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Fixes #1691

resolveLanguageFromGitAttributes matched every pattern against the full repo-relative path with micromatch.isMatch. So *.h linguist-language=C only applied to headers at the repo root, and an anchored pattern like /config.in never matched. The file viewer and file-source API ignored the override for nearly every file.

It now follows git's rule: a pattern with no slash is matched against the file name (any directory); any other pattern is matched from the repo root, with a leading / stripped. dot: true is set so dotfiles match too. The last matching rule still wins.

How I verified it

New packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.test.ts (4 tests):

  • On main (b493151), 3 fail. For example src/include/foo.h with *.h linguist-language=C resolves to undefined instead of C.
  • With the fix, all 4 pass. The whole web suite passes (148 files, 1507 tests), and eslint is clean on both files.

A reviewer can confirm it by adding *.h linguist-language=C to a repo's .gitattributes and opening a header in a subdirectory.

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Localized change to file-viewer language detection logic with new unit tests; no auth, API contract, or data-handling impact.

Overview
Fixes .gitattributes linguist-language overrides so they apply the way Git does, instead of only matching paths at the repo root.

resolveLanguageFromGitAttributes previously ran every pattern against the full repo-relative path. matchesGitAttributesPattern now follows Git rules: slashless patterns (e.g. *.h) match the basename at any depth; patterns with / match the normalized path from the root (leading / stripped, ./ segments collapsed). Matching uses dot: true for dotfiles, and false / unspecified linguist-language values clear a prior override while the last matching rule still wins.

Adds gitattributes.test.ts for subdirectory, root-anchored, path-relative, dotfile, and reset behavior, plus a changelog entry under Fixed.

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Fixes #1691 so .gitattributes linguist-language overrides apply to files anywhere in the repo instead of only at the root. resolveLanguageFromGitAttributes previously matched each pattern against the full repo-relative path, so *.h linguist-language=C missed src/foo.h and anchored patterns like /config.in never matched.

It now follows git's rules: a pattern with no slash matches the file name at any depth, and any other pattern is matched from the repo root with a leading / stripped. Paths with . segments are normalized before matching, dot: true ensures dotfiles match, and negated rules or false/unspecified values clear a prior override. The last matching rule still wins. Adds tests covering depth, anchoring, dotfiles, and reset behavior, plus a changelog entry.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • .gitattributes language overrides now apply correctly to files in subdirectories and dotfiles. Patterns without slashes match filenames at any directory depth, while patterns with slashes match repository-relative paths; leading-slash patterns apply only at the repository root. Paths prefixed with ./ are handled correctly. The last matching rule determines the language, and a rule can clear or replace an earlier override.

breken-ai and others added 2 commits September 24, 2026 20:22
resolveLanguageFromGitAttributes passed each .gitattributes pattern
straight to micromatch against the full repo path. A pattern with no
slash, such as `*.h linguist-language=C`, only matched files at the repo
root, so the override never applied to `src/foo.h`. Root-anchored
patterns like `/config.in` never matched at all.

Follow the gitattributes rules: a pattern with no slash matches the file
name at any depth; any other pattern is matched from the repository root
with a leading slash removed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The language resolver now matches slashless .gitattributes patterns against filenames at any directory depth. Patterns containing slashes match repository-relative paths after a leading slash is removed. Matching rules can set or clear the language override. Tests cover these rules and last-match precedence.

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Git attributes language matching

Layer / File(s) Summary
Match language rules against file paths
packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.ts, packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.test.ts, CHANGELOG.md
The resolver matches slashless patterns against basenames and slash-containing patterns against repository-relative paths. Matching false or unspecified values clear the override. Tests cover dotfiles, resets, and rule precedence. The changelog records the fix.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: packages/web, CHANGELOG.md

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  • observed — packages/web (ui) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — CHANGELOG.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in CHANGELOG.md: Added an Unreleased fixed-item entry documenting the subdirectory .gitattributes language-override issue and linking PR #1692.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.test.ts: Adds tests asserting slashless, root-anchored, and root-relative pattern matching, normalization of ./ path prefixes, and last-matching-rule precedence.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.test.ts: Adds tests asserting dotfiles match slashless patterns, either reset attribute clears a previous language override, and a later language value replaces a reset.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.ts: Added matchesGitAttributesPattern, which removes . path segments, matches slashless patterns against the basename and slash-containing patterns against the normalized path with a leading / removed; both matches include dotfiles.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in [#1691]. matchesGitAttributesPattern normalizes ./ segments, matches slashless patterns against basenames at any depth including dotfiles, and matche…
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Addressed the review findings in 5e9fcf2c: false and unspecified now clear an earlier linguist-language override, and a later matching value can set it again. Added coverage for both reset forms and slashless patterns matching dotfiles. The reset regressions fail against the prior commit (false/unspecified were returned as language names); the focused test file now passes 8/8, ESLint passes on both changed files, and git diff --check passes. I did not rerun the full web suite on this follow-up commit.

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🟡 Minor · Normalize ./ prefixes before matching slash-containing patterns. · gitattributes.ts:61-71

packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.ts:61-71
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Normalize ./ prefixes before matching slash-containing patterns.

The public /api/source route accepts path=./docs/intro.txt. Git accepts this path, but matchesGitAttributesPattern compares ./docs/intro.txt with docs/*.txt. The root-relative linguist-language rule can therefore be skipped.

Suggested fix
 function matchesGitAttributesPattern(filePath: string, pattern: string): boolean {
+    const normalizedFilePath = filePath.replace(/^(?:\.\/)+/, '');
     if (!pattern.includes('/')) {
-        const fileName = filePath.slice(filePath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+        const fileName = normalizedFilePath.slice(normalizedFilePath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
         return micromatch.isMatch(fileName, pattern, { dot: true });
     }
-    return micromatch.isMatch(filePath, pattern.replace(/^\//, ''), { dot: true });
+    return micromatch.isMatch(normalizedFilePath, pattern.replace(/^\//, ''), { dot: true });
 }
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In @packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.ts around lines 61 - 71, Update
matchesGitAttributesPattern to normalize leading ./ prefixes from filePath
before matching either basename-only or slash-containing patterns. Use the
normalized path for both the filename extraction and full-path match, preserving
the existing pattern handling.

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In @packages/web/src/lib/gitattributes.ts:
- Around line 61-71: Update matchesGitAttributesPattern to normalize leading ./
prefixes from filePath before matching either basename-only or slash-containing
patterns. Use the normalized path for both the filename extraction and full-path
match, preserving the existing pattern handling.

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Fixed the ./ prefix finding in f648cd6. I added a regression for docs/*.txt with ./docs/intro.txt; it failed before the fix and passes now. The focused gitattributes suite passes 8/8, ESLint passes on the changed files, and git diff --check is clean.

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