feat(git): case-insensitive status lookup on ignorecase repos

lua/git/core/repo.lua

@@ -20,10 +20,36 @@ end
 ---@field index_writer boolean?
 ---@field index_mode string?
 
----@alias ow.Git.Repo.Event "refresh"
+---@alias ow.Git.Repo.Event 
+---| "refresh"
 
 local global = util.Emitter.new()
 
+---@type table<string, ow.Git.Repo> keyed by worktree
+local repos = {}
+
+---@param r ow.Git.Repo
+local function release_if_unused(r)
+    if repos[r.worktree] ~= r then
+        return
+    end
+    if next(r.buffers) ~= nil or next(r.tabs) ~= nil then
+        return
+    end
+    r:close()
+    repos[r.worktree] = nil
+end
+
+---@class ow.Git.Repo.Change
+---@field paths table<string, true>
+
+---@class ow.Git.Repo.RefreshOpts
+---@field invalidate boolean?
+
+---@class ow.Git.Repo.SubmoduleEntry
+---@field worktree string
+---@field unsub fun()?
+
 ---@class ow.Git.Repo
 ---@field gitdir string
 ---@field worktree string
@@ -35,6 +61,9 @@ local global = util.Emitter.new()
 ---@field private _schedule_refresh fun(self: ow.Git.Repo)
 ---@field private _refresh_handle ow.Git.Util.DebounceHandle
 ---@field private _cache table<string, any>
+---@field private _fetch_epoch integer
+---@field private _pending_invalidate boolean
+---@field package _submodules table<string, ow.Git.Repo.SubmoduleEntry>
 local Repo = {}
 Repo.__index = Repo
 
@@ -50,12 +79,131 @@ local STATUS_ARGS = {
     "-z",
 }
 
+local PSEUDO_REFS = {
+    "HEAD",
+    "FETCH_HEAD",
+    "ORIG_HEAD",
+    "MERGE_HEAD",
+    "REBASE_HEAD",
+    "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD",
+    "REVERT_HEAD",
+}
+
+---@type table<string, fun(relpath: string): boolean>
+local INVALIDATION_RULES = {
+    head = function(relpath)
+        return relpath == "HEAD"
+            or vim.startswith(relpath, "refs/heads/")
+            or relpath == "packed-refs"
+    end,
+    refs = function(relpath)
+        return vim.startswith(relpath, "refs/heads/")
+            or vim.startswith(relpath, "refs/tags/")
+            or vim.startswith(relpath, "refs/remotes/")
+            or relpath == "packed-refs"
+    end,
+    pseudo_refs = function(relpath)
+        return vim.tbl_contains(PSEUDO_REFS, relpath)
+    end,
+    stash_refs = function(relpath)
+        return relpath == "refs/stash" or relpath == "logs/refs/stash"
+    end,
+    config = function(relpath)
+        return relpath == "config"
+    end,
+}
+
+---@param relpath string
+---@return boolean
+local function affects_resolve(relpath)
+    return vim.startswith(relpath, "refs/")
+        or relpath == "packed-refs"
+        or relpath == "HEAD"
+        or relpath == "FETCH_HEAD"
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param relpath string
+function Repo:_invalidate(relpath)
+    for key, affects in pairs(INVALIDATION_RULES) do
+        if self._cache[key] ~= nil and affects(relpath) then
+            self._cache[key] = nil
+        end
+    end
+    if affects_resolve(relpath) then
+        for key in pairs(self._cache) do
+            if vim.startswith(key, "resolve:") then
+                self._cache[key] = nil
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+---@param path string
+---@return table<string, table<string, string>>?
+local function read_git_config(path)
+    local f = io.open(path, "r")
+    if not f then
+        return nil
+    end
+    local content = f:read("*a")
+    f:close()
+    local out = {}
+    local section
+    for line in content:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        local trimmed = line:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")
+        if trimmed ~= "" and not trimmed:match("^[#;]") then
+            local s = trimmed:match("^%[(.-)%]$")
+            if s then
+                section = s
+                out[section] = out[section] or {}
+            elseif section then
+                local key, value =
+                    trimmed:match("^(%S+)%s*=%s*(.-)$")
+                if key then
+                    out[section][key] = value
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+---@param gitdir string
+---@return string[]
+local function find_submodules(gitdir)
+    local handle = vim.uv.fs_scandir(vim.fs.joinpath(gitdir, "modules"))
+    if not handle then
+        return {}
+    end
+    local out = {}
+    while true do
+        local name, typ = vim.uv.fs_scandir_next(handle)
+        if not name then
+            break
+        end
+        if typ == "directory" then
+            table.insert(out, name)
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
 ---@private
 function Repo:_fetch_status()
+    if self._pending_invalidate then
+        self._cache = {}
+        self._pending_invalidate = false
+    end
+    local prior_entries = self.status.entries
+    self._fetch_epoch = self._fetch_epoch + 1
+    local epoch = self._fetch_epoch
     util.git(STATUS_ARGS, {
         cwd = self.worktree,
         on_exit = function(result)
-            self._cache = {}
+            if epoch ~= self._fetch_epoch then
+                return
+            end
             if result.code ~= 0 then
                 util.error(
                     "git status failed: %s",
@@ -64,13 +212,23 @@ function Repo:_fetch_status()
                 return
             end
             self.status = status.parse(result.stdout or "")
-            self._events:emit("refresh", self.status)
-            global:emit("refresh", self, self.status)
+            local change = {
+                paths = status.diff_entries(
+                    prior_entries,
+                    self.status.entries
+                ),
+            }
+            self._events:emit("refresh", change, self.status)
+            global:emit("refresh", self, change, self.status)
         end,
     })
 end
 
-function Repo:refresh()
+---@param opts ow.Git.Repo.RefreshOpts?
+function Repo:refresh(opts)
+    if opts and opts.invalidate then
+        self._pending_invalidate = true
+    end
     self:_schedule_refresh()
 end
 
@@ -86,11 +244,20 @@ function Repo.new(gitdir, worktree)
         status = status.parse(""),
         _events = util.Emitter.new(),
         _cache = {},
+        _fetch_epoch = 0,
+        _pending_invalidate = false,
+        _submodules = {},
     }, Repo)
     self._schedule_refresh, self._refresh_handle =
         util.debounce(Repo._fetch_status, 50)
     self:start_watcher()
     self:refresh()
+    if vim.g.git_submodule_recursion ~= false then
+        self:_start_modules_watcher()
+        for _, name in ipairs(find_submodules(gitdir)) do
+            self:_register_submodule(name)
+        end
+    end
     return self
 end
 
@@ -130,9 +297,114 @@ local function start_fs_event(path, on_event)
 end
 
 ---@private
----@param path string
----@param on_change fun()
-function Repo:_watch_tree(path, on_change)
+---@param name string
+function Repo:_unregister_submodule(name)
+    local entry = self._submodules[name]
+    if not entry then
+        return
+    end
+    self._submodules[name] = nil
+    if entry.unsub then
+        entry.unsub()
+    end
+    local child = repos[entry.worktree]
+    if child then
+        release_if_unused(child)
+    end
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param name string
+function Repo:_register_submodule(name)
+    local sub_gitdir = vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "modules", name)
+    local cfg = read_git_config(vim.fs.joinpath(sub_gitdir, "config"))
+    local raw = cfg and cfg.core and cfg.core.worktree
+    if not raw then
+        return
+    end
+    local wt = raw:match("^/") and raw or vim.fs.joinpath(sub_gitdir, raw)
+    wt = vim.fs.normalize(wt)
+    local existing = self._submodules[name]
+    if existing and existing.worktree == wt then
+        return
+    end
+    if existing then
+        self:_unregister_submodule(name)
+    end
+    local child = repos[wt] or M.resolve(wt)
+    if not child then
+        return
+    end
+    self._submodules[name] = {
+        worktree = wt,
+        unsub = child:on("refresh", function()
+            self:refresh()
+        end),
+    }
+end
+
+---@private
+function Repo:_start_modules_watcher()
+    local dir = vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "modules")
+    if self._watchers[dir] then
+        return
+    end
+    if not vim.uv.fs_stat(dir) then
+        return
+    end
+    self._watchers[dir] = start_fs_event(dir, function(filename)
+        if not filename then
+            return
+        end
+        if vim.uv.fs_stat(vim.fs.joinpath(dir, filename)) then
+            self:_register_submodule(filename)
+        else
+            self:_unregister_submodule(filename)
+        end
+    end)
+end
+
+---@private
+function Repo:_stop_modules_watcher()
+    local dir = vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "modules")
+    local w = self._watchers[dir]
+    if w then
+        w:stop()
+        w:close()
+        self._watchers[dir] = nil
+    end
+    for _, name in ipairs(vim.tbl_keys(self._submodules)) do
+        self:_unregister_submodule(name)
+    end
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param relpath string
+function Repo:_handle_fs_event(relpath)
+    if vim.startswith(relpath, "objects") then
+        return
+    end
+    self:_invalidate(relpath)
+    if relpath == "modules" and vim.g.git_submodule_recursion ~= false then
+        if vim.uv.fs_stat(vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "modules")) then
+            self:_start_modules_watcher()
+            for _, name in ipairs(find_submodules(self.gitdir)) do
+                self:_register_submodule(name)
+            end
+        else
+            self:_stop_modules_watcher()
+        end
+    end
+    if vim.startswith(relpath, "logs") then
+        return
+    end
+    self:refresh()
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param relpath string  gitdir-relative path of the directory to watch
+function Repo:_watch_tree(relpath)
+    local path = vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, relpath)
     if self._watchers[path] then
         return
     end
@@ -150,11 +422,14 @@ function Repo:_watch_tree(path, on_change)
             end
             return
         end
-        on_change()
         if filename then
+            local child = vim.fs.joinpath(relpath, filename)
+            self:_handle_fs_event(child)
             vim.schedule(function()
-                self:_watch_tree(vim.fs.joinpath(path, filename), on_change)
+                self:_watch_tree(child)
             end)
+        else
+            self:refresh({ invalidate = true })
         end
     end)
     if not watcher then
@@ -171,7 +446,7 @@ function Repo:_watch_tree(path, on_change)
             break
         end
         if typ == "directory" then
-            self:_watch_tree(vim.fs.joinpath(path, name), on_change)
+            self:_watch_tree(vim.fs.joinpath(relpath, name))
         end
     end
 end
@@ -179,22 +454,18 @@ end
 function Repo:start_watcher()
     self._watchers = {}
     local top = start_fs_event(self.gitdir, function(filename)
-        if
-            filename
-            and (filename:match("^objects") or filename:match("^logs"))
-        then
+        if not filename then
+            self:refresh({ invalidate = true })
             return
         end
-        self:refresh()
+        self:_handle_fs_event(filename)
     end)
     if not top then
         util.error("git: failed to watch %s", self.gitdir)
         return
     end
     self._watchers[self.gitdir] = top
-    self:_watch_tree(vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "refs"), function()
-        self:refresh()
-    end)
+    self:_watch_tree("refs")
 end
 
 function Repo:close()
@@ -203,13 +474,12 @@ function Repo:close()
         watcher:close()
     end
     self._watchers = {}
+    self:_stop_modules_watcher()
     self._refresh_handle.close()
     self._events:clear()
 end
 
----@param event ow.Git.Repo.Event
----@param fn fun(...)
----@return fun() unsubscribe
+---@overload fun(event: "refresh", fn: fun(change: ow.Git.Repo.Change, status: ow.Git.Status)): fun()
 function Repo:on(event, fn)
     return self._events:on(event, fn)
 end
@@ -261,16 +531,6 @@ function Repo:list_refs()
     end)
 end
 
-local PSEUDO_REFS = {
-    "HEAD",
-    "FETCH_HEAD",
-    "ORIG_HEAD",
-    "MERGE_HEAD",
-    "REBASE_HEAD",
-    "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD",
-    "REVERT_HEAD",
-}
-
 ---@return string[]
 function Repo:list_pseudo_refs()
     return self:get_cached("pseudo_refs", function(self)
@@ -320,13 +580,13 @@ end
 
 ---@alias ow.Git.Repo.ResolveStatus "ok"|"ambiguous"|"missing"
 
----@param prefix string
+---@param abbrev string
 ---@return string? full_sha
 ---@return ow.Git.Repo.ResolveStatus
-function Repo:resolve_sha(prefix)
-    local result = self:get_cached("resolve:" .. prefix, function(self)
+function Repo:resolve_sha(abbrev)
+    local result = self:get_cached("resolve:" .. abbrev, function(self)
         local out = util.git(
-            { "rev-parse", "--disambiguate=" .. prefix },
+            { "rev-parse", "--disambiguate=" .. abbrev },
             { cwd = self.worktree, silent = true }
         )
         local trimmed = out and vim.trim(out) or ""
@@ -342,15 +602,41 @@ function Repo:resolve_sha(prefix)
     return result[1], result[2]
 end
 
----@type table<string, ow.Git.Repo> keyed by worktree
-local repos = {}
+---@private
+---@return table<string, table<string, string>>
+function Repo:_config()
+    return self:get_cached("config", function(self)
+        return read_git_config(vim.fs.joinpath(self.gitdir, "config")) or {}
+    end)
+end
+
+---@private
+---@return boolean
+function Repo:_ignorecase()
+    local cfg = self:_config()
+    return cfg.core and cfg.core.ignorecase == "true" or false
+end
+
+---@param rel string
+---@return ow.Git.Status.Entry?
+function Repo:status_entry_for(rel)
+    local direct = self.status.entries[rel]
+    if direct or not self:_ignorecase() then
+        return direct
+    end
+    local lower = rel:lower()
+    for path, entry in pairs(self.status.entries) do
+        if path:lower() == lower then
+            return entry
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
 
 ---@type table<string, true>
 local no_repo_dirs = {}
 
----@param event ow.Git.Repo.Event
----@param fn fun(...)
----@return fun() unsubscribe
+---@overload fun(event: "refresh", fn: fun(r: ow.Git.Repo, change: ow.Git.Repo.Change, status: ow.Git.Status)): fun()
 function M.on(event, fn)
     return global:on(event, fn)
 end
@@ -371,16 +657,9 @@ function M.on_uri_refresh(prefix, fn)
     end)
 end
 
----@param r ow.Git.Repo
-local function release(r)
-    if repos[r.worktree] ~= r then
-        return
-    end
-    if next(r.buffers) ~= nil or next(r.tabs) ~= nil then
-        return
-    end
-    r:close()
-    repos[r.worktree] = nil
+---@return table<string, ow.Git.Repo>
+function M.all()
+    return repos
 end
 
 ---@param buf integer
@@ -403,12 +682,15 @@ local function find_by_path(path)
     if repos[path] then
         return repos[path]
     end
-    for wt, r in pairs(repos) do
+    local best
+    for wt in pairs(repos) do
         if path:sub(1, #wt + 1) == wt .. "/" then
-            return r
+            if not best or #wt > #best then
+                best = wt
+            end
         end
     end
-    return nil
+    return best and repos[best] or nil
 end
 
 ---@param buf integer
@@ -434,9 +716,11 @@ end
 ---@param arg? integer | string  bufnr (default current) or worktree path
 ---@return ow.Git.Repo?
 function M.resolve(arg)
-    local existing = M.find(arg)
-    if existing then
-        return existing
+    if type(arg) ~= "string" then
+        local existing = find_by_buf(expand_buf(arg))
+        if existing then
+            return existing
+        end
     end
     local path
     if type(arg) == "string" then
@@ -508,7 +792,7 @@ function M.bind(buf, r)
     end
     if prev then
         prev.buffers[buf] = nil
-        release(prev)
+        release_if_unused(prev)
     end
     r.buffers[buf] = { repo = r }
 end
@@ -521,7 +805,7 @@ function M.unbind(buf)
         return
     end
     r.buffers[buf] = nil
-    release(r)
+    release_if_unused(r)
 end
 
 ---@param buf integer
@@ -576,7 +860,7 @@ function M.update_cwd_repo()
     end
     if old then
         old.tabs[tab] = nil
-        release(old)
+        release_if_unused(old)
     end
     if new then
         new.tabs[tab] = true
@@ -589,7 +873,7 @@ function M.release_tab(tab)
     for _, r in pairs(repos) do
         if r.tabs[tab] then
             r.tabs[tab] = nil
-            release(r)
+            release_if_unused(r)
             return
         end
     end

lua/git/core/status.lua

@@ -274,6 +274,49 @@ local function strip_dir_slash(path)
     return path
 end
 
+---@param a ow.Git.Status.Entry?
+---@param b ow.Git.Status.Entry?
+---@return boolean
+function M.entry_equal(a, b)
+    if a == nil or b == nil then
+        return a == b
+    end
+    if a.kind ~= b.kind or a.path ~= b.path then
+        return false
+    end
+    if a.kind == "changed" then
+        ---@cast a ow.Git.Status.ChangedEntry
+        ---@cast b ow.Git.Status.ChangedEntry
+        return a.staged == b.staged
+            and a.unstaged == b.unstaged
+            and a.orig == b.orig
+    end
+    if a.kind == "unmerged" then
+        ---@cast a ow.Git.Status.UnmergedEntry
+        ---@cast b ow.Git.Status.UnmergedEntry
+        return a.conflict == b.conflict
+    end
+    return true
+end
+
+---@param prior table<string, ow.Git.Status.Entry>
+---@param next_ table<string, ow.Git.Status.Entry>
+---@return table<string, true>
+function M.diff_entries(prior, next_)
+    local paths = {}
+    for path, entry in pairs(next_) do
+        if not M.entry_equal(prior[path], entry) then
+            paths[path] = true
+        end
+    end
+    for path in pairs(prior) do
+        if next_[path] == nil then
+            paths[path] = true
+        end
+    end
+    return paths
+end
+
 ---@param stdout string
 ---@return ow.Git.Status
 function M.parse(stdout)

lua/git/statusline.lua

@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ local function clear(buf)
     vim.b[buf].git_status_string = nil
 end
 
+---@param buf integer
+---@param r ow.Git.Repo
+---@param rel string
+local function set_status(buf, r, rel)
+    local entry = r:status_entry_for(rel)
+    vim.b[buf].git_status = { head = r:head(), entry = entry }
+    vim.b[buf].git_status_string = render(entry)
+end
+
 ---@param buf integer
 ---@param r ow.Git.Repo?
 local function update_buf(buf, r)
@@ -52,18 +61,25 @@ local function update_buf(buf, r)
     if not rel then
         return clear(buf)
     end
-    local entry = r.status.entries[rel]
-    vim.b[buf].git_status = { head = r:head(), entry = entry }
-    vim.b[buf].git_status_string = render(entry)
+    set_status(buf, r, rel)
 end
 
 repo.on("refresh", function(r)
     local any_visible = false
     for buf in pairs(r.buffers) do
         if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(buf) then
-            update_buf(buf, r)
-            if not any_visible and #vim.fn.win_findbuf(buf) > 0 then
-                any_visible = true
+            local name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf)
+            if name ~= "" and not util.is_uri(name) then
+                local rel = vim.fs.relpath(r.worktree, vim.fn.resolve(name))
+                if rel then
+                    set_status(buf, r, rel)
+                    if
+                        not any_visible
+                        and #vim.fn.win_findbuf(buf) > 0
+                    then
+                        any_visible = true
+                    end
+                end
             end
         end
     end

plugin/git.lua

@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePost", "FileChangedShellPost" }, {
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "ShellCmdPost", "TermLeave", "FocusGained" }, {
     group = group,
     callback = function()
-        require("git.core.repo").refresh_all()
+        for _, r in pairs(require("git.core.repo").all()) do
+            r:refresh({ invalidate = true })
+        end
     end,
 })
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufDelete", "BufWipeout" }, {

test/git/helpers.lua

@@ -73,4 +73,25 @@ function M.make_repo(files, opts)
     return dir
 end
 
+---Build an outer repo with one nested submodule at `sub/`. Both the
+---outer and inner repo are committed and registered for cleanup.
+---@return string outer
+---@return string inner
+function M.make_submodule_repo()
+    local inner = M.make_repo({ a = "x\n" })
+    local outer = M.make_repo({ x = "x\n" })
+    vim.system({
+        "git",
+        "-c",
+        "protocol.file.allow=always",
+        "submodule",
+        "add",
+        "--quiet",
+        inner,
+        "sub",
+    }, { cwd = outer, text = true }):wait()
+    M.git(outer, "commit", "-q", "-m", "add submodule")
+    return outer, inner
+end
+
 return M

test/git/repo_test.lua

@@ -134,6 +134,176 @@ t.test("resolve_sha caches by prefix", function()
     t.truthy(r._cache["resolve:" .. short], "result should be cached")
 end)
 
+---@param r ow.Git.Repo
+local function wait_initial(r)
+    t.wait_for(function()
+        return r.status.branch.head ~= nil
+    end, "initial fetch to complete", 2000)
+end
+
+t.test("_invalidate clears only matching keys for HEAD", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    r._cache.head = "h"
+    r._cache.refs = { "main" }
+    r._cache.pseudo_refs = { "HEAD" }
+    r._cache.stash_refs = {}
+    r._cache["resolve:abc"] = { "deadbeef", "ok" }
+    r:_invalidate("HEAD")
+    t.eq(r._cache.head, nil)
+    t.eq(r._cache.pseudo_refs, nil)
+    t.eq(r._cache["resolve:abc"], nil)
+    t.truthy(r._cache.refs)
+    t.truthy(r._cache.stash_refs)
+end)
+
+t.test("_invalidate clears refs/head/resolve for refs/heads/*", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    r._cache.head = "h"
+    r._cache.refs = { "main" }
+    r._cache.pseudo_refs = { "HEAD" }
+    r._cache.stash_refs = {}
+    r._cache["resolve:abc"] = { "deadbeef", "ok" }
+    r:_invalidate("refs/heads/feature")
+    t.eq(r._cache.head, nil)
+    t.eq(r._cache.refs, nil)
+    t.eq(r._cache["resolve:abc"], nil)
+    t.truthy(r._cache.pseudo_refs)
+    t.truthy(r._cache.stash_refs)
+end)
+
+t.test("_invalidate clears config on .git/config change", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    r._cache.config = { core = {} }
+    r:_invalidate("config")
+    t.eq(r._cache.config, nil)
+end)
+
+t.test("status_entry_for: exact match on case-sensitive repo", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ Foo = "x" })
+    t.write(dir, "Foo", "modified")
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    wait_initial(r)
+    t.truthy(r:status_entry_for("Foo"))
+    t.eq(r:status_entry_for("foo"), nil, "case mismatch returns nil")
+end)
+
+t.test("status_entry_for: case-insensitive fallback when core.ignorecase=true", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ Foo = "x" })
+    h.git(dir, "config", "core.ignorecase", "true")
+    t.write(dir, "Foo", "modified")
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    wait_initial(r)
+    t.truthy(r:status_entry_for("Foo"), "exact match")
+    t.truthy(r:status_entry_for("foo"), "lowercase finds Foo")
+    t.truthy(r:status_entry_for("FOO"), "uppercase finds Foo")
+end)
+
+t.test("_invalidate matches stash_refs on refs/stash and logs/refs/stash", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    r._cache.stash_refs = {}
+    r:_invalidate("refs/stash")
+    t.eq(r._cache.stash_refs, nil)
+    r._cache.stash_refs = {}
+    r:_invalidate("logs/refs/stash")
+    t.eq(r._cache.stash_refs, nil)
+end)
+
+t.test("refresh with invalidate=true wipes cache on next fetch", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    wait_initial(r)
+    r._cache.head = "stale"
+    r._cache["resolve:abc"] = { "x", "ok" }
+    r:refresh({ invalidate = true })
+    t.wait_for(function()
+        return r._cache.head == nil
+    end, "cache wiped after invalidating refresh completes", 2000)
+    t.eq(r._cache.head, nil)
+    t.eq(r._cache["resolve:abc"], nil)
+end)
+
+t.test("refresh emits change.paths listing structurally-changed paths", function()
+    local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "1", b = "1" })
+    local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))
+    wait_initial(r)
+    t.write(dir, "a", "2")
+    ---@type ow.Git.Repo.Change?
+    local change_seen
+    local unsub = r:on("refresh", function(change)
+        change_seen = change
+    end)
+    r:refresh()
+    t.wait_for(function()
+        return change_seen ~= nil
+    end, "refresh emit", 2000)
+    unsub()
+    local change = assert(change_seen)
+    t.truthy(change.paths["a"])
+    t.falsy(change.paths["b"], "b is unchanged structurally")
+end)
+
+t.test("submodule: parent enumerates initialized submodules by default", function()
+    local outer_path = h.make_submodule_repo()
+    local outer = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(outer_path))
+    t.truthy(outer._submodules["sub"], "sub recorded as submodule")
+end)
+
+t.test("submodule: eagerly creates child Repos and subscribes by default", function()
+    local outer_path = h.make_submodule_repo()
+    local outer = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(outer_path))
+    wait_initial(outer)
+    local inner = require("git.core.repo").all()[outer_path .. "/sub"]
+    t.truthy(inner, "inner Repo eagerly created")
+    t.truthy(outer._submodules["sub"] and outer._submodules["sub"].unsub, "inner subscribed by outer")
+
+    t.write(outer_path .. "/sub", "a", "modified\n")
+    ---@type ow.Git.Repo.Change?
+    local outer_change
+    local unsub = outer:on("refresh", function(change)
+        outer_change = change
+    end)
+    inner:refresh()
+    t.wait_for(function()
+        return outer_change ~= nil
+    end, "outer notified by inner refresh", 2000)
+    unsub()
+
+    local entry = outer.status.entries["sub"]
+    t.truthy(entry, "outer sub entry now present")
+    t.eq(entry.kind, "changed")
+end)
+
+t.test("submodule: no eager creation when flag is explicitly disabled", function()
+    vim.g.git_submodule_recursion = false
+    t.defer(function()
+        vim.g.git_submodule_recursion = nil
+    end)
+    local outer_path = h.make_submodule_repo()
+    local outer = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(outer_path))
+    wait_initial(outer)
+    t.eq(
+        require("git.core.repo").all()[outer_path .. "/sub"],
+        nil,
+        "inner Repo not created when flag is false"
+    )
+    t.eq(next(outer._submodules), nil)
+end)
+
+t.test("submodule: outer created after inner picks up existing child", function()
+    local outer_path = h.make_submodule_repo()
+    local inner = assert(
+        require("git.core.repo").resolve(outer_path .. "/sub")
+    )
+    wait_initial(inner)
+    local outer = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(outer_path))
+    wait_initial(outer)
+    t.truthy(outer._submodules["sub"] and outer._submodules["sub"].unsub, "outer subscribed to pre-existing inner")
+end)
+
 t.test("watcher cleans up after a slash-branch dir is removed", function()
     local dir = h.make_repo({ a = "x" })
     local r = assert(require("git.core.repo").resolve(dir))

test/git/status_test.lua

@@ -325,3 +325,63 @@ t.test("Status:aggregate_at with prefix '.' includes everything", function()
     }))
     t.eq(#s:aggregate_at("."), 2)
 end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: identical changed entries", function()
+    local a = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "modified" }
+    local b = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "modified" }
+    t.truthy(status.entry_equal(a, b))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: differing staged side returns false", function()
+    local a = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "modified" }
+    local b = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "added" }
+    t.falsy(status.entry_equal(a, b))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: differing orig returns false", function()
+    local a = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "renamed", orig = "y" }
+    local b = { kind = "changed", path = "x", staged = "renamed", orig = "z" }
+    t.falsy(status.entry_equal(a, b))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: nil vs nil is true", function()
+    t.truthy(status.entry_equal(nil, nil))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: nil vs entry is false", function()
+    t.falsy(status.entry_equal(nil, { kind = "untracked", path = "x" }))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: different kinds returns false", function()
+    local a = { kind = "untracked", path = "x" }
+    local b = { kind = "ignored", path = "x" }
+    t.falsy(status.entry_equal(a, b))
+end)
+
+t.test("entry_equal: differing unmerged conflict returns false", function()
+    local a = { kind = "unmerged", path = "x", conflict = "both_added" }
+    local b = { kind = "unmerged", path = "x", conflict = "both_modified" }
+    t.falsy(status.entry_equal(a, b))
+end)
+
+t.test("diff_entries: detects additions, removals, and modifications", function()
+    local prior = {
+        a = { kind = "changed", path = "a", staged = "modified" },
+        b = { kind = "untracked", path = "b" },
+    }
+    local next_ = {
+        a = { kind = "changed", path = "a", staged = "added" },
+        c = { kind = "untracked", path = "c" },
+    }
+    local changed = status.diff_entries(prior, next_)
+    t.truthy(changed.a, "a modified")
+    t.truthy(changed.b, "b removed")
+    t.truthy(changed.c, "c added")
+end)
+
+t.test("diff_entries: empty when entries match", function()
+    local prior = { a = { kind = "untracked", path = "a" } }
+    local next_ = { a = { kind = "untracked", path = "a" } }
+    t.eq(status.diff_entries(prior, next_), {})
+end)
+