src/client/client_cli.c

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ static bool parse_positive_int(const char* s, int* out_val) {
 static int set_string_option(char** dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
   char* dup = str_dup(value);
   if (!dup) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for %s\n", option_name);
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed for %s", option_name);
     return -1;
   }
   free(*dest);
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ static int set_string_option(char** dest, const char* value, const char* option_
 /* Parse a string as a positive integer into *dest. Returns true on success, false on error. */
 static int set_positive_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
   if (!parse_positive_int(value, dest)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s must be a positive integer\n", option_name);
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s must be a positive integer", option_name);
     return -1;
   }
   return 0;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ static int set_positive_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* opt
 /* Parse a string as a non-negative integer into *dest. Returns true on success, false on error. */
 static int set_nonneg_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* option_name) {
   if (!parse_nonneg_int(value, dest)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s must be a non-negative integer\n", option_name);
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s must be a non-negative integer", option_name);
     return -1;
   }
   return 0;
@@ -87,105 +88,187 @@ static int set_nonneg_int_option(int* dest, const char* value, const char* optio
 
 static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int* count);
 
+/* Parse a string as an unsigned long long. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+static int parse_ull_arg(const char* val, unsigned long long* out, const char* optname) {
+  char* end;
+  errno = 0;
+  unsigned long long v = strtoull(val, &end, 10);
+  if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s must be a non-negative integer", optname);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  *out = v;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Append a duplicated pattern to a growable pattern array. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+static int config_add_pattern(char*** patterns, int* count, const char* value,
+                              const char* optname) {
+  char** tmp = realloc(*patterns, (*count + 1) * sizeof(char*));
+  if (!tmp) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed for %s", optname);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  *patterns = tmp;
+  char* dup = str_dup(value);
+  if (!dup) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed for %s", optname);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  (*patterns)[(*count)++] = dup;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+typedef enum {
+  OPT_FLAG,
+  OPT_STRING,
+  OPT_POS_INT,
+  OPT_NONNEG_INT,
+  OPT_ULL,
+} OptKind;
+
+typedef struct {
+  const char* name;
+  const char* alias;
+  OptKind kind;
+  size_t offset; /* offsetof of the target field in Config */
+} OptionEntry;
+
+/* Options that map directly onto a Config field with no side effects. */
+static const OptionEntry OPTION_TABLE[] = {
+    {"--dry-run", "-n", OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, dry_run)},
+    {"--delete", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, use_delete)},
+    {"--incremental", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, use_incremental)},
+    {"--delta", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, use_delta)},
+    {"--save-to-disk", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, save_to_disk)},
+    {"--progress", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, show_progress)},
+    {"--tls", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, use_tls)},
+    {"--backup", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, backup)},
+    {"--stats", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, stats)},
+    {"--partial", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, partial)},
+    {"--links", "-l", OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, follow_symlinks)},
+    {"--copy-links", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, copy_links)},
+    {"--safe-links", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, safe_links)},
+    {"--copy-unsafe-links", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, copy_unsafe_links)},
+    {"--sparse", "-S", OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, preserve_sparse)},
+    {"--inplace", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, inplace)},
+    {"--checksum", NULL, OPT_FLAG, offsetof(Config, checksum)},
+
+    {"--source-dir", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, send_directory)},
+    {"--dest-dir", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, receive_root_directory)},
+    {"--server-host", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, server_host)},
+    {"--cert", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, tls_cert)},
+    {"--key", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, tls_key)},
+    {"--ca", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, tls_ca)},
+    {"--backup-dir", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, backup_dir)},
+    {"--fastsync-server-path", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, fastsync_server_path)},
+    {"--partial-dir", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, partial_dir)},
+    {"--suffix", NULL, OPT_STRING, offsetof(Config, suffix)},
+
+    {"--timeout", NULL, OPT_POS_INT, offsetof(Config, timeout)},
+    {"--contimeout", NULL, OPT_POS_INT, offsetof(Config, contimeout)},
+    {"--max-depth", NULL, OPT_NONNEG_INT, offsetof(Config, max_depth)},
+
+    {"--max-size", NULL, OPT_ULL, offsetof(Config, max_size)},
+    {"--min-size", NULL, OPT_ULL, offsetof(Config, min_size)},
+};
+
+static bool opt_is(const char* arg, const char* name, const char* alias) {
+  return strcmp(arg, name) == 0 || (alias && strcmp(arg, alias) == 0);
+}
+
+static const OptionEntry* find_table_option(const char* arg) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(OPTION_TABLE) / sizeof(OPTION_TABLE[0]); i++)
+    if (opt_is(arg, OPTION_TABLE[i].name, OPTION_TABLE[i].alias))
+      return &OPTION_TABLE[i];
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static int apply_table_option(Config* config, const OptionEntry* entry, const char* value) {
+  void* field = (char*)config + entry->offset;
+  switch (entry->kind) {
+  case OPT_FLAG:
+    *(bool*)field = true;
+    return 0;
+  case OPT_STRING:
+    return set_string_option((char**)field, value, entry->name);
+  case OPT_POS_INT:
+    return set_positive_int_option((int*)field, value, entry->name);
+  case OPT_NONNEG_INT:
+    return set_nonneg_int_option((int*)field, value, entry->name);
+  case OPT_ULL: {
+    unsigned long long v;
+    if (parse_ull_arg(value, &v, entry->name) != 0)
+      return -1;
+    *(unsigned long long*)field = v;
+    return 0;
+  }
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
 /* Parse CLI arguments into config. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error, 1 for help/clean-exit. */
 int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
                int* positional_count) {
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-    if (strcmp(argv[i], "--help") == 0) {
+    const OptionEntry* entry = find_table_option(argv[i]);
+    if (entry) {
+      if (entry->kind != OPT_FLAG) {
+        if (i + 1 >= argc) {
+          log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "missing argument for %s", entry->name);
+          return -1;
+        }
+        if (apply_table_option(config, entry, argv[++i]) != 0)
+          return -1;
+      } else if (apply_table_option(config, entry, NULL) != 0) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (opt_is(argv[i], "--help", NULL)) {
       print_usage();
       return 1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-V") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--version") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-V", "--version")) {
       printf("fastsync version %s\n", PROTOCOL_VERSION);
       return 1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-a") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--archive") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-a", "--archive")) {
       config->use_compression = true;
       config->use_multithreading = true;
       config->use_metadata = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled archive mode (-c -m -M)");
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-n") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--dry-run") == 0) {
-      config->dry_run = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-p") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-p", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (set_positive_int_option(&config->ssh_port, argv[++i], "-p") != 0)
         return -1;
       if (config->ssh_port > 65535) {
-        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "SSH port must be 1-65535\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "SSH port must be 1-65535");
         return -1;
       }
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delete") == 0) {
-      config->use_delete = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--exclude") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char** tmp = realloc(config->exclude_patterns, (config->exclude_count + 1) * sizeof(char*));
-      if (!tmp) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --exclude\n");
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--exclude", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      if (config_add_pattern(&config->exclude_patterns, &config->exclude_count, argv[++i],
+                             "--exclude") != 0)
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->exclude_patterns = tmp;
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --exclude\n");
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--include", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      if (config_add_pattern(&config->include_patterns, &config->include_count, argv[++i],
+                             "--include") != 0)
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->exclude_patterns[config->exclude_count++] = dup;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--include") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char** tmp = realloc(config->include_patterns, (config->include_count + 1) * sizeof(char*));
-      if (!tmp) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --include\n");
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--delta-block", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      unsigned long long val;
+      if (parse_ull_arg(argv[++i], &val, "--delta-block") != 0)
         return -1;
-      }
-      config->include_patterns = tmp;
-      char* dup = str_dup(argv[++i]);
-      if (!dup) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for --include\n");
-        return -1;
-      }
-      config->include_patterns[config->include_count++] = dup;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--max-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --max-size must be a non-negative integer\n");
-        return -1;
-      }
-      config->max_size = val;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--min-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --min-size must be a non-negative integer\n");
-        return -1;
-      }
-      config->min_size = val;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--incremental") == 0) {
-      config->use_incremental = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta") == 0) {
-      config->use_delta = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta-block") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta-block must be a positive integer\n");
-        return -1;
-      }
       if (val >= DELTA_BLOCK_SIZE_MIN && val <= DELTA_BLOCK_SIZE_MAX)
         config->delta_block_size = (uint32_t)val;
       else
-        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: --delta-block value %llu out of range, using default\n", val);
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--delta-max") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0') {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta-max must be a positive integer\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "--delta-block value %llu out of range, using default", val);
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--delta-max", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      unsigned long long val;
+      if (parse_ull_arg(argv[++i], &val, "--delta-max") != 0)
         return -1;
-      }
       if (val >= DELTA_MIN_FILE_SIZE)
         config->delta_max_file_size = val;
       else
-        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: --delta-max value %llu too small, using default\n", val);
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-c") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "-z") == 0) {
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "--delta-max value %llu too small, using default", val);
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-c", "-z")) {
       config->use_compression = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled Compression");
       if (i + 1 < argc) {
@@ -193,7 +276,7 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
         long level = strtol(argv[i + 1], &end_ptr, 10);
         if (*end_ptr == '\0') {
           if (level < 1 || level > 22) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Error: compression level must be 1-22\n");
+            log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "compression level must be 1-22");
             return -1;
           }
           config->compression_level = (int)level;
@@ -201,91 +284,51 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
           i++;
         }
       }
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--source-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->send_directory, argv[++i], "--source-dir") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--dest-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->receive_root_directory, argv[++i], "--dest-dir") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--save-to-disk") == 0) {
-      config->save_to_disk = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-M") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--preserve") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-M", "--preserve")) {
       config->use_metadata = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled metadata preservation");
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-f") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--sendfile") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-f", "--sendfile")) {
       config->use_sendfile = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled sendfile");
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-m") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-m", NULL)) {
       config->use_multithreading = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled Multithreading");
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-s") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-s", NULL)) {
       config->use_chunk_serialization = true;
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Enabled Chunk Serialization");
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--server-host") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->server_host, argv[++i], "--server-host") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--server-port") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--server-port", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (!parse_positive_int(argv[++i], &config->server_port)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: invalid --server-port value: %s\n", argv[i]);
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "invalid --server-port value: %s", argv[i]);
         return -1;
       }
       if (config->server_port > 65535) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: server port must be 1-65535\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "server port must be 1-65535");
         return -1;
       }
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--bwlimit") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long kbps = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0' || kbps == 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --bwlimit must be a positive integer\n");
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--bwlimit", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      unsigned long long kbps;
+      if (parse_ull_arg(argv[++i], &kbps, "--bwlimit") != 0)
+        return -1;
+      if (kbps == 0) {
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--bwlimit must be a positive integer");
         return -1;
       }
       if (kbps > ULLONG_MAX / 1024) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --bwlimit value too large\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--bwlimit value too large");
         return -1;
       }
       io_set_bwlimit(kbps * 1024);
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "Set bandwidth limit to %llu KB/s", kbps);
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--progress") == 0) {
-      config->show_progress = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--chunk-size") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      char* end;
-      errno = 0;
-      unsigned long long val = strtoull(argv[++i], &end, 10);
-      if (errno != 0 || *end != '\0' || val == 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --chunk-size must be a positive integer\n");
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--chunk-size", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
+      unsigned long long val;
+      if (parse_ull_arg(argv[++i], &val, "--chunk-size") != 0)
+        return -1;
+      if (val == 0) {
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--chunk-size must be a positive integer");
         return -1;
       }
       config->chunk_size = val;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--tls") == 0) {
-      config->use_tls = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--cert") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_cert, argv[++i], "--cert") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--key") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_key, argv[++i], "--key") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--ca") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->tls_ca, argv[++i], "--ca") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--timeout") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->timeout, argv[++i], "--timeout") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--contimeout") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_positive_int_option(&config->contimeout, argv[++i], "--contimeout") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--backup") == 0) {
-      config->backup = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--backup-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->backup_dir, argv[++i], "--backup-dir") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--stats") == 0) {
-      config->stats = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--max-depth") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_nonneg_int_option(&config->max_depth, argv[++i], "--max-depth") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--log-file") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--log-file", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (config->log_file) {
         fclose(config->log_file);
         config->log_file = NULL;
@@ -293,55 +336,29 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
       }
       FILE* lf = fopen(argv[++i], "a");
       if (!lf) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open log file '%s': %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "could not open log file '%s': %s", argv[i], strerror(errno));
         return -1;
       }
       config->log_file = lf;
       log_set_file(lf);
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--exclude-from") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--exclude-from", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (read_patterns_from_file(argv[++i], &config->exclude_patterns, &config->exclude_count) !=
           0)
         return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--include-from") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--include-from", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (read_patterns_from_file(argv[++i], &config->include_patterns, &config->include_count) !=
           0)
         return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--partial") == 0) {
-      config->partial = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--fastsync-server-path") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->fastsync_server_path, argv[++i], "--fastsync-server-path") !=
-          0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--verbose") == 0) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-v", "--verbose")) {
       set_log_level(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-l") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--links") == 0) {
-      config->follow_symlinks = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--copy-links") == 0) {
-      config->copy_links = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--safe-links") == 0) {
-      config->safe_links = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--copy-unsafe-links") == 0) {
-      config->copy_unsafe_links = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-S") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--sparse") == 0) {
-      config->preserve_sparse = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--inplace") == 0) {
-      config->inplace = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--partial-dir") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->partial_dir, argv[++i], "--partial-dir") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--suffix") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
-      if (set_string_option(&config->suffix, argv[++i], "--suffix") != 0)
-        return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-T") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "-T", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (set_positive_int_option(&config->timeout, argv[++i], "-T") != 0)
         return -1;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--checksum") == 0) {
-      config->checksum = true;
-    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--compress-level") == 0 && i + 1 < argc) {
+    } else if (opt_is(argv[i], "--compress-level", NULL) && i + 1 < argc) {
       if (set_positive_int_option(&config->compression_level, argv[++i], "--compress-level") != 0)
         return -1;
       if (config->compression_level < 1 || config->compression_level > 22) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: --compress-level must be between 1 and 22\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--compress-level must be between 1 and 22");
         return -1;
       }
     } else if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
@@ -364,7 +381,7 @@ int parse_args(Config* config, int argc, char* argv[], int* positional_args,
 static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int* count) {
   FILE* fp = fopen(filepath, "r");
   if (!fp) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not open pattern file '%s': %s\n", filepath, strerror(errno));
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "could not open pattern file '%s': %s", filepath, strerror(errno));
     return -1;
   }
   char* line = NULL;
@@ -381,22 +398,11 @@ static int read_patterns_from_file(const char* filepath, char*** patterns, int*
       p[--len] = '\0';
     if (len == 0)
       continue;
-    char** tmp = realloc(*patterns, (*count + 1) * sizeof(char*));
-    if (!tmp) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for pattern file\n");
+    if (config_add_pattern(patterns, count, p, "pattern file") != 0) {
       free(line);
       fclose(fp);
       return -1;
     }
-    *patterns = tmp;
-    char* dup = str_dup(p);
-    if (!dup) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed for pattern file\n");
-      free(line);
-      fclose(fp);
-      return -1;
-    }
-    (*patterns)[(*count)++] = dup;
   }
   free(line);
   fclose(fp);
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   bool config_owned_by_pipeline = false;
   Config* config = config_create();
   if (!config) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: failed to allocate config\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to allocate config");
     return 1;
   }
   config->save_to_disk = save_to_disk;
@@ -435,20 +441,20 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     free(config->receive_root_directory);
     config->send_directory = str_dup(argv[positional_args[0]]);
     if (!config->send_directory) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed\n");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed");
       exit_code = 1;
       goto cleanup;
     }
     config->receive_root_directory = str_dup(argv[positional_args[1]]);
     if (!config->receive_root_directory) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed\n");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed");
       exit_code = 1;
       goto cleanup;
     }
     config->save_to_disk = true;
     config_parse_ssh_dest(config);
   } else if (positional_count == 1) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: missing destination argument\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "missing destination argument");
     print_usage();
     exit_code = 1;
     goto cleanup;
@@ -456,7 +462,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (!config->send_directory && env_source) {
       config->send_directory = str_dup(env_source);
       if (!config->send_directory) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed");
         exit_code = 1;
         goto cleanup;
       }
@@ -464,7 +470,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (!config->receive_root_directory && env_dest) {
       config->receive_root_directory = str_dup(env_dest);
       if (!config->receive_root_directory) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Error: memory allocation failed\n");
+        log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "memory allocation failed");
         exit_code = 1;
         goto cleanup;
       }

src/client/client_send.c

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static ScannerOptions scanner_options_from_config(const Config* config, int num_
 static Client* connect_transfer_client(const Config* config) {
   if (config->transport == TRANSPORT_SSH) {
     if (config->use_sendfile) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: -f/--sendfile is not supported with SSH transport\n");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "-f/--sendfile is not supported with SSH transport");
       return NULL;
     }
     return client_connect_ssh(config->ssh_destination, config->ssh_port,
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int send_chunks_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
   Client* client = connect_transfer_client(context->config);
   if (!client) {
     if (context->config->transport == TRANSPORT_TCP)
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not connect to server%s\n",
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "could not connect to server%s",
                   context->config->use_tls ? " via TLS" : "");
     pipeline_cancel(context);
     mark_sender_done(context);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static int send_chunks_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
       return thrd_error;
     }
     if (send_chunk(client, current_chunk, context->config) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: unexpected error while sending chunk\n");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "unexpected error while sending chunk");
       chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
       pipeline_cancel(context);
       disconnect_transfer_client(client);
@@ -537,6 +537,17 @@ static int load_files_multithreaded(void* pipeline_context) {
   }
 }
 
+/* Print a one-line transfer progress report to stderr. `suffix` ends the
+   line (e.g. "Done.\n") or is "" for in-place refresh. Shared by the
+   single-threaded loop and the multithreaded progress thread. */
+static void print_transfer_progress(unsigned long long total_bytes, time_t start,
+                                    const char* suffix) {
+  double elapsed = difftime(time(NULL), start);
+  double rate = elapsed > 0.0 ? total_bytes / (1048576.0 * elapsed) : 0.0;
+  fprintf(stderr, "\rSent %.1f MB  (%.1f MB/s)  %s", total_bytes / 1048576.0, rate, suffix);
+  fflush(stderr);
+}
+
 /* Progress-reporting thread for multithreaded send. Runs in parallel with
    the scanner/loader/sender threads and prints periodic progress to stderr. */
 static int progress_thread_fn(void* arg) {
@@ -551,20 +562,14 @@ static int progress_thread_fn(void* arg) {
     mtx_unlock(&context->mutex_progress);
 
     if (done) {
-      time_t now = time(NULL);
-      double elapsed = difftime(now, start);
-      double rate = elapsed > 0.0 ? total / (1048576.0 * elapsed) : 0.0;
-      fprintf(stderr, "\rSent %.1f MB  (%.1f MB/s)  Done.\n", total / 1048576.0, rate);
+      print_transfer_progress(total, start, "Done.\n");
       break;
     }
 
     time_t now = time(NULL);
     if (now - last_progress >= 1) {
       last_progress = now;
-      double elapsed = difftime(now, start);
-      double rate = elapsed > 0.0 ? total / (1048576.0 * elapsed) : 0.0;
-      fprintf(stderr, "\rSent %.1f MB  (%.1f MB/s)  ", total / 1048576.0, rate);
-      fflush(stderr);
+      print_transfer_progress(total, start, "");
     }
 
     struct timespec ts = {0, 100 * 1000000L}; /* 100 ms */
@@ -580,36 +585,29 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
   Client* client = connect_transfer_client(config);
   if (!client) {
     if (config->transport == TRANSPORT_TCP)
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not connect to server%s\n", config->use_tls ? " via TLS" : "");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "could not connect to server%s",
+                  config->use_tls ? " via TLS" : "");
     return 1;
   }
   ProtocolSession session;
   protocol_session_init(&session, client->file_descriptor, client->file_descriptor);
   protocol_session_set_ssl(&session, (SSL*)client->ssl);
   protocol_session_bind(&session);
-  if (!config_send(client->file_descriptor, config)) {
-    disconnect_transfer_client(client);
-    protocol_session_unbind();
-    return 1;
-  }
+  int ret = 1;
+  DirectoryScanner* scanner = NULL;
+  ArrayList* manifest = NULL;
+  if (!config_send(client->file_descriptor, config))
+    goto send_fail;
   ScannerOptions scanner_options = scanner_options_from_config(config, 0);
-  DirectoryScanner* scanner =
-      directory_scanner_create_with_options(config->send_directory, &scanner_options);
+  scanner = directory_scanner_create_with_options(config->send_directory, &scanner_options);
+  manifest = create_transfer_manifest(config);
+  if (!scanner || (config->use_delete && !manifest))
+    goto send_fail;
   Chunk* current_chunk;
   unsigned long long total_bytes = 0;
   int total_files = 0;
   time_t last_progress = 0;
   time_t start = time(NULL);
-  ArrayList* manifest = create_transfer_manifest(config);
-  if (!scanner || (config->use_delete && !manifest)) {
-    if (scanner)
-      directory_scanner_destroy(scanner);
-    if (manifest)
-      array_list_delete(manifest);
-    disconnect_transfer_client(client);
-    protocol_session_unbind();
-    return 1;
-  }
   while ((current_chunk = directory_scanner_next(scanner)) != NULL) {
     unsigned long long chunk_bytes = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < current_chunk->element_count; i++) {
@@ -621,17 +619,22 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
       goto send_fail;
     }
     if (!config->use_sendfile) {
+      bool load_ok = true;
       for (int i = 0; i < current_chunk->element_count; i++) {
         File* f = current_chunk->items[i];
         if (f->data->size > STREAM_THRESHOLD)
           continue;
         if (!file_load_data(f)) {
           log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to load file data");
+          load_ok = false;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!load_ok) {
         chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
         goto send_fail;
       }
     }
-    }
     if (send_chunk(client, current_chunk, config) != 0) {
       log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to send chunk");
       chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
@@ -645,10 +648,7 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
       time_t now = time(NULL);
       if (now - last_progress >= 1) {
         last_progress = now;
-        double elapsed = difftime(now, start);
-        double rate = elapsed > 0 ? total_bytes / (1048576.0 * elapsed) : 0;
-        fprintf(stderr, "\rSent %.1f MB  (%.1f MB/s)  ", total_bytes / 1048576.0, rate);
-        fflush(stderr);
+        print_transfer_progress(total_bytes, start, "");
       }
     }
     chunk_destroy(current_chunk);
@@ -665,28 +665,26 @@ int send_files(Config* config) {
     manifest = NULL;
   }
   bool ok = finalize_transfer(client);
-  double elapsed_total = difftime(time(NULL), start);
-  if (config->show_progress) {
-    double rate = elapsed_total > 0 ? total_bytes / (1048576.0 * elapsed_total) : 0;
-    fprintf(stderr, "\rSent %.1f MB  (%.1f MB/s)  Done.\n", total_bytes / 1048576.0, rate);
-  }
+  if (config->show_progress)
+    print_transfer_progress(total_bytes, start, "Done.\n");
   if (config->stats) {
+    double elapsed_total = difftime(time(NULL), start);
     double rate = elapsed_total > 0 ? total_bytes / (1048576.0 * elapsed_total) : 0;
     fprintf(stderr, "Stats: %d files, %.1f MB, %.1f MB/s\n", total_files, total_bytes / 1048576.0,
             rate);
   }
-  directory_scanner_destroy(scanner);
-  disconnect_transfer_client(client);
-  protocol_session_unbind();
-  return ok ? 0 : 1;
+  ret = ok ? 0 : 1;
 
 send_fail:
+  /* Single cleanup path for all exits. The manifest is intentionally deleted
+     here even on success without --delete, fixing a pre-existing leak. */
   if (manifest)
     array_list_delete(manifest);
+  if (scanner)
     directory_scanner_destroy(scanner);
   disconnect_transfer_client(client);
   protocol_session_unbind();
-  return 1;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
@@ -739,7 +737,7 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
     sender_created = (thrd_create(&sender, send_chunks_multithreaded, context) == thrd_success);
 
   if (!scanner_created || !loader_created || !sender_created) {
-    perror("Error creating threads.\n");
+    log_perror("Error creating threads");
     pipeline_cancel(context);
     mtx_lock(&context->mutex_progress);
     context->sender_done = true;
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
   if (config->show_progress) {
     progress_created = (thrd_create(&progress, progress_thread_fn, context) == thrd_success);
     if (!progress_created) {
-      perror("Error creating progress thread.\n");
+      log_perror("Error creating progress thread");
       /* Non-fatal; continue without progress reporting */
     }
   }

src/client/client_validation.c

@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 #include "client_validation.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "usage.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 /* Validate config after parsing. Returns true if valid. */
 bool validate_config(const Config* config) {
   if (!config->send_directory || !config->receive_root_directory) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: source and destination directories are required\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "source and destination directories are required");
     print_usage();
     return false;
   }
   if (config->use_sendfile && (config->use_chunk_serialization || config->use_compression)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: -f/--sendfile cannot be combined with -c (compression) or -s (chunk "
-                    "serialization)\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "-f/--sendfile cannot be combined with -c (compression) or -s "
+                                 "(chunk serialization)");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->transport == TRANSPORT_SSH && config->use_sendfile) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: -f/--sendfile is not supported with SSH transport\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "-f/--sendfile is not supported with SSH transport");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->use_incremental && config->use_chunk_serialization) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: --incremental is not supported with -s (chunk serialization)\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--incremental is not supported with -s (chunk serialization)");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->use_delta && !config->use_incremental) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta requires --incremental\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--delta requires --incremental");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->use_delta && config->use_chunk_serialization) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta cannot be combined with -s (chunk serialization)\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--delta cannot be combined with -s (chunk serialization)");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->use_delta && config->use_sendfile) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: --delta cannot be combined with -f (sendfile)\n");
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--delta cannot be combined with -f (sendfile)");
     return false;
   }
   if (config->append || config->append_verify) {
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ bool validate_config(const Config* config) {
   }
   if (config->use_tls) {
     if (!config->tls_cert || !config->tls_key) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Error: --tls requires --cert and --key\n");
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "--tls requires --cert and --key");
       return false;
     }
   }

src/client/scanner.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "log.h"
 #include "scanner.h"
 #include "array_list.h"
 #include "chunk.h"
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static int open_next_directory(DirectoryScanner* scanner) {
   free(de);
   scanner->current_dir = opendir(scanner->current_path);
   if (scanner->current_dir == NULL) {
-    perror("Could not open directory");
+    log_perror("Could not open directory");
     free(scanner->current_path);
     scanner->current_path = NULL;
     scanner->failed = true;
@@ -412,18 +413,11 @@ static void parallel_scanner_creation_failed(ParallelScanner* ps) {
   mtx_unlock(&ps->result_mutex);
 }
 
-ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory,
-                                                      const ScannerOptions* options) {
-  if (!root_directory || !options)
-    return NULL;
-  ParallelScanner* ps = calloc(1, sizeof(ParallelScanner));
-  if (!ps)
-    return NULL;
+/* Initialize result queue and synchronization primitives. Returns true on success. */
+static bool parallel_scanner_init(ParallelScanner* ps) {
   ps->result_queue = queue_create(100, chunk_destroy);
-  if (!ps->result_queue) {
-    free(ps);
-    return NULL;
-  }
+  if (!ps->result_queue)
+    return false;
   atomic_init(&ps->cancelled, false);
   int init = 0;
   bool ok = true;
@@ -448,92 +442,37 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory
     if (init >= 1)
       mtx_destroy(&ps->result_mutex);
     queue_destroy(ps->result_queue);
-    free(ps);
-    return NULL;
+    ps->result_queue = NULL;
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
 }
 
-  DIR* dir = opendir(root_directory);
-  if (!dir) {
-    perror("Could not open root directory for parallel scan");
-    parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
+/* Split files into chunks of roughly chunk_size bytes. Returns the first chunk (also stored
+ * chunks beyond the first are enqueued on `queue`). Nulls out consumed entries in `files`.
+ * Sets *failed on allocation/enqueue errors. */
+static Chunk* batch_files(ArrayList* files, unsigned long long chunk_size, Queue* queue,
+                          bool* failed) {
+  Chunk* first = NULL;
+  if (files->size <= 0)
     return NULL;
-  }
-
-  ArrayList* root_files = array_list_create(file_destroy);
-  ArrayList* subdirs = array_list_create(free);
-  if (!root_files || !subdirs) {
-    array_list_delete(root_files);
-    array_list_delete(subdirs);
-    closedir(dir);
-    parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  const struct dirent* entry;
-  while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-    if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0)
-      continue;
-    ScannerEntry inspected;
-    int inspection =
-        scanner_inspect_entry(options, root_directory, root_directory, entry->d_name, &inspected);
-    if (inspection < 0) {
-      ps->failed = true;
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (inspection == 0)
-      continue;
-    char* cur_path = inspected.path;
-    struct stat st = inspected.stats;
-    if (inspected.is_directory) {
-      if (!array_list_add(subdirs, cur_path)) {
-        free(cur_path);
-        ps->failed = true;
-      }
-    } else {
-      File* file = file_create(cur_path);
-      free(cur_path);
-      if (!file) {
-        ps->failed = true;
-        continue;
-      }
-      file->data->size = st.st_size;
-      if (options->use_metadata)
-        file->metadata = file_metadata_create(&st);
-      if (options->use_metadata && !file->metadata) {
-        file_destroy(file);
-        ps->failed = true;
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (!array_list_add(root_files, file)) {
-        file_destroy(file);
-        ps->failed = true;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  closedir(dir);
-
-  unsigned long long cs = options->chunk_size > 0 ? options->chunk_size : DESIRED_CHUNK_SIZE;
-  if (root_files->size > 0) {
   ArrayList* batch = array_list_create(NULL);
   if (!batch) {
-      ps->failed = true;
-      array_list_delete(root_files);
-      array_list_delete(subdirs);
-      parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
+    *failed = true;
     return NULL;
   }
   unsigned long long batch_size = 0;
-    Chunk* first = NULL;
-    for (int i = 0; i < root_files->size; i++) {
-      File* f = (File*)root_files->items[i];
+  for (int i = 0; i < files->size; i++) {
+    File* f = (File*)files->items[i];
     if (!array_list_add(batch, f)) {
-        ps->failed = true;
+      *failed = true;
       break;
     }
     batch_size += f->data->size;
-      if (batch_size >= cs || i == root_files->size - 1) {
+    if (batch_size >= chunk_size || i == files->size - 1) {
       void** items = array_list_to_array(batch);
       if (!items) {
-          ps->failed = true;
+        *failed = true;
         array_list_delete(batch);
         batch = NULL;
         break;
@@ -541,29 +480,29 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory
       Chunk* c = chunk_create((File**)items, batch->size);
       free(items);
       if (!c) {
-          ps->failed = true;
+        *failed = true;
         array_list_delete(batch);
         batch = NULL;
         break;
       }
       int batch_start = i - batch->size + 1;
       for (int j = batch_start; j <= i; j++)
-          root_files->items[j] = NULL;
+        files->items[j] = NULL;
       batch->item_destroyer = NULL;
       array_list_delete(batch);
       batch = NULL;
       if (!first) {
         first = c;
       } else {
-          if (!queue_enqueue(ps->result_queue, c)) {
+        if (!queue_enqueue(queue, c)) {
           chunk_destroy(c);
-            ps->failed = true;
+          *failed = true;
         }
       }
-        if (i < root_files->size - 1) {
+      if (i < files->size - 1) {
         batch = array_list_create(NULL);
         if (!batch) {
-            ps->failed = true;
+          *failed = true;
           break;
         }
         batch_size = 0;
@@ -574,22 +513,88 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory
     batch->item_destroyer = NULL;
     array_list_delete(batch);
   }
-    ps->initial_chunk = first;
+  return first;
 }
-  array_list_delete(root_files);
 
+/* Scan one root-directory entry into either the subdirs or files list. */
+static void scan_root_entry(const ScannerOptions* options, const char* root_directory,
+                            const struct dirent* entry, ArrayList* root_files, ArrayList* subdirs,
+                            ParallelScanner* ps) {
+  ScannerEntry inspected;
+  int inspection =
+      scanner_inspect_entry(options, root_directory, root_directory, entry->d_name, &inspected);
+  if (inspection < 0) {
+    ps->failed = true;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (inspection == 0)
+    return;
+  char* cur_path = inspected.path;
+  struct stat st = inspected.stats;
+  if (inspected.is_directory) {
+    if (!array_list_add(subdirs, cur_path)) {
+      free(cur_path);
+      ps->failed = true;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  File* file = file_create(cur_path);
+  free(cur_path);
+  if (!file) {
+    ps->failed = true;
+    return;
+  }
+  file->data->size = st.st_size;
+  if (options->use_metadata)
+    file->metadata = file_metadata_create(&st);
+  if (options->use_metadata && !file->metadata) {
+    file_destroy(file);
+    ps->failed = true;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!array_list_add(root_files, file)) {
+    file_destroy(file);
+    ps->failed = true;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Scan the root directory itself, collecting root files and subdirectories.
+ * Returns false if the root directory could not be opened. */
+static bool scan_root_directory(ParallelScanner* ps, const char* root_directory,
+                                const ScannerOptions* options, ArrayList* root_files,
+                                ArrayList* subdirs) {
+  DIR* dir = opendir(root_directory);
+  if (!dir) {
+    log_perror("Could not open root directory for parallel scan");
+    return false;
+  }
+  const struct dirent* entry;
+  while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+    if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0)
+      continue;
+    scan_root_entry(options, root_directory, entry, root_files, subdirs, ps);
+  }
+  closedir(dir);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Spawn worker threads, one per group of subdirectories. */
+static void spawn_parallel_workers(ParallelScanner* ps, ArrayList* subdirs,
+                                   const ScannerOptions* options, unsigned long long cs) {
+  if (subdirs->size <= 0)
+    return;
   int n = options->num_threads > 0 ? options->num_threads : 4;
   if (n > subdirs->size)
-    n = subdirs->size > 0 ? subdirs->size : 1;
+    n = subdirs->size;
 
-  if (subdirs->size > 0) {
   ps->num_threads = n;
   ps->expected_threads = n;
   ps->threads = calloc(n, sizeof(thrd_t));
   if (!ps->threads) {
-      array_list_delete(subdirs);
-      parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
-      return NULL;
+    ps->num_threads = 0;
+    ps->expected_threads = 0;
+    ps->failed = true;
+    return;
   }
   int dirs_per_thread = subdirs->size / n;
   int remainder = subdirs->size % n;
@@ -641,22 +646,42 @@ ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory
     ps->created_threads++;
   }
 }
-  array_list_delete(subdirs);
-  return ps;
+
+ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory,
+                                                      const ScannerOptions* options) {
+  if (!root_directory || !options)
+    return NULL;
+  ParallelScanner* ps = calloc(1, sizeof(ParallelScanner));
+  if (!ps)
+    return NULL;
+  if (!parallel_scanner_init(ps)) {
+    free(ps);
+    return NULL;
   }
 
-ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(const char* root_directory, bool use_metadata,
-                                         unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
-                                         int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
-                                         int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
-                                         unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
-                                         int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
-                                         bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum) {
-  ScannerOptions options = {use_metadata,     chunk_size,        exclude_patterns, exclude_count,
-                            include_patterns, include_count,     max_size,         min_size,
-                            max_depth,        num_threads,       follow_symlinks,  copy_links,
-                            safe_links,       copy_unsafe_links, checksum};
-  return parallel_scanner_create_with_options(root_directory, &options);
+  ArrayList* root_files = array_list_create(file_destroy);
+  ArrayList* subdirs = array_list_create(free);
+  if (!root_files || !subdirs) {
+    array_list_delete(root_files);
+    array_list_delete(subdirs);
+    parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (!scan_root_directory(ps, root_directory, options, root_files, subdirs)) {
+    array_list_delete(root_files);
+    array_list_delete(subdirs);
+    parallel_scanner_destroy(ps);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  unsigned long long cs = options->chunk_size > 0 ? options->chunk_size : DESIRED_CHUNK_SIZE;
+  ps->initial_chunk = batch_files(root_files, cs, ps->result_queue, &ps->failed);
+  array_list_delete(root_files);
+
+  spawn_parallel_workers(ps, subdirs, options, cs);
+  array_list_delete(subdirs);
+  return ps;
 }
 
 Chunk* parallel_scanner_next(ParallelScanner* ps) {

src/client/scanner.h

@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ Chunk* directory_scanner_next(DirectoryScanner* scanner);
 bool directory_scanner_failed(const DirectoryScanner* scanner);
 void directory_scanner_destroy(DirectoryScanner* scanner);
 
-ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create(const char* root_directory, bool use_metadata,
-                                         unsigned long long chunk_size, char** exclude_patterns,
-                                         int exclude_count, char** include_patterns,
-                                         int include_count, unsigned long long max_size,
-                                         unsigned long long min_size, int max_depth,
-                                         int num_threads, bool follow_symlinks, bool copy_links,
-                                         bool safe_links, bool copy_unsafe_links, bool checksum);
 ParallelScanner* parallel_scanner_create_with_options(const char* root_directory,
                                                       const ScannerOptions* options);
 Chunk* parallel_scanner_next(ParallelScanner* scanner);

src/server/server.c

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void handler(int file_descriptor) {
     if (receiver_created)
       writer_created = thrd_create(&writer, write_thread, context) == thrd_success;
     if (!receiver_created || !writer_created) {
-      perror("Error creating Threads");
+      log_perror("Error creating Threads");
       if (receiver_created) {
         mtx_lock(&context->mutex);
         atomic_store(&context->cancelled, true);

src/shared/array_list.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "log.h"
 #include "array_list.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
 ArrayList* array_list_create(void (*item_destroyer)(void* item)) {
   ArrayList* list = (ArrayList*)malloc(sizeof(ArrayList));
   if (list == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for array list struct");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for array list struct");
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ void array_list_delete(ArrayList* array_list) {
   free(array_list);
 }
 
-bool array_list_extend(ArrayList* array_list) {
+static bool array_list_extend(ArrayList* array_list) {
   if (array_list == NULL)
     return false;
   int new_capacity = array_list->capacity * 2;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ bool array_list_extend(ArrayList* array_list) {
     new_capacity = INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE;
   void* new_items = realloc(array_list->items, new_capacity * sizeof(void*));
   if (new_items == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not reallocate memory for array list items");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not reallocate memory for array list items");
     return false;
   }
   array_list->items = new_items;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void** array_list_to_array(const ArrayList* array_list) {
   }
   void** array = malloc(array_list->size * sizeof(void*));
   if (array == NULL) {
-    perror("Could not malloc space for array from array list!");
+    log_perror("Could not malloc space for array from array list!");
     return NULL;
   }
   memcpy(array, array_list->items, array_list->size * sizeof(void*));

src/shared/array_list.h

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ typedef struct ArrayList {
 
 ArrayList* array_list_create(void (*item_destroyer)(void* item));
 void array_list_delete(ArrayList* array_list);
-bool array_list_extend(ArrayList* array_list);
 bool array_list_add(ArrayList* array_list, void* item);
 void** array_list_to_array(const ArrayList* array_list);
 

src/shared/chunk.c

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Chunk* chunk_create(File** items, int element_count) {
   Chunk* chunk = (Chunk*)malloc(sizeof(Chunk));
   if (chunk == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for chunk structure");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for chunk structure");
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Chunk* chunk_deserialize(Data* data, bool use_metadata) {
 
     char* path = malloc(path_len + 1);
     if (path == NULL) {
-      perror("Could not allocate memory for file path");
+      log_perror("Could not allocate memory for file path");
       array_list_delete(files);
       return NULL;
     }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Chunk* chunk_deserialize(Data* data, bool use_metadata) {
 
     void* file_data = malloc(file_data_size > 0 ? file_data_size : 1);
     if (file_data == NULL) {
-      perror("Could not allocate memory for file data");
+      log_perror("Could not allocate memory for file data");
       file_destroy(file);
       array_list_delete(files);
       return NULL;

src/shared/config.c

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Config* config_create(void) {
   return config;
 }
 
-bool is_remote_dest(const char* s) {
+bool config_is_remote_dest(const char* s) {
   if (s == NULL)
     return false;
   const char* colon = strchr(s, ':');
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool is_remote_dest(const char* s) {
 }
 
 void config_parse_ssh_dest(Config* config) {
-  if (!is_remote_dest(config->receive_root_directory))
+  if (!config_is_remote_dest(config->receive_root_directory))
     return;
   config->transport = TRANSPORT_SSH;
   config->ssh_destination = str_dup(config->receive_root_directory);

src/shared/config.h

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Config* config_create(void);
 void config_delete(Config* config);
 bool config_send(int file_descriptor, const Config* config);
 Config* config_receive(int file_descriptor);
-bool is_remote_dest(const char* s);
+bool config_is_remote_dest(const char* s);
 void config_parse_ssh_dest(Config* config);
 
 #endif

src/shared/file.c

@@ -1,27 +1,14 @@
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/sendfile.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <time.h>
 
-#include "compression.h"
-#include "delta.h"
-#include "log.h"
-#include "config.h"
 #include "data.h"
+#include "delta.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "file_store.h"
-#include "metadata.h"
-#include "protocol.h"
+#include "log.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 bool file_checksum(File* file, uint64_t* checksum) {
@@ -42,7 +29,7 @@ File* file_create(const char* path) {
     return NULL;
   File* file = (File*)malloc(sizeof(File));
   if (file == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for file struct");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for file struct");
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +69,7 @@ void file_destroy(void* item) {
 FileMetadata* file_metadata_create(const struct stat* stats) {
   FileMetadata* m = malloc(sizeof(FileMetadata));
   if (m == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for file metadata");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for file metadata");
     return NULL;
   }
   m->mode = stats->st_mode;
@@ -109,7 +96,7 @@ bool file_load_data(File* file) {
       return true;
     file->data->data = malloc(file->data->size);
     if (file->data->data == NULL) {
-      perror("Could not allocate memory for file data");
+      log_perror("Could not allocate memory for file data");
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -124,715 +111,29 @@ bool file_load_data(File* file) {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool file_send_single_calls(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata,
-                            int compression_level, bool send_path) {
-  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data)
-    return false;
-  const Data* data_to_send = file->data;
-  Data* compressed_data = NULL;
-  if (compression_level > 0 && !compression_should_skip(file->path)) {
-    compressed_data = data_compress(file->data, compression_level);
-    if (compressed_data == NULL) {
-      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to compress file data");
-      return false;
-    }
-    data_to_send = compressed_data;
-  }
-  if (send_path && !send_str(file_descriptor, file->path)) {
-    data_destroy(compressed_data);
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (use_metadata && !metadata_send(file_descriptor, file->metadata)) {
-    data_destroy(compressed_data);
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!send_data(file_descriptor, data_to_send)) {
-    data_destroy(compressed_data);
-    return false;
-  }
-  data_destroy(compressed_data);
-  return true;
-}
-
 bool file_set_authorized_root(int fd, const char* canonical_path) {
   return file_store_set_authorized_root(fd, canonical_path);
 }
 
-static bool path_is_within_root(const char* root, const char* path) {
-  size_t n = strlen(root);
-  return strncmp(root, path, n) == 0 && (path[n] == '\0' || path[n] == '/');
-}
-
-bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config) {
-  bool backup_enabled = config && config->backup;
-  bool inplace = config && config->inplace;
-  bool sparse = config && config->preserve_sparse;
-  const char* backup_suffix = (config && config->suffix) ? config->suffix : "~";
-  const char* backup_dir = (config && config->backup_dir) ? config->backup_dir : NULL;
-  const char* partial_dir = (config && config->partial_dir) ? config->partial_dir : NULL;
-  char *confined_backup = NULL, *confined_partial = NULL;
-
-  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data || has_path_traversal(file->path) ||
-      (backup_enabled &&
-       (!backup_suffix || backup_suffix[0] == '\0' || strchr(backup_suffix, '/') != NULL ||
-        strcmp(backup_suffix, ".") == 0 || strcmp(backup_suffix, "..") == 0))) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Invalid file or path received");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  /* These options arrive from the client.  They are names below the server
-     root, never independent filesystem roots. */
-  if ((backup_dir && (backup_dir[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(backup_dir))) ||
-      (partial_dir && (partial_dir[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(partial_dir))))
-    return false;
-  if (backup_dir && !(confined_backup = path_cat(root_directory, backup_dir)))
-    return false;
-  if (partial_dir && !(confined_partial = path_cat(root_directory, partial_dir))) {
-    free(confined_backup);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  char* resolved_root = NULL;
-  const char* actual_root =
-      (partial_dir && config && config->partial) ? confined_partial : root_directory;
-  resolved_root = realpath(actual_root, NULL);
-  if (resolved_root == NULL) {
-    if (mkdir_r(actual_root)) {
-      resolved_root = realpath(actual_root, NULL);
-    }
-  }
-  if (resolved_root == NULL) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to resolve destination root: %s", actual_root);
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    return false;
-  }
-  char* resolved_base = realpath(root_directory, NULL);
-  if (resolved_base == NULL || !path_is_within_root(resolved_base, resolved_root)) {
-    free(resolved_base);
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    return false;
-  }
-  free(resolved_base);
-
-  char* disk_path = path_cat(resolved_root, file->path);
-  if (disk_path == NULL) {
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  /* --update is receiver-side policy: never replace a newer destination. */
-  if (config && config->update) {
-    struct stat destination_stat;
-    if (stat(disk_path, &destination_stat) == 0 && file->metadata &&
-        destination_stat.st_mtime > file->metadata->mtime_sec) {
-      free(resolved_root);
-      free(confined_backup);
-      free(confined_partial);
-      free(disk_path);
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (backup_enabled) {
-    struct stat backup_stat;
-    if (stat(disk_path, &backup_stat) == 0) {
-      char* backup_path = NULL;
-      if (backup_dir) {
-        char* resolved_backup_dir = realpath(confined_backup, NULL);
-        if (!resolved_backup_dir) {
-          mkdir_r(confined_backup);
-          resolved_backup_dir = realpath(confined_backup, NULL);
-        }
-        if (resolved_backup_dir) {
-          char* backup_base = realpath(root_directory, NULL);
-          if (backup_base && path_is_within_root(backup_base, resolved_backup_dir))
-            backup_path = path_cat(resolved_backup_dir, file->path);
-          free(backup_base);
-          free(resolved_backup_dir);
-        }
-      }
-      if (!backup_path) {
-        size_t path_len = strlen(disk_path);
-        size_t suffix_len = strlen(backup_suffix);
-        backup_path = malloc(path_len + suffix_len + 1);
-        if (backup_path) {
-          memcpy(backup_path, disk_path, path_len);
-          memcpy(backup_path + path_len, backup_suffix, suffix_len + 1);
-        }
-      }
-      if (backup_path) {
-        char* backup_dir_path = str_dup(backup_path);
-        if (backup_dir_path) {
-          const char* bdir = dirname(backup_dir_path);
-          mkdir_r(bdir);
-          free(backup_dir_path);
-        }
-        if (!file_store_rename_secure(disk_path, backup_path)) {
-          free(backup_path);
-          free(resolved_root);
-          free(confined_backup);
-          free(confined_partial);
-          free(disk_path);
-          return false;
-        }
-        free(backup_path);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  char* dir_dup = str_dup(disk_path);
-  if (!dir_dup) {
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    free(disk_path);
-    return false;
-  }
-  char* dir_str = dirname(dir_dup);
-  if (!mkdir_r(dir_str)) {
-    free(dir_dup);
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    free(disk_path);
-    return false;
-  }
-  char* resolved_dir = realpath(dir_str, NULL);
-  free(dir_dup);
-  if (resolved_dir == NULL) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to resolve directory for: %s", disk_path);
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    free(disk_path);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  size_t root_len = strlen(resolved_root);
-  if (strncmp(resolved_dir, resolved_root, root_len) != 0 ||
-      (resolved_dir[root_len] != '\0' && resolved_dir[root_len] != '/')) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path escape detected: %s is outside %s", disk_path, actual_root);
-    free(resolved_dir);
-    free(confined_backup);
-    free(confined_partial);
-    free(resolved_root);
-    free(disk_path);
-    return false;
-  }
-  free(resolved_dir);
-  free(resolved_root);
-
-  bool ok = file_store_write_secure(disk_path, file->data->data, file->data->size, inplace, sparse,
-                                    file->metadata);
-  free(confined_backup);
-  free(confined_partial);
-  free(disk_path);
-  return ok;
-}
-
-static File* receive_delta_file(int fd, const Config* config, const char* check_path,
-                                void* old_data, unsigned long long old_size, bool* failed) {
-  if (!old_data)
-    return NULL;
-
-  DeltaSignature* sig = delta_signature_create(old_data, old_size, config->delta_block_size);
-  if (!sig) {
-    free(old_data);
-    *failed = true;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  Data* sig_data = delta_signature_serialize(sig);
-  if (!sig_data) {
-    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-    free(old_data);
-    *failed = true;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  bool sig_sent = send_status(fd, STATUS_DELTA_SIGNATURE) && send_data(fd, sig_data);
-  data_destroy(sig_data);
-
-  if (!sig_sent) {
-    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-    free(old_data);
-    *failed = true;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  Status resp;
-  if (!receive_status(fd, &resp)) {
-    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-    free(old_data);
-    *failed = true;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (resp == STATUS_DELTA_DATA) {
-    Data* delta_data = receive_data(fd);
-    if (!delta_data) {
-      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-      free(old_data);
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    Data* raw_delta = delta_data;
-    if (config->use_compression) {
-      raw_delta = data_decompress(delta_data);
-      data_destroy(delta_data);
-      if (!raw_delta) {
-        free(old_data);
-        delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-        *failed = true;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-    }
-
-    Delta* delta = delta_deserialize(raw_delta);
-    data_destroy(raw_delta);
-    if (!delta) {
-      free(old_data);
-      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    void* new_data = delta_apply(old_data, old_size, delta, config->delta_block_size);
-    uint64_t new_size = delta->new_file_size;
-    delta_destroy(delta);
-
-    if (!new_data) {
-      free(old_data);
-      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    File* file = file_create(check_path);
-    if (!file) {
-      free(new_data);
-      free(old_data);
-      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (config->use_metadata) {
-      int meta_ok = 1;
-      file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
-      if (!meta_ok) {
-        file_destroy(file);
-        free(new_data);
-        free(old_data);
-        delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-        *failed = true;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-    }
-
-    data_destroy(file->data);
-    file->data = data_create(new_data, (size_t)new_size);
-
-    free(old_data);
-    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-    return file;
-  }
-
-  if (resp == STATUS_NEXT) {
-    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-    free(old_data);
-
-    File* file = file_create(check_path);
-    if (!file) {
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (config->use_metadata) {
-      int meta_ok = 1;
-      file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
-      if (!meta_ok) {
-        file_destroy(file);
-        *failed = true;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-    }
-
-    Data* file_data = receive_data(fd);
-    if (file_data == NULL) {
-      file_destroy(file);
-      *failed = true;
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (config->use_compression) {
-      Data* uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
-      data_destroy(file_data);
-      if (uncompressed == NULL) {
-        file_destroy(file);
-        *failed = true;
-        return NULL;
-      }
-      file_data = uncompressed;
-    }
-
-    data_destroy(file->data);
-    file->data = file_data;
-    return file;
-  }
-
-  delta_signature_destroy(sig);
-  free(old_data);
-  *failed = true;
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped) {
-  *skipped = false;
-  char* check_path = receive_str(fd);
-  if (check_path == NULL) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  unsigned long long check_size;
-  long long check_mtime;
-  uint64_t check_checksum = 0;
-  if (!receive_n_data(fd, &check_size, sizeof(check_size)) ||
-      !receive_n_data(fd, &check_mtime, sizeof(check_mtime))) {
-    free(check_path);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  if (config->checksum && !receive_n_data(fd, &check_checksum, sizeof(check_checksum))) {
-    free(check_path);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (has_path_traversal(check_path)) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path traversal detected: %s", check_path);
-    free(check_path);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  char* full_path = path_cat(config->receive_root_directory, check_path);
-  struct stat st;
-  bool has_old_file = false;
-  int old_fd = -1;
-  if (full_path) {
-    char* leaf = NULL;
-    int parent_fd = file_store_open_secure_parent(full_path, &leaf);
-    if (parent_fd >= 0) {
-      old_fd = openat(parent_fd, leaf, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_NOFOLLOW);
-      free(leaf);
-      close(parent_fd);
-      has_old_file = old_fd >= 0 && fstat(old_fd, &st) == 0 && S_ISREG(st.st_mode);
-    }
-  }
-  unsigned long long old_size = has_old_file ? (unsigned long long)st.st_size : 0;
-  void* old_data = NULL;
-  if (has_old_file && old_size > 0) {
-    old_data = malloc((size_t)old_size);
-    if (old_data) {
-      size_t got = 0;
-      while (got < (size_t)old_size) {
-        ssize_t n = read(old_fd, (char*)old_data + got, (size_t)old_size - got);
-        if (n <= 0) {
-          free(old_data);
-          old_data = NULL;
-          break;
-        }
-        got += (size_t)n;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  if (old_fd >= 0) {
-    close(old_fd);
-  }
-
-  bool match = has_old_file && (unsigned long long)st.st_size == check_size;
-  if (match && config->checksum) {
-    uint64_t old_checksum = old_size == 0 ? delta_xxhash64("", 0) : 0;
-    if (old_data)
-      old_checksum = delta_xxhash64(old_data, (size_t)old_size);
-    match = (old_size == 0 || old_data) && old_checksum == check_checksum;
-    free(old_data);
-    old_data = NULL;
-  } else if (match) {
-    match = (long long)st.st_mtime == check_mtime;
-  }
-
-  if (match) {
-    free(old_data);
-    if (!send_status(fd, STATUS_OK)) {
-      free(full_path);
-      free(check_path);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    free(full_path);
-    free(check_path);
-    *skipped = true;
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  bool try_delta = config->use_delta && has_old_file &&
-                   delta_should_attempt(old_size, check_size, config->delta_max_file_size);
-
-  if (try_delta) {
-    bool delta_failed = false;
-    File* delta_file =
-        receive_delta_file(fd, config, check_path, old_data, old_size, &delta_failed);
-    old_data = NULL; /* receive_delta_file consumes the snapshot on every path */
-    if (delta_file) {
-      free(full_path);
-      free(check_path);
-      return delta_file;
-    }
-    if (delta_failed) {
-      free(full_path);
-      free(check_path);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    free(old_data);
-    old_data = NULL;
-    try_delta = false;
-  }
-
-  if (!try_delta) {
-    if (!send_status(fd, STATUS_NEXT)) {
-      free(full_path);
-      free(check_path);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  }
-
-  File* file = file_create(check_path);
-  free(check_path);
-  free(full_path);
-  if (file == NULL) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (config->use_metadata) {
-    int meta_ok = 1;
-    file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
-    if (!meta_ok) {
-      file_destroy(file);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  }
-
-  Data* file_data = receive_data(fd);
-  if (file_data == NULL) {
-    file_destroy(file);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (config->use_compression) {
-    Data* uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
-    data_destroy(file_data);
-    if (uncompressed == NULL) {
-      file_destroy(file);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    file_data = uncompressed;
-  }
-
-  data_destroy(file->data);
-  file->data = file_data;
-  return file;
-}
-
-bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size, bool inplace,
-             bool sparse) {
+bool file_write_to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size,
+                        bool inplace, bool sparse) {
   if (!path || (!data && data_size != 0) || has_path_traversal(path))
     return false;
   return file_store_write_secure(path, data, data_size, inplace, sparse, NULL);
 }
 
-bool file_send_sendfile(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata, int compression_level,
-                        bool send_path) {
-  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data)
-    return false;
-  if (compression_level > 0)
-    return file_send_single_calls(file, file_descriptor, use_metadata, compression_level,
-                                  send_path);
-
-  if (send_path && !send_str(file_descriptor, file->path))
-    return false;
-  if (use_metadata && !metadata_send(file_descriptor, file->metadata))
-    return false;
-
-  int fd = open(file->path, O_RDONLY);
-  if (fd == -1) {
-    perror("Could not open file for sendfile");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  unsigned long long file_size = file->data->size;
-  struct stat source_stat;
-  if (fstat(fd, &source_stat) != 0 || !S_ISREG(source_stat.st_mode) ||
-      (unsigned long long)source_stat.st_size < file_size) {
-    close(fd);
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!send_n_data(file_descriptor, &file_size, sizeof(unsigned long long))) {
-    close(fd);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  /* sendfile cannot encrypt TLS records.  Keep the framing identical but
-     route encrypted transfers through the deadline-aware IO layer. */
-  if (io_get_ssl() != NULL) {
-    unsigned char buffer[64 * 1024];
-    unsigned long long remaining = file_size;
-    bool ok = true;
-    while (remaining > 0) {
-      size_t want = remaining > sizeof(buffer) ? sizeof(buffer) : (size_t)remaining;
-      ssize_t got = read(fd, buffer, want);
-      if (got <= 0 || !send_n_data(file_descriptor, buffer, (size_t)got)) {
-        ok = false;
-        break;
-      }
-      remaining -= (unsigned long long)got;
-    }
-    close(fd);
-    return ok;
-  }
-
-  off_t offset = 0;
-  struct timespec deadline;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &deadline);
-  deadline.tv_sec += 60;
-  while ((unsigned long long)offset < file_size) {
-    struct timespec now;
-    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
-    long long remaining = (long long)(deadline.tv_sec - now.tv_sec) * 1000LL +
-                          (deadline.tv_nsec - now.tv_nsec) / 1000000LL;
-    if (remaining <= 0) {
-      close(fd);
-      return false;
-    }
-    struct pollfd pfd = {.fd = file_descriptor, .events = POLLOUT};
-    int timeout = remaining > INT_MAX ? INT_MAX : (int)remaining;
-    int polled = poll(&pfd, 1, timeout);
-    if (polled <= 0 || (pfd.revents & (POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLNVAL))) {
-      close(fd);
-      return false;
-    }
-    ssize_t sent = sendfile(file_descriptor, fd, &offset, file_size - offset);
-    if (sent == -1) {
-      if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR)
-        continue;
-      perror("sendfile failed");
-      close(fd);
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (sent == 0) {
-      close(fd);
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  close(fd);
-  return true;
-}
-
-File* file_receive(const Config* config, int file_descriptor) {
-  char* path = receive_str(file_descriptor);
-  if (path == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-  if (path[0] == '\0' || has_path_traversal(path)) {
-    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Invalid received file path: %s", path);
-    free(path);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  File* file = file_create(path);
-  free(path);
-  if (file == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-  if (config->use_metadata) {
-    int meta_ok = 1;
-    file->metadata = metadata_receive(file_descriptor, &meta_ok);
-    if (!meta_ok) {
-      file_destroy(file);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  }
-  Data* file_data = receive_data(file_descriptor);
-  if (file_data == NULL) {
-    file_destroy(file);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-  if (config->use_compression) {
-    Data* file_data_uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
-    data_destroy(file_data);
-    if (file_data_uncompressed == NULL) {
-      file_destroy(file);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-    file_data = file_data_uncompressed;
-  }
-  data_destroy(file->data);
-  file->data = file_data;
-  return file;
-}
-
 size_t file_content_to_buffer(File* file) {
   FILE* file_pointer = fopen(file->path, "rb");
   if (file_pointer == NULL) {
-    perror("Could not open the file!");
+    log_perror("Could not open the file!");
     return 0;
   }
   size_t bytes_read = fread(file->data->data, 1, file->data->size, file_pointer);
   if (bytes_read != (size_t)file->data->size) {
     fclose(file_pointer);
-    perror("Read unexpected number of bytes from File!");
+    log_perror("Read unexpected number of bytes from File!");
     return 0;
   }
   fclose(file_pointer);
   return bytes_read;
 }
-
-int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status) {
-  int received_status = STATUS_ERROR;
-  int* status_out = next_status ? next_status : &received_status;
-  int count;
-  if (!receive_int(fd, &count))
-    return -1;
-  if (count < 0 || count > MAX_MANIFEST_ENTRIES)
-    return -1;
-  ArrayList* manifest = array_list_create(free);
-  if (!manifest)
-    return -1;
-  size_t manifest_bytes = 0;
-  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    char* s = receive_str(fd);
-    size_t entry_size = s ? strlen(s) : 0;
-    if (!s || s[0] == '\0' || s[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(s) ||
-        entry_size > MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES - manifest_bytes ||
-        (manifest_bytes += entry_size) > MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES || !array_list_add(manifest, s)) {
-      free(s);
-      array_list_delete(manifest);
-      return -1;
-    }
-  }
-  if (!receive_status(fd, status_out)) {
-    array_list_delete(manifest);
-    return -1;
-  }
-  /* Deletion is a commit operation: never perform it until the sender has
-     completed the manifest frame successfully. */
-  if (*status_out != STATUS_FINISHED || !config->use_delete) {
-    array_list_delete(manifest);
-    return *status_out == STATUS_FINISHED ? 0 : -1;
-  }
-  fprintf(stderr, "Deleting files not in manifest...\n");
-  bool deletion_ok = delete_extras(config->receive_root_directory, manifest);
-  array_list_delete(manifest);
-  return deletion_ok ? 0 : -1;
-}

src/shared/file.h

@@ -1,45 +1,23 @@
 #ifndef FILE_H
 #define FILE_H
 
-#include "config.h"
-#include "data.h"
+#include "file_send.h"
+#include "file_receive.h"
+#include "file_types.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
-typedef enum { FILE_TYPE_REGULAR, FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK, FILE_TYPE_DIR } FileType;
-
-typedef struct {
-  mode_t mode;
-  uid_t uid;
-  gid_t gid;
-  time_t mtime_sec;
-  long mtime_nsec;
-} FileMetadata;
-
-typedef struct {
-  char* path;
-  Data* data;
-  FileMetadata* metadata;
-  bool skip;
-} File;
+/* File/FileMetadata lifecycle and local disk helpers. */
 
 File* file_create(const char* path);
 void file_destroy(void* item);
 bool file_load_data(File* file);
 bool file_checksum(File* file, uint64_t* checksum);
-File* file_receive(const Config* config, int file_descriptor);
-bool file_send_single_calls(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata,
-                            int compression_level, bool send_path);
-bool file_send_sendfile(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata, int compression_level,
-                        bool send_path);
 size_t file_content_to_buffer(File* file);
 FileMetadata* file_metadata_create(const struct stat* stats);
 void file_metadata_destroy(void* metadata);
-bool to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size, bool inplace,
-             bool sparse);
-bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config);
+bool file_write_to_disk(const char* path, const void* data, unsigned long long data_size,
+                        bool inplace, bool sparse);
 bool file_set_authorized_root(int fd, const char* canonical_path);
-File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped);
-int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status);
 
 #endif

src/shared/file_receive.c

@@ -0,0 +1,588 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "array_list.h"
+#include "compression.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "data.h"
+#include "delta.h"
+#include "file.h"
+#include "file_store.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "metadata.h"
+#include "protocol.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+static bool path_is_within_root(const char* root, const char* path) {
+  size_t n = strlen(root);
+  return strncmp(root, path, n) == 0 && (path[n] == '\0' || path[n] == '/');
+}
+
+bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config) {
+  bool backup_enabled = config && config->backup;
+  bool inplace = config && config->inplace;
+  bool sparse = config && config->preserve_sparse;
+  const char* backup_suffix = (config && config->suffix) ? config->suffix : "~";
+  const char* backup_dir = (config && config->backup_dir) ? config->backup_dir : NULL;
+  const char* partial_dir = (config && config->partial_dir) ? config->partial_dir : NULL;
+  char *confined_backup = NULL, *confined_partial = NULL;
+
+  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data || has_path_traversal(file->path) ||
+      (backup_enabled &&
+       (!backup_suffix || backup_suffix[0] == '\0' || strchr(backup_suffix, '/') != NULL ||
+        strcmp(backup_suffix, ".") == 0 || strcmp(backup_suffix, "..") == 0))) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Invalid file or path received");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /* These options arrive from the client.  They are names below the server
+     root, never independent filesystem roots. */
+  if ((backup_dir && (backup_dir[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(backup_dir))) ||
+      (partial_dir && (partial_dir[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(partial_dir))))
+    return false;
+  if (backup_dir && !(confined_backup = path_cat(root_directory, backup_dir)))
+    return false;
+  if (partial_dir && !(confined_partial = path_cat(root_directory, partial_dir))) {
+    free(confined_backup);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  char* resolved_root = NULL;
+  const char* actual_root =
+      (partial_dir && config && config->partial) ? confined_partial : root_directory;
+  resolved_root = realpath(actual_root, NULL);
+  if (resolved_root == NULL) {
+    if (mkdir_r(actual_root)) {
+      resolved_root = realpath(actual_root, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+  if (resolved_root == NULL) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to resolve destination root: %s", actual_root);
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    return false;
+  }
+  char* resolved_base = realpath(root_directory, NULL);
+  if (resolved_base == NULL || !path_is_within_root(resolved_base, resolved_root)) {
+    free(resolved_base);
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    return false;
+  }
+  free(resolved_base);
+
+  char* disk_path = path_cat(resolved_root, file->path);
+  if (disk_path == NULL) {
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /* --update is receiver-side policy: never replace a newer destination. */
+  if (config && config->update) {
+    struct stat destination_stat;
+    if (stat(disk_path, &destination_stat) == 0 && file->metadata &&
+        destination_stat.st_mtime > file->metadata->mtime_sec) {
+      free(resolved_root);
+      free(confined_backup);
+      free(confined_partial);
+      free(disk_path);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (backup_enabled) {
+    struct stat backup_stat;
+    if (stat(disk_path, &backup_stat) == 0) {
+      char* backup_path = NULL;
+      if (backup_dir) {
+        char* resolved_backup_dir = realpath(confined_backup, NULL);
+        if (!resolved_backup_dir) {
+          mkdir_r(confined_backup);
+          resolved_backup_dir = realpath(confined_backup, NULL);
+        }
+        if (resolved_backup_dir) {
+          char* backup_base = realpath(root_directory, NULL);
+          if (backup_base && path_is_within_root(backup_base, resolved_backup_dir))
+            backup_path = path_cat(resolved_backup_dir, file->path);
+          free(backup_base);
+          free(resolved_backup_dir);
+        }
+      }
+      if (!backup_path) {
+        size_t path_len = strlen(disk_path);
+        size_t suffix_len = strlen(backup_suffix);
+        backup_path = malloc(path_len + suffix_len + 1);
+        if (backup_path) {
+          memcpy(backup_path, disk_path, path_len);
+          memcpy(backup_path + path_len, backup_suffix, suffix_len + 1);
+        }
+      }
+      if (backup_path) {
+        char* backup_dir_path = str_dup(backup_path);
+        if (backup_dir_path) {
+          const char* bdir = dirname(backup_dir_path);
+          mkdir_r(bdir);
+          free(backup_dir_path);
+        }
+        if (!file_store_rename_secure(disk_path, backup_path)) {
+          free(backup_path);
+          free(resolved_root);
+          free(confined_backup);
+          free(confined_partial);
+          free(disk_path);
+          return false;
+        }
+        free(backup_path);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  char* dir_dup = str_dup(disk_path);
+  if (!dir_dup) {
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    free(disk_path);
+    return false;
+  }
+  char* dir_str = dirname(dir_dup);
+  if (!mkdir_r(dir_str)) {
+    free(dir_dup);
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    free(disk_path);
+    return false;
+  }
+  char* resolved_dir = realpath(dir_str, NULL);
+  free(dir_dup);
+  if (resolved_dir == NULL) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to resolve directory for: %s", disk_path);
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    free(disk_path);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  size_t root_len = strlen(resolved_root);
+  if (strncmp(resolved_dir, resolved_root, root_len) != 0 ||
+      (resolved_dir[root_len] != '\0' && resolved_dir[root_len] != '/')) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path escape detected: %s is outside %s", disk_path, actual_root);
+    free(resolved_dir);
+    free(confined_backup);
+    free(confined_partial);
+    free(resolved_root);
+    free(disk_path);
+    return false;
+  }
+  free(resolved_dir);
+  free(resolved_root);
+
+  bool ok = file_store_write_secure(disk_path, file->data->data, file->data->size, inplace, sparse,
+                                    file->metadata);
+  free(confined_backup);
+  free(confined_partial);
+  free(disk_path);
+  return ok;
+}
+
+static File* receive_delta_file(int fd, const Config* config, const char* check_path,
+                                void* old_data, unsigned long long old_size, bool* failed) {
+  if (!old_data)
+    return NULL;
+
+  DeltaSignature* sig = delta_signature_create(old_data, old_size, config->delta_block_size);
+  if (!sig) {
+    free(old_data);
+    *failed = true;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  Data* sig_data = delta_signature_serialize(sig);
+  if (!sig_data) {
+    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    free(old_data);
+    *failed = true;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  bool sig_sent = send_status(fd, STATUS_DELTA_SIGNATURE) && send_data(fd, sig_data);
+  data_destroy(sig_data);
+
+  if (!sig_sent) {
+    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    free(old_data);
+    *failed = true;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  Status resp;
+  if (!receive_status(fd, &resp)) {
+    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    free(old_data);
+    *failed = true;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (resp == STATUS_DELTA_DATA) {
+    Data* delta_data = receive_data(fd);
+    if (!delta_data) {
+      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+      free(old_data);
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    Data* raw_delta = delta_data;
+    if (config->use_compression) {
+      raw_delta = data_decompress(delta_data);
+      data_destroy(delta_data);
+      if (!raw_delta) {
+        free(old_data);
+        delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+        *failed = true;
+        return NULL;
+      }
+    }
+
+    Delta* delta = delta_deserialize(raw_delta);
+    data_destroy(raw_delta);
+    if (!delta) {
+      free(old_data);
+      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    void* new_data = delta_apply(old_data, old_size, delta, config->delta_block_size);
+    uint64_t new_size = delta->new_file_size;
+    delta_destroy(delta);
+
+    if (!new_data) {
+      free(old_data);
+      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    File* file = file_create(check_path);
+    if (!file) {
+      free(new_data);
+      free(old_data);
+      delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (config->use_metadata) {
+      int meta_ok = 1;
+      file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
+      if (!meta_ok) {
+        file_destroy(file);
+        free(new_data);
+        free(old_data);
+        delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+        *failed = true;
+        return NULL;
+      }
+    }
+
+    data_destroy(file->data);
+    file->data = data_create(new_data, (size_t)new_size);
+
+    free(old_data);
+    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    return file;
+  }
+
+  if (resp == STATUS_NEXT) {
+    delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+    free(old_data);
+
+    File* file = file_create(check_path);
+    if (!file) {
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (config->use_metadata) {
+      int meta_ok = 1;
+      file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
+      if (!meta_ok) {
+        file_destroy(file);
+        *failed = true;
+        return NULL;
+      }
+    }
+
+    Data* file_data = receive_data(fd);
+    if (file_data == NULL) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      *failed = true;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (config->use_compression) {
+      Data* uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
+      data_destroy(file_data);
+      if (uncompressed == NULL) {
+        file_destroy(file);
+        *failed = true;
+        return NULL;
+      }
+      file_data = uncompressed;
+    }
+
+    data_destroy(file->data);
+    file->data = file_data;
+    return file;
+  }
+
+  delta_signature_destroy(sig);
+  free(old_data);
+  *failed = true;
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped) {
+  *skipped = false;
+  char* check_path = receive_str(fd);
+  if (check_path == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  unsigned long long check_size;
+  long long check_mtime;
+  uint64_t check_checksum = 0;
+  if (!receive_n_data(fd, &check_size, sizeof(check_size)) ||
+      !receive_n_data(fd, &check_mtime, sizeof(check_mtime))) {
+    free(check_path);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (config->checksum && !receive_n_data(fd, &check_checksum, sizeof(check_checksum))) {
+    free(check_path);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (has_path_traversal(check_path)) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Path traversal detected: %s", check_path);
+    free(check_path);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  char* full_path = path_cat(config->receive_root_directory, check_path);
+  struct stat st;
+  bool has_old_file = false;
+  int old_fd = -1;
+  if (full_path) {
+    char* leaf = NULL;
+    int parent_fd = file_store_open_secure_parent(full_path, &leaf);
+    if (parent_fd >= 0) {
+      old_fd = openat(parent_fd, leaf, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_NOFOLLOW);
+      free(leaf);
+      close(parent_fd);
+      has_old_file = old_fd >= 0 && fstat(old_fd, &st) == 0 && S_ISREG(st.st_mode);
+    }
+  }
+  unsigned long long old_size = has_old_file ? (unsigned long long)st.st_size : 0;
+  void* old_data = NULL;
+  if (has_old_file && old_size > 0) {
+    old_data = malloc((size_t)old_size);
+    if (old_data) {
+      size_t got = 0;
+      while (got < (size_t)old_size) {
+        ssize_t n = read(old_fd, (char*)old_data + got, (size_t)old_size - got);
+        if (n <= 0) {
+          free(old_data);
+          old_data = NULL;
+          break;
+        }
+        got += (size_t)n;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (old_fd >= 0) {
+    close(old_fd);
+  }
+
+  bool match = has_old_file && (unsigned long long)st.st_size == check_size;
+  if (match && config->checksum) {
+    uint64_t old_checksum = old_size == 0 ? delta_xxhash64("", 0) : 0;
+    if (old_data)
+      old_checksum = delta_xxhash64(old_data, (size_t)old_size);
+    match = (old_size == 0 || old_data) && old_checksum == check_checksum;
+    free(old_data);
+    old_data = NULL;
+  } else if (match) {
+    match = (long long)st.st_mtime == check_mtime;
+  }
+
+  if (match) {
+    free(old_data);
+    if (!send_status(fd, STATUS_OK)) {
+      free(full_path);
+      free(check_path);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    free(full_path);
+    free(check_path);
+    *skipped = true;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  bool try_delta = config->use_delta && has_old_file &&
+                   delta_should_attempt(old_size, check_size, config->delta_max_file_size);
+
+  if (try_delta) {
+    bool delta_failed = false;
+    File* delta_file =
+        receive_delta_file(fd, config, check_path, old_data, old_size, &delta_failed);
+    old_data = NULL; /* receive_delta_file consumes the snapshot on every path */
+    if (delta_file) {
+      free(full_path);
+      free(check_path);
+      return delta_file;
+    }
+    if (delta_failed) {
+      free(full_path);
+      free(check_path);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    free(old_data);
+    old_data = NULL;
+    try_delta = false;
+  }
+
+  if (!try_delta) {
+    if (!send_status(fd, STATUS_NEXT)) {
+      free(full_path);
+      free(check_path);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  File* file = file_create(check_path);
+  free(check_path);
+  free(full_path);
+  if (file == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (config->use_metadata) {
+    int meta_ok = 1;
+    file->metadata = metadata_receive(fd, &meta_ok);
+    if (!meta_ok) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Data* file_data = receive_data(fd);
+  if (file_data == NULL) {
+    file_destroy(file);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (config->use_compression) {
+    Data* uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
+    data_destroy(file_data);
+    if (uncompressed == NULL) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    file_data = uncompressed;
+  }
+
+  data_destroy(file->data);
+  file->data = file_data;
+  return file;
+}
+
+File* file_receive(const Config* config, int file_descriptor) {
+  char* path = receive_str(file_descriptor);
+  if (path == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  if (path[0] == '\0' || has_path_traversal(path)) {
+    log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Invalid received file path: %s", path);
+    free(path);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  File* file = file_create(path);
+  free(path);
+  if (file == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  if (config->use_metadata) {
+    int meta_ok = 1;
+    file->metadata = metadata_receive(file_descriptor, &meta_ok);
+    if (!meta_ok) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  Data* file_data = receive_data(file_descriptor);
+  if (file_data == NULL) {
+    file_destroy(file);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if (config->use_compression) {
+    Data* file_data_uncompressed = data_decompress(file_data);
+    data_destroy(file_data);
+    if (file_data_uncompressed == NULL) {
+      file_destroy(file);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    file_data = file_data_uncompressed;
+  }
+  data_destroy(file->data);
+  file->data = file_data;
+  return file;
+}
+
+int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status) {
+  int received_status = STATUS_ERROR;
+  int* status_out = next_status ? next_status : &received_status;
+  int count;
+  if (!receive_int(fd, &count))
+    return -1;
+  if (count < 0 || count > MAX_MANIFEST_ENTRIES)
+    return -1;
+  ArrayList* manifest = array_list_create(free);
+  if (!manifest)
+    return -1;
+  size_t manifest_bytes = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    char* s = receive_str(fd);
+    size_t entry_size = s ? strlen(s) : 0;
+    if (!s || s[0] == '\0' || s[0] == '/' || has_path_traversal(s) ||
+        entry_size > MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES - manifest_bytes ||
+        (manifest_bytes += entry_size) > MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES || !array_list_add(manifest, s)) {
+      free(s);
+      array_list_delete(manifest);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!receive_status(fd, status_out)) {
+    array_list_delete(manifest);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  /* Deletion is a commit operation: never perform it until the sender has
+     completed the manifest frame successfully. */
+  if (*status_out != STATUS_FINISHED || !config->use_delete) {
+    array_list_delete(manifest);
+    return *status_out == STATUS_FINISHED ? 0 : -1;
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "Deleting files not in manifest...\n");
+  bool deletion_ok = delete_extras(config->receive_root_directory, manifest);
+  array_list_delete(manifest);
+  return deletion_ok ? 0 : -1;
+}

src/shared/file_receive.h

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef FILE_RECEIVE_H
+#define FILE_RECEIVE_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "file_types.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* Server-side file receive/save path. */
+
+File* file_receive(const Config* config, int file_descriptor);
+File* receive_incremental_check(int fd, const Config* config, bool* skipped);
+int receive_manifest(int fd, const Config* config, int* next_status);
+bool file_save_to_disk(const char* root_directory, const File* file, const Config* config);
+
+#endif

src/shared/file_send.c

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/sendfile.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "compression.h"
+#include "data.h"
+#include "file.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "metadata.h"
+#include "protocol.h"
+
+bool file_send_single_calls(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata,
+                            int compression_level, bool send_path) {
+  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data)
+    return false;
+  const Data* data_to_send = file->data;
+  Data* compressed_data = NULL;
+  if (compression_level > 0 && !compression_should_skip(file->path)) {
+    compressed_data = data_compress(file->data, compression_level);
+    if (compressed_data == NULL) {
+      log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Failed to compress file data");
+      return false;
+    }
+    data_to_send = compressed_data;
+  }
+  if (send_path && !send_str(file_descriptor, file->path)) {
+    data_destroy(compressed_data);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (use_metadata && !metadata_send(file_descriptor, file->metadata)) {
+    data_destroy(compressed_data);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!send_data(file_descriptor, data_to_send)) {
+    data_destroy(compressed_data);
+    return false;
+  }
+  data_destroy(compressed_data);
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool file_send_sendfile(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata, int compression_level,
+                        bool send_path) {
+  if (!file || !file->path || !file->data)
+    return false;
+  if (compression_level > 0)
+    return file_send_single_calls(file, file_descriptor, use_metadata, compression_level,
+                                  send_path);
+
+  if (send_path && !send_str(file_descriptor, file->path))
+    return false;
+  if (use_metadata && !metadata_send(file_descriptor, file->metadata))
+    return false;
+
+  int fd = open(file->path, O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd == -1) {
+    log_perror("Could not open file for sendfile");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  unsigned long long file_size = file->data->size;
+  struct stat source_stat;
+  if (fstat(fd, &source_stat) != 0 || !S_ISREG(source_stat.st_mode) ||
+      (unsigned long long)source_stat.st_size < file_size) {
+    close(fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!send_n_data(file_descriptor, &file_size, sizeof(unsigned long long))) {
+    close(fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /* sendfile cannot encrypt TLS records.  Keep the framing identical but
+     route encrypted transfers through the deadline-aware IO layer. */
+  if (io_get_ssl() != NULL) {
+    unsigned char buffer[64 * 1024];
+    unsigned long long remaining = file_size;
+    bool ok = true;
+    while (remaining > 0) {
+      size_t want = remaining > sizeof(buffer) ? sizeof(buffer) : (size_t)remaining;
+      ssize_t got = read(fd, buffer, want);
+      if (got <= 0 || !send_n_data(file_descriptor, buffer, (size_t)got)) {
+        ok = false;
+        break;
+      }
+      remaining -= (unsigned long long)got;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    return ok;
+  }
+
+  off_t offset = 0;
+  struct timespec deadline;
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &deadline);
+  deadline.tv_sec += 60;
+  while ((unsigned long long)offset < file_size) {
+    struct timespec now;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+    long long remaining = (long long)(deadline.tv_sec - now.tv_sec) * 1000LL +
+                          (deadline.tv_nsec - now.tv_nsec) / 1000000LL;
+    if (remaining <= 0) {
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+    struct pollfd pfd = {.fd = file_descriptor, .events = POLLOUT};
+    int timeout = remaining > INT_MAX ? INT_MAX : (int)remaining;
+    int polled = poll(&pfd, 1, timeout);
+    if (polled <= 0 || (pfd.revents & (POLLERR | POLLHUP | POLLNVAL))) {
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+    ssize_t sent = sendfile(file_descriptor, fd, &offset, file_size - offset);
+    if (sent == -1) {
+      if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR)
+        continue;
+      log_perror("sendfile failed");
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (sent == 0) {
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  close(fd);
+  return true;
+}

src/shared/file_send.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef FILE_SEND_H
+#define FILE_SEND_H
+
+#include "file_types.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* Client-side file send path. */
+
+bool file_send_single_calls(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata,
+                            int compression_level, bool send_path);
+bool file_send_sendfile(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_metadata, int compression_level,
+                        bool send_path);
+
+#endif

src/shared/file_types.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef FILE_TYPES_H
+#define FILE_TYPES_H
+
+#include "data.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+typedef enum { FILE_TYPE_REGULAR, FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK, FILE_TYPE_DIR } FileType;
+
+typedef struct {
+  mode_t mode;
+  uid_t uid;
+  gid_t gid;
+  time_t mtime_sec;
+  long mtime_nsec;
+} FileMetadata;
+
+typedef struct {
+  char* path;
+  Data* data;
+  FileMetadata* metadata;
+  bool skip;
+} File;
+
+#endif

src/shared/log.c

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 static const char* log_level_strings[] = {"DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR"};
@@ -50,3 +52,7 @@ void log_message(LogLevel log_level, const char* format, ...) {
     va_end(args);
   }
 }
+
+void log_perror(const char* context) {
+  log_message(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "%s: %s", context, strerror(errno));
+}

src/shared/log.h

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 typedef enum { LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, LOG_LEVEL_INFO, LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR } LogLevel;
 
 void log_message(LogLevel log_level, const char* message, ...);
+void log_perror(const char* context);
 void set_log_level(LogLevel level);
 void log_set_file(FILE* fp);
 

src/shared/multiprocessing.c

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PipelineContextSender* pipeline_context_sender_create(Config* config, Queue* que
   return context;
 
 fail:
-  perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+  log_perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
   if (init >= 6)
     cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_empty_loader);
   if (init >= 5)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ PipelineContextReceiver* pipeline_context_receiver_create(Config* config, Queue*
   return context;
 
 fail:
-  perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
+  log_perror("Error initializing synchronization objects");
   if (init >= 3)
     cnd_destroy(&context->condition_not_empty);
   if (init >= 2)

src/shared/queue.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "log.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ Queue* queue_create(int capacity, void (*destroyer)(void* item)) {
 
   Queue* queue = (Queue*)malloc(sizeof(Queue));
   if (queue == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for queue structure");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for queue structure");
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ static bool queue_double_capacity(Queue* queue) {
     new_capacity = 100;
   void** new_items = malloc(new_capacity * sizeof(void*));
   if (new_items == NULL) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for doubling capacity of queue.");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not allocate memory for doubling capacity of queue.");
     return false;
   }
   for (int i = 0; i < queue->size; i++)
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ bool queue_enqueue_multithreaded_cancel(Queue* queue, void* item, mtx_t* mutex,
 
 void* queue_dequeue(Queue* queue) {
   if (queue == NULL || queue_is_empty(queue)) {
-    perror("ERROR: Could not dequeue from null or empty queue.");
+    log_perror("ERROR: Could not dequeue from null or empty queue.");
     return NULL;
   }
 

src/shared/transport_ssh.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "log.h"
 #include "transport_ssh.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ Client* client_connect_ssh(const char* destination, int port, const char* server
 
   int sv[2];
   if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sv) < 0) {
-    perror("socketpair failed");
+    log_perror("socketpair failed");
     remote_dest_destroy(&r);
     return NULL;
   }
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ Client* client_connect_ssh(const char* destination, int port, const char* server
 
   int exec_pipe[2];
   if (pipe(exec_pipe) < 0) {
-    perror("pipe failed");
+    log_perror("pipe failed");
     close(sv[0]);
     close(sv[1]);
     remote_dest_destroy(&r);
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ Client* client_connect_ssh(const char* destination, int port, const char* server
 
   pid_t pid = fork();
   if (pid < 0) {
-    perror("fork failed");
+    log_perror("fork failed");
     close(sv[0]);
     close(sv[1]);
     close(exec_pipe[0]);
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ Client* client_connect_ssh(const char* destination, int port, const char* server
     ssh_argv[ac++] = "--stdio";
     ssh_argv[ac] = NULL;
     execvp("ssh", ssh_argv);
-    perror("exec of ssh failed");
+    log_perror("exec of ssh failed");
     ssize_t wret = write(exec_pipe[1], "x", 1);
     (void)wret;
     _exit(1);

src/shared/transport_tcp.c

@@ -30,20 +30,20 @@ static void sigchld_handler(int sig) {
 Server* server_create(int port) {
   Server* server = (Server*)malloc(sizeof(Server));
   if (server == NULL) {
-    perror("Could not allocate space for Server");
+    log_perror("Could not allocate space for Server");
     return NULL;
   }
 
   int file_descriptor = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
   if (file_descriptor < 0) {
-    perror("Could not create Socket!");
+    log_perror("Could not create Socket!");
     free(server);
     return NULL;
   }
   server->file_descriptor = file_descriptor;
   int opt = 1;
   if (setsockopt(server->file_descriptor, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt))) {
-    perror("Error setting a socket option!");
+    log_perror("Error setting a socket option!");
     close(server->file_descriptor);
     free(server);
     return NULL;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Server* server_create(int port) {
 
   if (bind(server->file_descriptor, (struct sockaddr*)&server->address, server->address_length) <
       0) {
-    perror("Could not bind server");
+    log_perror("Could not bind server");
     close(server->file_descriptor);
     free(server);
     return NULL;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void server_delete(Server** server) {
 static void accept_loop(Server* server, void (*child_fn)(int, void*), void* child_ctx,
                         const char* log_fmt) {
   if (listen(server->file_descriptor, SOMAXCONN) < 0) {
-    perror("Could not listen on port!");
+    log_perror("Could not listen on port!");
     return;
   }
   signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld_handler);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void accept_loop(Server* server, void (*child_fn)(int, void*), void* chil
     socklen_t client_len = sizeof(client_addr);
     int fd = accept(server->file_descriptor, (struct sockaddr*)&client_addr, &client_len);
     if (fd < 0) {
-      perror("Could not accept the connection");
+      log_perror("Could not accept the connection");
       continue;
     }
     tcp_apply_socket_timeout(fd);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ bool tcp_connect_socket(Client* client, char* host, int port) {
   freeaddrinfo(result);
 
   if (!connected) {
-    perror("Could not connect to Server!");
+    log_perror("Could not connect to Server!");
     return false;
   }
 

src/shared/utils.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "log.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "array_list.h"
 #include "libgen.h"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ bool mkdir_r(const char* path) {
     struct stat st;
     if (stat(path_current, &st) != 0) {
       if (mkdir(path_current, 0755) != 0) {
-        perror("Could not create directory");
+        log_perror("Could not create directory");
         ok = false;
         break;
       }

tests/test_chunk.c

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static void test_file_operations() {
   char* test_content = "Hello, Chunk System!";
   unsigned long long test_len = strlen(test_content);
 
-  to_disk(test_path, test_content, test_len, false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(test_path, test_content, test_len, false, false);
 
   File* f = file_create(test_path);
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(f);
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static void test_chunk_operations() {
   char* content2 = "chunk item number 2";
   unsigned long long len2 = strlen(content2);
 
-  to_disk(path1, content1, len1, false, false);
-  to_disk(path2, content2, len2, false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(path1, content1, len1, false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(path2, content2, len2, false, false);
 
   struct stat st1, st2;
   stat(path1, &st1);

tests/test_compression.c

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static void test_chunk_compress_decompress_roundtrip() {
   char* content2 = "chunk compression test file 2 with more data";
   unsigned long long len2 = strlen(content2);
 
-  to_disk(path1, content1, len1, false, false);
-  to_disk(path2, content2, len2, false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(path1, content1, len1, false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(path2, content2, len2, false, false);
 
   struct stat st1, st2;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat(path1, &st1), 0);

tests/test_config.c

@@ -244,26 +244,26 @@ static void test_config_receive_truncated() {
   close(p[1]);
 }
 
-static void test_is_remote_dest() {
+static void test_config_is_remote_dest() {
   /* Valid SSH-style destinations */
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("user@host:/path"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("host:/path"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("user@192.168.1.1:/remote/path"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("user@host:/path"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("host:/path"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("user@192.168.1.1:/remote/path"));
 
   /* Invalid destinations */
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest(NULL));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest(""));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest(":"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest("/local/path"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest("relative/path"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest(NULL));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest(""));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest(":"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest("/local/path"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest("relative/path"));
   /* C:/windows/path is treated as remote (colon with no preceding slash) */
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("C:/windows/path"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("C:/windows/path"));
 
   /* Edge cases */
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest("noslash"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(is_remote_dest("/"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("host:"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(is_remote_dest("user@host:"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest("noslash"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(config_is_remote_dest("/"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("host:"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(config_is_remote_dest("user@host:"));
 }
 
 void test_config() {
@@ -278,5 +278,5 @@ void test_config() {
     test_config_send_receive_version_mismatch();
     test_config_receive_truncated();
   }
-  test_is_remote_dest();
+  test_config_is_remote_dest();
 }

tests/test_file.c

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ static void test_file_destroy_normal() {
 
 static void test_file_load_data() {
   const char* content = "Hello Load Test";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_file_load_data.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      file_write_to_disk("test_file_load_data.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
 
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_file_load_data.txt", &st), 0);
@@ -87,15 +88,16 @@ static void test_file_save_to_disk() {
   rmdir("test_save_tmp");
 }
 
-static void test_to_disk_basic() {
-  const char* content = "Basic to_disk test";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_to_disk_basic.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
+static void test_file_write_to_disk_basic() {
+  const char* content = "Basic file_write_to_disk test";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_file_write_to_disk_basic.txt", content, strlen(content),
+                                 false, false));
 
   struct stat st;
-  EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_to_disk_basic.txt", &st), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_file_write_to_disk_basic.txt", &st), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ_INT((int)st.st_size, (int)strlen(content));
 
-  FILE* fp = fopen("test_to_disk_basic.txt", "rb");
+  FILE* fp = fopen("test_file_write_to_disk_basic.txt", "rb");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(fp);
   char buf[100];
   size_t nread = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), fp);
@@ -103,12 +105,13 @@ static void test_to_disk_basic() {
   EXPECT_EQ_INT((int)nread, (int)strlen(content));
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(memcmp(buf, content, strlen(content)), 0);
 
-  unlink("test_to_disk_basic.txt");
+  unlink("test_file_write_to_disk_basic.txt");
 }
 
-static void test_to_disk_creates_dirs() {
+static void test_file_write_to_disk_creates_dirs() {
   const char* content = "Nested dir test";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_nested_tmp/nested/file.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_nested_tmp/nested/file.txt", content, strlen(content), false,
+                                 false));
 
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_nested_tmp/nested/file.txt", &st), 0);
@@ -126,15 +129,15 @@ static void test_to_disk_creates_dirs() {
   rmdir("test_nested_tmp");
 }
 
-static void test_to_disk_does_not_follow_symlink() {
-  const char* outside = "test_to_disk_outside.txt";
-  const char* link = "test_to_disk_link.txt";
+static void test_file_write_to_disk_does_not_follow_symlink() {
+  const char* outside = "test_file_write_to_disk_outside.txt";
+  const char* link = "test_file_write_to_disk_link.txt";
   const char* content = "confined";
   unlink(outside);
   unlink(link);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk(outside, "outside", 7, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk(outside, "outside", 7, false, false));
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(symlink(outside, link), 0);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk(link, content, strlen(content), false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk(link, content, strlen(content), false, false));
   FILE* fp = fopen(outside, "rb");
   char buf[16] = {0};
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(fp);
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ static void test_to_disk_does_not_follow_symlink() {
 
 static void test_file_content_to_buffer() {
   const char* content = "Buffer content test";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_buffer_file.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_buffer_file.txt", content, strlen(content), false, false));
 
   File* f = file_create("test_buffer_file.txt");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(f);
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ static void test_file_send_no_path() {
 }
 
 static void test_file_metadata_create() {
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_meta_file.txt", "metadata test", 13, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_meta_file.txt", "metadata test", 13, false, false));
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_meta_file.txt", &st), 0);
 
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ static void test_file_send_single_calls_metadata_and_path() {
   /* Create a real file on disk so we can have metadata */
   const char* content = "File with metadata";
   size_t len = strlen(content);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_meta_send.txt", content, len, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_meta_send.txt", content, len, false, false));
 
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_meta_send.txt", &st), 0);
@@ -455,9 +458,9 @@ void test_file() {
   test_file_load_data();
   test_file_load_data_missing_file();
   test_file_save_to_disk();
-  test_to_disk_basic();
-  test_to_disk_creates_dirs();
-  test_to_disk_does_not_follow_symlink();
+  test_file_write_to_disk_basic();
+  test_file_write_to_disk_creates_dirs();
+  test_file_write_to_disk_does_not_follow_symlink();
   test_file_content_to_buffer();
   test_file_save_to_disk_path_traversal();
   test_file_save_to_disk_deep_traversal();

tests/test_file_sendfile.c

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 static void test_sendfile_basic() {
   const char* content = "Hello from sendfile test!";
   size_t len = strlen(content);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_sendfile_basic.txt", content, len, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_sendfile_basic.txt", content, len, false, false));
 
   File* file = file_create("test_sendfile_basic.txt");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(file);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void test_sendfile_basic() {
 static void test_sendfile_empty_file() {
   const char* content = "";
   size_t len = 0;
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_sendfile_empty.txt", content, len, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_sendfile_empty.txt", content, len, false, false));
 
   File* file = file_create("test_sendfile_empty.txt");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(file);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void test_sendfile_missing_file() {
 static void test_sendfile_compression_fallback() {
   const char* content = "Compression fallback content";
   size_t len = strlen(content);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_sendfile_comp.txt", content, len, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_sendfile_comp.txt", content, len, false, false));
 
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("test_sendfile_comp.txt", &st), 0);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void test_sendfile_compression_fallback() {
 static void test_sendfile_no_path() {
   const char* content = "No path sendfile test";
   size_t len = strlen(content);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("test_sendfile_nopath.txt", content, len, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("test_sendfile_nopath.txt", content, len, false, false));
 
   File* file = file_create("test_sendfile_nopath.txt");
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(file);

tests/test_fuzz_smoke.c

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void test_fuzz_delta_deserialize() {
 /* Smoke test for metadata_from_buf fuzz target */
 static void test_fuzz_metadata_from_buf() {
   /* Create a real file to get metadata from */
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk("fuzz_meta_test.txt", "metadata test", 13, false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk("fuzz_meta_test.txt", "metadata test", 13, false, false));
 
   struct stat st;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(stat("fuzz_meta_test.txt", &st), 0);

tests/test_metadata.c

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void test_metadata_rejects_invalid_values() {
 static void test_file_restore_metadata() {
   const char* path = "temp_meta_restore_test.txt";
   const char* content = "test content";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(file_write_to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false));
 
   FileMetadata m;
   m.mode = 0644;

tests/test_property.c

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void test_property_chunk_roundtrip() {
     for (int i = 0; i < content_len; i++)
       content[i] = (char)(rand() % 256);
 
-    to_disk(path, content, content_len, false, false);
+    file_write_to_disk(path, content, content_len, false, false);
 
     struct stat st;
     stat(path, &st);

tests/test_robustness.c

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 static void test_chunk_deserialize_truncated() {
   char* path = "test_rob_trunc.txt";
   char* content = "hello";
-  to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false);
+  file_write_to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false);
 
   struct stat st;
   stat(path, &st);

tests/test_scanner.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 static void create_test_file(const char* path, const char* content) {
-  (void)to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false);
+  (void)file_write_to_disk(path, content, strlen(content), false, false);
 }
 
 static void test_scanner_single_file() {
@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ static void test_parallel_scanner_root_chunks_without_workers() {
   create_test_file(file1, "a");
   create_test_file(file2, "b");
 
-  ParallelScanner* scanner = parallel_scanner_create(dir, false, 1, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                                                     false, false, false, false, false);
+  ScannerOptions options = {false, 1, NULL,  0,     NULL,  0,     0,    0,
+                            0,     0, false, false, false, false, false};
+  ParallelScanner* scanner = parallel_scanner_create_with_options(dir, &options);
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(scanner);
 
   int total_files = 0;