fix(build): build privately and swap generated/ after validation

Build into a per-run sibling directory and replace generated/ only after
validation, with a lock around the swap, so a failed or parallel build never
leaves generated/ partial.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 generated/
+generated.build-*/
+generated.old-*/
+generated.lock
 .superpowers/
 *.log
 *.tmp

scripts/commands/build.ps1

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ param([switch]$Summary)
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $root = Split-Path (Split-Path $PSScriptRoot -Parent) -Parent
 $shared = Join-Path $root 'shared'
-$output = Join-Path $root 'generated'
+$final = Join-Path $root 'generated'
+# Keep the name short: it lengthens every generated path, and Windows PowerShell 5.1 fails beyond 260 characters.
+$output = Join-Path $root ("generated.build-ps$PID-" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N').Substring(0, 6))
+# A trap covers the whole script scope, so every terminating error discards this run's tree.
+trap { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $output -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; break }
 $sandboxSupported = [Environment]::OSVersion.Platform -eq [PlatformID]::Unix
 if ($sandboxSupported) {
     $kernel = (& uname -r 2>$null | Out-String).Trim()
@@ -32,8 +36,16 @@ foreach ($entry in @(Import-Csv -LiteralPath $capabilityManifest -Delimiter ([ch
     $agentTools[$entry.role] = $entry.tools
 }
 
-Remove-Item $output -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-New-Item $output -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+# Build into a private sibling directory and swap it into place only after validation, so a failed
+# or parallel build never leaves generated/ partial. Leftovers of crashed runs are removed here:
+# old trees always, build trees only when their PowerShell owner process has exited.
+# ponytail: Bash-owned leftovers are left to the Bash build, since PIDs are not comparable across shells.
+foreach ($leftover in @(Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $root -Directory -Filter 'generated.*')) {
+    if ($leftover.Name -like 'generated.old-*' -or ($leftover.Name -match '^generated\.build-ps(\d+)-' -and -not (Get-Process -Id ([int]$Matches[1]) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))) {
+        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $leftover.FullName -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}
+New-Item $output -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
 
 function Copy-Directory($source, $destination) {
     New-Item $destination -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
@@ -220,5 +232,30 @@ $leftoverPlaceholders = @(Get-ChildItem $output -File -Recurse | ForEach-Object
 })
 if ($leftoverPlaceholders.Count) { throw "Unresolved template placeholders in: $($leftoverPlaceholders -join ', ')" }
 
+$lockPath = Join-Path $root 'generated.lock'
+$lockDeadline = (Get-Date).AddSeconds(30)
+while ($true) {
+    try { [System.IO.File]::Open($lockPath, [System.IO.FileMode]::CreateNew, [System.IO.FileAccess]::Write, [System.IO.FileShare]::None).Dispose(); break }
+    catch [System.IO.IOException], [System.UnauthorizedAccessException] {
+        if ((Get-Date) -gt $lockDeadline) { throw "Another build holds $lockPath; wait for it to finish, or remove the file if no build is running." }
+        Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200
+    }
+}
+$retired = $null
+try {
+    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $final) {
+        $retired = Join-Path $root ("generated.old-ps$PID-" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N').Substring(0, 6))
+        [System.IO.Directory]::Move($final, $retired)
+    }
+    try { [System.IO.Directory]::Move($output, $final) }
+    catch {
+        if ($retired) { [System.IO.Directory]::Move($retired, $final); $retired = $null }
+        throw
+    }
+} finally {
+    [System.IO.File]::Delete($lockPath)
+}
+if ($retired) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $retired -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+
 if ($Summary) { Write-Output 'Build: PASS | 4 packages' } else { Write-Output 'PASS build: codex-powershell, claude-powershell, codex-bash, claude-bash' }
 exit 0

scripts/commands/build.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ done
 
 root=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)
 shared="$root/shared"
-output="$root/generated"
+final="$root/generated"
 sandbox_supported=false
 platform=$(uname -s 2>/dev/null || true)
 case "$platform" in
@@ -66,7 +66,27 @@ if [ "$summary" = true ]; then
 else
   printf '%s\n' "$session_output"
 fi
-rm -rf -- "$output"
+# Build into a private sibling directory and swap it into place only after validation, so a failed
+# or parallel build never leaves generated/ partial. Leftovers of crashed runs are removed here:
+# old trees always, build trees only when their Bash owner process has exited.
+# ponytail: PowerShell-owned leftovers are left to the PowerShell build, since PIDs are not comparable across shells.
+for leftover in "$root"/generated.old-* "$root"/generated.build-sh*; do
+  [ -d "$leftover" ] || continue
+  if [[ "$leftover" == */generated.build-sh* ]]; then
+    leftover_pid=${leftover##*/generated.build-sh}
+    leftover_pid=${leftover_pid%%-*}
+    ! kill -0 "$leftover_pid" 2>/dev/null || continue
+  fi
+  rm -rf -- "$leftover"
+done
+lock="$root/generated.lock"
+locked=false
+retired=''
+output=''
+trap 'rm -rf -- ${output:+"$output"}; [ "$locked" != true ] || rm -f -- "$lock"' EXIT
+# Keep the name short: it lengthens every generated path, which matters on Windows.
+output=$(mktemp -d "$root/generated.build-sh$$-XXXXXX")
+chmod "$(printf '%o' $((0777 & ~$(umask))))" "$output"
 
 agent_dirs=("$shared"/agents/*/)
 declare -A agent_seen
@@ -231,4 +251,21 @@ if [ -n "$leftover_tokens" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+for ((attempt = 0; attempt < 150; attempt++)); do
+  if (set -o noclobber; : > "$lock") 2>/dev/null; then locked=true; break; fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+[ "$locked" = true ] || { printf 'Another build holds %s; wait for it to finish, or remove the file if no build is running.\n' "$lock" >&2; exit 1; }
+if [ -e "$final" ]; then
+  retired="$root/generated.old-sh$$-$RANDOM"
+  mv -- "$final" "$retired"
+fi
+if ! mv -- "$output" "$final"; then
+  [ -z "$retired" ] || mv -- "$retired" "$final"
+  exit 1
+fi
+rm -f -- "$lock"
+locked=false
+[ -z "$retired" ] || rm -rf -- "$retired"
+
 if [ "$summary" = true ]; then printf 'Build: PASS | 4 packages\n'; else printf 'PASS build: codex-powershell, claude-powershell, codex-bash, claude-bash\n'; fi

scripts/tests/test-build-validation.ps1

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ New-Item $work -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
 function New-RepoCopy {
     $copy = Join-Path $work ("case-" + [Guid]::NewGuid())
     New-Item $copy -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
-    Get-ChildItem $root -Force | Where-Object { $_.Name -notin @('.git','generated') } | ForEach-Object {
+    Get-ChildItem $root -Force | Where-Object { $_.Name -ne '.git' -and $_.Name -ne 'generated' -and $_.Name -notlike 'generated.*' } | ForEach-Object {
         Copy-Item $_.FullName (Join-Path $copy $_.Name) -Recurse -Force
     }
     return $copy
@@ -20,12 +20,28 @@ function Test-BuildFails([string]$Label, [scriptblock]$Mutate) {
     $failed = $false
     try { & (Join-Path $copy 'scripts/commands/build.ps1') 2>&1 | Out-Null }
     catch { $failed = $true }
+    $leftovers = @(Get-ChildItem $copy -Force -Filter 'generated*')
     Remove-Item $copy -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     if (-not $failed) { throw "Expected build to fail for case '$Label' but it succeeded." }
+    if ($leftovers.Count) { throw "Failed build for case '$Label' left output behind: $($leftovers.Name -join ', ')" }
 }
 
 $baseline = New-RepoCopy
 & (Join-Path $baseline 'scripts/commands/build.ps1') -Summary | Out-Null
+$baselineGenerated = Join-Path $baseline 'generated'
+$expectedFiles = @(Get-ChildItem $baselineGenerated -File -Recurse | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName.Substring($baselineGenerated.Length) } | Sort-Object)
+$builds = @(1, 2 | ForEach-Object {
+    $build = Start-Process (Get-Process -Id $PID).Path -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-File', ('"' + (Join-Path $baseline 'scripts/commands/build.ps1') + '"'), '-Summary') -NoNewWindow -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput (Join-Path $work "parallel-$_.out") -RedirectStandardError (Join-Path $work "parallel-$_.err")
+    $null = $build.Handle # Windows PowerShell 5.1 reports ExitCode only when the handle was opened.
+    $build
+})
+foreach ($build in $builds) { $build.WaitForExit() }
+foreach ($index in 0, 1) {
+    if ($builds[$index].ExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Parallel build $($index + 1) failed: $(Get-Content (Join-Path $work "parallel-$($index + 1).err") -Raw)" }
+}
+$actualFiles = @(Get-ChildItem $baselineGenerated -File -Recurse | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName.Substring($baselineGenerated.Length) } | Sort-Object)
+if (Compare-Object $expectedFiles $actualFiles) { throw 'generated/ is incomplete after two parallel builds.' }
+if (@(Get-ChildItem $baseline -Force | Where-Object Name -like 'generated.*').Count) { throw 'Parallel builds left a build directory, retired tree, or lock behind.' }
 
 Test-BuildFails 'invalid Claude settings.json' {
     param($copy)
@@ -64,5 +80,5 @@ Test-BuildFails 'unknown placeholder beside an allowed installer placeholder' {
 }
 
 Remove-Item $work -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-if ($Summary) { Write-Output 'Tests: PASS | build validation' } else { Write-Output 'PASS build validation: invalid JSON, duplicate agent, unknown Claude tool name, duplicate plugin, and leftover placeholders are all rejected' }
+if ($Summary) { Write-Output 'Tests: PASS | build validation' } else { Write-Output 'PASS build validation: invalid JSON, duplicate agent, unknown Claude tool name, duplicate plugin, and leftover placeholders are all rejected without leaving output; parallel builds swap generated/ safely' }
 exit 0

scripts/tests/test-build-validation.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 new_repo_copy() {
   local copy
   copy=$(mktemp -d "$work/case-XXXXXX")
-  (cd "$root" && tar -cf - --exclude='.git' --exclude='generated' .) | (cd "$copy" && tar -xf -)
+  (cd "$root" && tar -cf - --exclude='.git' --exclude='generated' --exclude='generated.*' .) | (cd "$copy" && tar -xf -)
   printf '%s' "$copy"
 }
 
@@ -28,11 +28,22 @@ test_build_fails() {
     printf 'Expected build to fail for case "%s" but it succeeded.\n' "$label" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
+  if [ -n "$(find "$copy" -maxdepth 1 -name 'generated*' -print -quit)" ]; then
+    printf 'Failed build for case "%s" left output behind.\n' "$label" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   rm -rf -- "$copy"
 }
 
 baseline=$(new_repo_copy)
 bash "$baseline/scripts/commands/build.sh" --summary >/dev/null
+expected_files=$(cd "$baseline/generated" && find . -type f | sort)
+bash "$baseline/scripts/commands/build.sh" --summary > "$work/parallel-1.out" 2>&1 & first_build=$!
+bash "$baseline/scripts/commands/build.sh" --summary > "$work/parallel-2.out" 2>&1 & second_build=$!
+wait "$first_build" || { printf 'Parallel build 1 failed:\n%s\n' "$(cat "$work/parallel-1.out")" >&2; exit 1; }
+wait "$second_build" || { printf 'Parallel build 2 failed:\n%s\n' "$(cat "$work/parallel-2.out")" >&2; exit 1; }
+[ "$(cd "$baseline/generated" && find . -type f | sort)" = "$expected_files" ] || { printf 'generated/ is incomplete after two parallel builds.\n' >&2; exit 1; }
+[ -z "$(find "$baseline" -maxdepth 1 -name 'generated.*' -print -quit)" ] || { printf 'Parallel builds left a build directory, retired tree, or lock behind.\n' >&2; exit 1; }
 
 mutate_invalid_json() {
   printf '} this is not json {' >> "$1/adapters/claude/config/settings.json"
@@ -65,4 +76,4 @@ mutate_mixed_placeholders() {
 }
 test_build_fails 'unknown placeholder beside an allowed installer placeholder' mutate_mixed_placeholders
 
-if [ "$summary" = true ]; then printf 'Tests: PASS | build validation\n'; else printf 'PASS build validation: invalid JSON, duplicate agent, unknown Claude tool name, duplicate plugin, and leftover placeholders are all rejected\n'; fi
+if [ "$summary" = true ]; then printf 'Tests: PASS | build validation\n'; else printf 'PASS build validation: invalid JSON, duplicate agent, unknown Claude tool name, duplicate plugin, and leftover placeholders are all rejected without leaving output; parallel builds swap generated/ safely\n'; fi