Three improvements to beads:
1. ID space partitioning (closes bd-24)
- Add --id flag to 'bd create' for explicit ID assignment
- Validates format: prefix-number (e.g., worker1-100)
- Enables parallel agents to partition ID space and avoid conflicts
- Storage layer already supported this, just wired up CLI
2. Auto-flush failure tracking (closes bd-38)
- Track consecutive flush failures with counter and last error
- Show prominent red warning after 3+ consecutive failures
- Reset counter on successful flush
- Users get clear guidance to run manual export if needed
3. Manual export cancels auto-flush timer
- Add clearAutoFlushState() helper function
- bd export now cancels pending auto-flush and clears dirty flag
- Prevents redundant exports when user manually exports
- Also resets failure counter on successful manual export
Documentation updated in README.md and CLAUDE.md with --id flag examples.
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Downgraded bd-25 to P4 and closed as won't-fix for 1.0:
- Transaction support is premature optimization
- SQLite already provides ACID guarantees per-operation
- Collision resolution works reliably without multi-operation transactions
- Would add significant complexity for theoretical benefit
Will revisit if actual issues arise in production use.
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Added os.MkdirAll(dbDir, 0755) to ensure the .beads directory exists
before attempting to glob for JSONL files. This fixes a bug where
findJSONLPath() would fail silently if the directory doesn't exist yet,
which can happen during new database initialization.
The fix:
- Creates the directory with 0755 permissions if it doesn't exist
- Handles errors gracefully by returning the default path
- Subsequent write operations will still fail with clear errors if
directory creation fails
Closes bd-36
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Adds auto-import feature to complement bd-35's auto-export, completing
the automatic sync workflow for git collaboration.
**Implementation:**
- Auto-import checks if JSONL is newer than DB on command startup
- Silently imports JSONL when modification time is newer
- Skips import command itself to avoid recursion
- Can be disabled with --no-auto-import flag
**Documentation updates:**
- Updated README.md git workflow section
- Updated CLAUDE.md workflow and pro tips
- Updated bd quickstart with auto-sync section
- Updated git hooks README to clarify they're now optional
**Testing:**
- Tested auto-import by touching JSONL and running commands
- Tested auto-export with create/close operations
- Complete workflow verified working
Closes bd-33
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Fixed three critical issues identified in code review:
1. Race condition with store access: Added storeMutex and storeActive
flag to prevent background flush goroutine from accessing closed
store. Background timer now safely checks if store is active before
attempting flush operations.
2. Missing auto-flush in import: Added markDirtyAndScheduleFlush()
call after import completes, ensuring imported issues sync to JSONL.
3. Timer cleanup: Explicitly set flushTimer to nil after Stop() to
prevent resource leaks.
Testing confirmed all fixes working:
- Debounced flush triggers after 5 seconds of inactivity
- Immediate flush on process exit works correctly
- Import operations now trigger auto-flush
- No race conditions detected
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This is a fundamental architectural shift from binary SQLite to JSONL as
the source of truth for git workflows.
## New Features
- `bd export --format=jsonl` - Export issues to JSON Lines format
- `bd import` - Import issues from JSONL (create new, update existing)
- `--skip-existing` flag for import to only create new issues
## Architecture Change
**Before:** Binary SQLite database committed to git
**After:** JSONL text files as source of truth, SQLite as ephemeral cache
Benefits:
- Git-friendly text format with clean diffs
- AI-resolvable merge conflicts (append-only is 95% conflict-free)
- Human-readable issue tracking in git
- No binary merge conflicts
## Documentation
- Updated README with JSONL-first workflow and git hooks
- Added TEXT_FORMATS.md analyzing JSONL vs CSV vs binary
- Updated GIT_WORKFLOW.md with historical context
- .gitignore now excludes *.db, includes .beads/*.jsonl
## Implementation Details
- Export sorts issues by ID for consistent diffs
- Import handles both creates and updates atomically
- Proper handling of pointer fields (EstimatedMinutes)
- All tests passing
## Breaking Changes
- Database files (*.db) should now be gitignored
- Use export/import workflow for git collaboration
- Git hooks recommended for automation
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