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Snapshot removal used file names when counting blob references. If two refs pointed at the same blob hash under different file names, removing one ref could delete the shared blob while the other ref still referenced it.

This patch counts blob references by hash instead, matching how blobs are stored on disk.

A script to reproduce the bug:

STORE="$(mktemp -d)"
BASE="$STORE/store/huggingface/acme/shared-model"
mkdir -p "$BASE/refs" "$BASE/blobs" "$BASE/snapshots"

echo "shared model bytes" > "$BASE/blobs/sha256-shared"

cat > "$BASE/refs/A.json" <<EOF
{
  "version": "v1.0.1",
  "hash": "snap-a",
  "path": "$BASE/refs/A.json",
  "files": [
    {"hash": "sha256-shared", "name": "model-a.gguf", "type": "gguf"}
  ]
}
EOF

cat > "$BASE/refs/B.json" <<EOF
{
  "version": "v1.0.1",
  "hash": "snap-b",
  "path": "$BASE/refs/B.json",
  "files": [
    {"hash": "sha256-shared", "name": "renamed-model.gguf", "type": "gguf"}
  ]
}
EOF

echo "Before rm:"
find "$BASE" -type f -print

ramalama --store "$STORE" --nocontainer rm huggingface://acme/shared-model:a

echo "After rm:"
find "$BASE" -type f -print
test -e "$BASE/blobs/sha256-shared" && echo "OK" || echo "BUG: shared blob deleted"

rm -rf $BASE

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Corrected model snapshot cleanup to track shared files by content hash rather than filename.
    • Shared data remains available while referenced by multiple snapshots.
    • Files with the same name but different content are now handled independently, preventing unrelated files from being retained or removed incorrectly.
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    • Added coverage for shared content, duplicate references, and same-name files with different content.

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ModelStore now counts and removes blobs by file hash. Unit tests verify shared hashes remain available and different hashes are removed independently, including duplicate hash entries.

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Blob refcounting

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Hash-based snapshot cleanup
ramalama/model_store/store.py, test/unit/test_model_store.py
_get_refcounts and remove_snapshot now use file hashes. Tests cover shared hashes, different hashes with the same file name, duplicate hashes, and related type annotations.

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Duplicate blob hashes are handled safely during snapshot removal, including deletion once no snapshot references the blob. No actionable current-head risk remains.

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145-145: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add type annotations to the test functions.

Both functions omit the tmp_path type and the None return type. Annotate the fixture as Path and add -> None.

As per coding guidelines: “Use type hints in Python code and ensure mypy compatibility.”

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In `@test/unit/test_model_store.py` at line 145, Update the test functions
test_remove_snapshot_refcounts_blobs_by_hash and the other function identified
in the comment to annotate tmp_path as Path and declare a None return type,
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Inline comments:
In `@ramalama/model_store/store.py`:
- Line 425: Update the blob_refcounts computation in _get_refcounts to
deduplicate hashes within each ref file before aggregating counts across refs,
so duplicate StoreFile entries in one snapshot contribute only once. Add a
regression test covering two file names with the same hash in a single snapshot
and verifying correct blob cleanup.

---

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In `@test/unit/test_model_store.py`:
- Line 145: Update the test functions
test_remove_snapshot_refcounts_blobs_by_hash and the other function identified
in the comment to annotate tmp_path as Path and declare a None return type,
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Snapshot removal used file names when counting blob references.
If two refs pointed at the same blob hash under different file names,
removing one ref could delete the shared blob while the other ref still referenced it.

This patch counts blob references by hash instead, matching how blobs are stored on disk.

A script to reproduce the bug:
```bash
STORE="$(mktemp -d)"
BASE="$STORE/store/huggingface/acme/shared-model"
mkdir -p "$BASE/refs" "$BASE/blobs" "$BASE/snapshots"

echo "shared model bytes" > "$BASE/blobs/sha256-shared"

cat > "$BASE/refs/A.json" <<EOF
{
  "version": "v1.0.1",
  "hash": "snap-a",
  "path": "$BASE/refs/A.json",
  "files": [
    {"hash": "sha256-shared", "name": "model-a.gguf", "type": "gguf"}
  ]
}
EOF

cat > "$BASE/refs/B.json" <<EOF
{
  "version": "v1.0.1",
  "hash": "snap-b",
  "path": "$BASE/refs/B.json",
  "files": [
    {"hash": "sha256-shared", "name": "renamed-model.gguf", "type": "gguf"}
  ]
}
EOF

echo "Before rm:"
find "$BASE" -type f -print

ramalama --store "$STORE" --nocontainer rm huggingface://acme/shared-model:a

echo "After rm:"
find "$BASE" -type f -print
test -e "$BASE/blobs/sha256-shared" && echo "OK" || echo "BUG: shared blob deleted"

rm -rf $BASE
```

Signed-off-by: Boaz Shuster <boaz.shuster.github@gmail.com>
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