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custom_sprites

The account's drawing sidecar, custom_sprites.json beside preferences.json, with verified writes and a recovery backup.

Vars

dirtyIncludes changes from other targets/slots after a failed disk save.
last_good_jsonThe verified prior file, never replaced with a corrupt primary during recovery.
last_save_failedWhether the last write failed and still needs a retry.
pending_removed_entriesDeleted identities must also be removed from the recovery copy before acknowledging a save.

Procs

loadLoads each slot's entry from the primary, or from the backup when the primary is missing or unreadable. Loading neither leaves last_good_json null, so save() refuses and the files on disk stay as they are.
load_entriesCopies the entries this file keeps from its decoded JSON into the tree, for load().
read_snapshotThe parent JSON store logs malformed JSON; an optional drawing sidecar must fail quietly.
saveWrites the tree when it has changed or the last write failed, and returns whether the file on disk now holds it.
write_fileWrites contents to destination and returns rust-g's error text, empty on success. Tests override it to fail.
write_verifiedrust-g returns error text, not a success boolean; a full readback also catches short writes.

Var Details

dirty

Includes changes from other targets/slots after a failed disk save.

last_good_json

The verified prior file, never replaced with a corrupt primary during recovery.

last_save_failed

Whether the last write failed and still needs a retry.

pending_removed_entries

Deleted identities must also be removed from the recovery copy before acknowledging a save.

Proc Details

load

Loads each slot's entry from the primary, or from the backup when the primary is missing or unreadable. Loading neither leaves last_good_json null, so save() refuses and the files on disk stay as they are.

load_entries

Copies the entries this file keeps from its decoded JSON into the tree, for load().

The drawing sidecar keeps one entry per character slot. A subtype that keeps other entries overrides this.

Arguments:

read_snapshot

The parent JSON store logs malformed JSON; an optional drawing sidecar must fail quietly.

save

Writes the tree when it has changed or the last write failed, and returns whether the file on disk now holds it.

The new JSON is staged and verified first. Then the backup is made to hold the last verified revision, and the primary is written and verified. Deleted slots are scrubbed from the backup before success is reported.

write_file

Writes contents to destination and returns rust-g's error text, empty on success. Tests override it to fail.

write_verified

rust-g returns error text, not a success boolean; a full readback also catches short writes.