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fix: allow yaml-only config operations without database (GH#536)

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Users could not run 'bd config set no-db true' without already having a
database, creating a chicken-and-egg problem. The PersistentPreRunE
would fail with 'no beads database found' before the config command
could even run.

The fix detects when a yaml-only config operation is being attempted
(config set/get with keys like no-db, no-daemon, sync.branch, etc.)
and allows it to proceed without requiring a database.

Before:
  $ bd config set no-db true
  Error: no beads database found

After:
  $ bd config set no-db true
  Set no-db = true (in config.yaml)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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beads/crew/fang
2026-01-02 00:01:58 -08:00
committed by Steve Yegge
parent 8601ed01b6
commit 6572654cdc
2 changed files with 55 additions and 1 deletions
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cmd/bd/main.go
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@@ -434,7 +434,14 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
// Allow some commands to run without a database
// - import: auto-initializes database if missing
// - setup: creates editor integration files (no DB needed)
if cmd.Name() != "import" && cmd.Name() != "setup" {
// - config set/get for yaml-only keys: writes to config.yaml, not SQLite (GH#536)
isYamlOnlyConfigOp := false
if (cmd.Name() == "set" || cmd.Name() == "get") && cmd.Parent() != nil && cmd.Parent().Name() == "config" {
if len(args) > 0 && config.IsYamlOnlyKey(args[0]) {
isYamlOnlyConfigOp = true
}
}
if cmd.Name() != "import" && cmd.Name() != "setup" && !isYamlOnlyConfigOp {
// No database found - provide context-aware error message
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: no beads database found\n")