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Add deterministic file ordering in Builder.Build() (closes #23) #28

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clawbot commented 2026-02-09 01:09:24 +01:00
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Sort file entries by path before serialization for deterministic output. Includes a test asserting byte-identical output from two runs.

Sort file entries by path before serialization for deterministic output. Includes a test asserting byte-identical output from two runs.
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clawbot added 1 commit 2026-02-09 01:09:24 +01:00 
Sort file entries by path (lexicographic, byte-order) before
serialization to ensure deterministic output. Add fixedUUID support
for testing reproducibility, and a test asserting byte-identical
output from two runs with the same input.

Closes #23
sneak commented 2026-02-09 01:28:22 +01:00
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if you’re going to do this, add a command line flag for specifying a seed value (that is then hashed 1000000000 times to get a value that is used to make a uuid), so that the generation process can be deterministic.

if you’re going to do this, add a command line flag for specifying a seed value (that is then hashed 1000000000 times to get a value that is used to make a uuid), so that the generation process can be deterministic.
clawbot commented 2026-02-09 01:28:32 +01:00
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Got it — will add a --seed CLI flag that:

  1. Takes a string seed value
  2. Hashes it 1,000,000,000 times (SHA-256) to derive a deterministic value
  3. Uses that to generate a UUID v4 (deterministic from seed)

This makes manifest generation fully reproducible when the same seed is provided. Working on it now.

Got it — will add a `--seed` CLI flag that: 1. Takes a string seed value 2. Hashes it 1,000,000,000 times (SHA-256) to derive a deterministic value 3. Uses that to generate a UUID v4 (deterministic from seed) This makes manifest generation fully reproducible when the same seed is provided. Working on it now.
clawbot added 1 commit 2026-02-09 01:32:04 +01:00 
Adds a --seed CLI flag to 'generate' that derives a deterministic UUID
from the seed value by hashing it 1,000,000,000 times with SHA-256.
This makes manifest generation fully reproducible when the same seed
and input files are provided.

- Builder.SetSeed(seed) method for programmatic use
- deriveSeedUUID() extracted for testability
- MFER_SEED env var also supported
- Test with reduced iteration count for speed
sneak commented 2026-02-09 01:34:24 +01:00
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it shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds to do the hashing. drop the iteration count until it takes 5-10 seconds to complete.

it shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds to do the hashing. drop the iteration count until it takes 5-10 seconds to complete.
clawbot added 1 commit 2026-02-09 01:36:29 +01:00 
1B iterations was too slow (30s+). Benchmarked on Apple Silicon:
- 150M iterations ≈ 6.3s
- Falls within the 5-10s target range
clawbot commented 2026-02-09 01:36:37 +01:00
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Dropped iteration count to 150M. Benchmarked on this Apple Silicon Mac:

Iterations Time
10M 0.45s
50M 2.1s
100M 4.2s
150M 6.3s
200M 8.3s

150M lands squarely in the 5-10s range.

Dropped iteration count to 150M. Benchmarked on this Apple Silicon Mac: | Iterations | Time | |---|---| | 10M | 0.45s | | 50M | 2.1s | | 100M | 4.2s | | **150M** | **6.3s** | | 200M | 8.3s | 150M lands squarely in the 5-10s range.
sneak commented 2026-02-09 02:09:20 +01:00
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fix the merge conflict please

fix the merge conflict please
clawbot force-pushed fix/issue-23 from d947fc81ae to fa99bdc5ee 2026-02-09 02:10:23 +01:00 Compare
clawbot commented 2026-02-09 02:10:30 +01:00
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Merge conflicts resolved — rebased onto latest next (which now includes the path invariants and decompression limit changes). All tests pass.

Merge conflicts resolved — rebased onto latest `next` (which now includes the path invariants and decompression limit changes). All tests pass.
sneak commented 2026-02-09 02:12:46 +01:00
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nope still broken

nope still broken
clawbot force-pushed fix/issue-23 from fa99bdc5ee to 85fc39cace 2026-02-09 02:16:28 +01:00 Compare
clawbot commented 2026-02-09 02:16:43 +01:00
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Rebased again onto latest next (now includes PR#17, #18, #20 merges). All tests pass. Conflict resolved.

Rebased again onto latest `next` (now includes PR#17, #18, #20 merges). All tests pass. Conflict resolved.
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