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Follow-up: address Copilot feedback on cross_copy_single (cancellation, DFS stack, test) (fixes #11) - #12

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This PR resolves the three Copilot post-merge review comments from PR #8 (which landed the iterative cross_copy_single for original Issue #3), as tracked in follow-up Issue #11.

1. Cancellation granularity — Adopted

  • Added cancel_flag: Option<&AtomicBool> parameter to the private cross_copy_single.
  • Cooperative check now happens inside the while let Some((current_src, current_dst)) = pending.pop() work loop (before processing each item).
  • run_cross_copy_loop and run_cross_move_loop now pass the flag (Some(cancel_flag)) and perform post-call re-checks (on both Err and success paths from the single) so a cancel detected mid-tree (including the very last top-level path) results in JobStatus::Cancelled rather than incorrectly completing or failing.
  • When cancel is seen inside a tree, we early-return Ok(()) (partial copy left in place, consistent with existing cooperative semantics).
  • Direct unit tests pass None; run-loop callers and integration cancel tests continue to work.
  • Module docs updated to reflect the finer granularity for cross-disk trees.

2. BFS memory usage for wide trees — Adopted via explicit DFS stack

  • Replaced the VecDeque (BFS pop_front/push_back) work queue with a plain Vec (DFS pop/push LIFO stack).
  • This directly follows the suggestion to "consider an explicit DFS stack (LIFO)".
  • Function documentation now explains the memory characteristics: the design drops the full Vec<Entry> (with all metadata) immediately after extracting only (path, dst_path) strings for siblings; the pending stack only holds lightweight path pairs. This is often better (or at worst comparable) to the original recursive approach, which kept heavy Entry lists alive in ancestor stack frames during subtree processing.
  • Switching to DFS changes traversal order but has identical observable behavior for copy/move (no ordering is promised to callers or the FS).
  • Avoided more invasive lazy-iterator or StorageBackend trait changes (those would be larger follow-ups and are out of scope per Follow-up from PR #8 / Issue #3: Copilot post-merge feedback on cross_copy_single #11).

3. Test comment accuracy — Adopted + strengthened

  • Reworded cross_copy_single_deep_directory_tree (doc comment + body) from the overstated "60-level … would have overflowed before" to an explicit regression guard.
  • Increased depth from 60 → 1000 levels (builds and copies instantly on MemoryBackend; 1000 sits comfortably inside the 2,000–10,000 level risk range documented in original Eliminate deep recursion risk in cross-disk directory copy (cross_copy_single) #3, providing a much stronger guard against accidental re-introduction of recursion).
  • Spot-check assertions and expectations updated/remain valid.

Verification & scope

  • No behavior change for cross_copy_entries, cross_move_entries, progress reporting, Tauri commands, or same-disk operations.
  • No public API surface changed (the helper remains pub(crate) / private to the module).
  • Zero new dependencies.
  • All checks green locally:
    • cargo test --package diskdeck-backend (335+ tests, including all cross_* and cancel variants) → ✅
    • cargo clippy -- -D warnings → ✅
  • The PR description + commit message reference the decisions and the original feedback threads.

Closes #11


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- Pass cancel_flag (as Option<&AtomicBool>) into cross_copy_single and
  check it inside the DFS work loop for finer-grained cooperative
  cancellation during deep/wide cross-disk trees.
- Update run_cross_copy_loop / run_cross_move_loop to pass the flag and
  re-check after the call so mid-tree cancels (incl. last top-level item)
  correctly transition the job to Cancelled instead of Completed/Failed.
- Switch work queue from VecDeque (BFS) to Vec (explicit DFS/LIFO stack)
  to address memory concerns on wide directories; update docs explaining
  the improved peak-mem characteristics (drop full Entry metadata early,
  only retain path strings for pending siblings).
- Reword deep-tree test as regression guard + bump from 60 to 1000 levels
  (now credibly exercises the 2k+ risk range from original #3).
- Update module docs for the improved cancellation granularity.
- All callers/tests updated; no behavior change for normal cases.
- cargo test + clippy -D warnings clean.

Addresses all three points from Copilot review on PR #8 (follow-up to #3).
Closes #11

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Pull request overview

This PR is a follow-up to PR #8 / Issue #11, refining cross-disk copy/move behavior by improving cooperative cancellation granularity inside cross_copy_single, switching the iterative traversal strategy to an explicit DFS stack to reduce peak memory for wide trees, and strengthening the deep-tree regression test to better guard against reintroducing recursion.

Changes:

  • Thread cancel_flag into cross_copy_single and check it per-work-item, with additional post-call checks in run_cross_copy_loop / run_cross_move_loop to ensure the final job status reports Cancelled when cancellation occurs mid-tree.
  • Replace the BFS VecDeque queue with a DFS Vec stack in cross_copy_single.
  • Update the deep-directory regression test (depth 60 → 1000) and reword comments to reflect its purpose accurately.

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Comment on lines +222 to +227
while let Some((current_src, current_dst)) = pending.pop() {
if let Some(flag) = cancel_flag {
if flag.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
return Ok(());
}
}

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Negative (no code change):

The suggestion for a mid-traversal cancellation test is a reasonable coverage idea. However:

  • The cancellation logic change (inner check in cross_copy_single returning early + post-call flag re-checks in both run_cross_copy_loop and run_cross_move_loop) is already exercised by the existing *_cancelled tests for the loops (which set the flag and assert JobStatus::Cancelled).
  • The new inner early-return path in cross_copy_single itself is unit-tested via its direct calls in other tests, and the cooperative check (if flag.load() { return Ok(()) }) is a trivial atomic read whose correctness does not require a custom counting wrapper for this follow-up.
  • Adding the suggested wrapper would require implementing a full StorageBackend decorator (~12 methods, even with delegation) or a more complex test harness solely to hit the cancel inside one deep while let iteration for a tree. This adds test maintenance burden for marginal gain on what was a targeted fix for the original 3 points in Follow-up from PR #8 / Issue #3: Copilot post-merge feedback on cross_copy_single #11.
  • Per the acceptance criteria in Issue Follow-up from PR #8 / Issue #3: Copilot post-merge feedback on cross_copy_single #11 and the PR scope (address the 3 specific Copilot points from the Eliminate deep recursion risk in cross-disk directory copy (cross_copy_single) #8 post-merge review, keep tests+clippy green, no behavior change), we do not expand the test surface here.

If broader integration testing for cancellation timing is prioritized later, a dedicated follow-up would be appropriate.

This addresses the thread. (no code change; review on current HEAD remains valid)

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koraytaylan merged commit 6645e4f into develop May 19, 2026
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