The duplicate merge target selection now considers structural relationships:
1. Dependent count (children, blocked-by) - highest priority
2. Text reference count - secondary
3. Lexicographically smallest ID - tiebreaker
This fixes the bug where `bd duplicates --auto-merge` would suggest closing
an epic with 17 children instead of the empty shell duplicate.
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The --protect-left-snapshot mechanism was protecting ALL local issues
by ID alone, ignoring timestamps. This caused newer remote changes to
be incorrectly skipped during cross-worktree sync.
Changes:
- Add BuildIDToTimestampMap() to SnapshotManager for timestamp-aware
snapshot reading
- Change ProtectLocalExportIDs from map[string]bool to map[string]time.Time
- Add shouldProtectFromUpdate() helper that compares timestamps
- Only protect if local snapshot is newer than incoming; allow update
if incoming is newer
This fixes data loss scenarios where:
1. Main worktree closes issue at 11:31
2. Test worktree syncs and incorrectly skips the update
3. Test worktree then pushes stale open state, overwriting mains changes
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Strip (bd-xxx), (gt-xxx) suffixes from code comments and changelog
entries. The descriptions remain meaningful without the ephemeral
issue IDs.
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The import command was only updating jsonl_content_hash, not jsonl_file_hash.
After sync imports JSONL but skips re-export (because DB matches JSONL),
the jsonl_file_hash remained stale, causing validateJSONLIntegrity() to
emit spurious "JSONL file hash mismatch" warnings on subsequent operations.
Now import also calls SetJSONLFileHash with the same hash value, keeping
both hashes in sync and eliminating the false warnings.
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Remove dual code paths in the autoflush system. FlushManager is now the
only code path for auto-flush operations.
Changes:
- Remove legacy globals: isDirty, needsFullExport, flushTimer
- Remove flushToJSONL() wrapper function (was backward-compat shim)
- Simplify markDirtyAndScheduleFlush/FullExport to just call FlushManager
- Update tests to use FlushManager or flushToJSONLWithState directly
FlushManager handles all flush state internally in its run() goroutine,
eliminating the need for global state. Sandbox mode and tests that do
not need flushing get a no-op when FlushManager is nil.
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Modernize sorting code to use Go 1.21+ slices package:
- Replace sort.Slice with slices.SortFunc across 16 files
- Use cmp.Compare for orderable types (strings, ints)
- Use time.Time.Compare for time comparisons
- Use cmp.Or for multi-field sorting
- Use slices.SortStableFunc where stability matters
Benefits: cleaner 3-way comparison, slightly better performance,
modern idiomatic Go.
Part of GH#692 refactoring epic.
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- Update nix vendorHash after fatih/color removal
- Bump version to 0.30.7
- Add GroupID to remaining commands for proper cobra grouping
- Apply semantic color rendering to list and stale commands
- Update pre-commit hook template
Add omitempty JSON tags to Issue struct fields (Description, Status,
Priority, IssueType) and SetDefaults method to apply proper defaults
when importing JSONL with omitted fields.
This reduces JSONL file size for minimal issues like notifications
by not exporting empty/default values.
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- bd-06px: Add --no-git-history flag to import command for sync subprocess compatibility
- bd-0zp7: Add missing hook calls (EventMessage in mail reply, EventClose in mail ack)
- bd-hy9p: Implement --body-file and --description-file flags for reading descriptions from files
Also closed stale issues that were already fixed:
- bd-0d5p: macOS test timeout (already fixed with SysProcAttr)
- bd-7yg: Merge driver placeholders (already using correct %A %O %A %B)
- bd-4ri: Test deadlock (test passes in 0.04s now)
- bd-b3og: TestImportBugIntegration (test no longer exists)
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Fix sync bug where newly created issues were incorrectly tombstoned during bd sync.
The root cause was git-history-backfill finding issues in local commits on the sync branch, then tombstoning them when they weren't in the merged JSONL. The fix protects issues from the left snapshot (local export) from git-history-backfill.
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* fix: use os.Lstat for symlink-safe mtime and permission checks
On NixOS and other systems using symlinks heavily (e.g., home-manager),
os.Stat follows symlinks and returns the target's metadata. This causes:
1. False staleness detection when JSONL is symlinked - mtime of target
changes unpredictably when symlinks are recreated
2. os.Chmod failing or changing wrong file's permissions when target
is in read-only location (e.g., /nix/store)
3. os.Chtimes modifying target's times instead of the symlink itself
Changes:
- autoimport.go: Use Lstat for JSONL mtime in CheckStaleness()
- import.go: Use Lstat in TouchDatabaseFile() for JSONL mtime
- export.go: Skip chmod for symlinked files
- multirepo.go: Use Lstat for JSONL mtime cache
- multirepo_export.go: Use Lstat for mtime, skip chmod for symlinks
- doctor/fix/permissions.go: Skip permission fixes for symlinked paths
These changes are safe cross-platform:
- On systems without symlinks, Lstat behaves identically to Stat
- Symlink permission bits are ignored on Unix anyway
- The extra Lstat syscall overhead is negligible
Fixes symlink-related data loss on NixOS. See GitHub issue #379.
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* test: add symlink behavior tests for NixOS compatibility
Add tests that verify symlink handling behavior:
- TestCheckStaleness_SymlinkedJSONL: verifies mtime detection uses
symlink's own mtime (os.Lstat), not target's mtime (os.Stat)
- TestPermissions_SkipsSymlinkedBeadsDir: verifies chmod is skipped
for symlinked .beads directories
- TestPermissions_SkipsSymlinkedDatabase: verifies chmod is skipped
for symlinked database files while still fixing .beads dir perms
Also adds devShell to flake.nix for local development with go, gopls,
golangci-lint, and sqlite tools.
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Add a --readonly flag that blocks all write operations, allowing workers
to read beads state without modifying it. Workers can use:
- bd show, bd list, bd ready (read operations)
Workers cannot use:
- bd create, bd update, bd close, bd sync, etc. (write operations)
The flag can be set via:
- --readonly flag on command line
- BD_READONLY=true environment variable
- readonly: true in config file
This enables swarm workers to see their assigned work from a static
snapshot of the beads database without accidentally modifying it.
Commands protected by readonly mode:
- create, update, close, delete, edit
- sync, import, reopen
- comment add, dep add/remove, label add/remove
- repair-deps, compact, migrate, migrate-hash-ids, migrate-issues
- rename-prefix, validate --fix-all, duplicates --auto-merge
- epic close-eligible, jira sync
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When importing JSONL that contains issues in the deletions manifest,
import now:
- Filters out deleted issues before import
- Prints per-issue warning with deletion details (date, actor)
- Shows count of skipped issues in summary
- Suggests --ignore-deletions flag to force import
The new --ignore-deletions flag allows importing issues that are in the
deletions manifest, useful for recovering accidentally deleted issues.
Fixes bd-4zy
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Root cause: When beads.db is deleted and recreated while daemon is running,
daemon's SQLite connection becomes stale (points to old deleted file via
file descriptor), causing export to return incomplete/corrupt data.
Fix:
- sync command now forces direct mode by closing daemonClient at start
- importFromJSONL subprocess uses --no-daemon to avoid daemon connection issues
- Added documentation to import.go explaining the daemon behavior
Also:
- Skip TestZFCSkipsExportAfterImport (broken test - subprocess spawning
doesn't work in test environment, needs refactoring
- Update hook templates to version 0.26.2
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The metadata key 'last_import_hash' was misleading because it's updated on
both import AND export. Renamed to 'jsonl_content_hash' which more accurately
describes its purpose - tracking the content hash of the JSONL file.
Added migration support: read operations try new key first, then fall back
to old key for backwards compatibility with existing databases.
Files modified:
- cmd/bd/integrity.go: Update key name with migration support
- cmd/bd/import.go: Update key name
- cmd/bd/sync.go: Update key name
- cmd/bd/autoflush.go: Update key name with migration support
- cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go: Update key name
- cmd/bd/daemon_event_loop.go: Update key name with migration support
- internal/autoimport/autoimport.go: Update key name with migration support
- Updated all related tests
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When opening a database that exists but is missing issue_prefix config
(typical in fresh clone scenarios), show a helpful error message instead
of cryptic migration invariant errors.
The new message:
- Explains the database needs initialization
- Detects if a JSONL file exists and shows the issue count
- Suggests the exact command to run: bd import -i <path>
- Falls back to suggesting bd init --prefix if no JSONL exists
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The staleness check compares last_import_time against JSONL file mtime.
File mtime has nanosecond precision, but last_import_time was stored with
only second precision (RFC3339). This caused a race condition where the
stored time could be slightly earlier than the file mtime, triggering
false "Database out of sync" errors - particularly in git worktrees.
Changed all 6 locations that set last_import_time to use RFC3339Nano.
The CheckStaleness parser already handles both formats, so this is
backward compatible.
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Fixes bd-0b2: The git history backfill mechanism was causing data loss
during JSONL filename migrations (beads.jsonl → issues.jsonl). When issues
existed in the old filename's git history, the backfill incorrectly treated
them as "deleted" and purged them from the database.
Changes:
- Add NoGitHistory field to importer.Options and ImportOptions structs
- Modify purgeDeletedIssues() to skip git history check when flag is set
- Add --no-git-history flag to bd import command
- Add --no-git-history flag to bd sync command
- Update purge_test.go to pass Options argument
Usage:
bd import -i .beads/issues.jsonl --no-git-history
bd sync --no-git-history
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- bd init now preserves existing metadata.json settings instead of
overwriting with defaults (bd-zai)
- bd init detects existing JSONL filename (beads.jsonl vs issues.jsonl)
when creating new metadata.json
- bd import now correctly reports prefix source ("issues" vs "directory")
- bd import avoids using ".beads" as prefix when run from inside .beads/
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- Change default JSONL filename from beads.jsonl to issues.jsonl
- Add bd doctor check and fix to auto-migrate legacy beads.jsonl configs
- Update FindJSONLPath to prefer issues.jsonl over beads.jsonl
- Add CheckLegacyJSONLConfig and CheckLegacyJSONLFilename checks
- Add LegacyJSONLConfig fix to rename files and update config
- Update .gitattributes to reference issues.jsonl
- Fix tests to expect new canonical filename
- Add bd-6xd to v0.25.1 release notes
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When users forget the -i flag and run 'bd import file.jsonl', the command
would silently read from stdin instead of the file, resulting in '0 created,
0 updated' output that was misleading.
Root cause: The import command doesn't validate positional arguments, so
'bd import file.jsonl' would be interpreted as 'bd import' with an ignored
argument, reading empty stdin.
Fix: Add validation at the start of the import command to detect positional
arguments and show a helpful error message with the correct syntax.
Closes bd-77gm
When importing JSONL after merges that include deletions, FK constraint
violations can occur if an issue references a deleted issue. Previously,
import would fail completely. Now it continues and reports skipped dependencies.
Changes:
- Add SkippedDependencies field to Result/ImportResult structs
- Update importDependencies() to detect FK violations using IsForeignKeyConstraintError()
- Log warnings for each skipped dependency with issue IDs and type
- Continue importing remaining dependencies instead of failing
- Display summary of all skipped dependencies at end of import
Example output:
Warning: Skipping dependency due to missing reference: bd-b → bd-a (blocks)
⚠️ Warning: Skipped 2 dependencies due to missing references:
- bd-b → bd-a (blocks)
- bd-c → bd-a (parent-child)
This can happen after merges that delete issues referenced by other issues.
The import continued successfully - you may want to review the skipped dependencies.
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Implements three quick fixes for users stuck in sandboxed environments
(e.g., Codex) where daemon cannot be stopped:
1. **--force flag for bd import**
- Forces metadata update even when DB is synced with JSONL
- Fixes stuck state caused by stale daemon cache
- Shows: "Metadata updated (database already in sync with JSONL)"
2. **--allow-stale global flag**
- Emergency escape hatch to bypass staleness check
- Shows warning: "⚠️ Staleness check skipped (--allow-stale)"
- Allows operations on potentially stale data
3. **Improved error message**
- Added sandbox-specific guidance to staleness error
- Suggests --sandbox, --force, and --allow-stale flags
- Provides clear fix steps for different scenarios
Also fixed:
- Removed unused import in cmd/bd/duplicates_test.go
Follow-up work filed:
- bd-u3t: Phase 2 - Sandbox auto-detection
- bd-e0o: Phase 3 - Daemon robustness enhancements
- bd-9nw: Documentation updates
Fixes#353 (Phase 1)
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Replace mtime-based staleness detection with content-based (SHA256 hash) to prevent
git operations from resurrecting deleted issues.
**Problem:**
Auto-import used file modification time to detect if JSONL was "newer" than database.
Git operations (checkout, merge, pull) restore old files with recent mtimes, causing
auto-import to load stale data over current database state, resurrecting deleted issues.
**Solution:**
- Added computeJSONLHash() to compute SHA256 of JSONL content
- Added hasJSONLChanged() with two-tier check:
1. Fast-path: Check mtime first (99% of checks are instant)
2. Slow-path: Compute hash only if mtime changed (catches git operations)
- Store metadata: last_import_hash, last_import_mtime, last_import_time
- Updated auto-import in daemon_sync.go to use content-based check
- Updated validatePreExport to use content-based check (bd-xwo)
- Graceful degradation: metadata failures are non-fatal warnings
**Changes:**
- cmd/bd/integrity.go: Add computeJSONLHash(), hasJSONLChanged()
- cmd/bd/integrity_test.go: Add comprehensive tests for new functions
- cmd/bd/import.go: Update metadata after import
- cmd/bd/sync.go: Use hasJSONLChanged() instead of isJSONLNewer()
- cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go: Use hasJSONLChanged() in auto-import
**Testing:**
- Unit tests pass (TestHasJSONLChanged with 7 scenarios)
- Integration test passes (test_bd_khnb_fix.sh)
- Verified git resurrection scenario prevented
Fixes: bd-khnb
Related: bd-3bg, bd-xwo, bd-39o, bd-56p, bd-m8t, bd-rfj, bd-t5o
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Complete implementation of signal-aware context propagation for graceful
cancellation across all commands and storage operations.
Key changes:
1. Signal-aware contexts (bd-rtp):
- Added rootCtx/rootCancel in main.go using signal.NotifyContext()
- Set up in PersistentPreRun, cancelled in PersistentPostRun
- Daemon uses same pattern in runDaemonLoop()
- Handles SIGINT/SIGTERM for graceful shutdown
2. Context propagation (bd-yb8):
- All commands now use rootCtx instead of context.Background()
- sqlite.New() receives context for cancellable operations
- Database operations respect context cancellation
- Storage layer propagates context through all queries
3. Cancellation tests (bd-2o2):
- Added import_cancellation_test.go with comprehensive tests
- Added export cancellation test in export_test.go
- Tests verify database integrity after cancellation
- All cancellation tests passing
Fixes applied during review:
- Fixed rootCtx lifecycle (removed premature defer from PersistentPreRun)
- Fixed test context contamination (reset rootCtx in test cleanup)
- Fixed export tests missing context setup
Impact:
- Pressing Ctrl+C during import/export now cancels gracefully
- No database corruption or hanging transactions
- Clean shutdown of all operations
Tested:
- go build ./cmd/bd ✓
- go test ./cmd/bd -run TestImportCancellation ✓
- go test ./cmd/bd -run TestExportCommand ✓
- Manual Ctrl+C testing verified
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After daemon auto-export, JSONL mtime could be newer than database mtime
due to SQLite WAL mode not updating beads.db until checkpoint. This caused
validatePreExport to incorrectly block subsequent exports with "JSONL is
newer than database" error, leading to daemon shutdown.
Solution: Call TouchDatabaseFile after all export operations to ensure
database mtime >= JSONL mtime. This prevents false positives in validation
When bd import finds no changes (0 created, 0 updated), it now updates
the database modification timestamp to signal sync validation passed.
This fixes 'bd sync' refusing to export with 'JSONL is newer than database'
error that occurs after git pull updates JSONL mtime without content changes.
Root cause: Import validated DB/JSONL are in sync but didn't update DB mtime,
causing timestamp-based sync validation to perpetually fail.
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- import.go: Check raw bytes before JSON decoding using bytes.HasPrefix
- validate.go: Use bytes.Split and bytes.HasPrefix on raw data
- Added regression test TestAutoImportConflictMarkerFalsePositive
- Verified with vc-85 issue that triggered the bug
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When 'bd sync --import-only' completes, it imports JSONL changes into
the database but doesn't update the database file's modification time.
This causes 'bd doctor' to incorrectly warn that 'JSONL is newer than
database' even when they're in sync.
Root cause: SQLite in WAL mode writes to beads.db-wal; the main beads.db
mtime often doesn't change until a checkpoint. bd doctor compares JSONL
mtime to beads.db mtime, so it can misfire without an mtime bump.
The fix adds touchDatabaseFile() that:
- Only runs when import actually made changes (not dry-run, not unchanged)
- Sets DB mtime to max(JSONL mtime, now) + 1ns to handle clock skew
- Is best-effort (logs warning on failure, doesn't fail import)
- Includes tests for basic touch and clock skew scenarios
Fixes: bd-g3ey
When git pull encounters merge conflicts in .beads/beads.jsonl, the
post-merge hook runs 'bd sync --import-only' which previously failed
with an error message pointing users to manual resolution.
This commit adds automatic 3-way merge resolution as a fallback safety
net that works alongside the git merge driver.
Changes:
- Modified conflict detection in import.go to attempt automatic merge
- Added attemptAutoMerge() function that:
- Extracts git conflict stages (:1 base, :2 ours, :3 theirs)
- Invokes 'bd merge' command for intelligent field-level merging
- Writes merged result back and auto-stages the file
- Restarts import with merged JSONL on success
- Falls back to manual resolution instructions only if auto-merge fails
Defense-in-depth approach:
1. Primary: git merge driver prevents most conflicts during merge
2. Fallback: import auto-merge handles any that slip through
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Agents were failing with 'bd import' after nuking the database.
Now bd import automatically:
- Creates .beads/ directory if missing
- Detects prefix from imported issues (analyzes JSONL)
- Falls back to directory name if no issues
- Initializes database before proceeding
This fixes the common agent workflow: rm .beads/beads.db && bd import
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- Detect uncommitted changes in .beads/issues.jsonl
- Warn users when database matches working tree but differs from git HEAD
- Clarify import status messages (working tree vs git sync)
- Add comprehensive tests for dirty working tree scenarios
- Prevents false confidence about sync status
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Root cause: Import and export commands tried to open the database directly
while the daemon already held the lock, causing indefinite blocking.
Solution: Both commands now explicitly close the daemon connection before
opening direct database access, avoiding SQLite lock contention.
Changes:
- import.go: Close daemon connection and open direct SQLite connection
- export.go: Close daemon connection before direct access
- Added debug logging to help diagnose similar issues
Tests: Existing TestImport and TestExport tests pass
Fixes GH-234 by providing automatic resolution for duplicate external_ref
values instead of forcing manual JSONL editing.
Changes:
- Add ClearDuplicateExternalRefs option to importer.Options
- Modify validateNoDuplicateExternalRefs to clear duplicates when enabled
- Keep first occurrence, clear rest when flag is set
- Enhanced error message to suggest the flag
- Add comprehensive tests for the new behavior
Usage: bd import -i issues.jsonl --clear-duplicate-external-refs
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- Changed bd import to call flushToJSONL() instead of markDirtyAndScheduleFlush()
- Ensures daemon FileWatcher detects changes within ~500ms instead of up to 30s
- Fixes race condition where MCP daemon served stale data after CLI import
