add file cache

aggregate.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# aggregate.py
+# aggregate.py
 import tomllib
 import re
 import glob
@@ -74,6 +74,36 @@ def build_screenshots_section(base_dir: Path, screenshots: list[str]) -> str:
             sections.append(f"### `{original}`\n\n![{path.name}]({path.as_posix()})")
     return "\n\n---\n\n".join(sections)
 
+
+def build_file_items(base_dir: Path, files: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Return a list of dicts describing each file, for use by ai_client when it
+    wants to upload individual files rather than inline everything as markdown.
+
+    Each dict has:
+        path     : Path  (resolved absolute path)
+        entry    : str   (original config entry string)
+        content  : str   (file text, or error string)
+        error    : bool
+    """
+    items = []
+    for entry in files:
+        paths = resolve_paths(base_dir, entry)
+        if not paths:
+            items.append({"path": None, "entry": entry, "content": f"ERROR: no files matched: {entry}", "error": True})
+            continue
+        for path in paths:
+            try:
+                content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+                error = False
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                content = f"ERROR: file not found: {path}"
+                error = True
+            except Exception as e:
+                content = f"ERROR: {e}"
+                error = True
+            items.append({"path": path, "entry": entry, "content": content, "error": error})
+    return items
 def build_markdown(base_dir: Path, files: list[str], screenshot_base_dir: Path, screenshots: list[str], history: list[str]) -> str:
     parts = []
     if history:
@@ -98,7 +128,8 @@ def run(config: dict) -> tuple[str, Path]:
     output_file = output_dir / f"{namespace}_{increment:03d}.md"
     markdown = build_markdown(base_dir, files, screenshot_base_dir, screenshots, history)
     output_file.write_text(markdown, encoding="utf-8")
-    return markdown, output_file
+    file_items = build_file_items(base_dir, files)
+    return markdown, output_file, file_items
 
 def main():
     with open("config.toml", "rb") as f:
@@ -109,3 +140,5 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
+
+