From 7c91f43d76b17445ee7c93a4cdbfba41e2f1552b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: user <user@Mac.lan guest wan>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:34:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix FindExtraFiles reporting manifest file and dotfiles as
 extra (closes #16)

FindExtraFiles now skips hidden files/directories (dotfiles) and the
manifest file itself when walking the filesystem. The manifest's relative
path is computed at Checker construction time.
---
 mfer/checker.go      | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 mfer/checker_test.go | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mfer/checker.go b/mfer/checker.go
index 0abf0b4..875dd78 100644
--- a/mfer/checker.go
+++ b/mfer/checker.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type Checker struct {
 	fs       afero.Fs
 	// manifestPaths is a set of paths in the manifest for quick lookup
 	manifestPaths map[RelFilePath]struct{}
+	// manifestRelPath is the relative path of the manifest file from basePath (for exclusion)
+	manifestRelPath RelFilePath
 	// signature info from the manifest
 	signature     []byte
 	signer        []byte
@@ -100,14 +102,25 @@ func NewChecker(manifestPath string, basePath string, fs afero.Fs) (*Checker, er
 		manifestPaths[RelFilePath(f.Path)] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
+	// Compute manifest's relative path from basePath for exclusion in FindExtraFiles
+	absManifest, err := filepath.Abs(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	manifestRel, err := filepath.Rel(abs, absManifest)
+	if err != nil {
+		manifestRel = ""
+	}
+
 	return &Checker{
-		basePath:      AbsFilePath(abs),
-		files:         files,
-		fs:            fs,
-		manifestPaths: manifestPaths,
-		signature:     m.pbOuter.Signature,
-		signer:        m.pbOuter.Signer,
-		signingPubKey: m.pbOuter.SigningPubKey,
+		basePath:        AbsFilePath(abs),
+		files:           files,
+		fs:              fs,
+		manifestPaths:   manifestPaths,
+		manifestRelPath: RelFilePath(manifestRel),
+		signature:       m.pbOuter.Signature,
+		signer:          m.pbOuter.Signer,
+		signingPubKey:   m.pbOuter.SigningPubKey,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -288,18 +301,32 @@ func (c *Checker) FindExtraFiles(ctx context.Context, results chan<- Result) err
 		default:
 		}
 
-		// Skip directories
-		if info.IsDir() {
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		// Get relative path
 		rel, err := filepath.Rel(string(c.basePath), path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		// Skip hidden files and directories (dotfiles)
+		if IsHiddenPath(filepath.ToSlash(rel)) {
+			if info.IsDir() {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Skip directories
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		relPath := RelFilePath(rel)
 
+		// Skip the manifest file itself
+		if relPath == c.manifestRelPath {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		// Check if path is in manifest
 		if _, exists := c.manifestPaths[relPath]; !exists {
 			if results != nil {
diff --git a/mfer/checker_test.go b/mfer/checker_test.go
index 44a9ac0..a8633dc 100644
--- a/mfer/checker_test.go
+++ b/mfer/checker_test.go
@@ -414,6 +414,61 @@ func TestCheckMissingFileDetectedWithoutFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, statusCounts[StatusError], "no files should be ERROR")
 }
 
+func TestFindExtraFilesSkipsDotfiles(t *testing.T) {
+	// Regression test for #16: FindExtraFiles should not report dotfiles
+	// or the manifest file itself as extra files.
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	files := map[string][]byte{
+		"file1.txt": []byte("in manifest"),
+	}
+	createTestManifest(t, fs, "/data/.index.mf", files)
+	createFilesOnDisk(t, fs, "/data", files)
+
+	// Add dotfiles and manifest file on disk
+	require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fs, "/data/.hidden", []byte("dotfile"), 0o644))
+	require.NoError(t, fs.MkdirAll("/data/.git", 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fs, "/data/.git/config", []byte("git config"), 0o644))
+
+	chk, err := NewChecker("/data/.index.mf", "/data", fs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	results := make(chan Result, 10)
+	err = chk.FindExtraFiles(context.Background(), results)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var extras []Result
+	for r := range results {
+		extras = append(extras, r)
+	}
+
+	// Should report NO extra files — dotfiles and manifest should be skipped
+	assert.Empty(t, extras, "FindExtraFiles should not report dotfiles or manifest file as extra; got: %v", extras)
+}
+
+func TestFindExtraFilesSkipsManifestFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// The manifest file itself should never be reported as extra
+	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+	files := map[string][]byte{
+		"file1.txt": []byte("content"),
+	}
+	createTestManifest(t, fs, "/data/index.mf", files)
+	createFilesOnDisk(t, fs, "/data", files)
+
+	chk, err := NewChecker("/data/index.mf", "/data", fs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	results := make(chan Result, 10)
+	err = chk.FindExtraFiles(context.Background(), results)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var extras []Result
+	for r := range results {
+		extras = append(extras, r)
+	}
+
+	assert.Empty(t, extras, "manifest file should not be reported as extra; got: %v", extras)
+}
+
 func TestCheckEmptyManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 	// Create manifest with no files