fix(mod_format): move smartconfig file renaming into the formatter orchestrator

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-24 - 2.13.14 - fix(mod_format)
+move smartconfig file renaming into the formatter orchestrator
+
+- Renames smartconfig.json or npmextra.json to .smartconfig.json before formatters run
+- Simplifies the smartconfig formatter to only read and modify .smartconfig.json
+- Removes create/delete change planning for config renames and applies only content updates within the formatter
+
 ## 2026-03-24 - 2.13.13 - fix(vscode-template)
 update VS Code schema matching to use .smartconfig.json
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '2.13.13',
+  version: '2.13.14',
   description: 'A comprehensive CLI tool for enhancing and managing local development workflows with gitzone utilities, focusing on project setup, version control, code formatting, and template management.'
 }

ts/mod_format/formatters/smartconfig.formatter.ts

@@ -61,49 +61,33 @@ const migrateAccessLevel = (smartconfigJson: any): boolean => {
   return true;
 };
 
-// Config file names in priority order (newest → oldest)
+const CONFIG_FILE = '.smartconfig.json';
-const CONFIG_FILE_NAMES = ['.smartconfig.json', 'smartconfig.json', 'npmextra.json'];
-const TARGET_CONFIG_FILE = '.smartconfig.json';
 
 export class SmartconfigFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   get name(): string {
     return 'smartconfig';
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the config file, checking in priority order.
-   * Returns the path and whether it needs renaming.
-   */
-  private async findConfigFile(): Promise<{ path: string; needsRename: boolean } | null> {
-    for (const filename of CONFIG_FILE_NAMES) {
-      const exists = await plugins.smartfs.file(filename).exists();
-      if (exists) {
-        return {
-          path: filename,
-          needsRename: filename !== TARGET_CONFIG_FILE,
-        };
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
   async analyze(): Promise<IPlannedChange[]> {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
 
-    const configFile = await this.findConfigFile();
+    // File rename (npmextra.json/smartconfig.json → .smartconfig.json)
-    if (!configFile) {
+    // is handled by the orchestrator before analysis.
-      logVerbose('No config file found (.smartconfig.json, smartconfig.json, or npmextra.json), skipping');
+    // This formatter only operates on .smartconfig.json.
+    const exists = await plugins.smartfs.file(CONFIG_FILE).exists();
+    if (!exists) {
+      logVerbose('.smartconfig.json does not exist, skipping');
       return changes;
     }
 
-    // Read current content
     const currentContent = (await plugins.smartfs
-      .file(configFile.path)
+      .file(CONFIG_FILE)
       .encoding('utf8')
       .read()) as string;
 
-    // Parse and apply migrations
     const smartconfigJson = JSON.parse(currentContent);
+
+    // Apply key migrations
     migrateNamespaceKeys(smartconfigJson);
     migrateAccessLevel(smartconfigJson);
 
@@ -117,26 +101,10 @@ export class SmartconfigFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
 
     const newContent = JSON.stringify(smartconfigJson, null, 2);
 
-    // If file needs renaming, plan a create + delete
+    if (newContent !== currentContent) {
-    if (configFile.needsRename) {
-      changes.push({
-        type: 'create',
-        path: TARGET_CONFIG_FILE,
-        module: this.name,
-        description: `Migrate ${configFile.path} to ${TARGET_CONFIG_FILE}`,
-        content: newContent,
-      });
-      changes.push({
-        type: 'delete',
-        path: configFile.path,
-        module: this.name,
-        description: `Remove old ${configFile.path}`,
-      });
-    } else if (newContent !== currentContent) {
-      // File is already .smartconfig.json, just needs content update
       changes.push({
         type: 'modify',
-        path: TARGET_CONFIG_FILE,
+        path: CONFIG_FILE,
         module: this.name,
         description: 'Migrate and format .smartconfig.json',
         content: newContent,
@@ -147,17 +115,11 @@ export class SmartconfigFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   }
 
   async applyChange(change: IPlannedChange): Promise<void> {
-    if (change.type === 'delete') {
+    if (change.type !== 'modify' || !change.content) return;
-      await this.deleteFile(change.path);
-      logger.log('info', `Removed old config file ${change.path}`);
-      return;
-    }
 
-    if (!change.content) return;
-
-    // Parse the content to check for missing required fields
     const smartconfigJson = JSON.parse(change.content);
 
+    // Check for missing required module information
     const expectedRepoInformation: string[] = [
       'projectType',
       'module.githost',
@@ -202,12 +164,7 @@ export class SmartconfigFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     }
 
     const finalContent = JSON.stringify(smartconfigJson, null, 2);
-
+    await this.modifyFile(change.path, finalContent);
-    if (change.type === 'create') {
+    logger.log('info', 'Updated .smartconfig.json');
-      await this.createFile(change.path, finalContent);
-    } else {
-      await this.modifyFile(change.path, finalContent);
-    }
-    logger.log('info', `Updated ${change.path}`);
   }
 }

ts/mod_format/index.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,27 @@ import { PrettierFormatter } from './formatters/prettier.formatter.js';
 import { ReadmeFormatter } from './formatters/readme.formatter.js';
 import { CopyFormatter } from './formatters/copy.formatter.js';
 
+/**
+ * Rename npmextra.json or smartconfig.json to .smartconfig.json
+ * before any formatter tries to read config.
+ */
+async function migrateConfigFile(): Promise<void> {
+  const target = '.smartconfig.json';
+  const targetExists = await plugins.smartfs.file(target).exists();
+  if (targetExists) return;
+
+  for (const oldName of ['smartconfig.json', 'npmextra.json']) {
+    const exists = await plugins.smartfs.file(oldName).exists();
+    if (exists) {
+      const content = await plugins.smartfs.file(oldName).encoding('utf8').read() as string;
+      await plugins.smartfs.file(`./${target}`).encoding('utf8').write(content);
+      await plugins.smartfs.file(oldName).delete();
+      logger.log('info', `Migrated ${oldName} to ${target}`);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // Shared formatter class map used by both run() and runFormatter()
 const formatterMap: Record<string, new (ctx: FormatContext, proj: Project) => BaseFormatter> = {
   cleanup: CleanupFormatter,
@@ -53,6 +74,9 @@ export let run = async (
 
   const shouldWrite = options.write ?? (options.dryRun === false);
 
+  // Migrate config file before anything reads it
+  await migrateConfigFile();
+
   const project = await Project.fromCwd({ requireProjectType: false });
   const context = new FormatContext();
   const planner = new FormatPlanner();