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Summary

Closes #967.

The POSIX script transport is
/bin/sh -e -c "printf %b '<operand>' | /bin/sh -e", so script text
crosses three parsers before the final interpreter reads it: the outer
double-quoted word, the inner single-quoted printf %b operand, and
printf %b itself. The encoder previously applied those layers as one flat
replacement chain. Doubling backslashes first let the outer shell consume
protection that printf %b still needed, so argument data such as a literal
\047 could be reconstructed as an apostrophe and a redirect (CWE-78).

Changes

• Encode exactly one layer per parser and compose from the innermost
  outwards: printf %b operand, inner single-quoted word, outer
  double-quoted string. A literal backslash now becomes four generated
  backslashes and reaches /bin/sh -e as one.
• Keep Ninja $$ doubling as a separate later step in escape_ninja_value;
  the wrapper and PowerShell/Bash transports are otherwise unchanged.
• Add exact layer unit cases and a real-Ninja regression suite covering
  source text, every marker quote context (single_quoted, unquoted,
  double_quoted), an env() + shell_quote composition, the reported
  payload, quoted heredocs, and printable ASCII, plus a Bash-transport
  composition case. The Unix-only cases and their imports are gated with
  cfg(unix) so the Windows warning gate stays clean. The transport cases
  live in tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs, with the
  shared assertion helpers, so each module stays within the 400-line limit.
• Document the three-parser layer contract, the Ninja boundary, the rejected
  script-file transport, CR/NUL limits, the transport/preserves distinction
  from shell quoting, and the Unix-only real-Ninja test scope in the users',
  design, and developers' guides, and record the fix in CHANGELOG.md.

Pre-fix regression evidence

Generated command for printf '%s' '\047;>injected;#' > out:

# old encoder (flat replace chain)
/bin/sh -e -c "printf %b 'printf '\''%s'\'' '\''\\047;>injected;#'\'' > out' | /bin/sh -e"
-> exit 0, created only `injected`; `out` was never written

# new encoder (one layer per parser)
/bin/sh -e -c "printf %b 'printf '\\''%s'\\'' '\\''\\\\047;>injected;#'\\'' > out' | /bin/sh -e"
-> exit 0, created only `out`, contents `\047;>injected;#`

Focused cargo nextest run with NETSUKE_REQUIRE_NINJA=1 and
-E 'test(backslash_payload)': on the pre-fix encoder 1 passed and 3 failed
(read byte-exact script output: No such file or directory, because the
reconstructed redirect consumed the command); on the new encoder all 4 pass.

Validation

All gates pass on the current head:

• make check-fmt
• make lint-clippy, make lint-whitaker, make lint-python,
  make github-actions-lint
• make doc-coverage
• make markdownlint, make nixie
• NETSUKE_REQUIRE_NINJA=1 make test-nextest
• make doctest
• make test-workflow-contracts
• CodeScene CLI: both changed test modules score 10.00 and the delta check
  reports no findings
• CodeRabbit review --agent: 0 findings

References

• Issue: Preserve script bytes through the printf transport #967
• Lody session: https://lody.ai/leynos/sessions/63aca46e-3bdf-4331-92a5-459d070b47b5

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Summary by Sourcery

Preserve script data byte-for-byte across the printf-based transport to prevent argument content from becoming executable shell syntax.

Bug Fixes:

• Preserve script bytes exactly through the POSIX and Bash printf transport so backslash sequences in script and substituted values cannot be reinterpreted as shell syntax or redirects.

Enhancements:

• Separate the POSIX transport encoding into parser-specific layers and keep Ninja dollar escaping as a distinct boundary.
• Document script transport byte-preservation behavior, quoting boundaries, unsupported bytes, and transport design constraints.

Documentation:

• Document the POSIX script transport contract and its Unix-only real-Ninja coverage in the users', design, and developers' guides.
• Record the transport fix in the changelog.

Tests:

• Add unit, real-Ninja, heredoc, marker-quoting, environment composition, printable-ASCII, and Bash-transport regression coverage for byte preservation.

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Findings

Complete the sentence before the transport description.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @docs/netsuke-design.md:
- Line 2763: Complete the sentence immediately before the transport description
by changing “remain on one” to “remain on one line”; keep “a transport”
unchanged.

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Preserve POSIX script bytes through the printf %b transport by encoding each parser layer from the innermost operand outwards. Keep Ninja $$ escaping as a separate later step. Leave the wrapper and PowerShell and Bash transports otherwise unchanged.

Add unit and real-Ninja regression tests for the reported backslash payload, marker quote contexts, env() with shell_quote, quoted heredocs, printable ASCII, and Bash-transport composition. The Bash test decodes the wrapper and runs it under the host POSIX shell; it does not run Windows bash.exe.

Update the user, design, and developer documentation, and add a changelog entry. The linked issue is #967. The PR description reports that the quality gates pass.

Walkthrough

The change adds layered escaping for scripts passed through the POSIX printf %b transport. Tests check byte preservation and redirect safety across generated Ninja and Bash routes. Documentation describes the transport layers, platform behaviour and input constraints.

Changes

Script transport

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Encoding and wrapper contract src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/*, src/ninja_gen/named_action.rs	The encoder applies escaping for the printf %b operand, then the single-quoted and double-quoted shell layers. Wrapper comments document the parsing layers and their order.
Transport regression coverage src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs, src/ninja_gen/tests/mod.rs, tests/ninja_gen_unit_tests.rs, tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests.rs, tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/*, tests/shell_filter_composition_tests.rs, tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/*	Unit and integration tests check escaped output, byte-preserving script and heredoc transport, path and environment cases, and absence of an injected redirect file. A Bash transport test also checks exact output under a POSIX shell.
Transport documentation CHANGELOG.md, docs/developers-guide.md, docs/netsuke-design.md, docs/users-guide.md	The documentation describes the encoding layers, transport behaviour for Unix and Windows Bash routes, and the stated rejection of carriage returns and NUL bytes.

Suggested labels: Issue

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 98589

No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: 14 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Testing (Property / Proof)		FAIL — Add a property test for the new POSIX transport invariant. The PR introduces escape_posix_script as a three-layer encoder (src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:12-72) and documents byte-…	Add a proptest property for supported script strings. Generate mixed and repeated transport-sensitive characters, line feeds, and ordinary text, while excluding rejected carriage-return and NUL inputs. Assert that the composed transport d…

Passed checks: 14 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title accurately describes the main change and references issue #967 as required.
Description check		The description clearly explains the transport fix, tests, documentation updates, validation, and linked issue.
Linked Issues check		Issue #967 is the only directly linked issue, and it is open. Its coding requirements are assessed below. No repository inspection tool was available in this session, so the assessment rests on the su…
Out of Scope Changes check		No change was shown to be unrelated to #967. Each changed area maps to the fix, its tests, its documentation, or its quality gates. - Encoder and transport split: `src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transpor…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 92.86% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentati…
Testing (Overall)		The new behaviour (the one-layer-per-parser POSIX script encoder) has substantive tests that would fail for the plausible incorrect implementations. Evidence, from the reviewed range (`refs/coderabbit…
User-Facing Documentation		The changed users' guide clearly documents the new POSIX script transport contract at docs/users-guide.md:580-595. It covers byte preservation, literal backslashes, quoted paths, shell_quote, raw …
Developer Documentation		Pass the developer documentation check. The diff adds a dedicated POSIX script transport section to docs/developers-guide.md (lines 1027–1064). It documents module ownership, parser-layer order, t…
Module-Level Documentation		PASS. Every module introduced or relocated by the pull request has a module-level //! docstring. src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/mod.rs:1 documents recipe rendering. `src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transpo…
Testing (Unit And Behavioural)		Pass. Add focused unit cases in src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs:16-34 for each parser layer, special characters, newlines, and literal \\n preservation. Retain error-path coverage in `tests/ninja_doll…
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui)		Pass. No compile-time or UI behaviour is introduced, so a trybuild-equivalent test is not required. The change adds focused parameterised tests for each transport-escaping layer (`src/ninja_gen/shell_…
Unit Architecture		PASS — Preserve the separation. The new transport.rs contains a pure, input-to-output encoder with no I/O, process execution, global state, or hidden dependencies. NamedAction::script_shell_text o…
Domain Architecture		PASS. The change keeps transport-specific encoding inside the Ninja adapter at src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:1-69. NamedAction calls it only while rendering Ninja commands (`src/ninja_ge…
Observability		The change alters a pure POSIX script encoder and keeps the existing process topology. It adds no new queue, retry, cache, service, or runtime state transition. Existing runner observability covers th…

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #967 is the only directly linked issue, and it is open. Its coding requirements are assessed below. No repository inspection tool was available in this session, so the assessment rests on the supplied PR summary, the raw summary of changes, and the PR description.

[#967] Regression test before the fix: The PR adds exact-layer unit cases and real-Ninja cases, including the reported payload (backslash_payload). The PR reports that the focused test failed on the pre-fix encoder (1 passed, 3 failed, with No such file or directory) and passed on the new encoder (4 passed). Commit order was not inspected, so the test-first sequence rests on this author-reported run.

[#967] Remediation that bounds the unsafe behaviour and preserves supported inputs: escape_posix_script in src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs applies one encoding per parser layer (printf %b operand, inner single-quoted word, outer double-quoted string). Ninja $$ doubling remains a separate step in escape_ninja_value. Script text with carriage return or NUL is rejected before Ninja is written. The PR states that printable ASCII and quoted heredocs preserve bytes.

[#967] Behavioural testing: Unix-only real-Ninja tests in tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs run generated one-target manifests. They check exact output bytes and the absence of the injected file. A Bash-transport composition test in tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs decodes the wrapper and runs it under host sh. This does not exercise Windows bash.exe, and the documented scope is Unix-only.

[#967] Documentation and constraints: The users', design, and developers' guides document the three-layer contract, the Ninja boundary, the rejected script-file transport, the CR and NUL limits, and the Unix-only real-Ninja scope. CHANGELOG.md records the fix. The reviewer objectives state that the developers' guide once wrongly said real-Ninja cases skip when Ninja is absent. The PR reports that this was corrected. The corrected text was not available for direct confirmation.

[#967] Quality gates: The PR reports that all listed gates pass on the current head, including NETSUKE_REQUIRE_NINJA=1 make test-nextest, CodeScene, and CodeRabbit. These results are author-reported. They were not re-run in this assessment.

The issue prefers a separate script file but does not require one. Retaining the pipeline with layered encoding satisfies the issue's stated remediation goal.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

No change was shown to be unrelated to #967. Each changed area maps to the fix, its tests, its documentation, or its quality gates.

• Encoder and transport split: src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs holds the layered encoder. src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/mod.rs re-exports it. The move supports the fix.
• Module path update: docs/developers-guide.md now refers to src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/. This matches the module move.
• Comment updates: src/ninja_gen/named_action.rs documents the three parsing layers. The wrapper and escaping call are unchanged.
• Expectation updates: src/ninja_gen/tests/mod.rs and tests/ninja_gen_unit_tests.rs now expect the new encoded output. These updates follow from the encoder change.
• Unit tests: src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs adds parameterised encoder cases for the affected characters.
• Integration helpers: tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests.rs returns the isolated NinjaWorkspace for the new real-Ninja cases. ninja_output keeps its prior behaviour. The scripts/mod.rs layout supports the split of the transport cases.
• Bash composition test: tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs covers the Bash transport, which uses the same POSIX script text. The PR states the Bash transport is otherwise unchanged.
• Documentation and changelog: These cover the fix, as the acceptance criteria require. The added markdownlint directive in CHANGELOG.md supports the documentation gate.

The ignored file tests/snapshots/ninja/ninja_gen_unit_tests__multiline_script_ninja.snap was excluded from review. No conclusion depends on its contents.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

Explanation

Docstring coverage is 92.86% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 14 functions across 11 files. (4 skipped: 4 unsupported.)

Full details: Testing (Overall)

Explanation

The new behaviour (the one-layer-per-parser POSIX script encoder) has substantive tests that would fail for the plausible incorrect implementations. Evidence, from the reviewed range (refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/base..head): - Encoder unit cases (src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs, posix_script_escaping_applies_one_layer_per_parser) pin exact outputs for backslash, apostrophe, newline, dollar, double quote, backtick and the literal \n. I compared each expected value with the base flat replace chain in src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell.rs (base lines 374–382). The backslash, apostrophe, newline and literal \n cases differ from the old output, so they fail under the old encoder. The dollar, double-quote and backtick cases match the old output, so they do not separate the two versions. - Real-Ninja regression cases (tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs) use a byte-exact oracle, assert_transport_preserved. It checks equality of the output bytes and that no injected file was created. The cases cover the script literal, all three marker quote contexts, the env() plus shell_quote composition, quoted heredocs and printable ASCII. The PR reports pre-fix runs where 3 of the 4 backslash_payload cases failed. I did not run these tests, so that figure is unverified. - Bash route (tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs) decodes the generated bash.exe argument and runs it under host sh. It asserts stdout bytes and the absence of the redirect target. The test calls escape_posix_script through named_action.rs, so it exercises the changed encoder. - Test helpers exist in the head tree: run_ninja_workspace, from_str_with_env_and_policy, posix_shell, skip_without_posix_shell and decode_bash_transport. - Snapshot and assertion updates (src/ninja_gen/tests/mod.rs, tests/ninja_gen_unit_tests.rs) now expect the doubled-backslash output. These are secondary to the behavioural tests above. Limitations: - skip_without_posix_shell only prints a message and returns. On a host without a POSIX shell, such as Windows, the Bash-route case passes without running anything. On Linux CI it runs. This is a minor gap and does not make the change vacuous. - The PR reports test-first evidence only for the focused reported-payload run. The Bash-route case was not part of that run, so its pre-fix failure is unverified. - The custom check does not require test-first ordering, so these points do not cause a FAIL. Write the Bash-route case so it fails on Windows where a POSIX shell is required. Otherwise a silent pass hides the case there.

Full details: User-Facing Documentation

Explanation

The changed users' guide clearly documents the new POSIX script transport contract at docs/users-guide.md:580-595. It covers byte preservation, literal backslashes, quoted paths, shell_quote, raw Jinja/env syntax, CR/NUL rejection, the Unix and Windows Bash scopes, and the final /bin/sh -e interpreter. The safety-boundary section at docs/users-guide.md:2204-2207 repeats the Bash-route behaviour. The change does not require a user migration because it preserves supported script inputs and adds no new user workflow.

Full details: Developer Documentation

Explanation

Pass the developer documentation check. The diff adds a dedicated POSIX script transport section to docs/developers-guide.md (lines 1027–1064). It documents module ownership, parser-layer order, test coverage, Unix and Ninja requirements, and the Bash test limitation. docs/netsuke-design.md records the architectural contract, $$ boundary, rejected CR/NUL inputs, and the rationale for retaining a self-contained transport (lines 2759–2801). The users' guide and changelog also describe the user-visible behaviour. No roadmap item, execplan, ADR, or translated documentation changed in this pull request.

Full details: Module-Level Documentation

Explanation

PASS. Every module introduced or relocated by the pull request has a module-level //! docstring. src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/mod.rs:1 documents recipe rendering. src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:1-10 explains the POSIX transport layers and its relationship to the renderers. The integration modules document their scope and relationships at tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/mod.rs:1-5, tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs:1-6, and tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs:1-7. Existing changed modules also retain module documentation.

Full details: Testing (Unit And Behavioural)

Explanation

Pass. Add focused unit cases in src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs:16-34 for each parser layer, special characters, newlines, and literal \n preservation. Retain error-path coverage in tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/mod.rs:139-214. Exercise the functional boundary with real Ninja in tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs:29-212; the tests compare output bytes and verify that no injected file is created across source text, all marker quote contexts, env() plus shell_quote, heredocs, and printable ASCII. Also cover the Bash transport in tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs:20-56 by decoding the generated wrapper, executing it under a POSIX shell, and checking exact output and redirect safety.

Full details: Testing (Compile-Time / Ui)

Explanation

Pass. No compile-time or UI behaviour is introduced, so a trybuild-equivalent test is not required. The change adds focused parameterised tests for each transport-escaping layer (src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs:16-34) and integration tests for byte preservation and redirect safety (tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs:89-212). The generated Ninja command also has a meaningful snapshot with a semantic assertion for printf %b and escaped newlines (tests/ninja_gen_unit_tests.rs:272-278; tests/snapshots/ninja/ninja_gen_unit_tests__multiline_script_ninja.snap:6-11). The snapshot contains deterministic transport text and no unstable values.

Full details: Unit Architecture

Explanation

PASS — Preserve the separation. The new transport.rs contains a pure, input-to-output encoder with no I/O, process execution, global state, or hidden dependencies. NamedAction::script_shell_text only builds shell text, while escape_ninja_value remains the explicit fallible Ninja boundary. The integration helpers isolate filesystem and process side-effects behind Result-returning test functions, and the Bash test selects the shell explicitly before invoking it. The change therefore does not make fallibility, mutation, dependencies, or responsibilities less visible.

Full details: Domain Architecture

Explanation

PASS. The change keeps transport-specific encoding inside the Ninja adapter at src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:1-69. NamedAction calls it only while rendering Ninja commands (src/ninja_gen/named_action.rs:112-132). The domain-facing RecipeShell remains data-only and explicitly separates IR lowering from Ninja rendering (src/recipe_shell.rs:1-12). The pull request changes no IR or domain model contracts, and the transport encoder is private to ninja_gen; no adapter, filesystem, environment, or vendor details leak into domain logic.

Full details: Observability

Explanation

The change alters a pure POSIX script encoder and keeps the existing process topology. It adds no new queue, retry, cache, service, or runtime state transition. Existing runner observability covers the affected operation: instrument_legacy_recipe_operation records an info event, bounded outcome and failure-category fields, a counter, and a duration histogram for manifest lowering, Ninja generation, and Ninja invocation (src/runner/recipe_shell/telemetry/mod.rs:147-195). The labels are bounded to operation, shell, outcome, and failure category. The user guide also states that Ninja forwards recipe output on failure (docs/users-guide.md:459-461). The PR logs no script or customer payload, and it adds no unbounded metric labels. The new transport code is deterministic encoding only (src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:15-73), so the existing operation-level signals are sufficient for this check.

Full details: Testing (Property / Proof)

Explanation

FAIL — Add a property test for the new POSIX transport invariant. The PR introduces escape_posix_script as a three-layer encoder (src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:12-72) and documents byte-for-byte preservation for script text. The new unit test uses a fixed rstest table (src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs:16-34). The integration tests use fixed backslash cases and one printable-ASCII string (tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts/transport.rs:186-212). The existing proptest! block covers PowerShell only (src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs:271-324). Mixed and repeated combinations of backslashes, apostrophes, dollar signs, quotes, backticks, and line feeds form a meaningful input range that the small table cannot confidently cover.

Resolution

Add a proptest property for supported script strings. Generate mixed and repeated transport-sensitive characters, line feeds, and ordinary text, while excluding rejected carriage-return and NUL inputs. Assert that the composed transport decodes to the original script, or run the generated wrapper and assert byte-exact output plus no injected redirect. Keep the existing parameterized cases as readable examples.

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Keep every newline tucked just right.
Let quoted bytes pass through the night.
Test each route, and block the redirect.
Carry the script intact to its shell.}

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Reviewer's Guide

The PR fixes POSIX script transport corruption by replacing the flat escape chain with three explicit, innermost-to-outermost parser layers, then validates byte-preserving behavior and injection resistance through unit, real-Ninja, Bash-route, and documentation coverage.

Sequence diagram for layered POSIX script transport

sequenceDiagram
    participant Source as Script source
    participant Encoder as escape_posix_script
    participant Ninja as Ninja lexer
    participant OuterShell as Outer /bin/sh
    participant InnerShell as Inner /bin/sh
    participant Printf as printf %b
    participant Interpreter as Final /bin/sh -e

    Source->>Encoder: Encode script bytes
    Encoder->>Encoder: encode_printf_operand
    Encoder->>Encoder: encode_single_quoted_word
    Encoder->>Encoder: encode_double_quoted_word
    Encoder-->>Ninja: Generated command with $$ applied later
    Ninja->>OuterShell: Execute /bin/sh -e -c wrapper
    OuterShell->>InnerShell: Parse single-quoted operand
    InnerShell->>Printf: Pass encoded operand
    Printf->>Interpreter: Decode %b and pipe script
    Interpreter-->>Interpreter: Run original script bytes

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Flow diagram for POSIX script encoding layers

flowchart LR
    A[Original script] --> B[printf operand layer<br/>&#92; becomes &#92;&#92; and LF becomes &#92;n]
    B --> C[Single-quoted word layer<br/>&#39; becomes &#92;&#39;&#92;&#39;]
    C --> D[Double-quoted string layer<br/>prefix &#92;, $, &#34;, and &#96;]
    D --> E[escape_ninja_value<br/>Ninja $$ doubling]
    E --> F[POSIX wrapper command]
    F --> G[Final /bin/sh -e receives original bytes]

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Reworked POSIX script transport escaping into explicit parser-specific layers composed from the innermost parser outward.	Added separate encoders for printf %b, the inner single-quoted word, and the outer double-quoted shell string. Preserved the existing wrapper shape while ensuring literal backslashes and escape-like sequences arrive byte-for-byte at the final shell. Moved the transport encoder into its own module and updated its callers and focused unit expectations.	src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/mod.rs src/ninja_gen/mod.rs src/ninja_gen/shell_tests.rs src/ninja_gen/tests/mod.rs tests/ninja_gen_unit_tests.rs tests/snapshots/ninja/ninja_gen_unit_tests__multiline_script_ninja.snap
Added end-to-end regression coverage for shell-injection and byte-preservation cases across generated Ninja and Bash transports.	Added real-Ninja Unix tests for source text, input markers in all quote contexts, env plus shell_quote composition, quoted heredocs, printable ASCII, and the reported redirect payload. Added Bash transport coverage by decoding the generated wrapper and executing it under a host POSIX shell. Added workspace and byte-oriented assertions confirming output fidelity and preventing creation of an injected file.	tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests.rs tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts.rs tests/shell_filter_composition_tests.rs tests/shell_filter_composition_tests/backslash_transport.rs
Documented the transport contract, limitations, platform scope, and security behavior.	Explained the three parser layers, required encoding order, and separate Ninja $$ escaping boundary. Documented rejected carriage-return/NUL bytes, the effect-free generation rationale, Unix-only real-Ninja coverage, and Bash-route semantics. Recorded the security fix in the changelog and clarified user-facing byte-preservation and quoting expectations.	docs/developers-guide.md docs/netsuke-design.md docs/users-guide.md CHANGELOG.md

Possibly linked issues

• Preserve script bytes through the printf transport #967: The PR fixes the reported transport flaw by composing parser-specific escaping layers and tests the reported payload through execution.

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[leynos]

@coderabbitai please assess the implementation in this PR for completeness and correctness against the original issue:

## Reported concern

The script transport interprets backslash escapes after argument quoting has already occurred. Its outer shell consumes the backslash protection needed by printf, which can reconstruct shell syntax from argument data before the final interpreter parses the script.

**Evidence**
- Source/control: Lower-trust argument strings inserted through script path bindings or the supported env() and shell_quote composition.
- Sink/decision: The generated printf %b pipeline sends reconstructed script text into /bin/sh -e.
- Missing mitigation: The transport does not preserve quoted script bytes through every shell and decoder layer.
- Linked source: `leynos/mockable@cc71f22e664fb3a4ceb000b04a5bff8921d60a57:src/env.rs:383-385`.

### Suggested remediation

Use a byte-preserving script transport, preferably a separately written script file. Verify that complete generated execution preserves quoted arguments containing backslashes without interpreting them as script syntax.

### Report provenance

- Finding ID: `e29fca0c-6840-403e-90b5-d1310430ff7b`
- Fingerprint: `a7e51d1261f9715f388f7f89a7d999c798ee823d8a6e8cafd18cba5aac4f955a`
- Reported severity: **medium** (CWE-78).
- Reported location: [`src/ninja_gen/mod.rs:311-311`](https://github.com/leynos/netsuke/blob/e52d3ef49429392eebeb484aa4d6622ca79782dd/src/ninja_gen/mod.rs#L311-L311).
- Reported revision: `e52d3ef49429392eebeb484aa4d6622ca79782dd`.

## Acceptance criteria

- Add a focused regression test for the reported trigger and affected operation before fixing it.
- Implement the remediation so the reported unsafe behaviour is rejected or safely bounded, while preserving supported inputs.
- Exercise the relevant integration or behavioural path and document any remaining platform or dependency constraints.
- Update applicable user, architecture, or developer documentation and pass the repository's relevant quality gates.

## Tracking context

Raised from the user-supplied agent-findings export generated on 29 October 2026. The description, severity, evidence, and assumptions above are reported findings; issue creation does not establish independent reproduction. Existing open and closed issues were checked for matching identifiers and root causes.

Related prior work: #629. This report describes a distinct or residual failure mechanism rather than duplicating the earlier implementation task.~~~

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@leynos Assess the core remediation as correct by source inspection at commit 7461391b001cccc681a998cc6578d434e1dc1a34. Keep final acceptance pending until the current-head checks finish and the verification gaps below are closed.

Correctness

The implementation addresses the reported mechanism in src/ninja_gen/recipe_shell/transport.rs:

1. Double literal backslashes for printf %b and encode line feeds.
2. Escape apostrophes for the inner single-quoted operand.
3. Escape backslashes, dollars, double quotes, and backticks for the outer double-quoted string.

This order preserves each parser’s protection until that parser consumes it. A source backslash becomes four generated backslashes. The outer shell reduces those to two, and printf %b reduces those to one. Thus, a literal \047 remains script data rather than becoming an apostrophe.

The caller retains the matching wrapper in src/ninja_gen/named_action.rs, Line 113. Ninja dollar doubling remains a separate, later operation in escape_ninja_value. I found no correctness defect in this encoding composition.

Accept the retained pipeline as a valid alternative to a separate script file. The issue describes a script file as preferred, not mandatory. The design document explains why the effect-free generator retains a self-contained Ninja output.

Acceptance criteria

Criterion	Assessment
Focused regression for the reported trigger	Present. Tests assert exact output and the absence of the injected file. Test-first execution remains unverified.
Preserve supported inputs while bounding the unsafe behaviour	Supported by the encoder structure and regression assertions.
Exercise the behavioural path	Real-Ninja cases generate and execute a target. Bash coverage decodes the Windows argument and executes the recovered wrapper under host sh; it does not execute Windows bash.exe.
Document constraints	Covered in the users’, design, and developers’ guides, with one dependency-handling error below.
Pass relevant quality gates	Not yet established for the inspected head.

The regression coverage is well targeted. It includes source literals, all three input-marker quote contexts, env() fallback composed with shell_quote, quoted heredocs, printable ASCII, and the shared Bash transport. The user documentation also correctly separates byte preservation from shell quoting. Raw Jinja values do not become safe arguments merely because the transport preserves them.

Complete these checks before final acceptance

1. Correct the Ninja dependency description.
   In docs/developers-guide.md, the new section says these tests skip when Ninja is unavailable. They do not. required_ninja_workspace() propagates the helper error, and the tests propagate that error with ?. Without Ninja, these cases fail even when NETSUKE_REQUIRE_NINJA is unset. Describe that behaviour accurately, or implement an explicit skip.

2. Supply the pre-fix regression result.
   Show that the focused reported-payload test fails with the old encoder and passes with the new encoder. The shallow checkout and supplied commit list do not establish the acceptance criterion that the regression ran before the fix. Treat this as missing evidence, not a confirmed implementation defect.

3. Finish current-head validation and address the failed quality check.
   The retrieved results still show build-test, default-feature tests, Windows lint, and Windows build tests in progress. CodeScene reports a failed duplication gate in tests/ninja_dollar_escaping_tests/scripts.rs. Address that duplication or obtain an accepted disposition under repository policy. Recheck the results on this exact head.

Verification limits

I did not run repository code or tests because this inspection sandbox prohibits execution. The PR’s local validation report is useful, but it is not an independently verified result.

The requested leynos/mockable@cc71f22e664fb3a4ceb000b04a5bff8921d60a57 reference was unavailable with invalid_reference. I therefore did not verify its cited src/env.rs content. Retry that revision lookup if dependency-source verification is required for closure.

Retain the implementation. Correct the documentation mismatch and complete the remaining verification before declaring #967 fully accepted.

Linked revisions not inspected for this answer: leynos/mockable (requested revision unavailable). Their changes remain unverified.

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Absence of Expected Change Pattern

• netsuke/src/ninja_gen/tests/mod.rs is usually changed with: netsuke/src/ninja_gen/dyndep/tests/mod.rs, netsuke/src/ninja_gen/dyndep/mod.rs, netsuke/src/ninja_gen/property_tests/mod.rs

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Complete the sentence before the transport description.

Change remain on one to remain on one line. Keep a transport; the surrounding relative clause makes that article grammatical, so replacing it is not required.

Triage: [type:grammar]

Suggested fix

-remain on one. The POSIX and Bash renderers therefore carry the script through
+remain on one line. The POSIX and Bash renderers therefore carry the script through

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