This change improves information density by using Base36 (0-9, a-z) instead
of hex (0-9, a-f) for hash-based issue IDs. Key benefits:
- Shorter IDs: Can now use 3-char IDs (was 4-char minimum)
- Better scaling: 3 chars good for ~160 issues, 4 chars for ~980 issues
- Case-insensitive: Maintains excellent CLI usability
- Backward compatible: Old hex IDs continue to work
Changes:
- Implemented Base36 encoding with proper truncation (keep LSB)
- Updated adaptive length thresholds (3-8 chars instead of 4-8)
- Fixed collision probability math to match encoding (was calculating
for base36 but encoding in hex - now both use base36)
- Fixed ID parser bug (use prefixWithHyphen for substring matching)
- Updated all tests and test data patterns
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Problem: bd init --no-db returned early (line 131) before creating config files,
causing 'no beads database found' errors on subsequent commands.
Solution:
- Extracted createConfigYaml() helper function
- Call it in both --no-db and normal paths
- Create metadata.json in --no-db path before early return
Fixes bd-c66a
Multiple CLI commands had a systematic bug where ResolveID responses were
incorrectly converted using string(resp.Data) instead of json.Unmarshal.
Since resp.Data is json.RawMessage (already JSON-encoded), this preserved
the JSON quotes, causing IDs to become "bd-1048" instead of bd-1048.
When re-marshaled for subsequent RPC calls, these became double-quoted
("\"bd-1048\""), causing database lookups to fail.
Bugs fixed:
1. Nil pointer dereference in handleShow - added nil check after GetIssue
2. Double JSON encoding in 12 locations across 4 commands:
- bd show (3 instances in show.go)
- bd dep add/remove/tree (5 instances in dep.go)
- bd label add/remove/list (3 instances in label.go)
- bd reopen (1 instance in reopen.go)
All instances replaced string(resp.Data) with proper json.Unmarshal.
Removed debug logging added during investigation.
Tested: All affected commands now work correctly with daemon mode.
Updated tests to match the new branchExists() signature that returns
bool instead of (bool, error).
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- Add #nosec comments for remaining G204 subprocess warnings in syncBranchPull
- Update .golangci.yml to exclude G306 and G204 warnings for worktree files
- Simplified exclusion pattern from "G306.*0644" to "G306" to match actual error text
All linter checks now pass locally.
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- Add #nosec directives with explanations for all gosec warnings in worktree operations
- Tighten directory permissions from 0755 to 0750 for better security
- Fix misspellings: archaeological -> archeological, cancelled -> canceled
- Remove unused jsonlPath parameter from syncBranchCommitAndPush
- Change branchExists to return bool instead of (bool, error) - error was never used
All changes maintain backward compatibility and improve code quality.
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Extracts duplicated path canonicalization logic (filepath.Abs + EvalSymlinks)
into a reusable helper function utils.CanonicalizePath() in internal/utils/path.go.
Changes:
- Add internal/utils/path.go with CanonicalizePath() function
- Add comprehensive tests in internal/utils/path_test.go
- Replace inline canonicalization in beads.go:131-140
- Replace inline canonicalization in cmd/bd/main.go:446-454
- Replace inline canonicalization in cmd/bd/nodb.go:25-33
The new helper maintains identical behavior:
1. Converts path to absolute form via filepath.Abs
2. Resolves symlinks via filepath.EvalSymlinks
3. Falls back gracefully on errors (returns absPath if EvalSymlinks fails,
returns original path if Abs fails)
Fixes bd-efe8
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Fixed TestHashIDs_IdenticalContentDedup test failure by removing duplicate
--json flag definitions that were shadowing the global persistent flag.
Root cause: Commands had both a persistent --json flag (main.go) and local
--json flags (in individual command files). The local flags shadowed the
persistent flag, preventing jsonOutput variable from being set correctly.
Changes:
- Removed 31 duplicate --json flag definitions from 15 command files
- All commands now use the single persistent --json flag from main.go
- Commands now correctly output JSON when --json flag is specified
Test results:
- TestHashIDs_IdenticalContentDedup: Now passes (was failing)
- TestHashIDs_MultiCloneConverge: Passes without JSON parsing warnings
- All other tests: Pass with no regressions
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Created complete documentation suite for using beads with protected branches:
1. **docs/PROTECTED_BRANCHES.md** - Comprehensive 600+ line guide covering:
- Quick start and setup
- How git worktrees work
- Daily workflow for agents and humans
- Merging strategies (PR and direct)
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Platform-specific notes (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Advanced topics (CI/CD, multi-clone sync, etc.)
2. **AGENTS.md** - Added "Protected Branch Workflow" section:
- Quick reference for agents
- No changes needed to agent workflows
- Commands for setup and merging
- Link to detailed docs
3. **README.md** - Updated with:
- Protected branch support feature flag
- Quick start instructions with --branch flag
- Link to comprehensive guide
4. **examples/protected-branch/** - Working example with:
- Step-by-step demo
- Multi-clone sync workflow
- GitHub Actions integration example
- Directory structure explanation
- Troubleshooting tips
All commands verified:
- bd init --branch <name>
- bd config get/set sync.branch
- bd sync --status
- bd sync --merge
Documentation is platform-agnostic and works with GitHub, GitLab,
Bitbucket, or any git platform with branch protection.
Closes bd-5ce8
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Add BEADS_DIR as a replacement for BEADS_DB to point to the .beads
directory instead of the database file directly.
Rationale:
- With --no-db mode, there's no .db file to point to
- The .beads directory is the logical unit (contains config.yaml, db
files, jsonl files)
- More intuitive: point to the beads directory not the database file
Implementation:
- Add BEADS_DIR environment variable support to FindDatabasePath()
- Priority order: BEADS_DIR > BEADS_DB > auto-discovery
- Maintain backward compatibility with BEADS_DB (now deprecated)
- Update --no-db mode to respect BEADS_DIR
- Update MCP integration (config.py, bd_client.py)
- Update documentation to show BEADS_DIR as preferred method
Testing:
- Backward compatibility: BEADS_DB still works
- BEADS_DIR works with regular database mode
- BEADS_DIR works with --no-db mode
- Priority: BEADS_DIR takes precedence over BEADS_DB
Follow-up issues for refactoring:
- bd-efe8: Refactor path canonicalization into helper function
- bd-c362: Extract database search logic into helper function
Closes bd-e16b
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CRITICAL BUG: The previous fix had a race condition where the
importInProgress flag could be released twice, allowing two goroutines
to think they both hold the lock.
Bug scenario:
1. Goroutine A: acquires lock (CAS true)
2. Goroutine A: manually releases at line 208 for git dirty skip
3. Goroutine B: CAS succeeds, acquires lock
4. Goroutine A: defer runs, releases flag AGAIN (clears B lock)
5. Goroutine C: CAS succeeds - now TWO goroutines have lock
Root cause: Using both manual Store(false) AND defer Store(false)
created a window where the flag could be cleared twice.
Fix: Use a shouldDeferRelease flag to disable the deferred release
when we manually release early. This ensures exactly one release
per acquisition.
Testing: All auto-import tests still passing
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CRITICAL FIX: The daemon could enter a corrupt state when auto-import
was triggered while uncommitted changes existed in .beads/ files. This
caused mysterious EOF errors requiring daemon restarts.
Root Causes Fixed:
1. No git dirty check before auto-import
2. Missing timeout protection (could hang indefinitely)
3. Race condition in importInProgress flag management
4. Improper git status parsing (false positives)
5. Context leak in export goroutine (accessing closed DB)
6. Data loss in triggerExport (missing deps/labels/comments)
Changes:
- Add hasUncommittedBeadsFiles() to check git status before import
- Properly parses git porcelain format ("XY filename")
- Ignores untracked files, only checks tracked .jsonl changes
- 5-second timeout on git command to prevent hangs
- Add 30-second timeout to import operations
- Prevents daemon from hanging on stuck imports
- Returns clear error message on timeout
- Fix race condition in importInProgress flag
- Explicitly release before early returns
- Prevents other requests seeing incorrect "import in progress"
- Fix context leak in onChanged export goroutine
- Check daemon shutdown state before export
- Suppress expected "database closed" errors during shutdown
- Pass storage/path as parameters to avoid closure issues
- Fix data loss in triggerExport()
- Populate dependencies, labels, comments (mirrors handleExport)
- Use atomic file write (temp + rename)
- Sort issues for consistent output
Impact: Prevents daemon corruption in collaborative workflows where
users frequently pull updates while having local uncommitted changes.
Testing: All auto-import tests passing
- TestDaemonAutoImportAfterGitPull ✓
- TestDaemonAutoImportDataCorruption ✓
- internal/autoimport tests ✓
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Implement a new `bd status` command that provides a quick snapshot of the
issue database state, similar to how `git status` shows working tree state.
Features:
- Summary counts by state (open, in-progress, blocked, closed)
- Ready to work count
- Recent activity stats (last 7 days): created, closed, updated issues
- Support for --assigned flag to filter by current user
- JSON output format with --json flag
- Comprehensive test coverage
Usage examples:
bd status # Show summary
bd status --json # JSON output
bd status --assigned # Filter to assigned issues
bd status --no-daemon # Direct mode with recent activity
Note: Recent activity currently only works in direct mode (--no-daemon).
Daemon mode support marked with TODO for future enhancement.
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Implements a shorter, more natural syntax for adding comments to issues.
Users can now use 'bd comment <issue-id> <text>' instead of the more
verbose 'bd comments add <issue-id> <text>'.
Changes:
- cmd/bd/comments.go: Add commentCmd as top-level alias
- cmd/bd/comments_test.go: Add TestCommentAlias for verification
- commands/comments.md: Document the new shortcut
The alias delegates to the existing commentsAddCmd implementation,
ensuring all functionality (--file, --author flags) works identically.
Backwards compatibility is maintained - 'bd comments add' continues to work.
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The --json flag was being ignored because doctor.go defined a local
flag that shadowed the persistent --json flag from main.go. The local
flag wasn't bound to the global jsonOutput variable, so it remained
false even when --json was passed.
Fixed by removing the duplicate local flag definition. The doctor
command now correctly uses the global persistent flag.
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