PLAYTEST_NOTES.md

@@ -5765,3 +5765,17 @@ result is claimed. The source browser build stops at missing ignored Manastorm
 assets; browser release/visual verification remains open. Native offline gear
 persistence, recovery presentation and authenticated RoM progression remain
 under #124. See docs/GAME_GEAR_NAMESPACES.md and gear-namespace-validation.json.
+
+## AppleDouble input discovery — shared #11 (2026-10-10)
+
+Vitest defaults now exclude ._-prefixed file/directory components while retaining
+its built-in exclusions. A portable fresh-fixture proof reproduces three binary
+sidecar transform failures in the unfiltered control; fixed defaults run both
+ordinary sentinels, including ordinary._fragment.test.ts. TypeScript API/CLI
+retain those two inputs. TypeScript 5.8 already skipped dot-prefixed roots, so
+its explicit exclusions preserve observed behavior. Vite/Node config typecheck
+passes. See docs/METADATA_DISCOVERY.md and metadata-discovery-validation.json.
+
+This is source tooling; no native runtime install or new dungeon entry was
+performed. No observed Cellblock Rush boss, GPU capture, full app build,
+gameplay or balance certification is claimed. Existing metadata is retained.

docs/METADATA_DISCOVERY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# macOS metadata and source discovery
+
+macOS can create AppleDouble companions whose path components start with `._`.
+These files contain filesystem metadata and are not application source. On the
+external-drive review checkout, the former Vitest include pattern selected
+`src/avatar/._*.test.ts` files and attempted to transform their binary contents.
+TypeScript 5.8 already skips the tested dot-prefixed paths with its existing
+`src` include. Its new explicit exclusions document the same metadata policy
+while preserving compiler options and ordinary input discovery.
+
+Shared source issue [#11](https://git.whoagland.com/phenom/healer-man/issues/11)
+owns the default discovery correction:
+
+- `vite.config.ts` retains `configDefaults.exclude` and adds `**/._*` plus
+  `**/._*/**` to the test exclusions.
+- `tsconfig.app.json` retains its compiler options and `include: ["src"]`.
+  Its exclusions retain the package-directory defaults and add the same
+  metadata patterns.
+
+The two patterns cover companion files and files inside a companion directory,
+including nested directories. A component must start with `._`; ordinary
+underscore names and names containing those characters elsewhere remain source.
+Existing metadata files are retained. This changes root input discovery;
+TypeScript's normal handling of explicit imports still applies.
+
+`tools/verify-appledouble-metadata-discovery.mjs` supplies a focused regression
+proof through actual Vitest discovery/execution and TypeScript configuration
+input parsing. It uses fresh task-owned fixtures to verify the rejection path
+and two ordinary test sentinels to verify continued execution. It does not certify
+full application typechecking, a browser production build, gameplay, balance,
+character rendering or dungeon behavior.
+
+Exact commands, input identities and observed results accompany the issue and
+`metadata-discovery-validation.json`. Shared source issue
+[#9](https://git.whoagland.com/phenom/healer-man/issues/9) still owns its separate
+browser build/live visual acceptance gap. Native checkpoint
+[#292](https://git.whoagland.com/Codex/healer-man-godot/issues/292) is already
+installed and merged. This tooling change requires no native runtime rebuild:
+the native writable source mirror is a subset without these browser configs.
+
+Run the focused proof after installing the repository dependencies:
+
+```sh
+node tools/verify-appledouble-metadata-discovery.mjs --evidence-dir /absolute/fresh-path
+```
+
+Use a fresh absolute path outside the checkout. The helper keeps its fixtures
+and reports; it refuses existing destinations, overlap and symlink paths. It
+works from another current directory and uses the Node executable that launched
+it. The final external-drive control records three binary metadata transform
+failures; fixed Vitest defaults run both ordinary tests. TypeScript API and CLI
+resolve the same two ordinary inputs, with and without the explicit metadata
+filters. The Vite/Node configuration typecheck passes.

docs/metadata-discovery-validation.json

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "schemaVersion": 1,
+  "date": "2026-10-10",
+  "issue": "https://git.whoagland.com/phenom/healer-man/issues/11",
+  "coordinator": "/root",
+  "session": "01a11cd3-fa7c-7510-ba8f-bc7a3d0310a6",
+  "sourceBase": "812162320d9bf041a1b635b553576962238e5138",
+  "files": {
+    "vite.config.ts": "c394d03344dd8cef5f5488e00e892e3a53b84d2374068688fdb1459114e5627c",
+    "tsconfig.app.json": "5cde2a8b2bd61121fbac7051ce403475ab487314b3970cadde8733ff5013292c",
+    "tools/verify-appledouble-metadata-discovery.mjs": "7ffc8b265d589c65e74122bd90062cc75413b52ffa4bb1daf737a22fcb128674"
+  },
+  "proof": {
+    "path": "diagnostics/metadata-validation/attempt-08/report.json",
+    "sha256": "fa33b3b0bbbd4ce1f6141319ebe2a4f8b465aa408c865a8ea259cc8a2ca6f30e",
+    "portableAlternateCwd": "/Volumes/backup1tb-2",
+    "toolVersions": {
+      "vitest": "3.2.7",
+      "vite": "7.3.6",
+      "typescript": "5.8.3"
+    },
+    "controlBinaryMetadataFailures": 3,
+    "candidateVitestOrdinaryTests": 2,
+    "candidateTypeScriptApiAndCliOrdinaryInputs": 2,
+    "metadataFileAndNestedDirectoryExcluded": true,
+    "ordinaryDotUnderscoreFragmentRetained": true,
+    "vitestDefaultsRetained": true,
+    "typescriptBaselineAlreadySkippedDotPaths": true
+  },
+  "nodeConfigTypecheck": {
+    "passed": true,
+    "receiptSha256": "c2dee7d831ab89628589267892058210f700f96ce69af6fe05f5b7ecaa33f29b"
+  },
+  "limits": [
+    "Root input discovery only; explicit imports use normal compiler rules",
+    "No full application typecheck/build, balance, gameplay or graphics certification",
+    "TypeScript explicit exclusions preserve observed TS5.8 behavior",
+    "Native input mirror lacks browser configs; no native runtime installation",
+    "Existing metadata files and other workers edits retained"
+  ]
+}

tools/verify-appledouble-metadata-discovery.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import {
+  lstatSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  readFileSync,
+  realpathSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+
+const PROJECT_ROOT = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const METADATA_EXCLUDES = ["**/._*", "**/._*/**"];
+const SENTINELS = ["src/metadata-discovery-sentinel.test.ts", "src/ordinary._fragment.test.ts"];
+const SENTINEL = SENTINELS[0];
+const METADATA_FILE = "src/._appledouble-file.test.ts";
+const METADATA_NESTED_FILE = "src/._appledouble-directory/nested-metadata.test.ts";
+
+function sha256(value) {
+  return createHash("sha256").update(value).digest("hex");
+}
+
+function sha256File(filePath) {
+  assertRegularNoSymlink(filePath);
+  return sha256(readFileSync(filePath));
+}
+
+function assertRegularNoSymlink(filePath) {
+  const stat = lstatSync(filePath);
+  assert.equal(stat.isSymbolicLink(), false, `symbolic link is not accepted: ${filePath}`);
+  assert.equal(stat.isFile(), true, `expected a regular file: ${filePath}`);
+}
+
+function assertNoSymlinkComponents(targetPath) {
+  const absolute = path.resolve(targetPath);
+  const parsed = path.parse(absolute);
+  let current = parsed.root;
+  for (const component of absolute.slice(parsed.root.length).split(path.sep).filter(Boolean)) {
+    current = path.join(current, component);
+    try {
+      const stat = lstatSync(current);
+      assert.equal(stat.isSymbolicLink(), false, `symbolic path component is not accepted: ${current}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.code === "ENOENT") break;
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function hasPathPrefix(parent, candidate) {
+  const relative = path.relative(parent, candidate);
+  return relative === "" || (!relative.startsWith(`..${path.sep}`) && relative !== ".." && !path.isAbsolute(relative));
+}
+
+function canonicalizeProspectivePath(targetPath) {
+  let current = path.resolve(targetPath);
+  const suffix = [];
+  while (true) {
+    try {
+      const canonicalAncestor = realpathSync(current);
+      return path.resolve(canonicalAncestor, ...suffix.reverse());
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.code !== "ENOENT") throw error;
+      const parent = path.dirname(current);
+      assert.notEqual(parent, current, `no existing ancestor for evidence path: ${targetPath}`);
+      suffix.push(path.basename(current));
+      current = parent;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function assertNoAppleDoublePathComponents(targetPath) {
+  const absolute = path.resolve(targetPath);
+  const parsed = path.parse(absolute);
+  const components = absolute.slice(parsed.root.length).split(path.sep).filter(Boolean);
+  for (const component of components) {
+    assert.equal(component.startsWith("._"), false, `AppleDouble path component is not accepted: ${component}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function assertFreshEvidenceDirectory(targetPath) {
+  assert.equal(path.isAbsolute(targetPath), true, "--evidence-dir must be absolute");
+  const absolute = path.resolve(targetPath);
+  assert.equal(absolute, targetPath, "--evidence-dir must be normalized");
+  assertNoAppleDoublePathComponents(absolute);
+  assertNoSymlinkComponents(absolute);
+  const canonicalProjectRoot = realpathSync(PROJECT_ROOT);
+  const canonicalEvidence = canonicalizeProspectivePath(absolute);
+  assert.equal(hasPathPrefix(canonicalProjectRoot, canonicalEvidence) || hasPathPrefix(canonicalEvidence, canonicalProjectRoot), false,
+    "evidence directory must not overlap the checkout");
+  try {
+    lstatSync(absolute);
+    assert.fail(`evidence directory already exists; use a fresh path: ${absolute}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code !== "ENOENT") throw error;
+  }
+  mkdirSync(path.dirname(absolute), { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(absolute, { recursive: false });
+  return absolute;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const args = {};
+  for (let index = 0; index < argv.length; index += 1) {
+    const token = argv[index];
+    if (token !== "--evidence-dir" || !argv[index + 1]) {
+      throw new Error("usage: verify-appledouble-metadata-discovery.mjs --evidence-dir ABSOLUTE_FRESH_PATH");
+    }
+    if (args.evidenceDir) throw new Error("--evidence-dir may be provided once");
+    args.evidenceDir = argv[index + 1];
+    index += 1;
+  }
+  if (!args.evidenceDir || !path.isAbsolute(args.evidenceDir)) {
+    throw new Error("--evidence-dir must be an absolute path");
+  }
+  return args;
+}
+
+function runNode(args, cwd, stdoutPath, stderrPath) {
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, args, {
+    cwd,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024,
+    env: { ...process.env, CI: "1" },
+  });
+  writeFileSync(stdoutPath, result.stdout ?? "", "utf8");
+  writeFileSync(stderrPath, result.stderr ?? "", "utf8");
+  if (result.error) throw result.error;
+  return {
+    argv: [process.execPath, ...args],
+    cwd,
+    exitCode: result.status,
+    signal: result.signal,
+    stdout: { path: stdoutPath, sha256: sha256File(stdoutPath) },
+    stderr: { path: stderrPath, sha256: sha256File(stderrPath) },
+    error: result.error?.message ?? null,
+  };
+}
+
+function readGitHead() {
+  const result = spawnSync("git", ["rev-parse", "HEAD"], {
+    cwd: PROJECT_ROOT,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+  });
+  return result.status === 0 ? result.stdout.trim() : null;
+}
+
+function generatedTest(importPath, name, body) {
+  return `import { expect, it } from ${JSON.stringify(importPath)};\n\nit(${JSON.stringify(name)}, () => {\n${body}\n});\n`;
+}
+
+function readVitestFiles(jsonPath, fixtureRoot) {
+  const report = JSON.parse(readFileSync(jsonPath, "utf8"));
+  const testResults = report.testResults;
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(testResults), "Vitest JSON reporter must provide testResults");
+  return testResults.map((result) => path.relative(fixtureRoot, result.name).split(path.sep).join("/")).sort();
+}
+
+function writeJson(filePath, value) {
+  writeFileSync(filePath, `${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+let evidenceRootForFailure = null;
+
+async function main() {
+  const { evidenceDir } = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  const absoluteEvidence = assertFreshEvidenceDirectory(evidenceDir);
+  evidenceRootForFailure = absoluteEvidence;
+
+  const reportPath = path.join(absoluteEvidence, "report.json");
+  const R = createRequire(path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "package.json"));
+  const vitestRunner = R.resolve("vitest/vitest.mjs");
+  const vitestEntry = R.resolve("vitest/dist/index.js");
+  const vitestConfigEntry = R.resolve("vitest/dist/config.js");
+  const viteEntry = R.resolve("vite");
+  const tsEntry = R.resolve("typescript");
+  const vitestPackage = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "node_modules", "vitest", "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  const vitePackage = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "node_modules", "vite", "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  const tsPackage = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "node_modules", "typescript", "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  const configInfo = {};
+  for (const name of ["vite.config.ts", "tsconfig.app.json"]) {
+    const actualPath = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, name);
+    const actualHash = sha256File(actualPath);
+    configInfo[name] = { path: actualPath, sha256: actualHash };
+  }
+
+  const vite = await import(pathToFileURL(viteEntry).href);
+  const { configDefaults } = await import(pathToFileURL(vitestConfigEntry).href);
+  const loaded = await vite.loadConfigFromFile({ command: "serve", mode: "test" }, path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "vite.config.ts"), PROJECT_ROOT);
+  assert.ok(loaded?.config, "Vite must load the actual project config");
+  const testConfig = loaded.config.test;
+  assert.deepEqual(testConfig.include, ["src/**/*.test.ts"], "candidate must preserve the normal Vitest include");
+  assert.ok(Array.isArray(testConfig.exclude), "project Vitest config must define exclude patterns");
+  for (const defaultExclude of configDefaults.exclude) {
+    assert.ok(testConfig.exclude.includes(defaultExclude), `Vitest built-in exclusion was dropped: ${defaultExclude}`);
+  }
+  for (const metadataExclude of METADATA_EXCLUDES) {
+    assert.ok(testConfig.exclude.includes(metadataExclude), `metadata exclusion is missing: ${metadataExclude}`);
+  }
+  const baselineTestConfig = {
+    ...testConfig,
+    exclude: testConfig.exclude.filter((pattern) => !METADATA_EXCLUDES.includes(pattern)),
+  };
+
+  const fixtureRoot = path.join(absoluteEvidence, "fixture-project");
+  const srcRoot = path.join(fixtureRoot, "src");
+  mkdirSync(srcRoot, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(path.join(srcRoot, "._appledouble-file.test.ts"),
+    generatedTest(vitestEntry, "AppleDouble file fixture is discoverable without the scoped exclusion", "  expect(true).toBe(true);\n"), "utf8");
+  mkdirSync(path.join(srcRoot, "._appledouble-directory"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(path.join(srcRoot, "._appledouble-directory", "nested-metadata.test.ts"),
+    generatedTest(vitestEntry, "AppleDouble nested-directory fixture is discoverable without the scoped exclusion", "  expect(true).toBe(true);\n"), "utf8");
+  writeFileSync(path.join(srcRoot, "metadata-discovery-sentinel.test.ts"),
+    generatedTest(vitestEntry, "ordinary source sentinel runs", "  expect(2 + 2).toBe(4);\n"), "utf8");
+  writeFileSync(path.join(srcRoot, "ordinary._fragment.test.ts"),
+    generatedTest(vitestEntry, "ordinary filename containing dot underscore remains included", "  expect(" +
+      "'ordinary._fragment.test.ts'.startsWith('._')).toBe(false);\n"), "utf8");
+  // This control is derived from the actual loaded config and removes only the two issue filters.
+  const baselineConfig = path.join(absoluteEvidence, "baseline-vitest.config.mjs");
+  writeFileSync(baselineConfig, `export default ${JSON.stringify({ test: baselineTestConfig }, null, 2)};\n`, "utf8");
+
+  const baselineJson = path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-baseline-results.json");
+  const baseline = runNode([vitestRunner, "run", "--root", fixtureRoot, "--config", baselineConfig,
+    "--reporter=json", `--outputFile=${baselineJson}`, "--maxWorkers=1"], PROJECT_ROOT,
+  path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-baseline.stdout.log"), path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-baseline.stderr.log"));
+  const baselineFiles = readVitestFiles(baselineJson, fixtureRoot);
+  for (const sentinel of SENTINELS) {
+    assert.ok(baselineFiles.includes(sentinel), `baseline Vitest control must execute ordinary file: ${sentinel}`);
+  }
+  assert.ok(baselineFiles.includes(METADATA_FILE), "baseline control must discover the AppleDouble file fixture");
+  assert.ok(baselineFiles.includes(METADATA_NESTED_FILE), "baseline control must discover the nested AppleDouble fixture");
+  const baselineJsonResult = JSON.parse(readFileSync(baselineJson, "utf8"));
+  const baselineFailures = baselineJsonResult.testResults
+    .filter((result) => result.status === "failed")
+    .map((result) => ({
+      path: path.relative(fixtureRoot, result.name).split(path.sep).join("/"),
+      message: result.message,
+    }));
+  assert.ok(baseline.exitCode === 0 || baseline.exitCode === 1, "baseline must exit normally, not crash");
+  for (const failure of baselineFailures) {
+    assert.ok(path.posix.basename(failure.path).startsWith("._"),
+      `baseline may fail only while transforming an AppleDouble sidecar: ${failure.path}`);
+    assert.ok(failure.message.includes("Unexpected") && failure.message.includes("\\x00"),
+      `baseline AppleDouble transform failure should identify binary metadata: ${failure.path}`);
+  }
+
+  const candidateJson = path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-candidate-results.json");
+  const candidate = runNode([vitestRunner, "run", "--root", fixtureRoot,
+    "--config", path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "vite.config.ts"), "--mode", "test", "--reporter=json",
+    `--outputFile=${candidateJson}`, "--maxWorkers=1"], PROJECT_ROOT,
+  path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-candidate.stdout.log"), path.join(absoluteEvidence, "vitest-candidate.stderr.log"));
+  assert.equal(candidate.exitCode, 0, "candidate Vitest discovery must pass");
+  const candidateFiles = readVitestFiles(candidateJson, fixtureRoot);
+  assert.deepEqual(candidateFiles, [...SENTINELS].sort(), "candidate discovery must keep ordinary names and exclude dot-prefix metadata");
+
+  const ts = R("typescript");
+  const tsconfigSource = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, "tsconfig.app.json");
+  const tsconfigPath = path.join(fixtureRoot, "tsconfig.app.json");
+  const tsconfigBytes = readFileSync(tsconfigSource);
+  writeFileSync(tsconfigPath, tsconfigBytes);
+  const tsconfigJson = ts.readConfigFile(tsconfigPath, ts.sys.readFile);
+  assert.equal(tsconfigJson.error, undefined, "TypeScript must read the copied app config");
+  const parsedTsconfig = ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent(tsconfigJson.config, ts.sys, fixtureRoot, undefined, tsconfigPath);
+  assert.deepEqual(parsedTsconfig.errors, [], "TypeScript config must parse without diagnostics");
+  assert.deepEqual(tsconfigJson.config.include, ["src"], "TypeScript include must retain normal src scope");
+  assert.deepEqual(tsconfigJson.config.compilerOptions.types, ["vite/client", "vitest/globals"],
+    "TypeScript configured test/browser globals must remain unchanged");
+  const tsFiles = parsedTsconfig.fileNames.map((filePath) => path.relative(fixtureRoot, filePath).split(path.sep).join("/")).sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(tsFiles, [...SENTINELS].sort(), "TypeScript must keep ordinary names and exclude dot-prefix metadata");
+  const expectedPackageExcludes = ["node_modules", "bower_components", "jspm_packages"];
+  for (const exclude of expectedPackageExcludes) {
+    assert.ok(tsconfigJson.config.exclude.includes(exclude), `TypeScript package exclusion was dropped: ${exclude}`);
+  }
+  for (const exclude of METADATA_EXCLUDES) {
+    assert.ok(tsconfigJson.config.exclude.includes(exclude), `TypeScript metadata exclusion is missing: ${exclude}`);
+  }
+
+  const tscPath = path.resolve(path.dirname(tsEntry), "../bin/tsc");
+  const baselineTsconfigPath = path.join(fixtureRoot, "tsconfig.app.without-appledouble-excludes.json");
+  const baselineTsconfigObject = JSON.parse(tsconfigBytes.toString("utf8"));
+  baselineTsconfigObject.exclude = baselineTsconfigObject.exclude.filter((pattern) => !METADATA_EXCLUDES.includes(pattern));
+  writeFileSync(baselineTsconfigPath, `${JSON.stringify(baselineTsconfigObject, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+  const baselineTsconfigJson = ts.readConfigFile(baselineTsconfigPath, ts.sys.readFile);
+  assert.equal(baselineTsconfigJson.error, undefined, "TypeScript must read the filtered-control app config");
+  const baselineParsedTsconfig = ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent(
+    baselineTsconfigJson.config, ts.sys, fixtureRoot, undefined, baselineTsconfigPath,
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(baselineParsedTsconfig.errors, [], "filtered-control TypeScript config must parse without diagnostics");
+  const baselineTsFiles = baselineParsedTsconfig.fileNames
+    .map((filePath) => path.relative(fixtureRoot, filePath).split(path.sep).join("/")).sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(baselineTsFiles, [...SENTINELS].sort(),
+    "TypeScript 5.8 should continue to skip dot paths even without the explicit filters");
+  const baselineTsc = runNode([tscPath, "--showConfig", "--project", baselineTsconfigPath], PROJECT_ROOT,
+    path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-control-show-config.stdout.json"), path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-control-show-config.stderr.log"));
+  assert.equal(baselineTsc.exitCode, 0, "the filtered-control TypeScript CLI --showConfig must accept the fixture config");
+  const baselineTscJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-control-show-config.stdout.json"), "utf8"));
+  const baselineTscFiles = baselineTscJson.files
+    .map((filePath) => path.relative(fixtureRoot, path.resolve(fixtureRoot, filePath)).split(path.sep).join("/")).sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(baselineTscFiles, [...SENTINELS].sort());
+  assert.deepEqual(baselineTscFiles, baselineTsFiles,
+    "TypeScript compiler API and CLI must agree on filtered-control src inputs");
+  const tsc = runNode([tscPath, "--showConfig", "--project", tsconfigPath], PROJECT_ROOT,
+    path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-show-config.stdout.json"), path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-show-config.stderr.log"));
+  assert.equal(tsc.exitCode, 0, "the actual TypeScript CLI --showConfig must accept the fixture config");
+  const tscJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-show-config.stdout.json"), "utf8"));
+  const tscFiles = tscJson.files.map((filePath) => path.relative(fixtureRoot, path.resolve(fixtureRoot, filePath)).split(path.sep).join("/")).sort();
+  assert.deepEqual(tscFiles, [...SENTINELS].sort(), "the TypeScript CLI must resolve the same two ordinary inputs");
+
+  const report = {
+    schemaVersion: 1,
+    passed: true,
+    issue: 11,
+    node: { executable: process.execPath, version: process.version },
+    invocationCwd: process.cwd(),
+    tool: { path: fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), sha256: sha256File(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)) },
+    project: {
+      root: PROJECT_ROOT,
+      gitHead: readGitHead(),
+      configHashes: configInfo,
+    },
+    packageVersions: { vitest: vitestPackage.version, vite: vitePackage.version, typescript: tsPackage.version },
+    fixtures: {
+      root: fixtureRoot,
+      ordinarySentinel: { path: SENTINEL, sha256: sha256File(path.join(fixtureRoot, SENTINEL)) },
+      ordinaryDotUnderscoreFragment: {
+        path: SENTINELS[1],
+        sha256: sha256File(path.join(fixtureRoot, SENTINELS[1])),
+        reasonIncluded: "the basename contains ._ but does not begin with the AppleDouble component prefix ._",
+      },
+      metadataFile: { path: METADATA_FILE, sha256: sha256File(path.join(fixtureRoot, METADATA_FILE)) },
+      metadataNestedFile: { path: METADATA_NESTED_FILE, sha256: sha256File(path.join(fixtureRoot, METADATA_NESTED_FILE)) },
+    },
+    vitest: {
+      unfilteredControl: {
+        description: "actual loaded test config with only the two issue-owned excludes removed; all other settings and Vitest built-in defaults are retained",
+        configSha256: sha256File(baselineConfig),
+        removedExcludes: METADATA_EXCLUDES,
+        command: baseline,
+        jsonReport: { path: baselineJson, sha256: sha256File(baselineJson) },
+        exitCode: baseline.exitCode,
+        failures: baselineFailures,
+        discoveredFiles: baselineFiles,
+        ordinarySentinelsExecuted: SENTINELS.every((name) => baselineFiles.includes(name)),
+        metadataFixturesDiscovered: [METADATA_FILE, METADATA_NESTED_FILE].every((name) => baselineFiles.includes(name)),
+        completedNormally: baseline.exitCode === 0 || baseline.exitCode === 1,
+      },
+      candidate: {
+        command: candidate,
+        jsonReport: { path: candidateJson, sha256: sha256File(candidateJson) },
+        exitCode: candidate.exitCode,
+        discoveredFiles: candidateFiles,
+        expectedOrdinaryFiles: [...SENTINELS].sort(),
+        include: testConfig.include,
+        builtinExcludesPreserved: configDefaults.exclude.every((name) => testConfig.exclude.includes(name)),
+        metadataExcludes: METADATA_EXCLUDES,
+      },
+    },
+    typescript: {
+      compilerApi: {
+        parsedConfigPath: tsconfigPath,
+        parsedConfigSha256: sha256(tsconfigBytes),
+        diagnostics: parsedTsconfig.errors.length,
+      },
+      baseline: {
+        configPath: baselineTsconfigPath,
+        removedExcludes: METADATA_EXCLUDES,
+        parsedFiles: baselineTsFiles,
+        metadataFileIncludedBeforeExplicitExcludes: baselineTsFiles.includes(METADATA_FILE),
+        nestedMetadataIncludedBeforeExplicitExcludes: baselineTsFiles.includes(METADATA_NESTED_FILE),
+        note: "TypeScript 5.8 already skips dot-prefixed paths during include globbing; the candidate also retains explicit excludes for portable input hygiene.",
+        cliCommand: baselineTsc,
+        cliJsonSha256: sha256File(path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-control-show-config.stdout.json")),
+      },
+      cliCommand: tsc,
+      cliJsonSha256: sha256File(path.join(absoluteEvidence, "tsc-show-config.stdout.json")),
+      parsedFiles: tsFiles,
+      cliParsedFiles: tscFiles,
+      include: tsconfigJson.config.include,
+      types: tsconfigJson.config.compilerOptions.types,
+      packageExcludesPreserved: expectedPackageExcludes.every((name) => tsconfigJson.config.exclude.includes(name)),
+      metadataExcludes: METADATA_EXCLUDES,
+      copiedConfigSha256: sha256(tsconfigBytes),
+    },
+    logs: ["vitest-baseline.stdout.log", "vitest-baseline.stderr.log", "vitest-candidate.stdout.log",
+      "vitest-candidate.stderr.log", "tsc-control-show-config.stderr.log", "tsc-show-config.stderr.log"].map((name) => ({
+      path: path.join(absoluteEvidence, name),
+      sha256: sha256File(path.join(absoluteEvidence, name)),
+    })),
+  };
+  writeJson(reportPath, report);
+  process.stdout.write(`${reportPath}\n`);
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+  const safe = { passed: false, error: `${error.name}: ${error.message}` };
+  if (evidenceRootForFailure) {
+    try { writeJson(path.join(evidenceRootForFailure, "failure.json"), safe); } catch { /* preserve original failure */ }
+  }
+  process.stderr.write(`${safe.error}\n`);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+});

tsconfig.app.json

@@ -29,5 +29,12 @@
     "jsx": "react-jsx",
     "types": ["vite/client", "vitest/globals"]
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules",
+    "bower_components",
+    "jspm_packages",
+    "**/._*",
+    "**/._*/**"
+  ]
 }

vite.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import { configDefaults, defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 // @ts-expect-error Shared Node HTTP middleware also serves production bundles.
 import { createBundledContentHandler } from "./server/bundled-content.mjs";
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
     test: {
       environment: "node",
       include: ["src/**/*.test.ts"],
+      exclude: [
+        ...configDefaults.exclude,
+        "**/._*",
+        "**/._*/**",
+      ],
       maxWorkers: 4,
     },
   };