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dodot_lib/paths/
mod.rs

1//! Path resolution for dodot.
2//!
3//! `Pather` is dodot's single source of truth for *every* filesystem
4//! coordinate the rest of the codebase touches: `$HOME`, the dotfiles
5//! repo root, the XDG data/config/cache directories, and per-pack and
6//! per-handler subdirectories. Two reasons it's a trait, not free
7//! functions:
8//!
9//! 1. **Testability.** Constructing a `Pather` whose roots all live
10//!    under a `tempfile::TempDir` lets every command run end-to-end
11//!    against a real filesystem without ever touching the user's
12//!    actual `$HOME`. The `testing::TempEnvironment` builder does
13//!    exactly this.
14//!
15//! 2. **Centralisation of OS-shaped policy.** The XDG fallback chain,
16//!    the `DOTFILES_ROOT` env-var lookup, and (planned, per
17//!    `docs/proposals/macos-paths.lex`) the macOS `app_support_dir`
18//!    selection all live in one place. The resolver, the symlink
19//!    handler, and `adopt`'s source-path inference all consult the
20//!    same accessors — drift between them is impossible by construction.
21//!
22//! ## Adopt source-root invariants
23//!
24//! The inference function in `commands::adopt::infer` needs *stable
25//! root strings* it can prefix-match against canonicalised source
26//! paths. The accessors exposed here meet two requirements that make
27//! that work safely:
28//!
29//! - `home_dir()` and `xdg_config_home()` return paths that
30//!   `std::fs::canonicalize` resolves to themselves on a real
31//!   filesystem (they're real directories, not synthetic constants).
32//!   This is what makes the `/var` ↔ `/private/var` macOS equivalence
33//!   collapse cleanly when both a source and a root are canonicalised
34//!   before comparison.
35//!
36//! - On the default config (no `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` set), `xdg_config_home()`
37//!   is `home_dir().join(".config")` — i.e. *nested under* `$HOME`.
38//!   Inference must check the more-specific (XDG) root before HOME so
39//!   `~/.config/nvim/init.lua` matches XDG, not "nested under HOME".
40//!   That's enforced by the inference function, not by `Pather`, but
41//!   the nesting shape originates here.
42
43use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
44
45use crate::Result;
46
47/// Provides all path calculations for dodot.
48///
49/// Every path that dodot uses — XDG directories, pack locations,
50/// handler data directories — is computed through this trait. This
51/// keeps path logic centralised and makes testing straightforward:
52/// construct a `Pather` whose directories all live under a temp dir.
53///
54/// Use `&dyn Pather` (trait objects) throughout the codebase.
55pub trait Pather: Send + Sync {
56    /// The user's home directory (e.g. `/home/alice`).
57    fn home_dir(&self) -> &Path;
58
59    /// Root of the dotfiles repository.
60    fn dotfiles_root(&self) -> &Path;
61
62    /// XDG data directory for dodot (e.g. `~/.local/share/dodot`).
63    fn data_dir(&self) -> &Path;
64
65    /// XDG config directory for dodot (e.g. `~/.config/dodot`).
66    fn config_dir(&self) -> &Path;
67
68    /// XDG cache directory for dodot (e.g. `~/.cache/dodot`).
69    fn cache_dir(&self) -> &Path;
70
71    /// XDG config home (e.g. `~/.config`). Used by symlink handler
72    /// for subdirectory target mapping.
73    fn xdg_config_home(&self) -> &Path;
74
75    /// Application-support root, the third filesystem coordinate the
76    /// symlink resolver understands.
77    ///
78    /// On macOS this resolves to `$HOME/Library/Application Support` by
79    /// default, the canonical home for GUI app config. On Linux and
80    /// other platforms it resolves to `xdg_config_home()` so the `_app/`
81    /// prefix and `app_aliases` route through `~/.config` —
82    /// indistinguishable from `_xdg/` on those platforms but the
83    /// mechanism stays platform-agnostic.
84    ///
85    /// The OS check lives only in [`XdgPatherBuilder::build`]; the
86    /// resolver operates on textual prefixes alone. See
87    /// `docs/proposals/macos-paths.lex` §2.1.
88    fn app_support_dir(&self) -> &Path;
89
90    /// Shell scripts directory (e.g. `~/.local/share/dodot/shell`).
91    fn shell_dir(&self) -> &Path;
92
93    /// Absolute path to a pack's source directory.
94    fn pack_path(&self, pack: &str) -> PathBuf {
95        self.dotfiles_root().join(pack)
96    }
97
98    /// Data directory for a specific pack (e.g. `.../data/packs/{pack}`).
99    fn pack_data_dir(&self, pack: &str) -> PathBuf {
100        self.data_dir().join("packs").join(pack)
101    }
102
103    /// Data directory for a specific handler within a pack
104    /// (e.g. `.../data/packs/{pack}/{handler}`).
105    fn handler_data_dir(&self, pack: &str, handler: &str) -> PathBuf {
106        self.pack_data_dir(pack).join(handler)
107    }
108
109    /// Log directory for dodot (e.g. `~/.cache/dodot/logs`).
110    fn log_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
111        self.cache_dir().join("logs")
112    }
113
114    /// Path to the generated shell init script.
115    fn init_script_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
116        self.shell_dir().join("dodot-init.sh")
117    }
118
119    /// Path to the deployment map TSV, overwritten on every `up` / `down`.
120    /// See `docs/proposals/profiling.lex` §3.2.
121    fn deployment_map_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
122        self.data_dir().join("deployment-map.tsv")
123    }
124
125    /// Path to a single-line file recording the unix timestamp of the
126    /// most recent successful `dodot up`. Used by `dodot probe
127    /// shell-init` to flag profiles captured before that `up` as stale.
128    /// Absent until the first `up` runs.
129    fn last_up_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
130        self.data_dir().join("last-up-at")
131    }
132
133    /// Directory where shell-init profile reports are written, one TSV
134    /// per shell start. See `docs/proposals/profiling.lex` §3.1.
135    fn probes_shell_init_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
136        self.data_dir().join("probes").join("shell-init")
137    }
138
139    /// On-disk cache for homebrew-cask probe data. One JSON file per
140    /// cask token; TTL-based invalidation. See
141    /// `docs/proposals/macos-paths.lex` §8.2.
142    ///
143    /// Lives under `cache_dir` (not `data_dir`) because the contents are
144    /// rederivable — losing them is fine, the next probe re-runs `brew
145    /// info`. Co-located with future probe caches under `probes/`.
146    fn probes_brew_cache_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
147        self.cache_dir().join("probes").join("brew")
148    }
149
150    /// Persistent record of prompts the user has dismissed (e.g.
151    /// onboarding hints, install offers). Content-agnostic: callers
152    /// pass opaque keys, the registry just tracks dismissed/active.
153    /// Lives under `data_dir` (not `cache_dir`) because losing it
154    /// would re-prompt the user — preference state, not cache.
155    fn prompts_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
156        self.data_dir().join("prompts.json")
157    }
158}
159
160/// XDG-compliant path resolver.
161///
162/// Reads standard environment variables (`HOME`, `XDG_DATA_HOME`, etc.)
163/// and the dodot-specific `DOTFILES_ROOT`. All paths can also be set
164/// explicitly via the builder for testing.
165#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
166pub struct XdgPather {
167    home: PathBuf,
168    dotfiles_root: PathBuf,
169    data_dir: PathBuf,
170    config_dir: PathBuf,
171    cache_dir: PathBuf,
172    xdg_config_home: PathBuf,
173    app_support_dir: PathBuf,
174    shell_dir: PathBuf,
175}
176
177/// Builder for [`XdgPather`].
178///
179/// All fields are optional. Unset fields are resolved from environment
180/// variables or XDG defaults.
181#[derive(Debug, Default)]
182pub struct XdgPatherBuilder {
183    home: Option<PathBuf>,
184    dotfiles_root: Option<PathBuf>,
185    data_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
186    config_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
187    cache_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
188    xdg_config_home: Option<PathBuf>,
189    app_support_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
190}
191
192impl XdgPatherBuilder {
193    pub fn home(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
194        self.home = Some(path.into());
195        self
196    }
197
198    pub fn dotfiles_root(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
199        self.dotfiles_root = Some(path.into());
200        self
201    }
202
203    pub fn data_dir(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
204        self.data_dir = Some(path.into());
205        self
206    }
207
208    pub fn config_dir(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
209        self.config_dir = Some(path.into());
210        self
211    }
212
213    pub fn cache_dir(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
214        self.cache_dir = Some(path.into());
215        self
216    }
217
218    pub fn xdg_config_home(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
219        self.xdg_config_home = Some(path.into());
220        self
221    }
222
223    /// Override the application-support root.
224    ///
225    /// Tests pin this to a non-default location so prefix matches are
226    /// deterministic across platforms. End users may also flip this
227    /// (typically via the `app_uses_library` config key, which is
228    /// ultimately what wires through here) to opt into Linux-style
229    /// `~/.config` placement on macOS.
230    pub fn app_support_dir(mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
231        self.app_support_dir = Some(path.into());
232        self
233    }
234
235    pub fn build(self) -> Result<XdgPather> {
236        let home = self.home.unwrap_or_else(resolve_home);
237
238        let dotfiles_root = self
239            .dotfiles_root
240            .unwrap_or_else(|| resolve_dotfiles_root(&home));
241
242        let xdg_config_home = self.xdg_config_home.unwrap_or_else(|| {
243            std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
244                .map(PathBuf::from)
245                .unwrap_or_else(|_| home.join(".config"))
246        });
247
248        let data_dir = self.data_dir.unwrap_or_else(|| {
249            let xdg_data = std::env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME")
250                .map(PathBuf::from)
251                .unwrap_or_else(|_| home.join(".local").join("share"));
252            xdg_data.join("dodot")
253        });
254
255        let config_dir = self
256            .config_dir
257            .unwrap_or_else(|| xdg_config_home.join("dodot"));
258
259        let cache_dir = self.cache_dir.unwrap_or_else(|| {
260            let xdg_cache = std::env::var("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
261                .map(PathBuf::from)
262                .unwrap_or_else(|_| home.join(".cache"));
263            xdg_cache.join("dodot")
264        });
265
266        let shell_dir = data_dir.join("shell");
267
268        // Application-support root: macOS routes to `~/Library/Application Support`,
269        // every other platform falls through to `xdg_config_home`. The OS
270        // branch lives here exclusively; the resolver only sees a path.
271        let app_support_dir = self.app_support_dir.unwrap_or_else(|| {
272            if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
273                home.join("Library").join("Application Support")
274            } else {
275                xdg_config_home.clone()
276            }
277        });
278
279        Ok(XdgPather {
280            home,
281            dotfiles_root,
282            data_dir,
283            config_dir,
284            cache_dir,
285            xdg_config_home,
286            app_support_dir,
287            shell_dir,
288        })
289    }
290}
291
292impl XdgPather {
293    /// Creates a builder for configuring an `XdgPather`.
294    pub fn builder() -> XdgPatherBuilder {
295        XdgPatherBuilder::default()
296    }
297
298    /// Creates an `XdgPather` using environment variables and XDG defaults.
299    pub fn from_env() -> Result<Self> {
300        Self::builder().build()
301    }
302}
303
304impl Pather for XdgPather {
305    fn home_dir(&self) -> &Path {
306        &self.home
307    }
308
309    fn dotfiles_root(&self) -> &Path {
310        &self.dotfiles_root
311    }
312
313    fn data_dir(&self) -> &Path {
314        &self.data_dir
315    }
316
317    fn config_dir(&self) -> &Path {
318        &self.config_dir
319    }
320
321    fn cache_dir(&self) -> &Path {
322        &self.cache_dir
323    }
324
325    fn xdg_config_home(&self) -> &Path {
326        &self.xdg_config_home
327    }
328
329    fn app_support_dir(&self) -> &Path {
330        &self.app_support_dir
331    }
332
333    fn shell_dir(&self) -> &Path {
334        &self.shell_dir
335    }
336}
337
338/// Resolve `HOME` from environment, falling back to the `dirs` approach.
339fn resolve_home() -> PathBuf {
340    std::env::var("HOME")
341        .map(PathBuf::from)
342        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
343            // Last resort fallback
344            PathBuf::from("/tmp/dodot-unknown-home")
345        })
346}
347
348/// Resolve the dotfiles root directory.
349///
350/// Priority:
351/// 1. `DOTFILES_ROOT` environment variable
352/// 2. Git repository root (`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`)
353/// 3. `$HOME/dotfiles` fallback
354fn resolve_dotfiles_root(home: &Path) -> PathBuf {
355    // 1. Explicit env var
356    if let Ok(root) = std::env::var("DOTFILES_ROOT") {
357        return expand_tilde(&root, home);
358    }
359
360    // 2. Git toplevel
361    if let Ok(output) = std::process::Command::new("git")
362        .args(["rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"])
363        .output()
364    {
365        if output.status.success() {
366            let toplevel = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
367            if !toplevel.is_empty() {
368                return PathBuf::from(toplevel);
369            }
370        }
371    }
372
373    // 3. Fallback
374    home.join("dotfiles")
375}
376
377/// Expand a leading `~` to the home directory.
378fn expand_tilde(path: &str, home: &Path) -> PathBuf {
379    if let Some(rest) = path.strip_prefix("~/") {
380        home.join(rest)
381    } else if path == "~" {
382        home.to_path_buf()
383    } else {
384        PathBuf::from(path)
385    }
386}
387
388#[cfg(test)]
389mod tests {
390    use super::*;
391
392    #[test]
393    fn builder_explicit_paths() {
394        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
395            .home("/test/home")
396            .dotfiles_root("/test/home/dotfiles")
397            .data_dir("/test/data/dodot")
398            .config_dir("/test/config/dodot")
399            .cache_dir("/test/cache/dodot")
400            .xdg_config_home("/test/home/.config")
401            .build()
402            .unwrap();
403
404        assert_eq!(pather.home_dir(), Path::new("/test/home"));
405        assert_eq!(pather.dotfiles_root(), Path::new("/test/home/dotfiles"));
406        assert_eq!(pather.data_dir(), Path::new("/test/data/dodot"));
407        assert_eq!(pather.config_dir(), Path::new("/test/config/dodot"));
408        assert_eq!(pather.cache_dir(), Path::new("/test/cache/dodot"));
409        assert_eq!(pather.xdg_config_home(), Path::new("/test/home/.config"));
410    }
411
412    #[test]
413    fn shell_dir_derived_from_data_dir() {
414        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
415            .home("/h")
416            .dotfiles_root("/h/dots")
417            .data_dir("/h/data/dodot")
418            .build()
419            .unwrap();
420
421        assert_eq!(pather.shell_dir(), Path::new("/h/data/dodot/shell"));
422    }
423
424    #[test]
425    fn pack_path_joins_dotfiles_root() {
426        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
427            .home("/h")
428            .dotfiles_root("/h/dotfiles")
429            .build()
430            .unwrap();
431
432        assert_eq!(pather.pack_path("vim"), PathBuf::from("/h/dotfiles/vim"));
433    }
434
435    #[test]
436    fn pack_data_dir_structure() {
437        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
438            .home("/h")
439            .data_dir("/h/data/dodot")
440            .build()
441            .unwrap();
442
443        assert_eq!(
444            pather.pack_data_dir("vim"),
445            PathBuf::from("/h/data/dodot/packs/vim")
446        );
447    }
448
449    #[test]
450    fn handler_data_dir_structure() {
451        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
452            .home("/h")
453            .data_dir("/h/data/dodot")
454            .build()
455            .unwrap();
456
457        assert_eq!(
458            pather.handler_data_dir("vim", "symlink"),
459            PathBuf::from("/h/data/dodot/packs/vim/symlink")
460        );
461    }
462
463    #[test]
464    fn init_script_path() {
465        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
466            .home("/h")
467            .data_dir("/h/data/dodot")
468            .build()
469            .unwrap();
470
471        assert_eq!(
472            pather.init_script_path(),
473            PathBuf::from("/h/data/dodot/shell/dodot-init.sh")
474        );
475    }
476
477    #[test]
478    fn expand_tilde_cases() {
479        let home = Path::new("/home/alice");
480        assert_eq!(
481            expand_tilde("~/dotfiles", home),
482            PathBuf::from("/home/alice/dotfiles")
483        );
484        assert_eq!(expand_tilde("~", home), PathBuf::from("/home/alice"));
485        assert_eq!(
486            expand_tilde("/absolute/path", home),
487            PathBuf::from("/absolute/path")
488        );
489        assert_eq!(expand_tilde("relative", home), PathBuf::from("relative"));
490    }
491
492    /// Default-XDG nesting: with no explicit `xdg_config_home`, the
493    /// builder defaults to `$HOME/.config`. Adopt's inference relies on
494    /// XDG being checked *before* HOME (longest-prefix wins) precisely
495    /// because of this nesting; pin the layout so a future change that
496    /// flips the default to `$HOME/Library/...` (macOS) or somewhere
497    /// outside HOME forces a deliberate update to the inference rules.
498    #[test]
499    fn default_xdg_config_home_is_nested_under_home() {
500        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
501            .home("/u")
502            .dotfiles_root("/u/dotfiles")
503            .data_dir("/u/.local/share/dodot")
504            .config_dir("/u/.config/dodot")
505            .cache_dir("/u/.cache/dodot")
506            // No xdg_config_home set; falls back to env or `$HOME/.config`.
507            .build()
508            .unwrap();
509        // The default fallback (no `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` env) is `$HOME/.config`.
510        // The assertion has to tolerate a user-set `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` since
511        // tests inherit the ambient env — `cargo test` from a developer
512        // shell with the env set would otherwise fail spuriously. The
513        // disjunct below means: either XDG nests under HOME (the default
514        // case the invariant talks about), OR the env override is set
515        // (the user opted out of the default; adopt's inference handles
516        // that case via root canonicalization, separate code path).
517        let xdg = pather.xdg_config_home();
518        let home = pather.home_dir();
519        assert!(
520            xdg.starts_with(home) || std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME").is_ok(),
521            "default xdg_config_home `{}` is not nested under home `{}` \
522             — adopt's inference assumes XDG ⊆ HOME on the default config; \
523             update both if this changes",
524            xdg.display(),
525            home.display()
526        );
527    }
528
529    /// Explicit `xdg_config_home(...)` takes precedence over env / defaults.
530    /// Critical for the test environment, where adopt-inference tests pin
531    /// XDG to a non-default location so prefix matches are unambiguous.
532    #[test]
533    fn explicit_xdg_config_home_overrides_default() {
534        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
535            .home("/u")
536            .dotfiles_root("/u/dotfiles")
537            .xdg_config_home("/somewhere/else/.config")
538            .build()
539            .unwrap();
540        assert_eq!(
541            pather.xdg_config_home(),
542            Path::new("/somewhere/else/.config")
543        );
544    }
545
546    /// Each accessor returns a stable, distinct subdir layout. Adopt's
547    /// auto-create path lands the new pack at `dotfiles_root/<pack>`,
548    /// and the data layer keeps state at `data_dir/packs/<pack>/...`;
549    /// these must not alias.
550    #[test]
551    fn dotfiles_root_and_data_dir_are_distinct_namespaces() {
552        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
553            .home("/u")
554            .dotfiles_root("/u/dotfiles")
555            .data_dir("/u/.local/share/dodot")
556            .build()
557            .unwrap();
558        let pack_dir = pather.pack_path("nvim");
559        let pack_data = pather.pack_data_dir("nvim");
560        assert!(
561            !pack_dir.starts_with(&pack_data) && !pack_data.starts_with(&pack_dir),
562            "pack_path `{}` and pack_data_dir `{}` overlap",
563            pack_dir.display(),
564            pack_data.display(),
565        );
566    }
567
568    /// Explicit `app_support_dir(...)` overrides the platform default.
569    /// Tests rely on this to pin the third coordinate at a known
570    /// non-XDG, non-HOME location so the resolver's `_app/` rule has
571    /// somewhere unambiguous to land.
572    #[test]
573    fn explicit_app_support_dir_overrides_default() {
574        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
575            .home("/u")
576            .dotfiles_root("/u/dotfiles")
577            .xdg_config_home("/u/.config")
578            .app_support_dir("/u/Library/Application Support")
579            .build()
580            .unwrap();
581        assert_eq!(
582            pather.app_support_dir(),
583            Path::new("/u/Library/Application Support")
584        );
585    }
586
587    /// Default app_support_dir on Linux/non-macOS collapses to xdg_config_home.
588    /// On macOS it points under `$HOME/Library/Application Support`.
589    /// We don't `cfg!` the assertion here because the explicit-builder
590    /// test above pins the override path; this test exercises the
591    /// implicit default and the platform branch together.
592    #[test]
593    fn default_app_support_dir_is_platform_aware() {
594        let pather = XdgPather::builder()
595            .home("/u")
596            .dotfiles_root("/u/dotfiles")
597            .xdg_config_home("/u/.config")
598            .build()
599            .unwrap();
600        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
601            assert_eq!(
602                pather.app_support_dir(),
603                Path::new("/u/Library/Application Support"),
604                "macOS default should route under $HOME/Library/Application Support"
605            );
606        } else {
607            assert_eq!(
608                pather.app_support_dir(),
609                pather.xdg_config_home(),
610                "non-macOS default should collapse to xdg_config_home"
611            );
612        }
613    }
614
615    // Compile-time check: Pather must be object-safe
616    #[allow(dead_code)]
617    fn assert_object_safe(_: &dyn Pather) {}
618}