feat(sync): improve divergence recovery UX (bd-vckm)

When sync branch diverges significantly from remote, provide clear
recovery options instead of a confusing rebase conflict error.

- Add CheckDivergence() to detect and report sync branch divergence
- Add ResetToRemote() to reset local sync branch to remote state
- Add --reset-remote and --force-push flags for recovery
- Improve error message when rebase fails to include recovery steps

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Steve Yegge
2025-12-16 01:07:02 -08:00
parent 39e09449cc
commit de75e5181c
2 changed files with 285 additions and 2 deletions

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@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ Use --merge to merge the sync branch back to main branch.`,
fromMain, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("from-main")
noGitHistory, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-git-history")
squash, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("squash")
// Recovery options (bd-vckm)
resetRemote, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("reset-remote")
forcePush, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force-push")
// bd-sync-corruption fix: Force direct mode for sync operations.
// This prevents stale daemon SQLite connections from corrupting exports.
@@ -108,6 +111,15 @@ Use --merge to merge the sync branch back to main branch.`,
return
}
// Handle recovery options (bd-vckm)
if resetRemote || forcePush {
if err := handleSyncRecovery(ctx, jsonlPath, resetRemote, forcePush, renameOnImport, noGitHistory, dryRun); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
os.Exit(1)
}
return
}
// If import-only mode, just import and exit
if importOnly {
if dryRun {
@@ -768,6 +780,9 @@ func init() {
syncCmd.Flags().Bool("from-main", false, "One-way sync from main branch (for ephemeral branches without upstream)")
syncCmd.Flags().Bool("no-git-history", false, "Skip git history backfill for deletions (use during JSONL filename migrations)")
syncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&jsonOutput, "json", false, "Output sync statistics in JSON format")
// Recovery options for diverged sync branches (bd-vckm)
syncCmd.Flags().Bool("reset-remote", false, "Reset local sync branch to remote state (discards local sync changes)")
syncCmd.Flags().Bool("force-push", false, "Force push local sync branch to remote (overwrites remote)")
rootCmd.AddCommand(syncCmd)
}
@@ -1890,6 +1905,129 @@ func resolveNoGitHistoryForFromMain(fromMain, noGitHistory bool) bool {
return noGitHistory
}
// handleSyncRecovery handles --reset-remote and --force-push recovery options (bd-vckm)
// These are used when the sync branch has diverged significantly from remote.
func handleSyncRecovery(ctx context.Context, jsonlPath string, resetRemote, forcePush, renameOnImport, noGitHistory, dryRun bool) error {
// Check if sync.branch is configured
if err := ensureStoreActive(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize store: %w", err)
}
syncBranchName, err := syncbranch.Get(ctx, store)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get sync branch config: %w", err)
}
if syncBranchName == "" {
return fmt.Errorf("sync.branch not configured - recovery options only apply to sync branch mode\nRun 'bd config set sync.branch <branch-name>' to configure")
}
repoRoot, err := syncbranch.GetRepoRoot(ctx)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get repo root: %w", err)
}
// Check current divergence
divergence, err := syncbranch.CheckDivergence(ctx, repoRoot, syncBranchName)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to check divergence: %w", err)
}
fmt.Printf("Sync branch '%s' status:\n", syncBranchName)
fmt.Printf(" Local ahead: %d commits\n", divergence.LocalAhead)
fmt.Printf(" Remote ahead: %d commits\n", divergence.RemoteAhead)
if divergence.IsDiverged {
fmt.Println(" Status: DIVERGED")
} else if divergence.LocalAhead > 0 {
fmt.Println(" Status: Local ahead of remote")
} else if divergence.RemoteAhead > 0 {
fmt.Println(" Status: Remote ahead of local")
} else {
fmt.Println(" Status: In sync")
}
fmt.Println()
if resetRemote {
if dryRun {
fmt.Println("[DRY RUN] Would reset local sync branch to remote state")
fmt.Printf(" This would discard %d local commit(s)\n", divergence.LocalAhead)
return nil
}
if divergence.LocalAhead == 0 {
fmt.Println("Nothing to reset - local is not ahead of remote")
return nil
}
fmt.Printf("Resetting sync branch '%s' to remote state...\n", syncBranchName)
fmt.Printf(" This will discard %d local commit(s)\n", divergence.LocalAhead)
if err := syncbranch.ResetToRemote(ctx, repoRoot, syncBranchName, jsonlPath); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("reset to remote failed: %w", err)
}
fmt.Println("✓ Reset complete - local sync branch now matches remote")
// Import the JSONL to update the database
fmt.Println("→ Importing JSONL to update database...")
if err := importFromJSONL(ctx, jsonlPath, renameOnImport, noGitHistory); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("import after reset failed: %w", err)
}
fmt.Println("✓ Import complete")
return nil
}
if forcePush {
if dryRun {
fmt.Println("[DRY RUN] Would force push local sync branch to remote")
fmt.Printf(" This would overwrite %d remote commit(s)\n", divergence.RemoteAhead)
return nil
}
if divergence.RemoteAhead == 0 && divergence.LocalAhead == 0 {
fmt.Println("Nothing to force push - already in sync")
return nil
}
fmt.Printf("Force pushing sync branch '%s' to remote...\n", syncBranchName)
if divergence.RemoteAhead > 0 {
fmt.Printf(" This will overwrite %d remote commit(s)\n", divergence.RemoteAhead)
}
if err := forcePushSyncBranch(ctx, repoRoot, syncBranchName); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("force push failed: %w", err)
}
fmt.Println("✓ Force push complete - remote now matches local")
return nil
}
return nil
}
// forcePushSyncBranch force pushes the local sync branch to remote (bd-vckm)
// This is used when you want to overwrite the remote state with local state.
func forcePushSyncBranch(ctx context.Context, repoRoot, syncBranch string) error {
// Worktree path is under .git/beads-worktrees/<branch>
worktreePath := filepath.Join(repoRoot, ".git", "beads-worktrees", syncBranch)
// Get remote name
remoteCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", worktreePath, "config", "--get", fmt.Sprintf("branch.%s.remote", syncBranch))
remoteOutput, err := remoteCmd.Output()
remote := "origin"
if err == nil {
remote = strings.TrimSpace(string(remoteOutput))
}
// Force push
pushCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", worktreePath, "push", "--force", remote, syncBranch)
if output, err := pushCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("git push --force failed: %w\n%s", err, output)
}
return nil
}
// isExternalBeadsDir checks if the beads directory is in a different git repo than cwd.
// This is used to detect when BEADS_DIR points to a separate repository.
// Contributed by dand-oss (https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/pull/533)

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@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ type CommitResult struct {
Message string // Commit message used
}
// DivergenceInfo contains information about sync branch divergence from remote
type DivergenceInfo struct {
LocalAhead int // Number of commits local is ahead of remote
RemoteAhead int // Number of commits remote is ahead of local
Branch string // The sync branch name
Remote string // The remote name (e.g., "origin")
IsDiverged bool // True if both local and remote have commits the other doesn't
IsSignificant bool // True if divergence exceeds threshold (suggests recovery needed)
}
// SignificantDivergenceThreshold is the number of commits at which divergence is considered significant
// When both local and remote are ahead by at least this many commits, the user should consider recovery options
const SignificantDivergenceThreshold = 5
// PullResult contains information about a worktree pull operation
type PullResult struct {
Pulled bool // True if pull was performed
@@ -455,6 +469,119 @@ func getDivergence(ctx context.Context, worktreePath, branch, remote string) (in
return localAhead, remoteAhead, nil
}
// CheckDivergence checks the divergence between local sync branch and remote.
// This should be called before attempting sync operations to detect significant divergence
// that may require user intervention.
//
// Parameters:
// - ctx: Context for cancellation
// - repoRoot: Path to the git repository root
// - syncBranch: Name of the sync branch (e.g., "beads-sync")
//
// Returns DivergenceInfo with details about the divergence, or error if check fails.
func CheckDivergence(ctx context.Context, repoRoot, syncBranch string) (*DivergenceInfo, error) {
info := &DivergenceInfo{
Branch: syncBranch,
}
// Worktree path is under .git/beads-worktrees/<branch>
worktreePath := filepath.Join(repoRoot, ".git", "beads-worktrees", syncBranch)
// Initialize worktree manager
wtMgr := git.NewWorktreeManager(repoRoot)
// Ensure worktree exists
if err := wtMgr.CreateBeadsWorktree(syncBranch, worktreePath); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create worktree: %w", err)
}
// Get remote name
remote := getRemoteForBranch(ctx, worktreePath, syncBranch)
info.Remote = remote
// Fetch from remote to get latest state
fetchCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", worktreePath, "fetch", remote, syncBranch)
if output, err := fetchCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
// Check if remote branch doesn't exist yet (first sync)
if strings.Contains(string(output), "couldn't find remote ref") {
// Remote branch doesn't exist - no divergence possible
return info, nil
}
return nil, fmt.Errorf("git fetch failed: %w\n%s", err, output)
}
// Check for divergence
localAhead, remoteAhead, err := getDivergence(ctx, worktreePath, syncBranch, remote)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check divergence: %w", err)
}
info.LocalAhead = localAhead
info.RemoteAhead = remoteAhead
info.IsDiverged = localAhead > 0 && remoteAhead > 0
// Significant divergence: both sides have many commits
// This suggests automatic merge may be problematic
if info.IsDiverged && (localAhead >= SignificantDivergenceThreshold || remoteAhead >= SignificantDivergenceThreshold) {
info.IsSignificant = true
}
return info, nil
}
// ResetToRemote resets the local sync branch to match the remote state.
// This discards all local commits on the sync branch and adopts the remote's history.
// Use this when the sync branch has diverged significantly and you want to discard local changes.
//
// Parameters:
// - ctx: Context for cancellation
// - repoRoot: Path to the git repository root
// - syncBranch: Name of the sync branch (e.g., "beads-sync")
// - jsonlPath: Path to the JSONL file in the main repo (will be updated with remote content)
//
// Returns error if reset fails.
func ResetToRemote(ctx context.Context, repoRoot, syncBranch, jsonlPath string) error {
// Worktree path is under .git/beads-worktrees/<branch>
worktreePath := filepath.Join(repoRoot, ".git", "beads-worktrees", syncBranch)
// Initialize worktree manager
wtMgr := git.NewWorktreeManager(repoRoot)
// Ensure worktree exists
if err := wtMgr.CreateBeadsWorktree(syncBranch, worktreePath); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to create worktree: %w", err)
}
// Get remote name
remote := getRemoteForBranch(ctx, worktreePath, syncBranch)
// Fetch from remote to get latest state
fetchCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", worktreePath, "fetch", remote, syncBranch)
if output, err := fetchCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("git fetch failed: %w\n%s", err, output)
}
// Reset worktree to remote's state
resetCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", worktreePath, "reset", "--hard",
fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", remote, syncBranch))
if output, err := resetCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("git reset failed: %w\n%s", err, output)
}
// Convert absolute path to relative path from repo root
jsonlRelPath, err := filepath.Rel(repoRoot, jsonlPath)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get relative JSONL path: %w", err)
}
// Copy JSONL from worktree to main repo
if err := copyJSONLToMainRepo(worktreePath, jsonlRelPath, jsonlPath); err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
}
// performContentMerge extracts JSONL from base, local, and remote, then merges content.
// Returns the merged JSONL content.
func performContentMerge(ctx context.Context, worktreePath, branch, remote, jsonlRelPath string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -741,8 +868,26 @@ func pushFromWorktree(ctx context.Context, worktreePath, branch string) error {
if isNonFastForwardError(outputStr) {
// Attempt fetch + rebase to get ahead of remote
if rebaseErr := fetchAndRebaseInWorktree(ctx, worktreePath, branch, remote); rebaseErr != nil {
// Rebase failed - return original push error with context
return fmt.Errorf("push failed and recovery rebase also failed: push: %w; rebase: %v", lastErr, rebaseErr)
// Rebase failed - provide clear recovery options (bd-vckm)
return fmt.Errorf(`sync branch diverged and automatic recovery failed
The sync branch '%s' has diverged from remote '%s/%s' and automatic rebase failed.
Recovery options:
1. Reset to remote state (discard local sync changes):
bd sync --reset-remote
2. Force push local state to remote (overwrites remote):
bd sync --force-push
3. Manual recovery in the sync branch worktree:
cd .git/beads-worktrees/%s
git status
# Resolve conflicts manually, then:
bd sync
Original error: %v
Rebase error: %v`, branch, remote, branch, branch, lastErr, rebaseErr)
}
// Rebase succeeded - retry push immediately (no backoff needed)
continue