feat(auto-merge): merge additive branches, refuse everything else
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Closes the branch pile-up: a catalogue branch that only adds notes now
merges into main by itself, so the work is actually in the vault rather
than waiting in a branch nobody opened.

Additive-only is measured from the diff, not assumed from the mission
type. Three conditions, all required: the type declares additive_only,
the run verified, and `git diff --name-status base...branch` contains
only A entries. A research harvest that somehow rewrote a hand-written
note is refused by the same check that lets its new notes through —
which is the case the test pins down, asserting README.md on main is
byte-identical afterwards.

Renames and deletes count as non-additive. A rename is a delete plus an
add and the delete half can destroy hand-written work.

Unknown merge_policy values fail closed to Never. A typo must not grant
auto-merge.

The diff is taken against FETCH_HEAD, freshly fetched, using `...` so an
unrelated commit landing on main meanwhile is not misread as ours. A
conflicted merge aborts and leaves the branch for a human rather than
wedging the checkout for the next run.

merge_reason is always populated and surfaced in the API: a branch that
quietly did not merge is indistinguishable from one never delivered.

399 tests, clippy clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <[email protected]>
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Omar Sobh
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co-authored by Claude Opus 5
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//! Merging a delivered branch into the base, when that is provably safe.
//!
//! Every mission type delivers to a branch and never to `main`. For most that
//! is where it should stop — a human reads the code and merges. But some
//! missions only ever *add* files in a folder they own: a paper catalogue, a
//! benchmark record. Those branches carry no judgement call, and leaving them
//! to pile up unmerged means the work is done but not actually in the vault.
//!
//! # Additive-only is a property, not a preference
//!
//! The gate is not "is this mission type trusted". It is measured from the
//! diff: if the branch modifies or deletes anything that already existed, it
//! does not qualify, whatever its template says. A research harvest that
//! somehow rewrote a hand-written note would be refused by the same check
//! that lets its new notes through.
//!
//! Three conditions, all required:
//!
//! 1. the mission type declares [`MergePolicy::AdditiveOnly`]
//! 2. verification passed — a run that did not prove its work does not merge
//! 3. the diff against the base contains only additions
//!
//! Anything else lands as a branch for a human, which is the existing
//! behaviour and the safe default.
use std::path::Path;
/// What a mission type is allowed to do with its own branch.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum MergePolicy {
/// Always leave the branch for a human. Correct for anything that touches
/// code: `refactor`, `research_and_code`, security patches.
Never,
/// Merge automatically when the diff is provably additive and the run
/// verified. Correct for catalogues and recorded measurements.
AdditiveOnly,
}
impl MergePolicy {
/// Parse a template's `merge_policy`. Unknown values fall back to `Never`
/// and say so: a typo must not silently grant auto-merge.
pub fn parse(raw: Option<&str>) -> MergePolicy {
match raw.map(str::trim) {
Some("additive_only") => MergePolicy::AdditiveOnly,
Some("never") | None => MergePolicy::Never,
Some(other) => {
eprintln!(
"auto_merge: unknown merge_policy {other:?} — refusing to auto-merge"
);
MergePolicy::Never
}
}
}
}
/// Why a branch was or was not merged. The reason is always recorded: a
/// branch that silently did not merge is indistinguishable from one that was
/// never delivered.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MergeOutcome {
pub merged: bool,
pub reason: String,
}
impl MergeOutcome {
fn refused(reason: impl Into<String>) -> MergeOutcome {
MergeOutcome {
merged: false,
reason: reason.into(),
}
}
}
/// Classify a `git diff --name-status` body.
///
/// Returns the offending entries, empty when every change is an addition.
/// Split out so the rule is testable without a repository.
pub fn non_additive_changes(name_status: &str) -> Vec<String> {
name_status
.lines()
.filter(|l| !l.trim().is_empty())
.filter(|l| {
// Status is the first field: A/M/D/R###/C###.
!matches!(l.chars().next(), Some('A'))
})
.map(|l| l.trim().to_string())
.collect()
}
async fn git(repo: &Path, args: &[&str]) -> Result<String, String> {
let out = tokio::process::Command::new("git")
.arg("-C")
.arg(repo)
.args(["-c", &format!("safe.directory={}", repo.display())])
.args(args)
.env("GIT_AUTHOR_NAME", crate::mission_delivery::commit_identity().0)
.env("GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL", crate::mission_delivery::commit_identity().1)
.env(
"GIT_COMMITTER_NAME",
crate::mission_delivery::commit_identity().0,
)
.env(
"GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL",
crate::mission_delivery::commit_identity().1,
)
.output()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("spawn git: {e}"))?;
if !out.status.success() {
return Err(format!(
"git {}{}: {}",
args.first().copied().unwrap_or("?"),
out.status,
crate::mission_workspace::redact_token(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr))
.chars()
.take(300)
.collect::<String>()
));
}
Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).into_owned())
}
/// Merge `branch` into `base` and push, if all three conditions hold.
///
/// Never returns `Err` for a refusal — a refusal is a normal outcome with a
/// reason. `Err` is reserved for the merge itself going wrong after we decided
/// to attempt it.
pub async fn try_merge(
repo: &Path,
push_url: &str,
branch: &str,
base: &str,
policy: MergePolicy,
verified: bool,
) -> Result<MergeOutcome, String> {
if policy != MergePolicy::AdditiveOnly {
return Ok(MergeOutcome::refused(
"merge_policy is not additive_only; left for a human",
));
}
if !verified {
return Ok(MergeOutcome::refused(
"run did not verify; refusing to merge unproven work",
));
}
// Compare against the base as the REMOTE has it, not a local ref that may
// be stale. `...` gives changes on the branch since it diverged, so an
// unrelated commit landing on main meanwhile is not misread as ours.
git(repo, &["fetch", push_url, base]).await?;
let diff = git(
repo,
&["diff", "--name-status", &format!("FETCH_HEAD...{branch}")],
)
.await?;
let offending = non_additive_changes(&diff);
if !offending.is_empty() {
return Ok(MergeOutcome::refused(format!(
"diff is not additive ({} non-add change(s), first: {}); left for a human",
offending.len(),
offending.first().map(String::as_str).unwrap_or("?")
)));
}
if diff.trim().is_empty() {
return Ok(MergeOutcome::refused("branch adds nothing"));
}
// Merge onto the freshly fetched base rather than a local branch.
git(repo, &["checkout", "-B", base, "FETCH_HEAD"]).await?;
if let Err(e) = git(
repo,
&["merge", "--no-ff", "-m", &format!("auto-merge {branch}"), branch],
)
.await
{
// Leave the repo clean so the next run is not fighting a wedged merge.
let _ = git(repo, &["merge", "--abort"]).await;
return Ok(MergeOutcome::refused(format!(
"merge conflicted ({e}); left for a human"
)));
}
git(repo, &["push", push_url, &format!("HEAD:refs/heads/{base}")]).await?;
Ok(MergeOutcome {
merged: true,
reason: format!("additive-only and verified; merged into {base}"),
})
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn only_pure_additions_qualify() {
assert!(non_additive_changes("A\t60 Papers/a.md\nA\t60 Papers/b.md\n").is_empty());
// A modification disqualifies the whole branch.
let m = non_additive_changes("A\t60 Papers/a.md\nM\tREADME.md\n");
assert_eq!(m.len(), 1);
assert!(m[0].contains("README.md"));
// So do deletes and renames — a rename is a delete plus an add, and
// the delete half can destroy hand-written work.
assert_eq!(non_additive_changes("D\tnotes/old.md\n").len(), 1);
assert_eq!(non_additive_changes("R100\ta.md\tb.md\n").len(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_policy_never_grants_auto_merge() {
assert_eq!(MergePolicy::parse(None), MergePolicy::Never);
assert_eq!(MergePolicy::parse(Some("never")), MergePolicy::Never);
assert_eq!(
MergePolicy::parse(Some("additive_only")),
MergePolicy::AdditiveOnly
);
// A typo must fail closed, not open.
assert_eq!(MergePolicy::parse(Some("aditive_only")), MergePolicy::Never);
assert_eq!(MergePolicy::parse(Some("always")), MergePolicy::Never);
}
}