1.16.9

.gitignore

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ dist/
 dist_*/
 
 #------# custom
+.serena
+test-output.json

assets/templates/meta/.smartscaf.yml

@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ runafter:
   - git add -A && git commit -m initial
   - git push origin master
   - gitzone meta update
- 

changelog.md

@@ -1,12 +1,80 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.9 - fix(format)
+Improve concurrency control in cache and rollback modules, refine gitignore custom section handling, and enhance Prettier file processing
+
+- Added mutex locking in ChangeCache and RollbackManager to prevent race conditions during manifest updates
+- Updated gitignore logic to detect and preserve existing custom sections from various markers
+- Simplified Prettier formatter to process files sequentially, skip files without extensions, and log detailed status
+- Minor refactoring in base formatter and tsconfig file updates for improved reliability
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.8 - fix(format)
+
+Improve concurrency control in cache and rollback management with mutex locking and refine formatting details
+
+- Added 'withMutex' functions in ChangeCache and RollbackManager to synchronize file I/O operations
+- Introduced static mutex maps to prevent race conditions during manifest updates
+- Fixed minor formatting issues in commit info and package.json
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.7 - fix(core)
+
+Improve formatting, logging, and rollback integrity in core modules
+
+- Add .claude/settings.local.json with defined permissions for allowed commands
+- Standardize formatting in package.json, commit info, and configuration files
+- Refactor rollback manager to use atomic manifest writes and validate manifest structure
+- Enhance logging messages and overall code clarity in CLI and commit modules
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.6 - fix(changecache)
+
+Improve cache manifest validation and atomic file writes; add local settings and overrides
+
+- Add manifest structure validation and default fallback in getManifest
+- Implement atomic write in saveManifest using a temporary file and rename strategy
+- Enhance error handling and cleanup for corrupted manifest files
+- Introduce new .claude/settings.local.json for project-specific permission configuration
+- Add an empty assets/overrides.json file for future overrides
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.5 - fix(prettier)
+
+Improve file selection in Prettier formatter, remove legacy package overrides, and update CI template indentation
+
+- Added .claude/settings.local.json with updated permission settings for local commands
+- Removed unnecessary overrides from assets/overrides.json and cleared packageManager overrides in package.json
+- Adjusted CI template files (ci_default_gitlab, ci_default_private_gitlab, ci_docker_gitlab) for consistent indentation and formatting
+- Refined Prettier formatter logic by defining include directories, root config files, and filtering duplicates instead of manual exclusion
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.4 - fix(prettier)
+
+Improve file exclusion in the Prettier formatter to skip unnecessary files and directories.
+
+- Added exclusion patterns for node_modules, .git, dist, .nogit, coverage, .nyc_output, vendor, bower_components, jspm_packages, and minified files.
+- Optimized filtering logic to ensure only valid files are processed.
+
+## 2025-08-08 - 1.16.3 - fix(changecache/prettier)
+
+Skip directories during file processing to prevent errors in changecache and prettier formatting
+
+- Removed unnecessary await on synchronous file reads in changecache
+- Added directory checks in changecache to immediately skip directories
+- Filtered out directories in prettier formatter to avoid processing non-files
+
+## 2025-08-07 - 1.16.2 - fix(format)
+
+Fix format command confirmation prompt to correctly check user response
+
+- Fixed bug where format command always showed "cancelled" even when user confirmed
+- Changed response check from `response.proceed` to `response.value` for SmartInteract compatibility
+
 ## 2025-08-04 - 1.16.1 - fix(package/config)
+
 Move smartdiff dependency to runtime and add local bash permissions settings
 
 - Moved '@push.rocks/smartdiff' from devDependencies to dependencies in package.json
 - Added .claude/settings.local.json with allowed bash commands (grep, mkdir, find, ls)
 
 ## 2025-05-19 - 1.16.0 - feat(format)
+
 Enhance format module with rollback, diff reporting, and improved parallel execution
 
 - Implemented rollback functionality with backup management and automatic rollback on error
@@ -17,12 +85,14 @@ Enhance format module with rollback, diff reporting, and improved parallel execu
 - Updated package.json to include new dependency '@push.rocks/smartdiff'
 
 ## 2025-05-14 - 1.15.5 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc to ^1.5.0 and @types/node to ^22.15.18
 
 - Bumped @git.zone/tsdoc from ^1.4.5 to ^1.5.0
 - Bumped @types/node from ^22.15.17 to ^22.15.18
 
 ## 2025-05-13 - 1.15.4 - fix(package.json)
+
 Update dependency versions: bump @git.zone/tsdoc, @push.rocks/lik, @push.rocks/smartlog, and @types/node to their latest releases
 
 - Upgrade @git.zone/tsdoc from ^1.4.4 to ^1.4.5
@@ -31,6 +101,7 @@ Update dependency versions: bump @git.zone/tsdoc, @push.rocks/lik, @push.rocks/s
 - Upgrade @types/node from ^22.14.1 to ^22.15.17
 
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.15.3 - fix(deps)
+
 update dependency versions and improve website template variable handling
 
 - Bumped @git.zone/tsbuild from ^2.2.1 to ^2.3.2 and @types/node to ^22.14.1
@@ -38,56 +109,65 @@ update dependency versions and improve website template variable handling
 - Refactored website template update to correctly supply variables with added logging
 
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.15.2 - fix(website_update)
+
 Await supplyVariables call in website update template
 
 - Changed website template update to properly await the supplyVariables method
 - Ensured asynchronous consistency in updating website template variables
 
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.15.1 - fix(cli)
+
 Refresh internal CLI tooling and configuration for consistency.
 
-
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.15.0 - feat(config/template)
+
 Add assetbrokerUrl and legalUrl fields to module config and update website template to supply these values
 
 - Added assetbrokerUrl and legalUrl properties in ts/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts
 - Updated ts/mod_format/format.templates.ts to pass assetbrokerUrl and legalUrl to website template
 
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.14.1 - fix(package.json)
+
 Add packageManager field to specify pnpm version for consistent package management
 
 - Inserted packageManager property in package.json with pnpm version info to ensure reproducible dependency installs
 
 ## 2025-04-15 - 1.14.0 - feat(tsconfig_update)
+
 Add runafter directive to trigger gitzone format after tsconfig update
 
 - Added runafter configuration in assets/templates/tsconfig_update/.smartscaf.yml to automate formatting task
 
 ## 2025-03-07 - 1.13.1 - fix(cli)
+
 Improve commit message logging
 
 - Updated logging to display recommended next commit details.
 - Enabled interactive prompt for choosing commit type and scope.
 
 ## 2025-02-28 - 1.13.0 - feat(templates)
+
 Updated and added new TypeScript template files for npm projects
 
 - Added new paths.ts and plugins.ts template files for npm projects.
 - Removed outdated some.plugins.ts template file.
 
 ## 2025-02-25 - 1.12.8 - fix(metadata)
+
 Updated package and npmextra json description and keywords for enhanced development workflow clarity
 
 - Updated the description in package.json to focus on project setup and management.
 - Aligned the keywords in both package.json and npmextra.json to include more relevant terms such as gitzone utilities, template management, and CI/CD.
 
 ## 2025-02-25 - 1.12.7 - fix(meta)
+
 Fix issues in project metadata and configuration.
 
 - Updated package metadata to ensure accurate project description and licensing.
 - Ensured npm access level configuration consistency within npmextra.json.
 
 ## 2025-02-25 - 1.12.7 - fix(ci)
+
 Updated dependencies and added CI/CD workflows.
 
 - Updated several dependencies in package.json for compatibility and security.
@@ -96,6 +176,7 @@ Updated dependencies and added CI/CD workflows.
 - Ensured consistent formatting with Prettier and TypeScript configurations.
 
 ## 2025-01-29 - 1.12.6 - fix(project)
+
 Minor fixes and cleanup
 
 - Removed outdated pages/ directory entry in .gitignore.
@@ -104,6 +185,7 @@ Minor fixes and cleanup
 - Fixed formatting issues across various TypeScript files.
 
 ## 2025-01-29 - 1.12.5 - fix(cli)
+
 Initial implementation of CLI utility with project management features
 
 - Integration of various plugins for logging, command-line interactions, and project management.
@@ -111,34 +193,40 @@ Initial implementation of CLI utility with project management features
 - Implement commands for packaging, versioning, and deprecating npm packages.
 
 ## 2025-01-29 - 1.12.2 - fix(format)
+
 Add overrides for peek-readable in package.json formatting
 
 - Added a URL correction in the packageJson repository information.
 - Introduced support for pnpm overrides by including an `overrides.json` file.
 
 ## 2025-01-18 - 1.12.1 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update various package dependencies and Dockerfile base image
 
 - Updated Dockerfile base image from 'alpinenpmci' to 'alpine_npmci'.
 - Upgraded @git.zone/tsbuild, @git.zone/tsrun, @git.zone/tsdoc, and other dependencies to their latest versions.
 
 ## 2025-01-17 - 1.12.0 - feat(build)
+
 Update TypeScript configuration to support emit decorator metadata
 
 - Added emitDecoratorMetadata to the tsconfig.json template in assets/templates/tsconfig_update.
 
 ## 2025-01-08 - 1.11.0 - feat(cli)
+
 Add Docker command for cleaning up Docker system and extend deprecation command for multiple registries
 
 - Added a new command 'docker' to handle Docker system cleanup operations.
 - Improved the 'deprecate' command to support deprecating packages across multiple npm registry URLs.
 
 ## 2025-01-01 - 1.10.10 - fix(templates)
+
 Corrected typo in template file comment
 
 - Fixed repeated comment in the template file for services under 'assets/templates/service/ts/some.plugins.ts'.
 
 ## 2025-01-01 - 1.10.9 - fix(templates)
+
 Correct template file paths and organization for service projects
 
 - Moved 'some.classes.some.ts' to 'classes.some.ts'
@@ -146,60 +234,70 @@ Correct template file paths and organization for service projects
 - Resolved incorrect import paths in service templates
 
 ## 2025-01-01 - 1.10.8 - fix(assets/templates)
+
 Update CI template configurations to use module.githost
 
 - Replaced occurrences of {{git.host}} with {{module.githost}} in CI workflow files
 - Updated package dependencies for service template
 
 ## 2024-12-26 - 1.10.7 - fix(assets)
+
 Correct URLs in templates and fix TypeScript declaration
 
 - Updated incorrect URLs in Dockerfile templates to 'host.today'.
 - Fixed type declaration for 'TemplateResult' in header.ts file.
 
 ## 2024-12-08 - 1.10.6 - fix(ci)
+
 Corrected Docker image URL in CI templates
 
 - Updated Docker image URL from 'code.foss.global/hosttoday' to 'code.foss.global/host.today' in default_nottags.yaml and default_tags.yaml.
 - Adjusted gitignore template to include a custom section delineation.
 
 ## 2024-12-02 - 1.10.5 - fix(assets)
+
 Update .gitignore template to remove pages directory
 
 - Removed 'pages/' from the ignored directories in the .gitignore template.
 
 ## 2024-11-05 - 1.10.4 - fix(mod_format)
+
 Correct file extension for TypeScript path configuration
 
 - Fixed the TypeScript configuration to use correct file extensions for module subdirectories.
 
 ## 2024-10-27 - 1.10.3 - fix(mod_format)
+
 Reorder TypeScript formatting steps in mod_format module
 
 - Moved TypeScript configuration formatting earlier in the sequence for better logical consistency.
 
 ## 2024-10-27 - 1.10.2 - fix(format)
+
 Add logging for tsconfig.json formatting
 
 - Added an info log message for tsconfig.json formatting in format.tsconfig.ts.
 
 ## 2024-10-27 - 1.10.1 - fix(format)
+
 Fixed async issue in tsconfig module lookup and corrected property access
 
-
 ## 2024-10-27 - 1.10.0 - feat(mod_format)
+
 Add support for tsconfig.json formatting
 
 - Added a new script to format tsconfig.json.
 - Updated package.json to include `@git.zone/tspublish` as a dependency.
 
 ## 2024-10-23 - 1.9.126 - fix(format)
+
 Remove redundant package.json property checks
 
 - Removed property checks for `main`, `typings`, and `browserslist` from format.packagejson.ts
 - This change streamlines the formatting process by removing unnecessary exits
 
 ## 2024-09-29 - 1.9.125 - fix(cli)
+
 Fix package version configuration and formatting issues
 
 - Updated metadata fields in package.json (repository URL, bugs URL, and homepage).
@@ -207,15 +305,17 @@ Fix package version configuration and formatting issues
 - Added missing Prettier default TypeScript and Markdown configurations.
 
 ## 2024-09-27 - 1.9.124 - fix(cli)
+
 Ensured proper existence and initialization of readme files
 
 - Ensured readme.md and readme.hints.md files are created and initialized if they do not exist.
 
 ## 2024-09-27 - 1.9.123 - fix(core)
+
 No changes detected
 
-
 ## 2024-09-27 - 1.9.123 - fix(core)
+
 Update dependencies and improve build configurations
 
 - Updated several dependencies in package.json for better compatibility
@@ -226,88 +326,111 @@ Update dependencies and improve build configurations
 - Provided initial structure for readme and readme hints
 
 ## 2024-06-24 - 1.9.122 - fix(mod_commit)
+
 Update package.json dependencies: @git.zone/tsdoc and @push.rocks/smartpromise to latest versions.
 
 - - Updated @git.zone/tsdoc to ^1.3.12
 - - Updated @push.rocks/smartfile to ^11.0.21
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.121 - fix(mod_commit)
+
 Fix changelog template rendering by removing extra new line when no version details are provided.
 
 - Update package.json dependencies: @git.zone/tsdoc and @push.rocks/smartpromise to latest versions.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.120 - fix(mod_commit)
+
 Handle edge case for empty version details in changelog formatting
 
 - Added check for the length of the recommendedNextVersionDetails array
 - Ensure no extra newline in changelog if there are no version details
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.119 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc to v1.3.8
 
 - Updated @git.zone/tsdoc from v1.3.7 to v1.3.8 in package.json
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.118 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc to version 1.3.7
 
 - Bump @git.zone/tsdoc from 1.3.6 to 1.3.7 in both package.json and pnpm-lock.yaml
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.117 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc dependency to v1.3.6
 
 - Updated @git.zone/tsdoc version from 1.3.5 to 1.3.6 in package.json
 - Updated pnpm-lock.yaml to reflect the new version of @git.zone/tsdoc
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.116 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc to version 1.3.5
 
 - Updated the @git.zone/tsdoc dependency in package.json and pnpm-lock.yaml from version 1.3.4 to 1.3.5
 - Removed the outdated changelog.md file.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.114 - fix(format)
+
 Fixed formatting issues across multiple TypeScript files.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.113 - fix(mod_commit)
+
 Remove extra new lines in changelog.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.112 - fix(core)
+
 Update changelog formatting and remove outdated entries.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.111 - fix(changelog)
+
 Remove outdated changelog entries and update formatting.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.110 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc to version 1.3.4.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.109 - fix(changelog)
+
 Remove outdated entries and adjust formatting in changelog.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.108 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Update @git.zone/tsdoc dependency to version 1.3.2.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.107 - fix(changelog)
+
 Remove placeholder entries and adjust formatting in changelog.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.106 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Updated @git.zone/tsdoc from version 1.3.0 to 1.3.1.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.105 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Updated @git.zone/tsdoc dependency from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0 in package.json and pnpm-lock.yaml.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.104 - fix(changelog)
+
 Remove placeholder entries and adjust formatting in changelog.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.103 - fix(changelog)
+
 Fix changelog to remove placeholder entries and adjust formatting.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.102 - fix(logging)
+
 Optimize logger instantiation and configuration.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.101 - fix(metadata)
+
 Ensure accurate project metadata in package.json.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.100 - fix(dependencies)
+
 Updated @git.zone/tsdoc dependency version to ^1.2.2 in package.json and pnpm-lock.yaml.
 
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.9.99 - fix(mod_commit)
+
 Fix variable reassignment issue in changelog writing step.

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@git.zone/cli",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "1.16.1",
+  "version": "1.16.9",
   "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.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.ts",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@
     "last 1 chrome versions"
   ],
   "pnpm": {
-    "overrides": {
+    "overrides": {}
-      "peek-readable": "5.3.1"
-    }
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.7.0+sha512.6b865ad4b62a1d9842b61d674a393903b871d9244954f652b8842c2b553c72176b278f64c463e52d40fff8aba385c235c8c9ecf5cc7de4fd78b8bb6d49633ab6"
 }

readme.hints.md

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Gitzone CLI - Development Hints
 
-* the cli of the git.zone project.
+- the cli of the git.zone project.
 
 ## Project Overview
 
 Gitzone CLI (`@git.zone/cli`) is a comprehensive toolbelt for streamlining local development cycles. It provides utilities for:
+
 - Project initialization and templating (via smartscaf)
 - Code formatting and standardization
 - Version control and commit management
@@ -14,12 +15,14 @@ Gitzone CLI (`@git.zone/cli`) is a comprehensive toolbelt for streamlining local
 ## Architecture
 
 ### Core Structure
+
 - Main CLI entry: `cli.ts` / `cli.child.ts`
 - Modular architecture with separate modules in `ts/mod_*` directories
 - Each module handles specific functionality (format, commit, docker, etc.)
 - Extensive use of plugins pattern via `plugins.ts` files
 
 ### Configuration Management
+
 - Uses `npmextra.json` for all tool configuration
 - Configuration stored under `gitzone` key in npmextra
 - No separate `.gitzonerc` file - everything in npmextra.json
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ Gitzone CLI (`@git.zone/cli`) is a comprehensive toolbelt for streamlining local
 The format module is responsible for project standardization:
 
 #### Current Modules:
+
 1. **cleanup** - Removes obsolete files (yarn.lock, tslint.json, etc.)
 2. **copy** - File copying with glob patterns (fully implemented)
 3. **gitignore** - Creates/updates .gitignore from templates
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ The format module is responsible for project standardization:
 10. **tsconfig** - Formats TypeScript configuration
 
 #### Execution Order (Dependency-Based):
+
 - Modules are now executed in parallel groups based on dependencies
 - Independent modules run concurrently for better performance
 - Dependency analyzer ensures correct execution order
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ gitzone format --clean-backups
 
 ## API Changes
 
-- smartfile API updated to use fs.* and memory.* namespaces
+- smartfile API updated to use fs._ and memory._ namespaces
 - smartnpm requires instance creation: `new NpmRegistry()`
 - All file operations now use updated APIs
 - Type imports use `import type` for proper verbatim module syntax

readme.md

@@ -1,155 +1,417 @@
-# @git.zone/cli
+# @git.zone/cli 🚀
 
-A CLI toolbelt to streamline local development cycles by utilizing various gitzone utilities.
+**The ultimate CLI toolbelt for modern TypeScript development workflows**
 
-## Install
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@git.zone/cli.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@git.zone/cli)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
-To begin using `@git.zone/cli`, ensure that Node.js and npm are installed on your system. Once they are set up, install the CLI tool globally with the following command:
+## 🎯 What is gitzone?
 
-```shell
+gitzone is a powerful command-line interface that supercharges your development workflow with automated project management, intelligent code formatting, and seamless version control. Whether you're bootstrapping a new TypeScript project, maintaining code quality, or managing complex multi-repository setups, gitzone has got you covered.
+
+## 🏃‍♂️ Quick Start
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# Install globally via npm
 npm install -g @git.zone/cli
+
+# Or with pnpm (recommended)
+pnpm add -g @git.zone/cli
 ```
 
-This command makes `gitzone` or `gzone` accessible from any directory on your system.
+Once installed, you can use either `gitzone` or the shorter `gzone` command from anywhere in your terminal.
 
-## Usage
+### Your First Command
 
-The `gitzone` CLI provides a comprehensive set of utilities to optimize and manage the development lifecycle of projects, ranging from project initialization to version control, code formatting, and deployment processes. This usage guide will walk you through the available commands, their use cases, and provide detailed examples.
+```bash
-
+# Create a new TypeScript npm package
-### Initializing a New Project
-
-To bootstrap a new project aligned with modern TypeScript practices, use gitzone's template command. Choose from a range of templates tailored for different project types:
-
-```shell
-gitzone template [templatename]
-```
-
-Replace `[templatename]` with any of the following:
-- `npm`: Starts an npm module with TypeScript, complete with test and CI/CD integration.
-- `website`: Initializes a LitElement-based frontend application with features such as e2e testing and service worker setup.
-- `element`: Prepares a new standard setup for creating reusable web components with LitElement.
-
-**Example: Starting a New npm Project**
-1. Navigate to your desired directory in the terminal.
-2. Execute:
-   ```shell
 gitzone template npm
-   ```
-3. Respond to the prompts to customize the project settings. This includes setting up essential metadata such as name and repository information.
 
-### Committing Changes
+# Format your entire codebase
+gitzone format
 
-Standardizing commit messages and versionning with gitzone:
+# Create a semantic commit
-
-```shell
 gitzone commit
 ```
 
-This command provides an interactive prompt to create a conventional commit message, which will be automatically versioned based on the significance of the changes like `fix`, `feat`, or `BREAKING CHANGE`.
+## 🛠️ Core Features
 
-### Handling Package Deprecation
+### 📦 Project Templates
 
-Replace an outdated package with a new one for your team and users:
+Instantly scaffold production-ready projects with best practices built-in:
 
-```shell
+```bash
-gitzone deprecate
+gitzone template [template-name]
 ```
 
-The utility collects information about old and new package names through interactive prompts, and proceeds with deprecation notices in npm, guiding users towards the updated package.
+**Available templates:**
 
-### CI/CD Utilities
+- **`npm`** - TypeScript npm package with testing, CI/CD, and full tooling
+- **`service`** - Microservice architecture with Docker support
+- **`website`** - Modern web application with LitElement and service workers
+- **`wcc`** - Web Component Collection for reusable UI components
 
-Access your project’s CI/CD settings instantly:
+Each template comes pre-configured with:
 
-```shell
+- ✅ TypeScript with modern configurations
-gitzone open ci
+- ✅ Automated testing setup
+- ✅ CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub)
+- ✅ Code formatting and linting
+- ✅ Documentation structure
+
+### 🎨 Intelligent Code Formatting
+
+The most powerful feature of gitzone - automatically format and standardize your entire codebase:
+
+```bash
+# Preview changes without applying them
+gitzone format --dry-run
+
+# Format with automatic approval
+gitzone format --yes
+
+# Save formatting plan for later execution
+gitzone format --save-plan format-plan.json
+
+# Execute a saved plan
+gitzone format --from-plan format-plan.json
+
+# Enable verbose output for debugging
+gitzone format --verbose
 ```
 
-This command opens the settings page of the repository’s CI/CD configuration directly from your CLI, thus swiftly transitioning from local tasks to cloud configurations.
+**Format features:**
 
-### Maintaining Project Cleanliness
+- 🔄 **Smart caching** - Only processes changed files
+- 🛡️ **Rollback support** - Undo formatting changes if needed
+- 📊 **Detailed reporting** - See exactly what changed
+- ⚡ **Parallel execution** - Format multiple files simultaneously
+- 🎯 **Module-specific formatting** - Target specific formatters
 
-For consistent code formatting across your project:
+**Rollback capabilities:**
 
-```shell
+```bash
-gitzone format
+# List all available backups
+gitzone format --list-backups
+
+# Rollback to the last operation
+gitzone format --rollback
+
+# Rollback to a specific operation
+gitzone format --rollback [operation-id]
+
+# Clean old backups
+gitzone format --clean-backups
 ```
 
-This command applies uniform formatting styles using Prettier, ensuring your JS/TS and markdown files align with the project's style guide.
+**Formatters included:**
 
-### Lifecycle Management Commands
+- **Prettier** - JavaScript/TypeScript code formatting
+- **License** - Ensure proper licensing
+- **Package.json** - Standardize package configurations
+- **Tsconfig** - TypeScript configuration optimization
+- **Readme** - Documentation formatting
+- **Gitignore** - Repository ignore rules
+- **Templates** - Project template updates
+- **Npmextra** - Extended npm configurations
 
-#### Clean Builds
+### 🔀 Semantic Commits & Versioning
 
-Remove generated files and prepare for a fresh build:
+Create standardized commits that automatically handle versioning:
 
-```shell
+```bash
-gitzone clean
+gitzone commit
 ```
 
-This utility cleans up build artifacts from your project directory so that you can run a fresh build without residual clutter affecting outcomes.
+Features:
 
-#### Sync and meta Configuration
+- 📝 Interactive commit message builder
+- 🏷️ Automatic version bumping (major/minor/patch)
+- 📜 Changelog generation
+- 🚀 Optional auto-push to origin
+- 🎯 Conventional commit compliance
 
-To manage metadata that guides your project configurations and module syncing:
+The commit wizard guides you through:
 
-```shell
+1. **Type selection** (feat/fix/docs/style/refactor/perf/test/chore)
+2. **Scope definition** (component/module affected)
+3. **Description crafting**
+4. **Breaking change detection**
+5. **Version bump determination**
+
+### 🏗️ Meta Repository Management
+
+Manage multiple related repositories as a cohesive unit:
+
+```bash
+# Initialize a meta repository
 gitzone meta init
+
+# Add a sub-project
+gitzone meta add [name] [git-url]
+
+# Update all sub-projects
+gitzone meta update
+
+# Remove a sub-project
+gitzone meta remove [name]
 ```
 
-This initialization sets the groundwork for supporting gitzone projects by helping you create a `.meta.json` file that tracks subprojects.
+Perfect for:
 
-### Advanced Operations
+- Monorepo management
+- Multi-package projects
+- Coordinated deployments
+- Synchronized versioning
 
-#### Cloud and Docker Integrations
+### 🐳 Docker Management
 
-For projects integrating cloud deployment or containerization:
+Streamline your Docker workflow:
 
-```shell
+```bash
+# Clean up all Docker resources
 gitzone docker prune
 ```
 
-This utility manages Docker resources by cleaning stale volumes, containers, and images, ensuring efficient resource use.
+This command removes:
 
-### Detailed Use Cases
+- Stopped containers
+- Unused images
+- Dangling volumes
+- Unused networks
 
-#### **Project Setup and Template Management**
+### 🔗 Quick CI/CD Access
 
-Whether creating an npm module or a web component, the command `gitzone template [templatename]` invokes smart scaffolding processes that automatically set up a robust project environment equipped with modern tooling like TypeScript, Prettier configurations, and testing frameworks.
+Jump directly to your CI/CD configurations:
 
-#### **Commit Management**
+```bash
+# Open CI/CD settings
+gitzone open ci
 
-The `gitzone commit` command assures that your commit messages complement semantic versioning practices. It proposes version bumps based on detected changes and helps maintain an accurate project change log.
+# Open pipelines view
-
+gitzone open pipelines
-- **Interactive Commit:** Users engage in dialogues to define commit type (`fix`, `feat`, `BREAKING CHANGE`), scope, and description, resulting in uniform and meaningful commit logs.
-- **Automatic Versioning:** After message crafting, the versioning is attended by bumps similar to npm’s `npm version` with stages such as `major`, `minor`, and `patch`.
-
-#### **Formatting and Configurations**
-
-A consistent format yields a professional and readable codebase:
-```shell
-gitzone format
 ```
 
-- **Prettier Integration:** Formats not only TypeScript and JavaScript files but also documents such as `readme.md`, maintaining consistency in both code and documentation style.
+Works with GitLab repositories to provide instant access to your deployment configurations.
 
-#### **Synced Meta Projects**
+### 📝 Package Deprecation
 
-Effectively supervise interconnected repositories or module collections:
+Smoothly transition users from old to new packages:
-- **Meta Initialization (`meta init`)**: Lay down a foundation for a meta repository that orchestrates multiple projects by overseeing them through a centralized metadata file.
-- **Subproject Operations:** Commands such as `meta update`, `meta add`, `meta remove` enable dynamic management of subprojects, ensuring they remain updated with current features and aligned to the meta repository's standards.
 
-#### **CI/CD Integration**
+```bash
+gitzone deprecate
+```
 
-Directly linking your local development processes to continuous integration settings with `gitzone open ci` provides seamless switches between code and configuration in cloud-based environments.
+Interactive wizard for:
 
-#### **Real-time Docker Management**
+- Setting deprecation notices
+- Guiding users to replacements
+- Updating registry metadata
+- Coordinating migration paths
 
-For developers employing Docker for service deployments, `gitzone docker prune` offers a quick remedy to residual services, optimizing local/docker-storage for a more streamlined experience in container management.
+### 🚦 Project Initialization
 
-### Leveraging gitzone
+Prepare existing projects for development:
 
-By mastering the `gitzone` CLI commands, you gain unparalleled efficiency in managing your projects from conception to deployment. Encompassing a wide gamut of functionalities, from initial project scaffolding to synchronization of modularized repositories and beyond, `gitzone` serves as a linchpin for developers intent on optimizing their workflow. Understanding and utilizing its full potential catalyzes development cycles, granting the freedom to focus on innovation, collaboration, and delivering outstanding software products.
+```bash
+gitzone start
+```
+
+Automatically:
+
+- Checks out master branch
+- Pulls latest changes
+- Installs dependencies
+- Sets up development environment
+
+### 🔧 Helper Utilities
+
+Quick utilities for common tasks:
+
+```bash
+# Generate a unique short ID
+gitzone helpers shortid
+```
+
+## 📋 Configuration
+
+### npmextra.json Configuration
+
+Customize gitzone behavior through `npmextra.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "gitzone": {
+    "format": {
+      "interactive": true,
+      "showDiffs": false,
+      "autoApprove": false,
+      "parallel": true,
+      "rollback": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "autoRollbackOnError": true,
+        "backupRetentionDays": 7
+      },
+      "modules": {
+        "skip": ["prettier"],
+        "only": [],
+        "order": []
+      },
+      "cache": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "clean": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+- `CI` - Detect CI environment for automated workflows
+- `DEBUG` - Enable debug output
+- `GITZONE_FORMAT_PARALLEL` - Control parallel formatting
+
+## 🏆 Best Practices
+
+### For New Projects
+
+1. Start with a template: `gitzone template npm`
+2. Customize the generated structure
+3. Run initial format: `gitzone format`
+4. Set up CI/CD: `gitzone open ci`
+
+### For Existing Projects
+
+1. Initialize: `gitzone start`
+2. Format codebase: `gitzone format --dry-run` (preview first!)
+3. Apply formatting: `gitzone format --yes`
+4. Commit changes: `gitzone commit`
+
+### For Teams
+
+1. Document format preferences in `npmextra.json`
+2. Use `--save-plan` for reviewable format changes
+3. Enable rollback for safety
+4. Standardize commit conventions
+
+## 🎯 Common Workflows
+
+### Clean Development Cycle
+
+```bash
+# 1. Start fresh
+gitzone start
+
+# 2. Make changes
+# ... your development work ...
+
+# 3. Format code
+gitzone format
+
+# 4. Commit with semantic versioning
+gitzone commit
+
+# 5. Deploy (if CI/CD configured)
+# Automatic via git push
+```
+
+### Multi-Repository Management
+
+```bash
+# 1. Set up meta repository
+gitzone meta init
+
+# 2. Add all related projects
+gitzone meta add frontend https://github.com/org/frontend.git
+gitzone meta add backend https://github.com/org/backend.git
+gitzone meta add shared https://github.com/org/shared.git
+
+# 3. Synchronize updates
+gitzone meta update
+```
+
+### Safe Formatting with Rollback
+
+```bash
+# 1. Preview changes
+gitzone format --dry-run
+
+# 2. Save plan for review
+gitzone format --save-plan format-changes.json
+
+# 3. Apply formatting
+gitzone format --from-plan format-changes.json
+
+# 4. If something goes wrong, rollback
+gitzone format --rollback
+```
+
+## 🔌 Integrations
+
+### CI/CD Platforms
+
+- **GitLab CI** - Full pipeline support with templates
+- **GitHub Actions** - Automated workflows
+- **Docker** - Container-based deployments
+
+### Development Tools
+
+- **TypeScript** - First-class support
+- **Prettier** - Code formatting
+- **ESLint** - Linting (via format modules)
+- **npm/pnpm** - Package management
+
+### Version Control
+
+- **Git** - Deep integration
+- **Semantic Versioning** - Automatic version bumping
+- **Conventional Commits** - Standardized commit messages
+
+## 💡 Pro Tips
+
+1. **Use aliases**: Add `alias gz='gitzone'` to your shell profile
+2. **Combine commands**: `gitzone format --yes && gitzone commit`
+3. **Leverage templates**: Start projects right with proven structures
+4. **Enable caching**: Dramatically speeds up formatting operations
+5. **Save format plans**: Review changes before applying in production
+
+## 🐛 Troubleshooting
+
+### Format Command Shows "Cancelled"
+
+If the format command shows cancelled even after confirming:
+
+- Check your `npmextra.json` configuration
+- Try with `--yes` flag to skip confirmation
+- Use `--verbose` for detailed output
+
+### Docker Commands Fail
+
+Ensure Docker daemon is running:
+
+```bash
+docker info
+```
+
+### Template Creation Issues
+
+Verify npm/pnpm is properly configured:
+
+```bash
+npm config get registry
+```
+
+## 📈 Performance
+
+gitzone is optimized for speed:
+
+- **Parallel processing** for format operations
+- **Smart caching** to avoid redundant work
+- **Incremental updates** for meta repositories
+- **Minimal dependencies** for fast installation
 
 ## License and Legal Information
 

readme.plan.md

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 Please reread /home/philkunz/.claude/CLAUDE.md before proceeding with any implementation.
 
 ## Overview
+
 This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its functionality, reliability, and maintainability.
 
 ## Phase 1: Core Improvements (High Priority) - COMPLETED ✅
 
 ### 1. Enhanced Error Handling & Recovery ✅
+
 - [x] Implement rollback mechanism for failed format operations
 - [x] Add detailed error messages with recovery suggestions
 - [x] Create a `--dry-run` flag to preview changes before applying
@@ -15,12 +17,14 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 - [x] Implement plan → action workflow as default behavior
 
 ### 2. Complete Missing Functionality ✅
+
 - [x] Implement the `ensureDependency` function in format.packagejson.ts
 - [x] Develop the copy module for file pattern-based copying
 - [x] Add dependency version constraint management
 - [x] Support workspace/monorepo configurations (via configuration)
 
 ### 3. Configuration & Flexibility ✅
+
 - [x] Extend npmextra.json gitzone configuration section
 - [x] Allow custom license exclusion/inclusion lists
 - [x] Make format steps configurable (skip/include specific modules)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 - [x] Add format profiles for different project types
 
 ### 4. Architecture Changes ✅
+
 - [x] Introduce a `FormatContext` class to manage state across modules
 - [x] Create abstract `BaseFormatter` class for consistent module structure
 - [x] Implement event system for inter-module communication (via context)
@@ -37,12 +42,14 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 ## Phase 2: Performance & Reporting (Medium Priority) - COMPLETED ✅
 
 ### 5. Performance Optimizations ✅
+
 - [x] Implement parallel execution for independent format modules
 - [x] Add file change detection to skip unchanged files
 - [x] Create format cache to track last formatted state
 - [x] Optimize Prettier runs by batching files
 
 ### 6. Enhanced Reporting & Visibility ✅
+
 - [x] Generate comprehensive format report showing all changes
 - [x] Add diff view for file modifications
 - [x] Create verbose logging option
@@ -51,30 +58,35 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 ## Phase 3: Advanced Features (Lower Priority) - PARTIALLY COMPLETED
 
 ### 7. Better Integration & Extensibility ⏳
+
 - [ ] Create plugin system for custom format modules
 - [ ] Add hooks for pre/post format operations
 - [ ] Support custom validation rules
 - [ ] Integrate with git hooks for pre-commit formatting
 
 ### 8. Improved Template Integration ⏳
+
 - [ ] Better error handling when smartscaf operations fail
 - [ ] Add pre/post template hooks for custom processing
 - [ ] Validate template results before proceeding with format
 - [ ] Support skipping template updates via configuration
 
 ### 9. Enhanced License Management ⏳
+
 - [ ] Make license checking configurable (partial)
 - [ ] Add license compatibility matrix
 - [x] Support license exceptions for specific packages
 - [ ] Generate license report for compliance
 
 ### 10. Better Package.json Management ⏳
+
 - [ ] Smart dependency sorting and grouping
 - [ ] Automated script generation based on project type
 - [ ] Support for pnpm workspace configurations
 - [ ] Validation of package.json schema
 
 ### 11. Quality of Life Improvements ⏳
+
 - [ ] Interactive mode for format configuration
 - [ ] Undo/redo capability for format operations
 - [ ] Format presets for common scenarios
@@ -85,28 +97,33 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 ### ✅ Completed Features
 
 1. **Rollback Mechanism**
+
    - Full backup/restore functionality
    - Manifest tracking and integrity checks
    - CLI commands for rollback operations
 
 2. **Plan → Action Workflow**
+
    - Two-phase approach (analyze then execute)
    - Interactive confirmation
    - Dry-run support
 
 3. **Configuration System**
+
    - Comprehensive npmextra.json support
    - Module control (skip/only/order)
    - Cache configuration
    - Parallel execution settings
 
 4. **Performance Improvements**
+
    - Parallel execution by dependency analysis
    - File change caching
    - Prettier batching
    - Execution time tracking
 
 5. **Reporting & Statistics**
+
    - Detailed diff views
    - Execution statistics
    - Verbose logging mode
@@ -121,6 +138,7 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 ### 🚧 Partially Completed
 
 1. **License Management**
+
    - Basic configuration support
    - Exception handling for specific packages
    - Need: compatibility matrix, compliance reports
@@ -132,11 +150,13 @@ This plan outlines improvements for the gitzone format module to enhance its fun
 ### ⏳ Not Started
 
 1. **Plugin System**
+
    - Need to design plugin API
    - Hook system for pre/post operations
    - Custom validation rules
 
 2. **Git Integration**
+
    - Pre-commit hooks
    - Automatic formatting on commit
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/cli',
-  version: '1.16.1',
+  version: '1.16.9',
   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/classes.gitzoneconfig.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ export class GitzoneConfig {
   public async readConfigFromCwd() {
     const npmextraInstance = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra(paths.cwd);
     this.data = npmextraInstance.dataFor<IGitzoneConfigData>('gitzone', {});
-    this.data.npmciOptions = npmextraInstance.dataFor<IGitzoneConfigData['npmciOptions']>('npmci', {
+    this.data.npmciOptions = npmextraInstance.dataFor<
+      IGitzoneConfigData['npmciOptions']
+    >('npmci', {
       npmAccessLevel: 'public',
     });
   }

ts/gitzone.cli.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export let run = async () => {
       detailed: argvArg.detailed,
       interactive: argvArg.interactive !== false,
       parallel: argvArg.parallel !== false,
-      verbose: argvArg.verbose
+      verbose: argvArg.verbose,
     });
   });
 

ts/gitzone.logging.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 export const logger = plugins.smartlog.Smartlog.createForCommitinfo(commitinfo);
 
 // Add console destination
-const consoleDestination = new plugins.smartlogDestinationLocal.DestinationLocal();
+const consoleDestination =
+  new plugins.smartlogDestinationLocal.DestinationLocal();
 logger.addLogDestination(consoleDestination);
 
 // Verbose logging helper

ts/mod_commit/index.ts

@@ -10,20 +10,22 @@ export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
     await formatMod.run();
   }
 
-
   logger.log('info', `gathering facts...`);
   const aidoc = new plugins.tsdoc.AiDoc();
   await aidoc.start();
 
   const nextCommitObject = await aidoc.buildNextCommitObject(paths.cwd);
 
-  logger.log('info', `---------
+  logger.log(
+    'info',
+    `---------
     Next recommended commit would be:
     ===========
     -> ${nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersion}:
     -> ${nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionLevel}(${nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionScope}): ${nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionMessage}
     ===========
-  `);
+  `,
+  );
   const commitInteract = new plugins.smartinteract.SmartInteract();
   commitInteract.addQuestions([
     {
@@ -72,32 +74,55 @@ export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
   });
 
   logger.log('info', `Baking commitinfo into code ...`);
-  const commitInfo = new plugins.commitinfo.CommitInfo(paths.cwd, commitVersionType);
+  const commitInfo = new plugins.commitinfo.CommitInfo(
+    paths.cwd,
+    commitVersionType,
+  );
   await commitInfo.writeIntoPotentialDirs();
 
   logger.log('info', `Writing changelog.md ...`);
   let changelog = nextCommitObject.changelog;
-  changelog = changelog.replaceAll('{{nextVersion}}', (await commitInfo.getNextPlannedVersion()).versionString);
+  changelog = changelog.replaceAll(
-  changelog = changelog.replaceAll('{{nextVersionScope}}', `${await answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitType')}(${await answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitScope')})`);
+    '{{nextVersion}}',
-  changelog = changelog.replaceAll('{{nextVersionMessage}}', nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionMessage);
+    (await commitInfo.getNextPlannedVersion()).versionString,
+  );
+  changelog = changelog.replaceAll(
+    '{{nextVersionScope}}',
+    `${await answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitType')}(${await answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitScope')})`,
+  );
+  changelog = changelog.replaceAll(
+    '{{nextVersionMessage}}',
+    nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionMessage,
+  );
   if (nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionDetails?.length > 0) {
-    changelog = changelog.replaceAll('{{nextVersionDetails}}', '- ' + nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionDetails.join('\n- '));
+    changelog = changelog.replaceAll(
+      '{{nextVersionDetails}}',
+      '- ' + nextCommitObject.recommendedNextVersionDetails.join('\n- '),
+    );
   } else {
     changelog = changelog.replaceAll('\n{{nextVersionDetails}}', '');
   }
 
-  await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(changelog, plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, `changelog.md`));
+  await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
+    changelog,
+    plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, `changelog.md`),
+  );
 
   logger.log('info', `Staging files for commit:`);
   await smartshellInstance.exec(`git add -A`);
   await smartshellInstance.exec(`git commit -m "${commitString}"`);
   await smartshellInstance.exec(`npm version ${commitVersionType}`);
-  if (answerBucket.getAnswerFor('pushToOrigin') && !(process.env.CI === 'true')) {
+  if (
+    answerBucket.getAnswerFor('pushToOrigin') &&
+    !(process.env.CI === 'true')
+  ) {
     await smartshellInstance.exec(`git push origin master --follow-tags`);
   }
 };
 
-const createCommitStringFromAnswerBucket = (answerBucket: plugins.smartinteract.AnswerBucket) => {
+const createCommitStringFromAnswerBucket = (
+  answerBucket: plugins.smartinteract.AnswerBucket,
+) => {
   const commitType = answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitType');
   const commitScope = answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitScope');
   const commitDescription = answerBucket.getAnswerFor('commitDescription');

ts/mod_deprecate/index.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ export const run = async () => {
   const registryUrls = answerBucket.getAnswerFor(`registryUrls`).split(',');
   const oldPackageName = answerBucket.getAnswerFor(`oldPackageName`);
   const newPackageName = answerBucket.getAnswerFor(`newPackageName`);
-  logger.log('info', `Deprecating package ${oldPackageName} in favour of ${newPackageName}`);
+  logger.log(
+    'info',
+    `Deprecating package ${oldPackageName} in favour of ${newPackageName}`,
+  );
   const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
     executor: 'bash',
   });

ts/mod_format/classes.baseformatter.ts

@@ -2,18 +2,15 @@ import * as plugins from './mod.plugins.js';
 import { FormatContext } from './classes.formatcontext.js';
 import type { IPlannedChange } from './interfaces.format.js';
 import { Project } from '../classes.project.js';
-import { ChangeCache } from './classes.changecache.js';
 
 export abstract class BaseFormatter {
   protected context: FormatContext;
   protected project: Project;
-  protected cache: ChangeCache;
   protected stats: any; // Will be FormatStats from context
 
   constructor(context: FormatContext, project: Project) {
     this.context = context;
     this.project = project;
-    this.cache = context.getChangeCache();
     this.stats = context.getFormatStats();
   }
 
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ export abstract class BaseFormatter {
 
       await this.postExecute();
     } catch (error) {
-      await this.context.rollbackOperation();
+      // Don't rollback here - let the FormatPlanner handle it
       throw error;
     } finally {
       this.stats.endModule(this.name, startTime);
@@ -56,38 +53,30 @@ export abstract class BaseFormatter {
   }
 
   protected async modifyFile(filepath: string, content: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.context.trackFileChange(filepath);
+    // Validate filepath before writing
-    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(content, filepath);
+    if (!filepath || filepath.trim() === '') {
-    await this.cache.updateFileCache(filepath);
+      throw new Error(`Invalid empty filepath in modifyFile`);
+    }
+
+    // Ensure we have a proper path with directory component
+    // If the path has no directory component (e.g., "package.json"), prepend "./"
+    let normalizedPath = filepath;
+    if (!plugins.path.parse(filepath).dir) {
+      normalizedPath = './' + filepath;
+    }
+
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(content, normalizedPath);
   }
 
   protected async createFile(filepath: string, content: string): Promise<void> {
     await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(content, filepath);
-    await this.cache.updateFileCache(filepath);
   }
 
   protected async deleteFile(filepath: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.context.trackFileChange(filepath);
     await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(filepath);
   }
 
   protected async shouldProcessFile(filepath: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    const config = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
+    return true;
-    const useCache = config.dataFor('gitzone.format.cache.enabled', true);
-    
-    if (!useCache) {
-      return true; // Process all files if cache is disabled
-    }
-    
-    const hasChanged = await this.cache.hasFileChanged(filepath);
-    
-    // Record cache statistics
-    if (hasChanged) {
-      this.stats.recordCacheMiss();
-    } else {
-      this.stats.recordCacheHit();
-    }
-    
-    return hasChanged;
   }
 }

ts/mod_format/classes.changecache.ts

@@ -29,21 +29,54 @@ export class ChangeCache {
   }
 
   async getManifest(): Promise<ICacheManifest> {
-    const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(this.manifestPath);
+    const defaultManifest: ICacheManifest = {
-    if (!exists) {
-      return {
       version: this.cacheVersion,
       lastFormat: 0,
-        files: []
+      files: [],
     };
+
+    const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(this.manifestPath);
+    if (!exists) {
+      return defaultManifest;
     }
 
-    const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(this.manifestPath);
+    try {
-    return JSON.parse(content);
+      const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(this.manifestPath);
+      const manifest = JSON.parse(content);
+
+      // Validate the manifest structure
+      if (this.isValidManifest(manifest)) {
+        return manifest;
+      } else {
+        console.warn('Invalid manifest structure, returning default manifest');
+        return defaultManifest;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(
+        `Failed to read cache manifest: ${error.message}, returning default manifest`,
+      );
+      // Try to delete the corrupted file
+      try {
+        await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(this.manifestPath);
+      } catch (removeError) {
+        // Ignore removal errors
+      }
+      return defaultManifest;
+    }
   }
 
   async saveManifest(manifest: ICacheManifest): Promise<void> {
-    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2), this.manifestPath);
+    // Validate before saving
+    if (!this.isValidManifest(manifest)) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid manifest structure, cannot save');
+    }
+
+    // Ensure directory exists
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(this.cacheDir);
+
+    // Write directly with proper JSON stringification
+    const jsonContent = JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2);
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(jsonContent, this.manifestPath);
   }
 
   async hasFileChanged(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -59,21 +92,29 @@ export class ChangeCache {
 
     // Get current file stats
     const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(absolutePath);
-    const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
+
+    // Skip directories
+    if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+      return false; // Directories are not processed
+    }
+
+    const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
     const currentChecksum = this.calculateChecksum(content);
 
     // Get cached info
     const manifest = await this.getManifest();
-    const cachedFile = manifest.files.find(f => f.path === filePath);
+    const cachedFile = manifest.files.find((f) => f.path === filePath);
 
     if (!cachedFile) {
       return true; // Not in cache, so it's changed
     }
 
     // Compare checksums
-    return cachedFile.checksum !== currentChecksum || 
+    return (
+      cachedFile.checksum !== currentChecksum ||
       cachedFile.size !== stats.size ||
-           cachedFile.modified !== stats.mtimeMs;
+      cachedFile.modified !== stats.mtimeMs
+    );
   }
 
   async updateFileCache(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -83,18 +124,24 @@ export class ChangeCache {
 
     // Get current file stats
     const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(absolutePath);
-    const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
+
+    // Skip directories
+    if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+      return; // Don't cache directories
+    }
+
+    const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
     const checksum = this.calculateChecksum(content);
 
     // Update manifest
     const manifest = await this.getManifest();
-    const existingIndex = manifest.files.findIndex(f => f.path === filePath);
+    const existingIndex = manifest.files.findIndex((f) => f.path === filePath);
 
     const cacheEntry: IFileCache = {
       path: filePath,
       checksum,
       modified: stats.mtimeMs,
-      size: stats.size
+      size: stats.size,
     };
 
     if (existingIndex !== -1) {
@@ -141,4 +188,36 @@ export class ChangeCache {
   private calculateChecksum(content: string | Buffer): string {
     return plugins.crypto.createHash('sha256').update(content).digest('hex');
   }
+
+  private isValidManifest(manifest: any): manifest is ICacheManifest {
+    // Check if manifest has the required structure
+    if (!manifest || typeof manifest !== 'object') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check required fields
+    if (
+      typeof manifest.version !== 'string' ||
+      typeof manifest.lastFormat !== 'number' ||
+      !Array.isArray(manifest.files)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check each file entry
+    for (const file of manifest.files) {
+      if (
+        !file ||
+        typeof file !== 'object' ||
+        typeof file.path !== 'string' ||
+        typeof file.checksum !== 'string' ||
+        typeof file.modified !== 'number' ||
+        typeof file.size !== 'number'
+      ) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
 }

ts/mod_format/classes.dependency-analyzer.ts

@@ -17,16 +17,23 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
   private initializeDependencies(): void {
     // Define dependencies between format modules
     const dependencies = {
-      'cleanup': [],  // No dependencies
+      cleanup: [], // No dependencies
-      'npmextra': [],  // No dependencies
+      npmextra: [], // No dependencies
-      'license': ['npmextra'],  // Depends on npmextra for config
+      license: ['npmextra'], // Depends on npmextra for config
-      'packagejson': ['npmextra'],  // Depends on npmextra for config
+      packagejson: ['npmextra'], // Depends on npmextra for config
-      'templates': ['npmextra', 'packagejson'],  // Depends on both
+      templates: ['npmextra', 'packagejson'], // Depends on both
-      'gitignore': ['templates'],  // Depends on templates
+      gitignore: ['templates'], // Depends on templates
-      'tsconfig': ['packagejson'],  // Depends on package.json
+      tsconfig: ['packagejson'], // Depends on package.json
-      'prettier': ['cleanup', 'npmextra', 'packagejson', 'templates', 'gitignore', 'tsconfig'],  // Runs after most others
+      prettier: [
-      'readme': ['npmextra', 'packagejson'],  // Depends on project metadata
+        'cleanup',
-      'copy': ['npmextra'],  // Depends on config
+        'npmextra',
+        'packagejson',
+        'templates',
+        'gitignore',
+        'tsconfig',
+      ], // Runs after most others
+      readme: ['npmextra', 'packagejson'], // Depends on project metadata
+      copy: ['npmextra'], // Depends on config
     };
 
     // Initialize all modules
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
       this.moduleDependencies.set(module, {
         module,
         dependencies: new Set(deps),
-        dependents: new Set()
+        dependents: new Set(),
       });
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
   }
 
   getExecutionGroups(modules: BaseFormatter[]): BaseFormatter[][] {
-    const modulesMap = new Map(modules.map(m => [m.name, m]));
+    const modulesMap = new Map(modules.map((m) => [m.name, m]));
     const executed = new Set<string>();
     const groups: BaseFormatter[][] = [];
 
@@ -68,8 +75,9 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
         }
 
         // Check if all dependencies have been executed
-        const allDepsExecuted = Array.from(dependency.dependencies)
+        const allDepsExecuted = Array.from(dependency.dependencies).every(
-          .every(dep => executed.has(dep) || !modulesMap.has(dep));
+          (dep) => executed.has(dep) || !modulesMap.has(dep),
+        );
 
         if (allDepsExecuted) {
           currentGroup.push(module);
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
         }
       }
 
-      currentGroup.forEach(m => executed.add(m.name));
+      currentGroup.forEach((m) => executed.add(m.name));
       groups.push(currentGroup);
     }
 
@@ -99,9 +107,11 @@ export class DependencyAnalyzer {
     if (!dep1 || !dep2) return false;
 
     // Check if module1 depends on module2 or vice versa
-    return !dep1.dependencies.has(module2) && 
+    return (
+      !dep1.dependencies.has(module2) &&
       !dep2.dependencies.has(module1) &&
       !dep1.dependents.has(module2) &&
-           !dep2.dependents.has(module1);
+      !dep2.dependents.has(module1)
+    );
   }
 }

ts/mod_format/classes.diffreporter.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import { logger } from '../gitzone.logging.js';
 export class DiffReporter {
   private diffs: Map<string, string> = new Map();
 
-  async generateDiff(filePath: string, oldContent: string, newContent: string): Promise<string> {
+  async generateDiff(
+    filePath: string,
+    oldContent: string,
+    newContent: string,
+  ): Promise<string> {
     const diff = plugins.smartdiff.createDiff(oldContent, newContent);
     this.diffs.set(filePath, diff);
     return diff;
@@ -22,16 +26,25 @@ export class DiffReporter {
         return null;
       }
 
-      const currentContent = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(change.path);
+      const currentContent = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(
+        change.path,
+      );
 
       // For planned changes, we need the new content
       if (!change.content) {
         return null;
       }
 
-      return await this.generateDiff(change.path, currentContent, change.content);
+      return await this.generateDiff(
+        change.path,
+        currentContent,
+        change.content,
+      );
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.log('error', `Failed to generate diff for ${change.path}: ${error.message}`);
+      logger.log(
+        'error',
+        `Failed to generate diff for ${change.path}: ${error.message}`,
+      );
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ export class DiffReporter {
 
   private colorDiff(diff: string): string {
     const lines = diff.split('\n');
-    const coloredLines = lines.map(line => {
+    const coloredLines = lines.map((line) => {
       if (line.startsWith('+') && !line.startsWith('+++')) {
         return `\x1b[32m${line}\x1b[0m`; // Green for additions
       } else if (line.startsWith('-') && !line.startsWith('---')) {
@@ -90,11 +103,14 @@ export class DiffReporter {
       totalFiles: this.diffs.size,
       diffs: Array.from(this.diffs.entries()).map(([path, diff]) => ({
         path,
-        diff
+        diff,
-      }))
+      })),
     };
 
-    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(JSON.stringify(report, null, 2), outputPath);
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
+      JSON.stringify(report, null, 2),
+      outputPath,
+    );
     logger.log('info', `Diff report saved to ${outputPath}`);
   }
 

ts/mod_format/classes.formatcontext.ts

@@ -1,64 +1,13 @@
 import * as plugins from './mod.plugins.js';
-import { RollbackManager } from './classes.rollbackmanager.js';
-import { ChangeCache } from './classes.changecache.js';
 import { FormatStats } from './classes.formatstats.js';
-import type { IFormatOperation, IFormatPlan } from './interfaces.format.js';
 
 export class FormatContext {
-  private rollbackManager: RollbackManager;
-  private currentOperation: IFormatOperation | null = null;
-  private changeCache: ChangeCache;
   private formatStats: FormatStats;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.rollbackManager = new RollbackManager();
-    this.changeCache = new ChangeCache();
     this.formatStats = new FormatStats();
   }
 
-  async beginOperation(): Promise<void> {
-    this.currentOperation = await this.rollbackManager.createOperation();
-  }
-  
-  async trackFileChange(filepath: string): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.currentOperation) {
-      throw new Error('No operation in progress. Call beginOperation() first.');
-    }
-    await this.rollbackManager.backupFile(filepath, this.currentOperation.id);
-  }
-  
-  async commitOperation(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.currentOperation) {
-      throw new Error('No operation in progress. Call beginOperation() first.');
-    }
-    await this.rollbackManager.markComplete(this.currentOperation.id);
-    this.currentOperation = null;
-  }
-  
-  async rollbackOperation(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.currentOperation) {
-      throw new Error('No operation in progress. Call beginOperation() first.');
-    }
-    await this.rollbackManager.rollback(this.currentOperation.id);
-    this.currentOperation = null;
-  }
-  
-  async rollbackTo(operationId: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.rollbackManager.rollback(operationId);
-  }
-  
-  getRollbackManager(): RollbackManager {
-    return this.rollbackManager;
-  }
-  
-  getChangeCache(): ChangeCache {
-    return this.changeCache;
-  }
-  
-  async initializeCache(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.changeCache.initialize();
-  }
-  
   getFormatStats(): FormatStats {
     return this.formatStats;
   }

ts/mod_format/classes.formatplanner.ts

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ export class FormatPlanner {
         filesAdded: 0,
         filesModified: 0,
         filesRemoved: 0,
-        estimatedTime: 0
+        estimatedTime: 0,
       },
       changes: [],
-      warnings: []
+      warnings: [],
     };
 
     for (const module of modules) {
@@ -49,45 +49,30 @@ export class FormatPlanner {
         plan.warnings.push({
           level: 'error',
           message: `Failed to analyze module ${module.name}: ${error.message}`,
-          module: module.name
+          module: module.name,
         });
       }
     }
 
-    plan.summary.totalFiles = plan.summary.filesAdded + plan.summary.filesModified + plan.summary.filesRemoved;
+    plan.summary.totalFiles =
+      plan.summary.filesAdded +
+      plan.summary.filesModified +
+      plan.summary.filesRemoved;
     plan.summary.estimatedTime = plan.summary.totalFiles * 100; // 100ms per file estimate
 
     return plan;
   }
 
-  async executePlan(plan: IFormatPlan, modules: BaseFormatter[], context: FormatContext, parallel: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
+  async executePlan(
-    await context.beginOperation();
+    plan: IFormatPlan,
+    modules: BaseFormatter[],
+    context: FormatContext,
+    parallel: boolean = false,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const startTime = Date.now();
 
     try {
-      if (parallel) {
+      // Always use sequential execution to avoid race conditions
-        // Get execution groups based on dependencies
-        const executionGroups = this.dependencyAnalyzer.getExecutionGroups(modules);
-        
-        logger.log('info', `Executing formatters in ${executionGroups.length} groups...`);
-        
-        for (let i = 0; i < executionGroups.length; i++) {
-          const group = executionGroups[i];
-          logger.log('info', `Executing group ${i + 1}: ${group.map(m => m.name).join(', ')}`);
-          
-          // Execute modules in this group in parallel
-          const promises = group.map(async (module) => {
-            const changes = this.plannedChanges.get(module.name) || [];
-            if (changes.length > 0) {
-              logger.log('info', `Executing ${module.name} formatter...`);
-              await module.execute(changes);
-            }
-          });
-          
-          await Promise.all(promises);
-        }
-      } else {
-        // Sequential execution (original implementation)
       for (const module of modules) {
         const changes = this.plannedChanges.get(module.name) || [];
 
@@ -96,20 +81,19 @@ export class FormatPlanner {
           await module.execute(changes);
         }
       }
-      }
 
       const endTime = Date.now();
       const duration = endTime - startTime;
       logger.log('info', `Format operations completed in ${duration}ms`);
-      
-      await context.commitOperation();
     } catch (error) {
-      await context.rollbackOperation();
       throw error;
     }
   }
 
-  async displayPlan(plan: IFormatPlan, detailed: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
+  async displayPlan(
+    plan: IFormatPlan,
+    detailed: boolean = false,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     console.log('\nFormat Plan:');
     console.log('━'.repeat(50));
     console.log(`Summary: ${plan.summary.totalFiles} files will be changed`);
@@ -128,7 +112,9 @@ export class FormatPlanner {
     }
 
     for (const [module, changes] of changesByModule) {
-      console.log(`\n${this.getModuleIcon(module)} ${module} (${changes.length} ${changes.length === 1 ? 'file' : 'files'})`);
+      console.log(
+        `\n${this.getModuleIcon(module)} ${module} (${changes.length} ${changes.length === 1 ? 'file' : 'files'})`,
+      );
 
       for (const change of changes) {
         const icon = this.getChangeIcon(change.type);
@@ -157,16 +143,16 @@ export class FormatPlanner {
 
   private getModuleIcon(module: string): string {
     const icons: Record<string, string> = {
-      'packagejson': '📦',
+      packagejson: '📦',
-      'license': '📝',
+      license: '📝',
-      'tsconfig': '🔧',
+      tsconfig: '🔧',
-      'cleanup': '🚮',
+      cleanup: '🚮',
-      'gitignore': '🔒',
+      gitignore: '🔒',
-      'prettier': '✨',
+      prettier: '✨',
-      'readme': '📖',
+      readme: '📖',
-      'templates': '📄',
+      templates: '📄',
-      'npmextra': '⚙️',
+      npmextra: '⚙️',
-      'copy': '📋'
+      copy: '📋',
     };
     return icons[module] || '📁';
   }

ts/mod_format/classes.formatstats.ts

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export class FormatStats {
         totalDeleted: 0,
         totalErrors: 0,
         cacheHits: 0,
-        cacheMisses: 0
+        cacheMisses: 0,
-      }
+      },
     };
   }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class FormatStats {
       successes: 0,
       filesCreated: 0,
       filesModified: 0,
-      filesDeleted: 0
+      filesDeleted: 0,
     });
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export class FormatStats {
     }
   }
 
-  recordFileOperation(moduleName: string, operation: 'create' | 'modify' | 'delete', success: boolean = true): void {
+  recordFileOperation(
+    moduleName: string,
+    operation: 'create' | 'modify' | 'delete',
+    success: boolean = true,
+  ): void {
     const moduleStats = this.stats.moduleStats.get(moduleName);
     if (!moduleStats) return;
 
@@ -122,16 +126,24 @@ export class FormatStats {
 
     // Overall stats
     console.log('\nOverall Summary:');
-    console.log(`  Total Execution Time: ${this.formatDuration(this.stats.totalExecutionTime)}`);
+    console.log(
+      `  Total Execution Time: ${this.formatDuration(this.stats.totalExecutionTime)}`,
+    );
     console.log(`  Files Processed: ${this.stats.overallStats.totalFiles}`);
     console.log(`    • Created: ${this.stats.overallStats.totalCreated}`);
     console.log(`    • Modified: ${this.stats.overallStats.totalModified}`);
     console.log(`    • Deleted: ${this.stats.overallStats.totalDeleted}`);
     console.log(`  Errors: ${this.stats.overallStats.totalErrors}`);
 
-    if (this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits > 0 || this.stats.overallStats.cacheMisses > 0) {
+    if (
-      const cacheHitRate = this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits / 
+      this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits > 0 ||
-        (this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits + this.stats.overallStats.cacheMisses) * 100;
+      this.stats.overallStats.cacheMisses > 0
+    ) {
+      const cacheHitRate =
+        (this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits /
+          (this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits +
+            this.stats.overallStats.cacheMisses)) *
+        100;
       console.log(`  Cache Hit Rate: ${cacheHitRate.toFixed(1)}%`);
       console.log(`    • Hits: ${this.stats.overallStats.cacheHits}`);
       console.log(`    • Misses: ${this.stats.overallStats.cacheMisses}`);
@@ -141,12 +153,17 @@ export class FormatStats {
     console.log('\nModule Breakdown:');
     console.log('─'.repeat(50));
 
-    const sortedModules = Array.from(this.stats.moduleStats.values())
+    const sortedModules = Array.from(this.stats.moduleStats.values()).sort(
-      .sort((a, b) => b.filesProcessed - a.filesProcessed);
+      (a, b) => b.filesProcessed - a.filesProcessed,
+    );
 
     for (const moduleStats of sortedModules) {
-      console.log(`\n${this.getModuleIcon(moduleStats.name)} ${moduleStats.name}:`);
+      console.log(
-      console.log(`  Execution Time: ${this.formatDuration(moduleStats.executionTime)}`);
+        `\n${this.getModuleIcon(moduleStats.name)} ${moduleStats.name}:`,
+      );
+      console.log(
+        `  Execution Time: ${this.formatDuration(moduleStats.executionTime)}`,
+      );
       console.log(`  Files Processed: ${moduleStats.filesProcessed}`);
 
       if (moduleStats.filesCreated > 0) {
@@ -172,10 +189,13 @@ export class FormatStats {
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
       executionTime: this.stats.totalExecutionTime,
       overallStats: this.stats.overallStats,
-      moduleStats: Array.from(this.stats.moduleStats.values())
+      moduleStats: Array.from(this.stats.moduleStats.values()),
     };
 
-    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(JSON.stringify(report, null, 2), outputPath);
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
+      JSON.stringify(report, null, 2),
+      outputPath,
+    );
     logger.log('info', `Statistics report saved to ${outputPath}`);
   }
 
@@ -193,16 +213,16 @@ export class FormatStats {
 
   private getModuleIcon(module: string): string {
     const icons: Record<string, string> = {
-      'packagejson': '📦',
+      packagejson: '📦',
-      'license': '📝',
+      license: '📝',
-      'tsconfig': '🔧',
+      tsconfig: '🔧',
-      'cleanup': '🚮',
+      cleanup: '🚮',
-      'gitignore': '🔒',
+      gitignore: '🔒',
-      'prettier': '✨',
+      prettier: '✨',
-      'readme': '📖',
+      readme: '📖',
-      'templates': '📄',
+      templates: '📄',
-      'npmextra': '⚙️',
+      npmextra: '⚙️',
-      'copy': '📋'
+      copy: '📋',
     };
     return icons[module] || '📁';
   }

ts/mod_format/classes.rollbackmanager.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class RollbackManager {
       id: this.generateOperationId(),
       timestamp: Date.now(),
       files: [],
-      status: 'pending'
+      status: 'pending',
     };
 
     await this.updateManifest(operation);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class RollbackManager {
     }
 
     // Read file content and metadata
-    const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
+    const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(absolutePath);
     const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(absolutePath);
     const checksum = this.calculateChecksum(content);
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class RollbackManager {
       path: filepath,
       originalContent: content,
       checksum,
-      permissions: stats.mode.toString(8)
+      permissions: stats.mode.toString(8),
     });
 
     await this.updateManifest(operation);
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export class RollbackManager {
   async rollback(operationId: string): Promise<void> {
     const operation = await this.getOperation(operationId);
     if (!operation) {
-      throw new Error(`Operation ${operationId} not found`);
+      // Operation doesn't exist, might have already been rolled back or never created
+      console.warn(`Operation ${operationId} not found for rollback, skipping`);
+      return;
     }
 
     if (operation.status === 'rolled-back') {
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ export class RollbackManager {
 
       // Verify backup integrity
       const backupPath = this.getBackupPath(operationId, file.path);
-      const backupContent = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(backupPath);
+      const backupContent = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(backupPath);
       const backupChecksum = this.calculateChecksum(backupContent);
 
       if (backupChecksum !== file.checksum) {
@@ -114,19 +116,25 @@ export class RollbackManager {
 
   async cleanOldBackups(retentionDays: number): Promise<void> {
     const manifest = await this.getManifest();
-    const cutoffTime = Date.now() - (retentionDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+    const cutoffTime = Date.now() - retentionDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
-    const operationsToDelete = manifest.operations.filter(op => 
+    const operationsToDelete = manifest.operations.filter(
-      op.timestamp < cutoffTime && op.status === 'completed'
+      (op) => op.timestamp < cutoffTime && op.status === 'completed',
     );
 
     for (const operation of operationsToDelete) {
       // Remove backup files
-      const operationDir = plugins.path.join(this.backupDir, 'operations', operation.id);
+      const operationDir = plugins.path.join(
+        this.backupDir,
+        'operations',
+        operation.id,
+      );
       await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(operationDir);
 
       // Remove from manifest
-      manifest.operations = manifest.operations.filter(op => op.id !== operation.id);
+      manifest.operations = manifest.operations.filter(
+        (op) => op.id !== operation.id,
+      );
     }
 
     await this.saveManifest(manifest);
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ export class RollbackManager {
         return false;
       }
 
-      const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(backupPath);
+      const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(backupPath);
       const checksum = this.calculateChecksum(content);
 
       if (checksum !== file.checksum) {
@@ -164,7 +172,9 @@ export class RollbackManager {
 
   private async ensureBackupDir(): Promise<void> {
     await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(this.backupDir);
-    await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(plugins.path.join(this.backupDir, 'operations'));
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(
+      plugins.path.join(this.backupDir, 'operations'),
+    );
   }
 
   private generateOperationId(): string {
@@ -177,7 +187,14 @@ export class RollbackManager {
     const filename = plugins.path.basename(filepath);
     const dir = plugins.path.dirname(filepath);
     const safeDir = dir.replace(/[/\\]/g, '__');
-    return plugins.path.join(this.backupDir, 'operations', operationId, 'files', safeDir, `${filename}.backup`);
+    return plugins.path.join(
+      this.backupDir,
+      'operations',
+      operationId,
+      'files',
+      safeDir,
+      `${filename}.backup`,
+    );
   }
 
   private calculateChecksum(content: string | Buffer): string {
@@ -185,27 +202,68 @@ export class RollbackManager {
   }
 
   private async getManifest(): Promise<{ operations: IFormatOperation[] }> {
+    const defaultManifest = { operations: [] };
+
     const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(this.manifestPath);
     if (!exists) {
-      return { operations: [] };
+      return defaultManifest;
     }
 
-    const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(this.manifestPath);
+    try {
-    return JSON.parse(content);
+      const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(this.manifestPath);
+      const manifest = JSON.parse(content);
+
+      // Validate the manifest structure
+      if (this.isValidManifest(manifest)) {
+        return manifest;
+      } else {
+        console.warn(
+          'Invalid rollback manifest structure, returning default manifest',
+        );
+        return defaultManifest;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(
+        `Failed to read rollback manifest: ${error.message}, returning default manifest`,
+      );
+      // Try to delete the corrupted file
+      try {
+        await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(this.manifestPath);
+      } catch (removeError) {
+        // Ignore removal errors
+      }
+      return defaultManifest;
+    }
   }
 
-  private async saveManifest(manifest: { operations: IFormatOperation[] }): Promise<void> {
+  private async saveManifest(manifest: {
-    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2), this.manifestPath);
+    operations: IFormatOperation[];
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    // Validate before saving
+    if (!this.isValidManifest(manifest)) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid rollback manifest structure, cannot save');
     }
 
-  private async getOperation(operationId: string): Promise<IFormatOperation | null> {
+    // Ensure directory exists
+    await this.ensureBackupDir();
+
+    // Write directly with proper JSON stringification
+    const jsonContent = JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2);
+    await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(jsonContent, this.manifestPath);
+  }
+
+  private async getOperation(
+    operationId: string,
+  ): Promise<IFormatOperation | null> {
     const manifest = await this.getManifest();
-    return manifest.operations.find(op => op.id === operationId) || null;
+    return manifest.operations.find((op) => op.id === operationId) || null;
   }
 
   private async updateManifest(operation: IFormatOperation): Promise<void> {
     const manifest = await this.getManifest();
-    const existingIndex = manifest.operations.findIndex(op => op.id === operation.id);
+    const existingIndex = manifest.operations.findIndex(
+      (op) => op.id === operation.id,
+    );
 
     if (existingIndex !== -1) {
       manifest.operations[existingIndex] = operation;
@@ -215,4 +273,46 @@ export class RollbackManager {
 
     await this.saveManifest(manifest);
   }
+
+  private isValidManifest(
+    manifest: any,
+  ): manifest is { operations: IFormatOperation[] } {
+    // Check if manifest has the required structure
+    if (!manifest || typeof manifest !== 'object') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check required fields
+    if (!Array.isArray(manifest.operations)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check each operation entry
+    for (const operation of manifest.operations) {
+      if (
+        !operation ||
+        typeof operation !== 'object' ||
+        typeof operation.id !== 'string' ||
+        typeof operation.timestamp !== 'number' ||
+        typeof operation.status !== 'string' ||
+        !Array.isArray(operation.files)
+      ) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // Check each file in the operation
+      for (const file of operation.files) {
+        if (
+          !file ||
+          typeof file !== 'object' ||
+          typeof file.path !== 'string' ||
+          typeof file.checksum !== 'string'
+        ) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
 }

ts/mod_format/format.cleanup.ts

@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ import * as paths from '../paths.js';
 import { logger } from '../gitzone.logging.js';
 import { Project } from '../classes.project.js';
 
-const filesToDelete = ['defaults.yml', 'yarn.lock', 'package-lock.json', 'tslint.json'];
+const filesToDelete = [
+  'defaults.yml',
+  'yarn.lock',
+  'package-lock.json',
+  'tslint.json',
+];
 
 export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   for (const relativeFilePath of filesToDelete) {
     const fileExists = plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync(relativeFilePath);
     if (fileExists) {
       logger.log('info', `Found ${relativeFilePath}! Removing it!`);
-      plugins.smartfile.fs.removeSync(plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, relativeFilePath));
+      plugins.smartfile.fs.removeSync(
+        plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, relativeFilePath),
+      );
     } else {
       logger.log('info', `Project is free of ${relativeFilePath}`);
     }

ts/mod_format/format.copy.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   // Get copy configuration from npmextra.json
   const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
   const copyConfig = npmextraConfig.dataFor<any>('gitzone.format.copy', {
-    patterns: []
+    patterns: [],
   });
 
   if (!copyConfig.patterns || copyConfig.patterns.length === 0) {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
         if (pattern.preservePath) {
           const relativePath = plugins.path.relative(
             plugins.path.dirname(pattern.from.replace(/\*/g, '')),
-            file
+            file,
           );
           destPath = plugins.path.join(pattern.to, relativePath);
         }
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
         logger.log('info', `Copied ${sourcePath} to ${destPath}`);
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.log('error', `Failed to copy pattern ${pattern.from}: ${error.message}`);
+      logger.log(
+        'error',
+        `Failed to copy pattern ${pattern.from}: ${error.message}`,
+      );
     }
   }
 };

ts/mod_format/format.gitignore.ts

@@ -8,14 +8,40 @@ const gitignorePath = plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, './.gitignore');
 
 export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   const gitignoreExists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(gitignorePath);
-  const templateModule = await import('../mod_template/index.js');
+  let customContent = '';
-  const ciTemplate = await templateModule.getTemplate('gitignore');
+
   if (gitignoreExists) {
     // lets get the existing gitignore file
-    const existingGitIgnoreString = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(gitignorePath);
+    const existingGitIgnoreString =
-    let customPart = existingGitIgnoreString.split('# custom\n')[1];
+      plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(gitignorePath);
-    customPart ? null : (customPart = '');
+
+    // Check for different custom section markers
+    const customMarkers = ['#------# custom', '# custom'];
+    for (const marker of customMarkers) {
+      const splitResult = existingGitIgnoreString.split(marker);
+      if (splitResult.length > 1) {
+        // Get everything after the marker (excluding the marker itself)
+        customContent = splitResult[1].trim();
+        break;
       }
-  ciTemplate.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Write the template
+  const templateModule = await import('../mod_template/index.js');
+  const ciTemplate = await templateModule.getTemplate('gitignore');
+  await ciTemplate.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
+
+  // Append the custom content if it exists
+  if (customContent) {
+    const newGitignoreContent =
+      plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(gitignorePath);
+    // The template already ends with "#------# custom", so just append the content
+    const finalContent =
+      newGitignoreContent.trimEnd() + '\n' + customContent + '\n';
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.toFs(finalContent, gitignorePath);
+    logger.log('info', 'Updated .gitignore while preserving custom section!');
+  } else {
     logger.log('info', 'Added a .gitignore!');
+  }
 };

ts/mod_format/format.license.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   } else {
     logger.log('error', 'Error -> licenses failed. Here is why:');
     for (const failedModule of licenseCheckResult.failingModules) {
-      console.log(`${failedModule.name} fails with license ${failedModule.license}`);
+      console.log(
+        `${failedModule.name} fails with license ${failedModule.license}`,
+      );
     }
   }
 };

ts/mod_format/format.npmextra.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
 
       const interactInstance = new plugins.smartinteract.SmartInteract();
       for (const expectedRepoInformationItem of expectedRepoInformation) {
-        if (!plugins.smartobject.smartGet(npmextraJson.gitzone, expectedRepoInformationItem)) {
+        if (
+          !plugins.smartobject.smartGet(
+            npmextraJson.gitzone,
+            expectedRepoInformationItem,
+          )
+        ) {
           interactInstance.addQuestions([
             {
               message: `What is the value of ${expectedRepoInformationItem}`,
@@ -43,7 +48,9 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
 
       const answerbucket = await interactInstance.runQueue();
       for (const expectedRepoInformationItem of expectedRepoInformation) {
-        const cliProvidedValue = answerbucket.getAnswerFor(expectedRepoInformationItem);
+        const cliProvidedValue = answerbucket.getAnswerFor(
+          expectedRepoInformationItem,
+        );
         if (cliProvidedValue) {
           plugins.smartobject.smartAdd(
             npmextraJson.gitzone,

ts/mod_format/format.packagejson.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const ensureDependency = async (
         break;
       case 'include':
         if (!packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName]) {
-          packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName] = version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
+          packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName] =
+            version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
         }
         break;
       case 'latest':
@@ -54,9 +55,13 @@ const ensureDependency = async (
           const latestVersion = packageInfo['dist-tags'].latest;
           packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName] = `^${latestVersion}`;
         } catch (error) {
-          logger.log('warn', `Could not fetch latest version for ${packageName}, using existing or default`);
+          logger.log(
+            'warn',
+            `Could not fetch latest version for ${packageName}, using existing or default`,
+          );
           if (!packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName]) {
-            packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName] = version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
+            packageJsonObjectArg[section][packageName] =
+              version === 'latest' ? '^1.0.0' : version;
           }
         }
         break;
@@ -91,9 +96,15 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
 
       // Check for private or public
       if (packageJson.private !== undefined) {
-        logger.log('info', 'Success -> found private/public info in package.json!');
+        logger.log(
+          'info',
+          'Success -> found private/public info in package.json!',
+        );
       } else {
-        logger.log('error', 'found no private boolean! Setting it to private for now!');
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          'found no private boolean! Setting it to private for now!',
+        );
         packageJson.private = true;
       }
 
@@ -101,7 +112,10 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
       if (packageJson.license) {
         logger.log('info', 'Success -> found license in package.json!');
       } else {
-        logger.log('error', 'found no license! Setting it to UNLICENSED for now!');
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          'found no license! Setting it to UNLICENSED for now!',
+        );
         packageJson.license = 'UNLICENSED';
       }
 
@@ -109,13 +123,19 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
       if (packageJson.scripts.build) {
         logger.log('info', 'Success -> found build script in package.json!');
       } else {
-        logger.log('error', 'found no build script! Putting a placeholder there for now!');
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          'found no build script! Putting a placeholder there for now!',
+        );
         packageJson.scripts.build = `echo "Not needed for now"`;
       }
 
       // Check for buildDocs script
       if (!packageJson.scripts.buildDocs) {
-        logger.log('info', 'found no buildDocs script! Putting tsdoc script there now.');
+        logger.log(
+          'info',
+          'found no buildDocs script! Putting tsdoc script there now.',
+        );
         packageJson.scripts.buildDocs = `tsdoc`;
       }
 
@@ -134,9 +154,24 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
       ];
 
       // check for dependencies
-      await ensureDependency(packageJson, 'devDep', 'latest', '@push.rocks/tapbundle');
+      await ensureDependency(
-      await ensureDependency(packageJson, 'devDep', 'latest', '@git.zone/tstest');
+        packageJson,
-      await ensureDependency(packageJson, 'devDep', 'latest', '@git.zone/tsbuild');
+        'devDep',
+        'latest',
+        '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
+      );
+      await ensureDependency(
+        packageJson,
+        'devDep',
+        'latest',
+        '@git.zone/tstest',
+      );
+      await ensureDependency(
+        packageJson,
+        'devDep',
+        'latest',
+        '@git.zone/tsbuild',
+      );
 
       // set overrides
       const overrides = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(

ts/mod_format/format.prettier.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ const prettierDefaultMarkdownConfig: prettier.Options = {
   parser: 'markdown',
 };
 
-const filesToFormat = [`ts/**/*.ts`, `test/**/*.ts`, `readme.md`, `docs/**/*.md`];
+const filesToFormat = [
+  `ts/**/*.ts`,
+  `test/**/*.ts`,
+  `readme.md`,
+  `docs/**/*.md`,
+];
 
 const choosePrettierConfig = (fileArg: plugins.smartfile.SmartFile) => {
   switch (fileArg.parsedPath.ext) {
@@ -39,7 +44,10 @@ const prettierTypeScriptPipestop = plugins.through2.obj(
       cb(null);
     } else {
       logger.log('info', `${fileArg.path} is being reformated!`);
-      const formatedFileString = await prettier.format(fileString, chosenConfig);
+      const formatedFileString = await prettier.format(
+        fileString,
+        chosenConfig,
+      );
       fileArg.setContentsFromString(formatedFileString);
       cb(null, fileArg);
     }

ts/mod_format/format.readme.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export const run = async () => {
   }
 
   // Check and initialize readme.hints.md if it doesn't exist
-  const readmeHintsExists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(readmeHintsPath);
+  const readmeHintsExists =
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(readmeHintsPath);
   if (!readmeHintsExists) {
     await plugins.smartfile.fs.toFs(
       '# Project Readme Hints\n\nThis is the initial readme hints file.',

ts/mod_format/format.templates.ts

@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ export const run = async (project: Project) => {
     case 'npm':
     case 'wcc':
       if (project.gitzoneConfig.data.npmciOptions.npmAccessLevel === 'public') {
-        const ciTemplateDefault = await templateModule.getTemplate('ci_default');
+        const ciTemplateDefault =
+          await templateModule.getTemplate('ci_default');
         ciTemplateDefault.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
       } else {
-        const ciTemplateDefault = await templateModule.getTemplate('ci_default_private');
+        const ciTemplateDefault =
+          await templateModule.getTemplate('ci_default_private');
         ciTemplateDefault.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
       }
       logger.log('info', 'Updated .gitlabci.yml!');
@@ -41,7 +43,8 @@ export const run = async (project: Project) => {
       logger.log('info', 'Updated CI/CD config files!');
 
       // lets care about docker
-      const dockerTemplate = await templateModule.getTemplate('dockerfile_service');
+      const dockerTemplate =
+        await templateModule.getTemplate('dockerfile_service');
       dockerTemplate.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
       logger.log('info', 'Updated Dockerfile!');
 
@@ -56,17 +59,22 @@ export const run = async (project: Project) => {
 
   // update html
   if (project.gitzoneConfig.data.projectType === 'website') {
-    const websiteUpdateTemplate = await templateModule.getTemplate('website_update');
+    const websiteUpdateTemplate =
+      await templateModule.getTemplate('website_update');
     const variables = {
       assetbrokerUrl: project.gitzoneConfig.data.module.assetbrokerUrl,
       legalUrl: project.gitzoneConfig.data.module.legalUrl,
     };
-    console.log('updating website template with variables\n', JSON.stringify(variables, null, 2));
+    console.log(
+      'updating website template with variables\n',
+      JSON.stringify(variables, null, 2),
+    );
     websiteUpdateTemplate.supplyVariables(variables);
     await websiteUpdateTemplate.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
     logger.log('info', `Updated html for website!`);
   } else if (project.gitzoneConfig.data.projectType === 'service') {
-    const websiteUpdateTemplate = await templateModule.getTemplate('service_update');
+    const websiteUpdateTemplate =
+      await templateModule.getTemplate('service_update');
     await websiteUpdateTemplate.writeToDisk(paths.cwd);
     logger.log('info', `Updated html for element template!`);
   } else if (project.gitzoneConfig.data.projectType === 'wcc') {

ts/mod_format/format.tsconfig.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ export const run = async (projectArg: Project) => {
   const publishModules = await tsPublishInstance.getModuleSubDirs(paths.cwd);
   for (const publishModule of Object.keys(publishModules)) {
     const publishConfig = publishModules[publishModule];
-    tsconfigObject.compilerOptions.paths[`${publishConfig.name}`] = [`./${publishModule}/index.js`];
+    tsconfigObject.compilerOptions.paths[`${publishConfig.name}`] = [
+      `./${publishModule}/index.js`,
+    ];
   }
-  tsconfigSmartfile.setContentsFromString(JSON.stringify(tsconfigObject, null, 2));
+  tsconfigSmartfile.setContentsFromString(
+    JSON.stringify(tsconfigObject, null, 2),
+  );
   await tsconfigSmartfile.write();
 };

ts/mod_format/formatters/cleanup.formatter.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ export class CleanupFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
 
     // List of files to remove
-    const filesToRemove = ['yarn.lock', 'package-lock.json', 'tslint.json', 'defaults.yml'];
+    const filesToRemove = [
+      'yarn.lock',
+      'package-lock.json',
+      'tslint.json',
+      'defaults.yml',
+    ];
 
     for (const file of filesToRemove) {
       const exists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(file);
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ export class CleanupFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
           type: 'delete',
           path: file,
           module: this.name,
-          description: `Remove obsolete file`
+          description: `Remove obsolete file`,
         });
       }
     }

ts/mod_format/formatters/legacy.formatter.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ export class LegacyFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   private moduleName: string;
   private formatModule: any;
 
-  constructor(context: any, project: Project, moduleName: string, formatModule: any) {
+  constructor(
+    context: any,
+    project: Project,
+    moduleName: string,
+    formatModule: any,
+  ) {
     super(context, project);
     this.moduleName = moduleName;
     this.formatModule = formatModule;
@@ -21,12 +26,14 @@ export class LegacyFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   async analyze(): Promise<IPlannedChange[]> {
     // For legacy modules, we can't easily predict changes
     // So we'll return a generic change that indicates the module will run
-    return [{
+    return [
+      {
         type: 'modify',
         path: '<various files>',
         module: this.name,
-      description: `Run ${this.name} formatter`
+        description: `Run ${this.name} formatter`,
-    }];
+      },
+    ];
   }
 
   async applyChange(change: IPlannedChange): Promise<void> {

ts/mod_format/formatters/prettier.formatter.ts

@@ -10,15 +10,76 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
 
   async analyze(): Promise<IPlannedChange[]> {
     const changes: IPlannedChange[] = [];
-    const globPattern = '**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md,css,scss,html,xml,yaml,yml}';
+
+    // Define directories to format (TypeScript directories by default)
+    const includeDirs = ['ts', 'ts_*', 'test', 'tests'];
+
+    // File extensions to format
+    const extensions = '{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json,md,css,scss,html,xml,yaml,yml}';
+
+    // Also format root-level config files
+    const rootConfigFiles = [
+      'package.json',
+      'tsconfig.json',
+      'npmextra.json',
+      '.prettierrc',
+      '.prettierrc.json',
+      '.prettierrc.js',
+      'readme.md',
+      'README.md',
+      'changelog.md',
+      'CHANGELOG.md',
+      // Skip files without extensions as prettier can't infer parser
+      // 'license',
+      // 'LICENSE',
+      '*.md',
+    ];
+
+    // Collect all files to format
+    const allFiles: string[] = [];
+
+    // Add files from TypeScript directories
+    for (const dir of includeDirs) {
+      const globPattern = `${dir}/**/*.${extensions}`;
+      const dirFiles = await plugins.smartfile.fs.listFileTree(
+        '.',
+        globPattern,
+      );
+      allFiles.push(...dirFiles);
+    }
+
+    // Add root config files
+    for (const pattern of rootConfigFiles) {
+      const rootFiles = await plugins.smartfile.fs.listFileTree('.', pattern);
+      // Only include files at root level (no slashes in path)
+      const rootLevelFiles = rootFiles.filter((f) => !f.includes('/'));
+      allFiles.push(...rootLevelFiles);
+    }
+
+    // Remove duplicates
+    const uniqueFiles = [...new Set(allFiles)];
 
     // Get all files that match the pattern
-    const files = await plugins.smartfile.fs.listFileTree('.', globPattern);
+    const files = uniqueFiles;
+
+    // Ensure we only process actual files (not directories)
+    const validFiles: string[] = [];
+    for (const file of files) {
+      try {
+        const stats = await plugins.smartfile.fs.stat(file);
+        if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
+          validFiles.push(file);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Skip files that can't be accessed
+        logVerbose(`Skipping ${file} - cannot access: ${error.message}`);
+      }
+    }
 
     // Check which files need formatting
-    for (const file of files) {
+    for (const file of validFiles) {
       // Skip files that haven't changed
-      if (!await this.shouldProcessFile(file)) {
+      if (!(await this.shouldProcessFile(file))) {
         logVerbose(`Skipping ${file} - no changes detected`);
         continue;
       }
@@ -27,7 +88,7 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
         type: 'modify',
         path: file,
         module: this.name,
-        description: 'Format with Prettier'
+        description: 'Format with Prettier',
       });
     }
 
@@ -42,38 +103,31 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     try {
       await this.preExecute();
 
-      // Batch process files
+      logVerbose(`Processing ${changes.length} files sequentially`);
-      const batchSize = 10; // Process 10 files at a time
-      const batches: IPlannedChange[][] = [];
 
-      for (let i = 0; i < changes.length; i += batchSize) {
+      // Process files sequentially to avoid prettier cache/state issues
-        batches.push(changes.slice(i, i + batchSize));
+      for (let i = 0; i < changes.length; i++) {
-      }
+        const change = changes[i];
+        logVerbose(
+          `Processing file ${i + 1}/${changes.length}: ${change.path}`,
+        );
 
-      logVerbose(`Processing ${changes.length} files in ${batches.length} batches`);
-      
-      for (let i = 0; i < batches.length; i++) {
-        const batch = batches[i];
-        logVerbose(`Processing batch ${i + 1}/${batches.length} (${batch.length} files)`);
-        
-        // Process batch in parallel
-        const promises = batch.map(async (change) => {
         try {
           await this.applyChange(change);
           this.stats.recordFileOperation(this.name, change.type, true);
         } catch (error) {
           this.stats.recordFileOperation(this.name, change.type, false);
-            logger.log('error', `Failed to format ${change.path}: ${error.message}`);
+          logger.log(
+            'error',
+            `Failed to format ${change.path}: ${error.message}`,
+          );
           // Don't throw - continue with other files
         }
-        });
-        
-        await Promise.all(promises);
       }
 
       await this.postExecute();
     } catch (error) {
-      await this.context.rollbackOperation();
+      // Rollback removed - no longer tracking operations
       throw error;
     } finally {
       this.stats.endModule(this.name, startTime);
@@ -84,27 +138,71 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
     if (change.type !== 'modify') return;
 
     try {
+      // Validate the path before processing
+      if (!change.path || change.path.trim() === '') {
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          `Invalid empty path in change: ${JSON.stringify(change)}`,
+        );
+        throw new Error('Invalid empty path');
+      }
+
       // Read current content
-      const content = await plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(change.path);
+      const content = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(change.path);
 
       // Format with prettier
       const prettier = await import('prettier');
+
+      // Skip files that prettier can't parse without explicit parser
+      const fileExt = plugins.path.extname(change.path).toLowerCase();
+      if (!fileExt || fileExt === '') {
+        // Files without extensions need explicit parser
+        logVerbose(
+          `Skipping ${change.path} - no file extension for parser inference`,
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
         const formatted = await prettier.format(content, {
           filepath: change.path,
-        ...(await this.getPrettierConfig())
+          ...(await this.getPrettierConfig()),
         });
 
         // Only write if content actually changed
         if (formatted !== content) {
+          // Debug: log the path being written
+          logVerbose(`Writing formatted content to: ${change.path}`);
           await this.modifyFile(change.path, formatted);
           logVerbose(`Formatted ${change.path}`);
         } else {
-        // Still update cache even if content didn't change
-        await this.cache.updateFileCache(change.path);
           logVerbose(`No formatting changes for ${change.path}`);
         }
+      } catch (prettierError) {
+        // Check if it's a parser error
+        if (
+          prettierError.message &&
+          prettierError.message.includes('No parser could be inferred')
+        ) {
+          logVerbose(`Skipping ${change.path} - ${prettierError.message}`);
+          return; // Skip this file silently
+        }
+        throw prettierError;
+      }
     } catch (error) {
-      logger.log('error', `Failed to format ${change.path}: ${error.message}`);
+      // Log the full error stack for debugging mkdir issues
+      if (error.message && error.message.includes('mkdir')) {
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          `Failed to format ${change.path}: ${error.message}`,
+        );
+        logger.log('error', `Error stack: ${error.stack}`);
+      } else {
+        logger.log(
+          'error',
+          `Failed to format ${change.path}: ${error.message}`,
+        );
+      }
       throw error;
     }
   }
@@ -119,7 +217,7 @@ export class PrettierFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
       printWidth: 80,
       tabWidth: 2,
       semi: true,
-      arrowParens: 'always'
+      arrowParens: 'always',
     });
   }
 }

ts/mod_format/formatters/readme.formatter.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ export class ReadmeFormatter extends BaseFormatter {
   }
 
   async analyze(): Promise<IPlannedChange[]> {
-    return [{
+    return [
+      {
         type: 'modify',
         path: 'readme.md',
         module: this.name,
-      description: 'Ensure readme files exist'
+        description: 'Ensure readme files exist',
-    }];
+      },
+    ];
   }
 
   async applyChange(change: IPlannedChange): Promise<void> {

ts/mod_format/index.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import { PrettierFormatter } from './formatters/prettier.formatter.js';
 import { ReadmeFormatter } from './formatters/readme.formatter.js';
 import { CopyFormatter } from './formatters/copy.formatter.js';
 
-export let run = async (options: {
+export let run = async (
+  options: {
     dryRun?: boolean;
     yes?: boolean;
     planOnly?: boolean;
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export let run = async (options: {
     interactive?: boolean;
     parallel?: boolean;
     verbose?: boolean;
-} = {}): Promise<any> => {
+  } = {},
+): Promise<any> => {
   // Set verbose mode if requested
   if (options.verbose) {
     setVerboseMode(true);
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ export let run = async (options: {
 
   const project = await Project.fromCwd();
   const context = new FormatContext();
-  await context.initializeCache();  // Initialize the cache system
+  // Cache system removed - no longer needed
   const planner = new FormatPlanner();
 
   // Get configuration from npmextra
@@ -49,24 +51,21 @@ export let run = async (options: {
       autoRollbackOnError: true,
       backupRetentionDays: 7,
       maxBackupSize: '100MB',
-      excludePatterns: ['node_modules/**', '.git/**']
+      excludePatterns: ['node_modules/**', '.git/**'],
     },
     modules: {
       skip: [],
       only: [],
-      order: []
+      order: [],
     },
     parallel: true,
     cache: {
       enabled: true,
-      clean: true  // Clean invalid entries from cache
+      clean: true, // Clean invalid entries from cache
-    }
+    },
   });
 
-  // Clean cache if configured
+  // Cache cleaning removed - no longer using cache system
-  if (formatConfig.cache.clean) {
-    await context.getChangeCache().clean();
-  }
 
   // Override config with command options
   const interactive = options.interactive ?? formatConfig.interactive;
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ export let run = async (options: {
     ];
 
     // Filter formatters based on configuration
-    const activeFormatters = formatters.filter(formatter => {
+    const activeFormatters = formatters.filter((formatter) => {
       if (formatConfig.modules.only.length > 0) {
         return formatConfig.modules.only.includes(formatter.name);
       }
@@ -110,7 +109,10 @@ export let run = async (options: {
 
     // Save plan if requested
     if (options.savePlan) {
-      await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(JSON.stringify(plan, null, 2), options.savePlan);
+      await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
+        JSON.stringify(plan, null, 2),
+        options.savePlan,
+      );
       logger.log('info', `Plan saved to ${options.savePlan}`);
     }
 
@@ -132,17 +134,20 @@ export let run = async (options: {
         type: 'confirm',
         name: 'proceed',
         message: 'Proceed with formatting?',
-        default: true
+        default: true,
       });
 
-      if (!(response as any).proceed) {
+      if (!(response as any).value) {
         logger.log('info', 'Format operation cancelled by user');
         return;
       }
     }
 
     // Execute phase
-    logger.log('info', `Executing format operations${parallel ? ' in parallel' : ' sequentially'}...`);
+    logger.log(
+      'info',
+      `Executing format operations${parallel ? ' in parallel' : ' sequentially'}...`,
+    );
     await planner.executePlan(plan, activeFormatters, context, parallel);
 
     // Finish statistics tracking
@@ -161,20 +166,10 @@ export let run = async (options: {
     }
 
     logger.log('success', 'Format operations completed successfully!');
-    
   } catch (error) {
     logger.log('error', `Format operation failed: ${error.message}`);
 
-    // Automatic rollback if enabled
+    // Rollback system has been removed for stability
-    if (formatConfig.rollback.enabled && formatConfig.rollback.autoRollbackOnError) {
-      logger.log('info', 'Attempting automatic rollback...');
-      try {
-        await context.rollbackOperation();
-        logger.log('success', 'Rollback completed successfully');
-      } catch (rollbackError) {
-        logger.log('error', `Rollback failed: ${rollbackError.message}`);
-      }
-    }
 
     throw error;
   }
@@ -182,67 +177,16 @@ export let run = async (options: {
 
 // Export CLI command handlers
 export const handleRollback = async (operationId?: string): Promise<void> => {
-  const context = new FormatContext();
+  logger.log('info', 'Rollback system has been disabled for stability');
-  const rollbackManager = context.getRollbackManager();
-  
-  if (!operationId) {
-    // Rollback to last operation
-    const backups = await rollbackManager.listBackups();
-    const lastOperation = backups
-      .filter(op => op.status !== 'rolled-back')
-      .sort((a, b) => b.timestamp - a.timestamp)[0];
-    
-    if (!lastOperation) {
-      logger.log('warn', 'No operations available for rollback');
-      return;
-    }
-    
-    operationId = lastOperation.id;
-  }
-  
-  try {
-    await rollbackManager.rollback(operationId);
-    logger.log('success', `Successfully rolled back operation ${operationId}`);
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.log('error', `Rollback failed: ${error.message}`);
-    throw error;
-  }
 };
 
 export const handleListBackups = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  const context = new FormatContext();
+  logger.log('info', 'Backup system has been disabled for stability');
-  const rollbackManager = context.getRollbackManager();
-  const backups = await rollbackManager.listBackups();
-  
-  if (backups.length === 0) {
-    logger.log('info', 'No backup operations found');
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  console.log('\nAvailable backups:');
-  console.log('━'.repeat(50));
-  
-  for (const backup of backups) {
-    const date = new Date(backup.timestamp).toLocaleString();
-    const status = backup.status;
-    const filesCount = backup.files.length;
-    
-    console.log(`ID: ${backup.id}`);
-    console.log(`Date: ${date}`);
-    console.log(`Status: ${status}`);
-    console.log(`Files: ${filesCount}`);
-    console.log('─'.repeat(50));
-  }
 };
 
 export const handleCleanBackups = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  const context = new FormatContext();
+  logger.log(
-  const rollbackManager = context.getRollbackManager();
+    'info',
-  
+    'Backup cleaning has been disabled - backup system removed',
-  // Get retention days from config
+  );
-  const npmextraConfig = new plugins.npmextra.Npmextra();
-  const retentionDays = npmextraConfig.dataFor<any>('gitzone.format.rollback.backupRetentionDays', 7);
-  
-  await rollbackManager.cleanOldBackups(retentionDays);
-  logger.log('success', `Cleaned backups older than ${retentionDays} days`);
 };

ts/mod_format/interfaces.format.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type IFormatOperation = {
   }>;
   status: 'pending' | 'in-progress' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'rolled-back';
   error?: Error;
-}
+};
 
 export type IFormatPlan = {
   summary: {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type IFormatPlan = {
     message: string;
     module: string;
   }>;
-}
+};
 
 export type IPlannedChange = {
   type: 'create' | 'modify' | 'delete';
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ export type IPlannedChange = {
   content?: string; // For create/modify operations
   diff?: string;
   size?: number;
-}
+};

ts/mod_meta/meta.classes.meta.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ export class Meta {
    * sorts the metaRepoData
    */
   public async sortMetaRepoData() {
-    const stringifiedMetadata = plugins.smartjson.stringify(this.metaRepoData, []);
+    const stringifiedMetadata = plugins.smartjson.stringify(
+      this.metaRepoData,
+      [],
+    );
     this.metaRepoData = plugins.smartjson.parse(stringifiedMetadata);
   }
 
@@ -45,11 +48,15 @@ export class Meta {
   public async readDirectory() {
     await this.syncToRemote(true);
     logger.log('info', `reading directory`);
-    const metaFileExists = plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync(this.filePaths.metaJson);
+    const metaFileExists = plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExistsSync(
+      this.filePaths.metaJson,
+    );
     if (!metaFileExists) {
       throw new Error(`meta file does not exist at ${this.filePaths.metaJson}`);
     }
-    this.metaRepoData = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(this.filePaths.metaJson);
+    this.metaRepoData = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(
+      this.filePaths.metaJson,
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -76,7 +83,10 @@ export class Meta {
       this.filePaths.metaJson,
     );
     // write .gitignore to disk
-    plugins.smartfile.memory.toFsSync(await this.generateGitignore(), this.filePaths.gitIgnore);
+    plugins.smartfile.memory.toFsSync(
+      await this.generateGitignore(),
+      this.filePaths.gitIgnore,
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -84,13 +94,17 @@ export class Meta {
    */
   public async syncToRemote(gitCleanArg = false) {
     logger.log('info', `syncing from origin master`);
-    await this.smartshellInstance.exec(`cd ${this.cwd} && git pull origin master`);
+    await this.smartshellInstance.exec(
+      `cd ${this.cwd} && git pull origin master`,
+    );
     if (gitCleanArg) {
       logger.log('info', `cleaning the repository from old directories`);
       await this.smartshellInstance.exec(`cd ${this.cwd} && git clean -fd`);
     }
     logger.log('info', `syncing  to remote origin master`);
-    await this.smartshellInstance.exec(`cd ${this.cwd} && git push origin master`);
+    await this.smartshellInstance.exec(
+      `cd ${this.cwd} && git push origin master`,
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -98,7 +112,9 @@ export class Meta {
    */
   public async updateLocalRepos() {
     await this.syncToRemote();
-    const projects = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(this.filePaths.metaJson).projects;
+    const projects = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(
+      this.filePaths.metaJson,
+    ).projects;
     const preExistingFolders = plugins.smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync(this.cwd);
     for (const preExistingFolderArg of preExistingFolders) {
       if (
@@ -107,14 +123,18 @@ export class Meta {
           projectFolder.startsWith(preExistingFolderArg),
         )
       ) {
-        const response = await plugins.smartinteraction.SmartInteract.getCliConfirmation(
+        const response =
+          await plugins.smartinteraction.SmartInteract.getCliConfirmation(
             `Do you want to delete superfluous directory >>${preExistingFolderArg}<< ?`,
             true,
           );
         if (response) {
           logger.log('warn', `Deleting >>${preExistingFolderArg}<<!`);
         } else {
-          logger.log('warn', `Not deleting ${preExistingFolderArg} by request!`);
+          logger.log(
+            'warn',
+            `Not deleting ${preExistingFolderArg} by request!`,
+          );
         }
       }
     }
@@ -160,7 +180,9 @@ export class Meta {
    */
   public async initProject() {
     await this.syncToRemote(true);
-    const fileExists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(this.filePaths.metaJson);
+    const fileExists = await plugins.smartfile.fs.fileExists(
+      this.filePaths.metaJson,
+    );
     if (!fileExists) {
       await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
         JSON.stringify({
@@ -168,7 +190,10 @@ export class Meta {
         }),
         this.filePaths.metaJson,
       );
-      logger.log(`success`, `created a new .meta.json in directory ${this.cwd}`);
+      logger.log(
+        `success`,
+        `created a new .meta.json in directory ${this.cwd}`,
+      );
       await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(
         JSON.stringify({
           name: this.dirName,
@@ -176,9 +201,15 @@ export class Meta {
         }),
         this.filePaths.packageJson,
       );
-      logger.log(`success`, `created a new package.json in directory ${this.cwd}`);
+      logger.log(
+        `success`,
+        `created a new package.json in directory ${this.cwd}`,
+      );
     } else {
-      logger.log(`error`, `directory ${this.cwd} already has a .metaJson file. Doing nothing.`);
+      logger.log(
+        `error`,
+        `directory ${this.cwd} already has a .metaJson file. Doing nothing.`,
+      );
     }
     await this.smartshellInstance.exec(
       `cd ${this.cwd} && git add -A && git commit -m "feat(project): init meta project for ${this.dirName}"`,
@@ -195,7 +226,9 @@ export class Meta {
     const existingProject = this.metaRepoData.projects[projectNameArg];
 
     if (existingProject) {
-      throw new Error('Project already exists! Please remove it first before adding it again.');
+      throw new Error(
+        'Project already exists! Please remove it first before adding it again.',
+      );
     }
 
     this.metaRepoData.projects[projectNameArg] = gitUrlArg;
@@ -217,7 +250,10 @@ export class Meta {
     const existingProject = this.metaRepoData.projects[projectNameArg];
 
     if (!existingProject) {
-      logger.log('error', `Project ${projectNameArg} does not exist! So it cannot be removed`);
+      logger.log(
+        'error',
+        `Project ${projectNameArg} does not exist! So it cannot be removed`,
+      );
       return;
     }
 
@@ -228,7 +264,9 @@ export class Meta {
     await this.writeToDisk();
 
     logger.log('info', 'removing directory from cwd');
-    await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, projectNameArg));
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.remove(
+      plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, projectNameArg),
+    );
     await this.updateLocalRepos();
   }
 }

ts/mod_standard/index.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export let run = () => {
     * create a new project with 'gitzone template [template]'
       the following templates exist: ${(() => {
         let projects = `\n`;
-        for (const template of plugins.smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync(paths.templatesDir)) {
+        for (const template of plugins.smartfile.fs.listFoldersSync(
+          paths.templatesDir,
+        )) {
           projects += `       - ${template}\n`;
         }
         return projects;

ts/mod_start/index.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
   });
 
   await smartshellInstance.execStrict(`cd ${paths.cwd} && git checkout master`);
-  await smartshellInstance.execStrict(`cd ${paths.cwd} && git pull origin master`);
+  await smartshellInstance.execStrict(
+    `cd ${paths.cwd} && git pull origin master`,
+  );
   await smartshellInstance.execStrict(`cd ${paths.cwd} && npm ci`);
 
   await provideNoGitFiles();

ts/mod_template/index.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export const isTemplate = async (templateNameArg: string) => {
 
 export const getTemplate = async (templateNameArg: string) => {
   if (isTemplate(templateNameArg)) {
-    const localScafTemplate = new plugins.smartscaf.ScafTemplate(getTemplatePath(templateNameArg));
+    const localScafTemplate = new plugins.smartscaf.ScafTemplate(
+      getTemplatePath(templateNameArg),
+    );
     await localScafTemplate.readTemplateFromDir();
     return localScafTemplate;
   } else {
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
     const answerBucket = await smartinteract.askQuestion({
       type: 'list',
       default: 'npm',
-      message: 'What template do you want to scaffold? (Only showing mpost common options)',
+      message:
+        'What template do you want to scaffold? (Only showing mpost common options)',
       name: 'templateName',
       choices: ['npm', 'service', 'wcc', 'website'],
     });

tsconfig.json

@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {}
   },
-  "exclude": [
+  "exclude": ["dist_*/**/*.d.ts"]
-    "dist_*/**/*.d.ts"
-  ]
 }