fix(update): switch to main before pull to stop upgrade loop on dev

Symptom: user on the `dev` branch upgrading from v2.10.0 to v2.10.2 saw
the "Upgrade now? [y/N]" prompt fire on every restart. Accepting it ran
the install pipeline successfully but the next launch re-prompted the
same way.

Root cause: release tags in this repo live on main-side merge commits
(e.g. v2.10.2 is on the `Merge branch 'dev' into main` commit). That
commit is *downstream* of `dev`, so walking back from dev's HEAD,
setuptools-scm finds only v2.10.0 and reports e.g. `2.10.0.post1.dev9`.
After hate_crack/__init__.py strips the post/dev suffix, `__version__`
is `"2.10.0"` again. check_for_updates() sees `2.10.2 > 2.10.0` and
re-prompts forever. `git pull` on dev is a no-op because dev is fully
synced — the tag just isn't on the branch.

Fix: _run_upgrade() now detects the current branch via `git symbolic-ref
--short HEAD`. If it's not `main`, refuse to clobber uncommitted work
(git status --porcelain), then `git checkout main` before running the
existing pull/install pipeline. The release-tagged commit is now on
HEAD, setuptools-scm regenerates a clean version, and the loop ends.

Safety guards:
  - Uncommitted changes: bail with manual-steps message (exit 1) — no
    git checkout attempted.
  - main checked out in another worktree: surface git's stderr and bail
    with manual instructions.
  - Detached HEAD (symbolic-ref returncode != 0): skip the switch and
    let the existing flow run — no regression for users on a tag.
  - Already on main: skip the switch block; behavior unchanged.

Tests (tests/test_version_check.py):
  - test_run_upgrade_switches_from_dev_to_main_then_upgrades
  - test_run_upgrade_bails_when_non_main_branch_is_dirty
  - test_run_upgrade_bails_when_checkout_main_fails
  - test_run_upgrade_skips_switch_when_already_on_main
  - test_run_upgrade_skips_switch_on_detached_head

Four pre-existing tests updated to thread an extra branch_proc mock
through the new symbolic-ref subprocess call.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Justin Bollinger
2026-05-26 16:31:14 -04:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.7
parent 19abb7b479
commit 74d665e6ee
2 changed files with 195 additions and 13 deletions
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@@ -980,6 +980,47 @@ def _run_upgrade():
raise SystemExit(1)
repo_root = git_root_result.stdout.strip()
# Release tags live on main-side merge commits, so pulling on `dev` or
# any feature branch won't move HEAD onto the new tag — setuptools-scm
# then regenerates the version as e.g. 2.10.0.postN.devM and the update
# checker re-fires on next start, looping forever. Switch to main first.
branch_result = subprocess.run(
["git", "symbolic-ref", "--short", "HEAD"],
cwd=repo_root,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
branch = branch_result.stdout.strip() if branch_result.returncode == 0 else ""
if branch and branch != "main":
status = subprocess.run(
["git", "status", "--porcelain"],
cwd=repo_root,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
if status.stdout.strip():
print(
f"\n Cannot auto-upgrade: uncommitted changes on '{branch}'."
"\n Commit or stash them, then re-run."
"\n Or upgrade manually: git checkout main && git pull && make install\n"
)
raise SystemExit(1)
print(f"\n Switching from '{branch}' to 'main' to pick up the release tag...")
checkout = subprocess.run(
["git", "checkout", "main"],
cwd=repo_root,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
if checkout.returncode != 0:
print(
f"\n Failed to switch to main:\n {checkout.stderr.strip()}\n"
"\n Upgrade manually: git checkout main && git pull && make install\n"
)
raise SystemExit(1)
import shutil
uv = shutil.which("uv") or os.path.expanduser("~/.local/bin/uv")
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@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
"""Tests for the startup version check feature."""
import json
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import pytest
@@ -144,22 +143,26 @@ class TestCheckForUpdates:
git_root_proc.returncode = 0
git_root_proc.stdout = "/fake/repo\n"
branch_proc = MagicMock()
branch_proc.returncode = 0
branch_proc.stdout = "main\n"
make_proc = MagicMock()
make_proc.returncode = 0
with patch.object(hc_module, "requests") as mock_requests, patch.object(
hc_module, "REQUESTS_AVAILABLE", True
), patch("builtins.input", return_value="y"), patch(
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, make_proc]
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc]
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit):
mock_requests.get.return_value = mock_resp
hc_module.check_for_updates()
assert mock_run.call_count == 2
make_cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[1][0][0]
assert mock_run.call_count == 3
make_cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[2][0][0]
assert "git pull" in make_cmd
assert "make install" in make_cmd
assert mock_run.call_args_list[1][1]["cwd"] == "/fake/repo"
assert mock_run.call_args_list[2][1]["cwd"] == "/fake/repo"
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "Upgrade complete" in output
@@ -172,13 +175,17 @@ class TestCheckForUpdates:
git_root_proc.returncode = 0
git_root_proc.stdout = "/fake/repo\n"
branch_proc = MagicMock()
branch_proc.returncode = 0
branch_proc.stdout = "main\n"
make_proc = MagicMock()
make_proc.returncode = 1
with patch.object(hc_module, "requests") as mock_requests, patch.object(
hc_module, "REQUESTS_AVAILABLE", True
), patch("builtins.input", return_value="y"), patch(
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, make_proc]
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc]
), patch("shutil.which", return_value="/usr/local/bin/uv"), patch(
"os.path.isfile", return_value=True
), pytest.raises(
@@ -221,19 +228,24 @@ class TestRunUpgrade:
git_root_proc.returncode = 0
git_root_proc.stdout = "/fake/repo\n"
branch_proc = MagicMock()
branch_proc.returncode = 0
branch_proc.stdout = "main\n"
make_proc = MagicMock()
make_proc.returncode = 0
with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, make_proc]) as mock_run, \
pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
with patch(
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc]
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 0
assert mock_run.call_count == 2
make_cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[1][0][0]
assert mock_run.call_count == 3
make_cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[2][0][0]
assert "git pull" in make_cmd
assert "make install" in make_cmd
assert mock_run.call_args_list[1][1]["cwd"] == "/fake/repo"
assert mock_run.call_args_list[2][1]["cwd"] == "/fake/repo"
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "Upgrade complete" in output
@@ -242,10 +254,16 @@ class TestRunUpgrade:
git_root_proc.returncode = 0
git_root_proc.stdout = "/fake/repo\n"
branch_proc = MagicMock()
branch_proc.returncode = 0
branch_proc.stdout = "main\n"
make_proc = MagicMock()
make_proc.returncode = 1
with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, make_proc]), pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
with patch(
"subprocess.run", side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc]
), pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 1
@@ -278,3 +296,126 @@ class TestRunUpgrade:
hc_module.check_for_updates()
mock_run.assert_not_called()
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Branch-switch behavior: when the user runs the upgrade from a
# non-main checkout, release tags aren't reachable from HEAD and
# the upgrade no-ops (loops). _run_upgrade() must switch to main
# first, with safety guards.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_run_upgrade_switches_from_dev_to_main_then_upgrades(
self, hc_module, capsys
):
git_root_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="/fake/repo\n")
branch_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="dev\n")
status_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="")
checkout_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="", stderr="")
make_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0)
with patch(
"subprocess.run",
side_effect=[
git_root_proc,
branch_proc,
status_proc,
checkout_proc,
make_proc,
],
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 0
assert mock_run.call_count == 5
# Third call is the checkout to main.
checkout_call = mock_run.call_args_list[3]
assert checkout_call[0][0] == ["git", "checkout", "main"]
# Final call is the shell upgrade.
upgrade_cmd = mock_run.call_args_list[4][0][0]
assert "git pull" in upgrade_cmd
assert "git fetch --tags" in upgrade_cmd
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "Switching from 'dev' to 'main'" in output
def test_run_upgrade_bails_when_non_main_branch_is_dirty(
self, hc_module, capsys
):
git_root_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="/fake/repo\n")
branch_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="feat/x\n")
status_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout=" M hate_crack/main.py\n")
with patch(
"subprocess.run",
side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, status_proc],
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 1
# No checkout, no upgrade command should fire after the bail.
assert mock_run.call_count == 3
all_call_args = [c[0][0] for c in mock_run.call_args_list]
assert ["git", "checkout", "main"] not in all_call_args
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "uncommitted changes" in output
assert "feat/x" in output
def test_run_upgrade_bails_when_checkout_main_fails(self, hc_module, capsys):
git_root_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="/fake/repo\n")
branch_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="dev\n")
status_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="")
checkout_proc = MagicMock(
returncode=1,
stdout="",
stderr="error: 'main' is already checked out at '/other/wt'\n",
)
with patch(
"subprocess.run",
side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, status_proc, checkout_proc],
), pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 1
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "Failed to switch to main" in output
assert "already checked out" in output
def test_run_upgrade_skips_switch_when_already_on_main(
self, hc_module, capsys
):
git_root_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="/fake/repo\n")
branch_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="main\n")
make_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0)
with patch(
"subprocess.run",
side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc],
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 0
# Only rev-parse + symbolic-ref + upgrade shell. No checkout.
assert mock_run.call_count == 3
all_call_args = [c[0][0] for c in mock_run.call_args_list]
assert ["git", "checkout", "main"] not in all_call_args
output = capsys.readouterr().out
assert "Switching from" not in output
def test_run_upgrade_skips_switch_on_detached_head(self, hc_module, capsys):
"""Detached HEAD: symbolic-ref returns non-zero. We should not
attempt a branch switch (there's nothing to switch from) — let
the existing upgrade flow proceed."""
git_root_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0, stdout="/fake/repo\n")
branch_proc = MagicMock(returncode=1, stdout="", stderr="fatal: ref HEAD is not a symbolic ref\n")
make_proc = MagicMock(returncode=0)
with patch(
"subprocess.run",
side_effect=[git_root_proc, branch_proc, make_proc],
) as mock_run, pytest.raises(SystemExit) as exc:
hc_module._run_upgrade()
assert exc.value.code == 0
assert mock_run.call_count == 3
all_call_args = [c[0][0] for c in mock_run.call_args_list]
assert ["git", "checkout", "main"] not in all_call_args