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What

Folds install-whitaker's private fragment harness onto the shared
composite_fragments module and deletes the duplicate. Closes #449.

Net 275 deletions against 86 insertions, most of it the removed copy.

Why

A runner writes a composite run: fragment to a file and executes that file.
install-whitaker's copy passed the same text to bash -c
(_fragment_runner.py:210). Those are not the same shell invocation. Bash 3.2,
which macOS runners ship, replaces itself with the last command of a bash -c
string when that command is external, discarding any ERR trap along with the
shell; Bash 5 suppresses that optimization when a trap is set.

Measured on macos-15 and ubuntu-latest while #443 was being written, across
six cases differing only in what fails, where, and how the script is invoked:

Case Bash 3.2 (macOS) Bash 5.2 (Linux)
file, builtin last fired fired
file, external last fired fired
file, external then no-op fired fired
bash -c, builtin last fired fired
bash -c, external last not run fired
bash -c, external then no-op fired fired

This action reports seven failure metrics and their ::error annotations from
ERR traps, and several tests assert them.

No assertion was wrong. No install-whitaker fragment ends in a bare
external command; their last commands are builtins, function calls, or
redirections, none of which the optimization applies to. The defect is that
nothing kept it that way: a fragment growing an external command at its end
would, on the macOS leg of python-tests, report a failure with no annotation
and no metric, and the test asserting that metric would fail for a reason with
nothing to do with the action. That is not hypothetical; it happened during
#443 and cost a wrong diagnosis and a retracted claim.

What changed

  • _fragment_runner.py is deleted. Its six importers now use
    composite_fragments, which writes each fragment to a file and runs the
    file, and which carries two regression tests for this: one asserting a
    fragment's $0 names a file, one asserting a fragment's ERR trap fires
    when its last command fails.
  • run_lifecycle returns to the shared module, which had dropped it as unused
    when install-mdtablefix was the only consumer. It comes back
    condition-aware: a step whose if: does not select it is skipped, and a
    failure marks the run failed rather than ending the walk. Since a condition
    without a status function carries an implicit success(), a plain sequence
    of steps still stops at its first failure, so every existing
    install-whitaker test observes exactly what it observed before. Only a step
    that asked for failure() runs after one.
  • The Windows-path test module keeps the note the deleted docstring carried:
    these run from POSIX hosts, the Windows runner pair is driven through the
    platform matrix, and real Windows behaviour belongs to the
    Test install-whitaker workflow.
  • Changelog and developers' guide.

The action is untouched. No action.yml change, no change to its ERR
traps, which work correctly on a runner. This is a change to how the action is
tested.

Validation

All 232 tests that passed on main for install-whitaker and the harness pass
here, along with install-mdtablefix's: 290 in those three directories, and
1627 across the suite.

make fmt, check-fmt, typecheck, lint, markdownlint, nixie and
test were run sequentially. The only failures are the pre-existing
environmental ones in unrelated suites, rust-build-release cross builds
needing a container runtime and an rpm packaging error, which are issue #434.

Summary by Sourcery

Use the shared composite fragment harness for install-whitaker tests so fragment execution matches GitHub Actions runner behavior.

Enhancements:

  • Consolidate install-whitaker’s tests onto the shared composite fragment harness and execute fragments from files to match runner behavior.
  • Restore lifecycle execution support with condition-aware failure handling and add typed manifest step contracts across action tests.

Documentation:

  • Document the shared harness usage and file-based fragment execution requirements for reliable ERR-trap reporting.

Tests:

  • Extend shared harness coverage for file-based execution, including fragment identity and ERR-trap behavior.

Chores:

  • Remove the duplicate install-whitaker fragment harness and update its changelog.

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Summary

  • Replace the private install-whitaker fragment harness with the shared composite_fragments module.
  • Execute fragments from files to preserve Bash 3.2 ERR trap behaviour.
  • Restore condition-aware run_lifecycle support.
  • Update tests and documentation, including POSIX-host guidance for Windows-path tests.
  • Record the related fix for #449.

The action and action.yml remain unchanged.

Walkthrough

The shared composite_fragments module now provides lifecycle execution for file-backed Bash fragments. The install-whitaker tests use this module instead of the removed private harness. Documentation and changelog entries describe the updated execution and coverage.

Changes

Shared Bash harness migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared lifecycle execution
composite_fragments.py
Added run_lifecycle to evaluate conditions, execute selected fragments in order, record results, and track failures.
Install-whitaker harness migration
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/*
Switched test helpers to composite_fragments and removed the private fragment runner.
Documentation and changelog updates
.github/actions/install-whitaker/CHANGELOG.md, docs/developers-guide.md
Documented file-backed Bash execution, Windows extraction coverage, digest verification, transfer outcomes, and shared harness usage.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Tests
  participant run_lifecycle
  participant FragmentEnvironment
  participant BashFragmentFile
  Tests->>run_lifecycle: provide steps and context
  run_lifecycle->>FragmentEnvironment: execute selected fragments
  FragmentEnvironment->>BashFragmentFile: run file-backed Bash script
  BashFragmentFile-->>run_lifecycle: return process result
  run_lifecycle-->>Tests: return lifecycle results
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Run each fragment from a file
Track each result in ordered style
Let failure guards proceed
Share one harness for every need
Keep Bash traps honest and agile

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d1409

This change moves install-whitaker tests to file-backed shared fragment execution, restoring runner-like ERR-trap coverage without changing the action itself. No concrete merge-blocking production risk remains.


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❌ Failed checks (1 error, 3 warnings)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Testing (Overall) ❌ Error The pull request adds behavioural logic in composite_fragments.run_lifecycle, but it adds no test for that function. The direct shared-harness tests cover ActionContext.evaluate_condition, `Lifecy… Add direct, substantive tests in .github/actions/tests/test_composite_fragments.py for run_lifecycle. Use real temporary fragment files and assert that a failing step sets context.succeeded to False, skips a following step with no s…
Developer Documentation ⚠️ Warning The PR adds the internal API run_lifecycle(...) in composite_fragments.py and makes install-whitaker depend on it. The developer's guide documents the shared harness and file-based Bash executio… Add a run_lifecycle subsection to docs/developers-guide.md. Document its signature, required step fields, ActionContext mutation, FragmentEnvironment, LifecycleResult, implicit success() behaviour, skipped steps, and failure()…
Testing (Unit And Behavioural) ⚠️ Warning Fail the testing check. The pull request adds a non-trivial run_lifecycle implementation at composite_fragments.py:299, but adds no tests for that function. The shared harness tests still contain … Add direct tests in .github/actions/tests/test_composite_fragments.py for run_lifecycle. Verify a normal sequence executes in order and records outputs. Verify a failing step skips later steps with the implicit success() condition. Ve…
Testing (Property / Proof) ⚠️ Warning Fail: recommend a substantive Hypothesis property test for the new lifecycle state machine. run_lifecycle introduces behaviour over arbitrary step sequences: it evaluates conditions, skips steps aft… Add bounded Hypothesis coverage for run_lifecycle. Generate step lists with success and failure outcomes, omitted conditions, and failure() guards. Compare execution order, skipped steps, context.succeeded, and the first failing retur…
✅ Passed checks (11 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title identifies the shared harness consolidation and references linked issue #449.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the harness migration, Bash file execution behaviour, lifecycle restoration, documentation updates, and validation results.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #449 by removing the private install-whitaker harness, using the shared file-based composite_fragments harness, and preserving the required lifecycle and regression-test beha…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Keep the changes in scope. The code, tests, changelog, and developer documentation support the harness migration and issue #449 objectives. The action implementation remains unchanged.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 7 files. (2 skipped: 2 …
User-Facing Documentation ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only test infrastructure and the shared composite_fragments harness. install-whitaker/action.yml, its user-facing README, and docs/users-guide.md are unchanged. Th…
Module-Level Documentation ✅ Passed Pass the module-level documentation check. Every affected Python module has a leading docstring. composite_fragments.py explains its purpose, test utility, file-based Bash execution, and relationshi…
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui) ✅ Passed Mark this check as PASS. The pull request changes Python and Markdown only; it changes no Rust or TypeScript compile-time behaviour, so a trybuild-equivalent test is not applicable. It changes no acti…
Unit Architecture ✅ Passed Pass the Unit Architecture check. The PR removes the duplicate harness and routes install-whitaker tests to the shared composite_fragments module. The new run_lifecycle command has explicit `steps…
Domain Architecture ✅ Passed Pass. Keep the domain boundary unchanged: the PR modifies test infrastructure, test imports, and documentation only. composite_fragments.py is explicitly a composite-action test harness. Its Bash, f…
Observability ✅ Passed Treat the observability check as not applicable to production behaviour. The diff changes only test harness code, install-whitaker tests, and documentation; no action or production workflow file chang…
Full details: Testing (Overall)

Explanation

The pull request adds behavioural logic in composite_fragments.run_lifecycle, but it adds no test for that function. The direct shared-harness tests cover ActionContext.evaluate_condition, LifecycleResult, and run_step, but do not call run_lifecycle. The install-whitaker tests now call it indirectly, yet its selected manifest steps have no if: conditions, and the tests were already passing with the deleted private runner, whose lifecycle loop stopped at the first failure. Therefore those tests would not detect the most plausible incorrect implementation: continuing to run ordinary steps after a failure, or ignoring failure() conditions. The install-mdtablefix scenario helper also retains its own lifecycle loop and does not exercise the new shared function.

Resolution

Add direct, substantive tests in .github/actions/tests/test_composite_fragments.py for run_lifecycle. Use real temporary fragment files and assert that a failing step sets context.succeeded to False, skips a following step with no status function, runs a following ${{ failure() }} step, preserves the first failure in LifecycleResult.returncode, and records outputs from executed steps. Add a condition/output case that fails if if: evaluation is bypassed. Keep the existing file-based and ERR-trap tests, since they correctly guard the shared run_step behaviour.

Full details: Developer Documentation

Explanation

The PR adds the internal API run_lifecycle(...) in composite_fragments.py and makes install-whitaker depend on it. The developer's guide documents the shared harness and file-based Bash execution, but it does not document run_lifecycle, its parameters, its LifecycleResult, or its condition and failure semantics. The API details exist only in the Python docstring. No new ExecPlan or roadmap item is present, so those requirements do not add a separate issue.

Resolution

Add a run_lifecycle subsection to docs/developers-guide.md. Document its signature, required step fields, ActionContext mutation, FragmentEnvironment, LifecycleResult, implicit success() behaviour, skipped steps, and failure()-guarded steps. Keep the shared-harness architectural description aligned with that API.

Full details: Testing (Unit And Behavioural)

Explanation

Fail the testing check. The pull request adds a non-trivial run_lifecycle implementation at composite_fragments.py:299, but adds no tests for that function. The shared harness tests still contain 17 tests before and after the pull request, and they cover evaluate_condition, LifecycleResult, and run_step, not lifecycle orchestration. The install-whitaker behavioural tests exercise the real fragments, but its lifecycle steps have no if: conditions. Therefore they do not verify the new failure() path, skipped-step selection, continuation after failure, or context state updates. The install-mdtablefix suite uses its own _execute_steps loop and does not cover run_lifecycle.

Resolution

Add direct tests in .github/actions/tests/test_composite_fragments.py for run_lifecycle. Verify a normal sequence executes in order and records outputs. Verify a failing step skips later steps with the implicit success() condition. Verify a failure()-guarded step runs after a failure, does not run before a failure, and cannot mask the first failing return code. Verify the context output and succeeded state update across steps. Keep the existing install-whitaker behavioural tests to cover the shipped action fragments.

Full details: Testing (Property / Proof)

Explanation

Fail: recommend a substantive Hypothesis property test for the new lifecycle state machine. run_lifecycle introduces behaviour over arbitrary step sequences: it evaluates conditions, skips steps after failure, permits failure()-guarded steps, mutates context.succeeded, and preserves the first failing return code. The shared harness tests are unchanged and cover only fixed examples for evaluate_condition and LifecycleResult; no test generates lifecycle orderings or transitions. Existing Whitaker and mdtablefix Hypothesis tests cover action scenarios, not this generic lifecycle invariant. No exhaustive proof replaces that coverage.

Resolution

Add bounded Hypothesis coverage for run_lifecycle. Generate step lists with success and failure outcomes, omitted conditions, and failure() guards. Compare execution order, skipped steps, context.succeeded, and the first failing return code with an independent reference model. Include sequences with multiple failures and reporting steps. Keep the existing example tests, but do not use documentation or fixed examples as a substitute for the property test.

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Moves install-whitaker tests onto the shared file-backed composite fragment harness, restoring lifecycle semantics and documenting the Bash 3.2 ERR trap issue; the action implementation itself is unchanged.

Sequence diagram for file-backed fragment execution

sequenceDiagram
    participant Test as install-whitaker test
    participant Harness as composite_fragments
    participant File as fragment script file
    participant Bash as Bash
    participant Trap as ERR trap

    Test->>Harness: run_step(step, context, environment)
    Harness->>File: write fragment
    Harness->>Bash: execute file
    Bash->>Trap: invoke on failing last command
    Trap-->>Bash: emit error annotation and metric
    Bash-->>Harness: return process result
    Harness-->>Test: expose output and status
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Flow diagram for condition-aware lifecycle execution

flowchart TD
    Start[Run lifecycle steps in order] --> Select{"evaluate_condition(step)"}
    Select -->|not selected| Next[Continue to next step]
    Select -->|selected| Execute["run_step(step, context, environment)"]
    Execute --> Success{Process succeeded?}
    Success -->|yes| Next
    Success -->|no| MarkFailed[Set context.succeeded to false]
    MarkFailed --> Next
    Next --> More{More steps?}
    More -->|yes| Select
    More -->|no| Result[Return LifecycleResult]
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Change Details Files
Replace the action-specific fragment test harness with the shared file-backed harness.
  • Delete the private _fragment_runner.py implementation.
  • Update all six importers to use composite_fragments.
  • Execute fragments from files instead of bash -c, preserving runner shell semantics and Bash 3.2 ERR trap behavior.
  • Retain the POSIX-host limitation and document that real Windows behavior is covered by the workflow.
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/_fragment_runner.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/_install_scenarios.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/test_install_whitaker_digest.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/test_install_whitaker_inputs.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/test_install_whitaker_install.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/test_install_whitaker_windows_paths.py
.github/actions/install-whitaker/tests/test_resolve_release_script.py
composite_fragments.py
Restore lifecycle execution to the shared harness with condition-aware failure handling.
  • Evaluate each step's if: condition before execution.
  • Continue walking steps after failures so failure()-dependent steps can run.
  • Preserve implicit success() behavior for ordinary steps while collecting step results.
composite_fragments.py
Document the shared harness migration and its shell-invocation rationale.
  • Describe the file-backed harness and ERR trap observability in the action changelog.
  • Update developer guidance to remove the private-harness reference and explain the shared guarantee.
.github/actions/install-whitaker/CHANGELOG.md
docs/developers-guide.md

Assessment against linked issues

Issue Objective Addressed Explanation
#449 Make the install-whitaker test harness execute composite fragments from a file, matching how GitHub Actions runners execute them and preserving ERR-trap behavior on Bash 3.2. ✅
#449 Replace install-whitaker's duplicated private fragment harness with the shared composite_fragments module, including the shared regression coverage for file-based execution and ERR traps. ✅
#449 Document the harness behavior and ensure the existing install-whitaker tests continue to exercise the action without changing the action's runtime implementation. ✅

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install-whitaker carried its own copy of the harness that drives an action's
Bash fragments in tests. The copy invoked each fragment with `bash -c`, which is
not how a runner invokes one: a runner writes the fragment to a file and runs
the file. Bash 3.2, which macOS runners ship, replaces itself with the last
command of a `bash -c` string when that command is external, discarding any
`ERR` trap along with the shell, so a fragment reporting its failure from a trap
is measured differently there than it behaves on a runner.

That mattered here, because this action reports seven failure metrics and their
annotations from `ERR` traps, and several tests assert them. Those assertions
were sound: no whitaker fragment ends in a bare external command, so the
optimization never applied. Nothing kept it that way, which is the whole of the
defect.

The copy is gone and its six importers now use `composite_fragments`, which runs
each fragment from a file and carries two tests for exactly this: one asserting a
fragment's `$0` names a file, one asserting a fragment's `ERR` trap fires when
its last command fails. The action itself is untouched.

`run_lifecycle` returns to the shared module, which had dropped it as unused. It
comes back condition-aware: a step whose `if:` does not select it is skipped, and
a failure marks the run failed rather than ending the walk. Because a condition
without a status function carries an implicit `success()`, a plain sequence still
stops at its first failure, so every existing whitaker test sees what it saw
before. Only a step that asked for `failure()` now runs after one.

The Windows-path module keeps the note the old harness docstring carried, that
these run from POSIX hosts and the real Windows behaviour belongs to the
workflow. Closes #449.
It was private to install-mdtablefix's scenario harness until this branch
exposed it again for install-whitaker, and it kept the prose-only docstring that
suited a private helper. The repository asks public functions for comprehensive
NumPy-style documentation.

It now has Parameters, Returns, and a worked example. The parameters section
says the part a caller cannot see from the signature: the context is mutated as
the walk proceeds, and `succeeded` is what the remaining conditions read. The
example shows the behaviour that is easy to get wrong, a failing step followed
by an ordinary step that is skipped and a `failure()` step that is not. Its
output is what the function actually returns; I ran it.
A manifest step crossed the harness boundary as `dict[str, object]`, which says
only that the keys are strings, and cost a cast for every read of a value.

`CompositeStep` is a `TypedDict` naming what a manifest may declare: `name`,
and optionally `run`, `if`, `env`, `id`, `shell`, `uses` and `with`. It needs the
functional form, since `if` is a keyword. `run_lifecycle`, `run_step` and the
three `ActionContext` methods take it, and the `typ.cast` around `step["name"]`
is gone, along with two isinstance guards that the type now makes unreachable.

A manifest is untyped YAML, so the cast has to happen somewhere. It now happens
once per action, in the test helper that parses the file, which is where an
unknown becomes a known. Everything downstream reads a contract.
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install-whitaker's test harness runs fragments with bash -c, which is not how a runner runs them

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