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Problem

Every vcs.refreshStatus call runs a full refresh (status caches cleared, an uncached PR lookup, a working-tree scan), and calls for one repository queue on the remote write lock. The web client sends this RPC when a window comes back into focus or view and when the Git menu opens, so a few windows on one repository queue one full refresh per event. In #7076 these requests took 15.8 to 24.1 seconds.

Change

VcsStatusBroadcaster.refreshStatus now tracks whether a refresh is running for a cwd. A call that arrives during it cannot reuse it, since that refresh may have read Git before the caller's change, such as a PR an agent just opened. So every call that arrives during the running refresh waits for one shared follow-up, which starts when the running one ends. N calls during one refresh now cost one more refresh instead of N.

Scope

Bug fix: a real performance problem (#7076, 15.8 to 24.1 s requests). Part of #7076 (the server half; the client's queue of refresh signals is unchanged). This PR changes one service method and adds two tests. No RPC contract or client changes.

Verification

To see it on Linux (server): 1. open one repository in several windows; 2. start a refresh; 3. focus the other windows while it runs: on main each queues its own full refresh.

Revisions: main f419698aea first, then this branch merged with that main (0154805b69). A script started a real server and sent 4 overlapping vcs.refreshStatus calls over WebSocket during a running refresh, with git fetch slowed to 2 s; three runs each:

Git processes Burst finished
main 163, 163, 163 4966, 4571, 7558 ms
this branch 88, 88, 88 4249, 3895, 3328 ms

On main the four later calls are answered one after another, each after its own refresh. On this branch they are answered together by one follow-up. Other work shared the machine during these runs, so the times vary between runs; the Git process counts did not.

The new test in VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts fails with main's VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts (expected 3 to equal 2) and passes on this branch.

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Change detail, method, unedited output and test runs

Detail of the old path: it clears the status caches, reads remote status with an uncached PR lookup, then scans the working tree; each call waits on the remote write lock, then runs its own refresh.

  • The refresh itself is unchanged; the new code wraps it.
  • The broadcaster scope owns the shared work. A caller that goes away (a closed window) no longer cancels the refresh, so the other callers still get their result and subscribers still get the update.
  • Calls are grouped by the cwd string the client sent, so each refresh keeps its caller's auto-pull policy input. Two different paths to one repository (a symlink and its target) still queue on the lock as before.
  • A failed refresh fails only the calls waiting on it. The next queued refresh still runs.
  • Local-only refreshes skip the sharing and run directly, as on main.

Nothing on screen changes. Clients show the same status, sooner and with less Git work.

Through the RPC path. A script started a real server on an empty temp home and opened 4 WebSocket clients on a temporary repository with a local remote. Client 0 refreshed, then all 4 clients refreshed 300 ms later while that refresh still ran. A git wrapper counted every Git process and slowed git fetch to 2 s to stand in for the network. Three runs each.

The fixture has no GitHub remote, so no PR lookups ran; with GitHub, each extra refresh on main adds an uncached PR lookup, which #22159 measured at about 4 to 5 s.

Test. vp test run src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts in apps/server. The new test starts a refresh and sends two more while it runs. The later two must share one refresh that started after their request.

Unedited output: first RPC run of each revision, and the test runs.

Main f419698aea, first run (main-1):

revision f419698aeaf78fb0c3299b4599f118d2d66ef694 (main)
git processes in 1 s idle before the burst: 0
client 0 (first)  sent +   1 ms  answered +3192 ms  (3191 ms)  branch main
client 0 (burst)  sent + 304 ms  answered +3627 ms  (3323 ms)  branch main
client 1 (burst)  sent + 304 ms  answered +4061 ms  (3757 ms)  branch main
client 2 (burst)  sent + 306 ms  answered +4506 ms  (4200 ms)  branch main
client 3 (burst)  sent + 307 ms  answered +4966 ms  (4659 ms)  branch main
git processes: 163 (fetch: 1)
burst finished: 4966 ms

This branch 0154805b69, first run (candidate-1):

revision 0154805b6938470628752fb9104cf0fb71a8e849 (candidate)
git processes in 1 s idle before the burst: 0
client 0 (first)  sent +   1 ms  answered +3283 ms  (3282 ms)  branch main
client 0 (burst)  sent + 302 ms  answered +4248 ms  (3946 ms)  branch main
client 1 (burst)  sent + 305 ms  answered +4249 ms  (3944 ms)  branch main
client 2 (burst)  sent + 308 ms  answered +4249 ms  (3941 ms)  branch main
client 3 (burst)  sent + 308 ms  answered +4249 ms  (3941 ms)  branch main
git processes: 88 (fetch: 1)
burst finished: 4249 ms

With main f419698aea's VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts:

 FAIL  src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts > VcsStatusBroadcaster > refreshes requested during a refresh share one follow-up refresh
AssertionError: expected 3 to equal 2
 Test Files  1 failed (1)
      Tests  1 failed | 35 passed (36)

On this branch 0154805b69:

 Test Files  1 passed (1)
      Tests  36 passed (36)

vp run check:changed passes on 0154805b69, and so do the src/vcs/ suites and the GitManager, WorktreeMcpService, RunFinalizationQueue, RunFinalizationService, WorktreeBranchSync, AgentContextBudget and ws suites (15 files, 650 tests).

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Each vcs.refreshStatus call cleared the status caches and ran its own
local scan, remote status read and PR lookup, one after another behind
the remote write lock. A burst of focus events from several windows
queued one full refresh per event.

Calls that arrive while a refresh for the same cwd runs now wait for one
shared follow-up refresh. They cannot reuse the running one, which may
have read Git before their change. The broadcaster scope owns the work,
so an interrupted caller does not cancel it for the others.

Fixes pingdotgg#7076

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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Verdict: Approved at aeb18a1

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused server-side fix that coalesces overlapping VCS refresh requests into one follow-up while preserving existing refresh, locking, and auto-pull behavior. The added concurrency coordination is localized and covered by a targeted test, with no API, schema, deployment, or sensitive-area changes.

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Walkthrough

VcsStatusBroadcaster coordinates non-local refresh requests for the same raw working directory. Requests arriving during an active refresh share one follow-up refresh. Tests cover shared results, failures, interruption, and later refreshes.

Changes: VCS refresh coordination

Layer / File(s) Summary
Coordinate and validate shared refreshes
apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts, apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts
Non-local refresh requests for the same raw working directory share an active refresh or one follow-up. Local-only requests bypass the queue. Tests cover shared results, failure and interruption handling, and later independent refreshes.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#22807 — Adds the localOnly option and its separate refresh path, which this change preserves.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#32054 — Adds skipLocalRefresh to the refresh flow, an option that may enter the coordinated path.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 2736e

Overlapping VCS status refreshes for the same working directory now share one follow-up refresh instead of each running separately. No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified, and the added tests cover the shared follow-up and failure paths.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning [#7076] Expected behavior requires that concurrent callers share the active explicit refresh, and that redundant queued client signals coalesce to the latest request. The reviewed head does not meet t… Choose one of two paths. (a) Change the implementation so calls during an active refresh share that refresh's result, and keep the new regression test for that behavior. Also implement client-side coalescing of queued refresh commands to th…
Passed Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title names the main change: overlapping VCS status refreshes now share one follow-up refresh. It follows conventional commit form with a clear scope. It is specific and accurate to the changeset …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts and apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts. The production change wraps the existing refresh …
Description check Passed The description follows the repository template. It covers the Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections. The Problem section states the redundant full refreshes and cites #7076 timings. The C…
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The title names the main change: overlapping VCS status refreshes now share one follow-up refresh. It follows conventional commit form with a clear scope. It is specific and accurate to the changeset in VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts and its tests.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts and apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts. The production change wraps the existing refresh in a per-cwd coalescing worker. Local-only refreshes call the existing path directly. The test change adds two tests for follow-up sharing and for failed-refresh handling, and it lets the fixture accept GitManagerError. Each of these changes supports the refresh-sharing objective of [#7076]. No RPC contract, client, or unrelated product code changed. The summary reports no changed declarations of exported entities. The excluded-file list is empty. The incremental changes since the previous review were not inspected in detail. The merge of main is described as keeping main's branch-status reads, which is main's existing behavior and not new scope.

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The description follows the repository template. It covers the Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections. The Problem section states the redundant full refreshes and cites #7076 timings. The Change section explains the shared follow-up refresh per cwd and why it is needed. The Scope section labels the PR as a bug fix, links #7076, and states that no RPC or client changes are included. The Verification section gives the focused test command, RPC-path measurements with unedited output, the failing-then-passing test result on main and this branch, and a list of items not checked. The template asks for a conventional commit title; the PR objectives show the title 'fix(server): overlapping VCS status refreshes share one follow-up refresh', which matches that format. The agent model line is present. The description is detailed and mostly complete. Minor concerns: the Verification section is long, and the mention of the 'pr:gate-failed' label and the corrected test count appear only in the comments, not in the description itself.

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Explanation

[#7076] Expected behavior requires that concurrent callers share the active explicit refresh, and that redundant queued client signals coalesce to the latest request. The reviewed head does not meet the first requirement literally. VcsStatusBroadcaster.refreshStatus makes each call that arrives during a running refresh wait for one separate follow-up refresh. It does not return the running refresh's result. The PR description and objectives state this is intentional, because the running refresh may have read Git before the caller's change. The server design does limit work: at most one refresh runs and at most one follow-up is queued per cwd. The raw-cwd grouping, caller-interruption handling, failed-refresh handling, and the new tests support the issue. The second requirement is not met in the client. The PR does not change the client command queue, and the PR states client-side coalescing is out of scope. The issue text still lists both requirements, and no issue update in the supplied context removes them.

Resolution

Choose one of two paths. (a) Change the implementation so calls during an active refresh share that refresh's result, and keep the new regression test for that behavior. Also implement client-side coalescing of queued refresh commands to the latest signal, with regression coverage. (b) Get #7076 updated so its expected behavior accepts the follow-up-only server design and excludes client-side coalescing. Then request reassessment against the updated issue.

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apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts: 1

604-643: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add tests for caller interruption and failed refreshes.

This test covers the shared follow-up path. Two other behaviors of the coordinator have no committed test. The PR description says throwaway tests covered both.

  • Caller interruption: An interrupted caller must not cancel the shared work for the remaining waiters.
  • Failed refresh: After a failure, the queue entry must clear and the next queued refresh must still run. A stuck entry would make every later refreshStatus for that cwd wait forever.

Use Deferred gates, as this test does, so the tests need no sleeps or polling.

As per path instructions and coding guidelines, "Backend behavior changes ship with focused tests for that behavior."

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts around lines
604 - 643:
Add focused tests around VcsStatusBroadcaster.refreshStatus using Deferred
gates: verify interrupting one caller does not cancel shared refresh work needed
by other waiters, and verify a failed refresh clears the queued entry so a
subsequent refresh for the same cwd completes. Avoid sleeps or polling.

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- Around line 604-643: Add focused tests around
VcsStatusBroadcaster.refreshStatus using Deferred gates: verify interrupting one
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failed refresh clears the queued entry so a subsequent refresh for the same cwd
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@juliusmarminge juliusmarminge added bugfix Fix PR opened by an issue lead; enters the PR loop pr:gate-failed A land gate failed labels Oct 28, 2026
only21mil and others added 2 commits November 8, 2026 13:52
…fresh test

Main's refresh now invalidates remote status twice (invalidateStatus and
readRemoteStatus), so counting invalidations no longer counts refreshes.

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Merged main and fixed one test (14b81ef). The Agent context budget failure came from an old merge with main, not from this PR, which doesn't touch agent context; with main merged in, the budget matches main. After the merge, the failed-refresh test counted remote-status invalidations, which main now does twice per refresh, so it now counts remote reads. All 22 broadcaster tests and vp run check:changed pass.

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Prompt to fix all issues
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Choose one path and update the code or the issue to match it. (a) Change
shareQueuedRefreshStatus so calls that arrive during an active refresh await
that active refresh, as #7076 states, and add a regression test for
active-refresh sharing. (b) If maintainers accept follow-up-only sharing, update
#7076 first. The update must state that active-refresh sharing is not required
and state the decision on client-side queued-command coalescing. Then reassess
against the updated issue. In both paths, add regression coverage for
queued-request coalescing and caller interruption.

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On the two CodeRabbit pre-merge checks for 14b81ef:

  • Linked Issues (Overlapping VCS status refreshes multiply Git and network work #7076, share the active refresh). This is deliberate, and the PR body's Change section explains it. A call that arrives while a refresh runs cannot reuse that refresh, because it may have read Git before the caller's change (for example, a PR an agent just opened), so the caller would get stale status. Instead, every call that arrives during a running refresh shares one follow-up. Per cwd that is at most one running refresh and one queued refresh, which is the cost bound Overlapping VCS status refreshes multiply Git and network work #7076 asks for, without returning stale data. Coverage is already there: "refreshes requested during a refresh share one follow-up refresh" covers queued-request coalescing, and "a failed refresh releases interrupted waiters and runs the shared follow-up" covers caller interruption. Client-side coalescing of queued commands is outside this server-only PR.
  • Out of Scope (inconclusive). The wider diff comes from the main merge (2a0f11d). Against current main (ade473018d), the PR's own change is two files, VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts and VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts (+138/-2).

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@maria-rcks, this PR conflicts with main again, so I made an offer branch with main merged in. It is one merge commit, 7a137ba37cc79faac468d687993d152ccb0936ad, on top of the current head 14b81ef61a. It fast-forwards the PR, keeps your commits and rewrites nothing.

Fork branch: fix/i7076-overlapping-vcs-status-refreshes-multipl-offer

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What it fixes: the merge conflict with main in VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts. The PR's shared-refresh wrapper and main's new branch-status reads (#32947) were added at the same place. Both are kept unchanged. The test file merged on its own. Main's local-only refresh rewrite (#33263) still goes straight to refreshStatus, as your local-only change set it up to. Nothing was dropped.

Verification:

  • VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts: 31 of 31 pass. With main's VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts, "refreshes requested during a refresh share one follow-up refresh" still fails (three remote reads, expected two).
  • vp run check:changed passes. The src/vcs/ suites (403 tests) pass, and so do the GitManager, WorktreeMcpService, RunFinalizationService and ws suites (181 tests).
  • An independent review of the merge found no issues.

What it can't clear: the pr:gate-failed label. Nothing in the merge addresses it.

Description correction: the Verification section says "all 22 broadcaster tests pass". After this merge the file has 31. It could also say that local-only refreshes skip the sharing and run directly, as before.

I can push this to the PR branch if you'd like.

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refresh share that refresh's result, and keep the new regression test for that
behavior. Also implement client-side coalescing of queued refresh commands to
the latest signal, with regression coverage. (b) Get #7076 updated so its
expected behavior accepts the follow-up-only server design and excludes
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I merged main f419698aea into this branch because #34878 changed VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts and its test under this PR. The merge had no conflicts, and nothing else changed.

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