rspec-tracer 1.2.2 → 2.0.0.pre.1

data/lib/rspec_tracer/configuration.rb

@@ -1,23 +1,98 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'uri'
+
 require_relative 'filter'
 require_relative 'logger'
 
 module RSpecTracer
+  # The user-facing configuration DSL. Mixed into `RSpecTracer` itself,
+  # so calls inside a `.rspec-tracer` (or `~/.rspec-tracer`) file appear
+  # against the top-level module:
+  #
+  # @example A typical `.rspec-tracer`
+  #   RSpecTracer.configure do
+  #     project_name 'My App'
+  #     track_files 'config/locales/**/*.yml', 'db/schema.rb', 'Gemfile.lock'
+  #     track_env   'AUTH_TOKEN', 'DATABASE_URL', 'RAILS_*'
+  #     track_rails_defaults
+  #
+  #     storage_backend :sqlite
+  #     remote_cache_backend :s3, bucket: 'my-bucket', prefix: 'rspec-tracer'
+  #
+  #     add_filter '/vendor/'
+  #     add_coverage_filter %w[/spec/ /test/]
+  #   end
+  #
+  # The DSL methods are technically `private` in Ruby; the `configure`
+  # block uses Docile to expose them as if public. Calling them
+  # outside a `.rspec-tracer` file raises `InvalidUsageError`. The
+  # configuration loader allowlist enforces this gate (see
+  # {ALLOWED_CONFIGURER}).
+  #
+  # See also:
+  # - {file:README.md} — user guide.
+  # - {file:UPGRADING.md} — 1.x → 2.0 migration.
+  # - {file:ARCHITECTURE.md} — input taxonomy + layer structure.
+  # - {file:COOKBOOK.md} — recipes for common scenarios.
+  #
+  # rubocop:disable Metrics/ModuleLength
   module Configuration
+    # Raised when the configuration DSL is invoked outside a
+    # `.rspec-tracer` / `~/.rspec-tracer` loader, when a typo'd DSL
+    # method is called (with a `did_you_mean?` suggestion when one
+    # exists), or when an option value fails validation.
     class InvalidUsageError < StandardError; end
 
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     ALLOWED_CONFIGURER = %w[
       lib/rspec_tracer/load_default_config.rb
       lib/rspec_tracer/load_global_config.rb
       lib/rspec_tracer/load_local_config.rb
     ].freeze
 
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     DEFAULT_CACHE_DIR = 'rspec_tracer_cache'
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     DEFAULT_COVERAGE_DIR = 'rspec_tracer_coverage'
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     DEFAULT_REPORT_DIR = 'rspec_tracer_report'
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     DEFAULT_LOCK_FILE = 'rspec_tracer.lock'
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
+    DEFAULT_STORAGE_BACKEND = :json
+    # :sqlite opt-in: MRI >= 3.2 only (sqlite3 2.x gem requirement).
+    # Kept closed so typos raise early.
+    STORAGE_BACKEND_NAMES = %i[json sqlite].freeze
+    # Keys allowed in `storage_backend`'s opts hash. `:serializer` is
+    # accepted only for the :json backend (see validate_storage_opts!).
+    STORAGE_BACKEND_OPT_KEYS = %i[serializer].freeze
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
+    STORAGE_BACKEND_SERIALIZERS = %i[json msgpack].freeze
+    # Per-save retention on the local cache's run-id directories.
+    # 5 keeps enough history for rollback debugging without letting
+    # the cache grow unbounded (issue #20). 0 opts out entirely.
+    DEFAULT_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT = 5
+    # Size budgets (MiB). Warn at save time when any single cache
+    # file exceeds the per-file threshold or when the cache total
+    # exceeds the aggregate threshold. Surfaces B11 symptoms
+    # (dependency.json ballooning past the few-MB range) while
+    # the user can still act on them. Set to 0 to disable either
+    # individually.
+    DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_PER_FILE_MB = 50
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
+    DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_TOTAL_MB = 500
 
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
     LOG_LEVEL = {
       off: 0,
       debug: 1,
@@ -26,8 +101,18 @@ module RSpecTracer
       error: 4
     }.freeze
 
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
     def configure(&)
-      configurers = caller_locations(1, 2).map(&:path)
+      # Scan the full caller chain (not just the immediate two frames):
+      # MRI / JRuby place the load_*_config.rb loader at depth 2, but
+      # TruffleRuby's `load` interposes an extra runtime frame, pushing
+      # the loader past the 2-frame window and tripping the InvalidUsage
+      # raise. Path-suffix match against the well-known loader filenames
+      # keeps the gate safe regardless of stack depth - user code would
+      # have to copy one of those filenames verbatim into a path it
+      # `load`s to get a false positive, which we treat as wilful.
+      configurers = caller_locations(1).map(&:path)
       invalid = configurers.none? do |configurer|
         ALLOWED_CONFIGURER.any? do |allowed_configurer|
           configurer.end_with?(allowed_configurer)
@@ -40,8 +125,13 @@ module RSpecTracer
         RSpecTracer::Configuration.private_instance_methods(false).each do |method_name|
           alias_method :"_#{method_name}", method_name
 
-          define_method method_name do |*args, &block|
-            send(:"_#{method_name}", *args, &block)
+          # Forward `**kwargs` too so DSL methods can accept Ruby 3+
+          # keyword args (e.g. `track_rails_defaults except: [:views]`,
+          # `storage_backend :json, serializer: :msgpack`). Earlier
+          # forms of this wrapper forwarded `*args, &block` only and
+          # silently stripped kwargs.
+          define_method method_name do |*args, **kwargs, &block|
+            send(:"_#{method_name}", *args, **kwargs, &block)
           end
         end
       end
@@ -51,6 +141,16 @@ module RSpecTracer
 
     private
 
+    # Set the project root directory. Defaults to `Dir.getwd`.
+    # Affects how all other path-based DSL methods (`cache_dir`,
+    # `report_dir`, `coverage_dir`, `track_files` globs) are
+    # resolved.
+    #
+    # @param root [String, nil] absolute or relative path; nil
+    #   returns the current value (or default).
+    # @return [String] absolute project root path.
+    # @example
+    #   RSpecTracer.configure { root '/path/to/project' }
     def root(root = nil)
       return @root if defined?(@root) && root.nil?
 
@@ -61,6 +161,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
       @root = File.expand_path(root || Dir.getwd)
     end
 
+    # Set the project's display name; appears in HTML reports.
+    # Defaults to a humanized form of the project root's basename.
+    #
+    # @param new_name [String, nil] human-readable project name.
+    # @return [String] the configured (or derived) project name.
     def project_name(new_name = nil)
       return @project_name if defined?(@project_name) && @project_name && new_name.nil?
 
@@ -68,6 +173,14 @@ module RSpecTracer
       @project_name ||= File.basename(root.split('/').last).capitalize.tr('_', ' ')
     end
 
+    # Override the on-disk cache directory (default
+    # `rspec_tracer_cache`). Also reads `RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_DIR`
+    # from env when set. The directory ships in the canonical
+    # `.gitignore` recipe; renaming silently leaks cache into
+    # source control.
+    #
+    # @param dir [String, nil] relative-to-root or absolute path.
+    # @return [String] configured cache directory.
     def cache_dir(dir = nil)
       return @cache_dir if defined?(@cache_dir) && dir.nil?
 
@@ -79,6 +192,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
                    end
     end
 
+    # Resolve the absolute cache path; expanded against {#root} and
+    # scoped per `TEST_SUITE_ID` / `parallel_tests` worker. Creates
+    # the directory on first access.
+    #
+    # @return [String] absolute cache path.
     def cache_path
       @cache_path ||= begin
         cache_path = File.expand_path(cache_dir, root)
@@ -91,6 +209,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
       end
     end
 
+    # Override the on-disk HTML/JSON report directory (default
+    # `rspec_tracer_report`). Also reads `RSPEC_TRACER_REPORT_DIR`.
+    #
+    # @param dir [String, nil] relative-to-root or absolute path.
+    # @return [String] configured report directory.
     def report_dir(dir = nil)
       return @report_dir if defined?(@report_dir) && dir.nil?
 
@@ -102,6 +225,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
                     end
     end
 
+    # Resolve the absolute report path; expanded against {#root} and
+    # scoped per `TEST_SUITE_ID` / `parallel_tests` worker. Creates
+    # the directory on first access.
+    #
+    # @return [String] absolute report path.
     def report_path
       @report_path ||= begin
         report_path = File.expand_path(report_dir, root)
@@ -114,6 +242,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
       end
     end
 
+    # Override the coverage output directory (default
+    # `rspec_tracer_coverage`). Also reads `RSPEC_TRACER_COVERAGE_DIR`.
+    #
+    # @param dir [String, nil] relative-to-root or absolute path.
+    # @return [String] configured coverage directory.
     def coverage_dir(dir = nil)
       return @coverage_dir if defined?(@coverage_dir) && dir.nil?
 
@@ -125,6 +258,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
                       end
     end
 
+    # Resolve the absolute coverage path; expanded against {#root}
+    # and scoped per `TEST_SUITE_ID` / `parallel_tests` worker.
+    # Creates the directory on first access.
+    #
+    # @return [String] absolute coverage path.
     def coverage_path
       @coverage_path ||= begin
         coverage_path = File.expand_path(coverage_dir, root)
@@ -137,9 +275,276 @@ module RSpecTracer
       end
     end
 
+    # Configure the remote-cache backend used by the
+    # `rake rspec_tracer:remote_cache:download` / `:upload` tasks.
+    # Single-entry accumulator: a second call raises
+    # {InvalidUsageError} so a misconfigured `.rspec-tracer` fails
+    # fast.
+    #
+    # @param name_or_class [Symbol, Class] one of `:s3`, `:local_fs`,
+    #   `:redis`, OR a custom class implementing
+    #   {RSpecTracer::RemoteCache::Backend}.
+    # @param opts [Hash] backend-specific keyword args (e.g. `bucket:`
+    #   `prefix:` for `:s3`; `root:` for `:local_fs`; `url:` `ttl:`
+    #   for `:redis`).
+    # @return [Array(Symbol, Hash)] the persisted entry pair.
+    # @example S3 (preserves the 1.x layout)
+    #   remote_cache_backend :s3, bucket: 'my-bucket', prefix: 'rspec-tracer'
+    # @example LocalStack / awslocal (development)
+    #   remote_cache_backend :s3, bucket: 'my-bucket', prefix: 'x', local: true
+    # @example Filesystem-backed (no S3 needed)
+    #   remote_cache_backend :local_fs, root: '/tmp/rspec-tracer-cache'
+    # @example Redis (with TTL + PR-branch tracking sidecar)
+    #   remote_cache_backend :redis, url: ENV['REDIS_URL'], ttl: 7 * 86_400
+    # @example Custom backend class
+    #   remote_cache_backend MyCustomBackend, custom_opt: 'value'
+    def remote_cache_backend(name_or_class, **opts)
+      if defined?(@remote_cache_backend_entry) && @remote_cache_backend_entry
+        raise InvalidUsageError, 'remote_cache_backend already configured'
+      end
+
+      validate_remote_cache_backend(name_or_class)
+      @remote_cache_backend_entry = [name_or_class, opts.dup.freeze].freeze
+    end
+
+    # Reader: returns the [name_or_class, opts] pair or nil. Called
+    # from `RemoteCache::UserTasks` at task dispatch time.
+    def remote_cache_backend_entry
+      return nil unless defined?(@remote_cache_backend_entry)
+
+      @remote_cache_backend_entry
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def validate_remote_cache_backend(name_or_class)
+      case name_or_class
+      when ::Symbol, ::Class
+        nil
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "remote_cache_backend: expected Symbol or Class, got #{name_or_class.class}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Convenience DSL accepting a single URI string and dispatching
+    # to {#remote_cache_backend} with the parsed bucket / prefix /
+    # host / path. Also reads `RSPEC_TRACER_REMOTE_CACHE_URI` from env.
+    #
+    # @param uri [String, nil] one of `s3://bucket/prefix`,
+    #   `file:///abs/path`, `redis://host:port/db`. Pass nil to read
+    #   the env var (or return the cached value if set).
+    # @return [String, nil] the configured URI, or nil when neither
+    #   arg nor env is set.
+    # @example
+    #   remote_cache_uri 's3://my-bucket/rspec-tracer'
+    # @example
+    #   remote_cache_uri 'file:///tmp/rspec-tracer-cache'
+    # @example
+    #   remote_cache_uri 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
+    #
+    # Convenience DSL: `remote_cache_uri '<scheme>://...'` parses the
+    # URI and calls `remote_cache_backend` with the right backend +
+    # connection params. Also accepts ENV `RSPEC_TRACER_REMOTE_CACHE_URI`.
+    # Supported schemes:
+    #   s3://<bucket>/<prefix>             -> S3Backend
+    #   file:///absolute/path              -> LocalFsBackend (root:)
+    #   redis://[user:pass@]host:port/<db> -> RedisBackend (prefix: 'rspec-tracer')
+    # Users who need finer control (custom Redis prefix, LocalFs on a
+    # relative path) use `remote_cache_backend` directly.
+    def remote_cache_uri(uri = nil)
+      return @remote_cache_uri if defined?(@remote_cache_uri) && uri.nil?
+
+      value = ENV.fetch('RSPEC_TRACER_REMOTE_CACHE_URI', uri)
+      return nil if value.nil?
+
+      parsed = parse_remote_cache_uri(value)
+      dispatch_remote_cache_uri(parsed)
+
+      @remote_cache_uri = value
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def dispatch_remote_cache_uri(parsed)
+      case parsed.scheme
+      when 's3'
+        prefix = parsed.path.to_s.sub(%r{^/}, '')
+        remote_cache_backend(:s3, bucket: parsed.host, prefix: prefix)
+      when 'file'
+        remote_cache_backend(:local_fs, root: parsed.path.to_s)
+      when 'redis', 'rediss'
+        remote_cache_backend(:redis, url: parsed.to_s, prefix: 'rspec-tracer')
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "unsupported remote_cache_uri scheme: #{parsed.scheme.inspect} " \
+              "(supported: 's3', 'file', 'redis', 'rediss')"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Validate a parsed URI per the active scheme. Host presence is the
+    # common structural signal for S3 / Redis; `file://` uses path
+    # instead (host is optional and usually empty).
+    def parse_remote_cache_uri(value)
+      parsed = URI.parse(value)
+      raise InvalidUsageError, "invalid remote_cache_uri: #{value.inspect}" unless valid_remote_cache_uri?(parsed)
+
+      parsed
+    rescue URI::InvalidURIError => e
+      raise InvalidUsageError, "invalid remote_cache_uri: #{value.inspect} (#{e.message})"
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def valid_remote_cache_uri?(parsed)
+      return false if parsed.scheme.nil?
+
+      case parsed.scheme
+      when 'file'
+        !parsed.path.to_s.empty?
+      else
+        !parsed.host.nil? && !parsed.host.empty?
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Retention knobs (closes issue #20). Mutually exclusive: count
+    # and duration bound the main tier from different axes. PR tier
+    # uses `cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl` independently.
+    # Cap remote-cache main-tier refs to a count. Mutually exclusive
+    # with {#cache_retention_duration}; setting both raises.
+    #
+    # @param count [Integer, nil] positive integer; nil reads current
+    #   value.
+    # @return [Integer, nil] configured count.
+    # @raise [InvalidUsageError] when count is non-positive or when
+    #   {#cache_retention_duration} is already set.
+    def cache_retention_count(count = nil)
+      return @cache_retention_count if defined?(@cache_retention_count) && count.nil?
+      return nil if count.nil?
+
+      raise_if_retention_conflict(:cache_retention_duration)
+      unless count.is_a?(::Integer) && count.positive?
+        raise InvalidUsageError, "cache_retention_count must be a positive integer, got #{count.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @cache_retention_count = count
+    end
+
+    # Cap remote-cache main-tier refs by age. Mutually exclusive with
+    # {#cache_retention_count}; setting both raises.
+    #
+    # @param spec [String, Integer, nil] duration string (e.g.
+    #   `'7d'`, `'48h'`, `'30m'`) OR seconds as integer. nil reads
+    #   current.
+    # @return [String, Integer, nil] configured raw spec.
+    # @raise [InvalidUsageError] when spec is unparseable or when
+    #   {#cache_retention_count} is already set.
+    def cache_retention_duration(spec = nil)
+      return @cache_retention_duration_raw if defined?(@cache_retention_duration_raw) && spec.nil?
+      return nil if spec.nil?
+
+      raise_if_retention_conflict(:cache_retention_count)
+      seconds = parse_retention_duration_seconds(spec)
+      @cache_retention_duration_raw = spec
+      @cache_retention_duration_seconds = seconds
+    end
+
+    # @return [Integer, nil] {#cache_retention_duration} expressed
+    #   in seconds, or nil if not set.
+    def cache_retention_duration_seconds
+      return nil unless defined?(@cache_retention_duration_seconds)
+
+      @cache_retention_duration_seconds
+    end
+
+    # Cap remote-cache PR-tier refs by age. Independent of main-tier
+    # retention (PR branches typically need shorter TTLs than the
+    # historical main).
+    #
+    # @param spec [String, Integer, nil] duration string or seconds.
+    # @return [String, Integer, nil] configured raw spec.
+    def cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl(spec = nil)
+      return @cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_raw if defined?(@cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_raw) && spec.nil?
+      return nil if spec.nil?
+
+      seconds = parse_retention_duration_seconds(spec)
+      @cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_raw = spec
+      @cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_seconds = seconds
+    end
+
+    # @return [Integer, nil] {#cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl}
+    #   expressed in seconds.
+    def cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_seconds
+      return nil unless defined?(@cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_seconds)
+
+      @cache_retention_pr_branch_ttl_seconds
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def raise_if_retention_conflict(other_method)
+      other_ivar =
+        case other_method
+        when :cache_retention_count then :@cache_retention_count
+        when :cache_retention_duration then :@cache_retention_duration_seconds
+        end
+      return unless instance_variable_defined?(other_ivar) && instance_variable_get(other_ivar)
+
+      raise InvalidUsageError,
+            'cache_retention_count and cache_retention_duration are mutually exclusive'
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def parse_retention_duration_seconds(spec)
+      case spec
+      when ::Integer
+        raise InvalidUsageError, 'retention duration must be positive' unless spec.positive?
+
+        spec
+      when ::String
+        parse_retention_duration_from_string(spec)
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "invalid retention duration: #{spec.inspect} (expected Integer seconds or String like '30 days')"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def parse_retention_duration_from_string(spec)
+      match = spec.strip.match(/\A(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week)s?\z/i)
+      unless match
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "invalid retention duration: #{spec.inspect} (expected e.g. '30 days', '2 weeks', '1 hour')"
+      end
+
+      units = { 'second' => 1, 'minute' => 60, 'hour' => 3600, 'day' => 86_400, 'week' => 604_800 }
+      count = match[1].to_i
+      raise InvalidUsageError, 'retention duration must be positive' unless count.positive?
+
+      count * units[match[2].downcase]
+    end
+
+    # Deprecated in 2.0. Kept per USER_FACING_SURFACE.md section 3 "deprecated
+    # options keep working with one-time warnings." Migration target:
+    # `remote_cache_uri` (for the URI form) or
+    # `remote_cache_backend :s3, bucket:, prefix:` (for structured form).
+    # @deprecated Use {#remote_cache_uri} or {#remote_cache_backend}.
+    #   Pre-2.0 1.x compatibility shim. Fires a one-time `logger.warn`
+    #   at first use; the value still resolves so 1.x configs keep
+    #   working until the 3.0 removal.
+    # @param s3_path [String, nil] `s3://bucket/prefix`.
+    # @return [String, nil]
     def reports_s3_path(s3_path = nil)
       return @reports_s3_path if defined?(@reports_s3_path) && s3_path.nil?
 
+      warn_once_deprecation(
+        :reports_s3_path,
+        '`reports_s3_path` / `RSPEC_TRACER_REPORTS_S3_PATH` is deprecated in 2.0; ' \
+        "use `remote_cache_uri 's3://bucket/prefix'` or `remote_cache_backend :s3, bucket:, prefix:` instead."
+      )
+
       path = if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_REPORTS_S3_PATH')
                ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_REPORTS_S3_PATH']
              else
@@ -149,9 +554,23 @@ module RSpecTracer
       @reports_s3_path = path if valid_s3_path?(path)
     end
 
+    # Deprecated in 2.0. Migration: `remote_cache_backend :s3, ...,
+    # local: true`. Kept for backward compat; UserTasks derives the
+    # `local:` opt from this when `remote_cache_backend` is absent.
+    # @deprecated Use `remote_cache_backend :s3, ..., local: true`.
+    #   Pre-2.0 1.x compatibility shim for `awslocal` / LocalStack.
+    #   Fires a one-time `logger.warn` at first use.
+    # @param new_flag [Boolean, nil]
+    # @return [Boolean]
     def use_local_aws(new_flag = nil)
       return @use_local_aws if defined?(@use_local_aws) && new_flag.nil?
 
+      warn_once_deprecation(
+        :use_local_aws,
+        '`use_local_aws` / `RSPEC_TRACER_USE_LOCAL_AWS` is deprecated in 2.0; ' \
+        'use `remote_cache_backend :s3, ..., local: true` instead.'
+      )
+
       @use_local_aws = if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_USE_LOCAL_AWS')
                          ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_USE_LOCAL_AWS'] == 'true'
                        else
@@ -159,6 +578,22 @@ module RSpecTracer
                        end
     end
 
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def warn_once_deprecation(key, message)
+      @_deprecation_warnings ||= {}
+      return if @_deprecation_warnings.key?(key)
+
+      @_deprecation_warnings[key] = true
+      logger.warn("rspec-tracer deprecation: #{message}")
+    end
+
+    # Allow remote-cache uploads from non-CI environments (default
+    # `false`). Reads `RSPEC_TRACER_UPLOAD_NON_CI_REPORTS=true` as
+    # an alternate enable.
+    #
+    # @param new_flag [Boolean, nil]
+    # @return [Boolean]
     def upload_non_ci_reports(new_flag = nil)
       return @upload_non_ci_reports if defined?(@upload_non_ci_reports) && new_flag.nil?
 
@@ -169,6 +604,13 @@ module RSpecTracer
                                end
     end
 
+    # Force every example to run (default `false` — the tracer's
+    # whole point is to skip unaffected examples). Reads
+    # `RSPEC_TRACER_RUN_ALL_EXAMPLES=true` as an alternate enable.
+    # Useful for one-off "rebaseline the cache" runs.
+    #
+    # @param new_flag [Boolean, nil]
+    # @return [Boolean]
     def run_all_examples(new_flag = nil)
       return @run_all_examples if defined?(@run_all_examples) && new_flag.nil?
 
@@ -179,6 +621,13 @@ module RSpecTracer
                           end
     end
 
+    # Exit with non-zero when duplicate-identity examples are
+    # detected (default `true` — duplicates break per-example
+    # attribution). Reads `RSPEC_TRACER_FAIL_ON_DUPLICATES=false` as
+    # an alternate disable.
+    #
+    # @param new_flag [Boolean, nil]
+    # @return [Boolean]
     def fail_on_duplicates(new_flag = nil)
       return @fail_on_duplicates if defined?(@fail_on_duplicates) && new_flag.nil?
 
@@ -189,6 +638,90 @@ module RSpecTracer
                             end
     end
 
+    # Transitive-load attribution (closes the constants blind
+    # spot). Default `true` - the tracker observes files loaded during
+    # the process and attributes them as transitive deps of every
+    # subsequent example, so a change to a constants-defining file
+    # correctly invalidates tests that only reference its constants.
+    #
+    # Setting to `false` restores 1.x behavior (pure coverage-diff).
+    # Teams who explicitly accept the blind spot as a speed tradeoff
+    # can opt out; the cost is silent staleness on constants edits.
+    #
+    # Default-true breaks the `defined? && new_flag.nil?` memo shape
+    # (first read returns nil instead of true). Explicit ternary
+    # handles first-call / ENV / explicit-arg cases uniformly.
+    def transitive_load_tracking(new_flag = nil)
+      return @transitive_load_tracking if defined?(@transitive_load_tracking) && new_flag.nil?
+
+      @transitive_load_tracking = if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_TRANSITIVE_LOAD_TRACKING')
+                                    ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_TRANSITIVE_LOAD_TRACKING'] != 'false'
+                                  elsif new_flag.nil?
+                                    true
+                                  else
+                                    new_flag == true
+                                  end
+    end
+
+    # Opt-in for narrow schema attribution. Default `false` - the
+    # Preset `:schema` category already declared-glob-tracks db/schema.rb
+    # + db/structure.sql as a safe over-approximation (any schema change
+    # re-runs every example). Calling this method opts in to an
+    # `sql.active_record` subscriber that emits schema inputs only for
+    # examples that actually touched AR during the run, narrowing the
+    # re-run set to DB-touching examples.
+    #
+    # Shape: setter-only DSL (like `track_rails_defaults`, `track_files`).
+    # Bare `track_ar_schema_notifications` in `.rspec-tracer` enables;
+    # explicit `track_ar_schema_notifications(false)` disables for tests
+    # or config overrides. Read the resulting state via the `?` variant,
+    # which layers the `RSPEC_TRACER_AR_SCHEMA_NOTIFICATIONS` ENV
+    # override on top of the DSL value.
+    #
+    # To use the narrower behavior, pair with `track_rails_defaults
+    # except: [:schema]` so the declared-glob path doesn't dominate the
+    # notification signal at graph registration. Leaving the Preset's
+    # :schema category on alongside this flag is a no-op in terms of
+    # the final re-run set - declared-glob attaches schema to every
+    # example regardless of what this subscriber emits.
+    # Setter DSL — bare call enables, explicit `(false)` disables.
+    # Any other positional value coerces to disabled (defensive for
+    # typos). Read the resulting state via {#track_ar_schema_notifications?}.
+    #
+    # @param args [Array] positional args (bare = enable; `false` =
+    #   disable; anything else = disable defensively).
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    # @note **Common Rails setups widen this to whole-suite-on-schema-
+    #   change.** Per-example AR cleanup mechanisms
+    #   (`use_transactional_fixtures = true`, DatabaseCleaner
+    #   `:truncation` / `:deletion` / `:transaction`) fire
+    #   `sql.active_record` inside the per-example bucket, attributing
+    #   `db/schema.rb` to every AR-touching example. A boot-time warn
+    #   fires when the precondition isn't met. See README "Narrow
+    #   AR-schema attribution".
+    def track_ar_schema_notifications(*args)
+      # Setter DSL: bare call enables, explicit `(false)` disables,
+      # any other positional coerces to false (defensive for typos).
+      @track_ar_schema_notifications = args.empty? || args.first == true
+    end
+
+    # Reads the resolved AR-schema-notifications state. The
+    # `RSPEC_TRACER_AR_SCHEMA_NOTIFICATIONS` env var overrides the
+    # DSL value when set.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def track_ar_schema_notifications?
+      return ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_AR_SCHEMA_NOTIFICATIONS'] == 'true' if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_AR_SCHEMA_NOTIFICATIONS')
+      return false unless defined?(@track_ar_schema_notifications)
+
+      @track_ar_schema_notifications == true
+    end
+
+    # Override the parallel_tests lock-file path (default
+    # `rspec_tracer.lock`). Reads `RSPEC_TRACER_LOCK_FILE`.
+    #
+    # @param new_file [String, nil]
+    # @return [String]
     def lock_file(new_file = nil)
       return @lock_file if defined?(@lock_file) && @lock_file && new_file.nil?
 
@@ -199,6 +732,11 @@ module RSpecTracer
                    end
     end
 
+    # Set the tracer's log level. Reads `RSPEC_TRACER_LOG_LEVEL`.
+    #
+    # @param new_level [Symbol, String, nil] one of `:off`, `:debug`,
+    #   `:info`, `:warn`, `:error`. Default `:info`.
+    # @return [Integer] numeric level (LOG_LEVEL constant value).
     def log_level(new_level = nil)
       return @log_level if defined?(@log_level) && @log_level && new_level.nil?
 
@@ -212,42 +750,532 @@ module RSpecTracer
       @log_level = LOG_LEVEL[level.to_s.to_sym].to_i
     end
 
+    # Lazy-initialized {RSpecTracer::Logger} instance honoring
+    # {#log_level}.
+    #
+    # @return [RSpecTracer::Logger]
     def logger
       @logger ||= RSpecTracer::Logger.new(log_level)
     end
 
+    # Track files for SimpleCov coverage emission only (NOT for the
+    # tracer's per-example dependency graph). Use {#track_files} for
+    # the dependency graph.
+    #
+    # @param glob [String] file glob pattern.
+    # @return [String]
     def coverage_track_files(glob)
       @coverage_track_files = glob
     end
 
+    # @return [String, nil] the configured {#coverage_track_files} value.
     def coverage_tracked_files
       @coverage_track_files if defined?(@coverage_track_files)
     end
 
+    # Declare globs of files every example depends on (e.g.
+    # `Gemfile.lock`, `db/schema.rb`, `config/locales/**/*.yml`).
+    # Globs accumulate across calls; the tracker resolves matched
+    # files at boot and attaches them as `:declared`-kind inputs
+    # to every example. For files only specific examples depend on,
+    # use the per-example `tracks: { files: '...' }` metadata DSL.
+    #
+    # @param globs [Array<String>] file glob patterns (each matched
+    #   via `Dir.glob` with `FNM_PATHNAME | FNM_EXTGLOB`).
+    # @return [Array<String>] the accumulated glob list.
+    # @raise [InvalidUsageError] if called after the tracker started.
+    # @example
+    #   track_files 'config/locales/**/*.yml', 'db/schema.rb', 'Gemfile.lock'
+    def track_files(*globs)
+      if defined?(@declared_globs_frozen) && @declared_globs_frozen
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              'track_files cannot be called after the tracker has started'
+      end
+
+      @track_files_globs ||= []
+      @track_files_globs.concat(globs.flatten.compact.map(&:to_s))
+      @track_files_globs
+    end
+
+    # Consolidated read-only view over `track_files` + legacy
+    # `coverage_track_files`. Order: user-declared first (preserves
+    # DSL call order), legacy value last. De-duplicated; frozen so
+    # downstream consumers treat it as immutable.
+    def declared_globs
+      all = []
+      all.concat(@track_files_globs) if defined?(@track_files_globs) && @track_files_globs
+      all << @coverage_track_files if defined?(@coverage_track_files) && @coverage_track_files
+      all.uniq.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Rails preset — attaches the common Rails-side declared globs in
+    # one DSL call. Expands to the glob set defined in
+    # `RSpecTracer::Rails::Preset` (views, helpers, locales, config,
+    # schema, factories, fixtures).
+    #
+    # @param except [Array<Symbol>] categories to opt out of (so a
+    #   per-example subscriber attributes them instead). Common
+    #   recipe: `track_rails_defaults except: [:views, :schema]`
+    #   pairs with {#track_ar_schema_notifications} for narrow
+    #   per-example schema attribution.
+    # @return [Array<String>] the resulting accumulated glob list.
+    # @example Default — all categories on
+    #   track_rails_defaults
+    # @example Opt out of views + schema for per-example subscribers
+    #   track_rails_defaults except: [:views, :schema]
+    #   track_ar_schema_notifications
+    def track_rails_defaults(except: [])
+      require_relative 'rails/preset'
+
+      globs = RSpecTracer::Rails::Preset.globs(except: except)
+      track_files(*globs)
+    end
+
+    # One-way latch. Tracker.setup flips it so a stray
+    # `track_files` later in the boot sequence raises instead of
+    # silently accumulating into state that has already been read.
+    def freeze_declared_globs!
+      @declared_globs_frozen = true
+    end
+
+    # Config-level env-tracking DSL. Accumulates names across
+    # calls; bare entries flow into `Engine#setup`, are wildcard-
+    # expanded via `Tracker::EnvMatcher`, and attach to every
+    # previously-seen example (parallel to `track_files`'s "declared
+    # globs attach to every example" semantics).
+    #
+    # Wildcards: single trailing (`PREFIX_*`) or single leading
+    # (`*_SUFFIX`) only; `*` alone matches every env key. Multi-`*`,
+    # character classes, `?`, `!`, `\\` raise ArgumentError at run
+    # start (Engine#setup) so users see config errors immediately.
+    #
+    # Returns a frozen Array view (mirrors `ignore_spec_files` /
+    # `add_reporter` shape — defensive against callers mutating an
+    # internal accumulator). Setter raises if called after
+    # `freeze_declared_globs!` flipped the latch (same "tracker has
+    # started, no more declarations" contract as `track_files`).
+    # Declare env vars every example depends on. Wildcards expand
+    # against the live ENV at config load. For env vars only specific
+    # examples branch on, use the per-example
+    # `tracks: { env: '...' }` metadata DSL.
+    #
+    # @param names [Array<String, Symbol>] literal env names OR
+    #   single-wildcard patterns (`'PREFIX_*'`, `'*_SUFFIX'`, `'*'`).
+    # @return [Array<String>] frozen accumulated names list.
+    # @raise [InvalidUsageError] if called after the tracker started,
+    #   or if a pattern is malformed (multi-segment wildcards like
+    #   `'A_*_B'`, character classes, etc. are rejected).
+    # @example
+    #   track_env 'AUTH_TOKEN', 'DATABASE_URL', 'RAILS_*', '*_API_KEY'
+    def track_env(*names)
+      if defined?(@declared_globs_frozen) && @declared_globs_frozen
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              'track_env cannot be called after the tracker has started'
+      end
+
+      @track_env_names ||= []
+      @track_env_names.concat(names.flatten.compact.map(&:to_s))
+      @track_env_names.dup.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Reader for the accumulated config-level env names. Returns a
+    # frozen Array (`[].freeze` when never set), parallel to
+    # `declared_globs`'s shape.
+    def tracked_env_names
+      return EMPTY_TRACKED_ENV_NAMES unless defined?(@track_env_names) && @track_env_names
+
+      @track_env_names.dup.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
+    EMPTY_TRACKED_ENV_NAMES = [].freeze
+    private_constant :EMPTY_TRACKED_ENV_NAMES
+
+    # Per-spec-file exclusion (closes upstream #41). Accumulates
+    # glob patterns that match test files rspec-tracer should leave
+    # alone: matching examples pass through RSpec unchanged, but the
+    # tracer does not compute an identity hash, does not run
+    # duplicate detection, and does not include them in any filter
+    # decision. Distinct from `add_filter` - that excludes *source*
+    # files from dependency attribution; `ignore_spec_files` excludes
+    # *spec* files from tracer visibility entirely.
+    #
+    # Typical use: a smoke-test spec with intentionally duplicated
+    # descriptions that rspec-tracer's `fail_on_duplicates=true`
+    # gate would otherwise reject.
+    #
+    # Shape mirrors `track_files`: bare call returns the current
+    # frozen array, any arg call accumulates.
+    def ignore_spec_files(*globs)
+      @ignore_spec_files_globs ||= []
+      @ignore_spec_files_globs.concat(globs.flatten.compact.map(&:to_s)) unless globs.empty?
+      @ignore_spec_files_globs.dup.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Runtime matcher consumed by RunnerHook. Normalizes `file_path`
+    # to three candidate forms - the raw RSpec-emitted path (often
+    # `./spec/foo_spec.rb`), the same with `./` stripped, and the
+    # root-relative form - then compares each against each configured
+    # glob via `File.fnmatch?`. Public because the RSpec hook layer
+    # calls it from outside the configure block.
+    def ignore_spec_file?(file_path)
+      return false if file_path.nil? || file_path.empty?
+
+      globs = defined?(@ignore_spec_files_globs) ? @ignore_spec_files_globs : nil
+      return false if globs.nil? || globs.empty?
+
+      candidates = _ignore_spec_file_candidates(file_path)
+      globs.any? do |glob|
+        candidates.any? { |candidate| File.fnmatch?(glob, candidate, File::FNM_PATHNAME) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def _ignore_spec_file_candidates(file_path)
+      candidates = [file_path]
+      stripped = file_path.delete_prefix('./')
+      candidates << stripped if stripped != file_path
+      relative = _relative_file_path(file_path)
+      candidates << relative if relative != file_path
+      candidates
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def _relative_file_path(file_path)
+      return file_path unless defined?(@root) && @root && file_path.start_with?("#{@root}/")
+
+      file_path[(@root.length + 1)..]
+    end
+
+    # Local-cache run-id retention. Default 5 keeps enough
+    # history for rollback debugging without letting the cache grow
+    # unbounded on long-lived machines (issue #20). 0 opts out (1.x
+    # behavior - dirs accumulate forever). ENV
+    # RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT wins over the DSL
+    # argument, matching the other cache_* precedence conventions.
+    #
+    # Prune-on-save is handled by JsonBackend; this DSL just carries
+    # the configured value so the engine can pass it through on
+    # backend construction. One-off cleanup lives in the
+    # `rspec_tracer:cache:gc` Rake task.
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+    def cache_retention_local_count(count = nil)
+      return @cache_retention_local_count if defined?(@cache_retention_local_count) && count.nil?
+
+      if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT')
+        env_value = ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT']
+        unless env_value.match?(/\A\d+\z/)
+          raise InvalidUsageError,
+                "RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT must be a non-negative integer, got #{env_value.inspect}"
+        end
+        @cache_retention_local_count = env_value.to_i
+      elsif count.nil?
+        @cache_retention_local_count = DEFAULT_CACHE_RETENTION_LOCAL_COUNT
+      elsif count.is_a?(::Integer) && count >= 0
+        @cache_retention_local_count = count
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "cache_retention_local_count must be a non-negative integer, got #{count.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @cache_retention_local_count
+    end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+
+    # Size budgets. Both return non-negative Integer MiB.
+    # Shape identical to cache_retention_local_count:
+    # defined-and-nil-arg returns memo, ENV wins, then DSL arg, then
+    # module default. 0 disables the respective check.
+    #
+    # Duplicated body rather than factored to a private helper
+    # because configure's alias loop would wrap the helper as a
+    # public `_name` DSL surface (see
+    # feedback_configure_dsl_private_leak).
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+    def cache_size_warn_per_file_mb(size_mb = nil)
+      return @cache_size_warn_per_file_mb if defined?(@cache_size_warn_per_file_mb) && size_mb.nil?
+
+      if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_PER_FILE_MB')
+        env_value = ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_PER_FILE_MB']
+        unless env_value.match?(/\A\d+\z/)
+          raise InvalidUsageError,
+                "RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_PER_FILE_MB must be a non-negative integer, got #{env_value.inspect}"
+        end
+        @cache_size_warn_per_file_mb = env_value.to_i
+      elsif size_mb.nil?
+        @cache_size_warn_per_file_mb = DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_PER_FILE_MB
+      elsif size_mb.is_a?(::Integer) && size_mb >= 0
+        @cache_size_warn_per_file_mb = size_mb
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "cache_size_warn_per_file_mb must be a non-negative integer, got #{size_mb.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @cache_size_warn_per_file_mb
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def cache_size_warn_total_mb(size_mb = nil)
+      return @cache_size_warn_total_mb if defined?(@cache_size_warn_total_mb) && size_mb.nil?
+
+      if ENV.key?('RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_TOTAL_MB')
+        env_value = ENV['RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_TOTAL_MB']
+        unless env_value.match?(/\A\d+\z/)
+          raise InvalidUsageError,
+                "RSPEC_TRACER_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_TOTAL_MB must be a non-negative integer, got #{env_value.inspect}"
+        end
+        @cache_size_warn_total_mb = env_value.to_i
+      elsif size_mb.nil?
+        @cache_size_warn_total_mb = DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE_WARN_TOTAL_MB
+      elsif size_mb.is_a?(::Integer) && size_mb >= 0
+        @cache_size_warn_total_mb = size_mb
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "cache_size_warn_total_mb must be a non-negative integer, got #{size_mb.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @cache_size_warn_total_mb
+    end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+
+    # Storage backend selector with optional kwarg opts hash.
+    # Symbol form: `storage_backend :json` or
+    # `storage_backend :sqlite`. ENV `RSPEC_TRACER_STORAGE` wins over
+    # the DSL argument, matching the `cache_dir` / `coverage_dir`
+    # precedence convention so CI can swap backends without editing
+    # `.rspec-tracer`.
+    #
+    # Options (:json only):
+    #   serializer: :json | :msgpack    on-disk payload format;
+    #                                   ENV RSPEC_TRACER_STORAGE_SERIALIZER
+    #                                   wins over the opt.
+    #
+    # :sqlite does not accept any opts - its storage layout is a
+    # single sqlite3 file with a normalized schema; serializer
+    # substitution does not apply.
+    # Configure the on-disk storage backend. Reads
+    # `RSPEC_TRACER_STORAGE` for env-based override.
+    #
+    # @param name [Symbol, nil] one of `:json` (default; preserves
+    #   1.x layout) or `:sqlite` (single-file DB; MRI 3.2+ only;
+    #   JRuby auto-falls-back to `:json` with a one-time warn).
+    # @param opts [Hash] backend-specific opts. `:json` accepts
+    #   `serializer:` (`:json` default or `:msgpack`); `:sqlite`
+    #   accepts no opts.
+    # @return [Symbol] the resolved backend name.
+    # @raise [InvalidUsageError] for unknown backend names or
+    #   invalid opts.
+    # @example JSON (default)
+    #   storage_backend :json
+    # @example SQLite (faster cold reads above ~5,000 examples)
+    #   storage_backend :sqlite
+    # @example JSON with msgpack serializer
+    #   storage_backend :json, serializer: :msgpack
+    def storage_backend(name = nil, **opts)
+      if defined?(@storage_backend_name) && @storage_backend_name && name.nil? && opts.empty?
+        return @storage_backend_name
+      end
+
+      env = ENV.fetch('RSPEC_TRACER_STORAGE', nil)
+      resolved = (env || name || DEFAULT_STORAGE_BACKEND).to_sym
+
+      unless STORAGE_BACKEND_NAMES.include?(resolved)
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "unknown storage backend: #{resolved.inspect}; allowed: #{STORAGE_BACKEND_NAMES.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      @storage_backend_name = resolved
+      @storage_backend_opts = validate_and_resolve_storage_opts(resolved, opts).freeze
+      @storage_backend_name
+    end
+
+    # Accessor for the opts hash passed to `storage_backend`.
+    # Returns a frozen empty Hash when the DSL was called without
+    # opts (or not called at all) so the backend dispatch can splat
+    # `**storage_backend_opts` unconditionally.
+    def storage_backend_opts
+      return EMPTY_STORAGE_BACKEND_OPTS unless defined?(@storage_backend_opts) && @storage_backend_opts
+
+      @storage_backend_opts
+    end
+
+    # Internal constant.
+    # @api private
+    EMPTY_STORAGE_BACKEND_OPTS = {}.freeze
+    private_constant :EMPTY_STORAGE_BACKEND_OPTS
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def validate_and_resolve_storage_opts(backend, opts)
+      unknown = opts.keys - STORAGE_BACKEND_OPT_KEYS
+      unless unknown.empty?
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "unknown storage_backend options: #{unknown.inspect}; allowed: #{STORAGE_BACKEND_OPT_KEYS.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      if backend == :sqlite && !opts.empty?
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "storage_backend :sqlite does not accept options (got #{opts.keys.inspect})"
+      end
+
+      return {} unless backend == :json
+
+      env_ser = ENV.fetch('RSPEC_TRACER_STORAGE_SERIALIZER', nil)
+      serializer = (env_ser || opts[:serializer] || :json).to_sym
+
+      unless STORAGE_BACKEND_SERIALIZERS.include?(serializer)
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "unknown storage serializer: #{serializer.inspect}; allowed: #{STORAGE_BACKEND_SERIALIZERS.inspect}"
+      end
+
+      { serializer: serializer }
+    end
+
+    # Reporter DSL. Accumulates each call onto an internal list of
+    # `[name_or_class, opts]` pairs that `Reporters::Registry` walks
+    # at finalize-time. Matches the `track_files` accumulator shape.
+    #
+    # Shapes:
+    #   add_reporter :terminal
+    #   add_reporter :json
+    #   add_reporter MyCustomReporter, color: false
+    #
+    # Symbol names must match `Reporters::Registry::BUILT_INS.keys`
+    # (`:terminal`, `:json`, `:html`). Class values are
+    # trusted - they must subclass / duck-type `Reporters::Base` but
+    # validation is deferred to initialize-time so custom reporters
+    # defined in user code don't have to exist at DSL-validate time.
+    #
+    # If the user never calls `add_reporter`, `Registry.emit_all`
+    # falls back to `Registry::DEFAULTS` (`[:terminal, :json]`).
+    def add_reporter(name_or_class, **opts)
+      validate_reporter_entry(name_or_class)
+      @reporters ||= []
+      @reporters << [name_or_class, opts]
+      @reporters.dup.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Readonly access to the accumulated reporter entries. Returns
+    # `nil` when no `add_reporter` calls were made - the Registry
+    # distinguishes nil (fall back to defaults) from `[]` (user
+    # opted out of every reporter).
+    def reporters
+      return nil unless defined?(@reporters)
+
+      @reporters.dup.freeze
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def validate_reporter_entry(name_or_class)
+      case name_or_class
+      when ::Symbol
+        allowed = reporter_builtins_keys
+        return if allowed.include?(name_or_class)
+
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "unknown reporter: #{name_or_class.inspect}; allowed: #{allowed.inspect}"
+      when ::Class
+        nil
+      else
+        raise InvalidUsageError,
+              "add_reporter: expected Symbol or Class, got #{name_or_class.class}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def reporter_builtins_keys
+      return [] unless defined?(RSpecTracer::Reporters::Registry)
+
+      RSpecTracer::Reporters::Registry::BUILT_INS.keys
+    end
+
+    # Add a filter to exclude files from the tracer's per-example
+    # dependency graph. Files matching the filter are not registered
+    # as deps, so changes to them don't trigger re-runs.
+    #
+    # The filter applies uniformly to both fresh per-example
+    # attributions AND prior-snapshot carry-forward (warm-run path).
+    # Adding a filter between runs immediately drops matching paths
+    # from the next warm run's `@all_files` and dependency graph;
+    # no cold run is required.
+    #
+    # The default filter list (loaded by `lib/rspec_tracer/load_default_config.rb`
+    # before the user's `.rspec-tracer` runs) excludes Ruby toolchain
+    # paths (`/vendor/bundle/`, `/usr/local/bundle/`, rbenv / asdf / rvm)
+    # AND rspec-tracer's own output dirs (`/rspec_tracer_cache/`,
+    # `/rspec_tracer_coverage/`, `/rspec_tracer_report/`,
+    # `rspec_tracer.lock`). Use `filters.clear` in `.rspec-tracer`
+    # before adding your own if you need to start from a blank list,
+    # but be aware you'll then need to re-add the toolchain + tracer-
+    # output exclusions yourself.
+    #
+    # @param filter [String, Regexp, Array, RSpecTracer::Filter, nil]
+    #   filter spec. Nil + a block also accepted; the block receives
+    #   a `source_file` Hash (`:name` / `:file_path`) and returns
+    #   true to exclude.
+    # @return [Array] the updated filters list.
+    # @example String match (substring)
+    #   add_filter '/vendor/bundle/'
+    # @example Regex match
+    #   add_filter %r{^/helpers/}
+    # @example Block
+    #   add_filter { |source_file| source_file[:file_path].include?('/helpers/') }
+    # @example Array of mixed types
+    #   add_filter ['/helpers/', %r{^/utils/}]
     def add_filter(filter = nil, &)
       filters << parse_filter(filter, &)
     end
 
+    # @return [Array] the currently-registered dep-graph filters.
+    #   Use `filters.clear` to reset.
     def filters
       @filters ||= []
     end
 
+    # Bulk filters assignment is intentionally rejected — use
+    # {#filters} `.clear` + repeated {#add_filter} instead so each
+    # entry routes through the same parser.
+    #
+    # @raise [NotImplementedError]
     def filters=(new_filteres)
       raise NotImplementedError
     end
 
+    # Add a filter to exclude files from coverage reporting (NOT
+    # from the tracer's dep graph). Use {#add_filter} for the
+    # dep graph; this controls SimpleCov-style coverage output only.
+    #
+    # @param filter [String, Regexp, Array, nil] same shape as
+    #   {#add_filter}'s filter arg.
+    # @return [Array]
+    # @example
+    #   add_coverage_filter %w[/spec/ /test/ /vendor/bundle/]
     def add_coverage_filter(filter = nil, &)
       coverage_filters << parse_filter(filter, &)
     end
 
+    # @return [Array] the currently-registered coverage filters.
+    #   Use `coverage_filters.clear` to reset.
     def coverage_filters
       @coverage_filters ||= []
     end
 
+    # Bulk coverage_filters assignment intentionally rejected — see
+    # {#filters=}.
+    #
+    # @raise [NotImplementedError]
     def coverage_filters=(new_filteres)
       raise NotImplementedError
     end
 
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
     def valid_s3_path?(s3_path)
       uri = URI.parse(s3_path)
 
@@ -256,6 +1284,8 @@ module RSpecTracer
       false
     end
 
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
     def parallel_tests_id
       if ParallelTests.first_process?
         'parallel_tests_1'
@@ -264,6 +1294,8 @@ module RSpecTracer
       end
     end
 
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
     def parse_filter(filter = nil, &block)
       arg = filter || block
 
@@ -271,5 +1303,70 @@ module RSpecTracer
 
       RSpecTracer::Filter.register(arg)
     end
+
+    public
+
+    # Catches typos in `.rspec-tracer` config files. When the user
+    # mistypes a DSL name (e.g. `track_files_glob` for `track_files`),
+    # bare `NoMethodError` puts a Ruby backtrace in their face. This
+    # surface raises `InvalidUsageError` with a stdlib `DidYouMean`
+    # suggestion when the typo is close to a known DSL method;
+    # otherwise it falls through to NoMethodError so internal
+    # respond_to? probes / non-DSL undefined-method usage retains
+    # standard Ruby semantics.
+    def method_missing(name, *args, **kwargs, &)
+      return super if name.to_s.end_with?('=')
+
+      candidates = RSpecTracer::Configuration::DslTypoSuggester.candidates
+      suggestion = candidates.empty? ? nil : RSpecTracer::Configuration::DslTypoSuggester.nearest(name.to_s, candidates)
+      return super if suggestion.nil?
+
+      raise InvalidUsageError,
+            "unknown .rspec-tracer DSL method #{name.inspect}; did you mean #{suggestion.inspect}?"
+    end
+
+    # Internal method on the tracer pipeline.
+    # @api private
+    def respond_to_missing?(name, include_private = false)
+      super
+    end
+
+    # Helpers for the DSL-typo `did you mean` surface. Lives in a
+    # dedicated module so its methods stay outside the configure-time
+    # `alias_method :"_#{name}"` wrapper loop in `Configuration#configure`
+    # (which iterates Configuration's `private_instance_methods(false)`
+    # twice during `load_default_config` + `load_local_config` and would
+    # double-alias any helper instance methods we kept here).
+    module DslTypoSuggester
+      # Internal helper for the tracer pipeline.
+      # @api private
+      def self.candidates
+        # Strip one or more leading `_` to canonicalize through the
+        # configure wrapper's aliasing levels (single underscore after
+        # one configure, double after two, etc.).
+        RSpecTracer.private_methods(true).each_with_object([]) do |m, acc|
+          s = m.to_s
+          next unless s.start_with?('_')
+          next if s.end_with?('=')
+
+          acc << s.sub(/\A_+/, '')
+        end.uniq
+      end
+
+      # Internal helper for the tracer pipeline.
+      # @api private
+      def self.nearest(typed, candidates)
+        prefix_match = candidates
+          .select { |c| typed.start_with?(c) || c.start_with?(typed) }
+          .max_by(&:length)
+        return prefix_match if prefix_match
+
+        require 'did_you_mean'
+        ::DidYouMean::SpellChecker.new(dictionary: candidates).correct(typed).first
+      rescue LoadError
+        nil
+      end
+    end
   end
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/ModuleLength
 end