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Compare a tracked file or its parent folder against a commit, local branch, remote-tracking branch, or tag without checking out that revision. File Status opens a separate resizable comparison window whose viewport stays within the screen, so long diffs scroll without expanding a modal beyond the repository window.

  • Reuse the reference comparison controller and diff renderer; open file diffs directly and show changed paths for folders.
  • Support revision, working-tree, and index endpoints in the service. File Status compares current tracked-file content, including staged and unstaged edits; purely untracked files are excluded.
  • Resolve refs to commit IDs, pass literal paths safely, detect cross-folder renames before filtering, and reject stale async results. Preserve the existing binary and 2 MB patch-limit states.

Related to #15. The repository-browser entry point remains dependent on #14 and is not included here.

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  • macOS build succeeded, including after the separate-window change.
  • 20 tests passed across BranchComparisonServiceTests and ReferenceComparisonControllerTests, covering working tree/index semantics, read-only state, paths, renames, revisions, binary content, and stale results.
  • git diff --check passed.
  • Automated UI verification of the final separate window and a 10,000-line diff remains outstanding.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Compare individual files or folders directly from file menus and context menus.
    • Compare paths against branches, tags, remote references, the working tree, or staged changes.
    • Open path comparisons in a resizable window with revision selection and path-specific headers.
    • Automatically focus file comparisons on the selected file and display file details full-screen.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of renamed, deleted, binary, and unusually named files in path comparisons.
    • Added clearer empty states when a selected path has no differences.

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The change adds path-scoped Git comparisons for files and directories. It introduces comparison models and Git service support, updates controller loading, adds file and folder actions, presents comparisons in a separate window, and adds validation for revisions, paths, renames, binary files, and reload behavior.

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Path comparison workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Comparison contracts and Git services
macgit/Models/*, macgit/Services/*
Adds comparison endpoints and validated repository paths. Git services create path-specific snapshots, enumerate revisions, apply endpoint-specific diff arguments, and retain renames crossing directory boundaries.
Path comparison orchestration
macgit/App/ReferenceComparisonController.swift
Loads revisions and path snapshots, accepts working-tree targets, preserves selected files, and selects matching files after reloads.
Comparison window and file actions
macgit/App/PathComparisonWindowController.swift, macgit/Views/FileStatus/*, macgit/Views/MainWindow/*, macgit/Views/Common/*
Adds file and folder comparison actions, path comparison headers and file rendering, and a resizable comparison window that closes by cancelling the active comparison.
Path comparison validation
macgitTests/BranchComparisonServiceTests.swift, macgitTests/ReferenceComparisonControllerTests.swift
Tests working-tree and index comparisons, revisions, renames, binary files, unusual and invalid paths, stale results, and selection preservation.

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Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant FileStatusView
  participant MainWindowView
  participant PathComparisonWindowController
  participant ReferenceComparisonController
  participant GitStatusService
  participant ReferenceDiffView
  FileStatusView->>MainWindowView: request file or folder comparison
  MainWindowView->>PathComparisonWindowController: open selected path
  PathComparisonWindowController->>ReferenceComparisonController: initialize HEAD and working tree
  ReferenceDiffView->>ReferenceComparisonController: reload path comparison
  ReferenceComparisonController->>GitStatusService: create path comparison snapshot
  GitStatusService-->>ReferenceComparisonController: return snapshot and diff state
  ReferenceComparisonController-->>ReferenceDiffView: provide files and patches
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This change adds path-scoped file and folder comparisons without checkout. The supplied evidence reports passing service and controller tests, and no concrete production-impacting issue remains identified; it is ready to merge with the noted UI validation follow-up.

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In `@macgit/App/ReferenceComparisonController.swift`:
- Line 121: Update the revision-loading condition in the refresh flow to reload
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  • macgit/App/PathComparisonWindowController.swift
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  • macgit/Models/ComparisonEndpoint.swift
  • macgit/Models/ComparisonPath.swift
  • macgit/Models/ReferenceComparisonSnapshot.swift
  • macgit/Services/GitStatusService+BranchComparison.swift
  • macgit/Services/GitStatusService+PathComparison.swift
  • macgit/Services/ReferenceComparisonServing.swift
  • macgit/Views/Common/PathComparisonHeaderView.swift
  • macgit/Views/Common/ReferenceComparisonFilesView.swift
  • macgit/Views/Common/ReferenceDiffView.swift
  • macgit/Views/FileStatus/FileStatusView.swift
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