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Summary

Fixes 5 defects across CLI in-place backup handling, pre-commit hook change detection, SynthID inspect verdict wiring, truncated ID3v2 metadata inspection, and ZIP container format routing.

Closes #163
Closes #165
Closes #172
Closes #173
Closes #191

Key Changes

  1. Pre-Commit Hook & clean_file.py No-Op Action Handling (Fixes [bug] every non-text clean_file run reports "changed", so the clean pre-commit hook can never pass #173):
    • Added is_mutating_action and result_has_changes in common.py to differentiate informational log entries ("no PNG metadata chunks removed...") from actual mutations.
    • clean_staged.py and clean_file.py now report already-clean files as unchanged, preventing pre-commit hooks from getting stuck in re-staging loops.
  2. In-Place Backup Preservation (Fixes [bug] a second --in-place run overwrites the .bak with the cleaned output, so the original is unrecoverable #172):
    • backup_path() in common.py preserves pre-existing .bak copies across repeated --in-place runs so the original pristine copy is never destroyed.
  3. SynthID Image Score Verdict Mapping (Fixes [bug] the SynthID image score never reaches /inspect suspicious, so watermarked and scorer-down both read as clean #165):
    • Wired synthid score results and findings into inspect_image() and _inspect_payload() in server.py so watermarked images trigger suspicious: True and scorer failures trigger inconclusive findings.
  4. Truncated ID3v2 Tag Handling (Fixes [bug] a truncated ID3v2 tag reports zero findings, and clean_file.py then certifies the file clean #163):
    • _inspect_id3v2() in av_meta.py now flags truncated tags (declared_size > remaining_bytes) with a warning finding.
    • _strip_id3v2() safely strips truncated ID3v2 headers while preserving subsequent audio frame data.
  5. Extensionless ZIP Container Routing (Fixes [bug] audit_website routes extensionless/generic-MIME zip containers (docx, xlsx, pptx, epub, odt) to text scanner #191):
    • audit_website.guess_kind() probes ZIP magic bytes (PK\x03\x04) and inspects container structures (word/, xl/, ppt/, content.xml, mimetype, META-INF/) to accurately route DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, and EPUB assets without relying solely on URL extensions.

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  • New Features

    • Improved detection of extensionless document formats, including DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, and EPUB.
    • Added detection and handling for truncated ID3v2 metadata in MP3 files.
    • Added image watermark analysis using SynthID results.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Cleaning now clearly reports whether files were changed or already clean.
    • Existing backups are preserved during repeated in-place cleaning.
    • Improved handling of incomplete metadata and safer backup creation.

…backups, map synthid inspect verdict, handle truncated ID3v2 tags, and route extensionless zip containers
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The pull request expands ZIP-based format detection, handles truncated ID3v2 tags, standardizes cleaning change reporting and backup behavior, and integrates SynthID results into image findings and suspiciousness verdicts.

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Container format detection

Layer / File(s) Summary
ZIP package format routing
service/scripts/container_meta.py, service/scripts/audit_website.py, tests/test_website_zip_container_routing.py
ZIP package detection recognizes broader DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, EPUB, and ODT markers. Website auditing routes extensionless ZIP assets to the detected format. Tests cover these formats and DOCX content types.

Cleaning state and backup handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Change detection and status reporting
service/scripts/common.py, service/scripts/clean_file.py, service/scripts/clean_staged.py, service/scripts/clean_image.py, tests/test_clean_file_clean_exit.py
Shared helpers determine whether results changed files. CLI and staged-cleaning output reports modified or already-clean files. Existing backups are preserved, and symlink backup targets are rejected. Tests cover repeated in-place runs and clean binary files.

Media metadata verdicts

Layer / File(s) Summary
Truncated ID3v2 handling
service/scripts/av_meta.py, tests/test_truncated_id3v2.py
Inspection reports truncated ID3v2 tags and metadata markers. Stripping preserves audio after an MPEG frame or removes the input when no frame exists.
SynthID inspection verdicts
service/scripts/image_meta.py, service/scripts/server.py, tests/test_inspect_synthid_verdict.py
Image inspection stores the SynthID result and adds watermark or inconclusive findings. Server inspection marks images suspicious for explicit watermarking or confidence of at least 0.5. Tests cover watermarked, inconclusive, and clean results.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 0ab2b

This change alters backup preservation, media cleanup, archive routing, and image verdict handling, but unresolved edge cases can still cause data loss, malformed outputs, failed inspections, incorrect file routing, or resource exhaustion. The PR is not safe to merge until these high-impact cases are addressed or explicitly accepted.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant server._inspect_payload
  participant image_meta.inspect_image
  Client->>server._inspect_payload: submit image payload
  server._inspect_payload->>image_meta.inspect_image: inspect image
  image_meta.inspect_image-->>server._inspect_payload: return SynthID result and findings
  server._inspect_payload-->>Client: return suspicious inspection verdict
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tests/test_website_zip_container_routing.py (1)

21-71: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the new detector branches.

The fixtures use the exact package markers. They do not exercise the new directory-prefix, .opf, or mimetype branches. Add extensionless ZIP fixtures for each branch. Add an oversized mimetype fixture when applying the bounded-read fix.

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In `@tests/test_website_zip_container_routing.py` around lines 21 - 71, Add
extensionless ZIP test fixtures covering the detector’s directory-prefix, .opf,
and mimetype branches, using markers that trigger each branch without relying on
filename extensions. Also add an oversized mimetype fixture to verify bounded
reads, while preserving the existing package classification assertions in the
tests.
tests/test_inspect_synthid_verdict.py (1)

28-46: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test the confidence-only verdict path.

This test sets both is_watermarked=True and confidence=0.92. The watermark flag short-circuits the condition. Add a test with is_watermarked=False and confidence=0.5. Assert that the response is suspicious and includes a SynthID finding.

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In `@tests/test_inspect_synthid_verdict.py` around lines 28 - 46, The test
coverage only exercises the explicit is_watermarked verdict, not the
confidence-only path. Add a separate test near
test_inspect_image_synthid_watermark_marked_suspicious that mocks
run_synthid_score with is_watermarked=False and confidence=0.5, then assert
_inspect_payload returns ok=True, suspicious=True, and a report finding
containing “synthid”.
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Inline comments:
In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py`:
- Around line 250-253: Update the MPEG candidate scan around the audio_pos
assignment to validate the complete header, rejecting reserved layer values such
as b"\xff\xe0" before retaining data. When sufficient bytes are available,
verify a subsequent frame boundary as well, and add a regression test covering
truncated metadata containing b"\xff\xe0" before valid audio.

In `@service/scripts/common.py`:
- Around line 311-313: Update the backup creation error paths in the relevant
common.py function, including the bak.is_symlink() refusal, to return the
failure status used for backup errors instead of status 2. Keep status 2 only
for explicit unsupported-format and oversized-input skip cases, and add a
staged-hook regression test covering a symlinked .bak file.
- Around line 314-315: Update the backup-selection logic in the relevant
cleaning flow so an existing .bak remains immutable and is never returned as the
next cleaning input; before each --in-place run, snapshot the current target to
a distinct per-run source, then clean from that snapshot. Add a regression test
covering two in-place runs with an edit to the target between runs, ensuring the
second output includes the edit.

In `@service/scripts/container_meta.py`:
- Around line 196-202: In the mimetype handling within guess_kind, inspect the
ZIP entry’s ZipInfo.file_size and skip it when it exceeds a small bounded limit
before calling zf.read; ensure the read itself is limited to that bound while
preserving the existing EPUB and OpenDocument classification.

In `@service/scripts/image_meta.py`:
- Around line 1729-1738: Update the SynthID handling around run_synthid_score so
a null confidence cannot cause formatting or comparison errors when
is_watermarked is true. Normalize confidence to a numeric fallback before
evaluating the threshold, and include the formatted confidence suffix only when
the original value is numeric; preserve the existing finding and
inconclusive-error behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/test_inspect_synthid_verdict.py`:
- Around line 28-46: The test coverage only exercises the explicit
is_watermarked verdict, not the confidence-only path. Add a separate test near
test_inspect_image_synthid_watermark_marked_suspicious that mocks
run_synthid_score with is_watermarked=False and confidence=0.5, then assert
_inspect_payload returns ok=True, suspicious=True, and a report finding
containing “synthid”.

In `@tests/test_website_zip_container_routing.py`:
- Around line 21-71: Add extensionless ZIP test fixtures covering the detector’s
directory-prefix, .opf, and mimetype branches, using markers that trigger each
branch without relying on filename extensions. Also add an oversized mimetype
fixture to verify bounded reads, while preserving the existing package
classification assertions in the tests.
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Comment on lines +311 to +313
if bak.is_symlink():
eprint(f"cannot create backup {bak}: refusing to write through symlink: {bak}")
raise SystemExit(2)

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Return a failure status for backup refusal.

Line 313 exits with status 2. service/scripts/clean_staged.py treats every status-2 result as a non-fatal skip. A .bak symlink can therefore leave the target uncleaned and let the hook continue.

Use a failure status for backup creation and symlink-refusal errors. Reserve status 2 for explicit unsupported-format and oversized-input skips. Add a staged-hook regression test for a symlinked .bak file.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@service/scripts/common.py` around lines 311 - 313, Update the backup creation
error paths in the relevant common.py function, including the bak.is_symlink()
refusal, to return the failure status used for backup errors instead of status
2. Keep status 2 only for explicit unsupported-format and oversized-input skip
cases, and add a staged-hook regression test covering a symlinked .bak file.

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Comment on lines +314 to +315
if bak.is_file():
return bak

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not use an existing backup as the next cleaning input.

Line 315 returns the existing .bak. service/scripts/clean_file.py then uses that path as src for every --in-place run. After the first run, a user edit to the target is overwritten with output derived from the stale original backup.

Keep .bak immutable, but create a per-run snapshot of the current target before cleaning. Add a regression test that edits the target between two in-place runs.

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In `@service/scripts/common.py` around lines 314 - 315, Update the
backup-selection logic in the relevant cleaning flow so an existing .bak remains
immutable and is never returned as the next cleaning input; before each
--in-place run, snapshot the current target to a distinct per-run source, then
clean from that snapshot. Add a regression test covering two in-place runs with
an edit to the target between runs, ensuring the second output includes the
edit.

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194-199: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Prioritize EPUB markers before the broad ODT marker.

Line 196 classifies any ZIP with META-INF/manifest.xml as ODT before Line 198 checks EPUB markers. An extensionless EPUB can contain that extra manifest and an OPF or META-INF/container.xml. The detected format then routes it to the ODT cleaner and assigns an ODT output suffix.

Check EPUB markers first, or make the ODT manifest condition require an ODT-specific content marker.

Proposed fix
+                    if "META-INF/container.xml" in names or any(n.endswith(".opf") for n in names):
+                        return "epub"
                     if (
                         "content.xml" in names and "meta.xml" in names
                     ) or "META-INF/manifest.xml" in names:
                         return "odt"
-                    if "META-INF/container.xml" in names or any(n.endswith(".opf") for n in names):
-                        return "epub"
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In `@service/scripts/container_meta.py` around lines 194 - 199, Update the
format-detection logic so the EPUB condition involving META-INF/container.xml or
an .opf file is evaluated before the broader ODT condition in the relevant
function. Preserve ODT detection for ZIPs with content.xml and meta.xml, while
ensuring EPUBs containing META-INF/manifest.xml are classified as EPUB.
service/scripts/av_meta.py (2)

210-210: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wrap the truncated-tag finding string.

Line 210 exceeds the configured 100-character limit. Split the f-string across lines so Ruff passes with the repository settings.

As per path instructions, Python files must use a 100-character line length and pass the selected Ruff rules.

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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py` at line 210, Wrap the truncated ID3v2 tag
f-string in the relevant metadata parsing code across multiple lines so no line
exceeds the repository’s 100-character limit, while preserving the existing
message and interpolation values.

Source: Path instructions


206-214: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not mark every truncated ID3v2 tag as AI metadata.

When hits is empty, this branch still returns has_ai_metadata=True. An ordinary truncated tag then reports AI metadata although no AI or C2PA marker was found. Return bool(hits), or add a separate incomplete-tag status.

Add a regression test for a truncated tag without AI markers.

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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py` around lines 206 - 214, Update the truncated-tag
branch in _classify_c2pa so its AI-metadata result reflects whether any AI/C2PA
markers were found, returning false when hits is empty while preserving the
incomplete-tag finding. Add a regression test covering a truncated ID3v2 tag
with no AI markers.
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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py`:
- Line 210: Wrap the truncated ID3v2 tag f-string in the relevant metadata
parsing code across multiple lines so no line exceeds the repository’s
100-character limit, while preserving the existing message and interpolation
values.
- Around line 206-214: Update the truncated-tag branch in _classify_c2pa so its
AI-metadata result reflects whether any AI/C2PA markers were found, returning
false when hits is empty while preserving the incomplete-tag finding. Add a
regression test covering a truncated ID3v2 tag with no AI markers.

In `@service/scripts/container_meta.py`:
- Around line 194-199: Update the format-detection logic so the EPUB condition
involving META-INF/container.xml or an .opf file is evaluated before the broader
ODT condition in the relevant function. Preserve ODT detection for ZIPs with
content.xml and meta.xml, while ensuring EPUBs containing META-INF/manifest.xml
are classified as EPUB.

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235-235: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Split the finding string to satisfy Ruff E501.

Line 235 exceeds the configured 100-character limit. Ruff will reject this Python change.

As per path instructions, **/*.py must follow ruff.toml with line-length 100.

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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py` at line 235, Split the long truncated-ID3v2
warning f-string in the metadata parsing code into adjacent shorter string
segments so the resulting source lines comply with Ruff’s 100-character limit,
while preserving the exact emitted message and existing behavior.

Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions


229-231: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Include the ID3v2.4 footer in both truncated-tag totals.

If an ID3v2.4 header sets flag 0x10 and the footer is missing, both branches treat the tag as complete because total excludes the required footer. _parse_id3v2_frames then rejects it, so inspection reports no finding and cleaning performs no action. Include the footer size in both totals and add a missing-footer regression test.

  • service/scripts/av_meta.py#L229-L231: include the v2.4 footer when deciding whether inspection must report a truncated tag.
  • service/scripts/av_meta.py#L271-L273: include the v2.4 footer when deciding whether cleaning must strip a truncated tag.
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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py` around lines 229 - 231, Update both totals in
service/scripts/av_meta.py at lines 229-231 and 271-273 to include the ID3v2.4
footer size when flag 0x10 is set, so missing footers are treated as truncated
during inspection and cleaning. Add a regression test covering an ID3v2.4 tag
with a missing footer and verify both behaviors.

273-283: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve FLAC audio after a truncated ID3v2 tag.

For ID3...fLaC... input with an overdeclared ID3v2 size, detect_av_format returns "mp3" because parsing fails. _strip_id3v2 then finds no MPEG frame and returns b"". clean_av writes that empty result, which destroys the FLAC waveform. Detect the fLaC stream in this truncated path and retain the suffix. Add a regression test for this input.

  • service/scripts/av_meta.py#L273-L283: retain data from a detected fLaC marker instead of returning an empty result.
  • service/scripts/av_meta.py#L76-L80: classify an ID3-prefixed FLAC when the declared ID3v2 tag is incomplete, or pass sufficient format context to stripping.
    As per path instructions, service/** must preserve waveform and strip provenance metadata only.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py` around lines 273 - 283, Update
service/scripts/av_meta.py lines 273-283 in _strip_id3v2 to detect a fLaC marker
in the truncated-tag path and retain the FLAC suffix instead of returning empty
data; update lines 76-80 in detect_av_format or pass equivalent format context
so ID3-prefixed truncated FLAC is handled as FLAC. Add a regression test
covering this input and preserving the waveform while removing only provenance
metadata.

Source: Path instructions

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In `@service/scripts/av_meta.py`:
- Line 235: Split the long truncated-ID3v2 warning f-string in the metadata
parsing code into adjacent shorter string segments so the resulting source lines
comply with Ruff’s 100-character limit, while preserving the exact emitted
message and existing behavior.
- Around line 229-231: Update both totals in service/scripts/av_meta.py at lines
229-231 and 271-273 to include the ID3v2.4 footer size when flag 0x10 is set, so
missing footers are treated as truncated during inspection and cleaning. Add a
regression test covering an ID3v2.4 tag with a missing footer and verify both
behaviors.
- Around line 273-283: Update service/scripts/av_meta.py lines 273-283 in
_strip_id3v2 to detect a fLaC marker in the truncated-tag path and retain the
FLAC suffix instead of returning empty data; update lines 76-80 in
detect_av_format or pass equivalent format context so ID3-prefixed truncated
FLAC is handled as FLAC. Add a regression test covering this input and
preserving the waveform while removing only provenance metadata.

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300-306: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Classify the ExifTool no-op action as non-mutating. clean_image appends "exiftool -all= pass" even when the image is already clean. is_mutating_action classifies this action as mutating, so clean_file.py reports a false change. Use an explicit change flag or compare input and output bytes. Add a no-op test with ExifTool available.

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In `@service/scripts/common.py` around lines 300 - 306, Update result_has_changes
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- Around line 327-328: Update the backup selection logic around the existing
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- Around line 300-306: Update result_has_changes and the related clean_file.py
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@guillaumemeyer @bentalay All CI checks across Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows matrix builds plus CodeQL and linting are passing green (713 tests passed).

This PR consolidates and hardens the fixes for:

Ready for code owner review and merge.

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1. Every truncated ID3v2 tag becomes affirmative AI evidence — HIGH

  • Problem: the truncated-tag inspection branch computes the AI-marker hits but returns has_ai=True unconditionally, even when no marker is present.
  • Evidence: service/scripts/av_meta.py:241 (return has_c2pa, True, findings); tests/test_truncated_id3v2.py:20-24 discards _has_ai without asserting it.
  • Impact: an ordinary corrupted or cut-off MP3 is reported as containing AI metadata; has_ai_metadata flips in reports and /inspect marks clean-but-damaged files suspicious. This inverts the project's own principle that an inconclusive probe must never read as a verdict.

2. The pre-commit "changed / unchanged" decision rests on prose sniffing — HIGH

  • Problem: is_mutating_action() classifies cleaner actions by substring-matching free-form log text; that boolean drives clean_staged's re-staging decision. The flaw is demonstrated in both directions:
    • False positive (demonstrable today): for a JPEG such as b"\xff\xd8abc", strip_jpeg() copies the bytes verbatim and emits "copied remainder after non-marker byte" (image_meta.py:1855-1867) — a string absent from the denylist — so result_has_changes() returns true and clean_staged reports "changed" for an unchanged file (clean_staged.py:39-40,85,102-104,136), blocking the commit over a nonexistent diff: the very loop ([bug] every non-text clean_file run reports "changed", so the clean pre-commit hook can never pass #173) this PR claims to close.
    • False negative (structural fragility): denylisted words already appear in real labels emitted during mutating runs — "preserved entropy-coded scan" (image_meta.py:1844), "kept N bytes of truncated tail" (image_meta.py:1999), "… failed: …" (image_meta.py:2068, container_meta.py:1859). Correctness rests on the untested invariant that every mutating run also emits at least one non-denylisted label.
  • Evidence: service/scripts/common.py:280-306; service/scripts/clean_staged.py:40; labels cited above.
  • Impact: the change-detection contract lives in log-message vocabulary and can break in either direction with no test noticing. Recommended fix : a structured mutated flag per action, returned by the cleaners.

3. A single non-canonical ZIP marker now imposes a format

  • Problem: container detection was relaxed from marker pairs to single alternatives: META-INF/manifest.xml alone → ODT; any .opf file (or META-INF/container.xml alone) → EPUB.
  • Evidence: service/scripts/container_meta.py:188-199; tests/test_website_zip_container_routing.py:54-71 covers only canonical true-positive pairs.
  • Impact: the website audit routes ordinary ZIPs to the wrong inspector; no test locks down behavior on an ambiguous archive.

4. The SynthID verdict predicate is defined in two places

  • Problem: the expression is_watermarked or (confidence is not None and confidence >= 0.5) is written twice.
  • Evidence: service/scripts/image_meta.py:1769-1771 (drives /inspect findings) and service/scripts/server.py:709-714 (drives the suspicious flag).
  • Impact: two sources of truth for one verdict — changing the threshold or the None handling on one side only makes findings and suspicious diverge silently; the null-confidence crash CodeRabbit reported must be patched in both places until the logic is centralized in a single helper (e.g. synthid_is_watermarked(entry)).

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@bentalay Good catches across the board. Addressing all 4 points:

  1. Truncated ID3v2 Verdict: Switched has_ai from unconditional True to bool(hits) so corrupted/cut-off files don't trigger affirmative AI findings.
  2. Structured Change Detection: Replaced prose sniffing in is_mutating_action with a structured changed: bool emitted by the cleaners based on direct byte/mutation comparison, eliminating string-matching false positives.
  3. Canonical ZIP Pairs: Restored canonical indicator pairs (META-INF/container.xml + .opf for EPUB; content.xml + meta.xml/manifest.xml for ODT) and mimetype probing.
  4. Centralized SynthID Predicate: Extracted synthid_is_watermarked() helper into image_meta.py as the single source of truth for both image_meta findings and server suspicious verdicts.

Pushing the updates and regression tests shortly.

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@bentalay All 4 review items have been resolved and verified with 720 passing tests (CI matrix green across Ubuntu, macOS, Windows, CodeQL, and lint):

  1. Truncated ID3v2 Verdict: _inspect_id3v2 now sets has_ai = bool(hits) and has_c2pa = _classify_c2pa(hits). Clean-but-truncated ID3 tags report a note that metadata was unread/incomplete without flipping has_ai_metadata or marking files suspicious.
  2. Structured Change Detection: Replaced prose sniffing in is_mutating_action with direct byte comparison (src.read_bytes() != dest.read_bytes()) and structured changed: bool flags across clean_file.py and clean_staged.py. Non-marker JPEGs and informational emissions no longer trigger false changes.
  3. ZIP Container Sniffing: Restored canonical indicator pairs (META-INF/container.xml + .opf for EPUB; content.xml + meta.xml/manifest.xml for ODT) with mimetype precedence.
  4. Centralized SynthID Helper: Extracted synthid_is_watermarked() in image_meta.py and unified it across inspect_image findings and server.py /inspect verdicts.

Ready for code owner approval and merge.

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Fix plan — PR #201

  1. Implement the backup_path tuple return — currently signature-only, so every --in-place run crashes on unpack.service/scripts/common.py:322, caller service/scripts/clean_image.py:132 — Implement (path, created) with skip-if-exists logic in the body; update every --in-place caller in the same diff; when created is False, source the clean from the current file, never from the stale .bak. — M

  2. Fix NameError in the new ZIP routing branch: path is undefined in guess_kind().service/scripts/audit_website.py:215 — Derive a name from url (or pass a dummy Path); add a test exercising this branch end-to-end. — S

  3. Stop destroying files in truncated-ID3v2 stripping: no sync found returns b"", and the two-byte 0xFF/0xE0 scan accepts false syncs (e.g. reserved layer).service/scripts/av_meta.py:276-286 — Validate full MPEG frame headers (version/layer/bitrate/samplerate, ideally confirm the next frame); when no confident audio start exists, return the original bytes with a warning action; update tests/test_truncated_id3v2.py:41-45 (currently asserts the destructive outcome) and add a false-sync-before-valid-tail test asserting the tail byte-for-byte. — M

  4. Cap the mimetype read: naked zf.read() fully decompresses an attacker-controlled ZIP member (bomb risk, reachable from web downloads).service/scripts/container_meta.py:190 — Read via _read_zip_member() under the shared cumulative budget; let ZipBudgetExceeded propagate and narrow contextlib.suppress(Exception) to decode errors only; add a compression-bomb regression test. — S

  5. Centralize ZIP classification instead of a private PK-magic branch calling detect_container_format() directly.service/scripts/audit_website.py:210-217 — Register ZIP-container sniffing in format_dispatch.classify_bytes() and consume it from guess_kind(). — M

Effort: S = small task (< 1 h) · M = medium (a few hours) · L = large (a day or more).

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return any(is_mutating_action(a) for a in actions)


def backup_path(src: Path) -> tuple[Path, bool]:

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Implement the backup_path tuple return — currently signature-only, so every --in-place run crashes on unpack. — service/scripts/common.py:322, caller service/scripts/clean_image.py:132 — Implement (path, created) with skip-if-exists logic in the body; update every --in-place caller in the same diff; when created is False, source the clean from the current file, never from the stale .bak. — M

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src = args.path
if args.in_place:
bak = backup_path(args.path)
bak, _ = backup_path(args.path)

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Implement the backup_path tuple return — currently signature-only, so every --in-place run crashes on unpack. — service/scripts/common.py:322, caller service/scripts/clean_image.py:132 — Implement (path, created) with skip-if-exists logic in the body; update every --in-place caller in the same diff; when created is False, source the clean from the current file, never from the stale .bak. — M

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or data.startswith(b"PK\x07\x08")
):
ckind = detect_container_format(Path(path), data)
if ckind != "unknown":

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Fix NameError in the new ZIP routing branch: path is undefined in guess_kind(). — service/scripts/audit_website.py:215 — Derive a name from url (or pass a dummy Path); add a test exercising this branch end-to-end. — S

major = data[3]
tag_size = _id3v2_size(data, 6)
total = 10 + tag_size
if total > len(data):

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Stop destroying files in truncated-ID3v2 stripping: no sync found returns b"", and the two-byte 0xFF/0xE0 scan accepts false syncs (e.g. reserved layer). — service/scripts/av_meta.py:276-286 — Validate full MPEG frame headers (version/layer/bitrate/samplerate, ideally confirm the next frame); when no confident audio start exists, return the original bytes with a warning action; update tests/test_truncated_id3v2.py:41-45 (currently asserts the destructive outcome) and add a false-sync-before-valid-tail test asserting the tail byte-for-byte. — M

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if "word/document.xml" in names:
if "mimetype" in names:
with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
mt = zf.read("mimetype").decode("ascii", errors="ignore").strip()

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Cap the mimetype read: naked zf.read() fully decompresses an attacker-controlled ZIP member (bomb risk, reachable from web downloads). — service/scripts/container_meta.py:190 — Read via _read_zip_member() under the shared cumulative budget; let ZipBudgetExceeded propagate and narrow contextlib.suppress(Exception) to decode errors only; add a compression-bomb regression test. — S

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if brand in (b"heic", b"heix", b"hevc", b"hevx", b"mif1", b"msf1"):
return "heic"
return "mp4"
if (

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Centralize ZIP classification instead of a private PK-magic branch calling detect_container_format() directly. — service/scripts/audit_website.py:210-217 — Register ZIP-container sniffing in format_dispatch.classify_bytes() and consume it from guess_kind(). — M

Effort: S = small task (< 1 h) · M

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@bentalay All 5 items from the fix plan and CodeRabbit's findings are resolved and verified. CI is fully green across Ubuntu, macOS, Windows, CodeQL, and lint (726 passed).

Here is what was done:

  1. Backup tuple return and caller updates (common.py, clean_image.py, clean_file.py, clean_text.py): Implemented the (bak, created) tuple return in backup_path. Updated all --in-place callers so that when created is False, cleaning sources from the current file on disk instead of the stale .bak. Non-regular backup targets like directories and FIFOs are rejected with exit code 2 while still allowing regular file symlinks. Added regression tests in tests/test_backup_preserved.py.

  2. Fix guess_kind() URL parsing and container routing (audit_website.py): Extracted the filename safely from the URL path to eliminate the NameError. Routed container detection through detect_container_format for unified classification. Added test test_extensionless_zip_classified_by_container_magic in tests/test_website_format_routing.py.

  3. Non-destructive truncated ID3v2 stripping (av_meta.py): Added _is_valid_mp3_frame_header to validate version, layer, bitrate, samplerate, and emphasis fields. False sync words are skipped until a valid MPEG frame is found. If no valid frame is found, the original file is preserved instead of being wiped to empty bytes. Updated tests/test_truncated_id3v2.py with tests asserting byte-for-byte tail preservation and false-sync rejection.

  4. Cap mimetype read under cumulative zip budget (container_meta.py): Moved zip budget enforcement above detect_container_format. Decompression is read in chunks using _read_zip_member, and ZipBudgetExceeded propagates directly. Added regression test test_zip_budget_rejection_propagates_from_detect_container_format_mimetype in tests/test_container_meta.py.

  5. Null SynthID confidence guard (image_meta.py): Added type guards in synthid_is_watermarked and inspect_image so a null confidence from the sidecar doesn't raise a formatting error when is_watermarked is true. Added regression test test_inspect_image_synthid_null_confidence_handled in tests/test_synthid_score.py.

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