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feat(core): restore and layer filename indexes across worktrees - #873
Save a filename index once and restore it under another worktree root. Rust pickers can share the decoded path arena while keeping their own metadata, watcher updates and overlays.
The caller selects a snapshot that matches the target file set and ignore rules, then reconciles worktree changes. Loading validates paths, record counts, parent references and sort order. Saving publishes the completed file atomically, including when a reader still has the previous version open. C, Node and Bun callers can search once the walk finishes and wait for indexing before changing layers.
Each file uses one flags byte. Two bits select the base or one of three overlays. Four bits identify the definition grammar. The remaining bits mark binary and deleted files.
Rust callers can read overlay membership with FileItem::is_overflow(). This change removes the public FileItem::set_overflow(bool) setter so that only the picker can change ownership. Definition-only grep supports 13 grammar groups and leaves two codes available. Shell, Haskell, PHP, and Elixir files still participate in filename search and ordinary grep.
Both revisions ran in the same container on four pinned Linux CPUs. The small checkout measured the same within its confidence intervals. Loading 100,000 records took 27% less time. A linked Git worktree test reads that checkout’s modified file and verifies that deleting its entry leaves the primary picker searchable. These measurements cover filename indexes. Grep builds its content index for each worktree.
Depends on #963. #914 adds incremental fuzzy search above this PR.
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New Features
Added index layers alongside the base scan. Create and inspect layers, add paths with optional metadata, and search across layers.
Save, load, and build layer files, or restore the base index from a saved file. Layer features are available through the Node.js, Bun, and C APIs.
Added an API to wait for indexing to finish.
Documentation
Added examples and guidance for using index layers and saved indexes.
Updates
Documentation now includes Reason in definition-classification language coverage. Elixir, PHP, shell, and Haskell are no longer supported.
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The PR adds a layered index with snapshot persistence. It integrates layers with scanning, lookup, and search, and adds C, Node, and Bun APIs for managing layers.
Changes: Layered index and snapshot APIs
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Summary
Layer storage and snapshot format crates/fff-core/src/index/*, crates/fff-core/src/simd_path.rs, crates/fff-core/src/types.rs, crates/fff-core/src/stable_vec.rs, crates/fff-core/src/error.rs, crates/fff-core/src/lib.rs
Adds layer stacks, per-layer path lookup, snapshot serialization and validation, and layer-aware path storage and item metadata. Adds related error variants and public exports.
Routes lookup, search, scoring, and watcher inserts through layer-specific arenas. Adds snapshot-backed base restoration and preserves explicit overlays across rescans.
C and JavaScript APIs crates/fff-c/*, packages/shared/fff-api.ts, packages/fff-node/*, packages/fff-bun/*
Adds layer creation, inspection, insertion, persistence, base restoration, and readiness operations to the C ABI and JavaScript SDKs.
dmtrKovalenko/fff#642 — Requests index persistence for cold starts; this PR adds snapshot save and restore operations.
dmtrKovalenko/fff#834 — Requests saving and restoring a searchable filename index. This PR adds that flow; its issue also mentions content results, which this PR does not address.
Possibly related PRs
dmtrKovalenko/fff#914 — Updates the same layer-aware scoring function and relies on this PR’s layer ownership data.
dmtrKovalenko/fff#988 — Shares the scan restore and ignore-rule contract introduced here.
Suggested reviewers:gustav-fff
Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review fc084
Several open concerns from earlier reviews still apply. The main ones are public API compatibility for existing Rust callers and possible slow path resolution on large indexes. The rest are smaller documentation, example and metadata inconsistencies. These should be resolved or explicitly accepted before merge.
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The PR is not safe to merge until snapshot path containment, malformed-file handling, layout validation, and tombstone metadata restoration are corrected.
Layer inputs can escape the configured root during content reads, malformed snapshots can trigger dangerous allocation behavior on supported 32-bit targets or violate lookup ordering assumptions, and revived entries retain stale metadata; the explicit comment-length requirement is also unmet.
Two security issues were identified: layer paths containing parent-directory components can escape the configured root during content reads, and malformed snapshot header counts can overflow allocation-size calculations on supported 32-bit targets.
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crates/fff-core/src/index/snapshot.rs
Adds the persistent layer format and path normalization, with missing traversal/layout validation and an unsafe 32-bit allocation calculation.
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs
Implements layer creation, compaction, import, export, and entry insertion; tombstone revival retains stale metadata.
AGENTS.md prohibits module and top-file comments. The //! block in crates/fff-core/src/lib.rs violates this rule. Remove it or move essential details to public API documentation.
The heap_bytes and reallocate_with_reserve comments document pub fn items and are each two lines, so the private-item and comment-length rules do not apply.
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documentation for heap_bytes and reallocate_with_reserve unchanged.
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Inline comments:
In `@crates/fff-core/src/index/snapshot.rs`:
- Around line 133-136: Update the sorting step using dir_name_key before
deduplication so duplicate paths have deterministic metadata: replace
par_sort_unstable_by with a stable sort, or add an explicit tie-breaker and
preserve a documented first-wins or last-wins policy for dedup_by.
- Around line 313-317: Update the index serialization in the snapshot-writing
flow around the index_bytes construction to encode every u32 in indices
explicitly as little-endian before write_all, matching the little-endian parsing
used by from_bytes; avoid writing the native-endian memory representation while
preserving the existing written byte count.
- Around line 513-519: Update normalize_relative_path to reject any path
containing a Component::ParentDir component before storing it, including
traversal inputs such as ../secret and dir/../../secret; preserve valid relative
paths and add tests covering both rejected cases.
In `@crates/fff-core/src/scan.rs`:
- Around line 184-189: Update the snapshot restoration flow around
FileSync::from_snapshot so the restored FileSync retains or rebuilds the
repository ignore rules before watcher processing resumes; ensure
commit_new_sync and subsequent loadBase handling still apply .ignore paths
through IgnoreFilter rather than relying only on the non-code-directory
heuristic.
In `@crates/fff-core/src/shared.rs`:
- Around line 223-225: Update ScanJob::new_rescan to atomically reserve the scan
while holding the picker lock, before returning a job to the caller; ensure
concurrent import_base calls cannot both pass the scanning check, and preserve
the existing spawn flow for the successfully reserved job.
In `@crates/fff-core/src/types.rs`:
- Around line 646-651: The set_overflow method must not remap an existing
overlay item's layer to SESSION_LAYER without relocating its path indices. Make
set_overflow preserve the item's current layer or otherwise update the
associated path arena consistently, including for layer 2–4 FileItems returned
by FilePicker::files_in_layer; remove the method only if this public API is
intentionally being changed.
In `@crates/fff-core/tests/index_layer_snapshots.rs`:
- Line 186: Update the three handle_create_or_modify calls in the test to handle
their Result with an appropriate expect message, matching the existing
index_layers test pattern and preventing indexing failures from being ignored.
In `@packages/fff-bun/examples/layer-bench.ts`:
- Line 17: Format the imports in layer-bench.ts using the repository’s required
oxfmt formatter, preserving the existing import symbols and behavior.
- Line 107: Update the fileSearch invocation in the benchmark to pass pageSize:
50 instead of maxResults, matching the option consumed by FileFinder.fileSearch
and preserving the intended 50-result page.
- Line 165: Update the error handling around the FileFinder.create result to
pass finder.error directly to Error, since the error branch contains a string
rather than an Error object. Preserve the existing success path and propagate
the original ffiCreate loader error unchanged.
In `@packages/fff-bun/README.md`:
- Line 164: Update the README example around createLayer and finder.saveLayer to
check layer.ok before accessing layer.value, handling the unsuccessful result
via its error field and only saving the layer value in the successful branch.
In `@packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts`:
- Line 1759: Validate each path in the batch before newline-delimited encoding,
and return an error result when any path contains \n; update
packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts at lines 1759-1759 and packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
at lines 1969-1969 with the same behavior before joining/encoding lines. Use the
existing batch-building flow and error-result convention.
In `@packages/fff-bun/test/layers.test.ts`:
- Line 14: Update all three fff_wait_for_scan callers, including
finder.waitForScanBlocking, to require both a successful result and value ===
true before continuing; handle timeout or unsuccessful results without querying
the partial index.
In `@packages/fff-node/test/layers.mjs`:
- Line 14: Update the scan waits around waitForScanBlocking so each result
asserts both ok and value === true, including the initial wait after
created.value and the subsequent wait after open(). Ensure test execution fails
when scanning times out or does not complete before searches proceed.
---
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In `@crates/fff-core/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 27-37: Remove the crate-level //! “Index Layers” module comment
from lib.rs, leaving the existing public API documentation for heap_bytes and
reallocate_with_reserve unchanged.
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crates/fff-core/benches/layer_bench.rs
crates/fff-core/src/error.rs
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/fuzzy_grep.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/grep.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/grep_tests.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/multi_pattern.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/prefilter.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/constraints.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/layers.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/mod.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/path_index.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/snapshot.rs
crates/fff-core/src/lib.rs
crates/fff-core/src/scan.rs
crates/fff-core/src/score.rs
crates/fff-core/src/shared.rs
crates/fff-core/src/simd_path.rs
crates/fff-core/src/stable_vec.rs
crates/fff-core/src/types.rs
crates/fff-core/src/watcher/background_watcher.rs
crates/fff-core/tests/index_layer_snapshots.rs
crates/fff-core/tests/index_layers.rs
packages/fff-bun/README.md
packages/fff-bun/examples/layer-bench.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/finder.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/index.ts
packages/fff-bun/test/layers.test.ts
packages/fff-node/README.md
packages/fff-node/package.json
packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts
packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
packages/fff-node/src/finder.ts
packages/fff-node/src/index.ts
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Major · Remove the GNU-only attributes from the public C header. · fff.h:490
crates/fff-c/include/fff.h:490 Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Remove the GNU-only attributes from the public C header.
The new __attribute__((deprecated(...))) declarations at Lines 490 and 508 prevent MSVC from parsing the header. Existing Windows C clients cannot compile, even when they do not call either function. Use a compiler-conditional annotation or leave deprecation in the comments. Microsoft documents __declspec(deprecated) as its declaration modifier. (learn.microsoft.com)
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Replace the GNU-only deprecation annotations on the two legacy public C API declarations with a compiler-compatible annotation that supports MSVC and the existing GNU toolchain, or move the deprecation notice to comments. Preserve both declarations and their API signatures.
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Minor · Match the complete combo-history path. · score.rs:855-858
crates/fff-core/src/score.rs:855-858 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Match the complete combo-history path.
If the selected file is /project/notfoo.rs, both notfoo.rs and foo.rs pass this suffix comparison. Both files receive the selected-file boost. Compare normalized complete paths, or require the correct base and a separator boundary before the relative path.
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Update the selected-file matching logic around `file.relative_path_eq` so the combo-history boost applies only when the complete normalized path matches; do not accept a relative path merely because it is a suffix. If matching by suffix, validate the correct base path and a separator boundary before the relative path.
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crates/fff-c/src/layers.rs: 1
106-106: Trivial · Performance & Scalability
Check bulk-add latency under the picker write lock.
Large batches can delay concurrent searches. Measure search latency during a large batch and discuss the lock hold with a human.
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The bulk add in with_picker_mut holds the picker write lock while picker.add_entries processes the batch, potentially delaying searches. Reduce the time spent under that lock by moving batch work outside it where safe, then keep only the necessary picker mutation protected; preserve synchronization and any atomicity guarantees of add_entries.
snapshot.rs has five impl blocks. layers.rs has four, layer_ops.rs has three, and scan.rs has four. Move the snapshot decoder, layer helpers, and scan guard into separate files. Split the remaining impls as needed so each file has at most two.
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Split the implementation blocks in snapshot.rs, layers.rs, layer_ops.rs, and scan.rs into focused files so each file contains at most two impl blocks. Move the snapshot decoder, layer helpers, and scan guard with their related implementations, including the LayerSnapshot Debug impl where appropriate, and preserve existing behavior and visibility.
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Review comments at @crates/fff-c/src/layers.rs:
- Line 137: Update fff_layer_build to check the result of each
LayerBuilder::push call and return an error if a path is rejected, rather than
continuing to save and report success with an incomplete snapshot.
Review comments at @crates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs:
- Around line 757-759: Update the ownership checks used by `relative_path` and
the directory check so copied items are validated in constant time instead of
scanning `files_in_layer` for each item. Reuse an existing stable ownership or
identity mechanism, preserving rejection of stale or foreign descriptors;
establish that it correctly distinguishes live files before replacing the scans.
Review comments at @crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs:
- Line 160: Update ensure_capacity so directory-table growth does not set grew;
reserve that flag for file-table reallocation, where mmap caches are dropped.
Preserve the existing directory reallocation and file-growth behavior.
- Line 412: In the import_base flow, clear source-derived Git status and ranking
metadata on each mutable file in files before applying destination frecency:
reset git_status, access_frecency_score, modification_frecency_score, and
git_recency_score. Preserve the existing destination-frecency handling.
Review comments at @crates/fff-core/src/types.rs:
- Line 692: Preserve the public FileItem::set_overflow(bool) API for existing
Rust callers; the crate-private set_layer(LayerId) method does not replace that
signature. Restore or retain the public setter without remapping existing
overlay IDs.
Review comments at @packages/fff-bun/examples/layer-bench.ts:
- Line 153: Update the benchmark flow around heap("rss with js index") so the JS
baseline is measured only after the fff finder and its native index have been
destroyed, with a fresh RSS baseline; alternatively, isolate the baselines in
separate processes. Ensure the reported JS index memory excludes native index
memory.
Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 711: Update the example around FileFinder.buildLayerFile and loadLayer to
build the layer file before loading it, then check and handle the result of each
operation instead of ignoring errors.
- Line 708: Update the README example around finder.value.createLayer to wait
until indexing is ready before creating the layer, and check the readiness
result before proceeding. Check the Result from each layer operation, including
createLayer and addPaths, and stop the flow on failure so paths cannot be
written to a previous layer.
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Review comments at @crates/fff-c/include/fff.h:
- Line 490: Replace the GNU-only deprecation annotations on the two legacy
public C API declarations with a compiler-compatible annotation that supports
MSVC and the existing GNU toolchain, or move the deprecation notice to comments.
Preserve both declarations and their API signatures.
Review comments at @crates/fff-core/src/score.rs:
- Around line 855-858: Update the selected-file matching logic around
`file.relative_path_eq` so the combo-history boost applies only when the
complete normalized path matches; do not accept a relative path merely because
it is a suffix. If matching by suffix, validate the correct base path and a
separator boundary before the relative path.
---
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Review comments at @crates/fff-c/src/layers.rs:
- Line 106: The bulk add in with_picker_mut holds the picker write lock while
picker.add_entries processes the batch, potentially delaying searches. Reduce
the time spent under that lock by moving batch work outside it where safe, then
keep only the necessary picker mutation protected; preserve synchronization and
any atomicity guarantees of add_entries.
Review comments at @crates/fff-core/src/index/snapshot.rs:
- Line 217: Split the implementation blocks in snapshot.rs, layers.rs,
layer_ops.rs, and scan.rs into focused files so each file contains at most two
impl blocks. Move the snapshot decoder, layer helpers, and scan guard with their
related implementations, including the LayerSnapshot Debug impl where
appropriate, and preserve existing behavior and visibility.
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crates/fff-c/src/layers.rs
crates/fff-c/src/lib.rs
crates/fff-c/tests/smoke.c
crates/fff-core/Cargo.toml
crates/fff-core/src/definition/languages.rs
crates/fff-core/src/definition/mod.rs
crates/fff-core/src/definition/parser.rs
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/fuzzy_grep.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/grep.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/grep_tests.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/multi_pattern.rs
crates/fff-core/src/grep/prefilter.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/bigram_filter.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/constraints.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/layers.rs
crates/fff-core/src/index/snapshot.rs
crates/fff-core/src/lib.rs
crates/fff-core/src/scan.rs
crates/fff-core/src/score.rs
crates/fff-core/src/shared.rs
crates/fff-core/src/simd_path.rs
crates/fff-core/src/stable_vec.rs
crates/fff-core/src/types.rs
crates/fff-core/src/watcher/background_watcher.rs
crates/fff-core/src/watcher/rescan_tests.rs
crates/fff-core/tests/index_layer_snapshots.rs
crates/fff-core/tests/index_layers.rs
doc/fff.nvim.txt
packages/fff-bun/README.md
packages/fff-bun/examples/layer-bench.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/finder.ts
packages/fff-bun/src/index.ts
packages/fff-bun/test/layers.test.ts
packages/fff-node/README.md
packages/fff-node/package.json
packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts
packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
packages/fff-node/src/finder.ts
packages/fff-node/src/index.ts
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Major · Performance & Scalability · Heavy lift
Avoid a full-layer scan for each copied item.
For picker.get_files().to_vec(), every copied item's relative_path(&picker) enters this scan. Resolving 100,000 copied base files requires roughly five billion descriptor comparisons. The directory check has the same problem. Use constant-time ownership validation instead.
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Review comment at @crates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs around lines 757 - 759:
Update the ownership checks used by `relative_path` and the directory check so copied items are validated in constant time instead of scanning `files_in_layer` for each item. Reuse an existing stable ownership or identity mechanism, preserving rejection of stale or foreign descriptors; establish that it correctly distinguishes live files before replacing the scans.
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Retain the public FileItem::set_overflow(bool) API.
Removing this setter breaks existing Rust callers. The crate-private set_layer replacement is not source-compatible. Preserve the public signature without remapping existing overlay IDs.
Based on learnings, “Top level rust, lua, C, and bun APIs can not be changed under any circumstance.”
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Review comment at @crates/fff-core/src/types.rs at line 692:
Preserve the public FileItem::set_overflow(bool) API for existing Rust callers; the crate-private set_layer(LayerId) method does not replace that signature. Restore or retain the public setter without remapping existing overlay IDs.
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Minor · Performance & Scalability · Quick win
Do not report native memory as JS index memory.
fff remains loaded when this line measures RSS. Thus “rss with js index” includes the native index and cannot represent the JS baseline on its own. Destroy the finder before the JS phase and take a new baseline, or measure the baselines in separate processes.
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Update the benchmark flow around heap("rss with js index") so the JS baseline is measured only after the fff finder and its native index have been destroyed, with a fresh RSS baseline; alternatively, isolate the baselines in separate processes. Ensure the reported JS index memory excludes native index memory.
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Wait for index readiness before creating the layer.
waitForScan can return while indexing is active. Then createLayer fails. addPaths can also fail or, if indexing finishes between calls, write to the previous layer. Check the readiness result and each layer operation’s Result before continuing.
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Update the README example around finder.value.createLayer to wait until indexing is ready before creating the layer, and check the readiness result before proceeding. Check the Result from each layer operation, including createLayer and addPaths, and stop the flow on failure so paths cannot be written to a previous layer.
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Build the file before loading it.
This example never creates /tmp/prebuilt.fff. On a fresh run, loadLayer returns an error that the example ignores. Call FileFinder.buildLayerFile first and check both results.
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Update the example around FileFinder.buildLayerFile and loadLayer to build the layer file before loading it, then check and handle the result of each operation instead of ignoring errors.
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…tes and rescans
The watcher writes only to the session layer, so an explicit layer holds only the paths that the caller adds or loads. Layer ids and labels do not change: when every id is in use, creating or loading a layer returns `LayerLimit` instead of merging two layers. Paths that `add_entries` adds before `create_layer` go to their own layer and survive rescans.
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| Case | Before | After |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Load `a` (2), load `b` (3), then the watcher finds a file | `a` and `b` merge into layer 2, layer 3 holds the watcher file | Layers 2 and 3 keep `a` and `b`, the file goes to layer 1 |
| `create_layer` when every id is in use | The two newest layers merge and one label is lost | `LayerLimit`, no layer changes |
| `add_entries` before `create_layer`, then a rescan | The paths are lost | The paths stay in layer 2 |
| A rescan with an open layer | The layer comes back sealed | The layer keeps its id, label and open state |
| Save a layer after the watcher added files | Files on disk are saved as virtual entries | Only explicit paths are saved |
New layers start empty below the session layer, which stays last in storage. Adding paths to an older layer moves only the layers above it and remaps their parent dir indices. An `add_entries` batch that adds no path opens no layer.
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Minor · Correct the isOpen description. · fff-api.ts:593-594
packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts:593-594 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Correct the isOpen description.
After createLayer, both the session layer and the explicit layer can have isOpen: true. A caller that uses the stated “single writable layer” to identify the addPaths target can select the session layer instead. Describe isOpen as the layer’s open state, and direct callers to currentLayer() for the addPaths target. Correct the Node and shared API copies too. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the `isOpen` documentation to describe only whether that layer is open, not whether it is the single writable layer. Direct callers to `currentLayer()` to identify the `addPaths` target, and make the same documentation correction in the Node and shared API copies.
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- Line 409: Update attach_snapshot so a scanned file matching an existing path
is reconciled without removing that file’s membership in its explicit layer;
ensure collect_files preserves the explicit layer’s snapshot when it encounters
the matching base row.
- Around line 160-161: Remove the early LayerLimit guard that checks layer and
self.layers.free_id before processing the batch. Allow empty batches,
already-indexed paths, and tombstone revivals to proceed without a free layer;
rely on create_layer to return LayerLimit only when a new path actually requires
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Supported by static analysis
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Drop the early LayerLimit check. It rejects batches that need no layer.
With no open layer and no free ID, this guard fails before the loop. Empty batches, already-indexed paths, and tombstone revivals return LayerLimit even though none of them needs a new layer. A new path already fails in create_layer, so this guard is redundant for that case.
Revivals that appear earlier in the same batch apply before a later new path fails. The call then returns Err after a partial update. If failure must be atomic, pre-check the batch for new paths before any revival.
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--- "a/crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs"+++ "b/crates/fff-core/src/file_picker/layer_ops.rs"@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
// duplicates does not take an id.
fn add_entries(&mut self, entries: &[IndexEntry<'_>]) -> Result<usize, Error> {
let mut layer = self.layers.open_layer();
- if layer.is_none() && self.layers.free_id().is_none() {- return Err(Error::LayerLimit);- }
let (files_len, dirs_len) = (self.files.len(), self.dirs.len());
let mut batch: AHashSet<String> = AHashSet::new();
let mut added = 0;
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Remove the early LayerLimit guard that checks layer and self.layers.free_id before processing the batch. Allow empty batches, already-indexed paths, and tombstone revivals to proceed without a free layer; rely on create_layer to return LayerLimit only when a new path actually requires one.
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slopreview: Requesting changes on 9d909078. The Linux PR build reproduced out-of-worktree reads, a FIFO blocking indexing, loss of explicit and watcher entries on export, and unbounded arena growth across unchanged rescans. The regular performance suite stayed close to baseline, but adding paths under a populated upper layer exposed a separate write-lock cost.
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slopreview: Apply the target picker’s file-opening rules to restored paths. On Linux I saved a regular file, then restored it in a worktree where the same name was a symlink to a file outside the root. With follow_symlinks=false, a fresh scan skipped it, but grep after restore returned the external file’s contents. With a FIFO at that path, post-scan indexing waited until I opened a writer. Please enforce the target’s symlink policy, including intermediate directories, and ensure opening a special file cannot block. Cover both cases with a real snapshot restore.
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slopreview: Require a valid parent before publishing a watcher file. In a flat 2,500-file checkout I added explicit paths in 1,024 virtual directories, then created eight real files in eight new directories. All eight were searchable and counted in the session layer, yet fff_layer_save(handle, 1, …) serialized zero files. This guard checks file capacity, but the directory table can fill independently. If find_or_add_dir fails, add_new_file still pushes the file with a missing parent and export skips it. Please reserve both slots or reject the insertion and trigger the rescan before committing the file. The regression test should compare the live session count with the reloaded snapshot count.
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slopreview: Keep an unchanged overlay’s arena size stable across rescans. I put 1,000 virtual files under 1,000 base-owned directories. The live overlay arena grew from 24,016 to 44,016 bytes on the first rescan, then by 4,000 bytes on each of the next five. Saved snapshots grew too, with exactly 1,000 live files throughout. Reopening the old store retains the previous directory indices and add_dir_immediate appends them again. Please reuse the existing references or rebuild a compact index and test repeated rescans with foreign parent directories.
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slopreview: Avoid moving and reindexing a sealed upper layer on every lower-layer append. On the Linux PR build, 500 single-entry additions to an older writable layer took 2.1 ms without an upper layer and 2.21 s beneath a sealed layer with 100,000 files in distinct directories. One batch of 500 took 5.8 ms in the latter case. A concurrent layer_current call also waited 104 ms during a rescan of this fixture. Please benchmark this layer order and concurrent reader latency, and remove the full-range parent remap, rotation, and directory-index rebuild from the per-append path.
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slopreview: Provide a cold-restore path for C, Node, and Bun. Instance creation reserves the initial scan before returning, so calling loadBase immediately on a 3,000-file fixture returned IndexBusy. I had to wait for all 3,000 files to be indexed before installing the snapshot. To make snapshot startup skip that walk, let the constructor accept a snapshot or support deferred scan initialization. Please test a newly created SDK instance and verify the target walker never runs when restoring.
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slopreview: Make a successful base save round-trip through the loader. On Linux I scanned a checkout containing the legal filename a\b.rs. Saving layer 0 succeeded, then loading that exact file on the same machine failed with invalid file path. Please use one representability rule for scan export and decode. If the format deliberately excludes these names, fail the save with the offending path before replacing an existing good snapshot. Cover the same-machine round trip and preservation of the old destination on failure.
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Major · Preserve the overflow-arena contract. · file_picker.rs:170
crates/fff-core/src/file_picker.rs:170 Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift
Preserve the overflow-arena contract.
After import_layer, get_overflow_files() includes explicit-layer files, but overflow_arena() returns only the session arena. An existing caller that reads those files with that arena can get a wrong path or an out-of-bounds raw-pointer read. Keep the legacy pair safe, or provide a compatible way to resolve each file’s arena. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update overflow_arena() and its relationship with get_overflow_files() so files returned after import_layer() are resolved using the arena that owns each file, while preserving the existing public API and keeping the legacy file-and-arena pair safe. If a single arena cannot safely resolve every returned file, provide a compatible way to associate each file with its owning arena without introducing a breaking API change.
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- Line 688: Update import_layer’s direct overlay path around
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ranking scores using the same destination metadata rules as from_snapshot, while
preserving the imported file data.
- Around line 267-269: In the rescan adoption branch, copy `existing.git_status`
to `file.git_status` before tombstoning `existing`. Also ensure Git status
updates reach live overlay slots, either by including them in the status loop or
using an existing refresh path, so overlay files retain current status.
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Carry Git status into the live overlay copy during adoption.
When a rescan adopts an explicit-layer path, this branch copies size, modified time, and binary status from the base copy. It does not copy git_status. The base copy is then tombstoned. The Git status loop in file_picker.rs applies only to base slots (take(base_count)), so the live overlay copy does not get Git status. Searches can return that file without its Git status.
Copy git_status from existing to file before existing.set_deleted(true). Also apply Git status to overlay slots, or make sure a later status refresh reaches them.
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Clear source-worktree metadata on direct overlay import.
export_layer clones each file’s Git status and ranking scores. import_layer passes that in-memory snapshot to attach_snapshot without clearing them. Importing into another worktree therefore carries the source worktree’s status and ranking; saving and loading the same snapshot does not. Apply destination metadata rules to direct overlay imports, as from_snapshot does for base imports. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update import_layer’s direct overlay path around sync_data.attach_snapshot to clear or recompute source-worktree Git status and ranking scores using the same destination metadata rules as from_snapshot, while preserving the imported file data.
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Save a filename index once and restore it under another worktree root. Rust pickers can share the decoded path arena while keeping their own metadata, watcher updates and overlays.
The caller selects a snapshot that matches the target file set and ignore rules, then reconciles worktree changes. Loading validates paths, record counts, parent references and sort order. Saving publishes the completed file atomically, including when a reader still has the previous version open. C, Node and Bun callers can search once the walk finishes and wait for indexing before changing layers.
Each file uses one flags byte. Two bits select the base or one of three overlays. Four bits identify the definition grammar. The remaining bits mark binary and deleted files.
Rust callers can read overlay membership with
FileItem::is_overflow(). This change removes the publicFileItem::set_overflow(bool)setter so that only the picker can change ownership. Definition-only grep supports 13 grammar groups and leaves two codes available. Shell, Haskell, PHP, and Elixir files still participate in filename search and ordinary grep.Both revisions ran in the same container on four pinned Linux CPUs. The small checkout measured the same within its confidence intervals. Loading 100,000 records took 27% less time. A linked Git worktree test reads that checkout’s modified file and verifies that deleting its entry leaves the primary picker searchable. These measurements cover filename indexes. Grep builds its content index for each worktree.
Depends on #963. #914 adds incremental fuzzy search above this PR.
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