adspecs 0.1.12

package/.adspecs/scripts/bash/common.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Common functions and variables for all scripts
+
+# Find repository root by searching upward for .adspecs directory
+# This is the primary marker for spec-kit projects
+find_specify_root() {
+    local dir="${1:-$(pwd)}"
+    # Normalize to absolute path to prevent infinite loop with relative paths
+    # Use -- to handle paths starting with - (e.g., -P, -L)
+    dir="$(cd -- "$dir" 2>/dev/null && pwd)" || return 1
+    local prev_dir=""
+    while true; do
+        if [ -d "$dir/.adspecs" ]; then
+            echo "$dir"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        # Stop if we've reached filesystem root or dirname stops changing
+        if [ "$dir" = "/" ] || [ "$dir" = "$prev_dir" ]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        prev_dir="$dir"
+        dir="$(dirname "$dir")"
+    done
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Resolve an explicit ADSPECS_INIT_DIR project override (the directory that
+# *contains* .adspecs/), for non-interactive / CI use — e.g. running a Spec Kit
+# command against a member project from a monorepo root without cd.
+#
+# Precondition: ADSPECS_INIT_DIR is non-empty. Echoes the validated absolute
+# project root, or prints an error and returns 1. Strict by design: the path
+# must exist and contain .adspecs/, with no silent fallback to cwd or the
+# script-location default (which would silently write to the wrong project).
+#
+# This is the single resolver: bundled extensions inherit it by sourcing core
+# (e.g. the git extension's create-new-feature-branch) rather than duplicating it.
+resolve_specify_init_dir() {
+    local init_root
+    # Normalize: relative paths resolve against $(pwd); a trailing slash collapses.
+    # CDPATH="" so a relative value cannot be resolved against the caller's CDPATH
+    # (which would also echo to stdout and corrupt the captured path).
+    if ! init_root="$(CDPATH="" cd -- "$ADSPECS_INIT_DIR" 2>/dev/null && pwd)"; then
+        echo "ERROR: ADSPECS_INIT_DIR does not point to an existing directory: $ADSPECS_INIT_DIR" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -d "$init_root/.adspecs" ]]; then
+        echo "ERROR: ADSPECS_INIT_DIR is not a Spec Kit project (no .adspecs/ directory): $init_root" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+    printf '%s\n' "$init_root"
+}
+
+# Get repository root, prioritizing .adspecs directory
+# This prevents using a parent repository when spec-kit is initialized in a subdirectory
+get_repo_root() {
+    # Explicit project override wins (see resolve_specify_init_dir).
+    if [[ -n "${ADSPECS_INIT_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+        resolve_specify_init_dir
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # First, look for .adspecs directory (spec-kit's own marker)
+    local specify_root
+    if specify_root=$(find_specify_root); then
+        echo "$specify_root"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Final fallback to script location
+    local script_dir="$(CDPATH="" cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+    (cd "$script_dir/../../.." && pwd)
+}
+
+# Get current feature name from explicit state only.
+# Returns the feature identifier or empty string if none is set.
+# Feature state is set by ADSPECS_FEATURE (from create-new-feature or
+# the git extension) or implicitly via .adspecs/feature.json.
+get_current_branch() {
+    if [[ -n "${ADSPECS_FEATURE:-}" ]]; then
+        echo "$ADSPECS_FEATURE"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # No explicit feature set — caller must handle this via feature.json
+    # in get_feature_paths(). Return empty to signal "unknown".
+    echo ""
+}
+
+# Safely read .adspecs/feature.json's "feature_directory" value.
+# Prints the raw value (possibly relative) to stdout, or empty string if the file
+# is missing, unparseable, or does not contain the key. Always returns 0 so callers
+# under `set -e` cannot be aborted by parser failure.
+# Parser order mirrors the historical get_feature_paths behavior: jq -> python3 -> grep/sed.
+read_feature_json_feature_directory() {
+    local repo_root="$1"
+    local fj="$repo_root/.adspecs/feature.json"
+    [[ -f "$fj" ]] || { printf '%s' ''; return 0; }
+
+    local _fd=''
+    if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if ! _fd=$(jq -r '.feature_directory // empty' "$fj" 2>/dev/null); then
+            _fd=''
+        fi
+    elif command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Use Python so pretty-printed/multi-line JSON still parses correctly.
+        if ! _fd=$(python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(open(sys.argv[1])); v=d.get('feature_directory'); print(v if v else '')" "$fj" 2>/dev/null); then
+            _fd=''
+        fi
+    else
+        # Last-resort single-line grep/sed fallback. The `|| true` guards against
+        # grep returning 1 (no match) aborting under `set -e` / `pipefail`.
+        _fd=$( { grep -E '"feature_directory"[[:space:]]*:' "$fj" 2>/dev/null || true; } \
+            | head -n 1 \
+            | sed -E 's/^[^:]*:[[:space:]]*"([^"]*)".*$/\1/' )
+    fi
+
+    printf '%s' "$_fd"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Persist a feature_directory value to .adspecs/feature.json.
+# Writes only when the file is missing or the value differs from what's stored.
+# Accepts the raw (possibly relative) path — callers should pass the original
+# user-supplied value, not the normalized absolute path.
+_persist_feature_json() {
+    local repo_root="$1"
+    local feature_dir_value="$2"
+    local fj="$repo_root/.adspecs/feature.json"
+
+    # Strip repo_root prefix if the value is absolute and under repo_root
+    if [[ "$feature_dir_value" == "$repo_root/"* ]]; then
+        feature_dir_value="${feature_dir_value#"$repo_root/"}"
+    fi
+
+    # Read current value (if any) and skip write when unchanged
+    local current_val
+    current_val=$(read_feature_json_feature_directory "$repo_root")
+    if [[ "$current_val" == "$feature_dir_value" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Ensure .adspecs/ directory exists
+    mkdir -p "$repo_root/.adspecs"
+
+    # Write feature.json — prefer jq for safe JSON, fall back to printf
+    if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        jq -cn --arg fd "$feature_dir_value" '{feature_directory:$fd}' > "$fj"
+    else
+        printf '{"feature_directory":"%s"}\n' "$(json_escape "$feature_dir_value")" > "$fj"
+    fi
+}
+
+get_feature_paths() {
+    # Read-only callers (e.g. check-prerequisites.sh --paths-only) pass
+    # --no-persist so pure path resolution never writes .adspecs/feature.json,
+    # which would dirty the working tree or overwrite a pinned value (issue #3025).
+    local no_persist=false
+    if [[ "${1:-}" == "--no-persist" ]]; then
+        no_persist=true
+        shift
+    fi
+
+    # Split decl/assignment so a ADSPECS_INIT_DIR validation failure in
+    # get_repo_root propagates as a hard error instead of being masked by `local`.
+    local repo_root
+    repo_root=$(get_repo_root) || return 1
+    local current_branch
+    current_branch=$(get_current_branch)
+
+    # Resolve feature directory.  Priority:
+    #   1. ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY env var (explicit override)
+    #   2. .adspecs/feature.json "feature_directory" key (persisted by specify command)
+    #   3. Error — no feature context available
+    local feature_dir
+    if [[ -n "${ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY:-}" ]]; then
+        feature_dir="$ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY"
+        # Normalize relative paths to absolute under repo root
+        [[ "$feature_dir" != /* ]] && feature_dir="$repo_root/$feature_dir"
+        # Persist to feature.json so future sessions without the env var still
+        # work — unless the caller opted out for read-only resolution (#3025).
+        if [[ "$no_persist" != true ]]; then
+            _persist_feature_json "$repo_root" "$ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY"
+        fi
+    elif [[ -f "$repo_root/.adspecs/feature.json" ]]; then
+        local _fd
+        _fd=$(read_feature_json_feature_directory "$repo_root")
+        if [[ -n "$_fd" ]]; then
+            feature_dir="$_fd"
+            # Normalize relative paths to absolute under repo root
+            [[ "$feature_dir" != /* ]] && feature_dir="$repo_root/$feature_dir"
+        else
+            echo "ERROR: Feature directory not found. Set ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY or ensure .adspecs/feature.json contains feature_directory." >&2
+            return 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: Feature directory not found. Set ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY or run the specify command to create .adspecs/feature.json." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # When no branch context exists (no ADSPECS_FEATURE, feature resolved via
+    # ADSPECS_FEATURE_DIRECTORY or feature.json), fall back to the feature
+    # directory basename so CURRENT_BRANCH is a usable identifier rather than
+    # an empty, misleading value (issue #3026).
+    if [[ -z "$current_branch" ]]; then
+        local feature_dir_trimmed="${feature_dir%/}"
+        current_branch="${feature_dir_trimmed##*/}"
+    fi
+
+    # Use printf '%q' to safely quote values, preventing shell injection
+    # via crafted branch names or paths containing special characters
+    printf 'REPO_ROOT=%q\n' "$repo_root"
+    printf 'CURRENT_BRANCH=%q\n' "$current_branch"
+    printf 'FEATURE_DIR=%q\n' "$feature_dir"
+    printf 'FEATURE_SPEC=%q\n' "$feature_dir/spec.md"
+    printf 'IMPL_PLAN=%q\n' "$feature_dir/plan.md"
+    printf 'TASKS=%q\n' "$feature_dir/tasks.md"
+    printf 'RESEARCH=%q\n' "$feature_dir/research.md"
+    printf 'DATA_MODEL=%q\n' "$feature_dir/data-model.md"
+    printf 'QUICKSTART=%q\n' "$feature_dir/quickstart.md"
+    printf 'CONTRACTS_DIR=%q\n' "$feature_dir/contracts"
+}
+
+# Check if jq is available for safe JSON construction
+has_jq() {
+    command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+get_invoke_separator() {
+    local repo_root="${1:-$(get_repo_root)}"
+    if [[ "${_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_REPO_ROOT:-}" == "$repo_root" && -n "${_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE:-}" ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    local integration_json="$repo_root/.adspecs/integration.json"
+    local separator="."
+    local parsed_with_jq=0
+
+    if [[ -f "$integration_json" ]]; then
+        if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            local jq_separator
+            if jq_separator=$(jq -r '(.default_integration // .integration // "") as $k | if $k == "" then "." else (.integration_settings[$k].invoke_separator // ".") end' "$integration_json" 2>/dev/null); then
+                parsed_with_jq=1
+                case "$jq_separator" in
+                    "."|"-") separator="$jq_separator" ;;
+                esac
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        if [[ "$parsed_with_jq" -eq 0 ]] && command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if separator=$(python3 - "$integration_json" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null
+import json
+import sys
+
+try:
+    with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+        state = json.load(fh)
+    key = state.get("default_integration") or state.get("integration") or ""
+    settings = state.get("integration_settings")
+    separator = "."
+    if isinstance(key, str) and isinstance(settings, dict):
+        entry = settings.get(key)
+        if isinstance(entry, dict) and entry.get("invoke_separator") in {".", "-"}:
+            separator = entry["invoke_separator"]
+    print(separator)
+except Exception:
+    print(".")
+PY
+); then
+                case "$separator" in
+                    "."|"-") ;;
+                    *) separator="." ;;
+                esac
+            else
+                separator="."
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    _ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_REPO_ROOT="$repo_root"
+    _ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE="$separator"
+    printf '%s\n' "$separator"
+}
+
+format_speckit_command() {
+    local command_name="$1"
+    local repo_root="${2:-$(get_repo_root)}"
+    local separator
+    if [[ "${_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_REPO_ROOT:-}" == "$repo_root" && -n "${_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE:-}" ]]; then
+        separator="$_ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE"
+    else
+        separator=$(get_invoke_separator "$repo_root")
+        _ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_REPO_ROOT="$repo_root"
+        _ADSPECS_INVOKE_SEPARATOR_CACHE_VALUE="$separator"
+    fi
+
+    command_name="${command_name#/}"
+    command_name="${command_name#speckit.}"
+    command_name="${command_name#speckit-}"
+    command_name="${command_name//./$separator}"
+
+    printf '/speckit%s%s\n' "$separator" "$command_name"
+}
+
+# Escape a string for safe embedding in a JSON value (fallback when jq is unavailable).
+# Handles backslash, double-quote, and JSON-required control character escapes (RFC 8259).
+json_escape() {
+    local s="$1"
+    s="${s//\\/\\\\}"
+    s="${s//\"/\\\"}"
+    s="${s//$'\n'/\\n}"
+    s="${s//$'\t'/\\t}"
+    s="${s//$'\r'/\\r}"
+    s="${s//$'\b'/\\b}"
+    s="${s//$'\f'/\\f}"
+    # Escape any remaining U+0001-U+001F control characters as \uXXXX.
+    # (U+0000/NUL cannot appear in bash strings and is excluded.)
+    # LC_ALL=C ensures ${#s} counts bytes and ${s:$i:1} yields single bytes,
+    # so multi-byte UTF-8 sequences (first byte >= 0xC0) pass through intact.
+    local LC_ALL=C
+    local i char code
+    for (( i=0; i<${#s}; i++ )); do
+        char="${s:$i:1}"
+        printf -v code '%d' "'$char" 2>/dev/null || code=256
+        if (( code >= 1 && code <= 31 )); then
+            printf '\\u%04x' "$code"
+        else
+            printf '%s' "$char"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+check_file() { [[ -f "$1" ]] && echo "  ✓ $2" || echo "  ✗ $2"; }
+check_dir() { [[ -d "$1" && -n $(ls -A "$1" 2>/dev/null) ]] && echo "  ✓ $2" || echo "  ✗ $2"; }
+
+# Resolve a template name to a file path using the priority stack:
+#   1. .adspecs/templates/overrides/
+#   2. .adspecs/presets/<preset-id>/templates/ (sorted by priority from .registry)
+#   3. .adspecs/extensions/<ext-id>/templates/
+#   4. .adspecs/templates/ (core)
+resolve_template() {
+    local template_name="$1"
+    local repo_root="$2"
+    local base="$repo_root/.adspecs/templates"
+
+    # Priority 1: Project overrides
+    local override="$base/overrides/${template_name}.md"
+    [ -f "$override" ] && echo "$override" && return 0
+
+    # Priority 2: Installed presets (sorted by priority from .registry)
+    local presets_dir="$repo_root/.adspecs/presets"
+    if [ -d "$presets_dir" ]; then
+        local registry_file="$presets_dir/.registry"
+        if [ -f "$registry_file" ] && command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            # Read preset IDs sorted by priority (lower number = higher precedence).
+            # The python3 call is wrapped in an if-condition so that set -e does not
+            # abort the function when python3 exits non-zero (e.g. invalid JSON).
+            local sorted_presets=""
+            if sorted_presets=$(SPECKIT_REGISTRY="$registry_file" python3 -c "
+import json, sys, os
+try:
+    with open(os.environ['SPECKIT_REGISTRY']) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    presets = data.get('presets', {})
+    for pid, meta in sorted(presets.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].get('priority', 10) if isinstance(x[1], dict) else 10):
+        if isinstance(meta, dict) and meta.get('enabled', True) is not False:
+            print(pid)
+except Exception:
+    sys.exit(1)
+" 2>/dev/null); then
+                if [ -n "$sorted_presets" ]; then
+                    # python3 succeeded and returned preset IDs — search in priority order
+                    while IFS= read -r preset_id; do
+                        local candidate="$presets_dir/$preset_id/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                        [ -f "$candidate" ] && echo "$candidate" && return 0
+                    done <<< "$sorted_presets"
+                fi
+                # python3 succeeded but registry has no presets — nothing to search
+            else
+                # python3 failed (missing, or registry parse error) — fall back to unordered directory scan
+                for preset in "$presets_dir"/*/; do
+                    [ -d "$preset" ] || continue
+                    local candidate="$preset/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                    [ -f "$candidate" ] && echo "$candidate" && return 0
+                done
+            fi
+        else
+            # Fallback: alphabetical directory order (no python3 available)
+            for preset in "$presets_dir"/*/; do
+                [ -d "$preset" ] || continue
+                local candidate="$preset/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                [ -f "$candidate" ] && echo "$candidate" && return 0
+            done
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Priority 3: Extension-provided templates
+    local ext_dir="$repo_root/.adspecs/extensions"
+    if [ -d "$ext_dir" ]; then
+        for ext in "$ext_dir"/*/; do
+            [ -d "$ext" ] || continue
+            # Skip hidden directories (e.g. .backup, .cache)
+            case "$(basename "$ext")" in .*) continue;; esac
+            local candidate="$ext/templates/${template_name}.md"
+            [ -f "$candidate" ] && echo "$candidate" && return 0
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # Priority 4: Core templates
+    local core="$base/${template_name}.md"
+    [ -f "$core" ] && echo "$core" && return 0
+
+    # Template not found in any location.
+    # Return 1 so callers can distinguish "not found" from "found".
+    # Callers running under set -e should use: TEMPLATE=$(resolve_template ...) || true
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Resolve a template name to composed content using composition strategies.
+# Reads strategy metadata from preset manifests and composes content
+# from multiple layers using prepend, append, or wrap strategies.
+#
+# Usage: CONTENT=$(resolve_template_content "template-name" "$REPO_ROOT")
+# Returns composed content string on stdout; exit code 1 if not found.
+resolve_template_content() {
+    local template_name="$1"
+    local repo_root="$2"
+    local base="$repo_root/.adspecs/templates"
+
+    # Collect all layers (highest priority first)
+    local -a layer_paths=()
+    local -a layer_strategies=()
+
+    # Priority 1: Project overrides (always "replace")
+    local override="$base/overrides/${template_name}.md"
+    if [ -f "$override" ]; then
+        layer_paths+=("$override")
+        layer_strategies+=("replace")
+    fi
+
+    # Priority 2: Installed presets (sorted by priority from .registry)
+    local presets_dir="$repo_root/.adspecs/presets"
+    if [ -d "$presets_dir" ]; then
+        local registry_file="$presets_dir/.registry"
+        local sorted_presets=""
+        if [ -f "$registry_file" ] && command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if sorted_presets=$(SPECKIT_REGISTRY="$registry_file" python3 -c "
+import json, sys, os
+try:
+    with open(os.environ['SPECKIT_REGISTRY']) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    presets = data.get('presets', {})
+    for pid, meta in sorted(presets.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].get('priority', 10) if isinstance(x[1], dict) else 10):
+        if isinstance(meta, dict) and meta.get('enabled', True) is not False:
+            print(pid)
+except Exception:
+    sys.exit(1)
+" 2>/dev/null); then
+                if [ -n "$sorted_presets" ]; then
+                    local yaml_warned=false
+                    while IFS= read -r preset_id; do
+                        # Read strategy and file path from preset manifest
+                        local strategy="replace"
+                        local manifest_file=""
+                        local manifest="$presets_dir/$preset_id/preset.yml"
+                        if [ -f "$manifest" ] && command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                            # Requires PyYAML; falls back to replace/convention if unavailable
+                            local result
+                            local py_stderr
+                            py_stderr=$(mktemp)
+                            result=$(SPECKIT_MANIFEST="$manifest" SPECKIT_TMPL="$template_name" python3 -c "
+import sys, os
+try:
+    import yaml
+except ImportError:
+    print('yaml_missing', file=sys.stderr)
+    print('replace\t')
+    sys.exit(0)
+try:
+    with open(os.environ['SPECKIT_MANIFEST']) as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    for t in data.get('provides', {}).get('templates', []):
+        if t.get('name') == os.environ['SPECKIT_TMPL'] and t.get('type', 'template') == 'template':
+            print(t.get('strategy', 'replace') + '\t' + t.get('file', ''))
+            sys.exit(0)
+    print('replace\t')
+except Exception:
+    print('replace\t')
+" 2>"$py_stderr")
+                            local parse_status=$?
+                            if [ $parse_status -eq 0 ] && [ -n "$result" ]; then
+                                IFS=$'\t' read -r strategy manifest_file <<< "$result"
+                                strategy=$(printf '%s' "$strategy" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                            fi
+                            if [ "$yaml_warned" = false ] && grep -q 'yaml_missing' "$py_stderr" 2>/dev/null; then
+                                echo "Warning: PyYAML not available; composition strategies may be ignored" >&2
+                                yaml_warned=true
+                            fi
+                            rm -f "$py_stderr"
+                        fi
+                        # Try manifest file path first, then convention path
+                        local candidate=""
+                        if [ -n "$manifest_file" ]; then
+                            # Reject absolute paths and parent traversal
+                            case "$manifest_file" in
+                                /*|*../*|../*) manifest_file="" ;;
+                            esac
+                        fi
+                        if [ -n "$manifest_file" ]; then
+                            local mf="$presets_dir/$preset_id/$manifest_file"
+                            [ -f "$mf" ] && candidate="$mf"
+                        fi
+                        if [ -z "$candidate" ]; then
+                            local cf="$presets_dir/$preset_id/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                            [ -f "$cf" ] && candidate="$cf"
+                        fi
+                        if [ -n "$candidate" ]; then
+                            layer_paths+=("$candidate")
+                            layer_strategies+=("$strategy")
+                        fi
+                    done <<< "$sorted_presets"
+                fi
+            else
+                # python3 failed — fall back to unordered directory scan (replace only)
+                for preset in "$presets_dir"/*/; do
+                    [ -d "$preset" ] || continue
+                    local candidate="$preset/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                    if [ -f "$candidate" ]; then
+                        layer_paths+=("$candidate")
+                        layer_strategies+=("replace")
+                    fi
+                done
+            fi
+        else
+            # No python3 or registry — fall back to unordered directory scan (replace only)
+            for preset in "$presets_dir"/*/; do
+                [ -d "$preset" ] || continue
+                local candidate="$preset/templates/${template_name}.md"
+                if [ -f "$candidate" ]; then
+                    layer_paths+=("$candidate")
+                    layer_strategies+=("replace")
+                fi
+            done
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Priority 3: Extension-provided templates (always "replace")
+    local ext_dir="$repo_root/.adspecs/extensions"
+    if [ -d "$ext_dir" ]; then
+        for ext in "$ext_dir"/*/; do
+            [ -d "$ext" ] || continue
+            case "$(basename "$ext")" in .*) continue;; esac
+            local candidate="$ext/templates/${template_name}.md"
+            if [ -f "$candidate" ]; then
+                layer_paths+=("$candidate")
+                layer_strategies+=("replace")
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # Priority 4: Core templates (always "replace")
+    local core="$base/${template_name}.md"
+    if [ -f "$core" ]; then
+        layer_paths+=("$core")
+        layer_strategies+=("replace")
+    fi
+
+    local count=${#layer_paths[@]}
+    [ "$count" -eq 0 ] && return 1
+
+    # Check if any layer uses a non-replace strategy
+    local has_composition=false
+    for s in "${layer_strategies[@]}"; do
+        [ "$s" != "replace" ] && has_composition=true && break
+    done
+
+    # If the top (highest-priority) layer is replace, it wins entirely —
+    # lower layers are irrelevant regardless of their strategies.
+    if [ "${layer_strategies[0]}" = "replace" ]; then
+        cat "${layer_paths[0]}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$has_composition" = false ]; then
+        cat "${layer_paths[0]}"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Find the effective base: scan from highest priority (index 0) downward
+    # to find the nearest replace layer. Only compose layers above that base.
+    local base_idx=-1
+    local i
+    for (( i=0; i<count; i++ )); do
+        if [ "${layer_strategies[$i]}" = "replace" ]; then
+            base_idx=$i
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ $base_idx -lt 0 ]; then
+        return 1  # no base layer found
+    fi
+
+    # Read the base content; compose layers above the base (higher priority)
+    local content
+    content=$(cat "${layer_paths[$base_idx]}"; printf x)
+    content="${content%x}"
+
+    for (( i=base_idx-1; i>=0; i-- )); do
+        local path="${layer_paths[$i]}"
+        local strat="${layer_strategies[$i]}"
+        local layer_content
+        # Preserve trailing newlines
+        layer_content=$(cat "$path"; printf x)
+        layer_content="${layer_content%x}"
+
+        case "$strat" in
+            replace) content="$layer_content" ;;
+            prepend) content="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$layer_content" "$content")" ;;
+            append)  content="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$content" "$layer_content")" ;;
+            wrap)
+                case "$layer_content" in
+                    *'{CORE_TEMPLATE}'*) ;;
+                    *) echo "Error: wrap strategy missing {CORE_TEMPLATE} placeholder" >&2; return 1 ;;
+                esac
+                while [[ "$layer_content" == *'{CORE_TEMPLATE}'* ]]; do
+                    local before="${layer_content%%\{CORE_TEMPLATE\}*}"
+                    local after="${layer_content#*\{CORE_TEMPLATE\}}"
+                    layer_content="${before}${content}${after}"
+                done
+                content="$layer_content"
+                ;;
+            *) echo "Error: unknown strategy '$strat'" >&2; return 1 ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    printf '%s' "$content"
+    return 0
+}