feat(minvmd): add lifecycle state machine and state persistence by gominimal-aw-bot[bot] · Pull Request #332 · gominimal/minimal

gominimal-aw-bot · 2026-06-04T00:20:40Z

Closes #329

Implements R4.1, R4.6, R4.7 from the minvmd host-daemon spec.

What lands

`crates/minvmd/src/lifecycle.rs` (new)

Pure next_state(current: Lifecycle, action: Action) -> Result<Lifecycle, TransitionError> with no I/O (R4.7). Exhaustive table-driven unit tests cover every legal and every illegal transition.

Legal transitions:

From	Action	To
`NotProvisioned`	`Provision`	`Stopped`
`Stopped`	`Start`	`Starting`
`Starting`	`MarkRunning`	`Running`
`Starting`	`Fail`	`Stopped`
`Running`	`Stop`	`Stopping`
`Running`	`Fail`	`Stopped`
`Stopping`	`MarkStopped`	`Stopped`
`Stopping`	`Fail`	`Stopped`

`crates/minvmd/src/state.rs` (new)

StateDir manages the state directory ($XDG_STATE_HOME/minimal/minvmd/):

state.toml — atomic write via tmp-sibling → fsync → rename (R4.1)
lifecycle.lock — fd-lock advisory locking via lifecycle_lock() -> RwLock<File> (R4.6)
vmm.pid — path accessor for the vmm child PID file

StartingGuard RAII: on uncommitted drop resets persisted state to Stopped, clearing vmm_pid and started_at, so a panicking or early-returning transition cannot leave the daemon stuck in Starting (R4.6).

`crates/minvmd/src/lib.rs`

Exposes pub mod lifecycle and pub mod state unconditionally (both modules are portable; only krun remains macOS-gated).

Cargo.toml / crates/minvmd/Cargo.toml

Pins fd-lock = "4" in the workspace and adds dirs, fd-lock, serde, toml to minvmd's runtime deps; tempfile as a dev-dependency.

Proof artifacts

1. `cargo test -p minvmd lifecycle::` passes

Table-driven tests in lifecycle.rs cover every legal transition (8 cases) and every illegal one (21 cases), plus TransitionError::Display format. Run:

cargo test -p minvmd lifecycle::

Expected: all lifecycle::tests::* tests pass.

2. `cargo test -p minvmd state::` passes

Tests in state.rs cover:

state_round_trips_through_toml — serialise/deserialise a State through state.toml
missing_state_file_returns_not_provisioned — absent file gives NotProvisioned default
atomic_write_uses_tmp_then_renames — no .toml.tmp sibling remains after write
lifecycle_lock_acquired_and_released — lock file created; re-acquisition after release succeeds
lifecycle_lock_prevents_concurrent_access — try_write() on a second fd fails while first is held
starting_guard_resets_to_stopped_on_drop — uncommitted drop rewrites state to Stopped
starting_guard_does_not_reset_when_committed — committed guard leaves state untouched

Run:

cargo test -p minvmd state::

Expected: all state::tests::* tests pass.

Next step

Merging this pull request closes issue #329. Once every task sub-issue of issue #311 is closed the pipeline advances it to sdd:done for final human review and close.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Deterministic lifecycle state machine with explicit transitions and error reporting.
- Persistent daemon state with atomic on-disk updates and advisory lifecycle locking.
- RAII-style startup guard that rolls back incomplete startups unless explicitly committed.
Bug Fixes
- Better recovery to avoid stale running state and prevent race conditions during startup/shutdown.
Chores
- Workspace dependency declarations updated.

Implements R4.1, R4.6, R4.7 from the minvmd host-daemon spec. - lifecycle.rs: pure next_state(current, action) -> Result function with table-driven unit tests covering every legal and illegal transition - state.rs: StateDir managing state.toml (atomic tmp+rename+fsync write), lifecycle.lock (fd-lock advisory locking), and vmm.pid path; StartingGuard RAII that resets persisted state to Stopped on uncommitted drop - lib.rs: expose lifecycle and state modules unconditionally (portable) - Cargo.toml: pin fd-lock = "4" in workspace; add dirs, fd-lock, serde, toml, tempfile (dev) to crates/minvmd Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Implements a pure lifecycle state machine and robust persisted state for minvmd: workspace fd-lock dependency, exported lifecycle/state modules, Lifecycle/Action enums with next_state(), atomic TOML state writes, advisory fd-locks, and an RAII StartingGuard that resets uncommitted starts.

Changes

Lifecycle state machine and state persistence

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dependencies and module surface `Cargo.toml`, `crates/minvmd/Cargo.toml`, `crates/minvmd/src/lib.rs`	Workspace `fd-lock` added; minvmd crate dependencies updated (`dirs`, `fd-lock`, `serde`, `toml`) and dev `tempfile`; `pub mod lifecycle;` and `pub mod state;` exported.
Lifecycle state machine `crates/minvmd/src/lifecycle.rs`	Adds `Lifecycle` (`NotProvisioned`, `Stopped`, `Starting`, `Running`, `Stopping`), `Action` (`Provision`, `Start`, `MarkRunning`, `Stop`, `MarkStopped`, `Fail`), `TransitionError`, and pure `next_state(current, action)` with comprehensive unit tests for legal and illegal transitions.
State persistence and concurrency control `crates/minvmd/src/state.rs`	Adds `State` (lifecycle, `vmm_pid`, `started_at`) with `stopped()` constructor, `StateDir` for paths and atomic `write_state()` (temp + sync_all + rename) and `read_state()` fallback, `lifecycle_lock()` returning `fd_lock::RwLock<File>`, and `StartingGuard` RAII that resets persisted lifecycle to `Stopped` on drop unless `commit()`ed. Tests cover TOML round-trip, atomic writes, lock behavior, and guard semantics.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant StateDir
  participant stateToml as state.toml
  participant lockFile as lifecycle.lock
  participant Guard as StartingGuard

  Client->>StateDir: read_state()
  StateDir->>stateToml: deserialize or default
  StateDir-->>Client: State

  Client->>StateDir: lifecycle_lock()
  StateDir->>lockFile: acquire fd_lock::RwLock
  StateDir-->>Client: RwLock

  Client->>StateDir: write_state(state)
  StateDir->>stateToml: tmp file + sync_all + rename
  StateDir-->>Client: success

  Client->>Guard: new(dir)
  Guard->>StateDir: track uncommitted start
  alt Guard dropped before commit
    Guard->>StateDir: overwrite state -> Stopped (clear pid/started_at)
  else Guard committed
    Guard->>StateDir: no reset
  end

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Possibly related issues

#330: Adds Lifecycle state machine and persistent State/locking APIs — this PR implements the types and persistence the issue scopes for run/status/stop subcommands.

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In `@crates/minvmd/src/state.rs`:
- Around line 132-136: The OpenOptions call that creates/opens the lock file
(the OpenOptions::new() chain that calls
.create(true).read(true).write(true).open(self.lock_path())) should explicitly
set truncate behavior to satisfy clippy::suspicious_open_options; add
.truncate(false) to the chain so the file is created if missing but not
truncated when opened for advisory locking.
- Around line 147-153: The function now_unix is currently unused and triggers a
dead-code warning; either delete the now_unix() function from
crates/minvmd/src/state.rs (and remove any related comments) or annotate it with
#[allow(dead_code)] immediately above the pub(crate) fn now_unix() declaration;
if you choose removal, ensure any future code that should populate
State.started_at uses a new helper or reintroduces this function where
referenced (look for State.started_at and now_unix identifiers to update).

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… now_unix Addresses clippy::suspicious_open_options and dead_code warnings: - Add .truncate(false) to OpenOptions in open_lock_file so clippy is satisfied - Remove unused now_unix helper and its unused SystemTime/UNIX_EPOCH imports Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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gominimal-aw-bot · 2026-06-04T00:41:54Z

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Boundary: Implementation
PR: #332
Task: #329 (Lifecycle state machine and state persistence)
Feature: #311

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2	Changed files within task scope	Pass	—
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norrietaylor · 2026-06-04T02:02:54Z

/revise The required build and build-in-minimal checks are failing (run 26922323795). Fix the compilation/build failure on this branch and push so CI goes green.

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crates/minvmd/src/lifecycle.rs (new)

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