Remove BDD process-global state (#492)

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Summary

This branch removes the last process-global environment and working-directory
coordination from rstest-bdd scenarios. It retains in-process assertions via
injected seams, preserves process-CWD semantics for explicit relative
configuration selectors, and removes BDD scenario serialization.

Closes #492.

Routing inventory

Scenario class	Route	Reason
Spawned netsuke command scenarios	A	assert_cmd builds a child with env_clear() and forwards only scenario-tracked variables.
In-process configuration, manifest, IR and stdlib scenarios	B	Their Cli, Manifest, BuildGraph or render assertions require the injected environment boundary.
CWD sites in configuration discovery, manifest parsing and IR compilation	B	Their assertions are in process; -C or absolute manifest paths remove the need for a process CWD change.

Review walkthrough

• BDD fixture state no longer carries a global environment/CWD guard.
• Configuration BDD steps and discovery retain hermetic in-process behaviour without chdir.
• Child-process regression coverage proves --config and NETSUKE_CONFIG remain process-CWD-relative under -C.

Validation

• make markdownlint: passed.
• make check-fmt: passed.
• make lint: passed, including Rustdoc, Clippy and Whitaker.
• make test: passed — 2,344 tests, 3 skipped, plus doctests.
• make typecheck: passed.
• Focused configuration-discovery E2E suite: passed, including 32 generated selector/anchor cases.
• Focused configuration-discovery and glob/Jinja/foreach BDD scenarios: passed.
• coderabbit review --agent: completed with zero comments after each milestone.

References

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Summary by Sourcery

Eliminate process-global environment and working-directory mutation from BDD scenarios while preserving configuration discovery semantics and expanding isolation coverage.

Bug Fixes:

• Preserve process-CWD anchoring for explicit relative configuration selectors while using CLI directory discovery independently.

Enhancements:

• Remove BDD scenario coordination of process-global environment and working-directory state by routing tests through injected in-process environments or isolated child processes.
• Update BDD configuration, manifest, and IR scenarios to use absolute paths or explicit directory options without changing the harness CWD.
• Clarify environment and BDD isolation guidance in the architecture and developer documentation.

Documentation:

• Document the two BDD isolation routes and prohibit process-global environment or CWD mutation in BDD scenarios.

Tests:

• Add regression and property-based coverage for CLI and environment configuration selectors across relative and absolute paths, including directory-anchor behavior.
• Add coverage ensuring attached and non-UTF-8 directory options are recognized without duplicate injection.

Chores:

• Remove the BDD fixture's global environment/CWD guard and scenario serialization dependency.

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Summary

• Remove process-global environment and working-directory coordination from rstest-bdd scenarios.
• Run netsuke scenarios in isolated child processes.
• Use injected environment boundaries for in-process configuration, manifest, IR, and standard-library scenarios.
• Remove EnvLock handling and global-state cleanup from TestWorld.
• Preserve explicit relative configuration selector semantics under -C.
• Add fixed and property-based coverage for relative and absolute --config and NETSUKE_CONFIG paths.
• Preserve non-UTF-8 -C and --directory values during BDD CLI parsing.
• Update BDD fixtures, steps, feature files, the developer guide, and ADR-008 to document Route A and Route B boundaries.
• Address issue #492 by removing BDD scenario serialization through process-global state.

Walkthrough

Update configuration discovery tests to preserve process CWD semantics. Remove process-global CWD coordination from BDD fixtures and steps. Add explicit CLI token handling and document the supported BDD isolation routes.

Changes

Configuration discovery and BDD state handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resolve explicit configuration paths src/cli/discovery.rs, src/cli/discovery_path_selection_tests.rs, tests/config_discovery_e2e_tests.rs	Add unit, end-to-end, and property-based coverage for relative and absolute --config and NETSUKE_CONFIG selectors. Verify that explicit paths are resolved from the process CWD and are not rebased under the CLI directory.
Remove BDD working-directory mutation tests/bdd/fixtures/mod.rs, tests/bdd/steps/cli.rs, tests/bdd/steps/configuration_discovery.rs, tests/bdd/steps/ir.rs, tests/bdd/steps/manifest/mod.rs, tests/bdd/steps/cli.rs, tests/features/configuration_discovery.feature	Remove BDD global-state guards and CWD changes. Keep relative manifest paths absolute where required. Add byte-preserving token handling for standalone and attached -C and --directory options. Update configuration scenarios.
Document BDD isolation routes docs/adr-008-environment-seam-taxonomy.md, docs/developers-guide.md, src/cli/discovery_layer_tests.rs	Document child-process and injected in-process BDD routes. Restrict EnvLock and CwdGuard to direct CWD tests. Update discovery test-module documentation.

Suggested labels: Issue

Poem

Relative paths keep their place,
BDD steps leave no global trace.
Tokens carry directories,
Guards serve direct CWD testaries.
Clear routes guide each test run.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 19 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Developer Documentation	⚠️ Warning	The PR adds the BDD route decision directly to ADR-008, which remains Accepted and dated 2026-08-06; no logged addendum records this post-acceptance change.	Add a dated ADR-008 addendum that records the BDD Route A/Route B decision and the removal of process-global CWD coordination, instead of editing the accepted text retroactively.

✅ Passed checks (19 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes removal of BDD process-global state and references the linked issue number (#492).
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the removal of process-global environment and working-directory coordination and the related test coverage.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #492 by removing BDD global-state coordination, routing scenarios appropriately, preserving CWD semantics, and adding required coverage.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The code, documentation, and test changes directly support the migration from process-global BDD environment and CWD mutation.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.
Testing (Overall)	✅ Passed	Accept the tests: binary E2E and 32-case property coverage exercise CLI and NETSUKE_CONFIG anchoring, while BDD unit tests cover attached and non-UTF-8 -C options.
User-Facing Documentation	✅ Passed	Treat the check as inapplicable: the diff changes BDD/test code and internal docs only; users-guide.md is unchanged and already documents explicit --config CWD semantics.
Module-Level Documentation	✅ Passed	Accept the module documentation: all nine changed Rust modules start with //!, and the new path-selection module plus updated layer-test module state their purpose and relationship.
Testing (Unit And Behavioural)	✅ Passed	Accept the testing: unit coverage checks relative-selector errors and encoded directory flags; BDD uses injected public APIs; E2E tests exercise the binary for CLI and NETSUKE_CONFIG paths.
Testing (Property / Proof)	✅ Passed	The PR introduces selector anchoring invariants and adds substantive proptest coverage: 32 generated cases span CLI/environment selectors, relative/absolute paths, and varied names.
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui)	✅ Passed	Pass this check: the diff adds only #[cfg(test)] coverage and test/documentation changes; it introduces no compile-time contract or new output, and uses focused JSON assertions.
Unit Architecture	✅ Passed	Pass this check: the diff removes BDD CWD/global-lock mutation, keeps environment injection and child setup explicit, and exposes discovery errors through DiscoveryOutcome or Result.
Domain Architecture	✅ Passed	Diff evidence shows only test adapters, BDD fixtures, documentation, and a cfg(test) module declaration; no domain model or production domain logic gains infrastructure coupling.
Observability	✅ Passed	Treat as PASS: the net diff adds only #[cfg(test)] discovery test wiring in src; other changes are BDD tests or documentation, with no production behaviour or observability instrumentation change.
Security And Privacy	✅ Passed	The diff adds only test wiring, fixtures, documentation, and direct child-process test inputs; secret scan found no credentials, and BDD mutation inventory found no global environment or CWD changes.
Performance And Resource Use	✅ Passed	The PR adds only test-only bounded work: one linear CLI-token scan and 32 capped property cases; no unbounded growth, hot-path regression, or repeated I/O is introduced.
Concurrency And State	✅ Passed	Accept the change: the diff removes BDD CWD locks and mutations, keeps state per TestWorld or isolated children, documents Route A/B, and adds selector isolation tests.
Architectural Complexity And Maintainability	✅ Passed	Accept: the range removes global-state guard complexity; added helpers and selector enums are small, test-only, locally owned, and immediately reused, with no new dependencies or production layers.
Rust Compiler Lint Integrity	✅ Passed	Keep compiler lint integrity: the diff adds no broad suppression or artificial anchor; new helpers have callers, and clones serve small test snapshots or owned arguments.

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Reviewer's Guide

Removes the remaining process-global environment and CWD guarding from BDD test infrastructure by relying on explicit paths and the CLI -C/--directory contract, while adding a regression test to lock in the new discovery behavior for relative config paths.

Flow diagram for explicit configuration discovery with -C

flowchart TD
    A[CLI with directory and config path] --> B{path.is_relative}
    B -->|yes and directory set| C[directory.join path]
    B -->|no or directory unset| D[path.to_path_buf]
    C --> E[load_layers_from_path_with_warning]
    D --> E
    E --> F[Explicit FileLayerTrace with effective path]

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Make explicit config discovery obey the CLI working-directory (-C/--directory) semantics instead of the process CWD.	Compute an effective_path for explicit configuration files by resolving relative paths against cli.directory when present Pass the effective_path to load_layers_from_path_with_warning and to BoundedConfigPath::from_path to keep tracing aligned with the resolved file location Document the relationship between -C and CLI path handling in discovery code comments	src/cli/discovery.rs
Add a regression test ensuring relative explicit configs are resolved against the CLI directory.	Create a temporary directory containing cli.toml and construct a Cli with config set to a relative path and directory set to that temp dir Invoke discover_file_layers and assert there are no discovery errors Assert that the discovered layer path matches the absolute path of the temp cli.toml file	src/cli/discovery_layer_tests.rs
Remove scenario-scoped global environment/CWD locking from the BDD test world and its teardown.	Delete the GlobalStateGuard struct and its EnvLock/CwdGuard members Remove the global_state_lock field from TestWorld and its management in Drop Stop importing and using EnvLock and CwdGuard from test_support	tests/bdd/fixtures/mod.rs
Stop mutating the process CWD in configuration-discovery BDD steps; rely on the new discovery semantics instead.	Simplify write_config_file to only write files into the scenario temp directory without a chdir flag Remove calls to world.ensure_global_state_lock and std::env::set_current_dir from configuration step helpers Update all step constructors that previously passed chdir=true/false to call the simplified write_config_file	tests/bdd/steps/configuration_discovery.rs
Stop using global CWD changes in manifest/IR compilation BDD steps by relying on absolute test-data paths.	In IR steps, keep the process CWD at the project root and resolve tests/... manifest paths to absolute paths using CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR without acquiring a global state lock In manifest parsing steps, likewise resolve tests/... paths to absolute paths while removing the ensure_global_state_lock calls and process set_current_dir invocations Update comments to clarify that glob patterns now rely on a stable project-root CWD plus absolute manifest paths rather than runtime CWD mutation	tests/bdd/steps/ir.rs tests/bdd/steps/manifest/mod.rs

Assessment against linked issues

Issue	Objective	Addressed	Explanation
#492	Migrate all BDD scenarios away from direct process-global environment mutation by routing spawned command scenarios through child-process environment configuration and retaining injected/tracked environment state for in-process scenarios.	✅
#492	Remove process-global working-directory mutation from BDD scenarios by replacing CWD changes with absolute paths or explicit CLI directory handling, while preserving relative configuration and manifest behavior.	✅
#492	Remove the BDD global-state coordination machinery, including the EnvLock/CWD guard state from TestWorld, so scenarios no longer serialize on process-global state.	✅

Possibly linked issues

• Migrate rstest-bdd scenarios off in-process environment and CWD mutation #492: The PR directly implements the issue’s required environment/CWD migration and removes the global state guards.
• Migrate rstest-bdd scenarios off in-process environment and CWD mutation #492: The PR directly implements issue Migrate rstest-bdd scenarios off in-process environment and CWD mutation #492 by removing BDD global-state guards and replacing CWD-dependent behavior with explicit paths.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
User-Facing Documentation	⚠️ Warning	src/cli/discovery.rs now resolves relative explicit paths under --directory, but docs/users-guide.md still documents the opposite and the PR changes no documentation.	Update docs/users-guide.md to document relative --config and NETSUKE_CONFIG resolution under --directory; add the required migration note for this changed behaviour.
Developer Documentation	⚠️ Warning	Update the developer guide and ADR: the commit removes TestWorld::global_state_lock and CWD mutation, but the guide still documents both and omits the new BDD Route A/Route B boundary.	Document the injected in-process versus isolated-child routing, absolute path handling, and revised TestWorld fields; remove stale EnvLock/CwdGuard guidance and record the decision in an ADR.
Testing (Unit And Behavioural)	⚠️ Warning	The commit adds only a unit test calling private discover_file_layers; it adds no binary-level test for the externally visible -C/--directory plus relative --config workflow.	Add an assert_cmd end-to-end test that runs netsuke -C <dir> --config relative.toml ... and asserts that the selected configuration affects the command outcome.
Testing (Property / Proof)	⚠️ Warning	The patch introduces effective-path behaviour over arbitrary relative/absolute paths and directories, but adds only one fixed relative-path test; existing proptest covers selector precedence, not t...	Add a substantive proptest for generated directories and relative/absolute config paths, asserting relative paths join the directory and absolute paths remain unchanged.

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missing-file failure. Keep the test setup and directory-selection behavior
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