feat: diff-aware install — manifest as source of truth across all primitives#260
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…ut --force Add mcp_configs field to lockfile to store MCP dependency configurations. Compare manifest configs against stored configs on install to detect drift. Re-apply drifted servers automatically and show 'updated' in CLI output. Addresses all acceptance criteria: - Registry MCP servers: config drift detection via lockfile comparison - Self-defined MCP servers: config drift detection via lockfile comparison - APM package files: already handled correctly (managed files overwritten) - CLI output distinguishes "already configured" vs "updated" - --force behavior preserved (unchanged) Co-authored-by: danielmeppiel <51440732+danielmeppiel@users.noreply.github.com>
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@copilot this approach is good but incomplete. It applies to any dependency managed in the apm.yml manifest. E.g., a removed primitive in the manifest should go away with |
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Pull request overview
Adds diff-aware MCP installation to ensure changes in apm.yml MCP server configuration are automatically re-applied on subsequent apm install runs, using a lockfile-stored baseline to detect drift.
Changes:
- Add
mcp_configs(name → serialized config) toapm.lockand document it. - Extend
MCPIntegrator.install()to detect config drift vs stored baseline and re-apply drifted servers, updating CLI output and summary counts. - Update
apm installcommand to pass prior lockfile configs into MCP install and persist refreshed configs; add unit tests + changelog entry.
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src/apm_cli/deps/lockfile.py |
Adds mcp_configs field and YAML read/write support. |
src/apm_cli/integration/mcp_integrator.py |
Implements config drift detection, config extraction, lockfile persistence updates, and updated install output/summary. |
src/apm_cli/commands/install.py |
Threads old configs into MCP install and writes refreshed mcp_configs back to lockfile. |
tests/test_lockfile.py |
Adds lockfile round-trip + backward-compat tests for mcp_configs. |
tests/unit/test_transitive_mcp.py |
Adds drift-detection and diff-aware install behavior tests. |
docs/src/content/docs/reference/lockfile-spec.md |
Documents the new mcp_configs lockfile field. |
docs/src/content/docs/reference/cli-commands.md |
Documents diff-aware MCP install behavior and output labels. |
CHANGELOG.md |
Notes the new diff-aware MCP install feature under Unreleased. |
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src/apm_cli/integration/mcp_integrator.py:1123
- The summary counts can become incorrect because
update_countis derived fromlen(servers_to_update)(drift detected), butconfigured_countonly increments on successful installs. If an update is attempted but fails for all runtimes,configured_count - update_countcan go negative and the printed breakdown will be wrong. Track successful updated installs separately (e.g., increment anupdated_countonly whenany_ok and is_update) and computenew_countfrom successful outcomes.
update_count = builtins.len(servers_to_update)
new_count = configured_count - update_count
parts = []
src/apm_cli/deps/lockfile.py
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| for dep_data in data.get("dependencies", []): | ||
| lock.add_dependency(LockedDependency.from_dict(dep_data)) | ||
| lock.mcp_servers = list(data.get("mcp_servers", [])) | ||
| lock.mcp_configs = dict(data.get("mcp_configs", {})) |
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from_yaml() will raise a TypeError if the YAML contains mcp_configs: with no mapping (parsed as None), because dict(None) is invalid. For robustness/backward-compat, coerce falsy values to {} (e.g., data.get('mcp_configs') or {}) before calling dict(...).
| lock.mcp_configs = dict(data.get("mcp_configs", {})) | |
| raw_mcp_configs = data.get("mcp_configs") or {} | |
| lock.mcp_configs = dict(raw_mcp_configs) |
| def get_server_configs(mcp_deps: list) -> builtins.dict: | ||
| """Extract server configs as {name: config_dict} from MCP dependencies.""" | ||
| configs: builtins.dict = {} | ||
| for dep in mcp_deps: | ||
| if hasattr(dep, "to_dict") and hasattr(dep, "name"): | ||
| configs[dep.name] = dep.to_dict() | ||
| elif isinstance(dep, str): | ||
| configs[dep] = {"name": dep} | ||
| return configs |
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Persisting dep.to_dict() into apm.lock via mcp_configs will write full env and headers values to disk. MCP configs commonly include secrets (API tokens, Authorization headers), and apm.lock is intended to be committed, so this risks credential leakage. Consider storing a sanitized config for drift detection (e.g., keep keys/structure but redact values for env/headers, or store a stable hash of the effective config) instead of raw values.
| mcp_configs: builtins.dict = None, | ||
| lock_path: Optional[Path] = None, |
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update_lockfile() now takes mcp_configs as the 2nd positional parameter, which breaks existing callers that pass lock_path positionally (e.g., src/apm_cli/commands/uninstall.py calls MCPIntegrator.update_lockfile(new_mcp_servers, lockfile_path)). With the new signature that path will be written into lockfile.mcp_configs and the lockfile will be saved to the default CWD path instead of lockfile_path. Consider reordering parameters (keep lock_path as the 2nd positional arg) or making mcp_configs keyword-only and updating call sites accordingly.
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| mcp_configs: builtins.dict = None, | |
| lock_path: Optional[Path] = None, | |
| lock_path: Optional[Path] = None, | |
| *, | |
| mcp_configs: Optional[builtins.dict] = None, |
- Detect packages in lockfile but not in manifest (orphans) and remove their deployed files on full apm install - Fix lockfile merge to not preserve orphaned entries (only preserve entries for partial installs or packages still in manifest that failed download) - Detect ref/version changes in manifest vs lockfile and force re-download without needing --update; applies to both sequential and parallel pre-download paths - Add 15 unit tests for ref-change and orphan detection logic - Add 6 integration E2E tests using microsoft/apm-sample-package - Update CHANGELOG and CLI reference docs Co-authored-by: danielmeppiel <51440732+danielmeppiel@users.noreply.github.com>
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Expanded to cover all key scenarios — manifest is now fully the source of truth. Here's what's implemented across commits APM packages — removed from manifest (
APM packages — ref/version changed in manifest (
MCP config drift ( Tests (
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src/apm_cli/commands/install.py:891
- Same issue as the pre-download phase:
ref_changedrequireslocked_dep.resolved_refto be truthy, so adding or removing a manifest ref won’t be detected and the install may incorrectly reuse the lockfile SHA. Consider treatinglocked_dep is not Noneandlocked_dep.resolved_ref != dep_ref.referenceas the drift condition (handling None safely).
# Detect if manifest ref changed vs what the lockfile recorded.
# When the ref changes, the lockfile_match shortcut must NOT fire.
_dep_locked_chk = (
existing_lockfile.get_dependency(dep_ref.get_unique_key())
if existing_lockfile and not update_refs
else None
)
ref_changed = bool(
dep_ref.reference
and _dep_locked_chk is not None
and _dep_locked_chk.resolved_ref
and dep_ref.reference != _dep_locked_chk.resolved_ref
)
src/apm_cli/commands/install.py:783
- Ref-change detection logic is duplicated in both the pre-download phase and the main download loop. Since correctness depends on these checks matching the lockfile-SHA override behavior, consider extracting a shared helper (e.g.,
_is_manifest_ref_changed(dep_ref, existing_lockfile)) to avoid future drift.
# Detect if manifest ref changed from what's recorded in the lockfile.
# When the ref changes we must re-download, so we must NOT skip.
_pd_locked_chk = (
existing_lockfile.get_dependency(_pd_key)
if existing_lockfile and not update_refs
else None
)
_pd_ref_changed = bool(
_pd_ref.reference
and _pd_locked_chk is not None
and _pd_locked_chk.resolved_ref
and _pd_ref.reference != _pd_locked_chk.resolved_ref
)
# Skip if lockfile SHA matches local HEAD (Phase 5 check)
# — but only if the ref itself has not changed in the manifest.
if _pd_path.exists() and existing_lockfile and not update_refs and not _pd_ref_changed:
src/apm_cli/integration/mcp_integrator.py:905
- When drift is detected,
servers_to_installis rebuilt vialist(set(servers_to_install) | drifted), which loses ordering and can make CLI output non-deterministic (and potentially reorder installs). Prefer preserving the existing list order and only appending the drifted servers in a deterministic order (e.g., iteratevalid_servers/already_configured_candidatesand add those indrifted).
if drifted:
servers_to_update.update(drifted)
servers_to_install = builtins.list(
builtins.set(servers_to_install) | drifted
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| if configured_count > 0: | ||
| console.print( | ||
| f"└─ [green]Configured {configured_count} " | ||
| f"server{'s' if configured_count != 1 else ''}[/green]" | ||
| ) | ||
| update_count = builtins.len(servers_to_update) | ||
| new_count = configured_count - update_count | ||
| parts = [] | ||
| if new_count > 0: | ||
| parts.append( | ||
| f"configured {new_count} " | ||
| f"server{'s' if new_count != 1 else ''}" | ||
| ) | ||
| if update_count > 0: | ||
| parts.append( | ||
| f"updated {update_count} " | ||
| f"server{'s' if update_count != 1 else ''}" | ||
| ) | ||
| console.print(f"└─ [green]{', '.join(parts).capitalize()}[/green]") |
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The summary splits configured_count into new vs updated using len(servers_to_update), but servers_to_update tracks drift detection, not successful updates. If an update attempt fails, configured_count won’t increment but servers_to_update still includes the server, causing incorrect counts (and new_count can go negative). Track successful updates separately (e.g., updated_success_count) and derive the summary from success counts only.
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| _pd_ref_changed = bool( | ||
| _pd_ref.reference | ||
| and _pd_locked_chk is not None | ||
| and _pd_locked_chk.resolved_ref |
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_pd_ref_changed won’t detect ref changes when the previous lockfile entry had resolved_ref=None (e.g., first install without an explicit ref) and the manifest later adds a ref, because the condition requires _pd_locked_chk.resolved_ref to be truthy. That contradicts the “manifest is source of truth” behavior for ref changes: adding/removing a ref should be treated as a change and should bypass the lockfile SHA. Consider comparing dep_ref.reference vs locked_dep.resolved_ref directly (including None→value and value→None transitions).
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| _pd_ref_changed = bool( | |
| _pd_ref.reference | |
| and _pd_locked_chk is not None | |
| and _pd_locked_chk.resolved_ref | |
| _pd_ref_changed = ( | |
| _pd_locked_chk is not None |
| self_defined_to_install = builtins.list( | ||
| builtins.set(self_defined_to_install) | drifted_sd | ||
| ) |
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Same ordering issue as above: self_defined_to_install is rebuilt using a set union, which can reorder installs and produce unstable output. Consider keeping self_defined_to_install as an ordered list and appending drifted servers deterministically (or sorting explicitly if order doesn’t matter).
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| self_defined_to_install = builtins.list( | |
| builtins.set(self_defined_to_install) | drifted_sd | |
| ) | |
| # Preserve deterministic ordering: keep existing | |
| # self_defined_to_install order and append any drifted | |
| # servers that are not already present, in sorted order. | |
| for name in builtins.sorted(drifted_sd): | |
| if name not in self_defined_to_install: | |
| self_defined_to_install.append(name) |
| if orphaned_deployed_files: | ||
| _removed_orphan_count = 0 | ||
| _failed_orphan_count = 0 | ||
| for _orphan_path in sorted(orphaned_deployed_files): | ||
| if BaseIntegrator.validate_deploy_path(_orphan_path, project_root): | ||
| _target = project_root / _orphan_path | ||
| if _target.exists(): | ||
| try: | ||
| _target.unlink() | ||
| _removed_orphan_count += 1 | ||
| except Exception as _orphan_err: | ||
| _rich_warning( | ||
| f" └─ Could not remove orphaned file {_orphan_path}: {_orphan_err}" | ||
| ) | ||
| _failed_orphan_count += 1 | ||
| if _removed_orphan_count > 0: | ||
| _rich_info( | ||
| f"Removed {_removed_orphan_count} file(s) from packages " | ||
| "no longer in apm.yml" | ||
| ) |
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Orphan cleanup only calls Path.unlink(). deployed_files can include directory paths (e.g., legacy deployed_skills migration stores .github/skills/<name>/), which will raise IsADirectoryError and leave orphaned directories behind. Consider mirroring the prune command’s behavior: remove files vs directories appropriately (unlink vs shutil.rmtree) and then call BaseIntegrator.cleanup_empty_parents(...) to avoid leaving empty parent folders.
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| Tests the complete manifest-as-source-of-truth lifecycle with real packages: | ||
| - Package removed from apm.yml: apm install cleans up deployed files and lockfile | ||
| - Package ref/version changed in apm.yml: apm install re-downloads without --force |
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The module docstring says ref changes trigger re-download “without --force”, but the PR description and the implementation are about not requiring --update for ref changes. Consider updating the docstring to avoid confusion about which flag is relevant.
| - Package ref/version changed in apm.yml: apm install re-downloads without --force | |
| - Package ref/version changed in apm.yml: apm install re-downloads without --update |
| | `apm_version` | string | MUST | Version of APM that generated this lock file. | | ||
| | `dependencies` | array | MUST | Ordered list of resolved dependencies (see [section 4.2](#42-dependency-entries)). | | ||
| | `mcp_servers` | array | MAY | List of MCP server identifiers registered by installed packages. | | ||
| | `mcp_configs` | mapping | MAY | Mapping of MCP server name to its manifest configuration dict. Used for diff-aware installation — when config in `apm.yml` changes, `apm install` detects the drift and re-applies without `--force`. | |
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The new mcp_configs field is documented as storing the manifest configuration dict. Since this can include env / headers values, it can unintentionally persist secrets in apm.lock (which many users commit). Consider adding an explicit warning here (and/or changing the design to store hashes/redacted values) so users understand the security implications.
| | `mcp_configs` | mapping | MAY | Mapping of MCP server name to its manifest configuration dict. Used for diff-aware installation — when config in `apm.yml` changes, `apm install` detects the drift and re-applies without `--force`. | | |
| | `mcp_configs` | mapping | MAY | Mapping of MCP server name to its manifest configuration dict. Used for diff-aware installation — when config in `apm.yml` changes, `apm install` detects the drift and re-applies without `--force`. **Security note:** these configs may include sensitive values (for example `env` or HTTP `headers`), which are written in plain text to `apm.lock`; avoid storing secrets here if the lockfile is committed to version control. | |
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PR #260 — Architectural Diagnosis
A. Merge Readiness: Not mergeable as-is
4 must-fix bugs:
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Negative count arithmetic —
new_count = configured_count - update_countgoes negative when a drifted server fails to install, becauseupdate_countcounts all drift-detected servers whileconfigured_countonly increments on success. -
Ref-change false negative —
ref_changedshort-circuits toFalsewhenresolved_ref is None(package installed without a ref, user later adds one). Theand _dep_locked_chk.resolved_refguard kills the comparison. -
Non-deterministic ordering —
set() | driftedloses install order, producing random CLI output across runs. -
ANSI artifact — Trailing
[mescape sequence incli-commands.md.
2 should-fix issues:
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Ref-change logic is duplicated in two code paths (pre-download ~L783, sequential ~L891) with no shared helper.
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Dict comparison for drift relies on YAML round-trip key-ordering stability — fragile.
B. Architectural Assessment: Drift Detection Is Scattered, Not Modular
Current state in the PR:
| Drift concern | Where it lives | Form |
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| MCP config drift | mcp_integrator.py (static methods) |
_detect_mcp_config_drift(), get_server_configs() |
| Ref/version change | install.py (inline, 2 places) |
Raw boolean expression, duplicated |
| Orphan detection | install.py (inline) |
Set difference against intended_dep_keys |
| Orphan file removal | install.py (inline, end of fn) |
Loop calling sync_remove_files() |
| File-level sync | base_integrator.py (pre-existing) |
deployed_files → managed_files → sync_remove_files() |
The problem: There are now two parallel drift models with no unifying abstraction:
- File-level drift (pre-existing): lockfile
deployed_files→managed_filesset →BaseIntegrator.sync_remove_files()— implicit, per-integrator - Config-level drift (new): lockfile
mcp_configs→ dict comparison → re-apply — explicit, MCP-only
The install() function (~1449 lines) absorbs all new logic inline. Nothing is extractable or testable in isolation. Ref-change detection is a raw boolean expression copy-pasted between two code paths.
C. What Good Architecture Looks Like
Drift detection will grow — every integrator type (instructions, prompts, commands, hooks, MCP, agents) will eventually need it. Here's a scalable design:
Proposed module: src/apm_cli/drift/
src/apm_cli/drift/
├── __init__.py # public API
├── detector.py # DriftDetector — orchestrates all drift checks
├── models.py # DriftResult, DriftKind enum, DriftAction
├── ref_drift.py # ref/version change detection (shared helper)
├── config_drift.py # config-level drift (MCP configs, future: any config)
├── orphan_drift.py # orphan package/file detection
└── file_drift.py # file-level drift (wraps existing sync logic)
Key design principles:
1. Single entry point — DriftDetector
class DriftDetector:
def detect_all(self, manifest: ApmPackage, lockfile: Lockfile,
project_root: Path) -> List[DriftResult]:
"""Run all drift checks, return unified results."""
results = []
results += self._check_ref_changes(manifest, lockfile)
results += self._check_config_drift(manifest, lockfile)
results += self._check_orphans(manifest, lockfile)
return resultsinstall.py calls detector.detect_all() once, then acts on the results. No inline drift logic in the install function.
2. Typed drift results — DriftResult
class DriftKind(Enum):
REF_CHANGED = "ref_changed"
CONFIG_DRIFT = "config_drift"
ORPHANED = "orphaned"
FILE_MISSING = "file_missing"
@dataclass
class DriftResult:
kind: DriftKind
package_name: str
detail: str # human-readable explanation
action: DriftAction # REINSTALL, RECONFIGURE, REMOVE
old_value: Optional[str] # for logging/UI
new_value: Optional[str]This gives install.py a uniform interface — it doesn't need to know how drift is detected, just what drifted and what action to take.
3. Ref-change as a pure function (not inline logic)
# drift/ref_drift.py
def detect_ref_change(dep_ref: DepRef, locked: LockedDependency) -> Optional[DriftResult]:
"""Compare intended ref against locked resolved_ref."""
if not dep_ref.reference:
return None
if locked is None:
return None # new package, not drift
# Key fix: handle None resolved_ref (was a bug in PR)
if locked.resolved_ref != dep_ref.reference:
return DriftResult(
kind=DriftKind.REF_CHANGED,
package_name=dep_ref.name,
action=DriftAction.REINSTALL,
old_value=locked.resolved_ref, # may be None — that's valid
new_value=dep_ref.reference,
)
return NoneOne function, used in both code paths. Eliminates the duplication bug and the None short-circuit bug.
4. Config drift becomes integrator-agnostic
Today it's MCP-only. Tomorrow instructions might have config (e.g., applyTo patterns, glob scopes). The config_drift.py module should accept a get_current_config() callable + stored config, not be hardwired to MCP dict shapes.
5. Orphan detection as pure set logic
# drift/orphan_drift.py
def detect_orphans(intended: Set[str], locked: Set[str]) -> List[DriftResult]:
"""Packages in lockfile but not in manifest = orphans."""
return [
DriftResult(kind=DriftKind.ORPHANED, package_name=name,
action=DriftAction.REMOVE, ...)
for name in (locked - intended)
]How install.py simplifies:
# Before (PR #260): ~80 lines of inline drift logic scattered across install()
# After: ~5 lines
drift_results = DriftDetector().detect_all(manifest, lockfile, project_root)
to_reinstall = [r for r in drift_results if r.action == DriftAction.REINSTALL]
to_remove = [r for r in drift_results if r.action == DriftAction.REMOVE]
to_reconfigure = [r for r in drift_results if r.action == DriftAction.RECONFIGURE]D. Recommendation
The PR's functionality is correct and well-tested (38 unit + 6 integration tests). The bugs are fixable. But the architecture needs rework before merge because:
- It creates a second drift model parallel to the existing file-level one, with no path to unification
- It puts ~80 lines of drift logic inline in an already-1449-line function
- The ref-change duplication is a maintenance trap that already has a bug in it
- As drift detection grows (and it will), every new drift type would require modifying
install.pydirectly
My recommendation: Fix the 4 bugs, extract drift logic into a drift/ module (or at minimum a drift.py helper), and merge. The extraction doesn't need to be the full architecture above — even a single drift.py with detect_ref_change(), detect_config_drift(), and detect_orphans() as pure functions would be a major improvement over inline logic.
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Addresses architectural review comment #3939550347:
1. Create src/apm_cli/drift.py with pure functions:
- detect_ref_change(): handles all ref transitions (None→value, value→None)
- detect_orphans(): extracts from inline install.py logic
- detect_config_drift(): integrator-agnostic config drift detection
- build_download_ref(): shared between both download code paths
2. Bug 1 fixed: Track successful_updates separately from servers_to_update
so new_count = configured_count - successful_updates never goes negative
3. Bug 2 fixed: Use detect_ref_change() which removes the broken
`and locked_dep.resolved_ref` guard — now catches None→ref transitions
4. Bug 3 fixed: Replace set() | drifted with list.append() preserving order
in both registry and self-defined MCP drift injection
5. Bug 4 fixed: Integration test docstring --force → --update
6. Also fix: update_lockfile() makes mcp_configs keyword-only to prevent
uninstall.py positional-arg bug (lockfile_path passed as mcp_configs)
7. Also fix: lockfile from_yaml uses `data.get("mcp_configs") or {}`
to handle mcp_configs: null in YAML without TypeError
8. Also fix: orphan cleanup handles directories (rmtree) + cleanup_empty_parents()
9. Tests: install_update tests now call real drift.py functions (not copies);
add 6 new tests (ref transitions, config drift class); lockfile null test
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All 4 bugs and the architectural issues are addressed in commits 4 bugs fixed:
Architectural extraction —
Both download code paths in Additional fixes also addressed:
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Are we managing drift of:
- refs as hashes
- source drift (e.g. prepending a host FQDN to an owner/repo format)
- If we use the git URL object formatting in the manifest, does drift work too?
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Documented in the module docstring (commit 558ef60):
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Hash-based refs: ✓ handled.
detect_ref_change()comparesdep_ref.referencevslocked_dep.resolved_refas raw strings — a change from"abc1234"to"def5678"is detected the same as"v1.0" → "v2.0". -
URL format changes (git URL object format): ✓ transparent.
DependencyReference.parse()normalises all input formats (HTTPS, SSH,owner/reposhorthand, FQDN prefix) to the same canonicalrepo_urlbefore the lockfile stores them. So changingowner/repo→https://github.com/owner/repo.gitinapm.ymlproduces the same unique key and is correctly treated as no drift. -
Source/host changes: ✗ not detected. The unique key (
repo_url) is host-blind for the default host, so a host-only change (e.g., adding an enterprise FQDN prefix to an otherwise identicalowner/repo) won't trigger a re-download. Users would needapm remove+apm install, or--update.
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CHANGELOG entries must conform to style of previous entries (1 line per PR, like this one)
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Fixed in 558ef60 — consolidated to a single line and corrected the PR reference from #261 to #260.
… drift.py scope - CHANGELOG: consolidate 3-line entry to single line per project convention; correct PR reference from #261 to #260 - drift.py: add Scope / non-goals section documenting what IS handled (hash-based refs, URL format normalization) and what is NOT (source/host changes require apm remove + install or --update) Co-authored-by: danielmeppiel <51440732+danielmeppiel@users.noreply.github.com>
Description
apm installwas not fully honoringapm.ymlas the source of truth. Config changes to MCP servers were silently ignored, packages removed from the manifest left orphaned deployed files behind, and version/ref changes in the manifest were not picked up without--update.This PR makes
apm installfully diff-aware across all primitive types:New
src/apm_cli/drift.pymodule — pure, stateless drift-detection functions extracted from inline logic, testable in isolation and shared across call sites:detect_ref_change()— handles all ref transitions includingNone → value(adding a pin),value → None(removing a pin), value-to-value changes, and hash-based ref pins. URL format changes (HTTPS, SSH, shorthand) are transparent — all formats normalize to the same canonical key. Note: host/source changes (e.g., switching to an enterprise FQDN) are not detected and requireapm remove+apm installor--update.detect_orphans()— returns deployed file paths for packages removed from manifestdetect_config_drift()— integrator-agnostic config drift detectionbuild_download_ref()— shared between pre-download and sequential download paths, eliminating duplicationMCP server config drift:
MCPDependencyconfigs are stored in the lockfile (mcp_configsfield). On install, current manifest config is compared against the stored baseline. Drifted servers are re-applied; unchanged servers are skipped.lockfile.py: Addedmcp_configs: Dict[str, dict]toLockFile. Backward-compatible — old lockfiles without this field, or withmcp_configs: null, get an empty dict.mcp_integrator.py:install()detects drifted servers viadetect_config_drift()and moves them back to the install list. Summary now trackssuccessful_updates(not drift-detected count) so new/updated counts are always accurate. Drifted servers are appended in deterministic sorted order via_append_drifted_to_install_list().✓ already configuredfor unchanged,↻ updatedfor drifted. Summary shows separate new/updated counts.APM package removal:
apm install, packages present in the lockfile but absent fromapm.ymlare detected as orphans viadetect_orphans(). Their deployed files are removed (handles both files and legacy directory entries viarmtree+cleanup_empty_parents()) and their lockfile entries are dropped.apm install <pkg>) are unaffected — they preserve existing lockfile entries as before.APM package ref/version change:
detect_ref_change()is called in both the parallel pre-download phase and the sequential download loop. When ref differs from the lockfile'sresolved_ref(includingNone → reftransitions), the lockfile-pinned SHA is bypassed and the package is re-downloaded — no--updateflag needed.Lockfile merge fix:
apm.yml.Additional fixes:
update_lockfile()mcp_configsis now keyword-only, fixing a silent positional-argument bug inuninstall.pywherelockfile_pathwas being passed asmcp_configslockfile.from_yaml()usesor {}guard —mcp_configs: nullin YAML no longer raisesTypeErrorrmtree+cleanup_empty_parents(), gated byvalidate_deploy_path()for safetyType of change
Testing
Unit tests (44 new): MCP config drift detection across all config fields (env, URL, transport, args, tools, headers), lockfile
mcp_configsround-trip + backward compat + null-YAML robustness,detect_ref_change()covering all transitions (value→value, None→value, value→None, no-lockfile, hash-based refs),detect_config_drift()class, orphan deployed-files detection using realdrift.pyfunctions, lockfile merge logic for full vs partial installs.Integration tests (6, E2E with real GitHub repos): Uses
microsoft/apm-sample-packageto verify: orphaned files are removed after package is deleted from manifest, removed package disappears from lockfile, remaining packages are unaffected, ref change triggers re-download, no re-download when ref is unchanged, repeated install with same manifest is fully idempotent.📱 Kick off Copilot coding agent tasks wherever you are with GitHub Mobile, available on iOS and Android.