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kevinveenbirkenbachandClaude Opus 4.7 eb4bcd23a8 refactor(env/spot): forbid .get() defaults + cache namespace rename
Three new lint tests close gaps in the INFINITO_* SPOT contract:
* tests/lint/filesystem/env/test_default_env_keys_handled.py
  Every default.env key must be wired through a handler.
* tests/lint/filesystem/env/test_used_keys_declared.py
  Every INFINITO_* in .sh/.py must live in env/{default,ci}.env or
  a handler; per-line `# nocheck:` suppresses runtime-only refs.
* tests/lint/filesystem/python/test_no_infinito_get_defaults.py
  Forbid ANY default in `.get("INFINITO_*", ...)` -- including the
  empty-string fallback (which silently masks an unset key). The
  nocheck check walks every physical line the call spans so an
  autoformat-split call still honours the marker.

Cache namespace flattens to a single prefix:
  INFINITO_PACKAGE_CACHE_*  -> INFINITO_CACHE_PACKAGE_*
  INFINITO_REGISTRY_CACHE_* -> INFINITO_CACHE_REGISTRY_*
The five previously driver-injected paths (APT_LIST, NPMRC,
PIP_CONF, REGISTRY_PROXY_CONF, FRONTEND_CA_FILE) move into
env/default.env and passthrough.STATIC_KEYS; the
`cache_env_overrides()` helper and its two call sites are gone
along with the test-fixture override for FRONTEND_CA_DIR.

SPOT-strict rewrites:
  - 19 sites: `something.get("INFINITO_X", "")` -> subscript
    `something["INFINITO_X"]` (loud KeyError when env loader did
    not run; all keys live in env/default.env).
  - 2 handler-internal bootstrap reads suppressed with
    `# nocheck: handler-bootstrap-read`.
  - 30 runtime-only / driver-injected / test-fixture references
    annotated with `# nocheck: <reason>` per-line.
  - Unit tests that previously removed SPOT-guaranteed keys via
    `{k: v ... if k \!= KEY}` or `clear=True` switch to setting
    the key to "" explicitly, matching the new contract.

Side fixes:
  - INFINITO_DNS_DOMAIN + INFINITO_DNS_HOSTS_FILE move from
    shell-side defaults in common.sh to env/default.env and
    passthrough.STATIC_KEYS.
  - dns_systemd_is_operational() drops the dead
    INFINITO_DNS_FORCE_HOSTS_FALLBACK override branch (the
    variable was never set anywhere).
  - INFINITO_WORKER_FETCH switches from `os.environ.get(KEY, "1")`
    to `os.environ[KEY]`.
  - scripts/tests/code/wrapper.sh exec args move into a bash
    array so `# nocheck:` on INFINITO_TEST_TYPE can live on its
    own element line (SC2215 fix).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-20 22:26:16 +02:00

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Environment Variables

The project's environment is owned by a single generator, not scattered across shell modules. Every variable is documented INLINE next to its definition with a one-line # ... comment above the key. This page is just a map of where to look.

Where the defaults live

  • default.env holds the committed defaults for static keys, each preceded by a one-line comment. Edit this file to change a default or to read the per-variable documentation.
  • ci.env carries the defaults docker compose consumes via --env-file env/ci.env (DNS, subnet, gateway, domain). Same per-key comment convention.
  • .env (gitignored) is generated by make dotenv, which delegates to python -m cli.meta.env. It combines default.env with runtime-resolved values (selected distro, GHA/Act flags, df/meminfo-derived cache sizes, sha256 secrets, repository owner, ...). Each line in .env is preceded by its own comment, so the file is self-describing. Open it after make dotenv to inspect the effective value-set together with its documentation.

Regenerating

make dotenv

Override individual values by exporting them before make dotenv. Already-set env vars take precedence over default.env defaults.

Pipeline

  • env/ (under utils/) holds the parser, runtime helpers, writer, and one handler module per dynamically-computed variable under handlers/.
  • env/ (under cli/meta/) provides the CLI entry point invoked as python -m cli.meta.env.
  • load.sh is the shell loader; it sources .env and auto-generates it on a cold clone.

Variables NOT in default.env

A handful of variables are documented next to their consumer because they cannot have a static default:

  • Driver-injected by make up and the dev CLI (cache override paths like INFINITO_CACHE_REGISTRY_PROXY_CONF, the package-cache config paths, the frontend CA file). See common.py and compose.yml.md.
  • Computed at container start for INFINITO_PATH, set by entry.sh.
  • Persisted on the deploy target for INFINITO_VERSION, written by the sys-version role.
  • Compose literals with no env-side knob, namely GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY and PYTHONHTTPSVERIFY, documented in compose.yml.md.

Role-scoped variables

App-specific container variables live next to the role that owns them, typically in roles/<role>/templates/env.j2, roles/<role>/templates/bootstrap.env.j2, or roles/<role>/templates/playwright.env.j2. They are intentionally NOT centralised here so the app documentation and its generated env file stay in sync.