Hard restore with X asks before dropping staged pins

X dropped staged pins without a question, including the selected
submodule's own pin, which the loss check didn't count. A staged pin is
a decision, and X sits one Shift away from x, so dropped staged pins now
count as a loss and make X ask (D31, amends D30).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ something would be lost, you are asked first:
 submodule with a staged pin, `x` first asks whether to restore to the staged
 pin (`s`) or the committed one (`c`, which unstages it).
 
-`X` is a hard restore: it goes to the committed pins without asking which
+`X` restores to the committed pins without asking which one, and also
-one, and also drops the staged pins of submodules below the selection,
+drops the staged pins of submodules below the selection, which `x` keeps
-which `x` keeps where it can. It still asks if work would be lost.
+where it can. It asks if work or a staged pin would be lost.
 
 ### Switch a branch with `b`
 

docs/actions.md

@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ own, and for nested repositories that are on their pin. A repository that
 moves loses its staged pins either way (see above); then `x` → `c` and `X`
 end the same, but `c` asks first.
 
-The dropped staged pins are counted in the loss (`2 staged pins`), but
+The dropped staged pins are counted in the loss (`2 staged pins`), the
-alone they don't make restore ask: pressing `X` is the choice to drop them.
+selected submodule's own staged pin included, and like any loss they make
-If something else would be lost, the question lists them with it. The
+restore ask (D31): `Restore libs/staged to the committed pins? Discards 1
+staged pin.` The
 commits of a dropped pin stay in the submodule; if HEAD leaves them and no
 ref reaches them, they count as `commits on no branch`, as always.
 

docs/decisions.md

@@ -593,3 +593,18 @@ staged and committed pin is still useful there.
 the superproject. `restoreRepo` and `lossOf` take whether to keep staged
 pins; switch always keeps them. Without a committed pin (an added
 submodule), `X` uses the index pin.
+
+## D31 — Hard restore asks before dropping staged pins
+
+**Context.** D30 let `X` drop staged pins without a question: pressing `X`
+was the choice. In a usability walkthrough (see
+[notes/usability-plan.md](../notes/usability-plan.md)) `X` on `libs/staged`
+unstaged its pin silently. `X` is one Shift away from `x`, and users new to
+submodules don't know where to find the dropped commit again.
+**Decision.** Amends D30. Dropped staged pins are a loss like any other and
+make `X` ask: `Restore libs/staged to the committed pins? Discards 1 staged
+pin.` `RestoreLoss` with `RestoreHard` now also counts the selected
+submodule's own staged pin (in its parent's index), which `lossOf` doesn't
+see. The `c` answer of `x` stays silent: the user picked it in a question.
+**Consequences.** `X` asks more often, but only where it changes what is
+recorded. Without staged pins or other losses it still runs at once.

docs/requirements.md

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ commit hashes. It doesn't answer the questions users actually have:
   confirmation only if something would be lost. See [actions.md](actions.md#restore).
   `X` is a hard restore: it goes to the committed pins at every depth,
   without the pin question, and drops all staged pins below the selection
-  too. Dropped staged pins alone don't make it ask. See
+  too. Dropped staged pins count as a loss, so it asks first. See
   [actions.md](actions.md#hard-restore).
 
 - **F57** `b` opens a popup in the middle of the screen with a search line

docs/ux-guide.md

@@ -363,8 +363,9 @@ the term*.
 
 `y` restores, any other key cancels; the keys are not passed on while a
 question is open. After `c` the name reads `src/app to the committed pin`.
-`X` (hard restore) never asks for the pin; its name reads `src/app to the
+`X` (restore committed pins) never asks for the pin; its name reads
-committed pins`, and dropped staged pins alone don't make it ask. Without a loss there is no question. Success flashes
+`src/app to the committed pins`. Staged pins it drops count as a loss
+(`Discards 1 staged pin.`), so it asks (D31). Without a loss there is no question. Success flashes
 `restored src/app` in the footer. For the header the name is `the
 superproject`. This line takes precedence over the filter line and the
 problems-only notice.

internal/submodule/git/restore.go

@@ -35,10 +35,29 @@ func (p *Provider) RestoreLoss(ctx context.Context, path string, to submodule.Re
 	if err != nil {
 		return submodule.Loss{}, err
 	}
-	if dir == "" { // not initialized: nothing on disk to lose
+	var loss submodule.Loss
-		return submodule.Loss{}, nil
+	if dir != "" { // not initialized: nothing on disk to lose
+		loss = p.lossOf(ctx, dir, target, to.KeepsStaged())
 	}
-	return p.lossOf(ctx, dir, target, to.KeepsStaged()), nil
+	if to == submodule.RestoreHard && path != "" && p.pinStaged(ctx, path, target) {
+		// a hard restore unstages the submodule's own pin too
+		loss.StagedPins++
+		loss.Modules = max(loss.Modules, 1)
+	}
+	return loss, nil
+}
+
+// pinStaged reports whether the pin of path in its parent's index differs
+// from committed, the pin a hard restore goes to.
+func (p *Provider) pinStaged(ctx context.Context, path, committed string) bool {
+	p.mu.RLock()
+	in, ok := p.mods[path]
+	p.mu.RUnlock()
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	staged, err := pinOf(ctx, in, submodule.RestoreStaged)
+	return err == nil && staged != committed
 }
 
 // Restore makes path ("" is the superproject) and all submodules below it

internal/submodule/git/restore_test.go

@@ -364,6 +364,29 @@ func TestRestoreHardOfASubmoduleUnstagesItsPin(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRestoreLossOfAHardRestoreCountsTheOwnStagedPin(t *testing.T) {
+	p, _ := ownFixture(t)
+	committed, err := p.RestoreLoss(context.Background(), "libs/staged", submodule.RestoreCommitted)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	hard, err := p.RestoreLoss(context.Background(), "libs/staged", submodule.RestoreHard)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if hard.StagedPins != committed.StagedPins+1 || hard.Modules == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("hard loss %+v, want the own staged pin on top of %+v", hard, committed)
+	}
+	// without a staged pin, a hard restore unstages nothing of its own
+	clean, err := p.RestoreLoss(context.Background(), "src/ui", submodule.RestoreHard)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if clean.StagedPins != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("loss of src/ui %+v, want no staged pin", clean)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRestoreLossCountsStagedPinsOfAMovingRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	p, root := ownFixture(t)
 	super := filepath.Join(root, "super")

internal/tui/restore.go

@@ -135,13 +135,7 @@ func (m Model) lossChecked(msg lossMsg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.restore.branch = msg.branch
 	}
 	m.restore.loss = msg.loss
-	// a hard restore is asked for to drop staged pins: alone they are no
+	if msg.loss.Empty() {
-	// reason to ask, but are listed if something else is lost
-	lost := msg.loss
-	if m.restore.to == submodule.RestoreHard {
-		lost.StagedPins, lost.Modules = 0, 0
-	}
-	if lost.Empty() {
 		return m.runRestore()
 	}
 	m.restore.phase = restoreAsking

internal/tui/restore_test.go

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestRestoreOfAStagedPinAsksWhichPin(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHardRestoreOfAStagedPinDoesNotAsk(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHardRestoreAsksToDropStagedPins(t *testing.T) {
 	m, f := newRestoreModel(t, submodule.Loss{StagedPins: 2, Modules: 2})
 	mm := m.(Model)
 	var staged *submodule.Submodule
@@ -202,15 +202,22 @@ func TestHardRestoreOfAStagedPinDoesNotAsk(t *testing.T) {
 	mm.tree.Select(staged.Path)
 	m = mm
 
-	// neither which pin, nor y/n for staged pins alone
+	// not which pin, but y/n: staged pins alone are a reason to ask
 	m, cmd := press(m, "X")
-	var next tea.Cmd
 	for _, msg := range run(cmd) {
 		if l, ok := msg.(lossMsg); ok {
-			m, next = m.Update(l)
+			m, _ = m.Update(l)
 		}
 	}
-	feed(m, next)
+	r := m.(Model).restore
+	if r == nil || r.phase != restoreAsking {
+		t.Fatalf("want a question, got %+v", r)
+	}
+	if got := lossText(r.loss); got != "2 staged pins" {
+		t.Errorf("question lists %q, want the staged pins", got)
+	}
+	m, cmd = press(m, "y")
+	feed(m, cmd)
 	if len(f.to) != 1 || f.to[0] != submodule.RestoreHard || f.restored[0] != staged.Path {
 		t.Fatalf("restored %q to %v, want %s hard", f.restored, f.to, staged.Path)
 	}