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Make but review publish take a CliId instead of requiring -b branch

Implementation Summary:
This PR implements the requested feature from issue #11027 to make but review publish accept a CliId as a positional argument, consistent with how the rub command works.

Changes Made:

  1. Modified command structure (forge/review.rs):

    • Changed branch field from a flag (-b/--branch) to a positional optional argument
    • Updated help text to indicate it accepts "Branch name or CliId"
  2. Added CliId resolution (forge/review.rs):

    • Created resolve_branch_name() helper function with comprehensive documentation that:
      • Uses CliId::from_str() to resolve branch input (handles both exact names and partial matches)
      • Handles ambiguous matches with clear error messages
      • Ensures the resolved CliId is actually a branch (not a commit, file, etc.)
      • Provides helpful error messages consistent with the rub command
      • Avoids unnecessary cloning by using owned value extraction
  3. Updated publish logic (forge/review.rs):

    • Modified publish_reviews() to call resolve_branch_name() when a branch is specified
    • Maintains backward compatibility - still accepts full branch names

Code Review Feedback Addressed:

  • ✅ Simplified error message to avoid redundancy
  • ✅ Added clarifying comment explaining that CliId::from_str handles both exact branch names and CliId matches
  • ✅ Added comprehensive documentation for resolve_branch_name function
  • ✅ Optimized branch name extraction to avoid unnecessary cloning

New Behavior:

  • but review publish - publishes reviews for all active branches (unchanged)
  • but review publish branch-name - publishes review for the specified branch (new positional argument)
  • but review publish <CliId> - publishes review for the branch matching the CliId (new feature)
  • ✅ Supports partial branch name matching (consistent with rub command)
  • ✅ Clear error messages for ambiguous matches or invalid inputs

Error Handling:
The implementation includes comprehensive error handling:

  • Empty matches: "Branch '...' not found..."
  • Ambiguous matches: "Branch identifier '...' is ambiguous. Matches: ..."
  • Wrong entity type: "Expected a branch, but '...' resolved to ..."

All error messages are consistent with the existing rub command patterns.

Testing:

  • Code formatted with cargo fmt
  • Changes follow existing patterns in the codebase
  • Error handling is consistent with similar commands
  • All code review feedback addressed
  • Function properly documented with rustdoc
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The implementation is complete and ready for review. The PR description has been updated to remove the WIP tag.

Summary of changes:

  • Changed but review publish -b branch to but review publish branch (positional argument)
  • Added CliId resolution support, allowing users to use branch names, partial matches, or CliId hashes
  • All code is formatted and documented
  • Error handling matches the rub command patterns

The implementation is ready for testing and merging.

Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix broken link in user documentation Make but review publish take a CliId instead of requiring -b branch Nov 6, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of Byron November 6, 2025 12:33
@Byron Byron force-pushed the copilot/fix-broken-link-in-documentation branch from 98a7836 to 2335287 Compare November 6, 2025 13:15
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I think this implementation will do the trick, but this command has no tests.

So I leave it to @schacon and @krlvi to give it an in-person shot.

If we think this is good, I think we should have a lot of tests for CliIds, and make it (more) independent of the Context. It shouldn't need more than a gix::Repository for most operations (which would make it very testable).

Thanks

Comment on lines +559 to +582
if cli_ids.is_empty() {
anyhow::bail!(
"Branch '{}' not found. If you just performed a Git operation (squash, rebase, etc.), try running 'but status' to refresh the current state.",
branch_input
);
}

if cli_ids.len() > 1 {
let matches: Vec<String> = cli_ids
.iter()
.map(|id| match id {
crate::id::CliId::Branch { name } => format!("{id} (branch '{name}')"),
_ => format!("{} ({})", id, id.kind()),
})
.collect();
anyhow::bail!(
"Branch identifier '{}' is ambiguous. Matches: {}. Try using more characters, a longer identifier, or the full branch name to disambiguate.",
branch_input,
matches.join(", ")
);
}

// Extract branch name from the resolved CliId
match cli_ids.pop().unwrap() {
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@krlvi This seems like a pretty general implementation for "we want a branch by CliId" - should we have a reusable function for this?

@Byron Byron marked this pull request as ready for review November 6, 2025 13:20
@Byron Byron requested review from krlvi and schacon November 6, 2025 13:20
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