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feat(ios): implement PushFile, PullFile, Mkdir and Rm on real devices
nicolasMazuryk Nov 1, 2026
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fix(ios): keep the existing destination when an AFC push fails
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240 changes: 236 additions & 4 deletions devices/ios_fs.go
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package devices
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"path"
"path/filepath"
"strings"

"github.com/danielpaulus/go-ios/ios/afc"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -158,18 +161,247 @@ func (d *IOSDevice) ListFiles(bundleID, remotePath string) ([]FileEntry, error)
return entries, nil
}

// withAfc starts the tunnel, resolves the AFC client for the path and runs fn
// with the client adapter and the resolved (container-relative) path.
func (d *IOSDevice) withAfc(bundleID, remotePath string, fn func(fs afcFS, resolved string) error) error {
if err := func() error {
d.mu.Lock()
defer d.mu.Unlock()
return d.startTunnel()
}(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to start tunnel: %w", err)
}

client, resolved, err := d.resolveAfcClientAndPath(bundleID, remotePath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("afc connect failed: %w", err)
}
defer func() { _ = client.Close() }()
return fn(afcClientFS{c: client}, resolved)
}

func (d *IOSDevice) PushFile(localPath, remotePath string) error {
return errors.New("not implemented")
return d.withAfc("", remotePath, func(fs afcFS, resolved string) error {
return afcPush(fs, localPath, resolved)
})
}

func (d *IOSDevice) PullFile(remotePath, localPath string) error {
return errors.New("not implemented")
return d.withAfc("", remotePath, func(fs afcFS, resolved string) error {
return afcPull(fs, resolved, localPath)
})
}

func (d *IOSDevice) Mkdir(bundleID, remotePath string, parents bool) error {
return errors.New("not implemented")
return d.withAfc(bundleID, remotePath, func(fs afcFS, resolved string) error {
return afcMkdir(fs, resolved, parents)
})
}

func (d *IOSDevice) Rm(bundleID, remotePath string, recursive bool) error {
return errors.New("not implemented")
return d.withAfc(bundleID, remotePath, func(fs afcFS, resolved string) error {
return afcRm(fs, resolved, recursive)
})
}

// afcChunkSize bounds a single AFC write packet.
const afcChunkSize = 32 * 1024

// afcFS is the subset of *afc.Client used by the file operations, so the logic
// can be unit-tested without a device.
type afcFS interface {
Stat(p string) (afc.FileInfo, error)
OpenRead(p string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
OpenWrite(p string) (io.WriteCloser, error)
MkDir(p string) error
Remove(p string) error
RemoveAll(p string) error
}

// afcClientFS adapts *afc.Client to afcFS.
type afcClientFS struct{ c *afc.Client }

func (a afcClientFS) Stat(p string) (afc.FileInfo, error) { return a.c.Stat(p) }
func (a afcClientFS) OpenRead(p string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
return a.c.Open(p, afc.READ_ONLY)
}
func (a afcClientFS) OpenWrite(p string) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
return a.c.Open(p, afc.WRITE_ONLY_CREATE_TRUNC)
}
func (a afcClientFS) MkDir(p string) error { return a.c.MkDir(p) }
func (a afcClientFS) Remove(p string) error { return a.c.Remove(p) }
func (a afcClientFS) RemoveAll(p string) error { return a.c.RemoveAll(p) }

// cleanAfcPath normalizes a device path and rejects any escape above the root.
// The result is absolute and slash-separated.
func cleanAfcPath(p string) (string, error) {
for _, seg := range strings.Split(p, "/") {
if seg == ".." {
return "", fmt.Errorf("path %q must not contain '..'", p)
}
}
return path.Clean("/" + p), nil
}

func afcExists(fs afcFS, p string) (afc.FileInfo, bool) {
info, err := fs.Stat(p)
return info, err == nil
}

// afcPush copies the local regular file to remote. If remote is an existing
// directory the local base name is appended. The parent directory must exist.
func afcPush(fs afcFS, localPath, remotePath string) error {
st, err := os.Stat(localPath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("local file: %w", err)
}
if !st.Mode().IsRegular() {
return fmt.Errorf("local path %s is not a regular file", localPath)
}
remote, err := cleanAfcPath(remotePath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if info, ok := afcExists(fs, remote); ok && info.IsDir() {
remote = path.Join(remote, filepath.Base(localPath))
}
if remote == "/" {
return errors.New("remote path must name a file")
}
if _, ok := afcExists(fs, path.Dir(remote)); !ok {
return fmt.Errorf("remote parent directory %s does not exist", path.Dir(remote))
}

src, err := os.Open(localPath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("open local file: %w", err)
}
defer func() { _ = src.Close() }()

dst, err := fs.OpenWrite(remote)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("open remote file: %w", err)
}
// Wrap both ends so io.CopyBuffer uses our bounded buffer (no ReaderFrom/WriterTo shortcut).
_, copyErr := io.CopyBuffer(struct{ io.Writer }{dst}, struct{ io.Reader }{src}, make([]byte, afcChunkSize))
closeErr := dst.Close()
if copyErr != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("write remote file: %w", copyErr)
}
if closeErr != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("close remote file: %w", closeErr)
}
info, err := fs.Stat(remote)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("verify remote file: %w", err)
}
if info.Size != st.Size() {
return fmt.Errorf("remote size %d does not match local size %d", info.Size, st.Size())
}
return nil
}
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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '245,360p' devices/ios_fs.go
sed -n '145,225p' devices/ios_fs_test.go
rg -n 'AfcPush|afcPush|OpenFile|CreateFile|push.*overwrite|atomic' devices/ios_fs.go devices/ios_fs_test.go

Repository: mobile-next/mobilecli

Length of output: 7382

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- interface, adapter, fake, and imports ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'type afcFS' -e 'OpenWrite' -e 'openWrite' -e 'afcClient' devices
sed -n '1,215p' devices/ios_fs.go
sed -n '1,150p' devices/ios_fs_test.go
printf '%s\n' '--- dependency declarations and available source ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'go.mod' --glob 'go.sum' -e 'go-ios' .
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'func (.*OpenFile' -e 'OpenFile(' -e 'OpenWrite' "$(go env GOPATH 2>/dev/null)/pkg/mod/github.com/danielpaulus" 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- changed implementation versus merge base ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff 83e47ca93fa9ecfc0fedc0dc56cc7180d8db0ff6 b6d46608d3ad9ab4dfbb2065632c874964b6a018 -- devices/ios_fs.go devices/ios_fs_test.go

Repository: mobile-next/mobilecli

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rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'type afcFS' -e 'OpenWrite' -e 'OpenFile' devices
sed -n '1,215p' devices/ios_fs.go
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rg -n -F --glob 'go.mod' --glob 'go.sum' -e 'go-ios' .
find "$(go env GOPATH 2>/dev/null)/pkg/mod/github.com/danielpaulus" -type f -name '*.go' -print 2>/dev/null | head -100
git diff --no-ext-diff 83e47ca93fa9ecfc0fedc0dc56cc7180d8db0ff6 b6d46608d3ad9ab4dfbb2065632c874964b6a018 -- devices/ios_fs.go devices/ios_fs_test.go

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Length of output: 29739

Web query:

github.com/danielpaulus/go-ios v1.0.211 afc WRITE_ONLY_CREATE_TRUNC Open truncates existing file

Result:

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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielpaulus/go-ios/v1.0.211/ios/afc/afc.go
- go-ios/ios/afc/afc.go at v1.0.211 · danielpaulus/go-ios · GitHub — https://github.com/danielpaulus/go-ios/blob/v1.0.211/ios/afc/afc.go
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/danielpaulus/go-ios/v1.0.211/ios/afc/client.go
- afc.h\libimobiledevice\include - libimobiledevice - A protocol library to access iOS devices on Linux — https://cgit.sukimashita.com/libimobiledevice.git/tree/include/libimobiledevice/afc.h?h=1.3.0&id=9a7f686ce7f6dc5298cef8a6e665bee673b6139d
- Releases · danielpaulus/go-ios · GitHub — https://github.com/danielpaulus/go-ios/releases
- …and 27 more

Do not truncate the final AFC destination before a push succeeds.

afcClientFS.OpenWrite opens the destination with afc.WRITE_ONLY_CREATE_TRUNC. afcPush then copies directly to that path and reports copy, close, or size-check errors without rollback. A failed overwrite can therefore leave the pre-existing remote file empty or partially written.

Stage the data in a temporary remote file, validate it, and atomically replace the destination. If the pinned AFC API cannot provide atomic replacement, reject overwrites instead of opening an existing destination in truncating mode.

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Review comment at @devices/ios_fs.go around lines 251 - 302:
Update afcPush so a failed push cannot truncate or partially overwrite an
existing destination: stage the upload remotely, validate it, then atomically
replace the destination using a supported AFC operation. Check the AFC API used
by afcClientFS.OpenWrite to establish whether atomic replacement is available;
if not, reject overwrites before opening the destination, without weakening
existing validation.

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Valid, fixed in e2099f9. afcPush no longer truncates an existing destination before the new content is safely on the device.

  • Destination absent: written in place; on any copy, close or size error the partial file is removed.
  • Destination exists: the new content is uploaded to a sibling staging file (.<name>.mobilecli-<hex>.tmp) and its size is verified. Only then is the old file removed and the content copied into place (size verified again), and the staging file removed. A failed or interrupted upload leaves the old file untouched and the staging file removed.

Limitation: this is not atomic. go-ios (v1.0.211 pinned here, and v1.3.2) does not expose an AFC rename, so a rename-based swap is not possible without hand-rolling the AFC protocol. If the final copy fails, the partial destination is removed and the verified staging file is kept; the error names its path, so the new data is not lost. Only that narrow window can leave the old file gone. If go-ios gains a rename, afcPush can switch to it.

Tests: new TestAfcPushKeepsExistingDestination covers mid-way upload failure, size mismatch, successful overwrite without leftovers, failed final replacement, and a failed new-file write leaving no partial file.

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@nicolasMazuryk Thanks for adding staging and failure-path tests. The supplied code confirms that afcPush verifies the staging file before removing the existing destination.

One part of the finding remains: fs.Remove(remote) deletes the old content before the final copy succeeds. If that copy fails, the staging file preserves the new content, but the old content is lost. This improves upload safety, but it does not provide failed-overwrite preservation.

To meet the original requirement without atomic replacement, reject overwrites before removing the existing destination. The thread should remain open for that remaining data-loss case.

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// afcPull copies the remote regular file to local. If local is an existing
// directory the remote base name is appended. The file is written to a temp
// file and renamed on success, so no partial file is left behind.
func afcPull(fs afcFS, remotePath, localPath string) error {
remote, err := cleanAfcPath(remotePath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
info, err := fs.Stat(remote)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("remote file: %w", err)
}
if info.IsDir() {
return fmt.Errorf("remote path %s is a directory", remote)
}
if st, err := os.Stat(localPath); err == nil && st.IsDir() {
localPath = filepath.Join(localPath, path.Base(remote))
}

src, err := fs.OpenRead(remote)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("open remote file: %w", err)
}
defer func() { _ = src.Close() }()

tmp, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(localPath), ".afc-pull-*")
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("create local temp file: %w", err)
}
tmpName := tmp.Name()
cleanup := func() { _ = os.Remove(tmpName) }

n, copyErr := io.CopyBuffer(struct{ io.Writer }{tmp}, struct{ io.Reader }{src}, make([]byte, afcChunkSize))
closeErr := tmp.Close()
if copyErr != nil {
cleanup()
return fmt.Errorf("read remote file: %w", copyErr)
}
if closeErr != nil {
cleanup()
return fmt.Errorf("write local file: %w", closeErr)
}
if n != info.Size {
cleanup()
return fmt.Errorf("pulled %d bytes, remote size is %d", n, info.Size)
}
if err := os.Chmod(tmpName, 0o600); err != nil {
cleanup()
return fmt.Errorf("chmod local file: %w", err)
}
if err := os.Rename(tmpName, localPath); err != nil {
cleanup()
return fmt.Errorf("move local file into place: %w", err)
}
return nil
}

// afcMkdir creates a directory; with parents it creates every missing level.
func afcMkdir(fs afcFS, remotePath string, parents bool) error {
remote, err := cleanAfcPath(remotePath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if remote == "/" {
return errors.New("cannot create the root directory")
}
if !parents {
return fs.MkDir(remote)
}
cur := ""
for _, seg := range strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(remote, "/"), "/") {
cur += "/" + seg
info, ok := afcExists(fs, cur)
if ok {
if !info.IsDir() {
return fmt.Errorf("%s exists and is not a directory", cur)
}
continue
}
if err := fs.MkDir(cur); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}

// afcRm removes a file or directory. The root is never removable, even with
// recursive: policy lives in the caller, this is the last line of defence.
func afcRm(fs afcFS, remotePath string, recursive bool) error {
if strings.TrimSpace(remotePath) == "" {
return errors.New("refusing to remove an empty path")
}
remote, err := cleanAfcPath(remotePath)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if remote == "/" {
return errors.New("refusing to remove the root directory")
}
if recursive {
return fs.RemoveAll(remote)
}
return fs.Remove(remote)
}
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