Move Generation Destinations

internal/app/app.go

@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ var commands = []command{
 	},
 	{
 		name:        "build-topdata",
-		description: "Build canonical topdata outputs into topdata/assets/2da and build/sow_tlk.tlk, then package sow_top.hak.",
+		description: "Build canonical topdata outputs into .cache/topdata, then package sow_top.hak and sow_tlk.tlk.",
 		run:         runBuildTopData,
 	},
 	{
 		name:        "build-top-package",
-		description: "Build sow_top.hak and sow_tlk.tlk from native topdata output and topdata/assets.",
+		description: "Build sow_top.hak and sow_tlk.tlk from cached native topdata output and authored topdata/assets.",
 		run:         runBuildTopPackage,
 	},
 	{

internal/pipeline/build.go

@@ -467,11 +467,13 @@ func compileReferencedScripts(p *project.Project) ([]erf.Resource, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "sow-script-compile-*")
+	cacheDir := compiledScriptCacheDir(p)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(cacheDir); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create script compiler temp dir: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("clear script compiler cache dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create script compiler cache dir: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
 
 	resources := make([]erf.Resource, 0, len(referenced))
 	scriptsDir := filepath.Join(p.SourceDir(), "scripts")
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ func compileReferencedScripts(p *project.Project) ([]erf.Resource, error) {
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		outputPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, resref+".ncs")
+		outputPath := filepath.Join(cacheDir, resref+".ncs")
 		cmd := exec.Command(compiler, "--dirs", scriptsDir, "-o", outputPath, sourcePath)
 		cmd.Env = compilerEnv
 		output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -501,6 +503,10 @@ func compileReferencedScripts(p *project.Project) ([]erf.Resource, error) {
 	return resources, nil
 }
 
+func compiledScriptCacheDir(p *project.Project) string {
+	return filepath.Join(p.Root, ".cache", "ncs")
+}
+
 func referencedScriptResrefs(p *project.Project) ([]string, error) {
 	referenced := map[string]struct{}{}
 	for _, rel := range p.Inventory.SourceFiles {

internal/pipeline/pipeline_test.go

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestBuildModuleCompilesReferencedScripts(t *testing.T) {
 	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, "src", "module"))
 	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, "src", "placeables"))
 	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, "src", "scripts"))
-	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, "assets"))
+	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, ".nwn-assets"))
 	mustMkdir(t, filepath.Join(root, "build"))
 
 	mustWriteFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "nwn-tool.json"), `{
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func TestBuildModuleCompilesReferencedScripts(t *testing.T) {
   },
   "paths": {
     "source": "src",
-    "assets": "assets",
+    "assets": ".nwn-assets",
     "build": "build"
   }
 }
@@ -439,6 +439,12 @@ printf 'compiled:%s\nNWN_ROOT=%s\nNWN_HOME=%s\nNWN_USER_DIRECTORY=%s\n' "$(basen
 	if _, err := os.Stat(userDir); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected build to prepare NWN user directory: %v", err)
 	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "ncs", "use_thing.ncs")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected compiled script in .cache/ncs: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".nwn-assets", "ncs", "use_thing.ncs")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no compiled script in .nwn-assets/ncs, got err=%v", err)
+	}
 
 	compareResult, err := Compare(p)
 	if err != nil {

internal/project/project.go

@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ func (p *Project) ValidateLayout() error {
 	} {
 		info, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
+			if label == "paths.assets" && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) && p.isCachePath(path) {
+				if mkErr := os.MkdirAll(path, 0o755); mkErr != nil {
+					failures = append(failures, fmt.Errorf("%s: create cache directory %s: %w", label, path, mkErr))
+				}
+				continue
+			}
 			failures = append(failures, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", label, err))
 			continue
 		}
@@ -160,6 +166,15 @@ func (p *Project) ValidateLayout() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *Project) isCachePath(path string) bool {
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(p.Root, path)
+	if err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(rel, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) || rel == ".." {
+		return false
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(filepath.Clean(rel), string(filepath.Separator))
+	return len(parts) > 0 && parts[0] == ".cache"
+}
+
 func (p *Project) Scan() error {
 	sourceFiles, sourceExts, err := scanDir(p.SourceDir(), func(path string) bool {
 		ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))
@@ -334,7 +349,7 @@ func defaultConfig() Config {
 			Build:  "build",
 		},
 		TopData: TopDataConfig{
-			Build: "build/topdata",
+			Build: ".cache/topdata",
 		},
 	}
 }

internal/project/project_test.go

@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ func TestTopDataAssetsDirReturnsEmptyForNoConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestValidateLayoutCreatesMissingCacheAssetsDir(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "src"))
+	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "build"))
+
+	proj := &Project{
+		Root: root,
+		Config: Config{
+			Module: ModuleConfig{Name: "Test", ResRef: "test"},
+			Paths:  PathConfig{Source: "src", Assets: ".cache/module-assets", Build: "build"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := proj.ValidateLayout(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateLayout returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "module-assets")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected cache assets dir to be created: %v", err)
+	} else if !info.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("expected cache assets path to be a directory")
+	}
+}
+
 func mkdirAll(t *testing.T, path string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0o755); err != nil {

internal/topdata/native.go

@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ func BuildNativeWithOptions(p *project.Project, opts NativeBuildOptions, progres
 	var prebuiltWiki *wikiResult
 	if opts.BuildWiki {
 		if newestWikiSource, _, err := newestRelevantWikiSource(p.TopDataSourceDir()); err == nil && !newestWikiSource.IsZero() {
-			statePath := filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), wikiRootDirName, wikiStateFileName)
+			statePath := wikiOutputStatePath(p)
-			outputDir := filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), wikiRootDirName, wikiPagesDirName)
+			outputDir := wikiOutputPagesDir(p)
 			if stateInfo, err := os.Stat(statePath); err == nil && !newestWikiSource.After(stateInfo.ModTime()) {
 				if outputInfo, err := os.Stat(outputDir); err == nil && outputInfo.IsDir() {
 					if state, err := loadWikiState(statePath); err == nil {

internal/topdata/top_package.go

@@ -22,26 +22,35 @@ const (
 )
 
 func compiled2DAOutputDir(p *project.Project) string {
-	if useDedicatedTopDataBuildDir(p) {
 	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataBuildDir(), "2da")
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), "assets", "2da")
 }
 
 func compiledTLKOutputPath(p *project.Project) string {
-	if useDedicatedTopDataBuildDir(p) {
 	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataBuildDir(), "tlk", defaultTLKName)
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(p.BuildDir(), defaultTLKName)
 }
 
 func compiledTLKOutputDir(p *project.Project) string {
 	return filepath.Dir(compiledTLKOutputPath(p))
 }
 
-func useDedicatedTopDataBuildDir(p *project.Project) bool {
+func wikiOutputRootDir(p *project.Project) string {
-	defaultBuildDir := filepath.Join(p.BuildDir(), "topdata")
+	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataBuildDir(), wikiRootDirName)
-	return p.TopDataBuildDir() != defaultBuildDir
+}
+
+func wikiOutputPagesDir(p *project.Project) string {
+	return filepath.Join(wikiOutputRootDir(p), wikiPagesDirName)
+}
+
+func wikiOutputStatePath(p *project.Project) string {
+	return filepath.Join(wikiOutputRootDir(p), wikiStateFileName)
+}
+
+func legacyCompiled2DAOutputDir(p *project.Project) string {
+	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), "assets", "2da")
+}
+
+func legacyWikiOutputRootDir(p *project.Project) string {
+	return filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), legacyWikiRootDirName)
 }
 
 func BuildPackage(p *project.Project, progress func(string)) (PackageResult, error) {
@@ -172,16 +181,21 @@ func collectTopPackageResources(p *project.Project, compiled2DADir string) ([]er
 
 	assetFiles := 0
 	assetsDir := filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), "assets")
-	skipDir := compiled2DAOutputDir(p)
+	skipDirs := map[string]struct{}{
+		filepath.Clean(compiled2DADir):                {},
+		filepath.Clean(legacyCompiled2DAOutputDir(p)): {},
+	}
 	info, err := os.Stat(assetsDir)
 	if err == nil && info.IsDir() {
 		err = filepath.WalkDir(assetsDir, func(path string, d os.DirEntry, walkErr error) error {
 			if walkErr != nil {
 				return walkErr
 			}
-			if d.IsDir() && path == skipDir {
+			if d.IsDir() {
+				if _, ok := skipDirs[filepath.Clean(path)]; ok {
 					return filepath.SkipDir
 				}
+			}
 			if d.IsDir() {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -220,6 +234,51 @@ func collectTopPackageResources(p *project.Project, compiled2DADir string) ([]er
 	return resources, assetFiles, nil
 }
 
+func shouldSkipTopDataSourceDir(path string, skipDirs map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	_, ok := skipDirs[filepath.Clean(path)]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func topDataSourceSkipDirs(p *project.Project) map[string]struct{} {
+	return map[string]struct{}{
+		filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), "templates")): {},
+		filepath.Clean(legacyWikiOutputRootDir(p)):                       {},
+		filepath.Clean(legacyCompiled2DAOutputDir(p)):                    {},
+		filepath.Clean(wikiOutputRootDir(p)):                             {},
+	}
+}
+
+func newestTopDataSource(p *project.Project) (time.Time, string, error) {
+	newest := time.Time{}
+	newestPath := ""
+	skipDirs := topDataSourceSkipDirs(p)
+	sourceDir := p.TopDataSourceDir()
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(sourceDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, walkErr error) error {
+		if walkErr != nil {
+			return walkErr
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() && shouldSkipTopDataSourceDir(path, skipDirs) {
+			return filepath.SkipDir
+		}
+		if d.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		info, err := d.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if newest.IsZero() || info.ModTime().After(newest) {
+			newest = info.ModTime()
+			newestPath = path
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, "", fmt.Errorf("scan topdata sources: %w", err)
+	}
+	return newest, newestPath, nil
+}
+
 func topPackageResourceFromPath(path string) (erf.Resource, error) {
 	extension := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path)), ".")
 	resourceType, ok := erf.HAKResourceTypeForExtension(extension)
@@ -335,7 +394,7 @@ func packagedBuildResult(p *project.Project) (BuildResult, error) {
 		return BuildResult{}, fmt.Errorf("topdata build output missing: run build-topdata first")
 	}
 
-	newestSource, newestPath, err := newestTopDataSource(p.TopDataSourceDir())
+	newestSource, newestPath, err := newestTopDataSource(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return BuildResult{}, err
 	}
@@ -390,7 +449,7 @@ func currentTopPackageResult(p *project.Project) (PackageResult, bool, error) {
 		return PackageResult{}, false, fmt.Errorf("stat top package tlk %s: %w", outputTLK, err)
 	}
 
-	newestSource, _, err := newestTopDataSource(p.TopDataSourceDir())
+	newestSource, _, err := newestTopDataSource(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return PackageResult{}, false, err
 	}
@@ -481,41 +540,3 @@ func countCompiledFiles(dir, extension string) (int, time.Time, error) {
 	}
 	return count, oldest, nil
 }
-
-func newestTopDataSource(sourceDir string) (time.Time, string, error) {
-	newest := time.Time{}
-	newestPath := ""
-	templatesDir := filepath.Join(sourceDir, "templates")
-	wikiDir := filepath.Join(sourceDir, wikiRootDirName)
-	generated2DADir := filepath.Join(sourceDir, "assets", "2da")
-	err := filepath.WalkDir(sourceDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, walkErr error) error {
-		if walkErr != nil {
-			return walkErr
-		}
-		if d.IsDir() && path == templatesDir {
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-		if d.IsDir() && path == wikiDir {
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-		if d.IsDir() && path == generated2DADir {
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-		if d.IsDir() {
-			return nil
-		}
-		info, err := d.Info()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if newest.IsZero() || info.ModTime().After(newest) {
-			newest = info.ModTime()
-			newestPath = path
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, "", fmt.Errorf("scan topdata sources: %w", err)
-	}
-	return newest, newestPath, nil
-}

internal/topdata/topdata_test.go

@@ -4030,12 +4030,15 @@ func TestBuildNativeRemovesStaleTopdataOutputs(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("BuildNative failed: %v", err)
 	}
+	if got, want := result.Output2DADir, filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "2da"); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected cached 2da output dir: got %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(result.Output2DADir, "stale.2da")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected stale topdata output to be removed, stat err=%v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("expected stale legacy topdata output to be ignored, stat err=%v", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestBuildNativeWritesCompiledOutputsToAssetsAndBuild(t *testing.T) {
+func TestBuildNativeWritesCompiledOutputsToCache(t *testing.T) {
 	root := testProjectRoot(t)
 	mkdirAll(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "data", "repadjust"))
 	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "base_dialog.json"), "{}\n")
@@ -4053,10 +4056,10 @@ func TestBuildNativeWritesCompiledOutputsToAssetsAndBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("BuildNative failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	if got, want := result.Output2DADir, filepath.Join(root, "topdata", "assets", "2da"); got != want {
+	if got, want := result.Output2DADir, filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "2da"); got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected 2da output dir: got %q want %q", got, want)
 	}
-	if got, want := result.OutputTLKDir, filepath.Join(root, "build"); got != want {
+	if got, want := result.OutputTLKDir, filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "tlk"); got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected tlk output dir: got %q want %q", got, want)
 	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(result.Output2DADir, "repadjust.2da")); err != nil {
@@ -9522,7 +9525,7 @@ func testProject(root string) *project.Project {
 			Paths:  project.PathConfig{Source: "src", Assets: "assets", Build: "build"},
 			TopData: project.TopDataConfig{
 				Source:           "topdata",
-				Build:            "build/topdata",
+				Build:            ".cache/topdata",
 				ReferenceBuilder: "reference",
 				Assets:           ".",
 			},

internal/topdata/wiki_native.go

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const (
 	wikiStatusNew         = "new"
 	wikiStatusModified    = "modified"
 	wikiStatusVanilla     = "vanilla"
-	wikiRootDirName      = ".wiki"
+	wikiRootDirName       = "wiki"
+	legacyWikiRootDirName = ".wiki"
 	wikiPagesDirName      = "pages"
 	wikiStateFileName     = "state.json"
 	wikiGeneratorVersion  = "native-v1"
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ func buildWiki(p *project.Project, nativeResult BuildResult, progress func(strin
 	if progress == nil {
 		progress = func(string) {}
 	}
-	rootDir := filepath.Join(p.TopDataSourceDir(), wikiRootDirName)
+	rootDir := wikiOutputRootDir(p)
-	outputDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, wikiPagesDirName)
+	outputDir := wikiOutputPagesDir(p)
-	statePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, wikiStateFileName)
+	statePath := wikiOutputStatePath(p)
 
 	digest, err := computeWikiSourceDigest(p.TopDataSourceDir())
 	if err != nil {

internal/topdata/wiki_native_test.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestBuildNativeGeneratesAndSkipsWikiPages(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.WikiPages != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected one generated entity page, got %d", result.WikiPages)
 	}
-	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
+	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
 	got, err := os.ReadFile(pagePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read generated page: %v", err)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestBuildNativeGeneratesAndSkipsWikiPages(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(text, "Ability: Strength.") || !strings.Contains(text, "  * Climb") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected description to be rendered into wiki page:\n%s", text)
 	}
-	statusPath := filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "pages", "meta", "wikistatus.txt")
+	statusPath := filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "pages", "meta", "wikistatus.txt")
 	statusRaw, err := os.ReadFile(statusPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read status page: %v", err)
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ func TestBuildNativeGeneratesAndSkipsWikiPages(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(string(statusRaw), "**Vanilla:** 1\\\\") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected wiki status summary to count vanilla page:\n%s", string(statusRaw))
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "state.json")); err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "state.json")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected state file after first build: %v", err)
 	}
-	stateBefore, err := loadWikiState(filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "state.json"))
+	stateBefore, err := loadWikiState(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "state.json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read state before second build: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestBuildAndPackageBuildsWikiOnlyWhenRequested(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.WikiOutputDir != "" || result.WikiPages != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected wiki generation to be skipped by default, got dir=%q pages=%d", result.WikiOutputDir, result.WikiPages)
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "state.json")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "state.json")); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no wiki state without explicit wiki build, got %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestBuildAndPackageBuildsWikiOnlyWhenRequested(t *testing.T) {
 	if result.WikiPages != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected one generated wiki page when requested, got %d", result.WikiPages)
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "state.json")); err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "state.json")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected wiki state after explicit wiki build: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestBuildNativeRegeneratesWikiWhenTLKTextChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := BuildNative(proj, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("BuildNative after text change failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
+	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
 	got, err := os.ReadFile(pagePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read regenerated page: %v", err)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestBuildPackageIgnoresWikiSourcesForFreshness(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("BuildNative failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, "topdata", ".wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
+	pagePath := filepath.Join(root, ".cache", "topdata", "wiki", "pages", "skills", "athletics.txt")
 	newTime := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
 	if err := os.Chtimes(pagePath, newTime, newTime); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("touch wiki page: %v", err)