v0.8.4: add strict sidecar verification

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 This changelog is maintained from git history plus the published Gitea release series. Future releases should update this file and publish matching release notes on the release page.
 
+## v0.8.4
+
+Strict XMP sidecar verification release.
+
+- Add `verify --sidecar --strict` to require photoscli XMP schema metadata, sidecar generator metadata, and matching exported filename metadata.
+- Keep existing `verify --sidecar` behavior unchanged for backup-wide existence, readability, and asset-ID checks.
+
 ## v0.8.3
 
 XMP sidecar inspection release.

Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BINARY     := ./bin/photoscli
 MODULE     := gitea.k3s.k0.nu/tools/photocli
-VERSION    := 0.8.3
+VERSION    := 0.8.4
 RELEASE_ZIP := ./bin/photoscli-$(VERSION)-macos-arm64.zip
 RELEASE_NOTES := RELEASE_NOTES.md
 BRIDGE_DIR := bridge

README.md

@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ Verify generated sidecars with:
 photoscli verify --out ./backup --sidecar
 ```
 
+For stricter checks against recent photoscli-generated XMP sidecars:
+
+```bash
+photoscli verify --out ./backup --sidecar --strict
+```
+
 Inspect one generated sidecar with:
 
 ```bash

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-# v0.8.3
+# v0.8.4
 
-This release adds XMP sidecar inspection for quick validation and scripting.
+This release adds strict XMP sidecar verification.
 
 ## Highlights
 
-- Add `sidecar inspect <file.xmp>` to print photoscli metadata embedded in a generated sidecar.
+- Add `verify --sidecar --strict` to require photoscli schema metadata, sidecar generator metadata, and matching exported filename metadata.
-- Add `sidecar inspect <file.xmp> --json` for scriptable output.
+- Keep existing `verify --sidecar` behavior unchanged for basic sidecar checks.
-- Keep `verify --sidecar` for backup-wide checks and use `sidecar inspect` for one-file investigation.
+- Use strict mode when validating sidecars generated by recent photoscli versions.
 
 ## Assets
 
 - `photoscli`: Apple Silicon macOS binary (`darwin/arm64`).
-- `photoscli-0.8.3-macos-arm64.zip`: Apple Silicon binary plus README, USERGUIDE, and CHANGELOG.
+- `photoscli-0.8.4-macos-arm64.zip`: Apple Silicon binary plus README, USERGUIDE, and CHANGELOG.
 - `USERGUIDE.md`: standalone user guide.
 
 Intel Macs are not currently a supported release target.

USERGUIDE.md

@@ -573,6 +573,14 @@ Verify sidecars after an export:
 
 This reports missing, zero-byte, unreadable, or asset-ID mismatched `.xmp` files.
 
+Use strict verification for sidecars generated by recent photoscli versions:
+
+```bash
+./bin/photoscli verify --out ./PhotosBackup --sidecar --strict
+```
+
+Strict mode also checks photoscli schema metadata, generator metadata, and the exported filename recorded inside the sidecar.
+
 Inspect one generated sidecar when troubleshooting or scripting:
 
 ```bash

cmd/photoscli/main.go

@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ COMMANDS
   verify --out <dir> [--manifest jsonl|sqlite]
       Verify that manifest entries point to files that exist on disk. Missing
       files are printed as <asset-id><TAB><filename>. Exits 2 on missing files.
-      Add --sidecar to verify expected XMP sidecars too.
+      Add --sidecar to verify expected XMP sidecars too. Add --strict with
+      --sidecar to require photoscli schema/generator and exported filename metadata.
 
   retry-failed --out <dir>
       Retry assets previously written to failures.jsonl.
@@ -2117,6 +2118,7 @@ func cmdDiff(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer, bridge photos.Bridge) int
 func cmdVerify(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 	outDir := flagVal(args, "--out")
 	checkSidecar := hasFlag(args, "--sidecar")
+	strictSidecar := hasFlag(args, "--strict")
 	if outDir == "" {
 		fmt.Fprintln(stderr, "error: --out is required")
 		return exitErr
@@ -2156,7 +2158,7 @@ func cmdVerify(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s\t%s\tsize-mismatch\tmanifest=%d\tdisk=%d\n", id, checkPath, e.Size, info.Size())
 		}
 		if checkSidecar {
-			bad += verifySidecar(stdout, outDir, id, checkPath)
+			bad += verifySidecar(stdout, outDir, id, checkPath, strictSidecar)
 		}
 	}
 	if bad > 0 {
@@ -2166,7 +2168,7 @@ func cmdVerify(args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 	return exitOK
 }
 
-func verifySidecar(stdout io.Writer, outDir, id, checkPath string) int {
+func verifySidecar(stdout io.Writer, outDir, id, checkPath string, strict bool) int {
 	xmpPath := sidecarPath(filepath.Join(outDir, checkPath))
 	rel, err := filepath.Rel(outDir, xmpPath)
 	if err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
@@ -2191,6 +2193,21 @@ func verifySidecar(stdout io.Writer, outDir, id, checkPath string) int {
 		fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s\t%s\tsidecar-asset-mismatch\n", id, rel)
 		return 1
 	}
+	if strict {
+		meta := inspectXMP(data)
+		if meta["xmpSchemaVersion"] != "2" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s\t%s\tsidecar-schema-missing\n", id, rel)
+			return 1
+		}
+		if meta["sidecarGenerator"] == "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s\t%s\tsidecar-generator-missing\n", id, rel)
+			return 1
+		}
+		if meta["exportedFilename"] != filepath.Base(checkPath) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s\t%s\tsidecar-filename-mismatch\n", id, rel)
+			return 1
+		}
+	}
 	return 0
 }
 

cmd/photoscli/main_test.go

@@ -4217,12 +4217,48 @@ func TestVerifySidecarBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	oldRead := readFileFunc
 	readFileFunc = func(string) ([]byte, error) { return nil, fmt.Errorf("read") }
 	var out bytes.Buffer
-	if got := verifySidecar(&out, subdir, "x1", "../asset.jpg"); got != 1 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "sidecar-unreadable") {
+	if got := verifySidecar(&out, subdir, "x1", "../asset.jpg", false); got != 1 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "sidecar-unreadable") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected unreadable with rel fallback, got=%d out=%q", got, out.String())
 	}
 	readFileFunc = oldRead
 }
 
+func TestVerifySidecarStrict(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	media := filepath.Join(dir, "photo.jpg")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(media, []byte("data"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := writeXMPSidecar(sidecarPath(media), xmpSidecarData{AssetID: "x1", ExportedFilename: "photo.jpg"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	if got := verifySidecar(&out, dir, "x1", "photo.jpg", true); got != 0 || out.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("strict valid got=%d out=%q", got, out.String())
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(sidecarPath(media), []byte(`photoscli:assetID="x1"`), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	out.Reset()
+	if got := verifySidecar(&out, dir, "x1", "photo.jpg", true); got != 1 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "sidecar-schema-missing") {
+		t.Fatalf("strict schema got=%d out=%q", got, out.String())
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(sidecarPath(media), []byte(`<?xpacket begin=""?><x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/"><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><rdf:Description xmlns:photoscli="https://gitea.k3s.k0.nu/tools/photocli/ns/1.0/" photoscli:assetID="x1" photoscli:xmpSchemaVersion="2" photoscli:exportedFilename="photo.jpg" /></rdf:RDF></x:xmpmeta>`), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	out.Reset()
+	if got := verifySidecar(&out, dir, "x1", "photo.jpg", true); got != 1 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "sidecar-generator-missing") {
+		t.Fatalf("strict generator got=%d out=%q", got, out.String())
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(sidecarPath(media), []byte(`<?xpacket begin=""?><x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/"><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><rdf:Description xmlns:photoscli="https://gitea.k3s.k0.nu/tools/photocli/ns/1.0/" photoscli:assetID="x1" photoscli:xmpSchemaVersion="2" photoscli:sidecarGenerator="photoscli" photoscli:exportedFilename="other.jpg" /></rdf:RDF></x:xmpmeta>`), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	out.Reset()
+	if got := verifySidecar(&out, dir, "x1", "photo.jpg", true); got != 1 || !strings.Contains(out.String(), "sidecar-filename-mismatch") {
+		t.Fatalf("strict filename got=%d out=%q", got, out.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSidecarInspect(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(dir, "photo.xmp")