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Tracking issue: #1397

Part of the file-write-safety series (#1375) — B1: per-write checkpoints, task-start baseline, and the perWriteCheckpoints setting.

What

  • Per-write checkpointswrite_to_file, edit_file, and apply_patch now record one suppressed checkpoint after each successful write. apply_patch records exactly one checkpoint for the whole patch (not per file).
  • Task-start baselineinitiateTaskLoop records a one-time task-start baseline checkpoint, guarded by taskStartBaselineDone (the loop runs on both start and resume, so the guard makes the baseline fire exactly once per task instance).
  • perWriteCheckpoints setting (default-on)
    • defined in packages/types/src/global-settings.ts (DEFAULT_PER_WRITE_CHECKPOINTS + z.boolean().optional()) and included in ExtensionState (vscode-extension-host.ts),
    • exposed as a checkbox in CheckpointSettings and wired through SettingsView's cachedState round-trip (initial value + handleSubmit payload),
    • persisted through the generic ContextProxy path (same shape as enableCheckpoints — no special webviewMessageHandler handling),
    • surfaced by ClineProvider.getState() and getStateToPostToWebview() with the shared default,
    • default-on in the webview's createInitialExtensionState (mirrors enableCheckpoints).
  • Live, default-on semantics — hooks read the current state and skip only when the setting is explicitly false.

Tests

  • Task.spec.ts — task-start baseline: exactly one suppressed save on the first initiateTaskLoop run (guard verified across two loop invocations); no save when the setting is off; the baseline save is awaited before the first request (a held-promise regression test proves the request loop does not start first).
  • writeToFileTool / editFileTool / applyPatchTool specs — one suppressed save per successful write; none when the setting is disabled; none on the failure path.
  • ClineProvider.spec.ts — saved-value and default round-trips for both getState and getStateToPostToWebview (true / false / unset).
  • New CheckpointSettings.spec.tsx — default-on checkbox binding, saved-false and saved-true bindings (the explicit persisted value, not only the default-on fallback), and toggle caching through setCachedStateField.
  • i18n perWrite key (label + description) added to all 18 locales.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added automatic checkpoint snapshots after each successful file write.
    • Added a task-start baseline checkpoint for recovery and tracking.
    • The setting is enabled by default and can be disabled in Checkpoint settings.
    • Added localized labels and descriptions across supported languages.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for enabled, disabled, successful, and failed write scenarios.

Update (CodeRabbit-sync from trial #1413): head b98f15903 — createInitialExtensionState exported + focused test asserting the pre-hydration perWriteCheckpoints default (trial addendum 4fc14c4). Review context: trial PR #1413.

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Adds a default-enabled perWriteCheckpoints setting. The extension exposes it through state and the settings UI. Successful writes and task-loop initialization create suppressed checkpoints when enabled. Tests cover enabled, disabled, repeated-start, and failure cases.

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Per-write checkpoint support

Layer / File(s)Summary
Checkpoint setting contract and state propagation
packages/types/src/global-settings.ts, packages/types/src/vscode-extension-host.ts, src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts, src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
Defines the optional setting and true default. Adds the field to ExtensionState. Provider state and webview state preserve explicit values and default unset values to true.
Task and write checkpoint capture
src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts, src/core/tools/{ApplyPatchTool,EditFileTool,WriteToFileTool}.ts, src/core/tools/__tests__/*
Records one task-start baseline per task. Successful edits, writes, and whole patches record one suppressed checkpoint unless the setting is false. Checkpoint errors remain ignored. Tests cover disabled and failure paths.
Settings UI and localization
webview-ui/src/components/settings/*, webview-ui/src/context/*, webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/*/settings.json
Adds the checkbox, cached-state update, settings payload field, initial state value, component tests, and checkpoints.perWrite locale entries.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk:🟡 Moderate · up to abfbe

This change adds default-on task-start and per-write restore points, but failed baseline saves can permanently suppress recovery and non-awaited saves can merge or omit restore points during closely sequenced edits. These bounded rollback and data-retention risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Suggested reviewers:edelauna, jamesrobert20

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sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant SettingsView
participant ClineProvider
participant Task
participant WriteTools
participant checkpointSave
User->>SettingsView: Toggle perWriteCheckpoints
SettingsView->>ClineProvider: Send updateSettings
ClineProvider->>Task: Expose perWriteCheckpoints state
Task->>checkpointSave: Save task-start baseline once
WriteTools->>checkpointSave: Save checkpoint after successful write
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webview-ui/src/context/__tests__/ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx (1)

410-410: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add focused assertions for perWriteCheckpoints.

These edits only populate the fixtures with true. Add cases for true, false, and omitted values, then assert the merged state. The default true can hide a missing propagation path.

As per coding guidelines, changed *.spec.tsx files must cover state behavior and true, false, and unset cases when defaults could hide omissions.

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In `@webview-ui/src/context/__tests__/ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx` at line 410,
Add focused tests in ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx for perWriteCheckpoints
covering true, false, and omitted values, and assert the resulting merged state
for each case. Ensure the tests verify propagation rather than relying on the
default true value.

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src/core/tools/__tests__/applyPatchTool.execute.spec.ts (1)

61-65: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document or remove the double assertion.

The test double uses as unknown as Task["providerRef"] without a nearby explanation. This bypasses compile-time checking of the WeakRef<ClineProvider> shape. Use a precise typed test double when possible. If the structural cast is unavoidable, explain the reason beside this cast.

As per coding guidelines, use precise test doubles and explain unavoidable double assertions with a nearby comment.

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65, The test double assigned to providerRef uses an unexplained double
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In `@packages/types/src/global-settings.ts`:
- Around line 102-107: Remove the duplicate provider-local
DEFAULT_PER_WRITE_CHECKPOINTS declaration in ClineProvider and import the shared
constant from global-settings.ts. Update its usages to reference the imported
symbol so schema, provider state, and webview share one default value.
In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`:
- Around line 3292-3333: Add a focused test in the “task-start baseline (B1
perWriteCheckpoints)” suite where mockProvider.getState() resolves without the
perWriteCheckpoints property, then abort before initiateTaskLoop and assert
checkpointSave is called exactly once with false and true, matching the
enabled-case behavior.
In `@src/core/tools/ApplyPatchTool.ts`:
- Around line 136-141: The checkpoint block in execute must run only when the
entire apply_patch operation succeeds; propagate handler success through the
approval and local-write paths, or return immediately on the first unsuccessful
file operation, before calling checkpointSave. Preserve the existing
perWriteCheckpoints setting behavior and add a regression test covering rejected
approval with no checkpoint recorded.
In `@src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts`:
- Around line 1419-1434: Add an explicit false-value test alongside the existing
getStateToPostToWebview tests: set perWriteCheckpoints to false through
contextProxy, call getStateToPostToWebview, and assert state.perWriteCheckpoints
is false, while preserving the existing true and unset-default coverage.
In `@webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/ca/settings.json`:
- Around line 705-707: Translate the checkpoints.perWrite label and description
from English in webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/ca/settings.json lines 705-707,
de/settings.json lines 705-707, es/settings.json lines 705-707, fr/settings.json
lines 705-707, hi/settings.json lines 705-707, id/settings.json lines 705-707,
it/settings.json lines 705-707, and ja/settings.json lines 705-707, using the
appropriate language for each locale while preserving the existing keys and
meaning.
Apply the same fix in `@webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json` around lines
705 - 707: Same untranslated setting label and description.
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In `@src/core/tools/__tests__/applyPatchTool.execute.spec.ts`:
- Around line 61-65: The test double assigned to providerRef uses an unexplained
double assertion; update this fixture to a precisely typed mock matching
Task["providerRef"] where possible, or add a nearby comment documenting why the
structural cast is unavoidable.
In `@webview-ui/src/context/__tests__/ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx`:
- Line 410: Add focused tests in ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx for
perWriteCheckpoints covering true, false, and omitted values, and assert the
resulting merged state for each case. Ensure the tests verify propagation rather
than relying on the default true value.
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In `@src/core/task/Task.ts`:
- Around line 2502-2508: The baseline checkpoint in Task.initiateTaskLoop is
started without awaiting, allowing the first write checkpoint to overlap it.
Await checkpointSave(true, true) before entering the task loop, and add a
regression test that blocks the baseline promise and verifies the first write
checkpoint waits for its completion.
In `@webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/CheckpointSettings.spec.tsx`:
- Around line 70-88: Add a test alongside the existing CheckpointSettings
checkbox cases that renders CheckpointSettings with perWriteCheckpoints={true}
and verifies the “Checkpoint after each file write” checkbox is checked, while
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Remove the redundant type assertion.

mockResolvedValue accepts Partial<ProviderState>, so pass unsetState directly. The assertion does not represent the deleted property.

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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts` around lines 3327 - 3329, In the
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…heckpoint default
createInitialExtensionState is exported and a focused test asserts it initializes perWriteCheckpoints to true: a regression that dropped the key from the initializer (rather than from a merge fixture) would otherwise stay hidden (CodeRabbit finding on trial Zoo-Code-Org#1413).
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