fix(desktop): align bundled versions with the artifact version

[rohan-patnaik]

What Changed

Align the workspace release-package versions to the resolved desktop artifact version while vp run build:desktop compiles the bundles, using the existing release-version helper. Pass the same version as APP_VERSION while retaining the inherited environment. Restore the original manifest contents after the build, including on compilation or partial alignment failure. Reject overlapping desktop artifact builds in the same checkout with an atomic filesystem guard held through manifest restoration and staging/packaging. Attempt every restore even if a write fails; report all cleanup failures while retaining the primary build/alignment error, or return a typed cleanup error when the build succeeded.

Why

Direct builds with --build-version can package a nightly desktop while Settings displays 0.0.42: the client compilation falls back to the unchanged web package version. Updating only the client would leave ServerEnvironment reporting the old server package version and could trigger a version-skew warning against the bundled local server. Aligning the build inputs keeps the client, bundled server, and Electron package consistent.

The official release workflow already aligns package versions before building. Prebuilt assets passed through --skip-build retain their existing behavior. This PR changes build tooling only; no Settings components or layout changes.

Closes #12767.

Validation

• All 88 tests in scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts and scripts/update-release-package-versions.test.ts pass. Ran with the agent host's inherited ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE unset because an existing Windows cross-architecture probe test assumes it is absent.
• The regression test runs a real build subprocess, checks matching client/environment and server/manifest versions for nightly and stable builds, and verifies exact manifest restoration after success, a failed build, and a partial alignment failure. Injected cleanup write failures verify that later manifests are restored, the original build failure remains catchable, and cleanup-only failures remain typed.
• Concurrent-build regressions fail on the previous head and pass with the guard. An independent Node process and an in-process contender are rejected during restoration after successful and failed compilation; later retries succeed. Interruption coverage verifies manifest restoration and guard release.
• vp run typecheck in scripts passes.
• Scoped lint, formatting, and diff checks pass.
• No full desktop artifact rebuild was performed for this PR.

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why

Implemented with GPT-6 Astra (medium) through the Codex harness in T3 Code.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Desktop release builds keep bundled package versions aligned with the selected application version.
  • Original release manifests are restored after builds, including when builds or version checks fail.
  • Concurrent desktop builds are prevented until the active build and any required restoration are complete.
  • Build and restoration failures are reported separately when both occur, making incomplete release artifacts easier to identify.

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Desktop builds now use a checkout-level lock and align release manifest versions before compiling bundles. The build restores the original manifests afterward. Tests cover overlapping builds, interruption, and build or restoration failures.

Changes

Desktop build locking and version alignment

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Checkout build lock scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts, scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts	Artifact builds acquire .desktop-build.lock and reject competing builds. The lock is removed after the build; tests cover overlap, interruption, and subsequent builds.
Manifest alignment and restoration scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts, scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts	Bundle builds snapshot release manifests, align their versions, run the desktop build, and attempt to restore the originals. Tests cover invalid manifests and restoration outcomes when the build succeeds or fails.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant buildDesktopArtifact
  participant checkoutLock
  participant buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked
  participant releaseManifests
  participant desktopBuild
  buildDesktopArtifact->>checkoutLock: acquire .desktop-build.lock
  checkoutLock->>buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked: run unlocked artifact build
  buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked->>releaseManifests: snapshot and align versions
  buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked->>desktopBuild: run vp run build:desktop
  desktopBuild-->>buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked: return build outcome
  buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked->>releaseManifests: restore original contents
  buildDesktopBundlesUnlocked-->>checkoutLock: return build outcome
  checkoutLock->>checkoutLock: remove lock

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 08bd5

The change aligns desktop bundle versions and restores manifests after compilation. No merge-blocking issue remains; forcibly terminated builds may require the documented manual lock removal.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 08bd5

The change prevents overlapping desktop builds and aligns bundled versions. The remaining risk is checkout-local recovery: forced termination can leave temporary manifest edits that require restoration before retrying.

Retained concerns

• Low · reliability · inferred: Forced termination during manifest alignment, compilation, or restoration can leave temporary or mixed package versions without a durable copy of the original contents. The stale lock prevents an immediate retry, but removing it alone does not restore manifests; a subsequent build can snapshot the stranded versions as its new originals. This is a checkout-local rollback limitation introduced by the temporary mutation lifecycle, not a verified security vulnerability. Cooperative interruption and ordinary failure paths do restore manifests.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The evidenced mutation and recovery scope is one checkout, its four release manifests, and its desktop build process. Triggering this flow requires local build execution; the inspected entrypoint is a CLI rather than a network handler. The module export does not itself establish remote reachability.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Atomic lock-directory creation rejects competing wrapped builds before their build work runs. The lock remains held through restoration. It is a coordination control for cooperating local callers, not an authorization boundary against processes able to modify the checkout.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — A surviving lock after process death fails closed for subsequent wrapped builds. Recovery nevertheless requires checking both process liveness and manifest contents: the error advises verifying that no build is running before lock removal, but the implementation stores neither owner metadata nor durable manifest snapshots.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — If recovery from forced termination is required, preserve original manifest contents durably before mutation and provide an explicit recovery operation that verifies build ownership before restoring manifests and clearing the lock.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #12767. Direct desktop builds align release-package manifests with the resolved artifact version before vp run build:desktop, so the bundled client receives the selected `-…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within issue #12767. The checkout lock prevents concurrent builds from corrupting temporary version alignment. Restoration and error reporting protect the original workspace state. …
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: aligning bundled versions with the desktop artifact version.
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In `@scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts`:
- Around line 1726-1733: Update the manifest restoration flow around
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[rohan-patnaik]

Thanks, Julius , the client and server versions now stay aligned. Your feedback is addressed, and the focused tests and checks pass.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR changes the existing desktop artifact build lifecycle by rewriting package manifests, injecting the artifact version into bundled builds, and adding a checkout-wide lock held through packaging and cleanup. The automatic lock gates an entire release-build workflow, so the change merits human review despite its focused scope and extensive tests.

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