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[Enhancement]: Check for file change during install

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reading issue #5377 and tracing where platform and extension installation copies files. Identify the relevant copy entry points and existing installation tests; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Done means unchanged files are not overwritten during installation, with the behavior verified by tests.

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Description

Status: New
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Description of problem

On Azure installations various issues have been reported because Azure doesn't react well when you massively update (overwrite) files. E.g. issue #5377. This is in part because when we install the platform or extensions we copy files regardless of whether they have changed.

Description of solution

I suggest we first check the file to be copied with the existing file to see if it has changed. IMO a simple MD5 hash compare would suffice.

Description of alternatives considered

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