From 601b7bac0eb91cd05dcd7ab770ac499bbeab3db6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adripo <26493496+adripo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:14:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat: enhance repository watcher with debounce and staged
 file check

---
 src/extension.ts | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 9740cb6..5b0fdc1 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { GitExtension, Repository } from './git';
 import { getDiffData, openDifftool } from './utils/gitUtils';
 import { getCodeRefinements, suggestComment, ProjectDetails, generateFileStructure, generateDirectoryOverviews } from './utils/geminiUtils';
 import { updateFilesInWorkspace, executeCommand, makeFileStructure } from './utils/terminalUtils';
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { fetchAllRepos } from './utils/githubUtils';
 import { techStackData } from './assets/techStackData';
 import { updateReadmes } from './utils/readmeUtils';
@@ -181,19 +183,45 @@ function setupRepositoryWatcher(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, repository: Re
 	const indexPath = vscode.Uri.joinPath(repository.rootUri, '.git/index');
 	const watcher = vscode.workspace.createFileSystemWatcher(indexPath.fsPath);
 
-	const handleIndexChange = () => {
-		setTimeout(() => {
-			if (repository.state.indexChanges.length > 0) {
-				onFilesStaged();
+	const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+	let debounceTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+	const DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
+
+	const checkAndHandleIndexChange = async () => {
+		try {
+			const { stdout } = await execAsync('git diff --staged --name-only', { cwd: repository.rootUri.fsPath });
+			const staged = stdout.trim();
+			if (staged.length === 0) {
+				// No staged files. Ignore.
+				return;
 			}
-		}, 100);
+			// There are staged files. Call the handler.
+			onFilesStaged();
+		} catch (error: any) {
+			console.error('Failed to check staged files for repository watcher:', error?.stderr || error?.message || error);
+		}
+	};
+
+	const scheduleCheck = () => {
+		if (debounceTimer) {
+			clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+		}
+		debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			debounceTimer = undefined;
+			void checkAndHandleIndexChange();
+		}, DEBOUNCE_MS);
 	};
 
-	watcher.onDidChange(handleIndexChange);
-	watcher.onDidCreate(handleIndexChange);
-	watcher.onDidDelete(handleIndexChange);
+	watcher.onDidChange(scheduleCheck);
+	watcher.onDidCreate(scheduleCheck);
+	watcher.onDidDelete(scheduleCheck);
 
-	context.subscriptions.push(watcher);
+	// Ensure timers are cleared when the extension is deactivated or repository closed.
+	context.subscriptions.push(watcher, new vscode.Disposable(() => {
+		if (debounceTimer) {
+			clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+		}
+	}));
 }
 
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {

From 6ffd0c920b802c950bfeebd2dd3c7a3846a72144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adripo <26493496+adripo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:45:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: implement HEAD tracking and staged file handling

---
 src/extension.ts | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 5b0fdc1..aa073fb 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -187,14 +187,53 @@ function setupRepositoryWatcher(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, repository: Re
 	let debounceTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
 	const DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
 
+	// Track HEAD to ignore index updates caused by commits
+	let lastHead: string | null = null;
+	let lastHeadChangeAt = 0;
+	const COMMIT_COOLDOWN_MS = 1000; // 1s cooldown after HEAD change
+
+	// Initialize lastHead
+	(async () => {
+		try {
+			const { stdout } = await execAsync('git rev-parse --verify HEAD', { cwd: repository.rootUri.fsPath });
+			lastHead = stdout.trim() || null;
+		} catch (err) {
+			// No HEAD yet or failed to read; leave as null
+			lastHead = null;
+		}
+	})();
+
 	const checkAndHandleIndexChange = async () => {
 		try {
+			// Check for HEAD changes. If HEAD changed, update the lastHead and set a cooldown
+			let currentHead: string | null = null;
+			try {
+				const { stdout } = await execAsync('git rev-parse --verify HEAD', { cwd: repository.rootUri.fsPath });
+				currentHead = stdout.trim() || null;
+			} catch (headErr) {
+				currentHead = null;
+			}
+
+			if (lastHead !== currentHead) {
+				lastHead = currentHead;
+				lastHeadChangeAt = Date.now();
+				// HEAD changed, ignore this index update
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Skip handling to avoid reacting to commit index writes
+			if (Date.now() - lastHeadChangeAt < COMMIT_COOLDOWN_MS) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Only trigger when there are real staged files.
 			const { stdout } = await execAsync('git diff --staged --name-only', { cwd: repository.rootUri.fsPath });
 			const staged = stdout.trim();
 			if (staged.length === 0) {
 				// No staged files. Ignore.
 				return;
 			}
+
 			// There are staged files. Call the handler.
 			onFilesStaged();
 		} catch (error: any) {