docs: add phase 1 cli reference

Pytest suite with a tiny_client fixture, an ephemeral Ed25519 keypair
fixture, and a threaded HTTPServer helper. Exercises cli dispatch,
inspect (including excluded-path handling), build-manifest and sign
against the real m2dev-client scripts, diff-remote via a local server,
and the full release publish composite against a local rsync target.

.gitignore

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ ipython_config.py
 #   commonly ignored for libraries.
 #uv.lock
 
+# project-local
+/out/
+/staging/
+/.venv/
+
+
 # poetry
 #   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
 #   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
 # metin-release-cli
 
-Python CLI for orchestrating Metin2 client releases (Phase 1 of metin-release-cli-plan)
+Python CLI that orchestrates Metin2 client releases — builds manifests, signs
+them, uploads content-addressed blobs, and promotes the new release atomically.
+
+Phase 1 wraps `make-manifest.py` and `sign-manifest.py` from the `m2dev-client`
+repo and adds remote diff, upload, promote, and public verification.
+
+## Install
+
+```
+pip install -e .[dev]
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+metin-release --help
+metin-release release inspect --source /path/to/client
+metin-release release publish --source ... --version 2026.04.14-1 ...
+```
+
+Add `--json` to get a machine-parseable envelope on stdout. Exit codes:
+
+| Code | Meaning                              |
+|------|--------------------------------------|
+| 0    | success                              |
+| 1    | operator / validation error          |
+| 2    | remote or network error              |
+| 3    | signing or integrity error           |
+| 4    | reserved (ERP sync, Phase 2+)        |
+
+See `docs/cli.md` for the full command reference.

docs/cli.md

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+# metin-release — CLI reference
+
+Phase 1 commands. All subcommands share the top-level flags.
+
+## Top-level flags
+
+| Flag | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `--version` | Print package version and exit. |
+| `--json` | Emit only the JSON envelope on stdout (stderr may still carry logs). |
+| `-v`, `--verbose` | Verbose stderr logging. |
+| `-q`, `--quiet` | Suppress stderr logging entirely. |
+
+## Output envelope
+
+Every command writes a JSON envelope on stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "command": "release inspect",
+  "status": "inspected",
+  "stats": { "...": "..." }
+}
+```
+
+On failure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": false,
+  "command": "release inspect",
+  "status": "failed",
+  "error": { "code": "source_not_found", "message": "..." }
+}
+```
+
+## Exit codes
+
+| Code | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| 0 | Success |
+| 1 | Operator or validation error |
+| 2 | Remote / network error |
+| 3 | Signing or integrity error |
+| 4 | Reserved (ERP sync, Phase 2+) |
+
+## `release inspect`
+
+Scan a client source root and report file counts plus launcher/main-exe detection.
+
+```
+metin-release release inspect --source /path/to/client
+```
+
+No writes. JSON stats: `source_path`, `file_count`, `total_bytes`, `launcher_present`, `main_exe_present`.
+
+## `release build-manifest`
+
+Wraps `make-manifest.py` to produce `manifest.json` for a source tree.
+
+```
+metin-release release build-manifest \
+    --source /path/to/client \
+    --version 2026.04.14-1 \
+    --out /tmp/release/manifest.json \
+    [--previous 2026.04.13-3] \
+    [--notes release-notes.md] \
+    [--launcher Metin2Launcher.exe] \
+    [--created-at 2026-04-14T12:00:00Z]
+```
+
+Override the wrapped script path via the `METIN_RELEASE_MAKE_MANIFEST` env var.
+
+## `release sign`
+
+Wraps `sign-manifest.py`. Requires an absolute path to a chmod-600 raw 32-byte Ed25519 key.
+
+```
+metin-release release sign \
+    --manifest /tmp/release/manifest.json \
+    --key /home/you/.config/metin/launcher-signing-key \
+    [--out /tmp/release/manifest.json.sig]
+```
+
+Override the wrapped script path via `METIN_RELEASE_SIGN_MANIFEST`.
+
+## `release diff-remote`
+
+HEADs every unique blob hash from a manifest against `<base-url>/files/<hh>/<hash>`.
+
+```
+metin-release release diff-remote \
+    --manifest /tmp/release/manifest.json \
+    --base-url https://updates.example.com
+```
+
+## `release upload-blobs`
+
+rsyncs the release directory (excluding `manifest.json` and `.sig`) to a target.
+
+```
+metin-release release upload-blobs \
+    --release-dir /tmp/release \
+    --rsync-target user@host:/var/www/updates/ \
+    [--dry-run] [--yes]
+```
+
+## `release promote`
+
+Pushes only `manifest.json` + `manifest.json.sig` to the target top-level — makes the new release live.
+
+```
+metin-release release promote \
+    --release-dir /tmp/release \
+    --rsync-target user@host:/var/www/updates/ \
+    [--dry-run] [--yes]
+```
+
+## `release verify-public`
+
+GETs `manifest.json` + `manifest.json.sig` from a public URL and verifies the Ed25519 signature. Optionally spot-checks random blobs with `--sample-blobs N`.
+
+```
+metin-release release verify-public \
+    --base-url https://updates.example.com \
+    --public-key <hex-or-path-to-hex-file> \
+    [--sample-blobs 5]
+```
+
+## `release publish`
+
+Composite: build-manifest → sign → stage blob tree → upload-blobs → promote → verify-public. Short-circuits on the first failure; the JSON envelope includes a `stages` array with `{name, status, duration_ms, error?}` per step.
+
+```
+metin-release release publish \
+    --source /path/to/client \
+    --version 2026.04.14-1 \
+    --out /tmp/release \
+    --key /home/you/.config/metin/launcher-signing-key \
+    --rsync-target user@host:/var/www/updates/ \
+    --base-url https://updates.example.com \
+    --public-key <hex-or-path-to-hex-file> \
+    [--previous ...] [--notes ...] [--launcher ...] \
+    [--created-at ...] [--sample-blobs N] \
+    [--yes] [--force] [--dry-run-upload]
+```

pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "metin-release-cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Orchestration CLI for Metin2 client releases"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+authors = [
+    { name = "Jan Nedbal", email = "jan.nedbal@apertia.cz" },
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+dependencies = [
+    "cryptography>=41",
+    "requests>=2.31",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8",
+    "pytest-mock>=3",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+metin-release = "metin_release.cli:main"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+addopts = "-q"
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = "py311"
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["E", "F", "W", "I", "B", "UP"]
+ignore = ["E501"]

src/metin_release/__init__.py

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+"""metin-release: orchestration CLI for Metin2 client releases."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version as _pkg_version
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    from importlib_metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version as _pkg_version  # type: ignore
+
+try:
+    __version__ = _pkg_version("metin-release-cli")
+except PackageNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover - running from source tree
+    __version__ = "0.0.0+local"
+
+__all__ = ["__version__"]

src/metin_release/__main__.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

src/metin_release/cli.py

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+"""Argparse dispatcher for metin-release."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+from typing import Callable
+
+from . import __version__
+from .commands import (
+    build_manifest,
+    diff_remote,
+    inspect,
+    promote,
+    publish,
+    sign,
+    upload_blobs,
+    verify_public,
+)
+from .errors import ReleaseError
+from .log import configure_logging, get_logger
+from .result import Result, write_result
+from .workspace import Context
+
+
+CommandFn = Callable[[Context, argparse.Namespace], Result]
+
+
+def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="metin-release",
+        description="Orchestration CLI for Metin2 client releases.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version=f"metin-release {__version__}")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="Emit only JSON on stdout.")
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Verbose stderr logging.")
+    parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", action="store_true", help="Suppress stderr logging.")
+
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="group", metavar="<group>")
+    sub.required = True
+
+    release = sub.add_parser("release", help="Asset release commands.")
+    rsub = release.add_subparsers(dest="cmd", metavar="<command>")
+    rsub.required = True
+
+    inspect.add_parser(rsub)
+    build_manifest.add_parser(rsub)
+    sign.add_parser(rsub)
+    diff_remote.add_parser(rsub)
+    upload_blobs.add_parser(rsub)
+    promote.add_parser(rsub)
+    verify_public.add_parser(rsub)
+    publish.add_parser(rsub)
+
+    return parser
+
+
+_COMMAND_MAP: dict[tuple[str, str], tuple[str, CommandFn]] = {
+    ("release", "inspect"): ("release inspect", inspect.run),
+    ("release", "build-manifest"): ("release build-manifest", build_manifest.run),
+    ("release", "sign"): ("release sign", sign.run),
+    ("release", "diff-remote"): ("release diff-remote", diff_remote.run),
+    ("release", "upload-blobs"): ("release upload-blobs", upload_blobs.run),
+    ("release", "promote"): ("release promote", promote.run),
+    ("release", "verify-public"): ("release verify-public", verify_public.run),
+    ("release", "publish"): ("release publish", publish.run),
+}
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = _build_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    configure_logging(verbose=args.verbose, quiet=args.quiet)
+    logger = get_logger()
+
+    ctx = Context(json_mode=args.json, verbose=args.verbose, quiet=args.quiet)
+
+    key = (args.group, args.cmd)
+    if key not in _COMMAND_MAP:
+        parser.error(f"unknown command: {args.group} {args.cmd}")
+        return 1  # unreachable; parser.error exits 2
+
+    command_name, fn = _COMMAND_MAP[key]
+
+    try:
+        result = fn(ctx, args)
+    except ReleaseError as exc:
+        logger.error("%s: %s", exc.error_code, exc.message)
+        result = Result(
+            command=command_name,
+            ok=False,
+            status="failed",
+            version=getattr(args, "version", None) if hasattr(args, "version") else None,
+            error_code=exc.error_code,
+            error_message=exc.message,
+        )
+        write_result(result, json_mode=ctx.json_mode)
+        return exc.exit_code
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("interrupted", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 130
+
+    write_result(
+        result,
+        json_mode=ctx.json_mode,
+        human_summary=_human_summary(result),
+    )
+    return 0
+
+
+def _human_summary(result: Result) -> str:
+    parts = [f"[{result.command}] {result.status}"]
+    if result.version:
+        parts.append(f"version={result.version}")
+    return " ".join(parts)

src/metin_release/commands/__init__.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from . import (
+    build_manifest,
+    diff_remote,
+    inspect,
+    promote,
+    publish,
+    sign,
+    upload_blobs,
+    verify_public,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "build_manifest",
+    "diff_remote",
+    "inspect",
+    "promote",
+    "publish",
+    "sign",
+    "upload_blobs",
+    "verify_public",
+]

src/metin_release/commands/build_manifest.py

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+"""release build-manifest: wraps make-manifest.py."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..errors import SourceNotFoundError, SubprocessError, ValidationError
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context, ensure_dir, resolve_source
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("build-manifest", help="Build a signed-ready manifest.json for a source tree.")
+    p.add_argument("--source", required=True, type=Path, help="Client source root.")
+    p.add_argument("--version", required=True, help="Release version, e.g. 2026.04.14-1.")
+    p.add_argument("--out", required=True, type=Path, help="Output manifest.json path.")
+    p.add_argument("--previous", help="Previous release version, if any.")
+    p.add_argument("--notes", type=Path, help="Path to a file containing release notes.")
+    p.add_argument("--launcher", default="Metin2Launcher.exe", help="Launcher filename.")
+    p.add_argument("--created-at", help="Override created_at (for reproducible test runs).")
+    return p
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    source = resolve_source(args.source)
+    if not source.is_dir():
+        raise SourceNotFoundError(f"source is not a directory: {source}")
+
+    script = ctx.make_manifest_script
+    if not script.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(f"make-manifest.py not found at {script} (set METIN_RELEASE_MAKE_MANIFEST)")
+
+    out_path = Path(args.out).expanduser().resolve()
+    ensure_dir(out_path.parent)
+
+    cmd = [
+        sys.executable,
+        str(script),
+        "--source", str(source),
+        "--version", args.version,
+        "--out", str(out_path),
+        "--launcher", args.launcher,
+    ]
+    if args.previous:
+        cmd += ["--previous", args.previous]
+    if args.created_at:
+        cmd += ["--created-at", args.created_at]
+
+    notes_text = None
+    if args.notes:
+        notes_path = Path(args.notes).expanduser().resolve()
+        if not notes_path.is_file():
+            raise ValidationError(f"notes file not found: {notes_path}")
+        notes_text = notes_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        cmd += ["--notes", notes_text]
+
+    log.debug("spawn %s", cmd)
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    except FileNotFoundError as exc:
+        raise SubprocessError(f"cannot spawn make-manifest.py: {exc}") from exc
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise SubprocessError(
+            f"make-manifest.py exited {proc.returncode}: {proc.stderr.strip() or proc.stdout.strip()}"
+        )
+    if proc.stderr.strip():
+        log.info("make-manifest: %s", proc.stderr.strip())
+
+    if not out_path.is_file():
+        raise SubprocessError(f"manifest was not written to {out_path}")
+
+    manifest = json.loads(out_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    files = manifest.get("files", [])
+    launcher = manifest.get("launcher", {})
+    total_bytes = launcher.get("size", 0) + sum(int(f.get("size", 0)) for f in files)
+    unique_blobs = {launcher.get("sha256")} | {f.get("sha256") for f in files}
+    unique_blobs.discard(None)
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release build-manifest",
+        version=manifest.get("version"),
+        status="manifest_built",
+        data={
+            "artifacts": {
+                "manifest_path": str(out_path),
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                "file_count": len(files) + 1,
+                "blob_count": len(unique_blobs),
+                "total_bytes": total_bytes,
+                "version": manifest.get("version"),
+                "created_at": manifest.get("created_at"),
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/diff_remote.py

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+"""release diff-remote: HEAD every blob hash against a base URL."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import requests
+
+from ..errors import NetworkError, ValidationError
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("diff-remote", help="Check which manifest blobs are missing on the remote.")
+    p.add_argument("--manifest", required=True, type=Path, help="Path to manifest.json.")
+    p.add_argument("--base-url", required=True, help="Remote base URL, e.g. https://updates.example/")
+    p.add_argument("--timeout", type=float, default=10.0, help="Per-request timeout in seconds.")
+    return p
+
+
+def _blob_hashes(manifest: dict) -> list[str]:
+    hashes: set[str] = set()
+    launcher = manifest.get("launcher") or {}
+    if launcher.get("sha256"):
+        hashes.add(launcher["sha256"])
+    for f in manifest.get("files", []):
+        if f.get("sha256"):
+            hashes.add(f["sha256"])
+    return sorted(hashes)
+
+
+def _check_blob(session: requests.Session, base_url: str, h: str, timeout: float) -> bool:
+    url = f"{base_url.rstrip('/')}/files/{h[:2]}/{h}"
+    try:
+        r = session.head(url, timeout=timeout, allow_redirects=True)
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        raise NetworkError(f"HEAD {url} failed: {exc}") from exc
+    if r.status_code == 200:
+        return True
+    if r.status_code == 404:
+        return False
+    raise NetworkError(f"HEAD {url} returned unexpected status {r.status_code}")
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    manifest_path = Path(args.manifest).expanduser().resolve()
+    if not manifest_path.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(f"manifest not found: {manifest_path}")
+    manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+    hashes = _blob_hashes(manifest)
+    missing: list[str] = []
+    with requests.Session() as session:
+        for h in hashes:
+            if not _check_blob(session, args.base_url, h, args.timeout):
+                missing.append(h)
+    log.info(
+        "diff-remote: %d blobs total, %d missing on %s",
+        len(hashes),
+        len(missing),
+        args.base_url,
+    )
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release diff-remote",
+        version=manifest.get("version"),
+        status="diffed",
+        data={
+            "remote": {
+                "base_url": args.base_url,
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                "manifest_blob_count": len(hashes),
+                "missing_blob_count": len(missing),
+                "missing_blobs": missing,
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/inspect.py

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+"""release inspect: scan a source root, count files, detect launcher + main exe."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..errors import SourceNotFoundError
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context, resolve_source
+
+
+EXCLUDE_DIRS = {".git", ".vs", ".updates", "log", "__pycache__"}
+EXCLUDE_FILES = {".gitignore", ".gitattributes", "desktop.ini", "Thumbs.db", ".DS_Store"}
+EXCLUDE_SUFFIXES = {".pdb", ".ilk", ".old", ".log", ".dxvk-cache", ".swp", ".tmp"}
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("inspect", help="Scan a client source root and report stats.")
+    p.add_argument("--source", required=True, type=Path, help="Client root directory.")
+    return p
+
+
+def _should_skip(rel: Path) -> bool:
+    for part in rel.parts:
+        if part in EXCLUDE_DIRS:
+            return True
+    if rel.name in EXCLUDE_FILES:
+        return True
+    if rel.suffix in EXCLUDE_SUFFIXES:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    source = resolve_source(args.source)
+    if not source.is_dir():
+        raise SourceNotFoundError(f"source is not a directory: {source}")
+
+    file_count = 0
+    total_bytes = 0
+    launcher_present = False
+    main_exe_present = False
+
+    for path in source.rglob("*"):
+        if not path.is_file():
+            continue
+        rel = path.relative_to(source)
+        if _should_skip(rel):
+            continue
+        file_count += 1
+        try:
+            total_bytes += path.stat().st_size
+        except OSError:
+            log.warning("failed to stat %s", rel)
+        name = rel.as_posix()
+        if name == "Metin2Launcher.exe":
+            launcher_present = True
+        elif name == "Metin2.exe":
+            main_exe_present = True
+
+    log.info("inspected %s: %d files, %d bytes", source, file_count, total_bytes)
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release inspect",
+        status="inspected",
+        data={
+            "stats": {
+                "source_path": str(source),
+                "file_count": file_count,
+                "total_bytes": total_bytes,
+                "launcher_present": launcher_present,
+                "main_exe_present": main_exe_present,
+            }
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/promote.py

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+"""release promote: upload manifest.json + manifest.json.sig (small, fast)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..errors import ValidationError
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..storage import rsync as rsync_backend
+from ..workspace import Context
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("promote", help="Promote a staged release by pushing manifest + signature.")
+    p.add_argument("--release-dir", required=True, type=Path, help="Local release directory containing manifest.json(.sig).")
+    p.add_argument("--rsync-target", required=True, help="rsync destination top-level.")
+    p.add_argument("--yes", action="store_true", help="Skip interactive confirmation.")
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Run rsync --dry-run.")
+    return p
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    release_dir = Path(args.release_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+    manifest_path = release_dir / "manifest.json"
+    if not manifest_path.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(f"manifest.json missing in {release_dir}")
+
+    manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    version = manifest.get("version")
+
+    rr = rsync_backend.push_manifest(release_dir, args.rsync_target, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+    log.info("promote: version=%s rsync exit=%d", version, rr.returncode)
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release promote",
+        version=version,
+        status="promoted" if not args.dry_run else "dry_run",
+        data={
+            "remote": {
+                "rsync_target": args.rsync_target,
+                "dry_run": args.dry_run,
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                "release_dir": str(release_dir),
+                "version": version,
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/publish.py

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+"""release publish: composite of build-manifest -> sign -> upload-blobs -> promote -> verify-public."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable
+
+from ..errors import ReleaseError, ValidationError
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context, ensure_dir, resolve_source
+from . import build_manifest, promote, sign, upload_blobs, verify_public
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("publish", help="End-to-end: build, sign, upload, promote, verify.")
+    p.add_argument("--source", required=True, type=Path, help="Client source root.")
+    p.add_argument("--version", required=True, help="Release version.")
+    p.add_argument("--out", required=True, type=Path, help="Release output directory.")
+    p.add_argument("--key", required=True, type=Path, help="Signing key path (mode 600).")
+    p.add_argument("--rsync-target", required=True, help="rsync target for blobs + manifest.")
+    p.add_argument("--base-url", required=True, help="Public base URL for verification.")
+    p.add_argument("--public-key", required=True, help="Public key (hex or file).")
+    p.add_argument("--previous", help="Previous release version.")
+    p.add_argument("--notes", type=Path, help="Release notes file.")
+    p.add_argument("--launcher", default="Metin2Launcher.exe")
+    p.add_argument("--created-at", help="Override manifest created_at.")
+    p.add_argument("--sample-blobs", type=int, default=0)
+    p.add_argument("--yes", action="store_true")
+    p.add_argument("--force", action="store_true", help="Allow non-empty --out directory.")
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run-upload", action="store_true", help="rsync --dry-run for upload and promote.")
+    return p
+
+
+def _build_blob_tree(source: Path, manifest: dict, out_dir: Path) -> dict:
+    files_dir = ensure_dir(out_dir / "files")
+    entries = []
+    launcher = manifest.get("launcher")
+    if launcher:
+        entries.append(launcher)
+    entries.extend(manifest.get("files", []))
+
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    bytes_written = 0
+    for entry in entries:
+        h = entry["sha256"]
+        rel = entry["path"]
+        src = source / rel
+        if not src.is_file():
+            raise ValidationError(f"file in manifest missing from source: {rel}")
+        if h in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(h)
+        dst_dir = files_dir / h[:2]
+        dst_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        dst = dst_dir / h
+        if dst.exists():
+            continue
+        try:
+            dst.hardlink_to(src)
+        except OSError:
+            shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+        bytes_written += dst.stat().st_size
+    return {"unique_blobs": len(seen), "bytes_written": bytes_written}
+
+
+def _run_stage(name: str, fn: Callable[[], Result], stages: list[dict]) -> Result:
+    start = time.monotonic()
+    try:
+        result = fn()
+    except ReleaseError as exc:
+        stages.append(
+            {
+                "name": name,
+                "status": "failed",
+                "duration_ms": int((time.monotonic() - start) * 1000),
+                "error": {"code": exc.error_code, "message": exc.message},
+            }
+        )
+        raise
+    stages.append(
+        {
+            "name": name,
+            "status": result.status,
+            "duration_ms": int((time.monotonic() - start) * 1000),
+        }
+    )
+    return result
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    source = resolve_source(args.source)
+    out_dir = Path(args.out).expanduser().resolve()
+    ensure_dir(out_dir)
+
+    if any(out_dir.iterdir()) and not args.force:
+        raise ValidationError(f"output directory {out_dir} is non-empty (use --force to overwrite)")
+
+    stages: list[dict] = []
+
+    manifest_path = out_dir / "manifest.json"
+
+    # Stage 1: build manifest
+    bm_args = argparse.Namespace(
+        source=source,
+        version=args.version,
+        out=manifest_path,
+        previous=args.previous,
+        notes=args.notes,
+        launcher=args.launcher,
+        created_at=args.created_at,
+    )
+    bm_result = _run_stage("build-manifest", lambda: build_manifest.run(ctx, bm_args), stages)
+
+    # Stage 2: sign
+    sig_path = out_dir / "manifest.json.sig"
+    sn_args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest_path, key=args.key, out=sig_path)
+    _run_stage("sign", lambda: sign.run(ctx, sn_args), stages)
+
+    # Stage 2.5: build blob tree (inline step, not its own public subcommand)
+    manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+    def _blob_stage() -> Result:
+        stats = _build_blob_tree(source, manifest, out_dir)
+        return Result(command="release publish", status="blobs_staged", data={"stats": stats})
+
+    _run_stage("stage-blobs", _blob_stage, stages)
+
+    # Archive historical manifest
+    manifests_dir = ensure_dir(out_dir / "manifests")
+    (manifests_dir / f"{args.version}.json").write_bytes(manifest_path.read_bytes())
+    (manifests_dir / f"{args.version}.json.sig").write_bytes(sig_path.read_bytes())
+
+    # Stage 3: upload blobs
+    ub_args = argparse.Namespace(
+        release_dir=out_dir,
+        rsync_target=args.rsync_target,
+        dry_run=args.dry_run_upload,
+        yes=args.yes,
+    )
+    _run_stage("upload-blobs", lambda: upload_blobs.run(ctx, ub_args), stages)
+
+    # Stage 4: promote
+    pr_args = argparse.Namespace(
+        release_dir=out_dir,
+        rsync_target=args.rsync_target,
+        yes=args.yes,
+        dry_run=args.dry_run_upload,
+    )
+    _run_stage("promote", lambda: promote.run(ctx, pr_args), stages)
+
+    # Stage 5: verify-public
+    vp_args = argparse.Namespace(
+        base_url=args.base_url,
+        public_key=args.public_key,
+        sample_blobs=args.sample_blobs,
+        timeout=15.0,
+    )
+    vp_result = _run_stage("verify-public", lambda: verify_public.run(ctx, vp_args), stages)
+
+    log.info("publish: version=%s stages=%d", args.version, len(stages))
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release publish",
+        version=args.version,
+        status="published",
+        data={
+            "artifacts": {
+                "release_dir": str(out_dir),
+                "manifest_path": str(manifest_path),
+                "signature_path": str(sig_path),
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                **bm_result.data.get("stats", {}),
+                "verify": vp_result.data.get("stats", {}),
+            },
+            "stages": stages,
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/sign.py

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+"""release sign: wraps sign-manifest.py with mode-600 enforcement."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..errors import (
+    IntegrityError,
+    KeyPermissionError,
+    SubprocessError,
+    ValidationError,
+)
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("sign", help="Sign a manifest.json with an Ed25519 key.")
+    p.add_argument("--manifest", required=True, type=Path, help="Path to manifest.json.")
+    p.add_argument("--key", required=True, type=Path, help="Absolute path to raw 32-byte private key.")
+    p.add_argument("--out", type=Path, help="Signature output path (default: <manifest>.sig).")
+    return p
+
+
+def _enforce_key_mode(key_path: Path) -> None:
+    if not key_path.is_absolute():
+        raise ValidationError(f"--key must be an absolute path, got {key_path}")
+    if not key_path.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(f"signing key not found: {key_path}")
+    mode = stat.S_IMODE(key_path.stat().st_mode)
+    if mode != 0o600:
+        raise KeyPermissionError(
+            f"signing key {key_path} must be mode 600, got {oct(mode)}"
+        )
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    manifest_path = Path(args.manifest).expanduser().resolve()
+    if not manifest_path.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(f"manifest not found: {manifest_path}")
+
+    key_path = Path(args.key).expanduser()
+    _enforce_key_mode(key_path)
+
+    script = ctx.sign_manifest_script
+    if not script.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(
+            f"sign-manifest.py not found at {script} (set METIN_RELEASE_SIGN_MANIFEST)"
+        )
+
+    out_path = (
+        Path(args.out).expanduser().resolve()
+        if args.out
+        else manifest_path.with_suffix(manifest_path.suffix + ".sig")
+    )
+
+    cmd = [
+        sys.executable,
+        str(script),
+        "--manifest", str(manifest_path),
+        "--key", str(key_path),
+        "--out", str(out_path),
+    ]
+    log.debug("spawn %s", cmd)
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    except FileNotFoundError as exc:
+        raise SubprocessError(f"cannot spawn sign-manifest.py: {exc}") from exc
+
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise SubprocessError(
+            f"sign-manifest.py exited {proc.returncode}: {proc.stderr.strip() or proc.stdout.strip()}"
+        )
+    if proc.stderr.strip():
+        log.info("sign-manifest: %s", proc.stderr.strip())
+
+    if not out_path.is_file():
+        raise IntegrityError(f"signature was not written to {out_path}")
+    sig_bytes = out_path.read_bytes()
+    if len(sig_bytes) != 64:
+        raise IntegrityError(
+            f"signature at {out_path} is {len(sig_bytes)} bytes, expected 64"
+        )
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release sign",
+        status="signed",
+        data={
+            "artifacts": {
+                "manifest_path": str(manifest_path),
+                "signature_path": str(out_path),
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                "signature_bytes": len(sig_bytes),
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/upload_blobs.py

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+"""release upload-blobs: rsync the blob tree (excluding manifest) to target."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..storage import rsync as rsync_backend
+from ..workspace import Context
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("upload-blobs", help="Upload release directory (except manifest) via rsync.")
+    p.add_argument("--release-dir", required=True, type=Path, help="Local release output directory.")
+    p.add_argument("--rsync-target", required=True, help="rsync destination (path or user@host:/path).")
+    p.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Run rsync --dry-run.")
+    p.add_argument("--yes", action="store_true", help="Skip interactive confirmation.")
+    return p
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    release_dir = Path(args.release_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+
+    if not args.yes and not args.dry_run and sys.stdin.isatty():
+        log.warning("about to rsync %s -> %s (use --yes to skip prompt)", release_dir, args.rsync_target)
+
+    rr = rsync_backend.push_blobs(release_dir, args.rsync_target, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+    log.info("upload-blobs: rsync exit=%d", rr.returncode)
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release upload-blobs",
+        status="uploaded" if not args.dry_run else "dry_run",
+        data={
+            "remote": {
+                "rsync_target": args.rsync_target,
+                "dry_run": args.dry_run,
+            },
+            "stats": {
+                "release_dir": str(release_dir),
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/commands/verify_public.py

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+"""release verify-public: download manifest + sig and verify Ed25519 signature."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import random
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import requests
+from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 import Ed25519PublicKey
+
+from ..errors import NetworkError, SignatureError, ValidationError
+from ..hashing import sha256_bytes
+from ..log import get_logger
+from ..result import Result
+from ..workspace import Context
+
+
+def add_parser(sub: argparse._SubParsersAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = sub.add_parser("verify-public", help="GET manifest.json from base URL and verify signature.")
+    p.add_argument("--base-url", required=True, help="Remote base URL.")
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--public-key",
+        required=True,
+        help="Ed25519 public key: hex string or path to a file containing hex.",
+    )
+    p.add_argument("--sample-blobs", type=int, default=0, help="GET and hash-check N random blobs.")
+    p.add_argument("--timeout", type=float, default=15.0)
+    return p
+
+
+def _load_public_key(value: str) -> Ed25519PublicKey:
+    candidate = Path(value).expanduser()
+    hex_text: str
+    if candidate.is_file():
+        hex_text = candidate.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+    else:
+        hex_text = value.strip()
+    try:
+        raw = bytes.fromhex(hex_text)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise ValidationError(f"public key is not valid hex: {exc}") from exc
+    if len(raw) != 32:
+        raise ValidationError(f"public key must be 32 bytes, got {len(raw)}")
+    return Ed25519PublicKey.from_public_bytes(raw)
+
+
+def _get(session: requests.Session, url: str, timeout: float) -> bytes:
+    try:
+        r = session.get(url, timeout=timeout)
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:
+        raise NetworkError(f"GET {url} failed: {exc}") from exc
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        raise NetworkError(f"GET {url} returned {r.status_code}")
+    return r.content
+
+
+def run(ctx: Context, args: argparse.Namespace) -> Result:
+    log = get_logger()
+    public_key = _load_public_key(args.public_key)
+    base = args.base_url.rstrip("/")
+
+    with requests.Session() as session:
+        manifest_bytes = _get(session, f"{base}/manifest.json", args.timeout)
+        sig_bytes = _get(session, f"{base}/manifest.json.sig", args.timeout)
+
+        if len(sig_bytes) != 64:
+            raise SignatureError(f"remote signature is {len(sig_bytes)} bytes, expected 64")
+        try:
+            public_key.verify(sig_bytes, manifest_bytes)
+        except InvalidSignature as exc:
+            raise SignatureError("manifest signature verification failed") from exc
+
+        manifest = json.loads(manifest_bytes.decode("utf-8"))
+        version = manifest.get("version")
+        created_at = manifest.get("created_at")
+
+        sampled_failures: list[str] = []
+        sampled_count = 0
+        if args.sample_blobs > 0:
+            files = list(manifest.get("files", []))
+            launcher = manifest.get("launcher")
+            if launcher:
+                files.append(launcher)
+            pool = [f for f in files if f.get("sha256")]
+            k = min(args.sample_blobs, len(pool))
+            sample = random.sample(pool, k) if k else []
+            for entry in sample:
+                h = entry["sha256"]
+                url = f"{base}/files/{h[:2]}/{h}"
+                try:
+                    blob = _get(session, url, args.timeout)
+                except NetworkError as exc:
+                    log.warning("sample blob fetch failed: %s", exc)
+                    sampled_failures.append(h)
+                    sampled_count += 1
+                    continue
+                actual = sha256_bytes(blob)
+                sampled_count += 1
+                if actual != h:
+                    sampled_failures.append(h)
+
+    log.info(
+        "verify-public: version=%s signature_valid=true sampled=%d failures=%d",
+        version,
+        sampled_count,
+        len(sampled_failures),
+    )
+
+    return Result(
+        command="release verify-public",
+        version=version,
+        status="verified",
+        data={
+            "remote": {"base_url": args.base_url},
+            "stats": {
+                "manifest_version": version,
+                "manifest_created_at": created_at,
+                "signature_valid": True,
+                "sampled_blob_count": sampled_count,
+                "sampled_blob_failures": sampled_failures,
+            },
+        },
+    )

src/metin_release/errors.py

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+"""Error hierarchy. Each exception carries an exit_code and an error_code.
+
+Exit code contract (from the plan):
+
+    0 - success
+    1 - operator or validation error (bad args, missing source, wrong key mode)
+    2 - remote or network error (upload / HTTP failure)
+    3 - signing or integrity error (signature verify fail, hash mismatch)
+    4 - ERP sync error (reserved, not used in Phase 1)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+class ReleaseError(Exception):
+    """Base for all CLI errors."""
+
+    exit_code: int = 1
+    error_code: str = "error"
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str, *, error_code: str | None = None):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        if error_code is not None:
+            self.error_code = error_code
+
+    @property
+    def message(self) -> str:
+        return str(self)
+
+
+class ValidationError(ReleaseError):
+    exit_code = 1
+    error_code = "validation_error"
+
+
+class SourceNotFoundError(ValidationError):
+    error_code = "source_not_found"
+
+
+class KeyPermissionError(ValidationError):
+    error_code = "key_permission"
+
+
+class SubprocessError(ReleaseError):
+    exit_code = 1
+    error_code = "subprocess_failed"
+
+
+class RemoteError(ReleaseError):
+    exit_code = 2
+    error_code = "remote_error"
+
+
+class NetworkError(RemoteError):
+    error_code = "network_error"
+
+
+class UploadError(RemoteError):
+    error_code = "upload_failed"
+
+
+class IntegrityError(ReleaseError):
+    exit_code = 3
+    error_code = "integrity_error"
+
+
+class SignatureError(IntegrityError):
+    error_code = "signature_invalid"
+
+
+class HashMismatchError(IntegrityError):
+    error_code = "hash_mismatch"
+
+
+class ErpError(ReleaseError):  # reserved for Phase 2
+    exit_code = 4
+    error_code = "erp_error"

src/metin_release/hashing.py

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+"""Streaming sha256 helper."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def sha256_file(path: Path, *, chunk_size: int = 1 << 20) -> str:
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    with path.open("rb") as f:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(chunk_size), b""):
+            h.update(chunk)
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
+def sha256_bytes(data: bytes) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()

src/metin_release/log.py

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+"""Structured stderr logger. stdout is reserved for result JSON."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+_LOGGER_NAME = "metin_release"
+
+
+def configure_logging(*, verbose: bool = False, quiet: bool = False) -> logging.Logger:
+    logger = logging.getLogger(_LOGGER_NAME)
+    logger.handlers.clear()
+
+    if quiet:
+        level = logging.CRITICAL + 1
+    elif verbose:
+        level = logging.DEBUG
+    else:
+        level = logging.INFO
+
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=sys.stderr)
+    handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("[%(levelname)s] %(message)s"))
+    logger.addHandler(handler)
+    logger.setLevel(level)
+    logger.propagate = False
+    return logger
+
+
+def get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+    return logging.getLogger(_LOGGER_NAME)

src/metin_release/result.py

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+"""Result envelope and JSON/human output writer."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Result:
+    """Structured result for a CLI command."""
+
+    command: str
+    ok: bool = True
+    status: str = "ok"
+    version: str | None = None
+    data: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    error_code: str | None = None
+    error_message: str | None = None
+
+    def to_envelope(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        env: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "ok": self.ok,
+            "command": self.command,
+        }
+        if self.version is not None:
+            env["version"] = self.version
+        env["status"] = self.status
+        if self.ok:
+            for k, v in self.data.items():
+                env[k] = v
+        else:
+            env["error"] = {
+                "code": self.error_code or "error",
+                "message": self.error_message or "",
+            }
+        return env
+
+
+def write_result(result: Result, *, json_mode: bool, human_summary: str | None = None) -> None:
+    """Emit the result.
+
+    When json_mode is True: only JSON on stdout.
+    When json_mode is False: human summary on stderr, JSON on stdout.
+    """
+    envelope = result.to_envelope()
+    if not json_mode and human_summary:
+        print(human_summary, file=sys.stderr)
+    json.dump(envelope, sys.stdout, indent=2, sort_keys=False)
+    sys.stdout.write("\n")
+    sys.stdout.flush()

src/metin_release/storage/__init__.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from . import rsync
+
+__all__ = ["rsync"]

src/metin_release/storage/rsync.py

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+"""rsync-based remote storage backend."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ..errors import UploadError, ValidationError
+from ..log import get_logger
+
+
+COMMON_FLAGS = [
+    "-av",
+    "--delay-updates",
+    "--checksum",
+    "--omit-dir-times",
+    "--no-perms",
+]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RsyncResult:
+    cmd: list[str]
+    returncode: int
+    stdout: str
+    stderr: str
+    bytes_transferred: int | None = None
+
+
+def _ensure_rsync() -> str:
+    path = shutil.which("rsync")
+    if not path:
+        raise ValidationError("rsync binary not found in PATH")
+    return path
+
+
+def _normalise_source_dir(source_dir: Path) -> str:
+    s = str(source_dir.resolve())
+    if not s.endswith("/"):
+        s += "/"
+    return s
+
+
+def push_blobs(
+    release_dir: Path,
+    target: str,
+    *,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> RsyncResult:
+    """Upload everything in release_dir except manifest.json{,.sig}."""
+    log = get_logger()
+    if not release_dir.is_dir():
+        raise ValidationError(f"release dir not found: {release_dir}")
+    rsync = _ensure_rsync()
+    cmd = [rsync, *COMMON_FLAGS]
+    if dry_run:
+        cmd.append("--dry-run")
+    cmd += [
+        "--exclude", "manifest.json",
+        "--exclude", "manifest.json.sig",
+        _normalise_source_dir(release_dir),
+        target,
+    ]
+    log.debug("rsync blobs: %s", cmd)
+    proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise UploadError(
+            f"rsync blobs failed ({proc.returncode}): {proc.stderr.strip() or proc.stdout.strip()}"
+        )
+    return RsyncResult(cmd=cmd, returncode=proc.returncode, stdout=proc.stdout, stderr=proc.stderr)
+
+
+def push_manifest(
+    release_dir: Path,
+    target: str,
+    *,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> RsyncResult:
+    """Upload only manifest.json and manifest.json.sig."""
+    log = get_logger()
+    manifest = release_dir / "manifest.json"
+    sig = release_dir / "manifest.json.sig"
+    if not manifest.is_file() or not sig.is_file():
+        raise ValidationError(
+            f"manifest or signature missing in {release_dir}: need manifest.json + manifest.json.sig"
+        )
+    rsync = _ensure_rsync()
+    cmd = [rsync, "-av", "--checksum", "--omit-dir-times", "--no-perms"]
+    if dry_run:
+        cmd.append("--dry-run")
+    cmd += [str(manifest), str(sig), target]
+    log.debug("rsync manifest: %s", cmd)
+    proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False)
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise UploadError(
+            f"rsync manifest failed ({proc.returncode}): {proc.stderr.strip() or proc.stdout.strip()}"
+        )
+    return RsyncResult(cmd=cmd, returncode=proc.returncode, stdout=proc.stdout, stderr=proc.stderr)

src/metin_release/workspace.py

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+"""Workspace path helpers: source / out / staging resolution + the Context passed to commands."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+DEFAULT_MAKE_MANIFEST = Path(
+    "/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/make-manifest.py"
+)
+DEFAULT_SIGN_MANIFEST = Path(
+    "/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/sign-manifest.py"
+)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Context:
+    """Per-invocation command context. No module-level mutable state."""
+
+    json_mode: bool = False
+    verbose: bool = False
+    quiet: bool = False
+    make_manifest_script: Path = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: Path(
+            os.environ.get("METIN_RELEASE_MAKE_MANIFEST", str(DEFAULT_MAKE_MANIFEST))
+        )
+    )
+    sign_manifest_script: Path = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: Path(
+            os.environ.get("METIN_RELEASE_SIGN_MANIFEST", str(DEFAULT_SIGN_MANIFEST))
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def resolve_source(source: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> Path:
+    return Path(source).expanduser().resolve()
+
+
+def ensure_dir(path: Path) -> Path:
+    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    return path

tests/conftest.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+# Ensure editable install's src path is on sys.path when running from checkout.
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SRC = ROOT / "src"
+if str(SRC) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(SRC))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tiny_client(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Copy the checked-in tiny_client fixture into a tmp dir and return it."""
+    src = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "tiny_client"
+    dst = tmp_path / "client"
+    shutil.copytree(src, dst)
+    return dst
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def make_manifest_script() -> Path:
+    return Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/make-manifest.py")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sign_manifest_script() -> Path:
+    return Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/sign-manifest.py")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_env(monkeypatch):
+    # Don't let ambient env vars bleed into tests.
+    for key in ("METIN_RELEASE_MAKE_MANIFEST", "METIN_RELEASE_SIGN_MANIFEST"):
+        monkeypatch.delenv(key, raising=False)
+    yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_keypair(tmp_path: Path) -> tuple[Path, str]:
+    """Generate an ephemeral Ed25519 keypair, write the private key mode 600.
+
+    Returns (private_key_path, public_key_hex).
+    """
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 import Ed25519PrivateKey
+
+    priv = Ed25519PrivateKey.generate()
+    raw = priv.private_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.Raw,
+        format=serialization.PrivateFormat.Raw,
+        encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption(),
+    )
+    key_path = tmp_path / "key"
+    key_path.write_bytes(raw)
+    os.chmod(key_path, 0o600)
+    pub_hex = priv.public_key().public_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.Raw,
+        format=serialization.PublicFormat.Raw,
+    ).hex()
+    return key_path, pub_hex

tests/fixtures/http_server.py

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+"""Minimal threaded HTTP server for diff-remote / verify-public tests."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import threading
+from http.server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator
+
+
+class _Handler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def log_message(self, format, *args):  # noqa: A002
+        pass  # silence
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def serve_dir(root: Path) -> Iterator[str]:
+    """Serve `root` on 127.0.0.1:<free port>, yield the base URL."""
+    handler = lambda *a, **kw: _Handler(*a, directory=str(root), **kw)  # noqa: E731
+    server = ThreadingHTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), handler)
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+    thread.start()
+    try:
+        yield f"http://127.0.0.1:{server.server_port}"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+        thread.join(timeout=2)

tests/fixtures/tiny_client/Metin2.exe

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+fake main executable content

tests/fixtures/tiny_client/Metin2Launcher.exe

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+fake launcher content

tests/fixtures/tiny_client/readme.txt

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+tiny client fixture for tests

tests/fixtures/tiny_client/subdir/asset.bin

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+asset payload bytes

tests/fixtures/tiny_client/subdir/other.dat

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+second asset payload

tests/test_build_manifest.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from metin_release.commands import build_manifest
+from metin_release.errors import ValidationError
+from metin_release.workspace import Context
+
+
+def _ctx(script: Path) -> Context:
+    return Context(make_manifest_script=script)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/make-manifest.py").is_file(),
+    reason="real make-manifest.py not available",
+)
+def test_build_manifest_real_script(tiny_client: Path, tmp_path: Path, make_manifest_script: Path):
+    out = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    ctx = _ctx(make_manifest_script)
+    args = argparse.Namespace(
+        source=tiny_client,
+        version="2026.04.14-1",
+        out=out,
+        previous=None,
+        notes=None,
+        launcher="Metin2Launcher.exe",
+        created_at="2026-04-14T00:00:00Z",
+    )
+    result = build_manifest.run(ctx, args)
+    assert out.is_file()
+    manifest = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    assert manifest["version"] == "2026.04.14-1"
+    assert manifest["launcher"]["path"] == "Metin2Launcher.exe"
+    assert len(manifest["files"]) >= 3  # Metin2.exe, readme.txt, subdir/*
+    stats = result.data["stats"]
+    assert stats["file_count"] == len(manifest["files"]) + 1
+    assert stats["blob_count"] >= 1
+    assert stats["total_bytes"] > 0
+
+
+def test_build_manifest_missing_script(tiny_client: Path, tmp_path: Path):
+    ctx = _ctx(tmp_path / "nope.py")
+    args = argparse.Namespace(
+        source=tiny_client,
+        version="v1",
+        out=tmp_path / "manifest.json",
+        previous=None,
+        notes=None,
+        launcher="Metin2Launcher.exe",
+        created_at=None,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        build_manifest.run(ctx, args)
+
+
+def test_build_manifest_missing_source(tmp_path: Path, make_manifest_script: Path):
+    ctx = _ctx(make_manifest_script)
+    args = argparse.Namespace(
+        source=tmp_path / "nope",
+        version="v1",
+        out=tmp_path / "manifest.json",
+        previous=None,
+        notes=None,
+        launcher="Metin2Launcher.exe",
+        created_at=None,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        build_manifest.run(ctx, args)

tests/test_cli_dispatch.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def _run(*args: str) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+    return subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "metin_release", *args],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+
+def test_version_flag():
+    r = _run("--version")
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    assert "metin-release" in r.stdout
+
+
+def test_help_top_level():
+    r = _run("--help")
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    assert "release" in r.stdout
+
+
+def test_help_release_inspect():
+    r = _run("release", "inspect", "--help")
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    assert "--source" in r.stdout
+
+
+def test_unknown_subcommand_exits_nonzero():
+    r = _run("release", "does-not-exist")
+    assert r.returncode != 0
+
+
+def test_inspect_json_output_is_pure_json(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "Metin2.exe").write_text("x")
+    (tmp_path / "Metin2Launcher.exe").write_text("y")
+    r = _run("--json", "release", "inspect", "--source", str(tmp_path))
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    envelope = json.loads(r.stdout)  # must parse cleanly
+    assert envelope["ok"] is True
+    assert envelope["command"] == "release inspect"
+    assert envelope["stats"]["file_count"] == 2
+
+
+def test_inspect_human_mode_emits_json_on_stdout_and_summary_on_stderr(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "Metin2.exe").write_text("x")
+    r = _run("release", "inspect", "--source", str(tmp_path))
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    envelope = json.loads(r.stdout)
+    assert envelope["ok"] is True
+    assert "release inspect" in r.stderr

tests/test_diff_remote.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+# Make fixtures importable.
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"))
+from http_server import serve_dir  # noqa: E402
+
+from metin_release.commands import diff_remote  # noqa: E402
+from metin_release.workspace import Context  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _write_manifest(path: Path, hashes: list[str]) -> None:
+    manifest = {
+        "version": "v1",
+        "created_at": "2026-04-14T00:00:00Z",
+        "launcher": {"path": "Metin2Launcher.exe", "sha256": hashes[0], "size": 1},
+        "files": [
+            {"path": f"file{i}", "sha256": h, "size": 1}
+            for i, h in enumerate(hashes[1:])
+        ],
+    }
+    path.write_text(json.dumps(manifest, indent=2))
+
+
+def test_diff_remote_reports_missing(tmp_path: Path):
+    hashes = [
+        "a" * 64,
+        "b" * 64,
+        "c" * 64,
+    ]
+    manifest = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    _write_manifest(manifest, hashes)
+
+    # Remote serves only two of the three blobs.
+    remote = tmp_path / "remote"
+    remote.mkdir()
+    for h in hashes[:2]:
+        d = remote / "files" / h[:2]
+        d.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (d / h).write_bytes(b"x")
+
+    with serve_dir(remote) as base_url:
+        args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest, base_url=base_url, timeout=5.0)
+        result = diff_remote.run(Context(), args)
+
+    stats = result.data["stats"]
+    assert stats["manifest_blob_count"] == 3
+    assert stats["missing_blob_count"] == 1
+    assert stats["missing_blobs"] == [hashes[2]]
+
+
+def test_diff_remote_all_present(tmp_path: Path):
+    hashes = ["d" * 64]
+    manifest = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    _write_manifest(manifest, hashes)
+
+    remote = tmp_path / "remote"
+    (remote / "files" / "dd").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (remote / "files" / "dd" / hashes[0]).write_bytes(b"x")
+
+    with serve_dir(remote) as base_url:
+        args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest, base_url=base_url, timeout=5.0)
+        result = diff_remote.run(Context(), args)
+
+    assert result.data["stats"]["missing_blob_count"] == 0

tests/test_inspect.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from metin_release.commands import inspect
+from metin_release.errors import SourceNotFoundError
+from metin_release.workspace import Context
+
+
+def test_inspect_tiny_client(tiny_client: Path):
+    ctx = Context()
+    args = argparse.Namespace(source=tiny_client)
+    result = inspect.run(ctx, args)
+    stats = result.data["stats"]
+    assert stats["file_count"] == 5
+    assert stats["launcher_present"] is True
+    assert stats["main_exe_present"] is True
+    assert stats["total_bytes"] > 0
+    assert stats["source_path"] == str(tiny_client)
+
+
+def test_inspect_missing_source(tmp_path):
+    ctx = Context()
+    args = argparse.Namespace(source=tmp_path / "nope")
+    with pytest.raises(SourceNotFoundError):
+        inspect.run(ctx, args)
+
+
+def test_inspect_skips_excluded(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "Metin2.exe").write_text("x")
+    (tmp_path / "Metin2Launcher.exe").write_text("y")
+    log_dir = tmp_path / "log"
+    log_dir.mkdir()
+    (log_dir / "should_skip.txt").write_text("nope")
+    (tmp_path / "foo.pdb").write_text("nope")
+    ctx = Context()
+    args = argparse.Namespace(source=tmp_path)
+    result = inspect.run(ctx, args)
+    assert result.data["stats"]["file_count"] == 2

tests/test_publish_composite.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"))
+from http_server import serve_dir  # noqa: E402
+
+from metin_release.commands import publish  # noqa: E402
+from metin_release.workspace import Context  # noqa: E402
+
+
+MAKE_MANIFEST = Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/make-manifest.py")
+SIGN_MANIFEST = Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/sign-manifest.py")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not (MAKE_MANIFEST.is_file() and SIGN_MANIFEST.is_file()),
+    reason="reference scripts not available",
+)
+def test_publish_end_to_end_local(tiny_client: Path, tmp_path: Path, test_keypair):
+    key_path, pub_hex = test_keypair
+    out_dir = tmp_path / "release"
+    rsync_target_dir = tmp_path / "remote"
+    rsync_target_dir.mkdir()
+    rsync_target = str(rsync_target_dir) + "/"
+
+    ctx = Context(make_manifest_script=MAKE_MANIFEST, sign_manifest_script=SIGN_MANIFEST)
+
+    # We need verify-public to hit the rsync target as an HTTP server.
+    # Start HTTP server pointing at rsync target BEFORE publish runs verify-public.
+    with serve_dir(rsync_target_dir) as base_url:
+        args = argparse.Namespace(
+            source=tiny_client,
+            version="2026.04.14-1",
+            out=out_dir,
+            key=key_path,
+            rsync_target=rsync_target,
+            base_url=base_url,
+            public_key=pub_hex,
+            previous=None,
+            notes=None,
+            launcher="Metin2Launcher.exe",
+            created_at="2026-04-14T00:00:00Z",
+            sample_blobs=2,
+            yes=True,
+            force=False,
+            dry_run_upload=False,
+        )
+        result = publish.run(ctx, args)
+
+    assert result.ok is True
+    assert result.status == "published"
+    stages = result.data["stages"]
+    names = [s["name"] for s in stages]
+    assert names == [
+        "build-manifest",
+        "sign",
+        "stage-blobs",
+        "upload-blobs",
+        "promote",
+        "verify-public",
+    ]
+    for s in stages:
+        assert "error" not in s
+
+    # Verify that the rsync target now contains manifest + blobs.
+    assert (rsync_target_dir / "manifest.json").is_file()
+    assert (rsync_target_dir / "manifest.json.sig").is_file()
+    assert (rsync_target_dir / "files").is_dir()
+    blobs = list((rsync_target_dir / "files").rglob("*"))
+    blob_files = [b for b in blobs if b.is_file()]
+    assert len(blob_files) >= 3
+
+    # Verify sample-blobs count reflected
+    verify_stats = result.data["stats"]["verify"]
+    assert verify_stats["signature_valid"] is True
+    assert verify_stats["sampled_blob_count"] == 2
+    assert verify_stats["sampled_blob_failures"] == []

tests/test_sign.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 import Ed25519PublicKey
+
+from metin_release.commands import sign
+from metin_release.errors import IntegrityError, KeyPermissionError, ValidationError
+from metin_release.workspace import Context
+
+
+def _ctx(script: Path) -> Context:
+    return Context(sign_manifest_script=script)
+
+
+def _write_toy_manifest(path: Path) -> None:
+    path.write_bytes(json.dumps({"version": "test", "files": []}, indent=2).encode() + b"\n")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not Path("/home/jann/metin/repos/m2dev-client/scripts/sign-manifest.py").is_file(),
+    reason="real sign-manifest.py not available",
+)
+def test_sign_produces_valid_signature(tmp_path: Path, test_keypair, sign_manifest_script: Path):
+    key_path, pub_hex = test_keypair
+    manifest_path = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    _write_toy_manifest(manifest_path)
+
+    ctx = _ctx(sign_manifest_script)
+    args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest_path, key=key_path, out=None)
+    result = sign.run(ctx, args)
+
+    sig_path = Path(result.data["artifacts"]["signature_path"])
+    assert sig_path.is_file()
+    sig = sig_path.read_bytes()
+    assert len(sig) == 64
+
+    # Verify it actually checks out against the public key.
+    pub = Ed25519PublicKey.from_public_bytes(bytes.fromhex(pub_hex))
+    pub.verify(sig, manifest_path.read_bytes())
+
+    # Now corrupt the manifest; signature no longer verifies.
+    manifest_path.write_bytes(b"tampered")
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidSignature):
+        pub.verify(sig, manifest_path.read_bytes())
+
+
+def test_sign_rejects_loose_key_permissions(tmp_path: Path, sign_manifest_script: Path):
+    key = tmp_path / "key"
+    key.write_bytes(b"\x00" * 32)
+    os.chmod(key, 0o644)
+    manifest = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    _write_toy_manifest(manifest)
+
+    ctx = _ctx(sign_manifest_script)
+    args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest, key=key, out=None)
+    with pytest.raises(KeyPermissionError):
+        sign.run(ctx, args)
+
+
+def test_sign_relative_key_path_rejected(tmp_path: Path, sign_manifest_script: Path):
+    manifest = tmp_path / "manifest.json"
+    _write_toy_manifest(manifest)
+    ctx = _ctx(sign_manifest_script)
+    args = argparse.Namespace(manifest=manifest, key=Path("relative/key"), out=None)
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        sign.run(ctx, args)