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Summary

Fixes resource leak where temporary directories created during repository setup are not cleaned up when git clone operations fail.

Changes

File: pdd/agentic_change.py (lines 128, 131)

Added shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True) cleanup in both failure paths:

  • Line 128: When git clone returns non-zero exit code
  • Line 131: When subprocess.run raises an exception

Root Cause

The _setup_repository() function created a temporary directory with tempfile.mkdtemp() on line 112, but failed to clean it up when git clone failed. The exception handlers raised RuntimeError without calling shutil.rmtree(temp_dir), leaving orphaned directories on disk.

Test Results

All tests passing

  • 4/4 unit tests passed (tests/test_agentic_change_issue_418.py)
  • 4/4 E2E tests passed (tests/test_e2e_issue_418.py)

Test Coverage

  • Test cleanup on clone failure (non-zero exit code)
  • Test cleanup on subprocess exception
  • Regression test for successful clones (directory should NOT be cleaned up)
  • Integration test for cumulative leak impact

Impact

This fix prevents disk space leaks from accumulated temp directories when clone operations fail due to:

  • Network interruptions
  • Authentication failures
  • Rate limiting
  • Non-existent repositories
  • Other subprocess errors

Fixes #418


Generated by PDD agentic workflow (bug + fix)

This commit adds comprehensive unit and E2E tests that detect the
resource leak bug where temp directories are not cleaned up when
git clone fails in _setup_repository().

Unit tests (tests/test_agentic_change_issue_418.py):
- Test cleanup on clone failure (non-zero exit code)
- Test cleanup on subprocess exception
- Regression test for successful clones
- Test accumulation of leaked directories

E2E tests (tests/test_e2e_issue_418.py):
- Test real clone failures with non-existent repos
- Test subprocess exceptions
- Regression test for successful operations
- Integration test for cumulative leak impact

Tests currently fail, demonstrating the bug. They will pass once
the fix is implemented.

Related to promptdriven#418

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Serhan-Asad and others added 2 commits January 28, 2026 12:22
Fixes promptdriven#418

Added shutil.rmtree() cleanup in both failure paths:
- When git clone returns non-zero exit code (line 128)
- When subprocess.run raises an exception (line 131)

This prevents disk space leaks from accumulated temp directories
when clone operations fail due to network issues, auth failures,
or other errors.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@Serhan-Asad Serhan-Asad changed the title Add failing tests for #418: temp directory leak Fix #418: Clean up temp directories when git clone fails Jan 28, 2026
Reduced test verbosity:
- Removed excessive comments and documentation
- Consolidated redundant test cases
- Reduced from 8 tests to 5 essential tests
- 78% reduction in test code (985 -> 218 lines)

Tests still cover all critical paths:
- Clone failure cleanup (non-zero exit)
- Exception cleanup
- Success case (regression)
@Serhan-Asad Serhan-Asad marked this pull request as ready for review January 28, 2026 18:33
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Pull request overview

This PR fixes a resource leak where temporary directories created during repository setup were not cleaned up when git clone operations failed. The fix adds shutil.rmtree() calls to both exception handlers in the _setup_repository() function to ensure cleanup occurs on clone failures.

Changes:

  • Added temp directory cleanup on non-zero exit code from git clone
  • Added temp directory cleanup when subprocess.run raises an exception
  • Added comprehensive unit and E2E tests to verify cleanup behavior

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File Description
pdd/agentic_change.py Added shutil.rmtree() calls in both failure paths (lines 128, 131) to clean up temp directories
tests/test_agentic_change_issue_418.py Added unit tests verifying cleanup on failure and proper retention on success
tests/test_e2e_issue_418.py Added E2E tests for temp directory leak prevention and success case validation
prompts Removed symlink to pdd/prompts directory

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Replace ignore_errors=True with explicit error handling that:
- Attempts cleanup with shutil.rmtree()
- Catches and logs cleanup failures to stderr
- Allows diagnosis of permission issues and other problems
- Doesn't interrupt the main error flow

This addresses the Copilot review comments about silently hiding legitimate
errors during cleanup (e.g., permission issues).
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Addressed Copilot review comments (lines 128 & 131)

Fixed in commit 837dd85.

Changes:

  • Removed ignore_errors=True from both cleanup calls
  • Added explicit try-except blocks around shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
  • Cleanup errors are now logged to stderr with clear warning messages
  • This allows diagnosing permission issues and other problems while still cleaning up temp directories

Testing:

  • All unit tests pass (3/3)
  • All E2E tests pass (2/2)
  • Warnings are written to stderr to avoid polluting stdout

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Copilot review comments addressed:

Both comments on lines 128 & 131 have been fixed in commit 837dd85:

  • ✅ Removed ignore_errors=True from cleanup calls
  • ✅ Added explicit try-except blocks around shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
  • ✅ Cleanup errors now logged to stderr for diagnosability
  • ✅ All tests still passing (unit + E2E)

The cleanup now properly handles and reports errors while still ensuring temp directories are removed.

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