Upload plugin as part of release workflow (#1227)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: Rojo.rbxm
           path: Rojo.rbxm
+      
+      - name: Upload Plugin to Roblox
+        env:
+          RBX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PLUGIN_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
+          RBX_UNIVERSE_ID: ${{ vars.PLUGIN_CI_PLACE_ID }}
+          RBX_PLACE_ID: ${{ vars.PLUGIN_CI_UNIVERSE_ID }}
+        run: lune run upload-plugin Rojo.rbxm
 
   build:
     needs: ["create-release"]

.gitmodules

@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 [submodule "plugin/Packages/msgpack-luau"]
 	path = plugin/Packages/msgpack-luau
 	url = https://github.com/cipharius/msgpack-luau/
+[submodule ".lune/opencloud-execute"]
+	path = .lune/opencloud-execute
+	url = https://github.com/Dekkonot/opencloud-luau-execute-lune.git

.lune/.config.luau

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+return {
+	luau = {
+		languagemode = "strict",
+		aliases = {
+			lune = "~/.lune/.typedefs/0.10.4/",
+		},
+	},
+}

.lune/scripts/plugin-upload.luau

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+local args: any = ...
+assert(args, "no arguments passed to script")
+
+local input: buffer = args.BinaryInput
+
+local AssetService = game:GetService("AssetService")
+local SerializationService = game:GetService("SerializationService")
+local EncodingService = game:GetService("EncodingService")
+
+local input_hash: buffer = EncodingService:ComputeBufferHash(input, Enum.HashAlgorithm.Sha256)
+local hex_hash: { string } = table.create(buffer.len(input_hash))
+for i = 0, buffer.len(input_hash) - 1 do
+	table.insert(hex_hash, string.format("%02x", buffer.readu8(input_hash, i)))
+end
+
+print(`Deserializing plugin file (size: {buffer.len(input)} bytes, hash: {table.concat(hex_hash, "")})`)
+local plugin = SerializationService:DeserializeInstancesAsync(input)[1]
+
+local UploadDetails = require(plugin.UploadDetails) :: any
+local PLUGIN_ID = UploadDetails.assetId
+local PLUGIN_NAME = UploadDetails.name
+local PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION = UploadDetails.description
+local PLUGIN_CREATOR_ID = UploadDetails.creatorId
+local PLUGIN_CREATOR_TYPE = UploadDetails.creatorType
+
+assert(typeof(PLUGIN_ID) == "number", "UploadDetails did not contain a number field 'assetId'")
+assert(typeof(PLUGIN_NAME) == "string", "UploadDetails did not contain a string field 'name'")
+assert(typeof(PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION) == "string", "UploadDetails did not contain a string field 'description'")
+assert(typeof(PLUGIN_CREATOR_ID) == "number", "UploadDetails did not contain a number field 'creatorId'")
+assert(typeof(PLUGIN_CREATOR_TYPE) == "string", "UploadDetails did not contain a string field 'creatorType'")
+assert(
+	Enum.AssetCreatorType:FromName(PLUGIN_CREATOR_TYPE) ~= nil,
+	"UploadDetails field 'creatorType' was not a valid member of Enum.AssetCreatorType"
+)
+
+print(`Uploading to {PLUGIN_ID}`)
+print(`Plugin Name: {PLUGIN_NAME}`)
+print(`Plugin Description: {PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION}`)
+
+local result, version_or_err = AssetService:CreateAssetVersionAsync(plugin, Enum.AssetType.Plugin, PLUGIN_ID, {
+	["Name"] = PLUGIN_NAME,
+	["Description"] = PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION,
+	["CreatorId"] = PLUGIN_CREATOR_ID,
+	["CreatorType"] = Enum.AssetCreatorType:FromName(PLUGIN_CREATOR_TYPE),
+})
+
+if result ~= Enum.CreateAssetResult.Success then
+	error(`Plugin failed to upload because: {result.Name} - {version_or_err}`)
+end
+
+print(`Plugin uploaded successfully. New version is {version_or_err}.`)

.lune/upload-plugin.luau

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+local fs = require("@lune/fs")
+local process = require("@lune/process")
+local stdio = require("@lune/stdio")
+
+local luau_execute = require("./opencloud-execute")
+
+local UNIVERSE_ID = process.env["RBX_UNIVERSE_ID"]
+local PLACE_ID = process.env["RBX_PLACE_ID"]
+
+local version_string = fs.readFile("plugin/Version.txt")
+local versions = { string.match(version_string, "^v?(%d+)%.(%d+)%.(%d+)(.*)$") }
+if versions[4] ~= "" then
+	print("This release is a pre-release. Skipping uploading plugin.")
+	process.exit(0)
+end
+
+local plugin_path = process.args[1]
+assert(
+	typeof(plugin_path) == "string",
+	"no plugin path provided, expected usage is `lune run upload-plugin [PATH TO RBXM]`."
+)
+
+-- For local testing
+if process.env["CI"] ~= "true" then
+	local rojo = process.exec("rojo", { "build", "plugin.project.json", "--output", plugin_path })
+	if not rojo.ok then
+		stdio.ewrite("plugin upload failed because: could not build plugin.rbxm\n\n")
+		stdio.ewrite(rojo.stderr)
+		stdio.ewrite("\n")
+		process.exit(1)
+	end
+else
+	assert(fs.isFile(plugin_path), `Plugin file did not exist at {plugin_path}`)
+end
+local plugin_content = fs.readFile(plugin_path)
+
+local engine_script = fs.readFile(".lune/scripts/plugin-upload.luau")
+
+print("Creating task to upload plugin")
+local task = luau_execute.create_task_latest(UNIVERSE_ID, PLACE_ID, engine_script, 300, false, plugin_content)
+
+print("Waiting for task to finish")
+local success = luau_execute.await_finish(task)
+if not success then
+	local error = luau_execute.get_error(task)
+	assert(error, "could not fetch error from task")
+	stdio.ewrite("plugin upload failed because: task did not finish successfully\n\n")
+	stdio.ewrite(error.code)
+	stdio.ewrite("\n")
+	stdio.ewrite(error.message)
+	stdio.ewrite("\n")
+	process.exit(1)
+end
+
+print("Output from task:\n")
+for _, log in luau_execute.get_structured_logs(task) do
+	if log.messageType == "ERROR" then
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("red"))
+		stdio.write(log.message)
+		stdio.write("\n")
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("reset"))
+	elseif log.messageType == "INFO" then
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("cyan"))
+		stdio.write(log.message)
+		stdio.write("\n")
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("reset"))
+	elseif log.messageType == "WARNING" then
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("yellow"))
+		stdio.write(log.message)
+		stdio.write("\n")
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("reset"))
+	else
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("reset"))
+		stdio.write(log.message)
+		stdio.write("\n")
+		stdio.write(stdio.color("reset"))
+	end
+end

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Making a new release? Simply add the new header with the version and date undern
 
 * `inf` and `nan` values in properties are now synced ([#1176])
 * Fixed a bug caused by having reference properties (such as `ObjectValue.Value`) that point to an Instance not included in syncback. ([#1179])
-* Implemented support for the "name" property in meta/model JSON files. ([#1187])
 * Fixed instance replacement fallback failing when too many instances needed to be replaced. ([#1192])
 * Added actors and bindable/remote event/function variants to be synced back as JSON files. ([#1199])
 * Fixed a bug where MacOS paths weren't being handled correctly. ([#1201])
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ Making a new release? Simply add the new header with the version and date undern
 
 [#1176]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1176
 [#1179]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1179
-[#1187]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1187
 [#1192]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1192
 [#1199]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1199
 [#1201]: https://github.com/rojo-rbx/rojo/pull/1201

build.rs

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
             "src" => snapshot_from_fs_path(&plugin_dir.join("src"))?,
             "Packages" => snapshot_from_fs_path(&plugin_dir.join("Packages"))?,
             "Version.txt" => snapshot_from_fs_path(&plugin_dir.join("Version.txt"))?,
+            "UploadDetails.json" => snapshot_from_fs_path(&plugin_dir.join("UploadDetails.json"))?,
         }),
     });
 

plugin.project.json

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
     },
     "Version": {
       "$path": "plugin/Version.txt"
+    },
+    "UploadDetails": {
+      "$path": "plugin/UploadDetails.json"
     }
   }
 }

plugin/UploadDetails.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "assetId": 13916111004,
+  "name": "Rojo",
+  "description": "The plugin portion of Rojo, a tool to enable professional tooling for Roblox developers.",
+  "creatorId": 32644114,
+  "creatorType": "Group"
+}

plugin/src/Reconciler/reify.lua

@@ -41,41 +41,14 @@ function reifyInstanceInner(unappliedPatch, deferredRefs, instanceMap, virtualIn
 		invariant("Cannot reify an instance not present in virtualInstances\nID: {}", id)
 	end
 
-	-- Before creating a new instance, check if the parent already has an
-	-- untracked child with the same Name and ClassName. This enables "late
-	-- adoption" of instances that exist in Studio but weren't in the initial
-	-- Rojo tree (e.g., when using --git-since filtering). Without this,
-	-- newly acknowledged files would create duplicate instances.
-	local adoptedExisting = false
-	local instance = nil
+	-- Instance.new can fail if we're passing in something that can't be
+	-- created, like a service, something enabled with a feature flag, or
+	-- something that requires higher security than we have.
+	local createSuccess, instance = pcall(Instance.new, virtualInstance.ClassName)
 
-	for _, child in ipairs(parentInstance:GetChildren()) do
-		local accessSuccess, name, className = pcall(function()
-			return child.Name, child.ClassName
-		end)
-
-		if accessSuccess
-			and name == virtualInstance.Name
-			and className == virtualInstance.ClassName
-			and instanceMap.fromInstances[child] == nil
-		then
-			instance = child
-			adoptedExisting = true
-			break
-		end
-	end
-
-	if not adoptedExisting then
-		-- Instance.new can fail if we're passing in something that can't be
-		-- created, like a service, something enabled with a feature flag, or
-		-- something that requires higher security than we have.
-		local createSuccess
-		createSuccess, instance = pcall(Instance.new, virtualInstance.ClassName)
-
-		if not createSuccess then
-			addAllToPatch(unappliedPatch, virtualInstances, id)
-			return
-		end
+	if not createSuccess then
+		addAllToPatch(unappliedPatch, virtualInstances, id)
+		return
 	end
 
 	-- TODO: Can this fail? Previous versions of Rojo guarded against this, but
@@ -123,9 +96,7 @@ function reifyInstanceInner(unappliedPatch, deferredRefs, instanceMap, virtualIn
 		reifyInstanceInner(unappliedPatch, deferredRefs, instanceMap, virtualInstances, childId, instance)
 	end
 
-	if not adoptedExisting then
-		instance.Parent = parentInstance
-	end
+	instance.Parent = parentInstance
 	instanceMap:insert(id, instance)
 end
 

rojo-test/build-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__build__json_model_legacy_name.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+source: tests/tests/build.rs
+expression: contents
+---
+<roblox version="4">
+  <Item class="Folder" referent="0">
+    <Properties>
+      <string name="Name">json_model_legacy_name</string>
+    </Properties>
+    <Item class="Folder" referent="1">
+      <Properties>
+        <string name="Name">Expected Name</string>
+      </Properties>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</roblox>

rojo-test/build-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__build__model_json_name_input.snap

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/build.rs
-assertion_line: 109
-expression: contents
----
-<roblox version="4">
-  <Item class="DataModel" referent="0">
-    <Properties>
-      <string name="Name">model_json_name_input</string>
-    </Properties>
-    <Item class="Workspace" referent="1">
-      <Properties>
-        <string name="Name">Workspace</string>
-        <bool name="NeedsPivotMigration">false</bool>
-      </Properties>
-      <Item class="StringValue" referent="2">
-        <Properties>
-          <string name="Name">/Bar</string>
-        </Properties>
-      </Item>
-    </Item>
-  </Item>
-</roblox>

rojo-test/build-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__build__slugified_name_roundtrip.snap

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/build.rs
-assertion_line: 108
-expression: contents
----
-<roblox version="4">
-  <Item class="Folder" referent="0">
-    <Properties>
-      <string name="Name">slugified_name_roundtrip</string>
-    </Properties>
-    <Item class="Script" referent="1">
-      <Properties>
-        <string name="Name">/Script</string>
-        <token name="RunContext">0</token>
-        <string name="Source"><![CDATA[print("Hello world!")
-]]></string>
-      </Properties>
-    </Item>
-  </Item>
-</roblox>

rojo-test/build-tests/json_model_legacy_name/default.project.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "json_model_legacy_name",
+  "tree": {
+    "$path": "folder"
+  }
+}

rojo-test/build-tests/json_model_legacy_name/folder/Expected Name.model.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "Name": "Overridden Name",
+  "ClassName": "Folder"
+}

rojo-test/build-tests/model_json_name_input/default.project.json

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "model_json_name_input",
-  "tree": {
-    "$className": "DataModel",
-    "Workspace": {
-      "$className": "Workspace",
-      "$path": "src"
-    }
-  }
-}
-

rojo-test/build-tests/model_json_name_input/src/Bar.model.json

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "/Bar",
-  "className": "StringValue"
-}
-

rojo-test/build-tests/slugified_name_roundtrip/_Script/init.meta.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "/Script"
-}
-

rojo-test/build-tests/slugified_name_roundtrip/_Script/init.server.luau

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-print("Hello world!")
-

rojo-test/build-tests/slugified_name_roundtrip/default.project.json

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "slugified_name_roundtrip",
-  "tree": {
-    "$path": "src"
-  }
-}

rojo-test/build-tests/slugified_name_roundtrip/src/_Script/init.meta.json

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "/Script"
-}

rojo-test/build-tests/slugified_name_roundtrip/src/_Script/init.server.luau

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-print("Hello world!")

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__rojo_test__syncback_util__model_json_name-stdout.snap

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/rojo_test/syncback_util.rs
-assertion_line: 101
-expression: "String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)"
----
-

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__rojo_test__syncback_util__slugified_name-stdout.snap

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/rojo_test/syncback_util.rs
-assertion_line: 101
-expression: "String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)"
----
-Writing default.project.json
-Writing src/Camera.rbxm
-Writing src/Terrain.rbxm
-Writing src/_Folder/init.meta.json
-Writing src/_Script.meta.json
-Writing src/_Script.server.luau
-Writing src
-Writing src/_Folder

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__model_json_name-src__foo.model.json.snap

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/foo.model.json
----
-{
-  "name": "/Bar",
-  "className": "StringValue"
-}

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Folder.model.json.snap

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Folder.model.json
----
-{
-  "className": "Folder"
-}

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Folder__init.meta.json.snap

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Folder/init.meta.json
----
-{
-  "name": "/Folder"
-}

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Script.meta.json.snap

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Script.meta.json
----
-{
-  "name": "/Script"
-}

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Script.server.luau.snap

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Script.server.luau
----
-print("Hello world!")

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Script__init.meta.json.snap

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Script/init.meta.json
----
-{
-  "name": "/Script"
-}

rojo-test/syncback-test-snapshots/end_to_end__tests__syncback__slugified_name-src___Script__init.server.luau.snap

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-source: tests/tests/syncback.rs
-assertion_line: 31
-expression: src/_Script/init.server.luau
----
-print("Hello world!")

rojo-test/syncback-tests/model_json_name/input-project/default.project.json

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "model_json_name",
-  "tree": {
-    "$className": "DataModel",
-    "Workspace": {
-      "$className": "Workspace",
-      "$path": "src"
-    }
-  }
-}
-

rojo-test/syncback-tests/model_json_name/input-project/src/foo.model.json

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "/Bar",
-  "className": "StringValue"
-}
-

rojo-test/syncback-tests/slugified_name/input-project/default.project.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "slugified_name",
-  "tree": {
-    "$className": "DataModel",
-    "Workspace": {
-      "$className": "Workspace",
-      "$path": "src"
-    }
-  }
-}

rokit.toml

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ rojo = "rojo-rbx/rojo@7.5.1"
 selene = "Kampfkarren/selene@0.29.0"
 stylua = "JohnnyMorganz/stylua@2.1.0"
 run-in-roblox = "rojo-rbx/run-in-roblox@0.3.0"
+lune = "lune-org/lune@0.10.4"

src/change_processor.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    git::SharedGitFilter,
     message_queue::MessageQueue,
     snapshot::{
         apply_patch_set, compute_patch_set, AppliedPatchSet, InstigatingSource, PatchSet, RojoTree,
@@ -47,15 +46,11 @@ pub struct ChangeProcessor {
 impl ChangeProcessor {
     /// Spin up the ChangeProcessor, connecting it to the given tree, VFS, and
     /// outbound message queue.
-    ///
-    /// If `git_filter` is provided, it will be refreshed on every VFS event
-    /// to ensure newly changed files are acknowledged.
     pub fn start(
         tree: Arc<Mutex<RojoTree>>,
         vfs: Arc<Vfs>,
         message_queue: Arc<MessageQueue<AppliedPatchSet>>,
         tree_mutation_receiver: Receiver<PatchSet>,
-        git_filter: Option<SharedGitFilter>,
     ) -> Self {
         let (shutdown_sender, shutdown_receiver) = crossbeam_channel::bounded(1);
         let vfs_receiver = vfs.event_receiver();
@@ -63,7 +58,6 @@ impl ChangeProcessor {
             tree,
             vfs,
             message_queue,
-            git_filter,
         };
 
         let job_thread = jod_thread::Builder::new()
@@ -117,10 +111,6 @@ struct JobThreadContext {
     /// Whenever changes are applied to the DOM, we should push those changes
     /// into this message queue to inform any connected clients.
     message_queue: Arc<MessageQueue<AppliedPatchSet>>,
-
-    /// Optional Git filter for --git-since mode. When set, will be refreshed
-    /// on every VFS event to ensure newly changed files are acknowledged.
-    git_filter: Option<SharedGitFilter>,
 }
 
 impl JobThreadContext {
@@ -170,14 +160,6 @@ impl JobThreadContext {
     fn handle_vfs_event(&self, event: VfsEvent) {
         log::trace!("Vfs event: {:?}", event);
 
-        // If we have a git filter, refresh it to pick up any new changes.
-        // This ensures that files modified during the session will be acknowledged.
-        if let Some(ref git_filter) = self.git_filter {
-            if let Err(err) = git_filter.refresh() {
-                log::warn!("Failed to refresh git filter: {:?}", err);
-            }
-        }
-
         // Update the VFS immediately with the event.
         self.vfs
             .commit_event(&event)

src/cli/build.rs

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl BuildCommand {
         let vfs = Vfs::new_default();
         vfs.set_watch_enabled(self.watch);
 
-        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path, None)?;
+        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path)?;
         let mut cursor = session.message_queue().cursor();
 
         write_model(&session, &output_path, output_kind)?;

src/cli/plugin.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn initialize_plugin() -> anyhow::Result<ServeSession> {
     in_memory_fs.load_snapshot("/plugin", plugin_snapshot)?;
 
     let vfs = Vfs::new(in_memory_fs);
-    Ok(ServeSession::new(vfs, "/plugin", None)?)
+    Ok(ServeSession::new(vfs, "/plugin")?)
 }
 
 fn install_plugin() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@ fn uninstall_plugin() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 #[test]
 fn plugin_initialize() {
-    assert!(initialize_plugin().is_ok())
+    let _ = initialize_plugin().unwrap();
 }

src/cli/serve.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use memofs::Vfs;
 use termcolor::{BufferWriter, Color, ColorChoice, ColorSpec, WriteColor};
 
-use crate::{git::GitFilter, serve_session::ServeSession, web::LiveServer};
+use crate::{serve_session::ServeSession, web::LiveServer};
 
 use super::{resolve_path, GlobalOptions};
 
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ pub struct ServeCommand {
     /// it has none.
     #[clap(long)]
     pub port: Option<u16>,
-
-    /// Only sync files that have changed since the given Git reference.
-    ///
-    /// When this option is set, Rojo will only include files that have been
-    /// modified, added, or are untracked since the specified Git reference
-    /// (e.g., "HEAD", "main", a commit hash). This is useful for working with
-    /// large projects where you only want to sync your local changes.
-    ///
-    /// Scripts that have not changed will still be acknowledged if modified
-    /// during the session, and all synced instances will have
-    /// ignoreUnknownInstances set to true to preserve descendants in Studio.
-    #[clap(long, value_name = "REF")]
-    pub git_since: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ServeCommand {
@@ -52,19 +39,7 @@ impl ServeCommand {
 
         let vfs = Vfs::new_default();
 
-        // Set up Git filter if --git-since was specified
-        let git_filter = if let Some(ref base_ref) = self.git_since {
-            let repo_root = GitFilter::find_repo_root(&project_path)?;
-            log::info!(
-                "Git filter enabled: only syncing files changed since '{}'",
-                base_ref
-            );
-            Some(Arc::new(GitFilter::new(repo_root, base_ref.clone(), &project_path)?))
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
-        let session = Arc::new(ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path, git_filter)?);
+        let session = Arc::new(ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path)?);
 
         let ip = self
             .address
@@ -78,25 +53,17 @@ impl ServeCommand {
 
         let server = LiveServer::new(session);
 
-        let _ = show_start_message(ip, port, self.git_since.as_deref(), global.color.into());
+        let _ = show_start_message(ip, port, global.color.into());
         server.start((ip, port).into());
 
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-fn show_start_message(
-    bind_address: IpAddr,
-    port: u16,
-    git_since: Option<&str>,
-    color: ColorChoice,
-) -> io::Result<()> {
+fn show_start_message(bind_address: IpAddr, port: u16, color: ColorChoice) -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut green = ColorSpec::new();
     green.set_fg(Some(Color::Green)).set_bold(true);
 
-    let mut yellow = ColorSpec::new();
-    yellow.set_fg(Some(Color::Yellow)).set_bold(true);
-
     let writer = BufferWriter::stdout(color);
     let mut buffer = writer.buffer();
 
@@ -117,13 +84,6 @@ fn show_start_message(
     buffer.set_color(&green)?;
     writeln!(&mut buffer, "{}", port)?;
 
-    if let Some(base_ref) = git_since {
-        buffer.set_color(&ColorSpec::new())?;
-        write!(&mut buffer, "  Mode:    ")?;
-        buffer.set_color(&yellow)?;
-        writeln!(&mut buffer, "git-since ({})", base_ref)?;
-    }
-
     writeln!(&mut buffer)?;
 
     buffer.set_color(&ColorSpec::new())?;

src/cli/sourcemap.rs

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl SourcemapCommand {
         vfs.set_watch_enabled(self.watch);
 
         log::trace!("Setting up session for sourcemap generation");
-        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path, None)?;
+        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path)?;
         let mut cursor = session.message_queue().cursor();
 
         let filter = if self.include_non_scripts {

src/cli/syncback.rs

@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ pub struct SyncbackCommand {
     /// If provided, the prompt for writing to the file system is skipped.
     #[clap(long, short = 'y')]
     pub non_interactive: bool,
-
-    /// If provided, forces syncback to use JSON model files instead of binary
-    /// .rbxm files for instances that would otherwise serialize as binary.
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub dangerously_force_json: bool,
 }
 
 impl SyncbackCommand {
@@ -78,7 +73,7 @@ impl SyncbackCommand {
         vfs.set_watch_enabled(false);
 
         let project_start_timer = Instant::now();
-        let session_old = ServeSession::new(vfs, path_old.clone(), None)?;
+        let session_old = ServeSession::new(vfs, path_old.clone())?;
         log::debug!(
             "Finished opening project in {:0.02}s",
             project_start_timer.elapsed().as_secs_f32()
@@ -109,7 +104,6 @@ impl SyncbackCommand {
             &mut dom_old,
             dom_new,
             session_old.root_project(),
-            self.dangerously_force_json,
         )?;
         log::debug!(
             "Syncback finished in {:.02}s!",

src/cli/upload.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl UploadCommand {
 
         let vfs = Vfs::new_default();
 
-        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path, None)?;
+        let session = ServeSession::new(vfs, project_path)?;
 
         let tree = session.tree();
         let inner_tree = tree.inner();

src/git.rs

@@ -1,380 +0,0 @@
-//! Git integration for filtering files based on changes since a reference.
-
-use std::{
-    collections::HashSet,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    process::Command,
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-};
-
-use anyhow::{bail, Context};
-
-/// A filter that tracks which files have been changed since a Git reference.
-///
-/// When active, only files that have been modified, added, or deleted according
-/// to Git will be "acknowledged" and synced to Studio. This allows users to
-/// work with large projects where they only want to sync their local changes.
-///
-/// Once a file is acknowledged (either initially or during the session), it
-/// stays acknowledged for the entire session. This prevents files from being
-/// deleted in Studio if their content is reverted to match the git reference.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct GitFilter {
-    /// The Git repository root directory.
-    repo_root: PathBuf,
-
-    /// The Git reference to compare against (e.g., "HEAD", "main", a commit hash).
-    base_ref: String,
-
-    /// Cache of paths that are currently different from the base ref according to git.
-    /// This is refreshed on every VFS event.
-    git_changed_paths: RwLock<HashSet<PathBuf>>,
-
-    /// Paths that have been acknowledged at any point during this session.
-    /// Once a path is added here, it stays acknowledged forever (for this session).
-    /// This prevents files from being deleted if their content is reverted.
-    session_acknowledged_paths: RwLock<HashSet<PathBuf>>,
-}
-
-impl GitFilter {
-    /// Creates a new GitFilter for the given repository root and base reference.
-    ///
-    /// The `repo_root` should be the root of the Git repository (where .git is located).
-    /// The `base_ref` is the Git reference to compare against (e.g., "HEAD", "main").
-    /// The `project_path` is the path to the project being served - it will always be
-    /// acknowledged regardless of git status to ensure the project structure exists.
-    pub fn new(repo_root: PathBuf, base_ref: String, project_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let filter = Self {
-            repo_root,
-            base_ref,
-            git_changed_paths: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
-            session_acknowledged_paths: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
-        };
-
-        // Always acknowledge the project path and its directory so the project
-        // structure exists even when there are no git changes
-        filter.acknowledge_project_path(project_path);
-
-        // Initial refresh to populate the cache with git changes
-        filter.refresh()?;
-
-        Ok(filter)
-    }
-
-    /// Acknowledges the project path and its containing directory.
-    /// This ensures the project structure always exists regardless of git status.
-    fn acknowledge_project_path(&self, project_path: &Path) {
-        let mut session = self.session_acknowledged_paths.write().unwrap();
-
-        // Acknowledge the project path itself (might be a directory or .project.json file)
-        let canonical = project_path.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| project_path.to_path_buf());
-        session.insert(canonical.clone());
-
-        // Acknowledge all ancestor directories
-        let mut current = canonical.parent();
-        while let Some(parent) = current {
-            session.insert(parent.to_path_buf());
-            current = parent.parent();
-        }
-
-        // If it's a directory, also acknowledge default.project.json inside it
-        if project_path.is_dir() {
-            for name in &["default.project.json", "default.project.jsonc"] {
-                let project_file = project_path.join(name);
-                if let Ok(canonical_file) = project_file.canonicalize() {
-                    session.insert(canonical_file);
-                } else {
-                    session.insert(project_file);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // If it's a .project.json file, also acknowledge its parent directory
-        if let Some(parent) = project_path.parent() {
-            let parent_canonical = parent.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| parent.to_path_buf());
-            session.insert(parent_canonical);
-        }
-
-        log::debug!(
-            "GitFilter: acknowledged project path {} ({} paths total)",
-            project_path.display(),
-            session.len()
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// Finds the Git repository root for the given path.
-    pub fn find_repo_root(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
-        let output = Command::new("git")
-            .args(["rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"])
-            .current_dir(path)
-            .output()
-            .context("Failed to execute git rev-parse")?;
-
-        if !output.status.success() {
-            let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
-            bail!("Failed to find Git repository root: {}", stderr.trim());
-        }
-
-        let root = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)
-            .trim()
-            .to_string();
-
-        Ok(PathBuf::from(root))
-    }
-
-    /// Refreshes the cache of acknowledged paths by querying Git.
-    ///
-    /// This should be called when files change to ensure newly modified files
-    /// are properly acknowledged. Once a path is acknowledged, it stays
-    /// acknowledged for the entire session (even if the file is reverted).
-    pub fn refresh(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let mut git_changed = HashSet::new();
-
-        // Get files changed since the base ref (modified, added, deleted)
-        let diff_output = Command::new("git")
-            .args(["diff", "--name-only", &self.base_ref])
-            .current_dir(&self.repo_root)
-            .output()
-            .context("Failed to execute git diff")?;
-
-        if !diff_output.status.success() {
-            let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&diff_output.stderr);
-            bail!("git diff failed: {}", stderr.trim());
-        }
-
-        let diff_files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&diff_output.stdout);
-        let diff_count = diff_files.lines().filter(|l| !l.is_empty()).count();
-        if diff_count > 0 {
-            log::debug!("git diff found {} changed files", diff_count);
-        }
-        for line in diff_files.lines() {
-            if !line.is_empty() {
-                let path = self.repo_root.join(line);
-                log::trace!("git diff: acknowledging {}", path.display());
-                self.acknowledge_path(&path, &mut git_changed);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Get untracked files (new files not yet committed)
-        let untracked_output = Command::new("git")
-            .args(["ls-files", "--others", "--exclude-standard"])
-            .current_dir(&self.repo_root)
-            .output()
-            .context("Failed to execute git ls-files")?;
-
-        if !untracked_output.status.success() {
-            let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&untracked_output.stderr);
-            bail!("git ls-files failed: {}", stderr.trim());
-        }
-
-        let untracked_files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&untracked_output.stdout);
-        for line in untracked_files.lines() {
-            if !line.is_empty() {
-                let path = self.repo_root.join(line);
-                self.acknowledge_path(&path, &mut git_changed);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Get staged files (files added to index but not yet committed)
-        let staged_output = Command::new("git")
-            .args(["diff", "--name-only", "--cached", &self.base_ref])
-            .current_dir(&self.repo_root)
-            .output()
-            .context("Failed to execute git diff --cached")?;
-
-        if staged_output.status.success() {
-            let staged_files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&staged_output.stdout);
-            for line in staged_files.lines() {
-                if !line.is_empty() {
-                    let path = self.repo_root.join(line);
-                    self.acknowledge_path(&path, &mut git_changed);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Update the git changed paths cache
-        {
-            let mut cache = self.git_changed_paths.write().unwrap();
-            *cache = git_changed.clone();
-        }
-
-        // Merge newly changed paths into session acknowledged paths
-        // Once acknowledged, a path stays acknowledged for the entire session
-        {
-            let mut session = self.session_acknowledged_paths.write().unwrap();
-            for path in git_changed {
-                session.insert(path);
-            }
-            log::debug!(
-                "GitFilter refreshed: {} paths acknowledged in session",
-                session.len()
-            );
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Acknowledges a path and all its ancestors, plus associated meta files.
-    fn acknowledge_path(&self, path: &Path, acknowledged: &mut HashSet<PathBuf>) {
-        // Canonicalize the path if possible, otherwise use as-is
-        let path = path.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| path.to_path_buf());
-
-        // Add the path itself
-        acknowledged.insert(path.clone());
-
-        // Add all ancestor directories
-        let mut current = path.parent();
-        while let Some(parent) = current {
-            acknowledged.insert(parent.to_path_buf());
-            current = parent.parent();
-        }
-
-        // Add associated meta files
-        self.acknowledge_meta_files(&path, acknowledged);
-    }
-
-    /// Acknowledges associated meta files for a given path.
-    fn acknowledge_meta_files(&self, path: &Path, acknowledged: &mut HashSet<PathBuf>) {
-        if let Some(file_name) = path.file_name().and_then(|n| n.to_str()) {
-            if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-                // For a file like "foo.lua", also acknowledge "foo.meta.json"
-                // Strip known extensions to get the base name
-                let base_name = strip_lua_extension(file_name);
-
-                let meta_path = parent.join(format!("{}.meta.json", base_name));
-                if let Ok(canonical) = meta_path.canonicalize() {
-                    acknowledged.insert(canonical);
-                } else {
-                    acknowledged.insert(meta_path);
-                }
-
-                // For init files, also acknowledge "init.meta.json" in the same directory
-                if file_name.starts_with("init.") {
-                    let init_meta = parent.join("init.meta.json");
-                    if let Ok(canonical) = init_meta.canonicalize() {
-                        acknowledged.insert(canonical);
-                    } else {
-                        acknowledged.insert(init_meta);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Checks if a path is acknowledged (should be synced).
-    ///
-    /// Returns `true` if the path or any of its descendants have been changed
-    /// at any point during this session. Once a file is acknowledged, it stays
-    /// acknowledged even if its content is reverted to match the git reference.
-    pub fn is_acknowledged(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
-        let session = self.session_acknowledged_paths.read().unwrap();
-
-        // Try to canonicalize the path
-        let canonical = path.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| path.to_path_buf());
-
-        // Check if this exact path is acknowledged
-        if session.contains(&canonical) {
-            log::trace!("Path {} is directly acknowledged", path.display());
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // Also check without canonicalization in case of path differences
-        if session.contains(path) {
-            log::trace!("Path {} is acknowledged (non-canonical)", path.display());
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // For directories, check if any descendant is acknowledged
-        // This is done by checking if any acknowledged path starts with this path
-        for acknowledged in session.iter() {
-            if acknowledged.starts_with(&canonical) {
-                log::trace!(
-                    "Path {} has acknowledged descendant {}",
-                    path.display(),
-                    acknowledged.display()
-                );
-                return true;
-            }
-            // Also check non-canonical
-            if acknowledged.starts_with(path) {
-                log::trace!(
-                    "Path {} has acknowledged descendant {} (non-canonical)",
-                    path.display(),
-                    acknowledged.display()
-                );
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        log::trace!(
-            "Path {} is NOT acknowledged (canonical: {})",
-            path.display(),
-            canonical.display()
-        );
-        false
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the base reference being compared against.
-    pub fn base_ref(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.base_ref
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the repository root path.
-    pub fn repo_root(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.repo_root
-    }
-
-    /// Explicitly acknowledges a path and all its ancestors.
-    /// This is useful for ensuring certain paths are always synced regardless of git status.
-    pub fn force_acknowledge(&self, path: &Path) {
-        let mut acknowledged = HashSet::new();
-        self.acknowledge_path(path, &mut acknowledged);
-
-        let mut session = self.session_acknowledged_paths.write().unwrap();
-        for p in acknowledged {
-            session.insert(p);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Strips Lua-related extensions from a file name to get the base name.
-fn strip_lua_extension(file_name: &str) -> &str {
-    const EXTENSIONS: &[&str] = &[
-        ".server.luau",
-        ".server.lua",
-        ".client.luau",
-        ".client.lua",
-        ".luau",
-        ".lua",
-    ];
-
-    for ext in EXTENSIONS {
-        if let Some(base) = file_name.strip_suffix(ext) {
-            return base;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If no Lua extension, try to strip the regular extension
-    file_name
-        .rsplit_once('.')
-        .map(|(base, _)| base)
-        .unwrap_or(file_name)
-}
-
-/// A wrapper around GitFilter that can be shared across threads.
-pub type SharedGitFilter = Arc<GitFilter>;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_strip_lua_extension() {
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("foo.server.lua"), "foo");
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("foo.client.luau"), "foo");
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("foo.lua"), "foo");
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("init.server.lua"), "init");
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("bar.txt"), "bar");
-        assert_eq!(strip_lua_extension("noextension"), "noextension");
-    }
-}

src/lib.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ mod tree_view;
 
 mod auth_cookie;
 mod change_processor;
-mod git;
 mod glob;
 mod json;
 mod lua_ast;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ mod web;
 
 // TODO: Work out what we should expose publicly
 
-pub use git::{GitFilter, SharedGitFilter};
 pub use project::*;
 pub use rojo_ref::*;
 pub use session_id::SessionId;

src/serve_session.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{
     change_processor::ChangeProcessor,
-    git::SharedGitFilter,
     message_queue::MessageQueue,
     project::{Project, ProjectError},
     session_id::SessionId,
@@ -95,14 +94,7 @@ impl ServeSession {
     /// The project file is expected to be loaded out-of-band since it's
     /// currently loaded from the filesystem directly instead of through the
     /// in-memory filesystem layer.
-    ///
-    /// If `git_filter` is provided, only files that have changed since the
-    /// specified Git reference will be synced.
-    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        vfs: Vfs,
-        start_path: P,
-        git_filter: Option<SharedGitFilter>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, ServeSessionError> {
+    pub fn new<P: AsRef<Path>>(vfs: Vfs, start_path: P) -> Result<Self, ServeSessionError> {
         let start_path = start_path.as_ref();
         let start_time = Instant::now();
 
@@ -110,28 +102,12 @@ impl ServeSession {
 
         let root_project = Project::load_initial_project(&vfs, start_path)?;
 
-        // If git filter is active, ensure the project file location is acknowledged
-        // This is necessary so the project structure exists even with no git changes
-        if let Some(ref filter) = git_filter {
-            filter.force_acknowledge(start_path);
-            filter.force_acknowledge(&root_project.file_location);
-            filter.force_acknowledge(root_project.folder_location());
-            log::debug!(
-                "Force acknowledged project at {}",
-                root_project.file_location.display()
-            );
-        }
-
         let mut tree = RojoTree::new(InstanceSnapshot::new());
 
         let root_id = tree.get_root_id();
 
-        let instance_context = match &git_filter {
-            Some(filter) => {
-                InstanceContext::with_git_filter(root_project.emit_legacy_scripts, Arc::clone(filter))
-            }
-            None => InstanceContext::with_emit_legacy_scripts(root_project.emit_legacy_scripts),
-        };
+        let instance_context =
+            InstanceContext::with_emit_legacy_scripts(root_project.emit_legacy_scripts);
 
         log::trace!("Generating snapshot of instances from VFS");
         let snapshot = snapshot_from_vfs(&instance_context, &vfs, start_path)?;
@@ -157,7 +133,6 @@ impl ServeSession {
             Arc::clone(&vfs),
             Arc::clone(&message_queue),
             tree_mutation_receiver,
-            git_filter,
         );
 
         Ok(Self {

src/snapshot/metadata.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
-    git::SharedGitFilter,
     glob::Glob,
     path_serializer,
     project::ProjectNode,
@@ -71,12 +70,6 @@ pub struct InstanceMetadata {
     /// A schema provided via a JSON file, if one exists. Will be `None` for
     /// all non-JSON middleware.
     pub schema: Option<String>,
-
-    /// A custom name specified via meta.json or model.json files. If present,
-    /// this name will be used for the instance while the filesystem name will
-    /// be slugified to remove illegal characters.
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub specified_name: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl InstanceMetadata {
@@ -89,7 +82,6 @@ impl InstanceMetadata {
             specified_id: None,
             middleware: None,
             schema: None,
-            specified_name: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -138,13 +130,6 @@ impl InstanceMetadata {
     pub fn schema(self, schema: Option<String>) -> Self {
         Self { schema, ..self }
     }
-
-    pub fn specified_name(self, specified_name: Option<String>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            specified_name,
-            ..self
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 impl Default for InstanceMetadata {
@@ -153,27 +138,13 @@ impl Default for InstanceMetadata {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct InstanceContext {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
     pub path_ignore_rules: Arc<Vec<PathIgnoreRule>>,
     pub emit_legacy_scripts: bool,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
     pub sync_rules: Vec<SyncRule>,
-    /// Optional Git filter for --git-since mode. When set, only files that have
-    /// changed since the specified Git reference will be synced.
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub git_filter: Option<SharedGitFilter>,
-}
-
-impl PartialEq for InstanceContext {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        // Note: git_filter is intentionally excluded from comparison
-        // since it's runtime state, not configuration
-        self.path_ignore_rules == other.path_ignore_rules
-            && self.emit_legacy_scripts == other.emit_legacy_scripts
-            && self.sync_rules == other.sync_rules
-    }
 }
 
 impl InstanceContext {
@@ -182,7 +153,6 @@ impl InstanceContext {
             path_ignore_rules: Arc::new(Vec::new()),
             emit_legacy_scripts: emit_legacy_scripts_default().unwrap(),
             sync_rules: Vec::new(),
-            git_filter: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,36 +165,6 @@ impl InstanceContext {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new InstanceContext with a Git filter for --git-since mode.
-    pub fn with_git_filter(
-        emit_legacy_scripts: Option<bool>,
-        git_filter: SharedGitFilter,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            git_filter: Some(git_filter),
-            ..Self::with_emit_legacy_scripts(emit_legacy_scripts)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Sets the Git filter for this context.
-    pub fn set_git_filter(&mut self, git_filter: Option<SharedGitFilter>) {
-        self.git_filter = git_filter;
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if the given path should be acknowledged (synced).
-    /// If no git filter is set, all paths are acknowledged.
-    pub fn is_path_acknowledged(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
-        match &self.git_filter {
-            Some(filter) => filter.is_acknowledged(path),
-            None => true,
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Returns true if a git filter is active.
-    pub fn has_git_filter(&self) -> bool {
-        self.git_filter.is_some()
-    }
-
     /// Extend the list of ignore rules in the context with the given new rules.
     pub fn add_path_ignore_rules<I>(&mut self, new_rules: I)
     where

src/snapshot_middleware/csv.rs

@@ -109,13 +109,8 @@ pub fn syncback_csv<'sync>(
 
         if !meta.is_empty() {
             let parent = snapshot.path.parent_err()?;
-            let meta_stem = snapshot.path
-                .file_name()
-                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                .map(|s| s.split('.').next().unwrap_or(s))
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| new_inst.name.as_str());
             fs_snapshot.add_file(
-                parent.join(format!("{meta_stem}.meta.json")),
+                parent.join(format!("{}.meta.json", new_inst.name)),
                 serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&meta).context("cannot serialize metadata")?,
             )
         }

src/snapshot_middleware/dir.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use memofs::{DirEntry, Vfs};
 
 use crate::{
     snapshot::{InstanceContext, InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot, InstigatingSource},
-    syncback::{hash_instance, slugify_name, FsSnapshot, SyncbackReturn, SyncbackSnapshot},
+    syncback::{hash_instance, FsSnapshot, SyncbackReturn, SyncbackSnapshot},
 };
 
 use super::{meta_file::DirectoryMetadata, snapshot_from_vfs};
@@ -134,39 +134,12 @@ pub fn syncback_dir_no_meta<'sync>(
     let mut children = Vec::new();
     let mut removed_children = Vec::new();
 
-    // Build the old child map early so it can be used for deduplication below.
-    let mut old_child_map = HashMap::new();
-    if let Some(old_inst) = snapshot.old_inst() {
-        for child in old_inst.children() {
-            let inst = snapshot.get_old_instance(*child).unwrap();
-            old_child_map.insert(inst.name(), inst);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Enforce unique filesystem names. Uses actual on-disk names for existing
-    // children and resolved names (with init-prefix) for new ones.
-    let mut fs_child_names = HashSet::with_capacity(new_inst.children().len());
+    // We have to enforce unique child names for the file system.
+    let mut child_names = HashSet::with_capacity(new_inst.children().len());
     let mut duplicate_set = HashSet::new();
     for child_ref in new_inst.children() {
         let child = snapshot.get_new_instance(*child_ref).unwrap();
-        let fs_name = old_child_map
-            .get(child.name.as_str())
-            .and_then(|old| old.metadata().relevant_paths.first())
-            .and_then(|p| p.file_name())
-            .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-            .map(|s| s.to_lowercase())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                let slug = slugify_name(&child.name);
-                let slug_lower = slug.to_lowercase();
-                // Mirror name_for_inst's init-prefix.
-                if slug_lower == "init" {
-                    format!("_{slug_lower}")
-                } else {
-                    slug_lower
-                }
-            });
-
-        if !fs_child_names.insert(fs_name) {
+        if !child_names.insert(child.name.to_lowercase()) {
             duplicate_set.insert(child.name.as_str());
         }
     }
@@ -180,7 +153,13 @@ pub fn syncback_dir_no_meta<'sync>(
         anyhow::bail!("Instance has more than 25 children with duplicate names");
     }
 
-    if snapshot.old_inst().is_some() {
+    if let Some(old_inst) = snapshot.old_inst() {
+        let mut old_child_map = HashMap::with_capacity(old_inst.children().len());
+        for child in old_inst.children() {
+            let inst = snapshot.get_old_instance(*child).unwrap();
+            old_child_map.insert(inst.name(), inst);
+        }
+
         for new_child_ref in new_inst.children() {
             let new_child = snapshot.get_new_instance(*new_child_ref).unwrap();
             if let Some(old_child) = old_child_map.remove(new_child.name.as_str()) {
@@ -246,12 +225,6 @@ pub fn syncback_dir_no_meta<'sync>(
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-    use crate::{
-        snapshot::{InstanceMetadata, InstanceSnapshot},
-        Project, RojoTree, SyncbackData, SyncbackSnapshot,
-    };
     use memofs::{InMemoryFs, VfsSnapshot};
 
     #[test]
@@ -288,237 +261,4 @@ mod test {
 
         insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(instance_snapshot);
     }
-
-    fn make_project() -> Project {
-        serde_json::from_str(r#"{"tree": {"$className": "DataModel"}}"#).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    fn make_vfs() -> Vfs {
-        let mut imfs = InMemoryFs::new();
-        imfs.load_snapshot("/root", VfsSnapshot::empty_dir()).unwrap();
-        Vfs::new(imfs)
-    }
-
-    /// Two children whose Roblox names are identical when lowercased ("Alpha"
-    /// and "alpha") but live at different filesystem paths because of the
-    /// `name` property ("Beta/" and "Alpha/" respectively). The dedup check
-    /// must use the actual filesystem paths, not the raw Roblox names, to
-    /// avoid a false-positive duplicate error.
-    #[test]
-    fn syncback_no_false_duplicate_with_name_prop() {
-        use rbx_dom_weak::{InstanceBuilder, WeakDom};
-
-        // Old child A: Roblox name "Alpha", on disk at "/root/Beta"
-        //   (name property maps "Alpha" → "Beta" on the filesystem)
-        let old_child_a = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Alpha")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root/Beta"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root/Beta")]),
-            );
-        // Old child B: Roblox name "alpha", on disk at "/root/Alpha"
-        let old_child_b = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("alpha")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root/Alpha"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root/Alpha")]),
-            );
-        let old_parent = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Parent")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .children(vec![old_child_a, old_child_b])
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root")]),
-            );
-        let old_tree = RojoTree::new(old_parent);
-
-        // New state: same two children in Roblox.
-        let mut new_tree = WeakDom::new(InstanceBuilder::new("ROOT"));
-        let new_parent = new_tree.insert(
-            new_tree.root_ref(),
-            InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Parent"),
-        );
-        new_tree.insert(new_parent, InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Alpha"));
-        new_tree.insert(new_parent, InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("alpha"));
-
-        let vfs = make_vfs();
-        let project = make_project();
-        let data = SyncbackData::for_test(&vfs, &old_tree, &new_tree, &project);
-        let snapshot = SyncbackSnapshot {
-            data,
-            old: Some(old_tree.get_root_id()),
-            new: new_parent,
-            path: PathBuf::from("/root"),
-            middleware: None,
-        };
-
-        let result = syncback_dir_no_meta(&snapshot);
-        assert!(
-            result.is_ok(),
-            "should not error when two children have the same lowercased Roblox \
-             name but map to distinct filesystem paths: {result:?}",
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// Two completely new children with the same non-init name would produce
-    /// the same filesystem entry and must be detected as a duplicate.
-    #[test]
-    fn syncback_detects_sibling_duplicate_names() {
-        use rbx_dom_weak::{InstanceBuilder, WeakDom};
-
-        let old_parent = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Parent")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root")]),
-            );
-        let old_tree = RojoTree::new(old_parent);
-
-        let mut new_tree = WeakDom::new(InstanceBuilder::new("ROOT"));
-        let new_parent = new_tree.insert(
-            new_tree.root_ref(),
-            InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Parent"),
-        );
-        // "Foo" is not a reserved name but two siblings named "Foo" still
-        // collide on disk.
-        new_tree.insert(new_parent, InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Foo"));
-        new_tree.insert(new_parent, InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Foo"));
-
-        let vfs = make_vfs();
-        let project = make_project();
-        let data = SyncbackData::for_test(&vfs, &old_tree, &new_tree, &project);
-        let snapshot = SyncbackSnapshot {
-            data,
-            old: Some(old_tree.get_root_id()),
-            new: new_parent,
-            path: PathBuf::from("/root"),
-            middleware: None,
-        };
-
-        let result = syncback_dir_no_meta(&snapshot);
-        assert!(
-            result.is_err(),
-            "should error when two new children would produce the same filesystem name",
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// A new child named "Init" (as a ModuleScript) would naively become
-    /// "Init.luau", which case-insensitively matches the parent's reserved
-    /// "init.luau". Syncback must resolve this automatically by prefixing the
-    /// filesystem name with '_' (→ "_Init.luau") rather than erroring.
-    #[test]
-    fn syncback_resolves_init_name_conflict() {
-        use rbx_dom_weak::{InstanceBuilder, WeakDom};
-
-        let old_parent = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Parent")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root")]),
-            );
-        let old_tree = RojoTree::new(old_parent);
-
-        let mut new_tree = WeakDom::new(InstanceBuilder::new("ROOT"));
-        let new_parent = new_tree.insert(
-            new_tree.root_ref(),
-            InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Parent"),
-        );
-        new_tree.insert(
-            new_parent,
-            InstanceBuilder::new("ModuleScript").with_name("Init"),
-        );
-
-        let vfs = make_vfs();
-        let project = make_project();
-        let data = SyncbackData::for_test(&vfs, &old_tree, &new_tree, &project);
-        let snapshot = SyncbackSnapshot {
-            data,
-            old: Some(old_tree.get_root_id()),
-            new: new_parent,
-            path: PathBuf::from("/root"),
-            middleware: None,
-        };
-
-        let result = syncback_dir_no_meta(&snapshot);
-        assert!(
-            result.is_ok(),
-            "should resolve init-name conflict by prefixing '_', not error: {result:?}",
-        );
-        // The child should have been placed at "_Init.luau", not "Init.luau".
-        let child_file_name = result
-            .unwrap()
-            .children
-            .into_iter()
-            .next()
-            .and_then(|c| c.path.file_name().map(|n| n.to_string_lossy().into_owned()))
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-        assert!(
-            child_file_name.starts_with('_'),
-            "child filesystem name should start with '_' to avoid init collision, \
-             got: {child_file_name}",
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// A child whose filesystem name is stored with a slugified prefix (e.g.
-    /// "_Init") must NOT be blocked — only the bare "init" stem is reserved.
-    #[test]
-    fn syncback_allows_slugified_init_name() {
-        use rbx_dom_weak::{InstanceBuilder, WeakDom};
-
-        // Existing child: on disk as "_Init" (slugified from a name with an
-        // illegal character), its stem is "_init" which is not reserved.
-        let old_child = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Init")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root/_Init"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root/_Init")]),
-            );
-        let old_parent = InstanceSnapshot::new()
-            .name("Parent")
-            .class_name("Folder")
-            .children(vec![old_child])
-            .metadata(
-                InstanceMetadata::new()
-                    .instigating_source(PathBuf::from("/root"))
-                    .relevant_paths(vec![PathBuf::from("/root")]),
-            );
-        let old_tree = RojoTree::new(old_parent);
-
-        let mut new_tree = WeakDom::new(InstanceBuilder::new("ROOT"));
-        let new_parent = new_tree.insert(
-            new_tree.root_ref(),
-            InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Parent"),
-        );
-        new_tree.insert(new_parent, InstanceBuilder::new("Folder").with_name("Init"));
-
-        let vfs = make_vfs();
-        let project = make_project();
-        let data = SyncbackData::for_test(&vfs, &old_tree, &new_tree, &project);
-        let snapshot = SyncbackSnapshot {
-            data,
-            old: Some(old_tree.get_root_id()),
-            new: new_parent,
-            path: PathBuf::from("/root"),
-            middleware: None,
-        };
-
-        let result = syncback_dir_no_meta(&snapshot);
-        assert!(
-            result.is_ok(),
-            "should allow a child whose filesystem name is slugified away from \
-             the reserved 'init' stem: {result:?}",
-        );
-    }
 }

src/snapshot_middleware/json_model.rs

@@ -35,14 +35,20 @@ pub fn snapshot_json_model(
         format!("File is not a valid JSON model: {}", path.display())
     })?;
 
-    // If the JSON has a name property, preserve it in metadata for syncback
-    let specified_name = instance.name.clone();
+    if let Some(top_level_name) = &instance.name {
+        let new_name = format!("{}.model.json", top_level_name);
 
-    // Use the name from JSON if present, otherwise fall back to filename-derived name
-    if instance.name.is_none() {
-        instance.name = Some(name.to_owned());
+        log::warn!(
+            "Model at path {} had a top-level Name field. \
+            This field has been ignored since Rojo 6.0.\n\
+            Consider removing this field and renaming the file to {}.",
+            new_name,
+            path.display()
+        );
     }
 
+    instance.name = Some(name.to_owned());
+
     let id = instance.id.take().map(RojoRef::new);
     let schema = instance.schema.take();
 
@@ -56,8 +62,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_json_model(
         .relevant_paths(vec![vfs.canonicalize(path)?])
         .context(context)
         .specified_id(id)
-        .schema(schema)
-        .specified_name(specified_name);
+        .schema(schema);
 
     Ok(Some(snapshot))
 }
@@ -76,7 +81,6 @@ pub fn syncback_json_model<'sync>(
         // schemas will ever exist in one project for it to matter, but it
         // could have a performance cost.
         model.schema = old_inst.metadata().schema.clone();
-        model.name = old_inst.metadata().specified_name.clone();
     }
 
     Ok(SyncbackReturn {

src/snapshot_middleware/lua.rs

@@ -158,13 +158,8 @@ pub fn syncback_lua<'sync>(
 
         if !meta.is_empty() {
             let parent_location = snapshot.path.parent_err()?;
-            let meta_stem = snapshot.path
-                .file_name()
-                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                .map(|s| s.split('.').next().unwrap_or(s))
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| snapshot.new_inst().name.as_str());
             fs_snapshot.add_file(
-                parent_location.join(format!("{meta_stem}.meta.json")),
+                parent_location.join(format!("{}.meta.json", new_inst.name)),
                 serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&meta).context("cannot serialize metadata")?,
             );
         }

src/snapshot_middleware/meta_file.rs

@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ use rbx_dom_weak::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
-    json,
-    resolution::UnresolvedValue,
-    snapshot::InstanceSnapshot,
-    syncback::{validate_file_name, SyncbackSnapshot},
+    json, resolution::UnresolvedValue, snapshot::InstanceSnapshot, syncback::SyncbackSnapshot,
     RojoRef,
 };
 
@@ -39,9 +36,6 @@ pub struct AdjacentMetadata {
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "IndexMap::is_empty")]
     pub attributes: IndexMap<String, UnresolvedValue>,
 
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub name: Option<String>,
-
     #[serde(skip)]
     pub path: PathBuf,
 }
@@ -150,31 +144,6 @@ impl AdjacentMetadata {
             }
         }
 
-        let name = snapshot
-            .old_inst()
-            .and_then(|inst| inst.metadata().specified_name.clone())
-            .or_else(|| {
-                // Write name when the filesystem path doesn't match the
-                // instance name (invalid chars or init-prefix).
-                if snapshot.old_inst().is_none() {
-                    let instance_name = &snapshot.new_inst().name;
-                    let fs_stem = path
-                        .file_name()
-                        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                        .map(|s| s.split('.').next().unwrap_or(s))
-                        .unwrap_or("");
-                    if validate_file_name(instance_name).is_err()
-                        || fs_stem != instance_name.as_str()
-                    {
-                        Some(instance_name.clone())
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            });
-
         Ok(Some(Self {
             ignore_unknown_instances: if ignore_unknown_instances {
                 Some(true)
@@ -186,7 +155,6 @@ impl AdjacentMetadata {
             path,
             id: None,
             schema,
-            name,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -245,26 +213,11 @@ impl AdjacentMetadata {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn apply_name(&mut self, snapshot: &mut InstanceSnapshot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if self.name.is_some() && snapshot.metadata.specified_name.is_some() {
-            anyhow::bail!(
-                "cannot specify a name using {} (instance has a name from somewhere else)",
-                self.path.display()
-            );
-        }
-        if let Some(name) = &self.name {
-            snapshot.name = name.clone().into();
-        }
-        snapshot.metadata.specified_name = self.name.take();
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     pub fn apply_all(&mut self, snapshot: &mut InstanceSnapshot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self.apply_ignore_unknown_instances(snapshot);
         self.apply_properties(snapshot)?;
         self.apply_id(snapshot)?;
         self.apply_schema(snapshot)?;
-        self.apply_name(snapshot)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -273,13 +226,11 @@ impl AdjacentMetadata {
     ///
     /// - The number of properties and attributes is 0
     /// - `ignore_unknown_instances` is None
-    /// - `name` is None
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.attributes.is_empty()
             && self.properties.is_empty()
             && self.ignore_unknown_instances.is_none()
-            && self.name.is_none()
     }
 
     // TODO: Add method to allow selectively applying parts of metadata and
@@ -311,9 +262,6 @@ pub struct DirectoryMetadata {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub class_name: Option<Ustr>,
 
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub name: Option<String>,
-
     #[serde(skip)]
     pub path: PathBuf,
 }
@@ -424,30 +372,6 @@ impl DirectoryMetadata {
             }
         }
 
-        let name = snapshot
-            .old_inst()
-            .and_then(|inst| inst.metadata().specified_name.clone())
-            .or_else(|| {
-                // Write name when the directory name doesn't match the
-                // instance name (invalid chars or init-prefix).
-                if snapshot.old_inst().is_none() {
-                    let instance_name = &snapshot.new_inst().name;
-                    let fs_name = path
-                        .file_name()
-                        .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                        .unwrap_or("");
-                    if validate_file_name(instance_name).is_err()
-                        || fs_name != instance_name.as_str()
-                    {
-                        Some(instance_name.clone())
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            });
-
         Ok(Some(Self {
             ignore_unknown_instances: if ignore_unknown_instances {
                 Some(true)
@@ -460,7 +384,6 @@ impl DirectoryMetadata {
             path,
             id: None,
             schema,
-            name,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -470,7 +393,6 @@ impl DirectoryMetadata {
         self.apply_properties(snapshot)?;
         self.apply_id(snapshot)?;
         self.apply_schema(snapshot)?;
-        self.apply_name(snapshot)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -542,33 +464,17 @@ impl DirectoryMetadata {
         snapshot.metadata.schema = self.schema.take();
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn apply_name(&mut self, snapshot: &mut InstanceSnapshot) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        if self.name.is_some() && snapshot.metadata.specified_name.is_some() {
-            anyhow::bail!(
-                "cannot specify a name using {} (instance has a name from somewhere else)",
-                self.path.display()
-            );
-        }
-        if let Some(name) = &self.name {
-            snapshot.name = name.clone().into();
-        }
-        snapshot.metadata.specified_name = self.name.take();
-        Ok(())
-    }
     /// Returns whether the metadata is 'empty', meaning it doesn't have anything
     /// worth persisting in it. Specifically:
     ///
     /// - The number of properties and attributes is 0
     /// - `ignore_unknown_instances` is None
     /// - `class_name` is either None or not Some("Folder")
-    /// - `name` is None
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.attributes.is_empty()
             && self.properties.is_empty()
             && self.ignore_unknown_instances.is_none()
-            && self.name.is_none()
             && if let Some(class) = &self.class_name {
                 class == "Folder"
             } else {

src/snapshot_middleware/mod.rs

@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ pub use self::{
 /// This will inspect the path and find the appropriate middleware for it,
 /// taking user-written rules into account. Then, it will attempt to convert
 /// the path into an InstanceSnapshot using that middleware.
-///
-/// If a git filter is active in the context and the path is not acknowledged
-/// (i.e., the file hasn't changed since the base git reference), this function
-/// returns `Ok(None)` to skip syncing that file.
 #[profiling::function]
 pub fn snapshot_from_vfs(
     context: &InstanceContext,
@@ -76,16 +72,6 @@ pub fn snapshot_from_vfs(
         None => return Ok(None),
     };
 
-    // Check if this path is acknowledged by the git filter.
-    // If not, skip this path entirely.
-    if !context.is_path_acknowledged(path) {
-        log::trace!(
-            "Skipping path {} (not acknowledged by git filter)",
-            path.display()
-        );
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
-
     if meta.is_dir() {
         let (middleware, dir_name, init_path) = get_dir_middleware(vfs, path)?;
         // TODO: Support user defined init paths
@@ -227,10 +213,6 @@ pub enum Middleware {
 impl Middleware {
     /// Creates a snapshot for the given path from the Middleware with
     /// the provided name.
-    ///
-    /// When a git filter is active in the context, `ignore_unknown_instances`
-    /// will be set to `true` on all generated snapshots to preserve descendants
-    /// in Studio that are not tracked by Rojo.
     fn snapshot(
         &self,
         context: &InstanceContext,
@@ -280,14 +262,6 @@ impl Middleware {
         };
         if let Ok(Some(ref mut snapshot)) = output {
             snapshot.metadata.middleware = Some(*self);
-
-            // When git filter is active, force ignore_unknown_instances to true
-            // so that we don't delete children in Studio that aren't tracked.
-            if context.has_git_filter() {
-                snapshot.metadata.ignore_unknown_instances = true;
-                // Also apply this recursively to all children
-                set_ignore_unknown_instances_recursive(&mut snapshot.children);
-            }
         }
         output
     }
@@ -391,16 +365,6 @@ impl Middleware {
     }
 }
 
-/// Recursively sets `ignore_unknown_instances` to `true` on all children.
-/// This is used when git filter is active to ensure we don't delete
-/// children in Studio that aren't tracked by Rojo.
-fn set_ignore_unknown_instances_recursive(children: &mut [InstanceSnapshot]) {
-    for child in children {
-        child.metadata.ignore_unknown_instances = true;
-        set_ignore_unknown_instances_recursive(&mut child.children);
-    }
-}
-
 /// A helper for easily defining a SyncRule. Arguments are passed literally
 /// to this macro in the order `include`, `middleware`, `suffix`,
 /// and `exclude`. Both `suffix` and `exclude` are optional.

src/snapshot_middleware/project.rs

@@ -83,19 +83,6 @@ pub fn snapshot_project(
             // file being updated.
             snapshot.metadata.relevant_paths.push(path.to_path_buf());
 
-            // When git filter is active, also register the project folder as a
-            // relevant path. This serves as a catch-all so that file changes
-            // not under any specific $path node can still walk up the directory
-            // tree and trigger a re-snapshot of the entire project.
-            if context.has_git_filter() {
-                if let Some(folder) = path.parent() {
-                    let normalized = vfs
-                        .canonicalize(folder)
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| folder.to_path_buf());
-                    snapshot.metadata.relevant_paths.push(normalized);
-                }
-            }
-
             Ok(Some(snapshot))
         }
         None => Ok(None),
@@ -150,26 +137,6 @@ pub fn snapshot_project_node(
             // Take the snapshot's metadata as-is, which will be mutated later
             // on.
             metadata = snapshot.metadata;
-        } else if context.has_git_filter() {
-            // When the git filter is active and the $path was filtered out
-            // (no acknowledged files yet), we still need to register the path
-            // in relevant_paths. This allows the change processor to map file
-            // changes in this directory back to this project node instance,
-            // triggering a re-snapshot that will pick up newly modified files.
-            let normalized = vfs
-                .canonicalize(full_path.as_ref())
-                .unwrap_or_else(|_| full_path.to_path_buf());
-            metadata.relevant_paths.push(normalized);
-
-            // The VFS only sets up file watches via read() and read_dir(),
-            // not via metadata(). Since the git filter caused snapshot_from_vfs
-            // to return early (before read_dir was called), the VFS is not
-            // watching this path. We must read the directory here to ensure
-            // the VFS sets up a recursive watch, otherwise file change events
-            // will never fire and live sync won't detect modifications.
-            if full_path.is_dir() {
-                let _ = vfs.read_dir(&full_path);
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -225,17 +192,6 @@ pub fn snapshot_project_node(
         }
 
         (_, None, _, Some(PathNode::Required(path))) => {
-            // If git filter is active and the path was filtered out, treat it
-            // as if the path was optional and skip this node.
-            if context.has_git_filter() {
-                log::trace!(
-                    "Skipping project node '{}' because its path was filtered by git filter: {}",
-                    instance_name,
-                    path.display()
-                );
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-
             anyhow::bail!(
                 "Rojo project referred to a file using $path that could not be turned into a Roblox Instance by Rojo.\n\
                 Check that the file exists and is a file type known by Rojo.\n\
@@ -326,12 +282,7 @@ pub fn snapshot_project_node(
     // If the user didn't specify it AND $path was not specified (meaning
     // there's no existing value we'd be stepping on from a project file or meta
     // file), set it to true.
-    //
-    // When git filter is active, always set to true to preserve descendants
-    // in Studio that are not tracked by Rojo.
-    if context.has_git_filter() {
-        metadata.ignore_unknown_instances = true;
-    } else if let Some(ignore) = node.ignore_unknown_instances {
+    if let Some(ignore) = node.ignore_unknown_instances {
         metadata.ignore_unknown_instances = ignore;
     } else if node.path.is_none() {
         // TODO: Introduce a strict mode where $ignoreUnknownInstances is never

src/snapshot_middleware/txt.rs

@@ -58,13 +58,8 @@ pub fn syncback_txt<'sync>(
 
         if !meta.is_empty() {
             let parent = snapshot.path.parent_err()?;
-            let meta_stem = snapshot.path
-                .file_name()
-                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
-                .map(|s| s.split('.').next().unwrap_or(s))
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| new_inst.name.as_str());
             fs_snapshot.add_file(
-                parent.join(format!("{meta_stem}.meta.json")),
+                parent.join(format!("{}.meta.json", new_inst.name)),
                 serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&meta).context("could not serialize metadata")?,
             );
         }

src/syncback/file_names.rs

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ use rbx_dom_weak::Instance;
 
 use crate::{snapshot::InstanceWithMeta, snapshot_middleware::Middleware};
 
-pub fn name_for_inst<'a>(
+pub fn name_for_inst<'old>(
     middleware: Middleware,
-    new_inst: &'a Instance,
-    old_inst: Option<InstanceWithMeta<'a>>,
-) -> anyhow::Result<Cow<'a, str>> {
+    new_inst: &Instance,
+    old_inst: Option<InstanceWithMeta<'old>>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Cow<'old, str>> {
     if let Some(old_inst) = old_inst {
         if let Some(source) = old_inst.metadata().relevant_paths.first() {
             source
@@ -35,34 +35,14 @@ pub fn name_for_inst<'a>(
             | Middleware::CsvDir
             | Middleware::ServerScriptDir
             | Middleware::ClientScriptDir
-            | Middleware::ModuleScriptDir => {
-                let name = if validate_file_name(&new_inst.name).is_err() {
-                    Cow::Owned(slugify_name(&new_inst.name))
-                } else {
-                    Cow::Borrowed(new_inst.name.as_str())
-                };
-                // Prefix "init" to avoid colliding with reserved init files.
-                if name.to_lowercase() == "init" {
-                    Cow::Owned(format!("_{name}"))
-                } else {
-                    name
-                }
-            }
+            | Middleware::ModuleScriptDir => Cow::Owned(new_inst.name.clone()),
             _ => {
                 let extension = extension_for_middleware(middleware);
-                let slugified;
-                let stem: &str = if validate_file_name(&new_inst.name).is_err() {
-                    slugified = slugify_name(&new_inst.name);
-                    &slugified
-                } else {
-                    &new_inst.name
-                };
-                // Prefix "init" stems to avoid colliding with reserved init files.
-                if stem.to_lowercase() == "init" {
-                    Cow::Owned(format!("_{stem}.{extension}"))
-                } else {
-                    Cow::Owned(format!("{stem}.{extension}"))
-                }
+                let name = &new_inst.name;
+                validate_file_name(name).with_context(|| {
+                    format!("name '{name}' is not legal to write to the file system")
+                })?;
+                Cow::Owned(format!("{name}.{extension}"))
             }
         })
     }
@@ -114,39 +94,6 @@ const INVALID_WINDOWS_NAMES: [&str; 22] = [
 /// in a file's name.
 const FORBIDDEN_CHARS: [char; 9] = ['<', '>', ':', '"', '/', '|', '?', '*', '\\'];
 
-/// Slugifies a name by replacing forbidden characters with underscores
-/// and ensuring the result is a valid file name
-pub fn slugify_name(name: &str) -> String {
-    let mut result = String::with_capacity(name.len());
-
-    for ch in name.chars() {
-        if FORBIDDEN_CHARS.contains(&ch) {
-            result.push('_');
-        } else {
-            result.push(ch);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Handle Windows reserved names by appending an underscore
-    let result_lower = result.to_lowercase();
-    for forbidden in INVALID_WINDOWS_NAMES {
-        if result_lower == forbidden.to_lowercase() {
-            result.push('_');
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    while result.ends_with(' ') || result.ends_with('.') {
-        result.pop();
-    }
-
-    if result.is_empty() || result.chars().all(|c| c == '_') {
-        result = "instance".to_string();
-    }
-
-    result
-}
-
 /// Validates a provided file name to ensure it's allowed on the file system. An
 /// error is returned if the name isn't allowed, indicating why.
 /// This takes into account rules for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

src/syncback/mod.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use crate::{
     Project,
 };
 
-pub use file_names::{extension_for_middleware, name_for_inst, slugify_name, validate_file_name};
+pub use file_names::{extension_for_middleware, name_for_inst, validate_file_name};
 pub use fs_snapshot::FsSnapshot;
 pub use hash::*;
 pub use property_filter::{filter_properties, filter_properties_preallocated};
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ pub fn syncback_loop(
     old_tree: &mut RojoTree,
     mut new_tree: WeakDom,
     project: &Project,
-    force_json: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<FsSnapshot> {
     let ignore_patterns = project
         .syncback_rules
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ pub fn syncback_loop(
         old_tree,
         new_tree: &new_tree,
         project,
-        force_json,
     };
 
     let mut snapshots = vec![SyncbackSnapshot {
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ pub fn syncback_loop(
             }
         }
 
-        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot, force_json);
+        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot);
 
         log::trace!(
             "Middleware for {inst_path} is {:?} (path is {})",
@@ -215,14 +213,10 @@ pub fn syncback_loop(
         let syncback = match middleware.syncback(&snapshot) {
             Ok(syncback) => syncback,
             Err(err) if middleware == Middleware::Dir => {
-                let new_middleware = if force_json {
-                    Middleware::JsonModel
-                } else {
-                    match env::var(DEBUG_MODEL_FORMAT_VAR) {
-                        Ok(value) if value == "1" => Middleware::Rbxmx,
-                        Ok(value) if value == "2" => Middleware::JsonModel,
-                        _ => Middleware::Rbxm,
-                    }
+                let new_middleware = match env::var(DEBUG_MODEL_FORMAT_VAR) {
+                    Ok(value) if value == "1" => Middleware::Rbxmx,
+                    Ok(value) if value == "2" => Middleware::JsonModel,
+                    _ => Middleware::Rbxm,
                 };
                 let file_name = snapshot
                     .path
@@ -301,7 +295,7 @@ pub struct SyncbackReturn<'sync> {
     pub removed_children: Vec<InstanceWithMeta<'sync>>,
 }
 
-pub fn get_best_middleware(snapshot: &SyncbackSnapshot, force_json: bool) -> Middleware {
+pub fn get_best_middleware(snapshot: &SyncbackSnapshot) -> Middleware {
     // At some point, we're better off using an O(1) method for checking
     // equality for classes like this.
     static JSON_MODEL_CLASSES: OnceLock<HashSet<&str>> = OnceLock::new();
@@ -373,18 +367,10 @@ pub fn get_best_middleware(snapshot: &SyncbackSnapshot, force_json: bool) -> Mid
     }
 
     if middleware == Middleware::Rbxm {
-        middleware = if force_json {
-            if !inst.children().is_empty() {
-                Middleware::Dir
-            } else {
-                Middleware::JsonModel
-            }
-        } else {
-            match env::var(DEBUG_MODEL_FORMAT_VAR) {
-                Ok(value) if value == "1" => Middleware::Rbxmx,
-                Ok(value) if value == "2" => Middleware::JsonModel,
-                _ => Middleware::Rbxm,
-            }
+        middleware = match env::var(DEBUG_MODEL_FORMAT_VAR) {
+            Ok(value) if value == "1" => Middleware::Rbxmx,
+            Ok(value) if value == "2" => Middleware::JsonModel,
+            _ => Middleware::Rbxm,
         }
     }
 

src/syncback/snapshot.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct SyncbackData<'sync> {
     pub(super) old_tree: &'sync RojoTree,
     pub(super) new_tree: &'sync WeakDom,
     pub(super) project: &'sync Project,
-    pub(super) force_json: bool,
 }
 
 pub struct SyncbackSnapshot<'sync> {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ impl<'sync> SyncbackSnapshot<'sync> {
             path: PathBuf::new(),
             middleware: None,
         };
-        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot, self.data.force_json);
+        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot);
         let name = name_for_inst(middleware, snapshot.new_inst(), snapshot.old_inst())?;
         snapshot.path = self.path.join(name.as_ref());
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'sync> SyncbackSnapshot<'sync> {
             path: PathBuf::new(),
             middleware: None,
         };
-        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot, self.data.force_json);
+        let middleware = get_best_middleware(&snapshot);
         let name = name_for_inst(middleware, snapshot.new_inst(), snapshot.old_inst())?;
         snapshot.path = base_path.join(name.as_ref());
 
@@ -238,24 +237,6 @@ pub fn inst_path(dom: &WeakDom, referent: Ref) -> String {
     path.join("/")
 }
 
-impl<'sync> SyncbackData<'sync> {
-    /// Constructs a `SyncbackData` for use in unit tests.
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    pub fn for_test(
-        vfs: &'sync Vfs,
-        old_tree: &'sync RojoTree,
-        new_tree: &'sync WeakDom,
-        project: &'sync Project,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            vfs,
-            old_tree,
-            new_tree,
-            project,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use rbx_dom_weak::{InstanceBuilder, WeakDom};

tests/tests/build.rs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ gen_build_tests! {
     issue_546,
     json_as_lua,
     json_model_in_folder,
+    json_model_legacy_name,
     module_in_folder,
     module_init,
     nested_runcontext,
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ gen_build_tests! {
     script_meta_disabled,
     server_in_folder,
     server_init,
-    slugified_name_roundtrip,
-    model_json_name_input,
     txt,
     txt_in_folder,
     unresolved_values,

tests/tests/syncback.rs

@@ -86,9 +86,4 @@ syncback_tests! {
     sync_rules => ["src/module.modulescript", "src/text.text"],
     // Ensures that the `syncUnscriptable` setting works
     unscriptable_properties => ["default.project.json"],
-    // Ensures that instances with names containing illegal characters get slugified filenames
-    // and preserve their original names in meta.json without forcing directories for leaf scripts
-    slugified_name => ["src/_Script.meta.json", "src/_Script.server.luau", "src/_Folder/init.meta.json"],
-    // Ensures that .model.json files preserve the name property
-    model_json_name => ["src/foo.model.json"],
 }