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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -722,6 +722,26 @@ it.effect("reads a branch whose name starts with a parenthesis as attached", ()
).pipe(Effect.provide(layerTest)),
);

it.effect("follows a checkout made outside the driver after refs were cached", () =>
Effect.scoped(
Effect.gen(function* () {
const cwd = yield* makeTmpDir();
const { initialBranch } = yield* initRepoWithCommit(cwd);
yield* git(cwd, ["branch", "feature/outside"]);
const driver = yield* GitVcsDriver.GitVcsDriver;
yield* driver.listRefs({ cwd });

yield* git(cwd, ["switch", "feature/outside"]);

const refs = (yield* driver.listRefs({ cwd })).refs;
const previous = refs.find((ref) => ref.name === initialBranch);
assert.isTrue(refs.find((ref) => ref.name === "feature/outside")?.current);
assert.isFalse(previous?.current);
assert.isNull(previous?.worktreePath ?? null);
}),
).pipe(Effect.provide(layerTest)),
);

it.effect.each(["on a branch", "detached", "unborn"] as const)(
"reads only the repository root for review requests that ignore the branch when %s",
(state) =>
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63 changes: 36 additions & 27 deletions apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts
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Expand Up @@ -1495,23 +1495,23 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
: null;
});

const readCurrentBranch = (operation: string, cwd: string) =>
executeGit(operation, cwd, ["symbolic-ref", "--quiet", "HEAD"], {
timeoutMs: 5_000,
allowNonZeroExit: true,
}).pipe(
Effect.map((result) => (result.exitCode === 0 ? branchNameFromHeadRef(result.stdout) : null)),
);

const resolveRepositoryPathsUncached = Effect.fn("resolveRepositoryPathsUncached")(function* (
cwd: string,
) {
const gitCommonDir = yield* readGitCommonDir(cwd);
if (gitCommonDir === null) return null;
const [worktreeRoot, currentBranchResult] = yield* Effect.all(
const [worktreeRoot, currentBranch] = yield* Effect.all(
[
readWorktreeRoot(cwd),
executeGit(
"GitVcsDriver.resolveRepositoryPaths.currentBranch",
cwd,
["symbolic-ref", "--quiet", "HEAD"],
{
timeoutMs: 5_000,
allowNonZeroExit: true,
},
),
readCurrentBranch("GitVcsDriver.resolveRepositoryPaths.currentBranch", cwd),
],
{ concurrency: 2 },
);
Expand All @@ -1523,8 +1523,6 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
Effect.map((physicalCwd) => path.relative(worktreeRoot, physicalCwd) === ""),
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => undefined),
);
const currentBranch =
currentBranchResult.exitCode === 0 ? branchNameFromHeadRef(currentBranchResult.stdout) : null;

return {
gitCommonDir,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4448,22 +4446,33 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
};
}

const snapshot = yield* resolveListRefsSnapshot(
repositoryPaths.gitCommonDir,
input.refresh === true,
// Both caches outlive a checkout made outside T3 Code, so this checkout's branch is read
// on every call and replaces whatever the cached snapshot claims for it.
const [snapshot, currentBranch] = yield* Effect.all(
[
resolveListRefsSnapshot(repositoryPaths.gitCommonDir, input.refresh === true),
readCurrentBranch("GitVcsDriver.listRefs.currentBranch", input.cwd).pipe(
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => repositoryPaths.currentBranch),
),
],
{ concurrency: 2 },
Comment on lines +4451 to +4458

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Read the current branch after the snapshot finishes.

If listRefs overlaps a checkout, the branch read can finish with branch A before the checkout switches to branch B. The checkout invalidates the snapshot generation. resolveListRefsSnapshot then retries and returns the new snapshot, but currentBranch remains A.

The overlay consequently marks A current and removes B's checkout path, even though the refreshed snapshot identifies B correctly. Unlike the snapshot read, the branch read does not participate in the generation retry.

Read the branch after resolving the snapshot, or retry both reads when the generation changes.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts around lines 4451 - 4458:
Update the listRefs flow around resolveListRefsSnapshot and readCurrentBranch so the branch is read only after the snapshot resolves, or retry both reads when the snapshot generation changes. Preserve the existing fallback to repositoryPaths.currentBranch and ensure the returned branch corresponds to the refreshed snapshot.

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);
const hasCurrentWorktreeBranch =
repositoryPaths.worktreeRoot !== null &&
snapshot.localBranches.some((ref) => ref.worktreePath === repositoryPaths.worktreeRoot);
const localBranches = snapshot.localBranches.map((ref) => ({
...ref,
worktreePath:
ref.worktreePath ??
(ref.name === repositoryPaths.currentBranch ? repositoryPaths.worktreeRoot : null),
current: hasCurrentWorktreeBranch
? ref.worktreePath === repositoryPaths.worktreeRoot
: ref.name === repositoryPaths.currentBranch,
}));
const { worktreeRoot } = repositoryPaths;
const localBranches = snapshot.localBranches.map((ref) => {
const current = ref.name === currentBranch;
return {
...ref,
worktreePath:
worktreeRoot === null
? ref.worktreePath
: current
? worktreeRoot
: ref.worktreePath === worktreeRoot
? null
: ref.worktreePath,
current,
};
});
const combinedBranches = input.includeMatchingRemoteRefs
? [...localBranches, ...snapshot.remoteBranches]
: dedupeRemoteBranchesWithLocalMatches([...localBranches, ...snapshot.remoteBranches]);
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbar.logic.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ describe("resolveBranchSelectionTarget", () => {
checkoutCwd: "/repo",
nextWorktreePath: "/repo",
reuseExistingWorktree: true,
staysInActiveCheckout: false,
});
expect(
resolveBranchSelectionTarget({
Expand All @@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ describe("resolveBranchSelectionTarget", () => {
checkoutCwd: "/repo/.t3/worktrees/feature-b",
nextWorktreePath: "/repo/.t3/worktrees/feature-b",
reuseExistingWorktree: true,
staysInActiveCheckout: false,
});
});

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -233,6 +235,8 @@ describe("resolveBranchSelectionTarget", () => {
checkoutCwd: "/repo",
nextWorktreePath: null,
reuseExistingWorktree: true,
// A ref listed in the thread's own checkout may be stale, so it is checked out, not assumed.
staysInActiveCheckout: activeWorktreePath === null,
});
}
});
Expand All @@ -251,6 +255,7 @@ describe("resolveBranchSelectionTarget", () => {
checkoutCwd: "/repo/.t3/worktrees/feature-a",
nextWorktreePath: "/repo/.t3/worktrees/feature-a",
reuseExistingWorktree: false,
staysInActiveCheckout: true,
});
});
});
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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbar.logic.ts
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Expand Up @@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ export function resolveBranchSelectionTarget(input: {
checkoutCwd: string;
nextWorktreePath: string | null;
reuseExistingWorktree: boolean;
staysInActiveCheckout: boolean;
} {
const { activeProjectCwd, activeWorktreePath, refName } = input;

Expand All @@ -266,10 +267,13 @@ export function resolveBranchSelectionTarget(input: {
input.activeProjectCheckoutRoot === undefined
? workspaceRelativeFilePath(activeProjectCwd, refName.worktreePath) !== null
: workspaceRelativeFilePath(input.activeProjectCheckoutRoot, refName.worktreePath) === ".";
const nextWorktreePath = isProjectCheckout ? null : refName.worktreePath;
return {
checkoutCwd: refName.worktreePath,
nextWorktreePath: isProjectCheckout ? null : refName.worktreePath,
nextWorktreePath,
reuseExistingWorktree: true,
// Listed refs can predate a checkout made outside the picker, so only Git can confirm this one.
staysInActiveCheckout: nextWorktreePath === activeWorktreePath,
};
}

Expand All @@ -280,6 +284,7 @@ export function resolveBranchSelectionTarget(input: {
checkoutCwd: nextWorktreePath ?? activeProjectCwd,
nextWorktreePath,
reuseExistingWorktree: false,
staysInActiveCheckout: nextWorktreePath === activeWorktreePath,
};
}

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion apps/web/src/components/BranchToolbarBranchSelector.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -445,7 +445,10 @@ export function BranchToolbarBranchSelector({
)
return;

if (selectionTarget.reuseExistingWorktree) {
if (
selectionTarget.reuseExistingWorktree &&
!(selectionTarget.staysInActiveCheckout && canWriteSourceControl)
) {
setThreadBranch(refName.name, selectionTarget.nextWorktreePath);
setIsBranchMenuOpen(false);
onComposerFocusRequest?.();
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