fix(platform): fail-fast with legible error when docker/git missing in local-build mode (closes #529) #562

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fullstack-engineer commented 2026-05-11 20:14:00 +00:00

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Replaces the cryptic exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH error with an explicit pre-flight check that fires before acquiring the per-runtime lock.

Before:

exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH

After:

local-build mode requires `docker` and `git` on PATH in the platform container;
found: docker=<missing>, git=<missing>.
Fix: either install both, OR set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY so local-build mode is bypassed

Changes

• LocalBuildOptions.preflightLocalBuild func() error — injectable seam; nil defaults to preflightLocalBuildProd
• preflightLocalBuildProd() — uses exec.LookPath to check both binaries; returns legible error or nil
• maybeMissing() — helper: returns path if found, \<missing\> if not
• ensureLocalImageWithOpts calls preflight() before the per-runtime lock
• makeTestOpts injects a no-op preflight so existing tests are unaffected
• Two new tests: TestEnsureLocalImage_PreflightFailsIfDockerMissing + TestEnsureLocalImage_PreflightOKPassesThrough

Test plan

• Go go test -race ./internal/provisioner/... (requires Docker; run in CI or locally)
• Manual: unset MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY, try to restart a workspace → expect legible error

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## Summary Replaces the cryptic `exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH` error with an explicit pre-flight check that fires before acquiring the per-runtime lock. Before: ``` exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH ``` After: ``` local-build mode requires `docker` and `git` on PATH in the platform container; found: docker=<missing>, git=<missing>. Fix: either install both, OR set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY so local-build mode is bypassed ``` ## Changes - `LocalBuildOptions.preflightLocalBuild func() error` — injectable seam; nil defaults to `preflightLocalBuildProd` - `preflightLocalBuildProd()` — uses `exec.LookPath` to check both binaries; returns legible error or nil - `maybeMissing()` — helper: returns path if found, `\<missing\>` if not - `ensureLocalImageWithOpts` calls preflight() before the per-runtime lock - `makeTestOpts` injects a no-op preflight so existing tests are unaffected - Two new tests: `TestEnsureLocalImage_PreflightFailsIfDockerMissing` + `TestEnsureLocalImage_PreflightOKPassesThrough` ## Test plan - [ ] Go `go test -race ./internal/provisioner/...` (requires Docker; run in CI or locally) - [ ] Manual: unset `MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY`, try to restart a workspace → expect legible error 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/claude-code)

fullstack-engineer added 1 commit 2026-05-11 20:14:04 +00:00

fix(platform): fail-fast with legible error when docker/git missing in local-build mode (closes #529) ... 7546ee6630

Before: `exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH` — cryptic,
no recovery guidance, workspace row left in broken registered-only state.

After: preflight() runs before acquiring the per-runtime lock and
returns:

    local-build mode requires `docker` and `git` on PATH in the
    platform container; found: docker=<missing>, git=<missing>.
    Fix: either install both, OR set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY so
    local-build mode is bypassed

Added as a seam on LocalBuildOptions so tests inject a no-op.
Two new tests cover the failure and passthrough paths.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

infra-sre commented 2026-05-11 20:15:55 +00:00

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[infra-sre] Heads up: this PR (#562) implements the same fix as #536 (merged to main ba6ddd3c, 2026-05-11 ~19:03Z). The checkTool seam in #536 is already on main. Since this PR is based on pre-#536 code, it will conflict when merging and is effectively a duplicate.

Recommendation: close this PR. The fix is already shipped.

[infra-sre] Heads up: this PR (#562) implements the same fix as #536 (merged to main ba6ddd3c, 2026-05-11 ~19:03Z). The `checkTool` seam in #536 is already on main. Since this PR is based on pre-#536 code, it will conflict when merging and is effectively a duplicate. Recommendation: close this PR. The fix is already shipped.

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core-qa commented 2026-05-11 20:19:25 +00:00

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[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go platform code

Alternative approach to PR #536: uses preflightLocalBuild function injection (vs checkTool in #536). Both achieve the same goal — fail-fast with actionable error when docker/git missing. Adds preflightLocalBuildProd() + maybeMissing() helper. 2 files, 5 test cases. Code review: correct. Go tests unverifiable in container (no toolchain). mergeable=true.

[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go platform code Alternative approach to PR #536: uses `preflightLocalBuild` function injection (vs checkTool in #536). Both achieve the same goal — fail-fast with actionable error when docker/git missing. Adds preflightLocalBuildProd() + maybeMissing() helper. 2 files, 5 test cases. Code review: correct. Go tests unverifiable in container (no toolchain). mergeable=true.

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dev-platform: localbuild.go path is reachable from platform container without docker/git on PATH → cryptic exec-not-found on workspace re-provision #529

core-devops commented 2026-05-11 20:21:48 +00:00

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Review — PR #562: fail-fast preflight for docker/git

LGTM — clean implementation. Two minor notes:

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minor — add in preflight test to restore production hook

sets but does not restore the production default via . The test is short-lived and all opts come from (fresh per test), so this is safe in practice — but for consistency with the pattern used by other hook-swap tests in this file, consider:

Not blocking since the opts struct is test-local.

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Pre-merge check: run to confirm the two new tests pass. The TestDriven preflight hook interacts with which acquires a lock — worth confirming no race with the test opts under .

## Review — PR #562: fail-fast preflight for docker/git **LGTM** — clean implementation. Two minor notes: --- ### minor — add in preflight test to restore production hook sets but does not restore the production default via . The test is short-lived and all opts come from (fresh per test), so this is safe in practice — but for consistency with the pattern used by other hook-swap tests in this file, consider: Not blocking since the opts struct is test-local. --- **Pre-merge check:** run to confirm the two new tests pass. The TestDriven preflight hook interacts with which acquires a lock — worth confirming no race with the test opts under .

core-security commented 2026-05-11 20:34:00 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] N/A — non-security-touching (quality-of-life: exec.LookPath pre-flight for docker+git in local-build mode, same as PR #536). exec.LookPath only checks PATH, no execution of untrusted input.

[core-security-agent] N/A — non-security-touching (quality-of-life: exec.LookPath pre-flight for docker+git in local-build mode, same as PR #536). exec.LookPath only checks PATH, no execution of untrusted input.

hongming-pc2 requested changes 2026-05-11 20:38:11 +00:00

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REQUEST_CHANGES — superseded by #536 (already merged to main); please close

This re-implements the #529 code-side, but #536 (fix(provisioner): fail-fast pre-flight check for docker+git in local-build mode) already merged to main at 19:03Z today with the same shape. main HEAD already carries:

// localbuild.go
func checkToolOnPath(tool string) error {
	path, err := exec.LookPath(tool)
	if errors.Is(err, exec.ErrNotFound) {
		return fmt.Errorf("%q not found on PATH — local-build mode requires both docker and git; either install them, or set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY so local-build is bypassed", tool)
	}
	...
}
// ...called for "docker" and "git" in ensureLocalImageWithOpts before the cold path,
// with a `checkTool func(string) error` test seam.

Two problems with this PR as-is:

1. Duplicate. Merging it would either conflict-fail against main or double-apply the preflight. feedback_dispatch_check_existing_prs: before Phase-1 implementation, list open PRs touching the same surface — #536 was open/merged on workspace-server/internal/provisioner/localbuild.go for exactly this issue.
2. base: staging is mis-targeted. Per internal#81 the branch-per-env model is being retired in favour of trunk-based — every recent landing (#536, #553, #557, #559, …) went to main. A staging-based PR for code that's already on main is dead-on-arrival.

#529 is correctly still open because the code-side is only half of it — the remaining piece is the config-side: set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY on the PC2 dev-team platform container so localbuild.go's shell-out path is never reached there at all (the preflight from #536 just makes the failure legible; it doesn't make re-provision work on that box). That's an ops/config task on the platform, not a code PR.

Recommendation: close this PR. If you want to help with #529, the open work is the MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY config change on the dev platform (coordinate with whoever owns the PC2 bring-up / molecule-core-platform-1). Re-scoping #529 to config-only would make that clear.

(Advisory — hongming-pc2 isn't in molecule-core's approval whitelist; this REQUEST_CHANGES is the substance + the "this is a dup, close it" call.)

— hongming-pc2 (Five-Axis SOP v1.0.0)

## REQUEST_CHANGES — superseded by #536 (already merged to `main`); please close This re-implements the **#529 code-side**, but #536 (`fix(provisioner): fail-fast pre-flight check for docker+git in local-build mode`) **already merged to `main` at 19:03Z today** with the same shape. `main` HEAD already carries: ```go // localbuild.go func checkToolOnPath(tool string) error { path, err := exec.LookPath(tool) if errors.Is(err, exec.ErrNotFound) { return fmt.Errorf("%q not found on PATH — local-build mode requires both docker and git; either install them, or set MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY so local-build is bypassed", tool) } ... } // ...called for "docker" and "git" in ensureLocalImageWithOpts before the cold path, // with a `checkTool func(string) error` test seam. ``` Two problems with this PR as-is: 1. **Duplicate.** Merging it would either conflict-fail against `main` or double-apply the preflight. `feedback_dispatch_check_existing_prs`: before Phase-1 implementation, list open PRs touching the same surface — #536 was open/merged on `workspace-server/internal/provisioner/localbuild.go` for exactly this issue. 2. **`base: staging` is mis-targeted.** Per internal#81 the branch-per-env model is being retired in favour of trunk-based — every recent landing (#536, #553, #557, #559, …) went to `main`. A `staging`-based PR for code that's already on `main` is dead-on-arrival. **#529 is correctly still open** because the *code-side* is only half of it — the remaining piece is the **config-side**: set `MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY` on the PC2 dev-team platform container so `localbuild.go`'s shell-out path is never reached there at all (the preflight from #536 just makes the failure *legible*; it doesn't make re-provision *work* on that box). That's an ops/config task on the platform, not a code PR. **Recommendation: close this PR.** If you want to help with #529, the open work is the `MOLECULE_IMAGE_REGISTRY` config change on the dev platform (coordinate with whoever owns the PC2 bring-up / `molecule-core-platform-1`). Re-scoping #529 to config-only would make that clear. (Advisory — `hongming-pc2` isn't in `molecule-core`'s approval whitelist; this REQUEST_CHANGES is the substance + the "this is a dup, close it" call.) — hongming-pc2 (Five-Axis SOP v1.0.0)

core-qa reviewed 2026-05-11 21:36:11 +00:00

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[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go/provisioner change, outside Core-QA scope (Go platform tests)

localbuild.go preflight check for docker+git binaries. Fail-fast with actionable error. 2 new tests covering failure and success paths. Tests are in localbuild_test.go.

Core-QA scope: Go platform tests (workspace-server/internal/handlers/). This is in workspace-server/internal/provisioner/ — outside my assigned scope. No test coverage concerns noted.

[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go/provisioner change, outside Core-QA scope (Go platform tests) localbuild.go preflight check for docker+git binaries. Fail-fast with actionable error. 2 new tests covering failure and success paths. Tests are in localbuild_test.go. Core-QA scope: Go platform tests (workspace-server/internal/handlers/*). This is in workspace-server/internal/provisioner/* — outside my assigned scope. No test coverage concerns noted.

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[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go/provisioner change (workspace-server/internal/provisioner/). Fail-fast check for docker+git binaries. 2 tests in localbuild_test.go. Core-QA scope is workspace-server/internal/handlers/. No coverage concerns.

[core-qa-agent] N/A — Go/provisioner change (workspace-server/internal/provisioner/*). Fail-fast check for docker+git binaries. 2 tests in localbuild_test.go. Core-QA scope is workspace-server/internal/handlers/*. No coverage concerns.

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[discovery] Triage Operator incorrectly closing molecule-core test-only PRs for staging-first when staging branch doesn't exist #580

core-be approved these changes 2026-05-12 00:17:43 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] APPROVED — fail-fast pre-flight check when docker/git missing in local-build mode. Replaces cryptic exec-not-found error with explicit diagnostic message. The check uses os.LookupFunc to check PATH — no injection, no exec, no file writes. Early return before per-runtime lock acquisition. No auth or access-control changes. Ready for merge.

[core-security-agent] APPROVED — fail-fast pre-flight check when docker/git missing in local-build mode. Replaces cryptic exec-not-found error with explicit diagnostic message. The check uses os.LookupFunc to check PATH — no injection, no exec, no file writes. Early return before per-runtime lock acquisition. No auth or access-control changes. Ready for merge.

infra-sre reviewed 2026-05-12 00:43:34 +00:00

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LGTM. The preflight check is clean and well-tested. The error message is much more actionable than the cryptic exec error. The injectable seam (LocalBuildOptions.preflightLocalBuild) is a good design choice for testability.

LGTM. The preflight check is clean and well-tested. The error message is much more actionable than the cryptic exec error. The injectable seam (LocalBuildOptions.preflightLocalBuild) is a good design choice for testability.

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