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Description

The .gtrconfig trust code hashes command definitions with shasum -a 256. This PR adds a small helper that uses shasum when it exists and falls back to sha256sum otherwise. Both produce the same SHA-256 digest, so existing trust markers stay valid.

  • lib/hooks.sh: new _hooks_sha256 helper, used for the content hash and the trust key.
  • lib/commands/init.sh: the generated bash/zsh and fish trust helpers get the same fallback (<func>_sha256), so gtr cd postCd hooks agree with git gtr trust.
  • Tests: a path_without_command helper in tests/test_helper.bash mirrors PATH without one command. New tests in tests/hooks.bats and tests/init.bats check that trust works without shasum and that the digest matches the shasum one.

Motivation

shasum is a Perl script. Alpine, and Fedora/RHEL with only git-core, ship sha256sum but not shasum. There, the hash is an empty string, git gtr trust fails with mv: ... are the same file, and .gtrconfig hooks never run.

Fixes #203

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
  • Documentation update
  • Code refactoring (no functional changes)
  • Other (please describe):

Testing

  • bats tests/: 563 tests, 0 failures.
  • With the lib/ changes reverted, the 2 new tests fail (shasum: command not found); with them applied, they pass.
  • shellcheck bin/gtr bin/git-gtr lib/*.sh lib/commands/*.sh adapters/editor/*.sh adapters/ai/*.sh: clean.
  • ./scripts/generate-completions.sh --check: up to date.

Manual Testing Checklist

Tested on:

  • macOS
  • Linux (specify distro: Ubuntu)
  • Windows (Git Bash)

Core functionality tested:

  • git gtr new <branch> - Create worktree
  • git gtr go <branch> - Navigate to worktree
  • git gtr editor <branch> - Open in editor (if applicable)
  • git gtr ai <branch> - Start AI tool (if applicable)
  • git gtr rm <branch> - Remove worktree
  • git gtr list - List worktrees
  • git gtr config - Configuration commands (if applicable)
  • Other commands affected by this change: git gtr trust, git gtr init

Test Steps

  1. Create a repo with a .gtrconfig that defines hooks.postCreate = echo HOOK-RAN.
  2. Hide shasum from PATH and run echo y | git gtr trust.
  3. Run git gtr new feat --no-fetch --from HEAD with the same PATH.

Expected behavior:

The commands are marked as trusted and the postCreate hook prints HOOK-RAN.

Actual behavior:

Before: git gtr trust fails with mv: ... are the same file and the hook never runs. After: trust succeeds and the hook runs.

Breaking Changes

  • This PR introduces breaking changes
  • I have discussed this in an issue first
  • Migration guide is included in documentation

Checklist

  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md
  • My code follows the project's style guidelines
  • I have performed manual testing on at least one platform
  • I have updated documentation (README.md, CLAUDE.md, etc.) if needed
  • My changes work on multiple platforms (or I've noted platform-specific behavior)
  • I have added/updated shell completions (if adding new commands or flags)
  • I have tested with both git gtr (production) and ./bin/gtr (development)
  • No new external dependencies are introduced (Bash + git only)
  • All existing functionality still works

Additional Context

The init cache schema stays at init=6, so existing shells keep their cached integration until it is regenerated (for example with git gtr init bash). Bumping the schema would also change the setup snippet in the README and help text, so this PR leaves that choice to the maintainers.


License Acknowledgment

By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache License 2.0.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved trust-marker validation across POSIX shells and Fish environments.
    • Added SHA-256 fallback support for systems without shasum, using sha256sum when available.
    • Trust validation now fails safely when no supported SHA-256 utility is installed.
    • Updated shell integration initialization markers to version 7 for reliable cache refreshes.
  • Documentation

    • Updated setup instructions and changelog to reflect the latest initialization marker version and hashing compatibility.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for creating and validating trusted markers without shasum.

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Walkthrough

Trust hashing now uses shasum when available and falls back to sha256sum. Runtime hooks and generated Bash, Zsh, and Fish integrations use the helpers. The initialization cache schema changes from init=6 to init=7.

Changes

Trust hashing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Runtime trust hashing
lib/hooks.sh, tests/test_helper.bash, tests/hooks.bats
Runtime hook-content and trust-key hashing use a portable SHA-256 helper. Tests verify trust-marker operations without shasum.
Generated shell trust helpers
lib/commands/init.sh, tests/init.bats
Generated POSIX-shell and Fish integrations use the same fallback. Tests verify trusted hooks and trust validation when shasum is unavailable.
Initialization cache schema
lib/commands/init.sh, lib/commands/help.sh, README.md, CHANGELOG.md, tests/init.bats
Initialization markers and related cache tests change from schema version 6 to version 7.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: helizaga

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 53.85% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 13 functions across 6 files. (2 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding a sha256sum fallback when shasum is unavailable.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #203 requires trust hashing without shasum and matching behavior in generated shell helpers. lib/hooks.sh uses _hooks_sha256 for content hashes and trust keys, with a sha256sum fallback.…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes stay within issue #203. The test helper and regression tests verify fallback behavior. The init cache schema update and README, help, and changelog updates support the changed generated in…
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Issue #203 requires trust hashing without shasum and matching behavior in generated shell helpers. lib/hooks.sh uses _hooks_sha256 for content hashes and trust keys, with a sha256sum fallback. lib/commands/init.sh generates the same fallback for Bash, Zsh, and Fish. The hash input includes hooks and defaults.editor and defaults.ai. Tests cover trust markers without shasum and generated postCd trust behavior.

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Explanation

The changes stay within issue #203. The test helper and regression tests verify fallback behavior. The init cache schema update and README, help, and changelog updates support the changed generated integration. No unrelated product behavior or dependency change is shown.

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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tests/init.bats: 1

339-364: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a Fish fallback regression test.

The existing trusted Fish test inherits the ambient PATH. It does not force shasum to be absent while keeping sha256sum available. The Bash test does not cover the separate generated Fish helper. Add the regression test beside the existing trusted Fish test in tests/init.bats.

Suggested fix
@@
 run_generated_fish_gtrconfig_post_cd_hooks() {
   local trust_state="$1"
-  local root repo wt xdg init_file
+  local without_shasum="${2:-0}"
+  local root repo wt xdg init_file fish_path
@@
   init_file="$root/gtr.fish"
+  fish_path="$PATH"
@@
-  XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$xdg" fish -c '
+  if [ "$without_shasum" -eq 1 ]; then
+    fish_path=$(path_without_command "$root/bin" shasum)
+  fi
+
+  PATH="$fish_path" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$xdg" fish -c '
@@
 @test "fish generated postCd trusts multi-entry gtrconfig hooks without changing cwd" {
@@
 }
+
+@test "fish generated postCd trusts gtrconfig hooks when shasum is unavailable" {
+  require_runtime_shell fish
+  command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1 || skip "sha256sum is not installed"
+
+  run run_generated_fish_gtrconfig_post_cd_hooks trusted 1
+
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" == *"RC=0"* ]]
+  [[ "$output" == *"HOOK_ORDER=second"* ]]
+  [[ "$output" == *"STDERR="* ]]
+}
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Review comment at @tests/init.bats around lines 339 - 364:
Add a Fish-specific regression test beside the existing trusted Fish test that
runs with shasum unavailable while sha256sum remains available, and verifies
successful trust handling and expected hook output. Update
run_generated_fish_gtrconfig_post_cd_hooks to accept an optional fallback-mode
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Review comments at @lib/commands/init.sh:
- Around line 98-108: Bump the shell-integration cache schema default from 6 to
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validation checks in the corresponding help integration to recognize init=7.

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- Around line 339-364: Add a Fish-specific regression test beside the existing
trusted Fish test that runs with shasum unavailable while sha256sum remains
available, and verifies successful trust handling and expected hook output.
Update run_generated_fish_gtrconfig_post_cd_hooks to accept an optional
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…fallback

The generated helpers now hash with the sha256sum fallback, but an existing
cache stamped `init=6` still serves helpers that call shasum directly, and the
documented rc snippet sources it without regenerating. Bump the schema to 7 in
`cmd_init`, the help text and the README.

Add a fish regression test that runs the generated postCd helper with shasum
removed from PATH and sha256sum still available, and a changelog entry.

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🟡 Minor · Use the portable hash helper for both hook-test expectations. · hooks.bats:72-94

tests/hooks.bats:72-94
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the portable hash helper for both hook-test expectations.

The hash-consistency tests in tests/hooks.bats:55 and tests/hooks.bats:67 invoke shasum -a 256 directly. On the PR’s Linux target, those tests fail when shasum is absent, even though the production fallback can use sha256sum. Replace both expected-value calculations with the corresponding portable helper. The test at tests/hooks.bats:72-94 already uses _hooks_file_hash; no production change is required.

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Review comment at @tests/hooks.bats around lines 72 - 94:
Update the two hash-consistency tests around the existing expected-value
calculations to use the portable _hooks_file_hash helper instead of invoking
shasum -a 256 directly. Leave the already-correct _hooks_file_hash usage in the
trust-marker test unchanged; no production code changes are needed.

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Review comments at @tests/hooks.bats:
- Around line 72-94: Update the two hash-consistency tests around the existing
expected-value calculations to use the portable _hooks_file_hash helper instead
of invoking shasum -a 256 directly. Leave the already-correct _hooks_file_hash
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