Checkpoint capture now seeds its private index from the workspace index and resets it to HEAD while retaining matching file metadata. The existing git add -A -- . then avoids rereading unchanged tracked files. The workspace index stays untouched.
Restore a conservative source-index timestamp after the reset, preserving Git's revalidation of racy entries even when read-tree rewrites the private index. Discard filesystem-monitor state during the reset. Fall back to the existing fresh-index path if copying or inspection fails, inspection is truncated, or assume-unchanged/skip-worktree flags remain.
Starting with a fresh index throws away Git's stat cache on every capture. Reusing it reduces unnecessary work in large repositories while preserving scoped staging and snapshot contents.
Related to #3646; independent of the failed-write cleanup in #9809. Builds on the index-reuse approach explored in #8538, with a fresh-index fallback instead of normalizing special flags. Unlike #8301, this keeps native add -A staging rather than parsing changed paths. Discussion: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/discussions/9808#discussioncomment-18351271.
core.trustctime=false (including fractional-second rounding and an edit after read-tree resets a two-file index), and an unchanged workspace index.4d06156dd. Rerun after correcting the timestamp restoration order.The 30-second timeout is unchanged. Large new or modified files still need hashing; this does not claim to resolve every timeout in #3646.
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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The change is a localized checkpoint-capture optimization with explicit fallback to the existing behavior and broad tests for Git index variants, filters, and scoped captures. It does not add a user-facing capability, alter schemas or defaults, or affect deployment, security, billing, or authentication.
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captureCheckpoint now reuses a compatible Git index before creating a checkpoint. Tests cover clean-filter avoidance, racy timestamps, repeated captures, index modes, staged and special files, and missing or invalid indexes.
Checkpoint capture
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Working index reuse and fallback apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriver.ts | captureCheckpoint copies and resets the working index when possible. It checks index flags and output status. It falls back to rebuilding the temporary index when reuse is invalid. |
Checkpoint preservation tests apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriver.test.ts | Tests verify clean-filter avoidance, racy timestamp handling, repeated captures, index-mode handling, preservation of staged and special files, and fallback for missing or invalid indexes. |
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This fixed the persistent timeout issue I have and issue #3646 - @t3dotgg @maria-rcks please check if this fix can be merged please
Note: GPT-6 on behalf of shivam (@shivamhwp).
Copying the index gives it a new modification time and can defeat Git's racy-index protection. With core.trustctime=false, an indexed file whose timestamp equals the original index timestamp can be edited to different same-length content while retaining that timestamp. The original index is still racy, but the fresh copy appears newer than the file. read-tree --reset HEAD preserves its cached metadata and add -A skips the edit, so the checkpoint contains the old bytes.
Preserve a conservative source-index timestamp on the private copy before asking Git to reuse its metadata, or otherwise force revalidation of entries that were racy against the source index. Keep the user index untouched. Add coverage for a same-size timestamp-preserving edit with core.trustctime=false, alongside the existing unchanged-file filter case.
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@shivamhwp Confirmed and fixed in 867961001. The private copy now receives an earlier whole-second timestamp derived from the source index before read-tree --reset HEAD. This retains Git's racy-entry revalidation and accounts for Date rounding fractional milliseconds upward. The correction adds six production lines.
Added same-size, timestamp-preserving edits with core.trustctime=false, at both an exact second and a fractional-second boundary. Both capture the old bytes on the previous PR version and the new bytes with this fix. They verify the workspace index's bytes and mtime stay unchanged. The existing unchanged-file clean-filter test still passes.
All 40 focused tests, the server typecheck, targeted lint, and formatting pass. The paired 40,000-file benchmark still shows a median 245.4 ms → 77.0 ms (about 3.2× faster), with identical trees. Updated the PR description with the correction and fresh measurements.
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| 7 | In `@apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriver.ts`: |
| 8 | - Line 750: In captureCheckpoint, move the fileSystem.utimes call for |
| 9 | tempIndexPath to after the read-tree --reset HEAD operation so the timestamp |
| 10 | remains valid. Add a two-file regression test that stages one file, runs the |
| 11 | reset, applies a same-size timestamp-preserving edit to the other file, and |
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| … | … | @@ -735,12 +735,44 @@ export const makeVcsDriverShape = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverShape")(function* ( | |
| 747 | + | const indexTime = Math.floor((mtime.value.getTime() - 1) / 1000); | |
| 748 | + | if (indexTime <= 0) return false; | |
| 749 | + | yield* fileSystem.copyFile(indexPath.stdout.trim(), tempIndexPath); | |
| 750 | + | yield* fileSystem.utimes(tempIndexPath, indexTime, indexTime); | |
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| 4 | repo="$(mktemp -d)" |
| 5 | trap 'rm -rf "$repo"' EXIT |
| 6 | cd "$repo" |
| 7 | |
| 8 | git init -q |
| 9 | git config user.name Test |
| 10 | git config user.email test@example.com |
| 11 | git config core.trustctime false |
| 12 | |
| 13 | timestamp=1700000000 |
| 14 | printf 'base\n' > staged.txt |
| 15 | printf 'before\n' > racy.txt |
| 16 | touch -d "@${timestamp}" racy.txt |
| 17 | git add -A |
| 18 | git commit -qm initial |
| 19 | |
| 20 | # Force `read-tree --reset HEAD` to rewrite the temporary index. |
| 21 | printf 'staged\n' > staged.txt |
| 22 | git add staged.txt |
| 23 | |
| 24 | # Create a same-size, timestamp-preserving edit on another tracked file. |
| 25 | printf 'after!\n' > racy.txt |
| 26 | touch -d "@${timestamp}" racy.txt |
| 27 | |
| 28 | temp_index="$PWD/.git/t3-checkpoint-index" |
| 29 | cp .git/index "$temp_index" |
| 30 | touch -d "@$((timestamp - 1))" "$temp_index" |
| 31 | |
| 32 | GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git -c core.fsmonitor=false read-tree --reset HEAD |
| 33 | GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git add -A -- . |
| 34 | tree="$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git write-tree)" |
| 35 | |
| 36 | test "$(git show "${tree}:racy.txt")" = "after!" |
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| 8 | cd "$repo" |
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| 10 | git init -q |
| 11 | git config user.name Test |
| 12 | git config user.email test@example.com |
| 13 | git config core.trustctime false |
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| 15 | timestamp=1700000000 |
| 16 | printf 'base\n' > staged.txt |
| 17 | printf 'before\n' > racy.txt |
| 18 | touch -d "@${timestamp}" racy.txt |
| 19 | git add -A |
| 20 | git commit -qm initial |
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| 22 | printf 'staged\n' > staged.txt |
| 23 | git add staged.txt |
| 24 | printf 'after!\n' > racy.txt |
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| 27 | temp_index="$PWD/.git/t3-checkpoint-index" |
| 28 | cp .git/index "$temp_index" |
| 29 | |
| 30 | if [ "$mode" = before ]; then |
| 31 | touch -d "@$((timestamp - 1))" "$temp_index" |
| 32 | fi |
| 33 | |
| 34 | GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git -c core.fsmonitor=false read-tree --reset HEAD |
| 35 | |
| 36 | if [ "$mode" = after ]; then |
| 37 | touch -d "@$((timestamp - 1))" "$temp_index" |
| 38 | fi |
| 39 | |
| 40 | tree="$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git add -A -- . && GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git write-tree)" |
| 41 | value="$(git show "${tree}:racy.txt")" |
| 42 | printf '%s: %s\n' "$mode" "$value" |
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| 7 | cd "$repo" |
| 8 | |
| 9 | git init -q |
| 10 | git config user.name Test |
| 11 | git config user.email test@example.com |
| 12 | git config core.trustctime false |
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| 14 | timestamp=1700000000 |
| 15 | printf 'base\n' > staged.txt |
| 16 | printf 'before\n' > racy.txt |
| 17 | touch -d "@${timestamp}" racy.txt |
| 18 | git add -A |
| 19 | git commit -qm initial |
| 20 | |
| 21 | printf 'staged\n' > staged.txt |
| 22 | git add staged.txt |
| 23 | |
| 24 | temp_index="$PWD/.git/t3-checkpoint-index" |
| 25 | cp .git/index "$temp_index" |
| 26 | if [ "$mode" = before ]; then |
| 27 | touch -d "@$((timestamp - 1))" "$temp_index" |
| 28 | fi |
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| 30 | GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git -c core.fsmonitor=false read-tree --reset HEAD |
| 31 | |
| 32 | if [ "$mode" = after ]; then |
| 33 | touch -d "@$((timestamp - 1))" "$temp_index" |
| 34 | fi |
| 35 | |
| 36 | printf 'after!\n' > racy.txt |
| 37 | touch -d "@${timestamp}" racy.txt |
| 38 | |
| 39 | GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git add -A -- . |
| 40 | tree="$(GIT_INDEX_FILE="$temp_index" git write-tree)" |
| 41 | printf '%s: %s\n' "$mode" "$(git show "${tree}:racy.txt")" |
| 42 | } |
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Set the temporary-index timestamp after read-tree.
When captureCheckpoint reuses a copied index, read-tree --reset HEAD can rewrite tempIndexPath after utimes runs. With core.trustctime=false, a later same-size edit that preserves its mtime may match cached stat data. git add -A -- . may skip the edit, so write-tree can commit the old blob.
Move utimes after read-tree. Add a two-file regression that stages one file, runs read-tree --reset HEAD, then applies the timestamp-preserving edit to the other file before git add -A -- ..
| 1 | yield* fileSystem.copyFile(indexPath.stdout.trim(), tempIndexPath); |
| 2 | -yield* fileSystem.utimes(tempIndexPath, indexTime, indexTime); |
| 3 | yield* execute({ |
| 4 | operation, |
| 5 | cwd: input.cwd, |
| 6 | args: ["-c", "core.fsmonitor=false", "read-tree", "--reset", "HEAD"], |
| 7 | env: commitEnv, |
| 8 | }); |
| 9 | +yield* fileSystem.utimes(tempIndexPath, indexTime, indexTime); |
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| 2 | instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix |
| 3 | only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes |
| 4 | minimal, and validate. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | In `@apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriver.ts` at line 750, In captureCheckpoint, move |
| 7 | the fileSystem.utimes call for tempIndexPath to after the read-tree --reset HEAD |
| 8 | operation so the timestamp remains valid. Add a two-file regression test that |
| 9 | stages one file, runs the reset, applies a same-size timestamp-preserving edit |
| 10 | to the other file, and verifies git add -A -- . stages the updated content. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local |
| 13 | review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli. |
✅ Addressed in commit 5d0afd8
(gpt 6 astra) Confirmed and fixed in 5d0afd8d6. Moved the existing utimes call after read-tree --reset HEAD, so an index rewrite cannot replace the conservative timestamp before staging.
Added a deterministic regression through the real capture path: stage one file, reset the copied index, then make a same-size timestamp-preserving edit to the other file with core.trustctime=false. It captures the old bytes on d5a789eaf and the new bytes with this fix. Both file contents are checked, and the workspace index's bytes and mtime remain unchanged.
The two earlier timestamp regressions and unchanged-file clean-filter test still pass. All 41 focused tests, the server typecheck, targeted lint, and formatting pass. The fresh paired benchmark remains about 3.4× faster (244.1 → 71.6 ms), with identical trees.
@im-kvijay, thanks for the fix and the regression coverage. Moving fileSystem.utimes after read-tree --reset HEAD addresses the timestamp overwrite path. The real capture-path test covers the reported stale-metadata condition and confirms that the workspace index remains unchanged.
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(gpt 6 astra) Checked current main (6fd68f5c3): checkpoint capture still initializes a fresh index, so an equivalent index-reuse fix has not landed. #8301 remains open; #8538 closed without merging.
Merged main in c75c3f713. Resolved the test-file insertion conflict by retaining both our capture regressions and the new empty-checkpoint restore test from #11338. Upstream's restore implementation is preserved; our capture optimization and timestamp fixes are unchanged.
All 42 focused Git/checkpoint tests, the server typecheck, targeted lint, formatting, and diff checks pass. The diff against current main remains limited to the original two files.
@shivamhwp @maria-rcks @t3dotgg @juliusmarminge please merge this if it looks good to y'all. The error is driving me crazy as checkpoint reverting is an important piece of my workflow in VS code, which is made impossible by this bug in T3 code.
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