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fix(server): a worktree launch from a missing base branch names the branch #34452

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fix(server): a worktree launch from a missing base branch names the b…
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fix(server): keep the Git error behind a missing base ref failure
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/worktree-missing-…
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63 changes: 63 additions & 0 deletions apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -1401,6 +1401,69 @@ it.effect("shows the fetch diagnosis when preparing a worktree from origin fails
}).pipe(Effect.provide(harness.layer));
});

it.effect("names the missing base branch when a worktree cannot be created from it", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const git = yield* GitVcsDriver.GitVcsDriver;
const directory = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "launch-missing-base-" });
const cwd = `${directory}/repo`;
const remote = `${directory}/remote.git`;
yield* fs.makeDirectory(cwd);
const command = (at: string, args: string[]) =>
git.execute({ operation: "launch-test", cwd: at, args });
yield* command(cwd, ["init", "-b", "dev"]);
yield* command(cwd, ["config", "user.name", "Test"]);
yield* command(cwd, ["config", "user.email", "test@example.test"]);
yield* command(cwd, ["commit", "--allow-empty", "-m", "initial"]);
yield* command(cwd, ["init", "--bare", remote]);
yield* command(cwd, ["remote", "add", "origin", remote]);
yield* command(cwd, ["push", "-u", "origin", "dev"]);

const harness = makeHarness({
git: {
resolveWorktreeBaseRemote: (input) => git.resolveWorktreeBaseRemote({ ...input, cwd }),
},
fetchWorktreeBaseCommit: (input) => git.fetchWorktreeBaseCommit({ ...input, cwd }),
createWorktree: (input, options) =>
git.createWorktree({ ...input, cwd, path: `${directory}/worktree` }, options),
});
yield* Effect.gen(function* () {
const launches = yield* ThreadLaunch.ThreadLaunchService;
const threads = yield* ThreadManagement.ThreadManagementService;
const launched = yield* launches.launch(
launchInput({
command: "command:launch:missing-base",
thread: "thread:launch:missing-base",
message: "Start from master",
workspace: { type: "worktree", baseRef: "master", startFromOrigin: true },
}),
);
yield* threads.streamStoredEventsFrom({ threadId: launched.threadId }).pipe(
Stream.filter(
(stored) =>
stored.event.type === "run.updated" && stored.event.payload.status === "failed",
),
Stream.runHead,
);
const projection = yield* threads.getThreadProjection(launched.threadId);
assert.equal(projection.runs[0]?.status, "failed");
assert.include(
projection.turnItems.find((item) => item.type === "error")?.failure.message ?? "",
`Base ref "master" does not resolve to a commit in project "Project" (/repo).`,
);
}).pipe(Effect.provide(harness.layer));
}).pipe(
Effect.provide(
GitVcsDriver.layer.pipe(
Layer.provide(
ServerConfig.layerTest(process.cwd(), { prefix: "launch-missing-base-git-" }),
),
Layer.provideMerge(Layer.mergeAll(NodeServices.layer, NodeCrypto.layer)),
),
),
),
);

it.effect("rejects a preparation retry after the project disables its provider", () => {
let fetchAttempts = 0;
const harness = makeHarness({
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23 changes: 20 additions & 3 deletions apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts
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Expand Up @@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export class ThreadLaunchBaseRefError extends Schema.TaggedError<ThreadLaunchBas
projectTitle: Schema.String,
workspaceRoot: Schema.String,
baseRef: Schema.String,
cause: Schema.optional(Schema.Defect()),
},
) {
override get message(): string {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -564,8 +565,9 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
})
.pipe(Effect.mapError(mapError(input, "update-thread", threadId)));
}
let startRef = input.workspaceStrategy.baseRef;
let baseRefName = input.workspaceStrategy.baseRef;
const requestedBaseRef = input.workspaceStrategy.baseRef;
let startRef = requestedBaseRef;
let baseRefName = requestedBaseRef;
const remote =
input.workspaceStrategy.startFromOrigin === true
? yield* git
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -668,7 +670,22 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
},
},
)
.pipe(Effect.mapError(mapError(input, "provision-worktree", threadId)));
.pipe(
Effect.catchIf(
(error) => error.reason === "ref_not_found",

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Limit the translation to failures resolving the launch base.

With valid dev, a post-checkout hook can fail on another missing ref. Git runs this hook during worktree add, and the driver can classify its stderr as ref_not_found. This predicate then reports that dev does not resolve, although checkout used it successfully. (git-scm.com)

Restrict the translation to base-resolution failures. Preserve other worktree failures so the displayed error does not direct users to repair a valid base.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts at line 675:
Restrict the `ref_not_found` translation to failures from resolving the launch base, before worktree creation; do not apply it to errors returned by `worktree add` or its hooks. Preserve those worktree failures unchanged so they are not reported as an invalid base ref.

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(cause) =>
Effect.fail(
new ThreadLaunchBaseRefError({
projectId: project.id,
projectTitle: project.title,
workspaceRoot: project.workspaceRoot,
baseRef: requestedBaseRef,
cause,
}),
),
),
Effect.mapError(mapError(input, "provision-worktree", threadId)),
);
worktreePath = worktree.worktree.path;
branch = worktree.worktree.refName;
createdWorktreePath = worktreePath;
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