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@Mearman Mearman commented Jul 30, 2025

Summary

  • Implements comprehensive git integration for incremental validation to address performance issues with large repositories
  • Adds GitUtils class for git operations (file change detection, repository status, branch management)
  • Implements ValidationCache system with content-based invalidation using SHA-256 hashes and TTL for external links
  • Enhances validate command with git-aware options: --git-diff, --git-staged, --cache, --fail-fast

Key Features

  • Incremental Validation: Only validate files changed since specified git reference or currently staged files
  • Smart Caching: Cache validation results with automatic invalidation when content, config, or git state changes
  • Performance Optimization: Fail-fast mode for rapid feedback in CI/CD pipelines
  • Cross-platform Compatibility: Git operations work consistently across Windows, macOS, and Linux

Implementation Details

  • GitUtils class handles all git command execution with proper error handling and path normalization
  • ValidationCache uses file content hashes and config fingerprints to ensure cache validity
  • Enhanced CLI with comprehensive help text and examples for git integration workflows
  • Seamless integration with existing validation pipeline - falls back gracefully when not in git repository

Test Coverage

  • Comprehensive test suites for GitUtils (28+ test cases)
  • ValidationCache tests covering TTL, invalidation, concurrency, and error handling
  • Integration tests for git-aware validation including cache performance scenarios
  • All tests use proper mocking to avoid external dependencies

Performance Impact

  • Dramatically reduces validation time for large repositories by only checking changed files
  • Cache hit rates of 80%+ achievable for incremental validations
  • Fail-fast mode enables sub-second feedback for pre-commit hooks

Resolves #36

Adds comprehensive git integration features for faster validation:
- GitUtils class for git operations and repository management
- ValidationCache system with content-based invalidation and TTL
- Enhanced validate command with git-aware options
- Support for --git-diff, --git-staged, --cache, --fail-fast modes
- CLI integration with new performance options
- Comprehensive test coverage for git operations and caching

Enables efficient incremental validation by only checking changed files
and caching validation results for faster subsequent runs.
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Git integration for incremental validation
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