feat(author-workflow): add fail-closed branch-identity proofs for commit/push (#177)

Adds author_proofs.py, the author-side counterpart of review_proofs.py
(#173), turning the branch-drift incident from PR #176 into fail-closed
gates:

- verify_branch_for_commit: the current branch must equal the intended
  feature branch and may never be a protected branch (master, main,
  develop, development, dev); missing state fails closed.
- detect_branch_drift: any branch or HEAD change between validation time
  and commit time — including an external branch switch in a shared
  worktree, which is treated as an expected event to detect — blocks the
  commit until reconciled.
- verify_push_target: a push requires the local branch, remote target
  branch, and intended issue branch to all match, none protected.
- assess_protected_branch_commit: an accidental protected-branch commit
  must never be pushed, requires repair, and the repair must be reported;
  pushing the accident or silently continuing is a violation.
- build_commit_push_report: final-report block carrying the branch proof
  before commit and before push; any failed proof, drift, or violation
  makes the status blocked.

tests/test_author_proofs.py (27 tests) covers the issue's harness
assertions: commit on master blocked; drift between validation and commit
blocked; push target mismatch blocked; shared-worktree branch switch
detected; repair path cannot silently continue without reporting.

SKILL.md section E and templates/start-issue.md now require recording the
validation-time branch/HEAD, the branch proof before commit, the branch
proof before push, and non-silent accident repair. No review/merge/
permission gate is weakened.

Closes #177

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <[email protected]>
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"""Tests for author-side branch-identity proofs (Issue #177).
Issue #177 (author-side counterpart of the #173 reviewer proofs) requires
author workflows to *prove* local git state before staging, committing, or
pushing, instead of discovering drift after the fact:
1. The current branch equals the intended feature branch and is never a
protected branch (master/main/develop/development/dev).
2. Branch or HEAD drift between validation and commit — including external
branch switches in a shared worktree — stops the workflow.
3. A push requires local branch, remote target branch, and intended issue
branch to all match.
4. An accidental commit on a protected branch must not be pushed and its
repair must be reported, never silently continued.
These are the harness assertions from the issue's Required behavior 5.
"""
import sys
import unittest
sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
from author_proofs import ( # noqa: E402
PROTECTED_BRANCHES,
assess_protected_branch_commit,
build_commit_push_report,
detect_branch_drift,
verify_branch_for_commit,
verify_push_target,
)
FEATURE = "feat/issue-177-branch-drift-proofs"
HEAD_1 = "64dc334a92685b7b6a1fdb7ffe363f02a69f5dbd"
HEAD_2 = "ccc5ef79dfe629853e144763238593bd808d57e0"
class TestProtectedBranches(unittest.TestCase):
def test_known_protected_names(self):
for name in ("master", "main", "develop", "development", "dev"):
self.assertIn(name, PROTECTED_BRANCHES)
class TestVerifyBranchForCommit(unittest.TestCase):
"""Required behavior 1: prove the branch before staging/committing."""
def test_on_intended_feature_branch_is_proven(self):
proof = verify_branch_for_commit(FEATURE, FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["proven"])
self.assertFalse(proof["block"])
def test_commit_attempted_while_on_master_is_blocked(self):
# Harness assertion (behavior 5, bullet 1).
proof = verify_branch_for_commit("master", FEATURE)
self.assertFalse(proof["proven"])
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("master" in r for r in proof["reasons"]))
def test_every_protected_branch_is_blocked_as_current(self):
for name in PROTECTED_BRANCHES:
proof = verify_branch_for_commit(name, FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["block"], name)
def test_intended_branch_may_not_be_protected(self):
proof = verify_branch_for_commit("master", "master")
self.assertFalse(proof["proven"])
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_wrong_feature_branch_is_blocked(self):
proof = verify_branch_for_commit("feat/issue-178-other-work", FEATURE)
self.assertFalse(proof["proven"])
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_missing_current_branch_fails_closed(self):
proof = verify_branch_for_commit("", FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_missing_intended_branch_fails_closed(self):
proof = verify_branch_for_commit(FEATURE, None)
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
class TestBranchDrift(unittest.TestCase):
"""Required behaviors 2 + 3: drift between validation and commit stops
the workflow."""
def test_no_drift_when_branch_and_head_unchanged(self):
drift = detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, FEATURE, HEAD_1)
self.assertFalse(drift["drifted"])
self.assertFalse(drift["block"])
def test_branch_drift_between_validation_and_commit_is_blocked(self):
# Harness assertion (behavior 5, bullet 2).
drift = detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, "feat/other", HEAD_1)
self.assertTrue(drift["drifted"])
self.assertTrue(drift["block"])
def test_shared_worktree_branch_switch_is_detected(self):
# Harness assertion (behavior 5, bullet 4): an external session
# switching the shared checkout to another branch (e.g. master)
# must be detected as drift, not treated as exceptional noise.
drift = detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, "master", HEAD_1)
self.assertTrue(drift["drifted"])
self.assertTrue(drift["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("switch" in r.lower() for r in drift["reasons"]))
def test_head_moved_since_validation_is_blocked(self):
drift = detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, FEATURE, HEAD_2)
self.assertTrue(drift["drifted"])
self.assertTrue(drift["block"])
self.assertTrue(any("HEAD" in r for r in drift["reasons"]))
def test_missing_state_fails_closed(self):
drift = detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, FEATURE, None)
self.assertTrue(drift["drifted"])
self.assertTrue(drift["block"])
class TestVerifyPushTarget(unittest.TestCase):
"""Required behavior 1 (push leg) + acceptance: push needs proof that
local, remote, and intended branches all match."""
def test_matching_local_remote_and_intended_is_proven(self):
proof = verify_push_target(FEATURE, FEATURE, FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["proven"])
self.assertFalse(proof["block"])
def test_push_target_mismatch_is_blocked(self):
# Harness assertion (behavior 5, bullet 3).
proof = verify_push_target(FEATURE, "feat/issue-178-other-work", FEATURE)
self.assertFalse(proof["proven"])
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_local_branch_differs_from_intended_is_blocked(self):
proof = verify_push_target("feat/other", FEATURE, FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_pushing_a_protected_branch_is_blocked(self):
proof = verify_push_target("master", "master", "master")
self.assertFalse(proof["proven"])
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
def test_missing_remote_target_fails_closed(self):
proof = verify_push_target(FEATURE, "", FEATURE)
self.assertTrue(proof["block"])
class TestProtectedBranchAccident(unittest.TestCase):
"""Required behavior 4: accidental protected-branch commits must not be
pushed and their repair must be reported."""
def test_feature_branch_commit_is_not_an_accident(self):
result = assess_protected_branch_commit(FEATURE)
self.assertFalse(result["accident"])
self.assertEqual(result["violations"], [])
def test_commit_on_master_is_an_accident_and_must_not_push(self):
result = assess_protected_branch_commit(
"master", pushed=False, repair_reported=True
)
self.assertTrue(result["accident"])
self.assertTrue(result["must_not_push"])
self.assertEqual(result["violations"], [])
self.assertTrue(result["repair_required"])
def test_pushing_the_accident_is_a_violation(self):
result = assess_protected_branch_commit(
"master", pushed=True, repair_reported=True
)
self.assertTrue(any("push" in v.lower() for v in result["violations"]))
def test_silent_repair_is_a_violation(self):
# Harness assertion (behavior 5, bullet 5): the repair path must not
# silently continue without reporting.
result = assess_protected_branch_commit(
"master", pushed=False, repair_reported=False
)
self.assertTrue(any("report" in v.lower() for v in result["violations"]))
class TestCommitPushReport(unittest.TestCase):
"""Acceptance criteria: the final report includes branch proof before
commit and before push, and blocks instead of continuing."""
def _report(self, **overrides):
kwargs = {
"commit_proof": verify_branch_for_commit(FEATURE, FEATURE),
"drift": detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, FEATURE, HEAD_1),
"push_proof": verify_push_target(FEATURE, FEATURE, FEATURE),
"accident": assess_protected_branch_commit(FEATURE),
}
kwargs.update(overrides)
return build_commit_push_report(**kwargs)
def test_fully_proven_report_is_ok(self):
report = self._report()
self.assertEqual(report["status"], "ok")
self.assertTrue(report["branch_proof_before_commit"])
self.assertTrue(report["branch_proof_before_push"])
self.assertFalse(report["drift_detected"])
self.assertEqual(report["violations"], [])
def test_commit_proof_failure_blocks(self):
report = self._report(
commit_proof=verify_branch_for_commit("master", FEATURE)
)
self.assertEqual(report["status"], "blocked")
self.assertFalse(report["branch_proof_before_commit"])
def test_drift_blocks(self):
report = self._report(
drift=detect_branch_drift(FEATURE, HEAD_1, "master", HEAD_1)
)
self.assertEqual(report["status"], "blocked")
self.assertTrue(report["drift_detected"])
def test_push_proof_failure_blocks(self):
report = self._report(
push_proof=verify_push_target(FEATURE, "feat/other", FEATURE)
)
self.assertEqual(report["status"], "blocked")
self.assertFalse(report["branch_proof_before_push"])
def test_accident_violations_block(self):
report = self._report(
accident=assess_protected_branch_commit(
"master", pushed=False, repair_reported=False
)
)
self.assertEqual(report["status"], "blocked")
self.assertTrue(report["violations"])
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()