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Summary

Implements automated rollback script to restore dotfiles from backup directories created by install.sh. This addresses the critical production confidence gap identified in Issue #61.

Changes

  • rollback.sh: New automated rollback script with comprehensive features

    • Automatic detection of latest backup directory
    • Interactive confirmation prompt (can be skipped with -y)
    • Dry-run mode (--dry-run) for previewing changes
    • Symlink removal from all standard locations (including ZDOTDIR)
    • File restoration with permission preservation
    • Automatic cleanup of empty backup directories
    • Hidden file support using dotglob
    • Security hardening: Backup directory validation, input sanitization, TOCTOU mitigation
  • tests/rollback-test.sh: Comprehensive test suite

    • 11 test scenarios covering all functionality
    • 13 passing assertions
    • Tests include: backup discovery, error handling (no backup, empty backup, invalid format), non-interactive mode, symlink removal, file content preservation, permission preservation, and dry-run mode
  • README.md: Documentation updates

    • Added "Rollback" section with usage examples
    • Updated test coverage list to include rollback functionality
    • Updated last modified date

Test Results

Rollback tests: 11/11 tests passed (13 assertions)
Pre-commit hooks: All checks passed
Security validation: All HIGH severity issues addressed
Production readiness: All blockers resolved

Security & Production Readiness Validation

Comprehensive validation performed by security-validator and devops-deployment-agent:

Security Improvements Implemented:

  • ✅ Backup directory name format validation (prevents malicious directories)
  • ✅ Empty backup directory validation (prevents broken system state)
  • ✅ ZDOTDIR input validation (prevents command injection)
  • ✅ TOCTOU mitigation in symlink removal (double-check pattern)
  • ✅ Enhanced error handling with explicit failure messages

Production Readiness Assessment:

  • Overall Score: 4.2/5.0 (Ready for Production)
  • Security Rating: 3.5/5.0 (Adequate for single-user context)
  • Reliability: 4.5/5.0 - All tests pass, robust backup discovery
  • Safety: 4.0/5.0 - Confirmation prompts, dry-run mode, validation
  • Testing: 4.5/5.0 - Comprehensive automated test suite
  • Documentation: 4.0/5.0 - Clear usage examples, help text

Issues Addressed:

  • Fixed 2 production blockers (empty backup validation, shell formatting)
  • Resolved 3 HIGH severity security issues
  • Added 2 new test cases for edge case coverage

Testing Instructions

# Run rollback-specific tests
./tests/rollback-test.sh

# Test in Docker environment
./tests/docker-test.sh

# Manual testing
./install.sh           # Create installation
./rollback.sh --dry-run  # Preview rollback
./rollback.sh -y       # Perform rollback

Implementation Details

TDD Approach:

  1. ✅ RED: Created failing tests first
  2. ✅ GREEN: Implemented minimal working solution
  3. ✅ REFACTOR: Cleaned up code while maintaining tests
  4. ✅ HARDEN: Added security validations based on expert review

Key Technical Decisions:

  • Uses shopt -s dotglob nullglob to handle hidden files in backup
  • Respects ZDOTDIR configuration from .zprofile
  • Preserves file permissions using mv instead of cp
  • Removes symlinks before restoration to avoid conflicts
  • Cleans up backup directory only if empty after restoration
  • Validates backup directory format and contents before proceeding
  • Sanitizes ZDOTDIR input to prevent command injection
  • Uses double-check pattern to mitigate TOCTOU vulnerabilities

Security & Safety

  • Confirmation prompt by default prevents accidental data loss
  • Dry-run mode allows safe preview of changes
  • Error handling for missing, empty, and malformed backup directories
  • Input validation for all external data sources
  • TOCTOU race condition mitigation in symlink operations
  • No destructive operations without user consent (except with -y flag)

References

Resolves #61

Implements rollback.sh with comprehensive test suite to restore from
backup directories created by install.sh. Addresses installation
failure recovery needs identified by devops-deployment-agent and
security-validator.

Features:
- Automatic detection of latest backup directory
- Non-interactive mode with -y flag
- Dry-run mode for previewing changes
- Symlink removal and file restoration
- Permission preservation
- Empty backup directory cleanup

Testing:
- 9 test scenarios covering all functionality
- 11 assertions passing
- Handles hidden files correctly with dotglob
- Validates error handling when no backup exists

Resolves #61
Address security and production readiness findings:

Security improvements:
- Add backup directory name format validation (prevents malicious directories)
- Add empty backup directory validation (prevents broken system state)
- Add ZDOTDIR input validation (prevents command injection)
- Add TOCTOU mitigation in symlink removal (double-check pattern)
- Improve error handling with explicit failure messages

Testing improvements:
- Add test for empty backup directory error handling
- Add test for invalid backup directory name format
- Expand test coverage to 11 tests, 13 assertions (all passing)

Code quality:
- Apply shfmt formatting for CI/CD compliance
- Add security warnings to error output

Addresses 3 HIGH severity security issues and 2 production blockers
All tests passing: 11/11 tests, 13/13 assertions
@maxrantil maxrantil marked this pull request as ready for review November 4, 2025 19:38
@maxrantil maxrantil merged commit 3277f6c into master Nov 4, 2025
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@maxrantil maxrantil deleted the feat/issue-61-rollback-script branch November 4, 2025 19:48
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Add automated rollback script for dotfiles installation

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