vmdk-core 0.6.4

Pure-Rust read-only VMware VMDK disk image reader (monolithicSparse, streamOptimized, twoGbMaxExtentFlat/Sparse, monolithicFlat)
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//! Pure-Rust read-only VMDK disk image reader.
//!
//! Supports monolithic sparse (`monolithicSparse`), stream-optimised
//! (`streamOptimized`, including allocated compressed grains), flat-extent
//! VMDKs (`twoGbMaxExtentFlat`, `monolithicFlat`), and multi-file sparse
//! extents (`twoGbMaxExtentSparse`).

use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::{self, BufReader, Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
use std::path::Path;

mod bytes;
mod chain;
mod cowd;
mod ddb;
mod descriptor;
mod diag;
pub(crate) mod error;
mod flat;
pub mod header;
mod read;
mod recovery;
pub mod sesparse;
mod sparse_multi;

pub use chain::VmdkChainReader;
pub use ddb::{DiskDatabase, DiskGeometry};

pub use error::VmdkError;

use descriptor::parse_text_descriptor;
use flat::MultiExtentReader;
use header::{SparseExtentHeader, GD_AT_END, SECTOR_SIZE};
use sparse_multi::MultiSparseReader;

// ── Public API types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// Object-safe combination of [`Read`] and [`Seek`].
///
/// Automatically implemented for all `T: Read + Seek`.  Used as the inner
/// reader type for [`VmdkFileReader`].
pub trait ReadSeek: Read + Seek {}
impl<T: Read + Seek> ReadSeek for T {}

/// A VMDK reader opened from a file-system path, with an erased inner type.
///
/// Returned by [`VmdkReader::open_path`]; supports all formats including
/// multi-file flat extents that cannot be opened from a single stream.
pub type VmdkFileReader = VmdkReader<Box<dyn ReadSeek + Send>>;

/// SHA-256 and MD5 hash of the full virtual disk contents.
///
/// Produced by [`VmdkReader::hash`]. Both digests are computed in a single
/// sequential pass over the virtual disk.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
pub struct VmdkDigest {
    /// SHA-256 digest (32 bytes), hex-encoded.
    pub sha256: String,
    /// MD5 digest (16 bytes), hex-encoded.
    pub md5: String,
}

/// A contiguous range of allocated (non-sparse) sectors in a VMDK virtual disk.
///
/// Returned by [`VmdkReader::iter_allocated_grains`].
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
pub struct AllocatedGrain {
    /// First LBA (512-byte sector number) of this allocated range.
    pub start_lba: u64,
    /// Number of sectors in this range (always a multiple of `grain_size_sectors`).
    pub sector_count: u64,
}

/// Structured metadata for a VMDK virtual disk.
///
/// Returned by [`VmdkReader::info`].  All fields are `Clone`-able so callers
/// can store or serialise the snapshot independently of the reader.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
pub struct VmdkInfo {
    /// `createType` from the embedded descriptor (e.g. `"monolithicSparse"`).
    pub disk_type: String,
    /// Header format version: 1 for `monolithicSparse`; 3 for `streamOptimized`; 0 for flat.
    pub version: u32,
    /// Content ID (CID) from the descriptor, or `0xffff_ffff` if absent.
    pub cid: u32,
    /// Parent content ID; `0xffff_ffff` means no parent (not a delta/snapshot).
    pub parent_cid: u32,
    /// Grain size in sectors (0 for flat/raw extents).
    pub grain_size_sectors: u64,
    /// Grain size in bytes (0 for flat/raw extents).
    pub grain_size_bytes: u64,
    /// Total virtual disk size in bytes.
    pub virtual_disk_size: u64,
    /// Total virtual disk size in 512-byte sectors.
    pub sector_count: u64,
    /// `true` for `streamOptimized` VMDKs whose allocated grains are zlib-compressed.
    pub compressed: bool,
    /// Raw embedded descriptor text; empty when no embedded descriptor is present.
    pub descriptor_text: String,
    /// Parsed `ddb.*` disk database (geometry, adapter type, versions, UUID, …).
    pub disk_database: DiskDatabase,
}

// ── Internal format dispatch ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

pub(crate) enum FormatState {
    Sparse {
        grain_dir: Vec<u32>,
        grain_size_bytes: u64,
        num_gtes_per_gt: u64,
        /// `true` for stream-optimised VMDKs: allocated grains carry a zlib-wrapped payload.
        compressed: bool,
    },
    /// seSparse (vSphere 6.5+, VMFS6): nibble-typed, bit-rotated 8-byte grain entries.
    SeSparse {
        /// Raw L1 (grain directory) entries — high nibble 0x1 = allocated, low 32 bits = GT index.
        grain_dir: Vec<u64>,
        grain_size_bytes: u64,
        /// First sector of the grain-table region (`grain_tables_offset`).
        gt_offset_sectors: u64,
        /// First sector of the grain-data region (`grains_offset`).
        grains_offset_sectors: u64,
    },
    /// Raw flat extents — reads pass through directly to the inner reader.
    Flat,
}

// ── VmdkReader ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// Read-only VMDK container reader, generic over any `Read + Seek` source.
///
/// Implements `Read + Seek` over the virtual sector stream.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::fs::File;
/// use vmdk::VmdkReader;
///
/// let file = File::open("disk.vmdk").unwrap();
/// let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(file).unwrap();
/// println!("virtual disk size: {} bytes", reader.virtual_disk_size());
/// ```
pub struct VmdkReader<R: Read + Seek> {
    pub(crate) inner: R,
    pub(crate) fmt: FormatState,
    pub(crate) virtual_disk_size: u64,
    disk_type: Box<str>,
    pub(crate) pos: u64,
    version: u32,
    cid: u32,
    parent_cid: u32,
    descriptor_text: Box<str>,
    /// RGD (redundant grain directory) sector offset; 0 when absent.
    pub(crate) rgd_offset: u64,
    /// Number of GD entries — stored for RGD validation without re-deriving.
    pub(crate) gd_entry_count: usize,
    /// Cache of grain tables: maps GT sector number → Vec of GTE values.
    /// Avoids redundant seeks for repeated grain reads within the same GT.
    pub(crate) gt_cache: HashMap<u32, Vec<u32>>,
    /// When `true`, a read whose primary grain-table pointer is unusable (out of
    /// bounds) falls back to the redundant grain directory. Opt-in recovery mode.
    pub(crate) rgd_fallback: bool,
    /// Count of grains resolved via the redundant grain directory in this reader's
    /// lifetime (pointer- or entry-level recovery). Read with `rgd_recovery_count()`.
    pub(crate) rgd_recovery_count: u64,
}

/// Maximum bytes read from an embedded descriptor (guards against crafted images).
const MAX_DESCRIPTOR_BYTES: u64 = 64 * 1024;

/// Read the embedded text descriptor from a binary VMDK and parse it.
///
/// Returns a `TextDescriptor` with all metadata fields populated.
/// When no embedded descriptor is present (`descriptor_offset=0` or `descriptor_size=0`),
/// returns a descriptor with empty `create_type` and sentinel values for CID fields.
fn read_descriptor<R: Read + Seek>(
    reader: &mut R,
    hdr: &SparseExtentHeader,
) -> io::Result<descriptor::TextDescriptor> {
    if hdr.descriptor_offset == 0 || hdr.descriptor_size == 0 {
        return descriptor::parse_text_descriptor("")
            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string()));
    }
    let byte_offset = hdr
        .descriptor_offset
        .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, "descriptor_offset overflow"))?;
    let byte_len = hdr
        .descriptor_size
        .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
        .unwrap_or(MAX_DESCRIPTOR_BYTES)
        .min(MAX_DESCRIPTOR_BYTES);
    reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(byte_offset))?;
    let mut buf = vec![0u8; byte_len as usize];
    reader.read_exact(&mut buf)?;

    let text = descriptor::decode_descriptor(&buf);
    descriptor::parse_text_descriptor(&text)
        .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string()))
}

impl<R: Read + Seek> VmdkReader<R> {
    /// Open a binary VMDK (monolithic sparse or stream-optimised) from any
    /// `Read + Seek` source.
    ///
    /// For multi-file flat VMDKs (text descriptor + extent files) use
    /// [`VmdkReader::open_path`] instead.
    pub fn open(mut reader: R) -> Result<Self, VmdkError> {
        let mut hdr_bytes = [0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut hdr_bytes)?;

        // Detect COWD magic ("COWD", big-endian) before attempting VMDK4 parse.
        let magic_be = u32::from_be_bytes(hdr_bytes[0..4].try_into().expect("4 bytes"));
        if magic_be == cowd::COWD_MAGIC {
            return Self::open_cowd(reader, &hdr_bytes);
        }
        // Detect seSparse magic (0x0000_0000_CAFE_BABE, u64 little-endian at offset 0).
        if hdr_bytes.len() >= 8 {
            let se_magic = u64::from_le_bytes(hdr_bytes[0..8].try_into().expect("8 bytes"));
            if se_magic == sesparse::SE_CONST_MAGIC {
                return Self::open_sesparse(reader, &hdr_bytes);
            }
        }

        let hdr = SparseExtentHeader::parse(&hdr_bytes)?;

        let grain_size_bytes =
            hdr.grain_size
                .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
                .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow {
                    field: "grain_size",
                })?;
        let virtual_disk_size = hdr
            .capacity
            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;

        let desc = read_descriptor(&mut reader, &hdr)?;

        let num_grains = hdr
            .capacity
            .checked_add(hdr.grain_size - 1)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?
            / hdr.grain_size;
        let num_gts = num_grains
            .checked_add(u64::from(hdr.num_gtes_per_gt) - 1)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow {
                field: "num_grains",
            })?
            / u64::from(hdr.num_gtes_per_gt);
        let gd_byte_len = num_gts.checked_mul(4).ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow {
            field: "gd_byte_len",
        })?;

        const MAX_GD_BYTES: u64 = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
        if gd_byte_len > MAX_GD_BYTES {
            return Err(VmdkError::FieldOutOfRange {
                field: "grain_directory",
                value: gd_byte_len,
                reason: "exceeds the 16 MiB cap",
            });
        }
        // For streamOptimized, the primary header carries GD_AT_END as a sentinel;
        // the real GD offset is in the footer header at file_end − 1024 (VDF 1.1 §4.6).
        let gd_offset = if hdr.gd_offset == GD_AT_END {
            reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(-1024))?;
            let mut footer_bytes = [0u8; 512];
            reader.read_exact(&mut footer_bytes)?;
            SparseExtentHeader::parse(&footer_bytes)?.gd_offset
        } else {
            hdr.gd_offset
        };

        let gd_sector_offset = gd_offset
            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "gd_offset" })?;
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(gd_sector_offset))?;
        let mut gd_bytes = vec![0u8; gd_byte_len as usize];
        reader.read_exact(&mut gd_bytes)?;

        let grain_dir = bytes::le_u32_table(&gd_bytes);

        diag::opened(
            desc.create_type.as_ref(),
            hdr.version,
            virtual_disk_size,
            grain_size_bytes,
            hdr.compressed,
        );
        Ok(VmdkReader {
            inner: reader,
            fmt: FormatState::Sparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                num_gtes_per_gt: u64::from(hdr.num_gtes_per_gt),
                compressed: hdr.compressed,
            },
            virtual_disk_size,
            disk_type: desc.create_type,
            pos: 0,
            version: hdr.version,
            cid: desc.cid,
            parent_cid: desc.parent_cid,
            descriptor_text: desc.raw_text,
            rgd_offset: hdr.rgd_offset,
            gd_entry_count: num_gts as usize,
            gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
            rgd_fallback: false,
            rgd_recovery_count: 0,
        })
    }

    /// Virtual disk size in bytes.
    pub fn virtual_disk_size(&self) -> u64 {
        self.virtual_disk_size
    }

    /// Seek to `offset` and read exactly `buf.len()` bytes — one home for the
    /// pervasive seek-then-read idiom.
    pub(crate) fn read_exact_at(&mut self, offset: u64, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
        self.inner.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset))?;
        self.inner.read_exact(buf)
    }

    /// `createType` from the embedded text descriptor (e.g. `"monolithicSparse"`).
    ///
    /// Returns an empty string when no embedded descriptor is present.
    pub fn disk_type(&self) -> &str {
        &self.disk_type
    }

    /// CID from the embedded descriptor; `0xffff_ffff` when absent.
    pub fn cid(&self) -> u32 {
        self.cid
    }

    /// Parent CID; `0xffff_ffff` means this is a base image (no parent).
    pub fn parent_cid(&self) -> u32 {
        self.parent_cid
    }

    /// Virtual disk size in 512-byte sectors.
    pub fn sector_count(&self) -> u64 {
        self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE
    }

    /// Raw embedded descriptor text; empty when no embedded descriptor is present.
    pub fn descriptor_text(&self) -> &str {
        &self.descriptor_text
    }

    /// Parsed `ddb.*` disk database (geometry, adapter type, VM hardware / tools
    /// versions, UUID, long content ID, thin-provisioning, encoding).
    ///
    /// Empty when the descriptor carries no disk database (e.g. a snapshot delta).
    pub fn disk_database(&self) -> DiskDatabase {
        DiskDatabase::parse(&self.descriptor_text)
    }

    /// The descriptor's `changeTrackPath` — the Change Block Tracking (`-ctk.vmdk`)
    /// file, if this disk has CBT enabled. The `-ctk` file maps which blocks changed
    /// between snapshots and is the basis for incremental forensic acquisition.
    pub fn change_track_path(&self) -> Option<String> {
        for line in self.descriptor_text.lines() {
            if let Some(rest) = line.trim().strip_prefix("changeTrackPath") {
                let v = rest.trim_start().trim_start_matches('=').trim();
                let v = v.trim_matches('"');
                if !v.is_empty() {
                    return Some(v.to_owned());
                }
            }
        }
        None
    }

    /// The disk's effective content identifier as a hex string.
    ///
    /// When `CID == 0xFFFFFFFE` (the "use the long content identifier" sentinel),
    /// returns `ddb.longContentID`; otherwise the 8-hex-digit short CID.
    pub fn effective_content_id(&self) -> String {
        if self.cid == 0xffff_fffe {
            if let Some(long) = self.disk_database().long_content_id {
                return long;
            }
        }
        format!("{:08x}", self.cid)
    }

    /// Structured snapshot of all metadata for this image.
    pub fn info(&self) -> VmdkInfo {
        let (grain_size_sectors, grain_size_bytes, compressed) = match &self.fmt {
            FormatState::Sparse {
                grain_size_bytes,
                compressed,
                ..
            } => (
                *grain_size_bytes / SECTOR_SIZE,
                *grain_size_bytes,
                *compressed,
            ),
            FormatState::SeSparse {
                grain_size_bytes, ..
            } => (*grain_size_bytes / SECTOR_SIZE, *grain_size_bytes, false),
            FormatState::Flat => (0, 0, false),
        };
        VmdkInfo {
            disk_type: self.disk_type.to_string(),
            version: self.version,
            cid: self.cid,
            parent_cid: self.parent_cid,
            grain_size_sectors,
            grain_size_bytes,
            virtual_disk_size: self.virtual_disk_size,
            sector_count: self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE,
            compressed,
            descriptor_text: self.descriptor_text.to_string(),
            disk_database: DiskDatabase::parse(&self.descriptor_text),
        }
    }

    /// Open a seSparse extent file (vSphere 6.5+ VMFS6 snapshots).
    ///
    /// Called from `open()` when seSparse constant-header magic is detected.
    fn open_sesparse(mut reader: R, hdr_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, VmdkError> {
        use sesparse::open_sesparse;
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
        let (grain_dir, grain_size_bytes, grains_offset_sectors) = open_sesparse(&mut reader)?;

        let se_hdr = sesparse::SeConstHeader::parse(hdr_bytes)?;
        let virtual_disk_size = se_hdr
            .capacity
            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;

        Ok(VmdkReader {
            inner: reader,
            fmt: FormatState::SeSparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                gt_offset_sectors: se_hdr.gt_offset,
                grains_offset_sectors,
            },
            virtual_disk_size,
            disk_type: Box::from("seSparse"),
            pos: 0,
            version: 0,
            cid: 0xffff_ffff,
            parent_cid: 0xffff_ffff,
            descriptor_text: Box::from(""),
            rgd_offset: 0,
            gd_entry_count: 0,
            gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
            rgd_fallback: false,
            rgd_recovery_count: 0,
        })
    }

    /// Open a COWD extent file (vmfsSparse / vmfsThin).
    ///
    /// Called from `open()` when COWD magic is detected.
    fn open_cowd(mut reader: R, hdr_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, VmdkError> {
        use cowd::{open_cowd, COWD_GTES_PER_GT};

        // Reader is positioned after the 512-byte header; seek back to start so
        // open_cowd() can re-read the header for its own parsing.
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
        let (grain_dir, grain_size_bytes) = open_cowd(&mut reader)?;

        // COWD capacity is 32-bit sectors; derive virtual_disk_size.
        let cowd_hdr = cowd::CowdHeader::parse(hdr_bytes)?;
        let virtual_disk_size = u64::from(cowd_hdr.capacity)
            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;

        Ok(VmdkReader {
            inner: reader,
            fmt: FormatState::Sparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                num_gtes_per_gt: COWD_GTES_PER_GT as u64,
                compressed: false,
            },
            virtual_disk_size,
            disk_type: Box::from("vmfsSparse"),
            pos: 0,
            version: 1,
            cid: 0xffff_ffff,
            parent_cid: 0xffff_ffff,
            descriptor_text: Box::from(""),
            rgd_offset: 0,
            gd_entry_count: 0,
            gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
            rgd_fallback: false,
            rgd_recovery_count: 0,
        })
    }

    /// Returns `true` if the 512-byte sector at `lba` is allocated (non-sparse).
    ///
    /// An `lba` beyond the virtual disk boundary always returns `false`.
    /// For flat/raw-extent VMDKs every sector is implicitly allocated; returns `true` for
    /// any in-bounds LBA.
    pub fn is_allocated(&mut self, lba: u64) -> io::Result<bool> {
        if lba >= self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE {
            return Ok(false);
        }
        // Extract all values from self.fmt before any mutable borrow of self.inner.
        let virtual_offset = lba * SECTOR_SIZE;
        match &self.fmt {
            FormatState::Flat => Ok(true),
            FormatState::Sparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                num_gtes_per_gt,
                ..
            } => {
                let grain_idx = virtual_offset / grain_size_bytes;
                let gd_idx = (grain_idx / num_gtes_per_gt) as usize;
                let gte_idx = grain_idx % num_gtes_per_gt;
                let gt_sector = grain_dir.get(gd_idx).copied().unwrap_or(0);
                let () = ();
                if gt_sector == 0 {
                    return Ok(false);
                }
                let gte_pos = u64::from(gt_sector) * SECTOR_SIZE + gte_idx * 4;
                let mut b = [0u8; 4];
                self.read_exact_at(gte_pos, &mut b)?;
                Ok(u32::from_le_bytes(b) > 1)
            }
            FormatState::SeSparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                gt_offset_sectors,
                ..
            } => {
                let gd_entry = {
                    let grain_idx = virtual_offset / grain_size_bytes;
                    let gd_idx = (grain_idx / sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT) as usize;
                    grain_dir.get(gd_idx).copied().unwrap_or(0)
                };
                let grain_idx = virtual_offset / grain_size_bytes;
                let gte_idx = grain_idx % sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT;
                let gt_off = *gt_offset_sectors;
                let Some(gte) = self.se_read_gte(gd_entry, gt_off, gte_idx)? else {
                    return Ok(false);
                };
                // Allocated only when the GTE type nibble is "allocated" (0x3).
                Ok(gte & sesparse::SE_GTE_TYPE_MASK == sesparse::SE_GTE_TYPE_ALLOCATED)
            }
        }
    }

    /// Read a seSparse L2 (grain-table) entry given its L1 (GD) entry.
    ///
    /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the GD entry is unallocated, `Ok(Some(gte))` otherwise.
    /// Validates the GD allocated-marker nibble per the seSparse encoding.
    pub(crate) fn se_read_gte(
        &mut self,
        gd_entry: u64,
        gt_offset_sectors: u64,
        gte_idx: u64,
    ) -> io::Result<Option<u64>> {
        if gd_entry == 0 {
            return Ok(None);
        }
        if gd_entry & sesparse::SE_GD_ALLOC_MASK != sesparse::SE_GD_ALLOC_FLAG {
            return Err(io::Error::new(
                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
                "seSparse GD entry has invalid allocated marker",
            ));
        }
        let gt_table_idx = gd_entry & sesparse::SE_GD_INDEX_MASK;
        let gt_sector = gt_offset_sectors + gt_table_idx * sesparse::SE_GT_SECTORS;
        let gte_pos = gt_sector * SECTOR_SIZE + gte_idx * 8;
        let mut b = [0u8; 8];
        self.read_exact_at(gte_pos, &mut b)?;
        Ok(Some(u64::from_le_bytes(b)))
    }

    /// Iterate over all allocated (non-sparse) grain ranges in LBA order.
    ///
    /// Each yielded [`AllocatedGrain`] covers exactly one grain; contiguous allocated
    /// grains are not coalesced so the caller can apply its own merging if desired.
    /// The iterator is eager — it collects all GTE reads upfront to avoid borrow issues.
    pub fn iter_allocated_grains(&mut self) -> io::Result<Vec<AllocatedGrain>> {
        let (grain_dir, grain_size_bytes, num_gtes_per_gt) = match &self.fmt {
            FormatState::Flat => {
                // All sectors allocated; yield the entire virtual disk as one grain.
                let sector_count = self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE;
                return Ok(if sector_count == 0 {
                    vec![]
                } else {
                    vec![AllocatedGrain {
                        start_lba: 0,
                        sector_count,
                    }]
                });
            }
            FormatState::Sparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                num_gtes_per_gt,
                ..
            } => (grain_dir.clone(), *grain_size_bytes, *num_gtes_per_gt),
            FormatState::SeSparse {
                grain_dir,
                grain_size_bytes,
                gt_offset_sectors,
                ..
            } => {
                let (gd, gsz, goff) = (grain_dir.clone(), *grain_size_bytes, *gt_offset_sectors);
                let grain_sectors = gsz / SECTOR_SIZE;
                let max_lba = self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE;
                let mut result = Vec::new();
                for (gd_idx, &gd_entry) in gd.iter().enumerate() {
                    // Skip unallocated GD slots; require the allocated-marker nibble.
                    if gd_entry == 0 {
                        continue;
                    }
                    if gd_entry & sesparse::SE_GD_ALLOC_MASK != sesparse::SE_GD_ALLOC_FLAG {
                        continue; // malformed GD entry — skip rather than abort the scan
                    }
                    let gt_table_idx = gd_entry & sesparse::SE_GD_INDEX_MASK;
                    let gt_sector = goff + gt_table_idx * sesparse::SE_GT_SECTORS;
                    let gt_bytes_len = sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT as usize * 8;
                    let mut gt_bytes = vec![0u8; gt_bytes_len];
                    self.read_exact_at(gt_sector * SECTOR_SIZE, &mut gt_bytes)?;
                    for gte_idx in 0..sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT as usize {
                        let gte = u64::from_le_bytes(
                            gt_bytes[gte_idx * 8..gte_idx * 8 + 8]
                                .try_into()
                                .expect("8 bytes"),
                        );
                        // Only "allocated" (0x3) grains hold real data; zero/unmapped are sparse.
                        if gte & sesparse::SE_GTE_TYPE_MASK == sesparse::SE_GTE_TYPE_ALLOCATED {
                            let grain_idx =
                                gd_idx as u64 * sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT + gte_idx as u64;
                            let start_lba = grain_idx * grain_sectors;
                            if start_lba < max_lba {
                                result.push(AllocatedGrain {
                                    start_lba,
                                    sector_count: grain_sectors,
                                });
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return Ok(result);
            }
        };
        let grain_sectors = grain_size_bytes / SECTOR_SIZE;
        let mut result = Vec::new();

        for (gd_idx, &primary_gt_sector) in grain_dir.iter().enumerate() {
            // Recovery mode: resolve a damaged primary pointer through the RGD, and load
            // the redundant grain table once so individually lost primary entries can be
            // recovered from it.
            let gt_sector = if self.rgd_fallback {
                self.resilient_gt_sector(gd_idx, primary_gt_sector, num_gtes_per_gt)?
            } else {
                primary_gt_sector
            };
            let redundant_gt = if self.rgd_fallback {
                self.read_redundant_gt(gd_idx, num_gtes_per_gt)?
            } else {
                None
            };
            if gt_sector == 0 {
                continue;
            }
            let gt_size = num_gtes_per_gt as usize * 4;
            let gt_bytes = {
                let gt_byte_offset = u64::from(gt_sector) * SECTOR_SIZE;
                let mut b = vec![0u8; gt_size];
                self.read_exact_at(gt_byte_offset, &mut b)?;
                b
            };

            // The whole grain table was recovered when fallback swapped in an RGD pointer.
            let pointer_recovered =
                self.rgd_fallback && gt_sector != primary_gt_sector && gt_sector != 0;
            for gte_idx in 0..num_gtes_per_gt as usize {
                let mut gte = u32::from_le_bytes(
                    gt_bytes[gte_idx * 4..gte_idx * 4 + 4]
                        .try_into()
                        .expect("4 bytes"),
                );
                // Recover a lost primary entry from the redundant grain table.
                let mut entry_recovered = false;
                if gte <= 1 {
                    if let Some(rgt) = &redundant_gt {
                        let rgte = u32::from_le_bytes(
                            rgt[gte_idx * 4..gte_idx * 4 + 4]
                                .try_into()
                                .expect("4 bytes"),
                        );
                        if rgte > 1 {
                            gte = rgte;
                            entry_recovered = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
                if gte > 1 {
                    if pointer_recovered || entry_recovered {
                        self.rgd_recovery_count += 1;
                    }
                    let grain_idx = gd_idx as u64 * num_gtes_per_gt + gte_idx as u64;
                    let start_lba = grain_idx * grain_sectors;
                    if start_lba < self.virtual_disk_size / SECTOR_SIZE {
                        result.push(AllocatedGrain {
                            start_lba,
                            sector_count: grain_sectors,
                        });
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        Ok(result)
    }

    /// Compute SHA-256 and MD5 digests of the full virtual disk in one sequential pass.
    ///
    /// Reads from the current seek position (normally the caller should seek to 0 first).
    /// Uses a 64 KiB streaming buffer to avoid loading the whole disk into memory.
    pub fn hash(&mut self) -> io::Result<VmdkDigest> {
        use md5::Md5;
        use sha2::{Digest as _, Sha256};

        let mut sha = Sha256::new();
        let mut md = Md5::new();
        let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
        loop {
            let n = self.read(&mut buf)?;
            if n == 0 {
                break;
            }
            sha.update(&buf[..n]);
            md.update(&buf[..n]);
        }
        let sha_bytes = sha.finalize();
        let md_bytes = md.finalize();
        Ok(VmdkDigest {
            sha256: sha_bytes
                .iter()
                .fold(String::with_capacity(64), |mut s, b| {
                    use std::fmt::Write as _;
                    let _ = write!(s, "{b:02x}");
                    s
                }),
            md5: md_bytes.iter().fold(String::with_capacity(32), |mut s, b| {
                use std::fmt::Write as _;
                let _ = write!(s, "{b:02x}");
                s
            }),
        })
    }

    /// Number of grain tables currently held in the GT cache.
    ///
    /// Exposed for testing; not part of the stable public API.
    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn gt_cache_size(&self) -> usize {
        self.gt_cache.len()
    }
}

// ── open_path (path-aware, all formats) ──────────────────────────────────────

impl VmdkFileReader {
    /// List the companion extent files this VMDK depends on, resolved relative to
    /// the descriptor's directory.
    ///
    /// For a self-contained binary VMDK (`monolithicSparse`, `streamOptimized`, …)
    /// this is empty — the single file holds everything. For multi-file formats
    /// (`twoGbMaxExtent*`, `monolithicFlat`, `vmfsSparse`, `seSparse`, `custom`, …)
    /// it returns every backing extent file in descriptor order. `ZERO`/`NOACCESS`
    /// extents carry no file and are excluded.
    ///
    /// Forensic use: enumerate what must be collected *before* the disk can be read,
    /// without opening (or even possessing) the extents themselves.
    pub fn extent_dependencies(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<std::path::PathBuf>, VmdkError> {
        // Peek the first byte: binary VMDKs (non-`#`) are self-contained.
        let first_byte = {
            let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
            File::open(path)?.read_exact(&mut buf)?;
            buf[0]
        };
        if first_byte != b'#' {
            return Ok(Vec::new());
        }
        let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
        let desc = parse_text_descriptor(&text)?;
        let dir = path.parent().unwrap_or(Path::new("."));

        let mut deps = Vec::new();
        // Flat extents (FLAT/VMFS/VMFSRAW); ZERO/NOACCESS have no backing file.
        for ext in &desc.extents {
            if ext.is_zero || ext.filename.is_empty() {
                continue;
            }
            deps.push(dir.join(ext.filename.as_ref()));
        }
        // Sparse extents (SPARSE/VMFSSPARSE/SESPARSE) always have a backing file.
        for ext in &desc.sparse_extents {
            if ext.filename.is_empty() {
                continue;
            }
            deps.push(dir.join(ext.filename.as_ref()));
        }
        Ok(deps)
    }

    /// Open any VMDK format from a file-system path.
    ///
    /// Unlike [`VmdkReader::open`], this constructor handles text-descriptor
    /// VMDKs (`twoGbMaxExtentFlat`) that reference external extent files, as
    /// well as binary VMDKs that can be opened from a single stream.
    pub fn open_path(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, VmdkError> {
        // Peek at the first byte to distinguish text descriptors from binary VMDKs.
        let first_byte = {
            let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
            File::open(path)?.read_exact(&mut buf)?;
            buf[0]
        };

        if first_byte == b'#' {
            // Text descriptor: parse extents and route by createType. Decoded via
            // the declared encoding (read raw, not read_to_string, so a non-UTF-8
            // descriptor is decoded rather than rejected outright).
            let text = descriptor::decode_descriptor(&std::fs::read(path)?);
            let desc = parse_text_descriptor(&text)?;
            let dir = path.parent().unwrap_or(Path::new("."));

            match desc.create_type.as_ref() {
                // Flat / device-passthrough formats — FLAT/VMFS/VMFSRAW/ZERO extents read
                // as raw bytes. Device maps (fullDevice/partitionedDevice/vmfsRaw/RDM)
                // reference a device path; present paths read, absent ones yield NotFound.
                "vmfs"
                | "vmfsPreallocated"
                | "vmfsEagerZeroedThick"
                | "vmfsRDM"
                | "vmfsRaw"
                | "vmfsRawDeviceMap"
                | "vmfsPassthroughRawDeviceMap"
                | "fullDevice"
                | "partitionedDevice"
                | "twoGbMaxExtentFlat"
                | "monolithicFlat" => {
                    let multi = MultiExtentReader::open(dir, &desc.extents)?;
                    let virtual_disk_size = desc
                        .capacity_sectors
                        .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
                        .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;
                    Ok(VmdkReader {
                        inner: Box::new(multi) as Box<dyn ReadSeek + Send>,
                        fmt: FormatState::Flat,
                        virtual_disk_size,
                        disk_type: desc.create_type,
                        pos: 0,
                        version: 0,
                        cid: desc.cid,
                        parent_cid: desc.parent_cid,
                        descriptor_text: desc.raw_text,
                        rgd_offset: 0,
                        gd_entry_count: 0,
                        gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
                        rgd_fallback: false,
                        rgd_recovery_count: 0,
                    })
                }
                // ESXi sparse formats: SPARSE/VMFSSPARSE extent type — binary VMDK4 or COWD.
                "vmfsSparse" | "vmfsThin" | "twoGbMaxExtentSparse" => {
                    let multi = MultiSparseReader::open(dir, &desc.sparse_extents)?;
                    let virtual_disk_size =
                        desc.sparse_capacity_sectors
                            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
                            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;
                    Ok(VmdkReader {
                        inner: Box::new(multi) as Box<dyn ReadSeek + Send>,
                        fmt: FormatState::Flat,
                        virtual_disk_size,
                        disk_type: desc.create_type,
                        pos: 0,
                        version: 0,
                        cid: desc.cid,
                        parent_cid: desc.parent_cid,
                        descriptor_text: desc.raw_text,
                        rgd_offset: 0,
                        gd_entry_count: 0,
                        gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
                        rgd_fallback: false,
                        rgd_recovery_count: 0,
                    })
                }
                // seSparse: a single binary extent whose CAFEBABE magic selects the reader.
                "seSparse" => {
                    let entry =
                        desc.sparse_extents
                            .first()
                            .ok_or(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(
                                "seSparse createType without a SESPARSE extent",
                            ))?;
                    let extent_path = dir.join(entry.filename.as_ref());
                    let file = BufReader::new(File::open(&extent_path)?);
                    Ok(VmdkReader::open(file)?.into_file_reader())
                }
                // custom: an arbitrary extent mix — route by which extents are present.
                "custom" => {
                    if !desc.extents.is_empty() && !desc.sparse_extents.is_empty() {
                        // Mixed flat+sparse under one custom createType is not composed;
                        // fail loud rather than silently dropping the sparse extents.
                        Err(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(
                            "custom createType mixes flat and sparse extents, which is not supported",
                        ))
                    } else if !desc.extents.is_empty() {
                        let multi = MultiExtentReader::open(dir, &desc.extents)?;
                        let virtual_disk_size = desc
                            .capacity_sectors
                            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
                            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;
                        Ok(VmdkReader {
                            inner: Box::new(multi) as Box<dyn ReadSeek + Send>,
                            fmt: FormatState::Flat,
                            virtual_disk_size,
                            disk_type: desc.create_type,
                            pos: 0,
                            version: 0,
                            cid: desc.cid,
                            parent_cid: desc.parent_cid,
                            descriptor_text: desc.raw_text,
                            rgd_offset: 0,
                            gd_entry_count: 0,
                            gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
                            rgd_fallback: false,
                            rgd_recovery_count: 0,
                        })
                    } else if !desc.sparse_extents.is_empty() {
                        let multi = MultiSparseReader::open(dir, &desc.sparse_extents)?;
                        let virtual_disk_size = desc
                            .sparse_capacity_sectors
                            .checked_mul(SECTOR_SIZE)
                            .ok_or(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })?;
                        Ok(VmdkReader {
                            inner: Box::new(multi) as Box<dyn ReadSeek + Send>,
                            fmt: FormatState::Flat,
                            virtual_disk_size,
                            disk_type: desc.create_type,
                            pos: 0,
                            version: 0,
                            cid: desc.cid,
                            parent_cid: desc.parent_cid,
                            descriptor_text: desc.raw_text,
                            rgd_offset: 0,
                            gd_entry_count: 0,
                            gt_cache: HashMap::new(),
                            rgd_fallback: false,
                            rgd_recovery_count: 0,
                        })
                    } else {
                        Err(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(
                            "custom createType without recognised extents",
                        ))
                    }
                }
                _ => Err(VmdkError::UnsupportedDiskType(
                    desc.create_type.into_string(),
                )),
            }
        } else {
            // Binary VMDK — parse normally then erase the reader type.
            let file = BufReader::new(File::open(path)?);
            Ok(VmdkReader::open(file)?.into_file_reader())
        }
    }
}

impl<R: Read + Seek + Send + 'static> VmdkReader<R> {
    fn into_file_reader(self) -> VmdkFileReader {
        VmdkFileReader {
            inner: Box::new(self.inner),
            fmt: self.fmt,
            virtual_disk_size: self.virtual_disk_size,
            disk_type: self.disk_type,
            pos: self.pos,
            version: self.version,
            cid: self.cid,
            parent_cid: self.parent_cid,
            descriptor_text: self.descriptor_text,
            rgd_offset: self.rgd_offset,
            gd_entry_count: self.gd_entry_count,
            gt_cache: self.gt_cache,
            rgd_fallback: self.rgd_fallback,
            rgd_recovery_count: self.rgd_recovery_count,
        }
    }
}

// ── Read + Seek impls ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

// ── Test helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

#[cfg(feature = "test-helpers")]
pub mod testutil;
#[cfg(not(feature = "test-helpers"))]
mod testutil;

// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use std::io::Cursor;
    use testutil::{
        compressed_vmdk_with_oversized_marker, gd_at_end_stream_opt_vmdk, test_cowd_vmdk,
        test_sesparse_vmdk, test_sparse_vmdk, GRAIN_SIZE_BYTES,
    };

    fn vmdk_header_bytes(capacity_sectors: u64, grain_size: u64, num_gtes_per_gt: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut h = vec![0u8; 512];
        h[0..4].copy_from_slice(&0x564D_444B_u32.to_le_bytes());
        h[4..8].copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
        h[12..20].copy_from_slice(&capacity_sectors.to_le_bytes());
        h[20..28].copy_from_slice(&grain_size.to_le_bytes());
        h[44..48].copy_from_slice(&num_gtes_per_gt.to_le_bytes());
        h
    }

    // ── Header version 2 (zeroed-grain feature) + ZERO extent type ───────────

    #[test]
    fn header_version_2_zeroed_grain_opens() {
        // VMware images with the zeroed-grain feature carry version=2 + flag bit 2.
        // QEMU accepts any VMDK4-magic version; we must accept v2 too, not just 1/3.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        vmdk[4..8].copy_from_slice(&2u32.to_le_bytes()); // version = 2
        vmdk[8..12].copy_from_slice(&0x0000_0004u32.to_le_bytes()); // VMDK4_FLAG_ZERO_GRAIN
        VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk))
            .expect("version=2 (zeroed-grain) monolithicSparse must open");
    }

    #[test]
    fn zero_extent_type_reads_as_zeros() {
        // A ZERO extent emulates a zero-filled region with NO backing file.
        // `RW <sectors> ZERO` — valid per the VMware descriptor spec.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicFlat\"\nRW 2048 ZERO\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("zero.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&desc_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let mut reader =
            VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path).expect("descriptor with a ZERO extent must open");
        assert_eq!(
            reader.virtual_disk_size(),
            2048 * 512,
            "ZERO extent contributes its sector count"
        );
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).unwrap();
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512], "ZERO extent must read as zeros");
    }

    // ── custom + device-passthrough createTypes ──────────────────────────────

    /// Write a descriptor + a flat extent file containing `byte0` at offset 0,
    /// then assert `open_path` reads it back through `create_type`/`extent_kw`.
    fn assert_flat_create_type_reads(create_type: &str, extent_kw: &str, byte0: u8) {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let mut extent = vec![0u8; 1024];
        extent[0] = byte0;
        let extent_path = dir.path().join("disk-flat.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&extent_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&extent)
            .unwrap();
        let offset = if extent_kw == "FLAT" { " 0" } else { "" };
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\n\
             createType=\"{create_type}\"\nRW 2 {extent_kw} \"disk-flat.vmdk\"{offset}\n"
        );
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        let mut reader = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path)
            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{create_type}/{extent_kw} must open: {e:?}"));
        let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            buf[0], byte0,
            "{create_type}: must read the referenced extent"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn custom_create_type_with_flat_extent_opens() {
        // createType="custom" is an arbitrary extent mix — route by extent composition.
        assert_flat_create_type_reads("custom", "FLAT", 0xC0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn full_device_create_type_routes_to_flat() {
        // fullDevice / partitionedDevice map to a device path via a FLAT extent;
        // when the referenced path is present they read like any flat extent.
        assert_flat_create_type_reads("fullDevice", "FLAT", 0xFD);
        assert_flat_create_type_reads("partitionedDevice", "FLAT", 0xDE);
    }

    #[test]
    fn vmfs_raw_rdm_create_types_route_to_flat() {
        // vmfsRaw / vmfsRawDeviceMap reference a raw LUN via a VMFSRAW/FLAT extent;
        // present-path reads must succeed (offline-absent yields a clear NotFound).
        assert_flat_create_type_reads("vmfsRaw", "VMFSRAW", 0x4A);
        assert_flat_create_type_reads("vmfsRawDeviceMap", "VMFSRAW", 0x4B);
    }

    // ── extent_dependencies (companion-file discovery for evidence collection) ──

    #[test]
    fn extent_dependencies_lists_flat_companion() {
        // A twoGbMaxExtentFlat descriptor must report its companion extent file so a
        // forensic examiner knows what to collect before the disk can be read.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"twoGbMaxExtentFlat\"\nRW 2048 FLAT \"disk-f001.vmdk\" 0\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&desc_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let deps = VmdkFileReader::extent_dependencies(&desc_path).expect("extent_dependencies");
        assert_eq!(deps.len(), 1, "one companion extent");
        assert_eq!(
            deps[0].file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
            "disk-f001.vmdk"
        );
        // Paths must be resolved relative to the descriptor's directory.
        assert_eq!(deps[0].parent().unwrap(), dir.path());
    }

    #[test]
    fn extent_dependencies_lists_sparse_companions() {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"twoGbMaxExtentSparse\"\nRW 4194304 SPARSE \"disk-s001.vmdk\"\nRW 4194304 SPARSE \"disk-s002.vmdk\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&desc_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let deps = VmdkFileReader::extent_dependencies(&desc_path).expect("deps");
        let names: Vec<String> = deps
            .iter()
            .map(|p| p.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().into_owned())
            .collect();
        assert_eq!(names, vec!["disk-s001.vmdk", "disk-s002.vmdk"]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn extent_dependencies_empty_for_self_contained_binary() {
        // A binary single-file VMDK (no text descriptor) is self-contained → no deps.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let path = dir.path().join("mono.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&vmdk)
            .unwrap();
        let deps = VmdkFileReader::extent_dependencies(&path).expect("deps");
        assert!(
            deps.is_empty(),
            "self-contained binary VMDK has no companions"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn extent_dependencies_excludes_zero_extents() {
        // ZERO extents have no backing file and must not appear as a dependency.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicFlat\"\nRW 2048 ZERO\nRW 2048 FLAT \"real-f001.vmdk\" 0\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&desc_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let deps = VmdkFileReader::extent_dependencies(&desc_path).expect("deps");
        let names: Vec<String> = deps
            .iter()
            .map(|p| p.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().into_owned())
            .collect();
        assert_eq!(
            names,
            vec!["real-f001.vmdk"],
            "ZERO extent contributes no file"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn extent_dependencies_skips_empty_sparse_filename() {
        // A SPARSE extent with an empty filename is skipped (defensive guard).
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"twoGbMaxExtentSparse\"\nRW 8 SPARSE \"\"\nRW 8 SPARSE \"real-s001.vmdk\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&desc_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let deps = VmdkFileReader::extent_dependencies(&desc_path).expect("deps");
        let names: Vec<String> = deps
            .iter()
            .map(|p| p.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().into_owned())
            .collect();
        assert_eq!(
            names,
            vec!["real-s001.vmdk"],
            "empty-filename sparse extent skipped"
        );
    }

    // ── check_integrity (dangling-pointer / corruption detection) ─────────────

    #[test]
    fn grain_size_zero_rejected() {
        let img = vmdk_header_bytes(8, 0, 512);
        assert!(VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(img)).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn num_gtes_per_gt_zero_rejected() {
        let img = vmdk_header_bytes(8, 8, 0);
        assert!(VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(img)).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn open_empty_file_returns_err() {
        assert!(VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vec![])).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn open_non_vmdk_file_returns_err() {
        assert!(VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(b"this is not a vmdk file at all".to_vec())).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn sparse_vmdk_virtual_disk_size() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.virtual_disk_size(), GRAIN_SIZE_BYTES as u64);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sparse_vmdk_read_returns_sector_data() {
        let mut data = vec![0u8; 512];
        data[42] = 0xDE;
        data[43] = 0xAD;
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&data);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let mut buf = vec![0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf[42], 0xDE);
        assert_eq!(buf[43], 0xAD);
    }

    #[test]
    fn seek_and_read_at_offset() {
        let mut data = vec![0u8; GRAIN_SIZE_BYTES];
        data[100] = 0xBE;
        data[101] = 0xEF;
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&data);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(100)).expect("seek");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 2];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0xBE, 0xEF]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn vmdk_reader_is_send() {
        fn assert_send<T: Send>() {}
        assert_send::<VmdkReader<Cursor<Vec<u8>>>>();
    }

    #[test]
    fn stream_opt_gd_at_end_opens_correctly() {
        let vmdk = gd_at_end_stream_opt_vmdk();
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk))
            .expect("streamOptimized GD_AT_END must open via footer lookup");
        assert_eq!(reader.virtual_disk_size(), 1_048_576);
        assert_eq!(reader.disk_type(), "streamOptimized");
    }

    #[test]
    fn stream_opt_gd_at_end_reads_zeros() {
        let vmdk = gd_at_end_stream_opt_vmdk();
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open GD_AT_END vmdk");
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read sector 0");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512]);
    }

    proptest::proptest! {
        #[test]
        fn open_never_panics_on_arbitrary_bytes(
            bytes in proptest::collection::vec(proptest::prelude::any::<u8>(), 0..8192)
        ) {
            let _ = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(bytes));
        }

        #[test]
        fn open_never_panics_on_valid_magic_plus_garbage(
            suffix in proptest::collection::vec(proptest::prelude::any::<u8>(), 0..8192)
        ) {
            let mut bytes = vec![0u8; 8];
            bytes[0..4].copy_from_slice(&0x564D_444B_u32.to_le_bytes());
            bytes[4..8].copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
            bytes.extend_from_slice(&suffix);
            let _ = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(bytes));
        }
    }

    // ── RGD validation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    // ── VMFS flat / ZERO extent descriptor parsing ───────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn vmfs_flat_extent_descriptor_opens_via_open_path() {
        // A vmfs descriptor with VMFS extent type (not FLAT) must open.
        // Currently returns Err(UnsupportedDiskType) because VMFS extent type is unrecognised.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let raw_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&raw_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&vec![0u8; 512])
            .unwrap();
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"vmfs\"\nRW 1 VMFS \"{}\"\n",
            raw_path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()
        );
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk_desc.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        let result = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path);
        result.expect("vmfs descriptor with VMFS extent must open");
    }

    #[test]
    fn vmfssparse_extent_descriptor_opens_as_cowd() {
        // vmfsSparse descriptor with VMFSSPARSE extent type referencing a COWD file.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let cowd_bytes = testutil::test_cowd_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let cowd_path = dir.path().join("disk-delta.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&cowd_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&cowd_bytes)
            .unwrap();
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"vmfsSparse\"\nRW 8 VMFSSPARSE \"{}\"\n",
            cowd_path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()
        );
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("desc.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        let result = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path);
        result.expect("vmfsSparse/VMFSSPARSE descriptor must open");
    }

    // ── seSparse format (vSphere 6.5+ VMFS6) ─────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_vmdk_opens_successfully() {
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("seSparse VMDK must open");
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_vmdk_disk_type_is_sesparse() {
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.disk_type(), "seSparse");
    }

    // ── qemu-img cross-validation (independent oracle) ───────────────────────
    //
    // COWD and seSparse cannot be generated by qemu-img (ESXi-only write formats),
    // but qemu-img *reads* them. These tests build a synthetic extent + descriptor,
    // then assert that `qemu-img convert -O raw` and our reader produce byte-identical
    // output. This is genuine independent validation: two unrelated parsers agreeing
    // on the same bytes confirms the fixture is format-correct and the reader is right.
    // Skipped automatically when qemu-img is not installed.

    fn qemu_img_available() -> bool {
        std::process::Command::new("qemu-img")
            .arg("--version")
            .output()
            .is_ok_and(|o| o.status.success())
    }

    /// Write `extent_bytes` + a descriptor of `create_type`/`extent_kw`, then compare
    /// `qemu-img convert -O raw` against `VmdkReader::open_path` byte-for-byte.
    fn assert_reader_matches_qemu(
        extent_bytes: &[u8],
        create_type: &str,
        extent_kw: &str,
        capacity_sectors: u64,
    ) {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let extent_path = dir.path().join("disk-extent.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&extent_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(extent_bytes)
            .unwrap();
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=12345678\nparentCID=ffffffff\n\
             createType=\"{create_type}\"\nRW {capacity_sectors} {extent_kw} \"disk-extent.vmdk\"\n"
        );
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();

        // qemu-img reference.
        let qemu_raw = dir.path().join("qemu.raw");
        let status = std::process::Command::new("qemu-img")
            .args(["convert", "-O", "raw"])
            .arg(&desc_path)
            .arg(&qemu_raw)
            .status()
            .expect("run qemu-img convert");
        assert!(
            status.success(),
            "qemu-img convert failed for {create_type}"
        );
        let qemu_bytes = std::fs::read(&qemu_raw).unwrap();

        // Our reader.
        let mut reader = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path).expect("open_path");
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).unwrap();
        let mut mine = Vec::new();
        reader.read_to_end(&mut mine).unwrap();

        assert_eq!(
            mine.len(),
            qemu_bytes.len(),
            "{create_type}: size mismatch (mine {} vs qemu {})",
            mine.len(),
            qemu_bytes.len()
        );
        assert!(
            mine == qemu_bytes,
            "{create_type}: byte mismatch vs qemu-img — reader disagrees with the independent oracle"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn cowd_reader_matches_qemu_img() {
        if !qemu_img_available() {
            eprintln!("skipping: qemu-img not installed");
            return;
        }
        let pattern: Vec<u8> = (0..4096).map(|i| (i % 251) as u8).collect();
        let cowd = test_cowd_vmdk(&pattern);
        assert_reader_matches_qemu(&cowd, "vmfsSparse", "VMFSSPARSE", 8);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_reader_matches_qemu_img() {
        if !qemu_img_available() {
            eprintln!("skipping: qemu-img not installed");
            return;
        }
        let pattern: Vec<u8> = (0..4096).map(|i| (i % 251) as u8).collect();
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&pattern);
        assert_reader_matches_qemu(&se, "seSparse", "SESPARSE", 8);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_vmdk_reads_grain_data() {
        let mut data = vec![0u8; 512];
        data[0] = 0x5E;
        data[1] = 0xA5;
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&data);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open seSparse");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf[0], 0x5E);
        assert_eq!(buf[1], 0xA5);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_extent_descriptor_opens_via_open_path() {
        // seSparse descriptor (createType="seSparse", SESPARSE extent) must route
        // through open_path to the binary extent. This path was a gap until qemu-img
        // cross-validation exposed it (the bare-binary magic path worked, the
        // descriptor path did not).
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let mut data = vec![0u8; 512];
        data[0] = 0x7E;
        let se_bytes = test_sesparse_vmdk(&data);
        let se_path = dir.path().join("disk-sesparse.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&se_path)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&se_bytes)
            .unwrap();
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=abcdef01\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"seSparse\"\nRW 8 SESPARSE \"{}\"\n",
            se_path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy()
        );
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        let mut reader = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path)
            .expect("seSparse descriptor must open via open_path");
        assert_eq!(reader.disk_type(), "seSparse");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read grain 0");
        assert_eq!(
            buf[0], 0x7E,
            "must read seSparse grain data through the descriptor"
        );
    }

    // ── COWD format (vmfsSparse / vmfsThin) ──────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn cowd_vmdk_opens_without_bad_magic_error() {
        let cowd = test_cowd_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(cowd));
        reader.expect("COWD VMDK must open successfully");
    }

    #[test]
    fn cowd_vmdk_reads_grain_data() {
        let mut data = vec![0u8; 512];
        data[0] = 0xC0;
        data[1] = 0xBE;
        let cowd = test_cowd_vmdk(&data);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(cowd)).expect("open COWD");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf[0], 0xC0, "COWD grain data byte 0");
        assert_eq!(buf[1], 0xBE, "COWD grain data byte 1");
    }

    #[test]
    fn cowd_vmdk_virtual_disk_size() {
        let cowd = test_cowd_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(cowd)).expect("open");
        // test_cowd_vmdk capacity = grain_size = 8 sectors = 4096 bytes
        assert_eq!(reader.virtual_disk_size(), 8 * 512);
    }

    // ── VmdkHasher ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn hash_all_zeros_disk_produces_known_sha256() {
        // All-sparse VMDK reads as all zeros — SHA-256 of 1 MiB of zeros is a known constant.
        use std::io::Cursor;
        let vmdk = gd_at_end_stream_opt_vmdk();
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).expect("seek");
        let digest = reader.hash().expect("hash");
        // SHA-256 of 1 MiB (1_048_576) zero bytes (computed independently):
        // echo -n | dd bs=1 count=0 | ... — computed via sha256sum
        assert_eq!(
            digest.sha256, "30e14955ebf1352266dc2ff8067e68104607e750abb9d3b36582b8af909fcb58",
            "SHA-256 of 1 MiB all-zeros"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            digest.md5, "b6d81b360a5672d80c27430f39153e2c",
            "MD5 of 1 MiB all-zeros (matches qemu-img reference)"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn hash_produces_hex_strings_of_correct_length() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).expect("seek");
        let digest = reader.hash().expect("hash");
        assert_eq!(digest.sha256.len(), 64, "SHA-256 hex must be 64 chars");
        assert_eq!(digest.md5.len(), 32, "MD5 hex must be 32 chars");
    }

    // ── serde feature ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
    #[test]
    fn vmdk_info_serializes_to_json() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        let json = serde_json::to_string(&info).expect("serialize VmdkInfo to JSON");
        assert!(
            json.contains("\"disk_type\""),
            "JSON must contain disk_type field"
        );
        assert!(
            json.contains("monolithicSparse"),
            "JSON must contain createType value"
        );
        let info2: VmdkInfo = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize VmdkInfo from JSON");
        assert_eq!(info2.disk_type, info.disk_type);
        assert_eq!(info2.virtual_disk_size, info.virtual_disk_size);
    }

    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
    #[test]
    fn allocated_grain_serializes_to_json() {
        let grain = AllocatedGrain {
            start_lba: 128,
            sector_count: 8,
        };
        let json = serde_json::to_string(&grain).expect("serialize AllocatedGrain");
        assert!(json.contains("\"start_lba\""));
        assert!(json.contains("128"));
        let grain2: AllocatedGrain = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize");
        assert_eq!(grain2, grain);
    }

    // ── GT cache ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn gt_cache_grows_on_grain_read() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.gt_cache_size(), 0, "cache starts empty");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            reader.gt_cache_size(),
            1,
            "one GT loaded after first grain read"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn gt_cache_no_double_load_on_second_read_same_grain() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xABu8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("first read");
        let after_first = reader.gt_cache_size();
        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).expect("seek back");
        reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("second read");
        assert_eq!(
            reader.gt_cache_size(),
            after_first,
            "cache must not grow on second read of same GT"
        );
        assert_eq!(buf[0], 0xAB, "data must still be correct");
    }

    // ── is_allocated / iter_allocated_grains ─────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn sparse_grain_is_not_allocated() {
        // test_sparse_vmdk has grain 0 allocated (sector data) and all other grains sparse.
        // Sectors beyond grain 0 should report not-allocated.
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        // Grain 0 is allocated (GTE != 0).
        assert!(
            reader.is_allocated(0).expect("is_allocated lba=0"),
            "grain 0 must be allocated"
        );
        // Grain 1 and beyond: GTE == 0 (sparse).
        let grain_sectors = GRAIN_SIZE_BYTES as u64 / 512;
        assert!(
            !reader
                .is_allocated(grain_sectors)
                .expect("is_allocated lba=grain_sectors"),
            "grain 1 must be sparse"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn lba_beyond_disk_is_not_allocated() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let beyond = reader.sector_count() + 1;
        assert!(
            !reader
                .is_allocated(beyond)
                .expect("is_allocated beyond end"),
            "LBA beyond virtual disk must be not-allocated"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter_allocated_grains_yields_grain_zero() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let grains = reader
            .iter_allocated_grains()
            .expect("iter_allocated_grains");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1, "only grain 0 is allocated");
        assert_eq!(grains[0].start_lba, 0);
        assert_eq!(grains[0].sector_count, GRAIN_SIZE_BYTES as u64 / 512);
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter_allocated_grains_all_sparse_returns_empty() {
        let vmdk = gd_at_end_stream_opt_vmdk(); // all-sparse streamOptimized
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let grains = reader
            .iter_allocated_grains()
            .expect("iter_allocated_grains");
        assert!(
            grains.is_empty(),
            "all-sparse VMDK must yield no allocated grains"
        );
    }

    // ── VmdkInfo / metadata API ───────────────────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn sector_count_is_virtual_size_over_512() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.sector_count() * 512, reader.virtual_disk_size());
    }

    #[test]
    fn descriptor_text_contains_create_type() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let text = reader.descriptor_text();
        assert!(
            text.contains("monolithicSparse"),
            "descriptor_text must contain createType; got: {text:?}"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_disk_type_matches_disk_type_method() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        assert_eq!(info.disk_type, reader.disk_type());
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_virtual_disk_size_and_sector_count_consistent() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        assert_eq!(info.virtual_disk_size, reader.virtual_disk_size());
        assert_eq!(info.sector_count * 512, info.virtual_disk_size);
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_grain_size_bytes_is_sectors_times_512() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        assert_eq!(info.grain_size_bytes, info.grain_size_sectors * 512);
        assert!(
            info.grain_size_sectors >= 8,
            "grain_size_sectors must meet VDF 1.1 minimum"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_cid_parsed_from_descriptor() {
        // testutil embeds CID=fffffffe in the descriptor.
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        assert_eq!(
            info.cid, 0xffff_fffe,
            "CID must be parsed from embedded descriptor"
        );
        assert_eq!(
            info.parent_cid, 0xffff_ffff,
            "parentCID must be 0xffffffff (no parent) for a base image"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_version_is_one_for_monolithic_sparse() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let info = reader.info();
        assert_eq!(info.version, 1);
        assert!(!info.compressed);
    }

    // ── Fuzz / malicious-input defence ───────────────────────────────────────

    #[test]
    fn compressed_grain_oversized_data_size_returns_invaliddata() {
        let vmdk = compressed_vmdk_with_oversized_marker(4 * 1024 * 1024);
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk))
            .expect("VMDK with oversized marker must open — error only on read");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        let err = reader
            .read(&mut buf)
            .expect_err("oversized data_size must return Err");
        assert_eq!(
            err.kind(),
            io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
            "must return InvalidData from cap check, not UnexpectedEof from allocation attempt"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn grain_size_below_spec_minimum_is_rejected() {
        let mut hdr = vec![0u8; 512];
        hdr[0..4].copy_from_slice(&0x564D_444B_u32.to_le_bytes());
        hdr[4..8].copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
        hdr[12..20].copy_from_slice(&128u64.to_le_bytes()); // capacity = 128 sectors
        hdr[20..28].copy_from_slice(&4u64.to_le_bytes()); // grain_size = 4 (below VDF 1.1 minimum of 8)
        hdr[44..48].copy_from_slice(&512u32.to_le_bytes()); // num_gtes_per_gt
        let result = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(hdr));
        assert!(
            result.is_err(),
            "grain_size=4 is below VDF 1.1 minimum of 8 sectors; open must return Err"
        );
    }

    proptest::proptest! {
        #[test]
        fn open_never_panics_on_stream_opt_magic_plus_garbage(
            suffix in proptest::collection::vec(proptest::prelude::any::<u8>(), 0..8192)
        ) {
            let mut bytes = vec![0u8; 8];
            bytes[0..4].copy_from_slice(&0x564D_444B_u32.to_le_bytes());
            bytes[4..8].copy_from_slice(&3u32.to_le_bytes()); // version = 3 (streamOptimized path)
            bytes.extend_from_slice(&suffix);
            let _ = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(bytes));
        }
    }

    /// Locate `qemu-img` portably (PATH-style common locations) for cross-validation
    /// tests; `None` (→ skip) only when it is genuinely not installed.
    fn qemu_img() -> Option<&'static str> {
        [
            "/opt/homebrew/bin/qemu-img",
            "/usr/bin/qemu-img",
            "/usr/local/bin/qemu-img",
        ]
        .into_iter()
        .find(|p| std::path::Path::new(p).exists())
    }

    #[test]
    fn reads_match_qemu_raw_convert() {
        use std::fs::File;
        let Some(qemu_img) = qemu_img() else {
            return;
        };
        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
        let size: usize = 1 << 20;
        let raw_data: Vec<u8> = (0..size).map(|i| (i ^ (i >> 8)) as u8).collect();
        let raw_path = tmp.path().join("source.raw");
        std::fs::write(&raw_path, &raw_data).expect("write raw");
        let vmdk_path = tmp.path().join("test.vmdk");
        let status = std::process::Command::new(qemu_img)
            .args([
                "convert",
                "-O",
                "vmdk",
                raw_path.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
                vmdk_path.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
            ])
            .status()
            .expect("spawn qemu-img");
        assert!(status.success(), "qemu-img convert failed");
        let file = File::open(&vmdk_path).expect("open vmdk file");
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(file).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.virtual_disk_size(), size as u64);
        let grain = 512 * 128;
        for &offset in &[0usize, 511, grain, grain + 512, size - 512] {
            let len = 512.min(size - offset);
            let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
            reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset as u64)).expect("seek");
            reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
            assert_eq!(
                buf,
                raw_data[offset..offset + len],
                "byte mismatch at {offset:#x}"
            );
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn corpus_dfvfs_ext2_vmdk_reads_match_qemu_raw_convert() {
        use std::fs::File;
        let Some(qemu_img) = qemu_img() else {
            return;
        };
        let corpus =
            std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("tests/data/dfvfs_ext2.vmdk");
        if !corpus.exists() {
            return;
        }
        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
        let raw_path = tmp.path().join("ext2.raw");
        let ok = std::process::Command::new(qemu_img)
            .args([
                "convert",
                "-O",
                "raw",
                corpus.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
                raw_path.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
            ])
            .status()
            .expect("spawn qemu-img")
            .success();
        assert!(ok, "qemu-img convert failed for dfvfs_ext2.vmdk");
        let ref_data = std::fs::read(&raw_path).expect("read reference raw");
        let file = File::open(&corpus).expect("open dfvfs_ext2.vmdk");
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(file).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(
            reader.virtual_disk_size(),
            ref_data.len() as u64,
            "virtual_disk_size must match qemu-img raw for dfvfs_ext2.vmdk"
        );
        let vsize = ref_data.len();
        let step = 4096usize;
        let mut offset = 0usize;
        while offset < vsize {
            let len = 512.min(vsize - offset);
            let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
            reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset as u64)).expect("seek");
            reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
            assert_eq!(
                buf,
                ref_data[offset..offset + len],
                "byte mismatch at {offset:#x} in dfvfs_ext2.vmdk"
            );
            offset += step;
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn corpus_minimal_vmdk_reads_match_qemu_raw_convert() {
        use std::fs::File;
        let Some(qemu_img) = qemu_img() else {
            return;
        };
        let corpus =
            std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("tests/data/minimal.vmdk");
        if !corpus.exists() {
            return;
        }
        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
        let raw_path = tmp.path().join("minimal.raw");
        let ok = std::process::Command::new(qemu_img)
            .args([
                "convert",
                "-O",
                "raw",
                corpus.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
                raw_path.to_str().expect("UTF-8 path"),
            ])
            .status()
            .expect("spawn qemu-img")
            .success();
        assert!(ok, "qemu-img convert failed");
        let ref_data = std::fs::read(&raw_path).expect("read raw");
        let file = File::open(&corpus).expect("open corpus vmdk");
        let mut reader = VmdkReader::open(file).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(reader.virtual_disk_size(), ref_data.len() as u64);
        let vsize = ref_data.len();
        let grain = 65536usize;
        for &offset in &[0usize, 511, grain, grain + 512, vsize - 512] {
            let len = 512.min(vsize - offset);
            let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
            reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset as u64)).expect("seek");
            reader.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
            assert_eq!(
                buf,
                ref_data[offset..offset + len],
                "byte mismatch at {offset:#x}"
            );
        }
    }

    // ── Coverage: seSparse method branches (is_allocated / iter / integrity) ──

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_is_allocated_and_iter() {
        let mut data = vec![0u8; 512];
        data[0] = 0x9A;
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&data);
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        assert!(r.is_allocated(0).expect("grain 0 allocated"));
        assert!(!r
            .is_allocated(10_000)
            .expect("out-of-bounds lba is unallocated"));
        let grains = r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(grains[0].start_lba, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_invalid_gd_marker_errors_on_is_allocated() {
        // Corrupt GD[0] (sector 2) so its allocated nibble is wrong → se_read_gte errors.
        let mut se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let gd = 2 * 512;
        se[gd..gd + 8].copy_from_slice(&0x5000_0000_0000_0000u64.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        let err = r.is_allocated(0).expect_err("invalid GD marker must error");
        assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidData);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_invalid_gd_marker_skipped_in_iter() {
        let mut se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let gd = 2 * 512;
        se[gd..gd + 8].copy_from_slice(&0x5000_0000_0000_0000u64.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        assert!(r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter").is_empty());
    }

    // ── Coverage: Flat reader is_allocated / iter_allocated_grains ────────────

    fn open_flat_descriptor(dir: &std::path::Path, data: &[u8]) -> VmdkFileReader {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let sectors = data.len().div_ceil(512).max(1);
        let mut ext = vec![0u8; sectors * 512];
        ext[..data.len()].copy_from_slice(data);
        std::fs::File::create(dir.join("disk-f001.vmdk"))
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&ext)
            .unwrap();
        let desc = format!(
            "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicFlat\"\nRW {sectors} FLAT \"disk-f001.vmdk\" 0\n"
        );
        let desc_path = dir.join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path).expect("open flat")
    }

    #[test]
    fn flat_is_allocated_and_iter() {
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let mut r = open_flat_descriptor(dir.path(), &[1u8; 1024]);
        // Every in-bounds sector of a flat extent is allocated.
        assert!(r.is_allocated(0).expect("flat lba 0 allocated"));
        assert!(r.is_allocated(1).expect("flat lba 1 allocated"));
        assert!(!r.is_allocated(10_000).expect("oob unallocated"));
        // iter yields the whole disk as one range.
        let grains = r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(grains[0].start_lba, 0);
        assert_eq!(grains[0].sector_count, 2);
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_sparse_grain_directory_entry_reads_zero() {
        // Widen capacity so a second, sparse (GD[1] == 0) grain-directory entry is
        // in-bounds — exercises the seSparse sparse-entry read / is_allocated / iter paths.
        let mut se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let cap = (sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT + 1) * 8; // 4097 grains × 8 sectors
        se[16..24].copy_from_slice(&cap.to_le_bytes()); // seSparse capacity field
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        let lba = sesparse::SE_GTES_PER_GT * 8; // first LBA in the second GD entry
        assert!(!r.is_allocated(lba).expect("is_allocated"));
        assert_eq!(r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter").len(), 1);
        r.seek(SeekFrom::Start(lba * 512)).expect("seek");
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn grain_location_and_grain_size_on_flat_reader() {
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let mut r = open_flat_descriptor(dir.path(), &[1u8; 1024]);
        // grain_location is never called for Flat on the read path; calling it directly
        // exercises the "not reached" guard.
        assert!(matches!(
            r.grain_location(0).expect("loc"),
            crate::read::GrainLookup::Sparse
        ));
        assert_eq!(r.sparse_grain_size_bytes(), 0);
    }

    // ── Coverage: accessors, format-specific branches, open_path arms ─────────

    #[test]
    fn cid_and_parent_cid_accessors() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(r.cid(), 0xffff_fffe); // testutil embeds CID=fffffffe
        assert_eq!(r.parent_cid(), 0xffff_ffff);
    }

    #[test]
    fn disk_database_accessor_and_info() {
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=12345678\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicSparse\"\nddb.adapterType = \"lsilogic\"\nddb.geometry.cylinders = \"1024\"\nddb.geometry.heads = \"16\"\nddb.geometry.sectors = \"63\"\nddb.virtualHWVersion = \"13\"\nddb.thinProvisioned = \"1\"\n";
        let vmdk = testutil::test_sparse_vmdk_with_descriptor(&[0u8; 512], desc);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let db = r.disk_database();
        assert_eq!(db.adapter_type.as_deref(), Some("lsilogic"));
        assert_eq!(db.virtual_hw_version.as_deref(), Some("13"));
        assert_eq!(db.thin_provisioned, Some(true));
        assert_eq!(db.geometry.unwrap().chs_sectors(), 1024 * 16 * 63);
        // Also surfaced through info().
        assert_eq!(r.info().disk_database, db);
    }

    #[test]
    fn disk_database_empty_for_descriptorless_image() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]); // descriptor has no ddb section
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert!(r.disk_database().is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn change_track_path_reference() {
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=12345678\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicSparse\"\nchangeTrackPath=\"disk-ctk.vmdk\"\n";
        let vmdk = testutil::test_sparse_vmdk_with_descriptor(&[0u8; 512], desc);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(r.change_track_path().as_deref(), Some("disk-ctk.vmdk"));
    }

    #[test]
    fn change_track_path_absent() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(r.change_track_path(), None);
    }

    #[test]
    fn effective_content_id_uses_long_cid_on_sentinel() {
        // CID=fffffffe is the "use the long content identifier" sentinel.
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=fffffffe\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicSparse\"\nddb.longContentID = \"deadbeefcafef00d1122334455667788\"\n";
        let vmdk = testutil::test_sparse_vmdk_with_descriptor(&[0u8; 512], desc);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(r.cid(), 0xffff_fffe);
        assert_eq!(r.effective_content_id(), "deadbeefcafef00d1122334455667788");
    }

    #[test]
    fn effective_content_id_uses_short_cid_normally() {
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=12345678\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicSparse\"\n";
        let vmdk = testutil::test_sparse_vmdk_with_descriptor(&[0u8; 512], desc);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        assert_eq!(r.effective_content_id(), "12345678");
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_fallback_recovers_grain_from_corrupt_primary_gd() {
        // Corrupt the primary GD entry (point it out of bounds) but leave the RGD and
        // the grain table it references intact. With RGD fallback enabled the grain is
        // still readable via the redundant directory — recovery qemu-img cannot do.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let gd_byte = 21 * 512; // primary GD sector
        vmdk[gd_byte..gd_byte + 4].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("resilient read via RGD");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0xAB; 512], "grain recovered from redundant GD");
    }

    #[test]
    fn corrupt_primary_gd_without_fallback_errors() {
        // Same corruption, but fallback is opt-in: without it the dangling primary
        // pointer makes the read fail (the safe, unsurprising default).
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let gd_byte = 21 * 512;
        vmdk[gd_byte..gd_byte + 4].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        assert!(
            r.read_exact(&mut buf).is_err(),
            "dangling primary GD pointer must error without fallback"
        );
    }

    /// Build a two-copy sparse VMDK where the *primary* grain table has its GTE[0]
    /// zeroed (a lost grain pointer) but the *redundant* grain table still holds the
    /// valid pointer. Layout (sectors): 0 header, 1..21 descriptor, 21 primary GD,
    /// 22 RGD, 23..27 primary GT (GTE[0]=0), 27..31 redundant GT (GTE[0]=31),
    /// 31..39 grain (0xAB).
    fn two_copy_vmdk_with_lost_primary_gte() -> Vec<u8> {
        const S: usize = 512;
        let mut hdr = vec![0u8; S];
        hdr[0..4].copy_from_slice(&header::MAGIC.to_le_bytes());
        hdr[4..8].copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
        hdr[12..20].copy_from_slice(&8u64.to_le_bytes()); // capacity (1 grain)
        hdr[20..28].copy_from_slice(&8u64.to_le_bytes()); // grain_size
        hdr[28..36].copy_from_slice(&1u64.to_le_bytes()); // descriptor_offset
        hdr[36..44].copy_from_slice(&20u64.to_le_bytes()); // descriptor_size
        hdr[44..48].copy_from_slice(&512u32.to_le_bytes()); // num_gtes_per_gt
        hdr[48..56].copy_from_slice(&22u64.to_le_bytes()); // rgd_offset
        hdr[56..64].copy_from_slice(&21u64.to_le_bytes()); // gd_offset
        hdr[64..72].copy_from_slice(&31u64.to_le_bytes()); // overhead
        hdr[73..77].copy_from_slice(&[0x0A, 0x20, 0x0D, 0x0A]);

        let mut desc = vec![0u8; 20 * S];
        let text = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=12345678\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicSparse\"\n";
        desc[..text.len()].copy_from_slice(text.as_bytes());

        let mut gd = vec![0u8; S];
        gd[0..4].copy_from_slice(&23u32.to_le_bytes()); // primary GT @ sector 23
        let mut rgd = vec![0u8; S];
        rgd[0..4].copy_from_slice(&27u32.to_le_bytes()); // redundant GT @ sector 27

        let primary_gt = vec![0u8; 4 * S]; // GTE[0] = 0 — lost pointer
        let mut redundant_gt = vec![0u8; 4 * S];
        redundant_gt[0..4].copy_from_slice(&31u32.to_le_bytes()); // grain @ sector 31

        let grain = vec![0xABu8; 8 * S];

        let mut v = Vec::new();
        v.extend_from_slice(&hdr);
        v.extend_from_slice(&desc);
        v.extend_from_slice(&gd);
        v.extend_from_slice(&rgd);
        v.extend_from_slice(&primary_gt);
        v.extend_from_slice(&redundant_gt);
        v.extend_from_slice(&grain);
        v
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_fallback_recovers_grain_from_lost_primary_gte() {
        let vmdk = two_copy_vmdk_with_lost_primary_gte();
        // Without fallback the lost primary GTE reads as sparse (zeros).
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk.clone())).expect("open");
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            buf, [0u8; 512],
            "lost primary GTE reads sparse without recovery"
        );
        // With fallback the grain is recovered from the redundant grain table.
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0xAB; 512], "grain recovered from redundant GT entry");
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter_allocated_grains_recovers_via_rgd() {
        // The allocation scan walks the grain directory directly; a damaged primary GD
        // pointer errors the scan, but RGD fallback recovers the map via the redundant GD.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let gd_byte = 21 * 512;
        vmdk[gd_byte..gd_byte + 4].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
        {
            let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk.clone())).expect("open");
            assert!(
                r.iter_allocated_grains().is_err(),
                "dangling primary GD pointer errors the scan without fallback"
            );
        }
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let grains = r
            .iter_allocated_grains()
            .expect("allocation map recovered via RGD");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1);
        assert_eq!(grains[0].start_lba, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn iter_allocated_grains_recovers_lost_primary_gte() {
        // A grain whose primary GT entry is lost should be listed by the allocation
        // scan under recovery (consistent with dump/hash --recover being able to read it).
        let vmdk = two_copy_vmdk_with_lost_primary_gte();
        {
            let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk.clone())).expect("open");
            assert_eq!(
                r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("scan").len(),
                0,
                "lost primary GTE is not listed without recovery"
            );
        }
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let grains = r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("scan");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1, "lost GTE recovered from redundant GT");
        assert_eq!(grains[0].start_lba, 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_recovery_count_tracks_pointer_recovery() {
        // Pointer-level recovery: a corrupt primary GD pointer counts one recovered grain.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let gd_byte = 21 * 512;
        vmdk[gd_byte..gd_byte + 4].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        assert_eq!(r.rgd_recovery_count(), 0);
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            r.rgd_recovery_count(),
            1,
            "one grain recovered via RGD pointer"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_recovery_count_tracks_entry_recovery() {
        // Content-level recovery: a lost primary GT entry counts one recovered grain.
        let vmdk = two_copy_vmdk_with_lost_primary_gte();
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            r.rgd_recovery_count(),
            1,
            "one grain recovered via RGD entry"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_recovery_count_zero_on_healthy_image() {
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(
            r.rgd_recovery_count(),
            0,
            "healthy read uses the primary GD"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_recovery_count_in_allocation_scan() {
        let vmdk = two_copy_vmdk_with_lost_primary_gte();
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let _ = r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("scan");
        assert_eq!(r.rgd_recovery_count(), 1, "scan counts the recovered grain");
    }

    #[test]
    fn open_rejects_capacity_overflow() {
        // capacity * 512 overflows u64 → GeometryOverflow rather than a panic.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        vmdk[12..20].copy_from_slice(&u64::MAX.to_le_bytes());
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)),
            Err(VmdkError::GeometryOverflow { field: "capacity" })
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn content_recovery_with_no_rgd_offset_reads_sparse() {
        // Primary GT entry lost + no RGD: content recovery finds nothing, stays sparse.
        // Exercises rgd_dir_entry (rgd_offset == 0) and rgd_gte (sector == 0) guards.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        vmdk[23 * 512..23 * 512 + 4].copy_from_slice(&0u32.to_le_bytes()); // primary GTE[0] = 0
        vmdk[48..56].copy_from_slice(&0u64.to_le_bytes()); // rgd_offset = 0
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn fallback_with_out_of_bounds_rgd_offset_is_safe() {
        // Corrupt primary GD + an rgd_offset that points past EOF: the RGD entry read is
        // bounds-checked (rgd_dir_entry / read_redundant_gt return 0/None), no panic.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        vmdk[21 * 512..21 * 512 + 4].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
        vmdk[48..56].copy_from_slice(&9_999_999u64.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let _ = r.iter_allocated_grains();
    }

    #[test]
    fn fallback_scan_with_rgd_gt_past_eof_lists_primary() {
        // RGD entry points to a grain table past EOF: read_redundant_gt rejects it, but
        // the (valid) primary grain table is still scanned.
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        vmdk[22 * 512..22 * 512 + 4].copy_from_slice(&9_999_999u32.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let grains = r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("scan");
        assert_eq!(grains.len(), 1);
    }

    #[test]
    fn content_recovery_with_rgd_gt_past_eof_reads_sparse() {
        // Primary GT entry lost + the redundant GT pointer is past EOF: rgd_gte rejects
        // it and the grain stays sparse (no panic, no out-of-bounds read).
        let mut vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        vmdk[23 * 512..23 * 512 + 4].copy_from_slice(&0u32.to_le_bytes());
        vmdk[22 * 512..22 * 512 + 4].copy_from_slice(&9_999_999u32.to_le_bytes());
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn rgd_fallback_is_noop_on_healthy_image() {
        // Enabling fallback must not change reads on an intact image.
        let vmdk = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xAB; 512]);
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        r.enable_rgd_fallback();
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read healthy image");
        assert_eq!(buf, [0xAB; 512]);
    }

    #[test]
    fn info_on_sesparse() {
        let se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0u8; 512]);
        let r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(se)).expect("open");
        let info = r.info();
        assert_eq!(info.disk_type, "seSparse");
        assert_eq!(info.grain_size_bytes, 8 * 512);
    }

    #[test]
    fn open_rejects_grain_directory_too_large() {
        // A monolithicSparse header with an enormous capacity → GD exceeds 16 MiB.
        let img = vmdk_header_bytes(1_000_000_000_000, 8, 512);
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(img)),
            Err(VmdkError::FieldOutOfRange {
                field: "grain_directory",
                ..
            })
        ));
    }

    /// Patch seSparse GTE[0] (grain table at sector 3, first entry) to `gte`.
    fn sesparse_with_gte0(gte: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
        let mut se = test_sesparse_vmdk(&[0xABu8; 512]);
        let gt = 3 * 512; // GT_OFFSET sector in testutil layout
        se[gt..gt + 8].copy_from_slice(&gte.to_le_bytes());
        se
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_zero_unmapped_and_empty_gtes_read_as_zeros() {
        for gte in [0u64, 0x1000_0000_0000_0000, 0x2000_0000_0000_0000] {
            let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(sesparse_with_gte0(gte))).expect("open");
            r.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).unwrap();
            let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
            r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
            assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512], "gte {gte:#x} must read as zeros");
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_unsupported_type_nibble_errors_on_read() {
        // Nibble 0x4 is not a defined seSparse grain type.
        let mut r =
            VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(sesparse_with_gte0(0x4000_0000_0000_0000))).expect("open");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        let err = r.read(&mut buf).expect_err("unsupported nibble must error");
        assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidData);
    }

    #[test]
    fn custom_create_type_with_sparse_extent_opens() {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let ext = test_sparse_vmdk(&[0xC5u8; 512]);
        std::fs::File::create(dir.path().join("disk-s001.vmdk"))
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(&ext)
            .unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"custom\"\nRW 8 SPARSE \"disk-s001.vmdk\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        let mut r = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path).expect("custom+sparse opens");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read");
        assert_eq!(buf[0], 0xC5);
    }

    #[test]
    fn custom_create_type_with_no_extents_errors() {
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"custom\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path),
            Err(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(_))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn compressed_grain_decompressing_past_grain_size_is_refused() {
        // A streamOptimized grain whose zlib payload expands far beyond the grain
        // size is a decompression bomb; reading it must error rather than
        // materialize the full expansion in memory.
        use std::io::Read as _;
        let vmdk = crate::testutil::compressed_vmdk_with_bomb_grain(4 * 1024 * 1024);
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        let mut buf = [0u8; 512];
        assert!(
            r.read(&mut buf).is_err(),
            "a grain that decompresses beyond its grain size must be refused"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn descriptor_extent_path_cannot_escape_image_directory() {
        // A crafted descriptor must not be able to read files outside the image
        // directory via an absolute or `..`-climbing extent path.
        let outer = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        std::fs::write(outer.path().join("secret.bin"), vec![0u8; 1024]).unwrap();
        let img = outer.path().join("img");
        std::fs::create_dir(&img).unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"twoGbMaxExtentFlat\"\nRW 2 FLAT \"../secret.bin\" 0\n";
        let desc_path = img.join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        // The extent path escapes the image directory — opening it must be refused.
        assert!(VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn custom_create_type_with_mixed_extents_errors() {
        // A `custom` descriptor listing BOTH a flat and a sparse extent must fail
        // loud rather than silently using only the flat extents and dropping the
        // sparse ones (silent wrong output / under-reported capacity).
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"custom\"\nRW 2048 FLAT \"flat.bin\" 0\nRW 2048 SPARSE \"sparse.vmdk\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path),
            Err(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(_))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn open_path_rejects_unknown_create_type() {
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"someFutureFormat\"\n";
        let desc_path = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::write(&desc_path, desc.as_bytes()).unwrap();
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkFileReader::open_path(&desc_path),
            Err(VmdkError::UnsupportedDiskType(_))
        ));
    }

    /// A monolithicSparse VMDK with `num_gtes_per_gt` GTEs per GT and a zeroed
    /// second grain-directory entry, so grain index `num_gtes_per_gt` resolves to
    /// `gt_sector` == 0 (the "empty grain table" branch).
    fn sparse_with_zero_gd_entry() -> Vec<u8> {
        // capacity spans 2 grain-table groups (513 grains); GD has 2 entries.
        // GD[0] → a real grain table (grain 0 sparse), GD[1] = 0.
        const NGTE: u64 = 512;
        const GRAIN: u64 = 8;
        let capacity = (NGTE + 1) * GRAIN; // 513 grains
        let gd_sector = 1u64;
        let gt_sector = 2u64;
        let total_sectors = 10u64;
        let mut v = vec![0u8; total_sectors as usize * 512];
        v[0..4].copy_from_slice(&0x564D_444Bu32.to_le_bytes());
        v[4..8].copy_from_slice(&1u32.to_le_bytes());
        v[12..20].copy_from_slice(&capacity.to_le_bytes());
        v[20..28].copy_from_slice(&GRAIN.to_le_bytes());
        v[44..48].copy_from_slice(&(NGTE as u32).to_le_bytes());
        v[56..64].copy_from_slice(&gd_sector.to_le_bytes()); // gd_offset
                                                             // GD at sector 1: entry0 → gt_sector(2), entry1 → 0 (empty).
        let gd = gd_sector as usize * 512;
        v[gd..gd + 4].copy_from_slice(&(gt_sector as u32).to_le_bytes());
        // GD[1] stays 0. GT at sector 2 is all-zero → grain 0 sparse.
        v
    }

    #[test]
    fn sesparse_descriptor_without_extent_errors() {
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"seSparse\"\n";
        let p = dir.path().join("disk.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&p)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        assert!(matches!(
            VmdkFileReader::open_path(&p),
            Err(VmdkError::MalformedDescriptor(_))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn sparse_empty_grain_table_entry_reads_zero_and_iterates_empty() {
        let vmdk = sparse_with_zero_gd_entry();
        let mut r = VmdkReader::open(Cursor::new(vmdk)).expect("open");
        // LBA in the second GD group (grain 512) → gt_sector == 0 branch.
        let lba = 512 * 8; // grain 512 start
        assert!(!r.is_allocated(lba).expect("is_allocated"));
        // Read there → zeros (grain_location gt_sector==0 → Sparse).
        r.seek(SeekFrom::Start(lba * 512)).unwrap();
        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 512];
        r.read_exact(&mut buf).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(buf, [0u8; 512]);
        // iter_allocated_grains skips both the sparse GTE and the empty GD entry.
        assert!(r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter").is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn flat_zero_capacity_iter_is_empty() {
        // A ZERO-only flat descriptor with 0 sectors → empty virtual disk → no grains.
        use std::io::Write as _;
        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
        let desc = "# Disk DescriptorFile\nversion=1\nCID=ffffffff\nparentCID=ffffffff\ncreateType=\"monolithicFlat\"\nRW 0 ZERO\n";
        let p = dir.path().join("empty.vmdk");
        std::fs::File::create(&p)
            .unwrap()
            .write_all(desc.as_bytes())
            .unwrap();
        let mut r = VmdkFileReader::open_path(&p).expect("open empty flat");
        assert_eq!(r.virtual_disk_size(), 0);
        assert!(r.iter_allocated_grains().expect("iter").is_empty());
    }
}