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Plug-ins: an update left in the store by a failed put-back turns a disabled plug-in on - #6670

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What and why

When plugin.install writes a module that lists permissions and its grant can't be written to grants.json, it puts the old module back (or, on a first install, removes the new one). install (crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs) ignored the result of that put-back and always treated the install as not stored. When the put-back failed too, the Plug-ins folder held the new module, but the plug-in's disabled entries (by id and by stored file) were kept, as if the old module were still there. docs/mcp.md says installing a disabled plug-in turns it on, and that it stays disabled when the new version can't be saved over the stored file.

  • install now takes put_back_plugin's result in the permissions branch, as the branch for modules that list no permissions already does. When the put-back fails, the store holds the new module, and installing it turns the plug-in on like any install the store holds.
  • The grant on disk is unchanged: the old grant, or none, doesn't cover the new module, so the next start still skips it until it is approved. The new module keeps running in the current session, and the command's result still describes it. A failed write or removal of the module is logged, as before.
  • docs/plugins.md and docs/mcp.md describe the failed put-back, including the first-install case, and docs/target-app-parity.md has one line for it. No user-visible string changed.

This changes existing behavior in one case: a disabled plug-in whose update stays in the store after a failed put-back is now turned on.

How it was tested

New tests in crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs, each failing without the change (at the disabled-list assertion). The disabled list is held for the whole process, so each test runs itself again in a process of its own, as svg_darkness_uses_rendered_shadow_in_non_srgb_working_space in crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/tests_svg.rs does. Failures are forced with the existing PUT_BACK_FAILS seam and a folder in place of grants.json:

  • an_update_left_in_the_store_by_a_failed_put_back_turns_a_disabled_plugin_on: a granted module, disabled by id, is updated to one asking for more permissions. The update runs in the session, the store holds it, the disabled list and disabled.json are empty, and a fresh session with the old grant does not load it.
  • a_first_install_left_in_the_store_by_a_failed_put_back_turns_its_file_on: a first install whose stored file was disabled. The store keeps the module, the file is turned on, and a fresh session with no grant does not load it.

Focused checks on the final tree, on main at 8e8b43f:

  • cargo fmt --all -- --check
  • cargo clippy -p vectorcraft-engine --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • cargo check --workspace --tests
  • cargo test -p vectorcraft-engine --lib failed_put_back: 2 passed
  • cargo test -p vectorcraft-engine --test plugin_safe_mode: 17 passed
  • cargo xtask brands, cargo xtask layers (30 crates) and cargo xtask assets (334 files)
  • cargo xtask ci runs in this pull request's CI.

The branch merges cleanly with main at 8e8b43f.

cargo xtask ci passed in this pull request's CI run on 08d4a5b486: https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft/actions/runs/43108618384/job/130818422470

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  • cargo xtask ci passes (fmt, clippy, tests, assets, brands, layers, wasm).
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    unimplemented! outside tests, and no unchecked indexing on data from files, parameters or
    messages. Errors are returned as Result and shown to the user
    (why and how).
  • Clean-room: nothing copied from Adobe products or GPL/AGPL code (AGENTS.md).
  • Every new asset has a row in ASSETS.md.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Plug-in installation now reflects whether restoring the previous module succeeds when saving an approval fails. If a module remains without an approval that covers it, it can stay enabled for the current session but will be skipped on the next launch until approved.
  • Documentation
    • Updated plug-in and Safe Mode guidance to explain what happens when saving a module or its approval fails, including rollback outcomes.

…sabled plug-in on

When plugin.install writes a module that lists permissions, its grant
can't be written, and the old module can't be put back (or, on a first
install, the new module can't be removed), the store holds the new
module. install now takes put_back_plugin's result, so the plug-in's
disabled entries (by id and by stored file) are cleared as for any
install the store holds. The old grant, or none, still doesn't cover the
new module, so the next start skips it until it is approved.

Docs: docs/plugins.md, docs/mcp.md, docs/target-app-parity.md.
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When grant persistence fails during plug-in installation, stored now reflects whether rollback leaves a module in the store. New child-process tests cover replacement and first-install failures. Documentation describes the current-session and later-startup behavior.

Changes: Plugin install rollback

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Stored module and grant failure handling
crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs, crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs, docs/mcp.md, docs/plugins.md, docs/target-app-parity.md
stored now reflects whether restoring the prior module fails. Tests cover replacement and first-install cases where grant persistence and rollback fail. Documentation describes when a remaining module is enabled in the current session and skipped at startup until approved.

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Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: bflatastic, d8abyte-dk

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review dc206

When saving a plug-in's permission grant fails and the rollback then fails only at its final sync, the old module is restored but the install still turns the plug-in back on. A plug-in the user had disabled could load at the next launch. The edge case is rare, but it should be fixed by confirming the stored bytes before enabling.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and specifically summarizes the primary behavior change: a failed put-back leaves the updated plug-in stored and re-enables the disabled plug-in.
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Review comments at @crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs:
- Line 753: Update the `stored` decision after `put_back_plugin` in the plug-in
install flow: a failed rollback must not be treated as proof that the new module
is stored. Read back the module and set `stored` only when its bytes match the
new module, preserving the existing behavior when rollback succeeds. Add a
regression covering a rollback that reports failure after restoring the old
bytes, and verify the disabled entry is not cleared.

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…disabled plug-in off

When plugin.install can't write or remove a grant and the write that puts
the old module back reports a failure, install now reads the stored module
again and turns the plug-in on only when the store holds the new module. A
put-back that wrote the old bytes and then failed (for example at its last
flush) leaves a disabled plug-in disabled. This applies to modules that
list permissions and to modules that don't.
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The merge-risk note is fixed in 08d4a5b. When saving the grant fails and the put-back reports a failure after it restored the old module, the plug-in now stays disabled. install reads the stored module again and turns the plug-in on only when the new module is there. Two new tests write the old module back and then report a failure; both failed before the fix. The branch still merges cleanly with main.

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Approved and CI was green, but this now conflicts with main after today's batch of merges. Could you rebase? I'll merge once CI is green again.

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@bflatastic Merged main in (be4fd1c); the conflict was in crates/engine/src/store.rs (the test failure switches), resolved keeping both sides.

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bflatastic merged commit d843a4f into storytold:main Nov 12, 2026
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Merged, thanks @dotCooCoo! It passed its CI checks.

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