git: Degrade gracefully when refreshing git state#57292
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So this branch turned up that we don't actually correctly handle renaming the root of a git repository--we had a test for that, |
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This PR changes the git store's `compute_snapshot`, which runs to update state that depends on the contents of `.git`, to degrade gracefully when fetching individual pieces of state fails. For example, when fetching the list of branches fails, instead of returning early from the function (leaving the previous git state snapshot in place with stale state), we continue with an empty list of branches. This prevents failures of individual git commands from making the entire git UI get stuck indefinitely. Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Closes #ISSUE Release Notes: - Fixed an issue where failing to fetch branches using the git CLI would prevent other git-related state from being updated.
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This PR changes the git store's
compute_snapshot, which runs to update state that depends on the contents of.git, to degrade gracefully when fetching individual pieces of state fails. For example, when fetching the list of branches fails, instead of returning early from the function (leaving the previous git state snapshot in place with stale state), we continue with an empty list of branches. This prevents failures of individual git commands from making the entire git UI get stuck indefinitely.Self-Review Checklist:
Closes #ISSUE
Release Notes: