 297: Update the failure test for writeFileAtomically to target the
existing settings file via path, and make its containing directory unwritable so
temporary-file creation fails while that file is present. Restore the directory
permissions during test cleanup, and retain the assertion that the write fails.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
Review comments at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go:
- Around line 235-237: Replace the timing-based readsDuringSaves assertion in
the settings-save helper test with controlled synchronization at a defined
save-staging point. Read and verify the old complete JSON before releasing the
save, then read and verify the new complete JSON afterward; use the helper’s
existing test boundary and synchronization mechanisms without assuming an
unstated API.
Review comments at @internal/config/settings.go:
- Around line 826-827: Update the preserveMode flow in createSettingsTempFile to
preserve the existing settings file’s access controls on the temporary file
before writing settings; do not rely on file.Chmod(mode) to restore the original
ACL on Windows, and establish an appropriate ACL-preservation mechanism without
weakening existing protections.
- Line 770: Add Windows-specific coverage alongside
TestSaveSettingsConcurrentReadersSeeValidJSON that reads settings during
repeated replacements and fails on a missing file, partial read, or invalid
JSON. Use the test outcome to establish whether the current os.Rename
replacement preserves the required behavior; if it exposes a gap, update the
Windows replacement approach or document the limitation.
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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift
Add Windows coverage for settings replacement.
os.Rename at internal/config/settings.go:770 is not atomic on Windows, according to the Go os documentation. A concurrent reader on Windows can observe an intermediate state while settings.json is replaced. The retry loop at lines 775-778 handles transient rename failures. It does not prevent a reader from seeing that intermediate state.
TestSaveSettingsConcurrentReadersSeeValidJSON in internal/config/settings_save_test.go:210 has no Windows-specific variant. The current coverage does not show that the atomic-replacement requirement holds on Windows.
Add a Windows test that reads settings concurrently with replacement. The test should fail on a missing file, a partial read, or invalid JSON. If the test finds an observable gap, change the replacement approach for Windows or document the limitation.
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Review comment at @internal/config/settings.go at line 770:
Add Windows-specific coverage alongside TestSaveSettingsConcurrentReadersSeeValidJSON that reads settings during repeated replacements and fails on a missing file, partial read, or invalid JSON. Use the test outcome to establish whether the current os.Rename replacement preserves the required behavior; if it exposes a gap, update the Windows replacement approach or document the limitation.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Inline comments:
Review comments at @internal/config/settings_access_windows_test.go:
- Line 96: Update the startup wait in the test so it selects between started and
errors instead of blocking only on started. If an error arrives first, close
stop, wait for all reader goroutines to exit, and fail the test while reporting
the error; preserve the normal startup path when started is signaled.
Review comments at @internal/config/settings_rename_windows.go:
- Around line 26-27: Update the missing-destination branch in the Windows
settings rename flow so a destination created after Lstat is handled through the
existing-file replacement path. Preserve the current behavior when the
destination remains absent, and reuse the established replacement logic rather
than adding unrelated retry handling.
- Line 37: Update writeFileAtomicallyWithRename to pass a unique backup path to
ReplaceFileW and handle each partial-failure state before removing the temporary
file: restore the original settings when possible, or retain the backup when
restoration is not possible. Preserve recoverable settings data on every failure
path.
Review comments at @internal/config/settings_save_test.go:
- Line 241: Update the test’s wait on staged so it also selects on saveDone; if
the writer reports an error before invoking the rename callback, fail the test
with that error instead of blocking. Preserve the existing staged path for
successful writes.
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internal/config/settings.go
internal/config/settings_access_other.go
internal/config/settings_access_windows.go
internal/config/settings_access_windows_test.go
internal/config/settings_read_other.go
internal/config/settings_read_windows.go
internal/config/settings_rename_other.go
internal/config/settings_rename_windows.go
internal/config/settings_save_test.go
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Review comments at @internal/config/settings_rename_windows.go:
- Around line 64-65: Update the Windows replacement flow so a failed os.Remove
of backupPath after ReplaceFileW succeeds is reported as a backup-cleanup
warning, not returned as a retryable replacement error. Preserve the completed
replacement as successful so the writer does not retry or report SaveSettings as
failed.
- Line 31: Update renameSettingsFile and recoverSettingsReplacement to convert
every path passed to MoveFileEx and ReplaceFileW using the same extended-path
rule as the settings reader, including paths used by restore moves; preserve
existing error handling.
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Use extended-path names for the Windows settings rename calls.
The staging file is created with os.OpenFile, which applies Go's long-path conversion. The rename helpers pass the unprefixed paths directly to MoveFileEx and ReplaceFileW. The staging name adds 30 characters to the settings file name. A settings path of 230 characters or more can therefore produce a staging path that exceeds the Win32 limit. Without long-path support, the move or replacement fails, the staged file is removed, and the save returns an error.
Convert every path passed to these Win32 calls with the same extended-path rule the reader uses. Apply the helper to the restore moves in recoverSettingsReplacement as well.
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Review comment at @internal/config/settings_rename_windows.go at line 31:
Update renameSettingsFile and recoverSettingsReplacement to convert every path passed to MoveFileEx and ReplaceFileW using the same extended-path rule as the settings reader, including paths used by restore moves; preserve existing error handling.
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@danielmrdev thank you for working on this issue. Great approach on splitting this for windows. I've created a follow up ticket for later to unify file saving and settings saving under the same api so that the same code is reused
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Summary
This prevents readers from observing truncated or partially written JSON. It does not prevent lost updates when multiple windows independently read and then save settings; that remains a separate concern.
Closes #1525.
Evidence
os.WriteFiletruncates the settings file before writing the replacement contents.make testpasses, including concurrent-reader, symlink, permission, and failure-path coverage;make lintreports 0 issues.Merge Danger
Door: Two-way
The previous write path can be restored by reverting this change.
Blast Radius: Config
Only settings persistence changes.
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