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pruneOverflowBackups in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.ts converted each backup suffix with Number() and deleted any integer above maxFiles, so neighbours like server-child.log.04, .4.0, .4e0, .0x4 and .+4 were removed at writer startup although rotation only ever creates plain integer suffixes. The fix adds the shared RotatingFileSink's guard (String(suffix) === suffixText), so only canonical integer suffixes above the limit are pruned. This covers both the backend child log and renderer-history writers, which share this function. No new regex or parser: the check is a Number() plus String() round trip on one directory entry name, linear in name length.

Fixes #35353

Reproduction on main

On origin/main fd8e386, in a fresh worktree after vp i, I added a test to apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts. It seeds a temp dir with server-child.log.{1,3,04,4.0,4e0,0x4,+4,notes,4,50} and calls the production DesktopObservability.makeRotatingLogFileWriter({ filePath, maxFiles: 3 }) against the real Node filesystem. env -u NODE_ENV vp test run apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts -t canonical fails: only .1, .3 and .notes survive, and .04, .4.0, .4e0, .0x4 and .+4 are deleted along with the real overflow backups .4 and .50. Adding the shared sink's String(suffix) === text guard on line 267 made the test pass; I reverted that so the branch holds only the test. Electron was not launched (the reporter didn't launch it either); the defect is in the writer's startup prune, which the backend child log and renderer-history writers both run.

Evidence

Seed identical synthetic backend-log and renderer-history neighbors, then launch each separately built Electron app under headless-desktop on Linux at 1920×1080. Backend retention is 10; renderer-history retention is 2. The filesystem report beside Electron shows actual file existence after startup.

Base deletes .011, .11.0, .11e0, .0xb, and .+11 backend neighbors, plus equivalent renderer-history neighbors. Head preserves them. Both remove genuine overflow backups.

Before	After
fd8e386f7f	341141f81f
Startup recording	Startup recording
Filesystem transcript	Filesystem transcript

Identical seed and capture driver. Machine name redacted from captures. AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Tests

env -u NODE_ENV vp test run apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts -t canonical: failed before the fix (reproduced), passes after. env -u NODE_ENV vp test run apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts: 7/7 pass. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (2 packages) and tests all pass.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 341141f

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Startup log cleanup now preserves numeric-looking filenames that do not match rotation’s naming format. Existing rotation and retention limits remain unchanged, and the change narrows rather than expands file deletion.

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Walkthrough

Desktop startup pruning now deletes only backup files with canonical positive-integer suffixes above maxFiles. A test checks that noncanonical numeric-looking suffixes remain.

Changes: Desktop log pruning

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pruning rule and coverage apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts	Pruning now deletes backups only when the suffix is a canonical integer above maxFiles. The test checks that canonical overflow suffixes are removed and noncanonical suffixes remain.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#27503: Applies the same canonical-suffix pruning rule to shared rotating-file sinks.

Suggested labels: bugfix, size:S

Suggested reviewers: jgratton24, maria-rcks, yordis

Merge Risk: Low · up to 34114

Startup log pruning can still delete a manually saved file with an exponent-style numeric suffix. The impact is small and limited to unusual filenames in the log folder; tightening the suffix check before merge would close it.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		[#35353] The code change meets the core pruning requirement. In makeRotatingLogFileWriter, the head adds String(suffix) !== suffixText to the prune guard. Canonical integer suffixes above `maxFile…	Extend the automated coverage in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts. Add cases for maxFiles 10 and maxFiles 2. Include the issue's noncanonical examples (.011, .11.0, .0xb, .+11) and canonical overflow backups. …

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: startup log pruning in the desktop app now keeps files whose numeric suffixes rotation never generates. The raw summary, objectives, and description all describe a can…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR diff against the merge base fd8e386f7f changes two files. DesktopObservability.ts contains the prune guard fix. DesktopObservability.test.ts adds one regression test for that guard.…
Description check		The description clearly states the problem, the change, the linked issue (#35353), and detailed verification. It contains a reproduction on origin/main with a failing targeted test, a passing result a…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title names the main change: startup log pruning in the desktop app now keeps files whose numeric suffixes rotation never generates. The raw summary, objectives, and description all describe a canonical-suffix guard in pruneOverflowBackups, so the title is related to the changeset. It uses the conventional commit format and is specific enough for a teammate scanning history.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The whole-PR diff against the merge base fd8e386f7f changes two files. DesktopObservability.ts contains the prune guard fix. DesktopObservability.test.ts adds one regression test for that guard. Both changes relate directly to issue #35353. No unrelated changes were found. The PR description mentions an evidence section that is still pending. That is a process item, not a code change, so it does not affect this assessment.

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The description clearly states the problem, the change, the linked issue (#35353), and detailed verification. It contains a reproduction on origin/main with a failing targeted test, a passing result after the fix, a full test file run (7/7), and a changed-files check run. Evidence from the real Electron app is provided with before/after artifacts. The Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections are covered. The template's Scope requirement is met by linking issue #35353 and explaining the bug. The verification section names the focused test and results, and states that Electron was not launched in the initial reproduction. The description also includes an AI-assisted disclosure and the model and harness used are not named, which the template asks for when an agent was used. This is a minor gap that does not affect the completeness of the description. The title is not part of the description check and is not evaluated here.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

[#35353] The code change meets the core pruning requirement. In makeRotatingLogFileWriter, the head adds String(suffix) !== suffixText to the prune guard. Canonical integer suffixes above maxFiles are still removed. Noncanonical forms such as 04, 4.0, 4e0, 0x4, and +4 are kept. The same rule covers the issue examples .011, .11.0, .0xb, and .+11, because each one fails the round-trip check. The added test startup prunes only canonical rotation suffixes checks the retained and pruned names, but it runs only with maxFiles: 3. The issue requires coverage for both production configurations, maxFiles 10 (backend logs) and maxFiles 2 (renderer history). The test does not cover either value. It also does not include the issue's listed examples .011, .11.0, .0xb, or .+11. Retention of in-range backups and append behavior are also not asserted in a separate case.

Resolution

Extend the automated coverage in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts. Add cases for maxFiles 10 and maxFiles 2. Include the issue's noncanonical examples (.011, .11.0, .0xb, .+11) and canonical overflow backups. Assert that in-range backups and unrelated files remain. Also assert that appending to the active log file still works after pruning.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.ts:
- Line 268: Validate suffixText as canonical positive decimal digits before
converting it to a number in the suffix check, so exponent notation is rejected
while existing integer and maxFiles checks remain intact. Update the existing
retained-suffix test to include the exponent-form neighbor.

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Failed pre-merge checks:
- Linked Issues check:
Extend the automated coverage in
`apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.test.ts`. Add cases for `maxFiles` 10
and `maxFiles` 2. Include the issue's noncanonical examples (`.011`, `.11.0`,
`.0xb`, `.+11`) and canonical overflow backups. Assert that in-range backups and
unrelated files remain. Also assert that appending to the active log file still
works after pruning.

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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Reject exponent notation before converting the suffix.

For server-child.log.1e+21, Number.isInteger(suffix) is true and String(suffix) is "1e+21". JavaScript uses exponent notation for this value, so the round-trip check accepts it. (262.ecma-international.org) With either production limit, startup therefore deletes this noncanonical neighbor.

Require a positive-decimal format such as /^[1-9][0-9]*$/ before conversion. Add "1e+21" to the existing test's retained suffixes.

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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopObservability.ts at line 268:
Validate suffixText as canonical positive decimal digits before converting it to a number in the suffix check, so exponent notation is rejected while existing integer and maxFiles checks remain intact. Update the existing retained-suffix test to include the exponent-form neighbor.

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