From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: "Kernel.org Tools" <tools@kernel.org>
Cc: "Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>,
Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH b4 v2 36/44] review-tui: restore the original branch however the tracking loop ends
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:59:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260731-work-b4-editor-branch-guard-v2-36-243fd19d322d@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260731-work-b4-editor-branch-guard-v2-0-243fd19d322d@kernel.org>
The restore sat at the tail of the loop body, so quitting the tracking
list skipped it. That started to matter when the list grew actions
that move HEAD, like the revision upgrade. Lift the restore into a
helper and run it in a finally.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
src/b4/review_tui/_entry.py | 174 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
1 file changed, 92 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/b4/review_tui/_entry.py b/src/b4/review_tui/_entry.py
index ab68ca4..31c6257 100644
--- a/src/b4/review_tui/_entry.py
+++ b/src/b4/review_tui/_entry.py
@@ -74,6 +74,28 @@ def run_tracking_tui(
original_branch = b4.git_get_current_branch(topdir)
original_head = b4.git_head_restore_args(topdir)
+ def restore_original_head() -> None:
+ """Put HEAD back where we found it on the user's behalf.
+
+ Only a review branch is ours to undo, since that is the only kind
+ either app checks out. Anything else means the user moved HEAD
+ themselves -- possibly hours ago, from another terminal sharing this
+ worktree -- and the position recorded when we started is stale, not
+ something to check back out.
+ """
+ if not original_head or not topdir:
+ return
+ current = b4.git_get_current_branch(topdir)
+ if (
+ current
+ and current != original_branch
+ and current.startswith(b4.review.REVIEW_BRANCH_PREFIX)
+ ):
+ logger.info('Checking out %s...', original_head[-1])
+ ecode, _out = b4.git_run_command(topdir, original_head, logstderr=True)
+ if ecode != 0:
+ logger.warning('Could not restore %s', original_head[-1])
+
# Check if we're already on a review branch
if original_branch and original_branch.startswith(b4.review.REVIEW_BRANCH_PREFIX):
# Go directly to ReviewApp and exit when done
@@ -103,93 +125,81 @@ def run_tracking_tui(
)
return
- # Normal tracking mode - loop between TrackingApp and ReviewApp
+ # Normal tracking mode - loop between TrackingApp and ReviewApp.
+ # The restore runs in a finally: the tracking list has actions of its own
+ # that leave HEAD on a review branch -- upgrading a series to a newer
+ # revision is one -- and quitting from there must not strand the user on
+ # it. Restoring only after a ReviewApp pass misses every such path.
focus_change_id: Optional[str] = None
- while True:
- app = TrackingApp(
- identifier,
- original_branch,
- focus_change_id=focus_change_id,
- email_dryrun=email_dryrun,
- patatt_sign=patatt_sign,
- )
- focus_change_id = None
- branch_name = app.run(mouse=use_mouse)
+ try:
+ while True:
+ app = TrackingApp(
+ identifier,
+ original_branch,
+ focus_change_id=focus_change_id,
+ email_dryrun=email_dryrun,
+ patatt_sign=patatt_sign,
+ )
+ focus_change_id = None
+ branch_name = app.run(mouse=use_mouse)
- if not branch_name:
- # User quit - exit the loop
- break
+ if not branch_name:
+ # User quit - exit the loop
+ break
- if branch_name == TrackingApp.PATCHWORK_SENTINEL:
- # User pressed [p]atchwork — run PwApp and loop back
- config = b4.get_main_config()
- pwkey = str(config.get('pw-key', ''))
- pwurl = str(config.get('pw-url', ''))
- pwproj = str(config.get('pw-project', ''))
- if pwkey and pwurl and pwproj:
- run_pw_tui(
- pwkey,
- pwurl,
- pwproj,
- email_dryrun=email_dryrun,
- patatt_sign=patatt_sign,
- )
- continue
+ if branch_name == TrackingApp.PATCHWORK_SENTINEL:
+ # User pressed [p]atchwork — run PwApp and loop back
+ config = b4.get_main_config()
+ pwkey = str(config.get('pw-key', ''))
+ pwurl = str(config.get('pw-url', ''))
+ pwproj = str(config.get('pw-project', ''))
+ if pwkey and pwurl and pwproj:
+ run_pw_tui(
+ pwkey,
+ pwurl,
+ pwproj,
+ email_dryrun=email_dryrun,
+ patatt_sign=patatt_sign,
+ )
+ continue
- # User selected a branch to review - prepare session and run ReviewApp
- cmdargs = argparse.Namespace(branch=branch_name)
- try:
- session = b4.review._prepare_review_session(cmdargs)
- except SystemExit:
- # Session prep failed (e.g., branch doesn't exist)
- logger.warning(
- 'Could not prepare review session for branch: %s', branch_name
- )
- continue
+ # User selected a branch to review - prepare session and run ReviewApp
+ cmdargs = argparse.Namespace(branch=branch_name)
+ try:
+ session = b4.review._prepare_review_session(cmdargs)
+ except SystemExit:
+ # Session prep failed (e.g., branch doesn't exist)
+ logger.warning(
+ 'Could not prepare review session for branch: %s', branch_name
+ )
+ continue
- session['email_dryrun'] = email_dryrun
- session['patatt_sign'] = patatt_sign
- review_app = ReviewApp(session)
- review_app.run(mouse=use_mouse)
+ session['email_dryrun'] = email_dryrun
+ session['patatt_sign'] = patatt_sign
+ review_app = ReviewApp(session)
+ review_app.run(mouse=use_mouse)
- # Remember which series was just reviewed so the tracking list
- # can position the cursor on it.
- focus_change_id = branch_name.removeprefix(b4.review.REVIEW_BRANCH_PREFIX)
+ # Remember which series was just reviewed so the tracking list
+ # can position the cursor on it.
+ focus_change_id = branch_name.removeprefix(b4.review.REVIEW_BRANCH_PREFIX)
- # Sync status from tracking commit to DB. The ReviewApp writes
- # status changes (e.g. 'replied') into the tracking commit JSON,
- # so we read it back here and propagate to the SQLite database.
- try:
- _cover_text, tracking = b4.review.load_tracking(topdir, branch_name)
- tracking_status = tracking.get('series', {}).get('status')
- revision = session['series'].get('revision')
- if tracking_status and focus_change_id:
- conn = b4.review.tracking.get_db(identifier)
- b4.review.tracking.update_series_status(
- conn, focus_change_id, tracking_status, revision=revision
- )
- conn.close()
- except Exception as ex:
- logger.warning('Could not sync tracking status: %s', ex)
+ # Sync status from tracking commit to DB. The ReviewApp writes
+ # status changes (e.g. 'replied') into the tracking commit JSON,
+ # so we read it back here and propagate to the SQLite database.
+ try:
+ _cover_text, tracking = b4.review.load_tracking(topdir, branch_name)
+ tracking_status = tracking.get('series', {}).get('status')
+ revision = session['series'].get('revision')
+ if tracking_status and focus_change_id:
+ conn = b4.review.tracking.get_db(identifier)
+ b4.review.tracking.update_series_status(
+ conn, focus_change_id, tracking_status, revision=revision
+ )
+ conn.close()
+ except Exception as ex:
+ logger.warning('Could not sync tracking status: %s', ex)
- # Restore original branch if we're no longer on it.
- # This covers two cases:
- # - ReviewApp checked out the review branch (shell suspend/agent)
- # - TrackingApp checked out a new series via create_review_branch
- # Both land on a review branch, and that is the only case we may undo.
- # Anything else means the user moved HEAD themselves -- possibly hours
- # ago, from another terminal sharing this worktree -- and the branch
- # recorded when we started is stale, not something to check back out.
- if original_head:
- current = b4.git_get_current_branch(topdir)
- if (
- current
- and current != original_branch
- and current.startswith(b4.review.REVIEW_BRANCH_PREFIX)
- ):
- logger.info(
- 'Checking out %s and starting tracking UI...', original_head[-1]
- )
- ecode, _out = b4.git_run_command(topdir, original_head, logstderr=True)
- if ecode != 0:
- logger.warning('Could not restore %s', original_head[-1])
+ # Put the user back before the tracking list comes up again.
+ restore_original_head()
+ finally:
+ restore_original_head()
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-31 21:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-31 21:58 [PATCH b4 v2 00/44] Stop the editor branch guard from eating review replies Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 01/44] review-tui: mark all outgoing mail as read, not just " Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 02/44] tests: cover the shared outgoing-seen helper Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 03/44] review: close the messages database when auto-marking fails Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 04/44] review: use the same busy timeout for both review databases Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 05/44] review: drop the unused return value from set_flags_bulk() Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 06/44] review: don't let archiving a series raise Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 07/44] tests: cover an unwritable series archive Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 08/44] review-tui: keep post-send bookkeeping out of the send error path Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 09/44] tests: cover the thank-you send's post-send bookkeeping Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 10/44] review-tui: say which way a take did not reach 'accepted' Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 11/44] tests: cover the take statuses in the thank-and-archive chain Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 12/44] review-tui: use the shared helper to delete a review branch Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 13/44] ty: check reachability in the repository the commit landed in Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 14/44] tests: cover the publish check using the repository it is given Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 15/44] edit_in_editor: make the branch guard opt-in Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 16/44] tests: cover the opt-in branch guard in edit_in_editor Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 17/44] edit_in_editor: work in the tree the caller names Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:58 ` [PATCH b4 v2 18/44] tests: cover edit_in_editor working in the caller's tree Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 19/44] ty: edit the thank-you review in the tree it was pointed at Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 20/44] tests: cover the ty review editing in the named tree Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 21/44] tui: route editor launches through one non-fatal helper Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 22/44] tests: cover an editor failure leaving the review TUI standing Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 23/44] review-tui: only put back a branch b4 checked out itself Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 24/44] tests: cover the review TUI's branch-restore guard Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 25/44] review-tui: put HEAD back where it was when it was not on a branch Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 26/44] tests: cover the restore from a detached HEAD Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 27/44] tests: pin the default branch in the queue-delivery fixture Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 28/44] ty: an unknown remote tip is undetermined, not unpublished Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 29/44] review-tui: keep post-send bookkeeping out of the review send error path Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 30/44] tests: cover the review send's post-send bookkeeping Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 31/44] review: close the tracking database when archiving fails Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 32/44] review: clean up a review branch that cannot be finished Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 33/44] tests: cover create_review_branch cleaning up a half-built branch Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 34/44] review-tui: put the branch back after a revision upgrade Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 35/44] tests: cover the revision upgrade's branch handling Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 37/44] review-tui: do not let a failed tracking load skip the branch restore Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 38/44] tests: cover the tracking TUI restoring the branch on the way out Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 39/44] review-tui: close the tracking database when the status sync fails Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 40/44] tests: cover the status sync closing its database Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 41/44] review-tui: catch the exit a failed checkout reports itself with Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 42/44] tests: cover a failed checkout leaving the tracking list standing Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 43/44] review-tui: put the user back when the branch they are on is deleted Christian Brauner
2026-07-31 21:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 44/44] tests: cover the branch delete leaving the worktree on a branch Christian Brauner
2026-08-03 14:59 ` [PATCH b4 v2 00/44] Stop the editor branch guard from eating review replies Konstantin Ryabitsev
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