@blamejs/core 0.8.43 → 0.8.49

package/lib/atomic-file.js

@@ -1,35 +1,42 @@
 "use strict";
 /**
- * Atomic file I/O with integrity verification, retry on transient errors,
- * and cross-process locking.
- *
- * The framework already does atomic writes for vault.key.sealed (lib/vault.js)
- * and audit.tip (lib/db.js). This module exposes the same primitives for
- * any caller that needs:
- *
- *   - Crash-safe writes via temp + fsync + atomic rename + dir fsync
- *   - Optional integrity hash (SHA3-512) computed on write, verified on read
- *   - Retry on EBUSY / EAGAIN / ENFILE with exponential backoff
- *   - Cross-process locking for read-modify-write sequences
- *   - JSON convenience wrappers using b.json's security defaults
- *
- * The framework's "fail closed" stance applies: a partially-written file
- * NEVER survives a crash to the caller — either the new contents are
- * fully on disk (atomic rename succeeded) or the original (or absence)
- * remains. fsync calls are best-effort across platforms (Windows rejects
- * directory fsync, etc.); the rename remains atomic at the FS level
- * regardless.
- *
- * Public API:
- *   atomicFile.write(filepath, data, opts?)        → { bytesWritten, hash? }
- *   atomicFile.read(filepath, opts?)               → Buffer (or string if encoding)
- *   atomicFile.readSync(filepath, opts?)           → same, sync (for boot paths)
- *   atomicFile.writeJson(filepath, value, opts?)   → { bytesWritten, hash? }
- *   atomicFile.readJson(filepath, opts?)           → parsed value
- *   atomicFile.copy(src, dst, opts?)               → { bytesWritten, hash? }
- *   atomicFile.exists(filepath)                    → boolean
- *   atomicFile.lock(filepath, fn, opts?)           → fn's return value
- *   atomicFile.AtomicFileError                     → error class
+ * @module b.atomicFile
+ * @nav    Data
+ * @title  Atomic File
+ *
+ * @intro
+ *   Atomic file I/O with integrity verification, retry on transient
+ *   errors, and cross-process locking.
+ *
+ *   Every write goes through the same crash-safe sequence:
+ *     1. write payload to a sibling temp file (`<filepath>.tmp-<token>`)
+ *     2. fsync the file descriptor before close
+ *     3. fs.rename() the temp file over the destination — POSIX rename
+ *        is atomic on the same filesystem; on Windows, fs.rename uses
+ *        MoveFileEx with REPLACE_EXISTING for the same guarantee
+ *     4. fsync the parent directory so the rename itself is durable
+ *
+ *   Result: a partially-written file NEVER survives a crash to the
+ *   caller. Either the new contents are fully on disk (rename
+ *   succeeded) or the original (or absence) remains. No torn writes,
+ *   no half-flushed pages.
+ *
+ *   fsync calls are best-effort across platforms — Windows rejects
+ *   directory fsync, some FUSE filesystems no-op file fsync — but the
+ *   rename remains atomic at the FS level regardless. The framework
+ *   already uses this primitive internally for vault.key.sealed and
+ *   audit.tip; this module exposes the same surface for any caller
+ *   that needs durable write-replace semantics.
+ *
+ *   Optional `computeHash: true` returns SHA3-512 over the written
+ *   bytes; passing the same digest as `expectedHash` on a later read
+ *   gates retrieval on integrity. Transient FS errors (EBUSY / EAGAIN /
+ *   ENFILE / EMFILE / EPERM) retry with exponential backoff via
+ *   b.retry.withRetry — sync paths skip the loop because they can't
+ *   usefully await a backoff.
+ *
+ * @card
+ *   Atomic file I/O with integrity verification, retry on transient errors, and cross-process locking.
  */
 var fs = require("fs");
 var path = require("path");
@@ -100,10 +107,44 @@ async function _withRetry(fn, opts) {
 // bundle, restore-rollback, bundler) duplicated them inline. Hoisted
 // here so the framework has one shared implementation per concern.
 
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.fsync
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.fsync(fd)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.fsyncDir, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Best-effort fs.fsyncSync wrapper. Silently swallows errors because
+ * not every platform / fd type supports fsync (some FUSE mounts, some
+ * device fds). Use this when you want the durability hint but don't
+ * want a non-fsyncable target to crash the caller.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var fs = require("fs");
+ *   var fd = fs.openSync("/tmp/note.txt", "w");
+ *   fs.writeSync(fd, "hello\n");
+ *   b.atomicFile.fsync(fd);
+ *   fs.closeSync(fd);
+ */
 function fsync(fd) {
   try { fs.fsyncSync(fd); } catch (_e) { /* not all platforms support fsync on every fd type */ }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.fsyncDir
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.fsyncDir(dirPath)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.fsync, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Best-effort fsync of a directory inode. Required after a rename to
+ * make the directory entry itself durable on POSIX filesystems.
+ * Windows refuses directory fsync — the call is wrapped so the caller
+ * can run the same code on every platform without branching.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   b.atomicFile.fsyncDir("/var/lib/blamejs/data");
+ */
 function fsyncDir(dirPath) {
   try {
     var fd = fs.openSync(dirPath, "r");
@@ -116,9 +157,25 @@ function fsyncDir(dirPath) {
 function _fsync(fd) { return fsync(fd); }
 function _fsyncDir(dirPath) { return fsyncDir(dirPath); }
 
-// ensureDir — mkdirSync with recursive: true and a default mode of
-// 0o700 (owner-only) suitable for framework data directories. Caller
-// passes a different mode for less-restricted dirs.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.ensureDir
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.ensureDir(dirPath, mode)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.write, b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive
+ *
+ * Create `dirPath` (recursive) with a chosen mode. Default mode is
+ * 0o700 — owner-only — suitable for framework data directories
+ * holding sealed vaults, audit chains, or session state. Returns the
+ * dirPath unchanged so calls compose into path-building chains.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var dir = b.atomicFile.ensureDir("/var/lib/blamejs/audit", 0o700);
+ *   // → "/var/lib/blamejs/audit"
+ *
+ *   // Less-restricted dir for a public asset folder:
+ *   b.atomicFile.ensureDir("/var/www/uploads", 0o755);
+ */
 function ensureDir(dirPath, mode) {
   if (typeof dirPath !== "string" || dirPath.length === 0) {
     throw new AtomicFileError("ensureDir: path must be a non-empty string", "atomic-file/bad-path");
@@ -127,11 +184,32 @@ function ensureDir(dirPath, mode) {
   return dirPath;
 }
 
-// copyDirRecursive — synchronous, file-by-file copy that mirrors the
-// source's directory structure. Skips symlinks (operator wanting symlink
-// preservation should use a real archive tool). Refuses to overwrite
-// existing files at dest by default — pass opts.overwrite=true to
-// replace. dest is created with mode 0o700 by default.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive(src, dest, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.copy, b.atomicFile.ensureDir
+ *
+ * Synchronous, file-by-file copy that mirrors the source directory
+ * structure. Skips symlinks, sockets, and devices — operators wanting
+ * symlink preservation should use a real archive tool. Refuses to
+ * overwrite existing files at dest by default; pass `overwrite: true`
+ * to replace. The dest tree is created with mode 0o700 by default
+ * (override with `dirMode`). Returns `{ fileCount, byteCount }`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   overwrite: false,   // when true, overwrite files that already exist at dest
+ *   dirMode:   0o700,   // mode for newly-created destination directories
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var stats = b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive(
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/data",
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/snapshot-2026-01-01",
+ *     { overwrite: false, dirMode: 0o700 }
+ *   );
+ *   // → { fileCount: 42, byteCount: 1048576 }
+ */
 function copyDirRecursive(src, dest, opts) {
   if (typeof src !== "string" || src.length === 0) {
     throw new AtomicFileError("copyDirRecursive: src must be a non-empty string", "atomic-file/bad-path");
@@ -169,32 +247,59 @@ function copyDirRecursive(src, dest, opts) {
   return { fileCount: fileCount, byteCount: byteCount };
 }
 
-// pathTimestamp — filesystem-safe ISO-8601 timestamp suitable for use as
-// a directory or file name on every platform. Standard
-// Date.toISOString() embeds ':' and '.' which Windows reserves for
-// drive letters and extension separators. This helper substitutes both
-// with '-' so the result works as a path segment unmodified. String
-// sort still gives chronological order.
-//
-//   atomicFile.pathTimestamp()
-//     → "2026-04-27T14-00-00-123Z"
-//   atomicFile.pathTimestamp(new Date(0))
-//     → "1970-01-01T00-00-00-000Z"
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.pathTimestamp
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.pathTimestamp(date)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.ensureDir, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Filesystem-safe ISO-8601 timestamp. Standard Date.toISOString()
+ * embeds ':' and '.' which Windows reserves for drive letters and
+ * extension separators; this helper substitutes both with '-' so the
+ * result is portable as a path segment. String sort still gives
+ * chronological order. Pass a Date to format a specific instant;
+ * omit it for `new Date()`.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var stamp = b.atomicFile.pathTimestamp(new Date(0));
+ *   // → "1970-01-01T00-00-00-000Z"
+ *
+ *   var fixed = b.atomicFile.pathTimestamp(new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 0, 1)));
+ *   // → "2026-01-01T00-00-00-000Z"
+ */
 function pathTimestamp(date) {
   var d = (date instanceof Date) ? date : new Date();
   return d.toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
 }
 
-// ---- writeSync ----
-// Synchronous atomic write — same temp+fsync+rename+dirfsync flow as
-// async write(), but without the retry loop (which requires awaits).
-// Use this from sync code paths (process exit handlers, module-load-time
-// bootstraps). For everything else, prefer the async write().
-//
-// Transactional guarantee: either the rename completes (new contents fully
-// visible) or the tmp file is removed (no state change). The caller never
-// sees a half-written file at `filepath` and never leaves a tmp orphan
-// from the current call's failure path.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.writeSync
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.writeSync(filepath, data, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.write, b.atomicFile.cleanOrphans
+ *
+ * Synchronous atomic write — same temp + fsync + rename + dirfsync
+ * sequence as the async `write`, but without the retry loop (which
+ * requires awaits). Use from sync-only code paths: process exit
+ * handlers, module-load-time bootstraps, signal handlers. For
+ * everything else, prefer the async form. Either the rename
+ * completes (new contents fully visible) or the tmp file is removed —
+ * no half-written file ever appears at `filepath`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   fileMode:    0o600,   // mode applied to the temp file (and thus the renamed final)
+ *   computeHash: false,   // when true, return SHA3-512 of the written bytes
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var result = b.atomicFile.writeSync(
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin",
+ *     Buffer.from("payload"),
+ *     { fileMode: 0o600, computeHash: true }
+ *   );
+ *   // → { bytesWritten: 7, hash: "<sha3-512 hex>" }
+ */
 function writeSync(filepath, data, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   var buf = safeBuffer.toBuffer(data, {
@@ -236,14 +341,31 @@ function writeSync(filepath, data, opts) {
   };
 }
 
-// Clean up orphan tmp files left behind by a previously-crashed process.
-// Atomic writes use random tmp names (filepath + ".tmp-" + token), so a
-// crash leaves a file with a name we can't predict on next boot — only
-// glob and prune by age. Default: prune anything older than 5 minutes.
-//
-// Operators should call this at boot for every "important" filepath
-// (vault.key.sealed, audit-sign.key.sealed, db.enc, etc.) BEFORE they
-// start their first atomic write to that path.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.cleanOrphans
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.cleanOrphans(filepath, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.write, b.atomicFile.writeSync
+ *
+ * Sweep orphan temp files left behind by a previously-crashed
+ * process. Atomic writes use random temp names (`<filepath>.tmp-<token>`),
+ * so a crashed run leaves a file with a name the next boot can't
+ * predict — only glob-by-prefix and prune by age. Operators should
+ * call this at boot for every "important" filepath (vault.key.sealed,
+ * audit-sign.key.sealed, db.enc, ...) BEFORE the first atomic write
+ * to that path. Returns the number of orphans removed.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   olderThanMs: 300000,   // only prune temp files older than this many ms (default 5 minutes)
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var removed = b.atomicFile.cleanOrphans(
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/vault.key.sealed",
+ *     { olderThanMs: 300000 }
+ *   );
+ *   // → 0   (no orphans found, or the count of files unlinked)
+ */
 function cleanOrphans(filepath, opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
   var olderThanMs = opts.olderThanMs != null ? opts.olderThanMs : C.TIME.minutes(5);
@@ -268,8 +390,39 @@ function cleanOrphans(filepath, opts) {
   return removed;
 }
 
-// ---- write ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.write
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.write(filepath, data, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.writeSync, b.atomicFile.read, b.atomicFile.lock
+ *
+ * Crash-safe write-replace. Writes `data` to a sibling temp file,
+ * fsyncs the fd, atomically renames over `filepath`, then fsyncs the
+ * parent directory. On any failure path the temp is unlinked, so the
+ * destination is never seen as half-written. Transient FS errors
+ * (EBUSY / EAGAIN / ENFILE / EMFILE / EPERM) retry with exponential
+ * backoff. Returns `{ bytesWritten, hash }` where `hash` is null
+ * unless `computeHash: true`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   fileMode:      0o600,                   // mode applied to the renamed file
+ *   computeHash:   false,                   // SHA3-512 the written bytes; included in result
+ *   retryAttempts: 5,                       // attempts before giving up on transient FS errors
+ *   retryBaseMs:   50,                      // base backoff
+ *   retryMaxMs:    2000,                    // backoff ceiling
+ *   signal:        AbortSignal | undefined, // abort the retry loop early
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function persist() {
+ *     var result = await b.atomicFile.write(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin",
+ *       Buffer.from("payload"),
+ *       { fileMode: 0o600, computeHash: true }
+ *     );
+ *     return result;   // → { bytesWritten: 7, hash: "<sha3-512 hex>" }
+ *   }
+ */
 async function write(filepath, data, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   var buf = safeBuffer.toBuffer(data, {
@@ -313,8 +466,47 @@ async function write(filepath, data, opts) {
   }, opts);
 }
 
-// ---- read ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.read
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.read(filepath, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.readSync, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Read a file with size cap and optional integrity verification.
+ * `maxBytes` defaults to 64 MiB; values larger than the file's stat
+ * size throw `atomic-file/too-large` BEFORE the read happens (no
+ * memory-blow up on hostile inputs). When `expectedHash` is provided,
+ * the SHA3-512 of the bytes is compared and a mismatch throws
+ * `atomic-file/integrity`. Pass `encoding` to receive a decoded
+ * string instead of a Buffer. Retries on transient FS errors.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   maxBytes:     67108864,             // ceiling on file size; reject anything larger
+ *   encoding:     undefined,            // when set (e.g. "utf8"), return a decoded string
+ *   expectedHash: undefined,            // SHA3-512 hex; when set, integrity-check the bytes
+ *   retryAttempts: 5,                   // transient-error retry count
+ *   retryBaseMs:   50,
+ *   retryMaxMs:    2000,
+ *   signal:        AbortSignal | undefined,
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function load() {
+ *     var buf = await b.atomicFile.read(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin",
+ *       { maxBytes: 1048576 }
+ *     );
+ *     return buf;   // → <Buffer ...> (≤ 1 MiB)
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   // Integrity-checked read — pass the digest computed at write time:
+ *   async function loadVerified(digestHex) {
+ *     return await b.atomicFile.read(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin",
+ *       { expectedHash: digestHex, encoding: "utf8" }
+ *     );
+ *   }
+ */
 async function read(filepath, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   return await _withRetry(function () {
@@ -325,11 +517,32 @@ async function read(filepath, opts) {
   }, opts);
 }
 
-// Sync variant for callers in module-init / boot paths that can't
-// `await` (vault.initPlaintext, audit-sign._initPlaintext,
-// db._checkRollback, db.loadOrCreateDbKey). Same semantics as
-// async read: size cap, optional integrity-hash verification, ENOENT
-// translation. No retry loop — sync paths can't usefully back off.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.readSync
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.readSync(filepath, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.read, b.atomicFile.writeSync
+ *
+ * Synchronous variant for callers in module-init / boot paths that
+ * can't await — vault unsealing, audit-sign init, DB rollback check.
+ * Same semantics as the async `read`: size cap via `maxBytes`,
+ * optional `expectedHash` integrity check, ENOENT translated to an
+ * AtomicFileError with `code === "ENOENT"`. No retry loop — sync
+ * paths can't usefully back off.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   maxBytes:     67108864,
+ *   encoding:     undefined,
+ *   expectedHash: undefined,
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var buf = b.atomicFile.readSync(
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/vault.key.sealed",
+ *     { maxBytes: 65536 }
+ *   );
+ *   // → <Buffer ...> (≤ 64 KiB)
+ */
 function readSync(filepath, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   return _readSyncCore(filepath, opts);
@@ -373,8 +586,37 @@ function _readSyncCore(filepath, opts) {
   return opts.encoding ? buf.toString(opts.encoding) : buf;
 }
 
-// ---- writeJson / readJson ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.writeJson
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.writeJson(filepath, value, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.readJson, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Atomic JSON write. Serializes via `b.safeJson` (RFC 8785 canonical
+ * form when `canonical: true`, otherwise standard stringify with
+ * configurable indent) and routes through `b.atomicFile.write` for
+ * the same crash-safe semantics. Returns the same shape as `write`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   canonical:     false,    // when true, emit RFC 8785 JCS canonical bytes (suitable for signing)
+ *   indent:        0,        // pretty-print indent for the non-canonical path
+ *   fileMode:      0o600,
+ *   computeHash:   false,
+ *   retryAttempts: 5,
+ *   retryBaseMs:   50,
+ *   retryMaxMs:    2000,
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function persist() {
+ *     var result = await b.atomicFile.writeJson(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/manifest.json",
+ *       { schema: 1, items: [] },
+ *       { canonical: true, computeHash: true }
+ *     );
+ *     return result;   // → { bytesWritten: 24, hash: "<sha3-512 hex>" }
+ *   }
+ */
 async function writeJson(filepath, value, opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
   var serialized = opts.canonical
@@ -383,6 +625,33 @@ async function writeJson(filepath, value, opts) {
   return await write(filepath, serialized, opts);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.readJson
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.readJson(filepath, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.writeJson, b.atomicFile.read
+ *
+ * Atomic JSON read. Routes through `b.atomicFile.read` (size cap +
+ * optional integrity hash) then parses via `b.safeJson.parse`, which
+ * applies the framework's prototype-pollution / __proto__-key
+ * defenses. Throws `atomic-file/too-large`, `atomic-file/integrity`,
+ * or a JSON parse error from safeJson — never returns a partial
+ * object.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   maxBytes:     67108864,
+ *   expectedHash: undefined,
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function load() {
+ *     var doc = await b.atomicFile.readJson(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/manifest.json",
+ *       { maxBytes: 1048576 }
+ *     );
+ *     return doc;   // → { schema: 1, items: [] }
+ *   }
+ */
 async function readJson(filepath, opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
   var buf = await read(filepath, opts);
@@ -390,8 +659,37 @@ async function readJson(filepath, opts) {
   return safeJson.parse(input, opts);
 }
 
-// ---- copy ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.copy
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.copy(src, dst, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive, b.atomicFile.write
+ *
+ * Atomic file copy. Reads the source via `b.atomicFile.read` (so
+ * `maxBytes` and retry semantics apply), then writes the bytes
+ * through `b.atomicFile.write` (temp + fsync + rename). When
+ * `expectedHash` is set, the digest is checked against the WRITTEN
+ * bytes at `dst` — the source is not gated on it. Returns
+ * `{ bytesWritten, hash }`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   maxBytes:      67108864,
+ *   fileMode:      0o600,
+ *   computeHash:   false,
+ *   expectedHash:  undefined,
+ *   retryAttempts: 5,
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function snapshot() {
+ *     var result = await b.atomicFile.copy(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin",
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin.bak",
+ *       { computeHash: true }
+ *     );
+ *     return result;   // → { bytesWritten: 4096, hash: "<sha3-512 hex>" }
+ *   }
+ */
 async function copy(src, dst, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   var srcOpts = Object.assign({}, opts);
@@ -401,14 +699,65 @@ async function copy(src, dst, opts) {
   return await write(dst, buf, opts);
 }
 
-// ---- exists ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.exists
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.exists(filepath)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.read, b.atomicFile.readSync
+ *
+ * Synchronous existence check. Thin wrapper over `fs.existsSync` that
+ * normalises the answer for callers that already require this module
+ * — saves an additional `require("fs")` in modules that otherwise
+ * only need atomicFile.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   if (b.atomicFile.exists("/var/lib/blamejs/state.bin")) {
+ *     // → safe to read
+ *   }
+ */
 function exists(filepath) {
   return fs.existsSync(filepath);
 }
 
-// ---- lock (cross-process file mutex) ----
-
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.lock
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.lock(filepath, fn, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.write, b.atomicFile.read
+ *
+ * Cross-process file mutex around a read-modify-write sequence.
+ * Acquires `<filepath>.lock` via `O_CREAT | O_EXCL` (the POSIX atomic
+ * "create-or-fail" primitive — Node's "wx" flag), writes
+ * `{ pid, acquiredAt }` into the lock for diagnostics, runs `fn()`,
+ * then unlinks the lock in a `finally` so a thrown handler still
+ * releases. Stale-lock detection: lock files older than 5 minutes
+ * are assumed crashed-holder and reclaimed. Returns whatever `fn`
+ * returns (or rejects with whatever it throws). Throws
+ * `atomic-file/lock-timeout` if the lock can't be acquired before
+ * `lockTimeoutMs`.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   lockTimeoutMs: 30000,                    // total time to wait before timing out
+ *   lockPollMs:    50,                       // sleep between lock acquisition attempts
+ *   fileMode:      0o600,                    // mode applied to the lock file
+ *   signal:        AbortSignal | undefined,  // abort the wait early
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   async function bumpCounter() {
+ *     return await b.atomicFile.lock(
+ *       "/var/lib/blamejs/counter.txt",
+ *       async function () {
+ *         var buf = await b.atomicFile.read("/var/lib/blamejs/counter.txt", { encoding: "utf8" });
+ *         var next = (parseInt(buf, 10) || 0) + 1;
+ *         await b.atomicFile.write("/var/lib/blamejs/counter.txt", String(next));
+ *         return next;
+ *       },
+ *       { lockTimeoutMs: 5000 }
+ *     );
+ *   }
+ */
 async function lock(filepath, fn, opts) {
   opts = Object.assign({}, DEFAULTS, opts || {});
   var lockPath = filepath + ".lock";
@@ -459,26 +808,38 @@ async function lock(filepath, fn, opts) {
   }
 }
 
-// Single-directory listing primitive. Wraps fs.readdirSync with the
-// optional-stat pattern + missing-dir tolerance + filter that callers
-// across the framework were re-implementing.
-//
-//   opts:
-//     filter:      function(name) => boolean   — name-only predicate
-//     includeStat: bool — adds mtimeMs / sizeBytes / isDirectory /
-//                  isFile per entry (one fs.statSync call each).
-//                  Skip when the caller only needs names — saves a
-//                  syscall per entry.
-//     missingOk:   bool — default true. Returns [] when the dir
-//                  doesn't exist (ENOENT). Other errors throw.
-//
-//   Returns: array of { name, fullPath } (plus stat fields when
-//   includeStat is true). Entries that vanish between readdir and
-//   stat (concurrent cleanup) are silently dropped.
-//
-// For recursive directory walks, callers compose listDir per
-// subdirectory — the primitive doesn't recurse, so callers can apply
-// per-iteration limits / filters / stop conditions cleanly.
+/**
+ * @primitive b.atomicFile.listDir
+ * @signature b.atomicFile.listDir(dir, opts)
+ * @since     0.7.0
+ * @status    stable
+ * @related   b.atomicFile.cleanOrphans, b.atomicFile.copyDirRecursive
+ *
+ * Single-directory listing with optional stat enrichment, name-only
+ * filter, and missing-dir tolerance. Returns an array of
+ * `{ name, fullPath }` objects (plus `mtimeMs`, `sizeBytes`,
+ * `isDirectory`, `isFile` when `includeStat: true`). Entries that
+ * vanish between readdir and stat — concurrent cleanup by another
+ * process — are silently dropped. For recursive walks, callers
+ * compose per subdirectory so per-iteration limits, filters, and
+ * stop conditions stay explicit.
+ *
+ * @opts
+ *   filter:      function (name) { return true; },  // name-only predicate; falsey skips entry
+ *   includeStat: false,                             // when true, statSync each entry; one extra syscall per entry
+ *   missingOk:   true,                              // when true (default), ENOENT returns []; when false, ENOENT throws
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   var entries = b.atomicFile.listDir(
+ *     "/var/lib/blamejs/audit",
+ *     {
+ *       filter:      function (n) { return n.endsWith(".log"); },
+ *       includeStat: true,
+ *     }
+ *   );
+ *   // → [{ name: "audit-1.log", fullPath: "/var/lib/blamejs/audit/audit-1.log",
+ *   //      mtimeMs: 1700000000000, sizeBytes: 2048, isDirectory: false, isFile: true }, ...]
+ */
 function listDir(dir, opts) {
   opts = opts || {};
   var missingOk   = opts.missingOk !== false;