Fix a Real UnicodeDecodeError Crash Review Found on the Promotion PR

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Per qodo's fresh review of PR #1027 (the develop -> main promotion diff), 3 findings:

1. Real bug: hub_tracked() requested NUL-delimited raw bytes from git ls-tree -z but decoded them with subprocess's text=True (locale decoding), so a tracked filename with a byte invalid in that locale raised UnicodeDecodeError before the NUL-split ever ran, aborting the audit rather than enumerating the path. Read raw bytes instead and decode each record with os.fsdecode() (surrogateescape), matching the rest of Python's filesystem APIs. Verified by reproducing the crash with the old code against a synthetic non-UTF-8 filename, confirming the fix enumerates it correctly, and adding the case as a permanent --selftest regression.
2. hub_only_paths()'s new docstring used a semicolon as prose punctuation. Split into two sentences.
3. canonical_blob_sha()'s new docstring explained git rev-parse tree-ish resolution mechanics rather than stating the callable's behavior contract. Trimmed to the contract.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling of files with non-standard or non-UTF-8 characters in their names.
  • Error messages from repository operations are now decoded more reliably, reducing confusing output.
  • Improved validation when identifying repository files, including clearer errors for missing paths and unsupported file types.

• Documentation

  • Clarified documentation for path filtering and object identifier behavior.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Handle non-UTF-8 filenames in tracked-path audits

🐞 Bug fix 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Processes Git tree output as bytes to preserve non-UTF-8 tracked filenames.
• Adds a self-test proving invalid-locale filename bytes round-trip without crashing.
• Clarifies helper docstrings around revision forwarding and blob lookup behavior.

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Git tree"] --> B["Raw bytes"] --> C["NUL records"] --> D["Filesystem decode"] --> E["Tracked paths"]
  B --> F["Safe stderr"]

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High-Level Assessment

Keeping git ls-tree -z output binary and decoding only pathname fields with os.fsdecode() is the safest approach because it matches Python filesystem semantics and preserves arbitrary filename bytes. Configuring text mode with surrogateescape was considered, but byte-level parsing keeps Git's binary record format explicit and separates pathname handling from diagnostic decoding.

Files changed (1) +54 / -11

Bug fix (1) +54 / -11

audit.pyPreserve non-UTF-8 tracked filenames during Git tree enumeration +54/-11

Preserve non-UTF-8 tracked filenames during Git tree enumeration

• Runs 'git ls-tree -z' in binary mode, parses byte-delimited records, and decodes pathname fields with 'os.fsdecode()' to avoid locale-dependent crashes. Adds a temporary-repository self-test for a non-UTF-8 filename, safely decodes command errors, and tightens two helper docstrings.

spec/audit.py

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Audit Git handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Raw Git path handling spec/audit.py	hub_tracked() now parses raw NUL-delimited git ls-tree output and decodes pathnames with UTF-8 surrogateescape. The related documentation reference is updated.
Blob validation and pathname regression coverage spec/audit.py	canonical_blob_sha() now rejects missing and non-regular paths. The self-test verifies invalid-byte filename round-tripping when supported by the environment.

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The change does not introduce the claimed Git path-lookup collision or false SHA behavior, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

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1. Windows decode crash remains ✓ Resolved 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness

Description

hub_tracked() passes arbitrary Git pathname bytes to os.fsdecode(), which uses Windows'
surrogatepass filesystem error handler and still raises UnicodeDecodeError for invalid UTF-8
such as 0xff; the new regression test also calls the same decode before its OSError guard, so
native Windows audit/selftest runs can still crash.

Code

spec/audit.py[R126-127]

+        if mode in (b"100644", b"100755"):
+            paths.add(os.fsdecode(path))

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent audit correctness findings and regression tests are accepted; this is a concrete Windows
crash in the changed code.

PR-#1016
PR-#978

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The changed parser applies os.fsdecode() directly to raw git ls-tree -z pathname bytes, while
the new test constructs bad_name from b"bad-\xff-name.txt" before entering its exception guard.
Python's Windows filesystem design specifies surrogatepass rather than surrogateescape and
explicitly says invalid user-supplied byte paths should raise a decoding error; this repository
declares Windows a supported execution platform.

spec/audit.py[107-127]
spec/audit.py[3582-3600]
GOVERNANCE.md[253-257]
🌐 PEP 529 states that Windows filesystem decoding uses surrogatepass, that surrogateescape does not apply there, and that invalid byte paths supplied by users should raise a decoding error.

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
`os.fsdecode()` does not preserve arbitrary invalid Git pathname bytes on Windows because Windows uses `surrogatepass`, so `hub_tracked()` and its new selftest can raise `UnicodeDecodeError`.

## Issue Context
Git tree names are raw bytes and need a decoder whose error policy is explicitly `surrogateescape`, independent of the host filesystem policy. The test must not construct its expected name with the same crashing `os.fsdecode()` call outside the guarded block.

## Fix Focus Areas
- spec/audit.py[107-127]
- spec/audit.py[3582-3600]

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2. hub_tracked comment wraps prose ✓ Resolved 📜 Skill insight ⚙ Maintainability

Description

The new regression-test comment spreads one sentence across three lines and uses a three-line prose
block where comments must be concise. This violates both the one-sentence-per-line structure and the
two-line maximum for genuine constraints.

Code

spec/audit.py[R3582-3584]

+    # hub_tracked(): a tracked filename with a byte invalid in the locale encoding must round-trip
+    # rather than crash git ls-tree -z is NUL-delimited raw bytes, and decoding it as text before
+    # the NUL-split (the bug review caught) raises UnicodeDecodeError instead of enumerating the path.

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent spec/audit review explicitly accepts one-sentence-per-line and concise multi-line comment
formatting fixes.

PR-#901
PR-#978

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

PR Compliance IDs 2826677 and 2826725 require concise comments and prohibit sentences wrapped across
lines. The added block at lines 3582-3584 is three lines long and continues the same sentence from
line 3582 onto lines 3583-3584; the added block at lines 3597-3598 similarly wraps one sentence
across two lines.

spec/audit.py[3582-3584]
spec/audit.py[3597-3598]
Skill: comment-and-doc-style

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The new `hub_tracked()` regression-test comments wrap sentences across comment lines, and the first block extends to three lines.

## Issue Context
Comments must use one complete sentence per line and default to one line, with a second line reserved for genuine constraints.

## Fix Focus Areas
- spec/audit.py[3582-3584]
- spec/audit.py[3597-3598]

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✅ Skills: 5 invoked

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  🌐 Lib/os.py

  🌐 PEP 529 – Change Windows filesystem encoding to UTF-8 | peps.python.org

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Review mode: ⚖️ Balanced: This is a runtime audit-path fix with subprocess byte handling, filesystem encoding, cache/global-state selftest changes, and several independent logic sites; it warrants a careful single-pass review but is not dense enough to require redundant extended passes.

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Inline comments:
In `@spec/audit.py`:
- Around line 204-206: Update canonical_blob_sha() to verify that the resolved
Git object is a blob (regular file), not merely that git rev-parse succeeded;
raise OSError for tree or other non-regular paths while preserving the existing
absent-path behavior.
- Line 3593: Update the invalid-filename setup near bad_name so it derives or
selects bytes that the active locale text decoder rejects, rather than assuming
b"\xff" is invalid. Preserve the test when such a candidate exists, and skip it
only when the active decoder accepts all available candidates.

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