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fix: keep virtualenv and Terraform caches out of olf diagnostics tree

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
88/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, testing, tooling

Research direction

Start with tools/olf/olf/commands/diagnostics.py to find how olf diagnostics tree traverses checkout paths, then read tools/olf/tests/test_diagnostics.py for its existing test patterns. Add a unit test using a temporary path with generated directories and a real source file; done means generated paths are pruned during traversal, source paths remain, and output ordering stays deterministic. Run the focused diagnostics tests while iterating.

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Description

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Why

olf diagnostics tree currently walks every path under the checkout, except .git. With a local .venv, .terraform, or __pycache__, its output becomes noisy and potentially enormous.

Scope
  • Prune common generated directories (.git, .venv, .terraform, __pycache__, .pytest_cache) during traversal, not after building an enormous list.
  • Preserve source paths and deterministic ordering.
  • Add a tmp-path unit test for generated paths plus a real source file.
Acceptance
  • Generated directories and their contents are absent from output.
  • Valid source files still appear.
  • The test avoids traversing the actual checkout.

Start here: tools/olf/olf/commands/diagnostics.py, tools/olf/tests/test_diagnostics.py.

Contributor notes
  • Keep this to one focused PR; follow AGENTS.md.
  • No Kubernetes cluster should be necessary unless specifically mentioned.
  • For Python changes run uv run --project tools/olf pytest tools/olf/tests and uv run --project tools/olf ruff check tools/olf (or narrower tests while iterating).
Dominant language
Python
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