fix(nx-mods): skip ROM AppleDouble sidecars and surface mixed failures

Ignore hidden ._*.gb in the ROM inbox like zips, keep mixed-rescan success notices while appending sibling errors, and cover FileData mount / PK rejection in unit tests.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

docs/switch-development.md

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Community mods install from a **separate** MTP inbox (not mixed into the ROM `im
 
 Do **not** commit third-party mod zip bytes into git. Drop the zip over MTP, rescan, enable in MODS, then Play.
 
-**MTP tip (Mac):** OpenMTP/Finder often creates AppleDouble sidecars named `._Something.zip`. Those are not real archives — the launcher ignores hidden `.*` names. If install still fails with “could not be opened” / “not a zip file”, delete any `._*.zip` under `imports/mods/` and confirm the real zip starts with the `PK` magic (re-copy the release asset if unsure).
+**MTP tip (Mac):** OpenMTP/Finder often creates AppleDouble sidecars named `._Something.zip` / `._cart.gb`. Those are not real archives or ROMs — the launcher ignores hidden `.*` names under both `imports/` and `imports/mods/`. If install still fails with “could not be opened” / “not a zip file”, delete any `._*` under the inbox and confirm the real zip starts with the `PK` magic (re-copy the release asset if unsure).
 
 **Example zip source:** [DramaticShape VoxelMod releases](https://github.com/DramaticShape/DramaticShapeVoxelMod/releases) — download a release `.zip`, copy into `imports/mods/`, rescan, enable.
 

src/import/RomImporter.lua

@@ -388,13 +388,17 @@ end
 
 local function listRomPaths(dir)
   local paths = {}
-  for _, name in ipairs(love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(dir)) do
+  for _, name in ipairs(love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(dir) or {}) do
+    -- Skip AppleDouble / hidden junk from Mac MTP (._cart.gb ends in .gb
+    -- but is not a ROM — rescan would try it first and block the real dump).
+    if name:sub(1, 1) ~= "." then
       local path = (dir == "" or dir == "/") and name or (dir .. "/" .. name)
       if name:lower():match("%.gbc?$")
           and love.filesystem.getInfo(path, "file") then
         paths[#paths + 1] = path
       end
     end
+  end
   return paths
 end
 
@@ -447,6 +451,7 @@ function RomImporter:rescanModsAction()
   local anyOk = false
   local lastOk = nil
   local lastFail = nil
+  local failCount = 0
   for _, path in ipairs(candidates) do
     -- Reuse _installMod carefully: it must not remove the inbox source.
     self:_installMod(path)
@@ -454,12 +459,21 @@ function RomImporter:rescanModsAction()
       anyOk = true
       lastOk = self.modNotice
     else
+      failCount = failCount + 1
       lastFail = self.modNotice
     end
   end
-  -- Prefer success when at least one zip installed (a leftover MTP
+  -- Success wins overall ok=true so a leftover MTP junk sibling cannot hide
-  -- AppleDouble / corrupt sibling must not hide a good install).
+  -- a good install; still append the last failure so a real broken zip is
-  if anyOk then
+  -- visible beside the success line.
+  if anyOk and lastFail then
+    local okText = (lastOk and lastOk.text) or "Installed"
+    local failText = (lastFail and lastFail.text) or "unknown error"
+    self.modNotice = {
+      ok = true,
+      text = Strings("%s\n(%d failed: %s)", okText, failCount, failText),
+    }
+  elseif anyOk then
     self.modNotice = lastOk
   elseif lastFail then
     self.modNotice = lastFail

tests/launcher_mods_install_zip_test.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+-- LauncherMods.installZip: PK gate, FileData mount preference, path fallback.
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+if not _G.love then _G.love = require("tests.love_stub") end
+
+local S = require("tests.harness").suite("launcher mods installZip mount")
+local eq = S.eq
+local check = S.check
+
+local MOD_ID = "mount_probe"
+local ARCHIVE = {
+  [MOD_ID .. "/manifest.json"] =
+    ('{"id":"%s","name":"Mount Probe","version":"1.0.0","entry":"main.lua"}')
+      :format(MOD_ID),
+  [MOD_ID .. "/main.lua"] = "return function() end\n",
+}
+
+local files, dirs, arch = {}, {}, {}
+local fileDataMounts, pathMounts, stagedTemps = 0, 0, {}
+local stagedEver = false
+
+local function resetFs()
+  for k in pairs(files) do files[k] = nil end
+  for k in pairs(dirs) do dirs[k] = nil end
+  for k in pairs(arch) do arch[k] = nil end
+  fileDataMounts, pathMounts = 0, 0
+  stagedTemps = {}
+  stagedEver = false
+end
+
+local function dirChild(key, name)
+  if name == nil or name == "" then return key:match("^[^/]+") end
+  local prefix = name .. "/"
+  if key:sub(1, #prefix) ~= prefix then return nil end
+  return key:sub(#prefix + 1):match("^[^/]+")
+end
+
+local function mapInfo(map, name, kind)
+  if map[name] ~= nil then return { type = kind or "file" } end
+  for key in pairs(map) do
+    if dirChild(key, name) then return { type = "directory" } end
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
+local vfs = {}
+
+function vfs.write(name, data)
+  files[name] = data
+  if name:match("^mod_import_") then
+    stagedTemps[name] = true
+    stagedEver = true
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
+function vfs.read(name)
+  if arch[name] ~= nil then return arch[name] end
+  return files[name]
+end
+
+function vfs.remove(name)
+  files[name] = nil
+  dirs[name] = nil
+  stagedTemps[name] = nil
+  return true
+end
+
+function vfs.createDirectory(name)
+  dirs[name] = true
+  return true
+end
+
+function vfs.getInfo(name, kind)
+  local info = mapInfo(arch, name)
+    or mapInfo(files, name)
+    or mapInfo(dirs, name, "directory")
+  if info and kind and info.type ~= kind then return nil end
+  return info
+end
+
+function vfs.getDirectoryItems(name)
+  local seen, items = {}, {}
+  local function add(child)
+    if child and not seen[child] then
+      seen[child] = true
+      items[#items + 1] = child
+    end
+  end
+  for key in pairs(arch) do add(dirChild(key, name)) end
+  for key in pairs(files) do add(dirChild(key, name)) end
+  for key in pairs(dirs) do add(dirChild(key, name)) end
+  table.sort(items)
+  return items
+end
+
+function vfs.mount(archive, point)
+  if type(archive) == "table" and archive.__filedata then
+    fileDataMounts = fileDataMounts + 1
+  else
+    pathMounts = pathMounts + 1
+  end
+  for rel, body in pairs(ARCHIVE) do
+    arch[point .. "/" .. rel] = body
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
+function vfs.unmount()
+  for k in pairs(arch) do arch[k] = nil end
+  return true
+end
+
+function vfs.newFileData(data, name)
+  return { __filedata = true, data = data, name = name }
+end
+
+function vfs.getSaveDirectory()
+  return "/tmp/pokeport-install-zip-test"
+end
+
+function vfs.getSource()
+  return nil
+end
+
+local savedFs = love.filesystem
+local savedCacheFs = package.loaded["src.import.CacheFs"]
+local savedLauncherMods = package.loaded["src.mods.LauncherMods"]
+local savedSaveDataPortable = nil
+
+local SaveData = require("src.core.SaveData")
+savedSaveDataPortable = SaveData.portableBaseDir
+
+local function freshMods()
+  package.loaded["src.import.CacheFs"] = nil
+  package.loaded["src.mods.LauncherMods"] = nil
+  SaveData.portableBaseDir = function() return nil end
+  return require("src.mods.LauncherMods")
+end
+
+love.filesystem = vfs
+local LauncherMods = freshMods()
+
+-- Reject non-PK / empty / AppleDouble-shaped bytes before mount
+resetFs()
+files["imports/mods/junk.zip"] = "\0\5\22\7AppleDouble"
+local ok, err = LauncherMods.installZip("imports/mods/junk.zip")
+check(not ok, "non-PK bytes are rejected")
+check(tostring(err):find("not a zip file", 1, true),
+  "rejection names not a zip file")
+eq(fileDataMounts + pathMounts, 0, "invalid zip never mounts")
+
+resetFs()
+files["imports/mods/empty.zip"] = ""
+ok, err = LauncherMods.installZip("imports/mods/empty.zip")
+check(not ok, "empty file is rejected")
+check(tostring(err):find("not a zip file", 1, true),
+  "empty rejection is not a zip file")
+
+-- Prefer FileData / in-memory mount for relative save-dir zips
+resetFs()
+files["imports/mods/good.zip"] = "PK\3\4relative-inbox"
+ok, err = LauncherMods.installZip("imports/mods/good.zip")
+check(ok == true, "PK zip installs via relative love.filesystem path ("
+  .. tostring(err) .. ")")
+eq(err, MOD_ID, "install reports manifest id")
+eq(fileDataMounts, 1, "relative zip prefers FileData mount")
+eq(pathMounts, 0, "relative zip does not fall back to path mount when FileData works")
+local staged = 0
+for _ in pairs(stagedTemps) do staged = staged + 1 end
+eq(staged, 0, "FileData path leaves no staged temp zip")
+check(files["mods/" .. MOD_ID .. "/manifest.json"] ~= nil,
+  "install wrote manifest into mods/")
+
+-- Fallback: no newFileData → stage temp + path mount
+resetFs()
+vfs.newFileData = nil
+package.loaded["src.mods.LauncherMods"] = nil
+package.loaded["src.import.CacheFs"] = nil
+LauncherMods = freshMods()
+files["imports/mods/fallback.zip"] = "PK\3\4fallback"
+ok, err = LauncherMods.installZip("imports/mods/fallback.zip")
+check(ok == true, "install still works without newFileData ("
+  .. tostring(err) .. ")")
+eq(fileDataMounts, 0, "no FileData mounts when API absent")
+eq(pathMounts, 1, "falls back to path mount")
+check(stagedEver, "fallback stages a mod_import_*.zip temp")
+local leftover = 0
+for _ in pairs(stagedTemps) do leftover = leftover + 1 end
+eq(leftover, 0, "fallback cleans staged temp after install")
+
+-- Restore
+love.filesystem = savedFs
+SaveData.portableBaseDir = savedSaveDataPortable
+package.loaded["src.import.CacheFs"] = savedCacheFs
+package.loaded["src.mods.LauncherMods"] = savedLauncherMods
+
+S.finish()

tests/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua

@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ check(not removed["imports/mods/a-bad.zip"], "mixed: bad zip retained")
 check(not removed["imports/mods/b-good.zip"], "mixed: good zip retained")
 check(love.filesystem.read("imports/mods/a-bad.zip") ~= nil, "mixed bad still present")
 check(love.filesystem.read("imports/mods/b-good.zip") ~= nil, "mixed good still present")
-check(ri.modNotice and ri.modNotice.ok, "mixed prefers success notice over sibling fail")
+check(ri.modNotice and ri.modNotice.ok, "mixed keeps overall success when one zip installs")
+check(ri.modNotice.text:find("failed", 1, true),
+  "mixed success notice still surfaces sibling failure")
+check(ri.modNotice.text:find("no manifest", 1, true),
+  "mixed success notice includes the failure reason")
 
 -- Mac MTP AppleDouble (._*.zip) must not be install candidates
 ri = freshImporter()
@@ -210,6 +214,23 @@ eq(#installCalls, 1, "AppleDouble ._*.zip is skipped")
 eq(installCalls[1], "imports/mods/DRAMATIC_SHAPE-1.4.0.zip",
   "only the real zip is installed")
 check(ri.modNotice and ri.modNotice.ok, "AppleDouble skip still shows install success")
+check(not (ri.modNotice.text or ""):find("failed", 1, true),
+  "AppleDouble-only sibling does not invent a mixed failure line")
+
+-- Mac MTP AppleDouble ROM sidecar must not be ROM inbox candidates
+ri = freshImporter()
+love.filesystem.write("imports/._cart.gb", string.rep("X", 16))
+love.filesystem.write("imports/cart.gb", string.rep("G", 16))
+roms = ri:scanInbox(ri.ready)
+local sawHidden, sawReal = false, false
+for _, path in ipairs(roms) do
+  if path:find("._cart", 1, true) then sawHidden = true end
+  if path == "imports/cart.gb" then sawReal = true end
+end
+check(not sawHidden, "ROM scanInbox skips AppleDouble ._*.gb")
+check(sawReal, "ROM scanInbox still finds the real .gb")
+love.filesystem.remove("imports/._cart.gb")
+love.filesystem.remove("imports/cart.gb")
 
 -- NXMOD-05: chooseMod on NX routes to inbox rescan; no HostShell/chooseZip
 local hostShellCalls = 0

tests/run_tests.lua

@@ -3376,6 +3376,7 @@ runSuites({ "tests/platform_nx_network_gate_test.lua" })
 runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_flags_test.lua" })
 runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_inbox_test.lua" })
 runSuites({ "tests/rom_importer_nx_mods_inbox_test.lua" })
+runSuites({ "tests/launcher_mods_install_zip_test.lua" })
 -- ---------------------------------------------- parity workstream tests
 -- Each tests/parity_*.lua is a self-contained file (own bootstrap + check,
 -- error()s if any assertion fails).  Globbed, so dropping a new parity