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simonfrankenandClaude Sonnet 5.5 f9838c0c99 Fix flaky TestWatch when a fetch is reported in two rounds
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-22 10:24:11 +02:00
simonfrankenandClaude Sonnet 5.5 651ab10f51 Use sub as the default command in the README
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-22 10:18:34 +02:00
simonfrankenandClaude Sonnet 5.5 e0f4ac823b Show staged pins in the tree
A staged pin was only visible in the detail pane, so the header's
"n pin staged" could not be traced to a row. The status column now shows
a blue "staged" instead of "in sync", a blue marker after an issue word,
and the marker on collapsed rows with a staged pin below. It is still not an
issue and not counted in +n.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-22 10:14:35 +02:00
simonfrankenandClaude Sonnet 5.5 83824e42c1 Add a README with a screenshot and examples
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-21 21:28:49 +02:00
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# submarine
**A terminal UI for git repositories with many submodules.**
See what needs your attention. Ignore the rest.
`git submodule status` gives you a wall of commit hashes. submarine answers
the questions you actually have:
- Which branch is this submodule on, and is the pin current?
- Which submodules need me, and which are fine?
- Is anything dangerous, like a pin nobody else can fetch?
![submarine showing a tree with nested submodules and the detail pane of an off-pin submodule that is one commit behind its branch](docs/images/overview.png)
## Why you might like it
- **Only submodules, as a tree.** Nested submodules at any depth, grouped by
directory, collapsed until you open them.
- **Branch plus distance, not hashes.** `origin/main ↓2` says more than
`b7c8d9e`. A pin on a feature branch shows that branch.
- **Problems are loud, healthy is quiet.** Submodules without issues are
muted `in sync`; a staged pin shows as blue `staged` (or a `●` after an
issue word). A collapsed parent counts the problems hidden below it
(`·1`) and shows `●` if a staged pin is hidden.
- **Words, not symbols.** Every state is a short word (`unpushed`, `conflict`,
`missing`, `off pin`, `changed`), so nothing depends on color alone.
- **Live.** Fetches in the background on startup and follows changes you make
in other shells within about two seconds.
- **Built for dozens to hundreds of submodules.** Each status loads
asynchronously, so the UI never freezes.
## Install
```sh
curl -fsSL https://git.simon-franken.de/simonfranken/submarine/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sh
```
Installs `sub` and `submarine` (linux/macOS, amd64/arm64) to `~/.local/bin`.
Both names start the same program; the examples below use the shorter `sub`.
Update later with `sub update`.
## Try it
```sh
sub # the repository in the current directory
sub ~/code/project # any directory inside a repository
sub --no-fetch # skip the background fetch
sub --mock # built-in sample data, no repository needed
```
`submarine` works everywhere `sub` does, e.g. `submarine --mock`.
## Examples
### Find what needs attention
Problems stand out: `unpushed` in red, `off pin` and `changed` in yellow,
everything else muted. Select a submodule to see the details on the right:
every issue in words, the resolved ref and why, the pinned, checked-out and
tip commits, and a preview of uncommitted changes.
```
src/ │ src/
core off pin origin/main │ net
▸ net [2] unpushed origin/main ↑1│
ui in sync origin/main │ unpushed pin not pushed to any remote
│
│ Ref origin/main ↑1
│ via checked out branch
│ Pinned b7c8d9e Hotfix null pointer
│ Checkout b7c8d9e Hotfix null pointer
│ Tip 6f5e4d3 Release 2.1.0
```
### Jump to a submodule with `/`
Press `/` and type. Only matching submodules (and the parents that lead to
them) stay. Your selection moves to the next match if it was filtered out.
```
libs/
▾ log in sync origin/main
modules/
nested changed origin/main
/ nest enter navigate • esc close
```
`enter` keeps the filter and gives you the normal keys back, `esc` removes
it and leaves your selection where it is.
### Copy a path
Select a submodule and press `c`. Its absolute directory lands in your
clipboard, ready for `cd <paste>`. It works over SSH too (OSC 52; in tmux,
`set -g set-clipboard on`).
### Fetch and reload
`f` fetches all repositories again, `r` reloads everything after you edited
files.
## Keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| `↑` `↓` / `j` `k` | Move |
| `←` `→` / `h` `l` | Fold / unfold, parent / first child |
| `H` `L` / `⇧←` `⇧→` | Collapse / expand all |
| `space` | Toggle the selected submodule |
| `home` `end` / `g` `G`, `pgup` `pgdn` | Jump, page |
| `/` | Filter |
| `c` | Copy path |
| `f` / `r` | Fetch / reload |
| `?` | Full help |
| `q` | Quit |
The mouse works too: click to select, click `▸` to toggle, wheel to move.
## Status
A prototype. Browsing is complete; the actions `u` (check out the pin),
`b` (bump the pin to the tip) and `!` (problems only) are planned.
## Documentation
Requirements, state rules, UX guide, architecture and the decision log are in
[docs/](docs/README.md).
## Development
```sh
go run ./cmd/submarine --mock # run on mock data
scripts/make-fixture.sh DIR # build a test superproject with every state
go vet ./... && go test ./...
```
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(previous if none follows) instead of the first, so the cursor stays near
where it was. This adds the `bubbles/textinput` dependency (and its
`atotto/clipboard` import).
## Staged pin is shown in the tree, but is not an issue
A staged pin was only visible in the detail pane, so the header's `1 pin
staged` could not be traced to a row, and `in sync nothing to do` was
wrong for a submodule whose pin change still has to be committed. The tree
now shows it in the status column: blue `staged` replaces `in sync`; next to
an issue word it is a blue `●` (an issue wins the word, since the cell holds
one word, D3). It is not counted in `+n`, because `+n` and the header count
issues and a staged pin stays quiet (D4). A collapsed row shows `●` if a
staged pin is hidden below it (`Hidden.Staged`), placed before the `·k`
counts so truncation of the 16-column cell cuts the counts first.
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ commit hashes. It doesn't answer the questions users actually have:
e.g. `[2]`.
- **F6** A collapsed submodule shows the number of issues **hidden** in all
its descendants (`·1 ·2`), one count per level: errors in red, then
warnings in yellow.
warnings in yellow. A staged pin below shows as a blue `●` before them.
- **F7** Expansion state of descendants is remembered when a parent is
collapsed and restored when it is expanded again (except after
"collapse all", which resets it).
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ commit hashes. It doesn't answer the questions users actually have:
- **F10** Each submodule shows at most **one** state word: the most severe
issue, plus `+n` if there are more. Submodules without issues show a
muted `in sync`.
muted `in sync`, or a blue `staged` if their pin change is staged. With
issues, a staged pin adds a blue `●` after the word.
See [state-model.md](state-model.md) for the full rules.
- **F11** Each submodule shows its pin as a ref (`origin/main`, a tag, or a
short SHA as a fallback) and the distance to that ref (`↑n`, `↓n`, `↑n↓m`).
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@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ Rules:
changed.
- **Not issues** (quiet): in sync, pin behind/ahead/diverged but pushed,
staged pin, detached HEAD on the pin. They are shown as information only.
A staged pin is also visible in the tree (`staged` or a `●` marker), see
[ux-guide.md](ux-guide.md#tree-row), but is never counted as an issue.
- A loading error is shown as `error` (Danger) in the UI; it is not an issue
kind.
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ indent ▸ name [n] status ref delta
| indent | 2 per depth | |
| toggle | 3 | `▸` collapsed, `▾` expanded, blank for leaves |
| name | fits the widest visible name | name, `[n]` = direct children (collapsed only) |
| status | 16 | issue word, `+n`, `·k` hidden issues per level (red, then yellow); muted `in sync` without issues; spinner while loading |
| status | 16 | issue word, `+n`, `●` staged pin, `·k` hidden issues per level (red, then yellow); blue `staged` or muted `in sync` without issues; spinner while loading |
| ref | widest ref, max 22 | resolved ref; muted short SHA if unresolved |
| delta | 6 | `↑n`, `↓n`, `↑n↓m` |
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ indent ▸ name [n] status ref delta
1. Directory (muted) and name (bold)
2. One line per issue: word (colored, 10 columns) + explanation;
`in sync nothing to do` if there are none; `staged` and
`detached HEAD on pin` as information
`in sync nothing to do` if there are none and no pin is staged;
`staged` and `detached HEAD on pin` as information
3. `Changes` (only with uncommitted changes), see
[Change preview](#change-preview)
4. `Ref` with distance and `via <rule>`; `Fetched <age>` of the submodule;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ colors in components.
|---|---|---|
| Danger | ANSI `1` red, bold | `unpushed`, `conflict`, `error`, `↑n` of an unpushed pin |
| Warn | ANSI `3` yellow | `missing`, `off pin`, `changed`, differing checkout SHA |
| Info | ANSI `4` blue | `staged` |
| Info | ANSI `4` blue | `staged`, the `●` staged marker |
| Primary | ANSI `6` cyan | branch names, commit hashes, spinner |
| Muted | ANSI `8` grey | quiet rows, directory headers, arrows, labels |
| Text | terminal default | normal text |
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// a commit in another shell
git(t, filepath.Join(super, "libs", "store"), "commit", "-q", "--allow-empty", "-m", "Local")
if c := next(t, ch); c != (submodule.Change{Path: "libs/store", Local: true}) {
c := next(t, ch)
if c == (submodule.Change{Path: "src/net"}) {
// git fetch writes FETCH_HEAD and the refs at different moments, so
// with a 20ms poll it can be reported in two rounds
c = next(t, ch)
}
if c != (submodule.Change{Path: "libs/store", Local: true}) {
t.Errorf("after commit: %+v, want local change of libs/store", c)
}
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return out
}
// Hidden counts issues below a submodule per level.
type Hidden struct{ Warn, Danger int }
// Hidden counts issues below a submodule per level, plus staged pins (which
// are not issues).
type Hidden struct{ Warn, Danger, Staged int }
// Total is the number of issues of all levels.
// Total is the number of issues of all levels; staged pins are not counted.
func (h Hidden) Total() int { return h.Warn + h.Danger }
// HiddenIssues counts the issues of all loaded descendants per level. A
// HiddenIssues counts the issues and staged pins of all loaded descendants. A
// descendant whose load failed counts as one danger, since its state is
// unknown.
func (m *Submodule) HiddenIssues() Hidden {
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ func (m *Submodule) HiddenIssues() Hidden {
if c.Status == nil && c.Err != nil {
h.Danger++
}
if c.Status != nil && c.Status.PinStaged {
h.Staged++
}
for _, is := range c.Status.Issues() {
switch is.Level {
case LevelDanger:
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@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ func TestIssues(t *testing.T) {
func TestHiddenIssues(t *testing.T) {
ok := &Status{Pin: PinInfo{Pushed: true}}
dirty := &Status{Worktree: WorktreeModified, Pin: PinInfo{Pushed: true}}
dirty := &Status{Worktree: WorktreeModified, Pin: PinInfo{Pushed: true}, PinStaged: true}
unpushed := &Status{}
grandchild := &Submodule{Status: unpushed}
child := &Submodule{Status: dirty, Children: []*Submodule{grandchild}}
loading := &Submodule{}
root := &Submodule{Status: ok, Children: []*Submodule{child, {Status: ok}, loading}}
if got := root.HiddenIssues(); got != (Hidden{Warn: 1, Danger: 1}) {
t.Errorf("HiddenIssues() = %+v; want 1 warn, 1 danger", got)
if got := root.HiddenIssues(); got != (Hidden{Warn: 1, Danger: 1, Staged: 1}) {
t.Errorf("HiddenIssues() = %+v; want 1 warn, 1 danger, 1 staged", got)
}
}
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for _, is := range issues {
out = append(out, t.LevelStyle(is.Level, lipgloss.NewStyle()).Width(labelWidth).Render(theme.IssueWord(is.Kind))+text.Render(is.Detail))
}
if len(issues) == 0 {
if len(issues) == 0 && !st.PinStaged {
out = append(out, label(theme.InSync)+muted.Render("nothing to do"))
}
if st.PinStaged {
out = append(out, theme.Fg(t.Info).Width(labelWidth).Render("staged")+text.Render("pin change staged, not committed"))
out = append(out, theme.Fg(t.Info).Width(labelWidth).Render(theme.Staged)+text.Render("pin change staged, not committed"))
}
if st.Checkout == submodule.CheckoutDetached {
out = append(out, label("")+muted.Render("detached HEAD on pin"))
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ func (m Model) lines(s *submodule.Submodule) []string {
if h.Warn > 0 {
parts = append(parts, t.LevelStyle(submodule.LevelWarn, lipgloss.NewStyle()).Render(fmt.Sprintf("%d warning(s)", h.Warn)))
}
if h.Staged > 0 {
parts = append(parts, theme.Fg(t.Info).Render(fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", h.Staged, theme.Staged)))
}
if len(parts) > 0 {
children += muted.Render(" · ") + strings.Join(parts, muted.Render(", ")) + muted.Render(" below")
}
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// InSync is the word for a submodule without issues.
const InSync = "in sync"
// Staged is the word for a pin change staged in the superproject. It is not
// an issue: it replaces InSync, or follows an issue word as a marker.
const Staged = "staged"
// IssueWord is the short label for an issue kind shown in the tree.
func IssueWord(k submodule.IssueKind) string {
switch k {
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nameCell := seg(textColor, name) + seg(t.Muted, count) + pad(nameW-lipgloss.Width(name+count))
// status: the most severe issue as a word, "+n" for further issues;
// a muted "in sync" without issues, so an empty cell never looks broken
// a muted "in sync" without issues, so an empty cell never looks broken.
// A staged pin is no issue: it replaces "in sync", or follows the issue
// as a blue marker (also for staged pins below a collapsed row).
staged := s.Status != nil && s.Status.PinStaged
h := s.HiddenIssues()
stagedMark := staged && len(issues) > 0
var status string
switch {
case s.Err != nil:
@@ -422,10 +427,15 @@ func (m Model) nodeLine(r row, nameColW, refW int) string {
if len(issues) > 1 {
status += seg(t.Muted, fmt.Sprintf(" +%d", len(issues)-1))
}
case staged:
status = seg(t.Info, theme.Staged)
default:
status = seg(t.Muted, theme.InSync)
}
if h := s.HiddenIssues(); collapsed && h.Total() > 0 {
if stagedMark || collapsed && h.Staged > 0 {
status += pad(1) + seg(t.Info, t.Glyphs.Staged)
}
if collapsed && h.Total() > 0 {
for _, c := range []struct {
level submodule.Level
n int