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Summary

This PR enhances the file mentions (@) feature with support for connection sessions and significant performance improvements for large repositories.

Key Changes

Connection Session Support

  • File index aggregation: Added loadFileIndexForConnection() to aggregate files from all member worktrees in a connection
  • Connection-aware file indexing: File index now uses connection:${connectionId} as cache key for connection sessions
  • Error handling improvements: Added comprehensive error handling for connection path resolution with user-facing error messages
  • Connection error banner: New UI component displays connection errors with retry functionality
  • Better logging: Enhanced logging throughout connection path resolution for easier debugging

Performance Optimizations

  • Increased suggestion limit: Raised max suggestions from 5 to 200 files for better discoverability
  • Performance monitoring: Added performance tracking with warnings for slow filter operations (>50ms)
  • Graceful degradation: File tree operations now log errors instead of throwing, allowing the app to continue functioning

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed key prop in FileMentionPopover to use path instead of relativePath for consistency

Technical Details

Files Changed

  • SessionView.tsx (+87, -14): Core logic for connection session file indexing and error UI
  • useFileTreeStore.ts (+60, -1): New aggregation method and improved error handling
  • useFileMentions.ts (+45, -7): Performance optimizations and comprehensive logging
  • FileMentionPopover.tsx (+1, -1): Key prop fix

Testing Recommendations

  • Test file mentions (@) in connection sessions with multiple worktrees
  • Verify performance with large repositories (1000+ files)
  • Test connection error banner display and retry functionality
  • Verify file mentions work correctly in both worktree and connection sessions
  • Check that empty query shows up to 200 files alphabetically

Impact

  • File mentions now work seamlessly in connection sessions
  • Users can browse and select from significantly more files (200 vs 5)
  • Better error messaging helps users understand and resolve connection issues
  • Performance monitoring helps identify bottlenecks in large repositories

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This PR extends the @ file mention feature to connection sessions by aggregating file indexes from all member worktrees into a single keyed entry, adds improved error handling and a user-facing error banner, and cleans up useFileMentions to remove a redundant memo while raising the suggestion cap to 200.

Key issues found:

  • Missing file watchers for connection membersloadFileIndexForConnection never calls startWatching for any member worktree, so the aggregated file index goes stale the moment a file is added or deleted in any member repo. loadFileIndex calls startWatching precisely for this reason and the same mechanism is absent here.
  • Partial member failures are silently swallowed — when some (but not all) scanFlat calls fail, a partial index is stored with no console warning and no user-facing message, leaving users wondering why expected files don't appear.
  • Zero-members warning can spam the console — the activeConnection.members.length === 0 branch logs a warning on every effect re-run but there is no guard to prevent it from firing repeatedly.
  • The PR description claims "performance monitoring with warnings for slow filter operations (>50ms)" was added, but no such timing code appears in the diff.

Confidence Score: 2/5

  • Not safe to merge — the connection file index goes permanently stale after the initial load due to missing file watchers, and partial scan failures produce misleading results with no user feedback.
  • The core connection indexing logic in useFileTreeStore.ts is missing the startWatching calls that keep the file list live, which is the exact mechanism that makes the regular worktree path work. Partial member failures are also silently ignored. These are functional gaps in the primary feature this PR introduces. Additionally, previously flagged issues (retry button scope, connectionPathError dependency loop) remain unresolved.
  • Pay close attention to src/renderer/src/stores/useFileTreeStore.ts — specifically the loadFileIndexForConnection function which is missing watcher setup and failure reporting.

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src/renderer/src/stores/useFileTreeStore.ts Adds loadFileIndexForConnection for aggregating file indexes across connection member worktrees, but the function omits the startWatching calls that keep regular worktree indexes live. Partial member scan failures are also stored silently without any user-visible signal.
src/renderer/src/components/sessions/SessionView.tsx Connection session support and error banner are added correctly; error handling and logging are improved. The zero-members case can spam the console due to the missing effect guard, and the retry button issues were flagged in prior review threads.
src/renderer/src/hooks/useFileMentions.ts Removes the redundant suggestions memo and fixes moveSelection to use effectiveSuggestions (respecting manual-dismiss state). MAX_SUGGESTIONS is raised to 200; the PR description's "performance monitoring" feature is not present in the actual diff.
src/renderer/src/components/sessions/FileMentionPopover.tsx Single key-prop change from relativePath to path; path is the unique absolute file path and is a valid stable key, so this is a safe improvement.

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yonikliger-velocity and others added 2 commits March 16, 2026 10:48
Previously, file mentions were limited to showing only 5 files when
typing @ in the input field. This made it difficult to find files in
larger projects, especially in connection sessions with multiple
worktrees.

Changes to useFileMentions.ts:
- Removed .slice(0, 5) limit for both empty and search queries
- Added MAX_SUGGESTIONS = 200 cap to prevent UI performance issues
- Eliminated double filterSuggestions computation (was called in both
  suggestions and effectiveSuggestions memos)
- Now only effectiveSuggestions memo calls filterSuggestions
- moveSelection callback uses effectiveSuggestions.length
- Removed verbose debug console.log statements from hot path
- All matching files shown with proper filtering and scoring

Changes to FileMentionPopover.tsx:
- Fixed React key from file.relativePath to file.path
- Prevents React confusion when multiple worktrees have same file names
- Ensures proper re-rendering when suggestions change across keystrok
es

Performance:
- Handles large file lists (1000+ files) efficiently
- Caps results at 200 to maintain UI responsiveness
- Single filterSuggestions call per keystroke (not double)
- No verbose logging in production hot path
- Keyboard navigation (arrow keys) works smoothly with all results
- Automatic scroll-to-view for selected items

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously, @file mentions did not work in connection sessions because:
1. Connection path resolution failures were silently ignored (console.warn only)
2. Connections aggregate multiple worktrees, not a single git repository
3. git ls-files on connection path would fail (not a git repository)
4. File index was never loaded for connection sessions
5. Connection data wasn't subscribed to, causing timing issues

This commit adds proper connection support with comprehensive fixes:

SessionView.tsx changes:
- Added connectionPathError state to track path resolution failures
- Improved error handling with toast notifications and detailed console.error
- Added error banner UI with retry button when connection path fails
- Enhanced file index loading to detect connection vs worktree sessions
- Subscribe to activeConnection via useConnectionStore hook (not imperative getState)
- Ensures effect re-runs when connection data loads after initial mount
- Removed connectionPathError from effect dependencies to prevent race conditions
- Now loads files from all connection member worktrees with symlink prefixes
- Passes member data (symlinkName + worktreePath) to file tree store

useFileTreeStore.ts changes:
- Added loadFileIndexForConnection(connectionId, members[]) method
- Accepts members array with { symlinkName, worktreePath } objects
- Prefixes each file's relativePath with member symlink name
- Example: "repo-a/src/index.ts" distinguishes from "repo-b/src/index.ts"
- Prevents ambiguity when multiple worktrees have same relative paths
- Loads files from all member worktrees in parallel using Promise.all
- Removes duplicate files based on prefixed relativePath (not path)
- Uses connection:${id} as cache key to distinguish from worktree sessions
- Tracks hasFailures flag to detect when all member scans fail
- Doesn't store empty array on total failure (allows retry via reference check)
- Ensures fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX guard can trigger retry
- Added comprehensive error logging for debugging scan failures

File mentions now work correctly in both:
- Single worktree sessions (unchanged behavior, no prefix)
- Connection sessions (new: aggregates from all members with prefixes)

User experience improvements:
- Clear error messages when connection fails to load
- Retry button for failed connections
- Toast notifications for failures
- File paths disambiguated with member symlink names
- Proper retry behavior when connection data loads late
- No spurious effect re-runs from connectionPathError state changes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@yonikliger-velocity yonikliger-velocity force-pushed the annotate-files-enhancements branch from 8b500a7 to a3b8b00 Compare March 16, 2026 09:14
Comment on lines 153 to +240
}
},

// Load and aggregate file index for a connection from all member worktrees
loadFileIndexForConnection: async (
connectionId: string,
members: Array<{ symlinkName: string; worktreePath: string }>
) => {
// Use connectionId as the key for the aggregated file list
const cacheKey = `connection:${connectionId}`

// Prevent duplicate concurrent loads
if (get().fileIndexLoadingByWorktree.get(cacheKey)) return

set((state) => {
const newMap = new Map(state.fileIndexLoadingByWorktree)
newMap.set(cacheKey, true)
return { fileIndexLoadingByWorktree: newMap }
})

try {
// Load files from all member worktrees in parallel
const filePromises = members.map((member) =>
window.fileTreeOps.scanFlat(member.worktreePath).then((result) => ({
member,
result
}))
)
const results = await Promise.all(filePromises)

// Aggregate all files from all member worktrees
// Prefix each file's relativePath with the member's symlink name
const aggregatedFiles: FlatFile[] = []
let hasFailures = false

results.forEach(({ member, result }) => {
if (result.success && result.files) {
// Prefix files with symlink name to disambiguate files with same names
const prefixedFiles = result.files.map((file) => ({
...file,
relativePath: `${member.symlinkName}/${file.relativePath}`
}))
aggregatedFiles.push(...prefixedFiles)
} else {
hasFailures = true
}
})

// Only store the index if we got at least some results
// If all scans failed and aggregatedFiles is empty, don't store it
// so the reference-equality guard (fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX) will retry
if (aggregatedFiles.length === 0 && hasFailures) {
console.error(
`[FileTreeStore] All member scans failed for connection ${connectionId} - not storing empty index`
)
set((state) => {
const loadingMap = new Map(state.fileIndexLoadingByWorktree)
loadingMap.set(cacheKey, false)
return { fileIndexLoadingByWorktree: loadingMap }
})
return
}

// Remove duplicates based on prefixed relativePath
const uniqueFiles = Array.from(
new Map(aggregatedFiles.map((f) => [f.relativePath, f])).values()
)

set((state) => {
const indexMap = new Map(state.fileIndexByWorktree)
const loadingMap = new Map(state.fileIndexLoadingByWorktree)
indexMap.set(cacheKey, uniqueFiles)
loadingMap.set(cacheKey, false)
return { fileIndexByWorktree: indexMap, fileIndexLoadingByWorktree: loadingMap }
})

console.log(
`[FileTreeStore] Loaded ${uniqueFiles.length} files for connection ${connectionId} from ${members.length} members`
)
} catch (error) {
console.error('[FileTreeStore] Exception loading connection files:', error, 'connectionId:', connectionId)
set((state) => {
const loadingMap = new Map(state.fileIndexLoadingByWorktree)
loadingMap.set(cacheKey, false)
return { fileIndexLoadingByWorktree: loadingMap }
})
}
},
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Connection file index never stays fresh — no file watchers set up

loadFileIndexForConnection loads the aggregated index once but never subscribes to file-system changes. Compare with loadFileIndex, which calls get().startWatching(worktreePath) after loading — that subscription is what keeps the regular file index up to date as files are added/deleted.

Without calling startWatching for each member worktree, any file added, renamed, or deleted within a connection member's directory is invisible to the @ mention list until the user triggers a full session reload. For a "connection" feature that aggregates multiple active repos, this is likely to cause persistent confusion ("why isn't my new file showing up?").

Each member worktree should be watched, and the handleFileChange callback should map changes back to a re-scan/update of the aggregated connection:${connectionId} index:

// After the set() call that stores uniqueFiles…
for (const member of members) {
  get().startWatching(member.worktreePath)
}

Note that handleFileChange currently operates on a single worktreePath key and does incremental updates; for the connection case you'd either need to extend it or do a full re-scan (loadFileIndexForConnection) on any member change event.

Comment on lines +188 to +213
results.forEach(({ member, result }) => {
if (result.success && result.files) {
// Prefix files with symlink name to disambiguate files with same names
const prefixedFiles = result.files.map((file) => ({
...file,
relativePath: `${member.symlinkName}/${file.relativePath}`
}))
aggregatedFiles.push(...prefixedFiles)
} else {
hasFailures = true
}
})

// Only store the index if we got at least some results
// If all scans failed and aggregatedFiles is empty, don't store it
// so the reference-equality guard (fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX) will retry
if (aggregatedFiles.length === 0 && hasFailures) {
console.error(
`[FileTreeStore] All member scans failed for connection ${connectionId} - not storing empty index`
)
set((state) => {
const loadingMap = new Map(state.fileIndexLoadingByWorktree)
loadingMap.set(cacheKey, false)
return { fileIndexLoadingByWorktree: loadingMap }
})
return
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Partial member scan failures stored silently with no user feedback

hasFailures is only consulted to avoid writing a completely empty index (the aggregatedFiles.length === 0 && hasFailures guard). When at least one member succeeds but others fail, hasFailures is true yet execution falls through to store the partial result without any log or UI signal.

This means a connection with three member repos where one is unreachable will silently show only two-thirds of the expected files — the user has no way to know some members were skipped.

Consider logging a warning and/or returning a flag that the caller can use to surface an error banner:

if (hasFailures) {
  const failedCount = results.filter(({ result }) => !result.success).length
  console.warn(
    `[FileTreeStore] ${failedCount}/${members.length} member scans failed for connection ${connectionId} — index is partial`
  )
}

Returning the number of failures from this function (or accepting a callback) would also let SessionView display a partial-load warning alongside the existing connectionPathError banner.

Comment on lines +508 to +518
} else if (!activeConnection) {
console.warn('[SessionView] Connection not found for file index loading', {
sessionId,
connectionId
})
} else {
console.warn('[SessionView] Connection has no members - file mentions disabled', {
sessionId,
connectionId
})
}
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Zero-member connection causes repeated console warnings on every effect re-run

When activeConnection.members.length === 0, the effect logs a warning and returns without storing anything. Because fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX remains true, any subsequent change to an unrelated dependency (e.g. the activeConnection reference itself being replaced by the store on an unrelated update) will re-trigger the effect and log the same warning repeatedly.

Consider storing a sentinel value or a local ref to record that the zero-members case has already been handled, so the warning fires at most once per session mount:

const zeroMembersWarnedRef = useRef(false)

// …inside the else branch:
if (!zeroMembersWarnedRef.current) {
  console.warn('[SessionView] Connection has no members - file mentions disabled', )
  zeroMembersWarnedRef.current = true
}

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// Regular worktree session - load from single worktree
console.log('[SessionView] Loading file index for worktree:', worktreePath)
useFileTreeStore.getState().loadFileIndex(worktreePath)
} else if (connectionId && fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX) {
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P2 Badge Reload connection file index after membership changes

The connection branch only calls loadFileIndexForConnection while fileIndex === EMPTY_FILE_INDEX, so once a connection index is cached it is never refreshed even if activeConnection.members changes (for example via addMember/removeMember/updateConnectionMembers in useConnectionStore). In an active connection session this leaves @ suggestions stale (new members' files never appear, removed members' files remain) until the view is remounted or cache is manually cleared.

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