fix(status): detect and report uncommitted changes in repository status, fixes #5

internal/core/lnk.go

@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ type StatusInfo struct {
 	Ahead  int
 	Behind int
 	Remote string
+	Dirty  bool
 }
 
 // Status returns the repository sync status
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ func (l *Lnk) Status() (*StatusInfo, error) {
 		Ahead:  gitStatus.Ahead,
 		Behind: gitStatus.Behind,
 		Remote: gitStatus.Remote,
+		Dirty:  gitStatus.Dirty,
 	}, nil
 }
 

internal/core/lnk_test.go

@@ -480,6 +480,42 @@ func (suite *CoreTestSuite) TestSameBasenameSequentialAdd() {
 	suite.Require().NoError(err, "Second .bashrc should be removable")
 }
 
+// Test dirty repository status detection
+func (suite *CoreTestSuite) TestStatusDetectsDirtyRepo() {
+	err := suite.lnk.Init()
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	// Add and commit a file
+	testFile := filepath.Join(suite.tempDir, "a")
+	err = os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("abc"), 0644)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	err = suite.lnk.Add(testFile)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	// Add a remote so status works
+	err = suite.lnk.AddRemote("origin", "https://github.com/test/dotfiles.git")
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	// Check status - should be clean but ahead of remote
+	status, err := suite.lnk.Status()
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(1, status.Ahead)
+	suite.Equal(0, status.Behind)
+	suite.False(status.Dirty, "Repository should not be dirty after commit")
+
+	// Now edit the managed file (simulating the issue scenario)
+	err = os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("def"), 0644)
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	// Check status again - should detect dirty state
+	status, err = suite.lnk.Status()
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal(1, status.Ahead)
+	suite.Equal(0, status.Behind)
+	suite.True(status.Dirty, "Repository should be dirty after editing managed file")
+}
+
 func TestCoreSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(CoreTestSuite))
 }

internal/git/git.go

@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ type StatusInfo struct {
 	Ahead  int
 	Behind int
 	Remote string
+	Dirty  bool
 }
 
 // GetStatus returns the repository status relative to remote
@@ -315,6 +316,12 @@ func (g *Git) GetStatus() (*StatusInfo, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Check for uncommitted changes
+	dirty, err := g.HasChanges()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check for uncommitted changes: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Get the remote tracking branch
 	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}")
 	cmd.Dir = g.repoPath
@@ -327,6 +334,7 @@ func (g *Git) GetStatus() (*StatusInfo, error) {
 			Ahead:  g.getAheadCount(remoteBranch),
 			Behind: 0, // Can't be behind if no upstream
 			Remote: remoteBranch,
+			Dirty:  dirty,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -336,6 +344,7 @@ func (g *Git) GetStatus() (*StatusInfo, error) {
 		Ahead:  g.getAheadCount(remoteBranch),
 		Behind: g.getBehindCount(remoteBranch),
 		Remote: remoteBranch,
+		Dirty:  dirty,
 	}, nil
 }