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Summary

A file tool parameter can now declare "mode": "path". The plugin's tool then gets the picked file's full path instead of its bytes, so a process plugin can open a large file (a 19.8 GB LAS tile in #1438) itself.

{ "name": "input", "label": "Input LAS file", "kind": "file", "mode": "path", "required": true, "extensions": ["las", "laz"] }

• Default unchanged. mode is "contents" (the default, as before) or "path".
• Path mode:
  • RustGIS checks that the path is an existing file but doesn't read it. The 64 MB limit doesn't apply and no files entry is sent.
  • The parameter holds the full path. A relative path (typed at the command line) is made full, because the plugin's program runs in its own folder.
  • A missing file, a folder, browser file contents or a non-text value is an error. So is a path that isn't valid Unicode, rather than being changed.
• Manifest checks:
  • Only a process plugin's file parameter may use path, since a WebAssembly plugin can't open paths.
  • A file parameter still needs the files permission.
  • An unknown mode refuses the plugin.
• No Tools pane change. On the desktop, Browse already fills in the path.
• Docs: docs/plugins.md › File parameters describes path mode. It tells authors to set minRustgisVersion, because older RustGIS ignores mode and reads the file.

This adds to the plugin interface through minRustgisVersion, which needs two maintainers' approval (docs/maintaining.md).

Testing

• One full cargo xtask ci run: cargo fmt --all --check and cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings passed. The test step then exited 101, but its output was cut before the failing test was named.
• Rerun of cargo test --workspace -q --no-fail-fast passed (exit 0). cargo fmt --all --check and cargo xtask layers passed afterwards. All on macOS arm64.
• New test path_mode_file_parameters_hand_process_tools_the_path_unread:
  • the manifest rules;
  • a sparse file one byte over MAX_FILE goes through as its path, with no files;
  • a relative path is made full;
  • the error cases.
• cargo check -p rustgis-plugins --target wasm32-unknown-unknown

UI evidence

No visible UI change.

Related issue

Part of #1438: this PR covers the file path. Choosing a folder and layer source paths are left for later, as proposed in the issue.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Process plugins can now receive a file’s full path instead of its contents. Relative paths are resolved from the program’s folder, and files passed this way are not subject to the file-contents size limit.
  • File contents remain the default. Path mode is unavailable to WebAssembly plugins.
• Bug Fixes
  • Invalid paths, missing files, directories, and unsupported values now return errors when path mode is used.
• Documentation
  • Added guidance on configuring path mode and compatibility with older RustGIS versions.

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Walkthrough

Plugin file parameters now support a path mode for process plugins. The manifest validates where this mode is allowed, and request construction passes an absolute file path without reading file contents.

Changes: Plugin file path mode

Layer / File(s)	Summary
File mode contract and validation crates/plugins/src/manifest.rs	ParamDecl defaults to Contents. Manifest validation rejects Path unless the parameter is a file and the runtime is Process.
Path-based request handling crates/plugins/src/tools.rs, crates/plugins/src/tests.rs, docs/plugins.md	For Path mode, request construction validates the path and places its absolute path in params without adding a files entry. Tests and documentation cover path resolution, invalid inputs, the WebAssembly restriction, and the contents-size limit.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant check_params
  participant RequestBuilder
  participant file_path
  participant Filesystem
  check_params->>RequestBuilder: validate Path mode for file parameter in Process manifest
  RequestBuilder->>file_path: resolve supplied path
  file_path->>Filesystem: inspect resolved path
  Filesystem-->>file_path: return file metadata
  file_path-->>RequestBuilder: return absolute Unicode file path
  RequestBuilder->>RequestBuilder: store path in params and omit files entry

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Possibly related issues

• [Tracking]: Prepare compatibility safeguards for future RustGIS releases #1405 — The documentation notes that older RustGIS versions still read the file and recommends setting minRustgisVersion.
• Plugins cannot browse for a file or folder and receive its path #1438 — This change adds process-plugin path mode, validates the file path, and passes it without reading file contents.

Suggested reviewers: giswqs, mavrick-f

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 8ebce

The change adds an opt-in path mode for process plugin file parameters, and the default behavior is unchanged. No merge-blocking risk was found.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: allowing file parameters to pass a path to process plugins.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check		The description follows the template's Summary, Testing, UI evidence, and Related issue sections. The Summary explains the new mode: "path" option for file parameters, the default behavior, path-m…

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Explanation

The description follows the template's Summary, Testing, UI evidence, and Related issue sections. The Summary explains the new mode: "path" option for file parameters, the default behavior, path-mode rules, manifest checks, and docs changes. Testing lists the cargo xtask ci run (format and clippy passed, the test step exited 101 without naming the failing test), a passing rerun of cargo test --workspace -q --no-fail-fast, the new test name and coverage, and a wasm32 check. The UI evidence section states "No visible UI change.", which the template allows when no visible UI changes. The Related issue section links Part of #1438 and states the scope split. The main gap is the unresolved cargo xtask ci test failure: the author reports exit 101 with no failing test identified and does not show that the test step passes, although a later rerun of the workspace tests passed.

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The PR says the first cargo test --workspace run exited 101 and its output was cut before the failing test was named, and the rerun passed. Until that test is identified it's unclear whether it is a flake, and whether it touches this change (for example the shared temp_dir names or the cwd-relative Cargo.toml case in this test). Could you confirm which test failed and why, or note that it is unrelated and known? Confidence: medium that this needs a sentence in the PR, low that it is a bug in this diff.

[deniial00]

The local run's output was cut before the failing test was named, so I can't say which one it was. The rerun of the whole workspace with --no-fail-fast passed, and CI's full Linux test job passed on this head. This test uses its own temp folder (rustgis-test-path-param-<pid>, separate from the file-param test's), and the relative Cargo.toml case only reads metadata, so it can't interfere with other tests. (reviewed at 8ebcef1)

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In path mode the plugin gets the path of any existing file and no size or read check applies, so a path-mode parameter can be filled from the Assistant or the CLI with any path the user can read. Contents mode already allowed reading arbitrary paths (capped at 64 MB), and process plugins are unsandboxed per docs/plugins.md, so this adds no new authority. Still, the Assistant's approval prompt for a plugin tool should show the resolved full path, not the raw input. Could you confirm that it does, or add a test that the request carries the full path? Confidence: low; this is a review check, not a defect I can confirm from the diff.

[deniial00]

No change here. Path mode gives the plugin no new authority: contents mode already accepted any path, and process plugins are unsandboxed. The approval prompt (assistant::tools::summary) shows the parameters as the agent gave them, the same as for contents mode. path_mode_file_parameters_hand_process_tools_the_path_unread already checks that the request carries the full path, relative input included. Showing the resolved path in the prompt would be a separate change. (reviewed at 8ebcef1)

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Code review

Bugs

• The first cargo test --workspace run exited 101 and the failing test was never named; the rerun passed. Until that test is identified, it's unclear whether it is a flake or touches this change. Posted inline at crates/plugins/src/tests.rs:1401. Confidence: medium that the PR needs a sentence on it; low that it is a bug in this diff.
• No defects found in the path-mode logic. I checked the manifest gate (manifest.rs:732), request (tools.rs:287-306), file_path (tools.rs:334-341) and the params[&p.name] index, which is safe because get already succeeded so params is an object. std::path::absolute is fine under rust-version = "1.90".

Security

• Path mode hands a process plugin any existing file path with no size or read check. The Assistant or CLI could fill it with any readable path. Contents mode already allowed arbitrary paths (capped at 64 MB), and process plugins are unsandboxed per docs/plugins.md, so this adds no new authority. Confirm that the Assistant's approval prompt shows the resolved full path. Posted inline at crates/plugins/src/tools.rs:293. Confidence: low.

Performance

• None. Path mode does one metadata call and no reads.

Quality

• The test indexes into fixed manifest positions (tools[2]["params"][1]). This is brittle but test-only. Nit, left for the release quality pass.
• Nothing enforces minRustgisVersion when mode is "path". Older RustGIS versions ignore mode and read the file. The docs cover this, so this is only a note. Confidence: low.

AGENTS.md

• Never crash: no unwrap in non-test code. Test code uses unwrap, which is allowed there.
• Never silent: path mode drops nothing. A relative path is made full, which is not data loss.
• Never hold the window: the path check runs on the UI thread but does one metadata call, which does not grow with input.
• Never break wasm: the wasm file_path stub is present and cfg-gated.
• Translatable text: the new error strings use plain format!, with no tl! or i18n::fmt. These errors come from the plugin layer, which the other Err strings in this file also leave untranslated, so they are probably fine. Confidence: low.
• No new dependencies, and no new background commands need adding to the cancellation list.

Prior reviews: none on this PR, so 0 earlier concerns were left alone.

Change size

Compared with the base branch: the whole PR against main (merge base f710eb9 to PR head 8ebcef1).

Measure	Value
Files changed	4 (added 0, modified 4, removed 0, renamed 0)
Size before	236.4 KB
Size after	241.7 KB
Total size change	+5.3 KB

Path	Before	After	Change
crates/plugins/src/tests.rs	126.9 KB	129.3 KB	+2.4 KB
crates/plugins/src/tools.rs	17.0 KB	18.1 KB	+1.1 KB
crates/plugins/src/manifest.rs	32.9 KB	33.9 KB	+1.1 KB
docs/plugins.md	59.6 KB	60.3 KB	+0.7 KB

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