.loop/queue_exclusions.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]

scripts/triage_score.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ QUEUE_BACKUP_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".loop" / "queue.json.bak"
 RETRO_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".loop" / "retro" / "triage.jsonl"
 QUARANTINE_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".loop" / "quarantine.json"
 CYCLE_RETRO_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".loop" / "retro" / "cycles.jsonl"
+EXCLUSIONS_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".loop" / "queue_exclusions.json"
 
 # Minimum score to be considered "ready"
 READY_THRESHOLD = 5
@@ -85,6 +86,24 @@ def load_quarantine() -> dict:
     return {}
 
 
+def load_exclusions() -> list[int]:
+    """Load excluded issue numbers (sticky removals from deep triage)."""
+    if EXCLUSIONS_FILE.exists():
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(EXCLUSIONS_FILE.read_text())
+            if isinstance(data, list):
+                return [int(x) for x in data if isinstance(x, int) or (isinstance(x, str) and x.isdigit())]
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError, ValueError):
+            pass
+    return []
+
+
+def save_exclusions(exclusions: list[int]) -> None:
+    """Save excluded issue numbers to persist deep triage removals."""
+    EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(sorted(set(exclusions)), indent=2) + "\n")
+
+
 def save_quarantine(q: dict) -> None:
     QUARANTINE_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     QUARANTINE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(q, indent=2) + "\n")
@@ -329,6 +348,12 @@ def run_triage() -> list[dict]:
     # Auto-quarantine repeat failures
     scored = update_quarantine(scored)
 
+    # Load exclusions (sticky removals from deep triage)
+    exclusions = load_exclusions()
+
+    # Filter out excluded issues - they never get re-added
+    scored = [s for s in scored if s["issue"] not in exclusions]
+
     # Sort: ready first, then by score descending, bugs always on top
     def sort_key(item: dict) -> tuple:
         return (
@@ -339,10 +364,29 @@ def run_triage() -> list[dict]:
 
     scored.sort(key=sort_key)
 
-    # Write queue (ready items only)
+    # Get ready items from current scoring run
-    ready = [s for s in scored if s["ready"]]
+    newly_ready = [s for s in scored if s["ready"]]
     not_ready = [s for s in scored if not s["ready"]]
 
+    # MERGE logic: preserve existing queue, only add new issues
+    existing_queue = []
+    if QUEUE_FILE.exists():
+        try:
+            existing_queue = json.loads(QUEUE_FILE.read_text())
+            if not isinstance(existing_queue, list):
+                existing_queue = []
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
+            existing_queue = []
+
+    # Build set of existing issue numbers
+    existing_issues = {item["issue"] for item in existing_queue if isinstance(item, dict) and "issue" in item}
+
+    # Add only new issues that aren't already in the queue and aren't excluded
+    new_items = [s for s in newly_ready if s["issue"] not in existing_issues and s["issue"] not in exclusions]
+
+    # Merge: existing items + new items
+    ready = existing_queue + new_items
+
     # Save backup before writing (if current file exists and is valid)
     if QUEUE_FILE.exists():
         try:
@@ -351,7 +395,7 @@ def run_triage() -> list[dict]:
         except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError):
             pass  # Current file is corrupt, don't overwrite backup
 
-    # Write new queue file
+    # Write merged queue file
     QUEUE_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     QUEUE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(ready, indent=2) + "\n")
 
@@ -390,7 +434,7 @@ def run_triage() -> list[dict]:
         f.write(json.dumps(retro_entry) + "\n")
 
     # Summary
-    print(f"[triage] Ready: {len(ready)} | Not ready: {len(not_ready)}")
+    print(f"[triage] Ready: {len(ready)} | Not ready: {len(not_ready)} | Existing: {len(existing_issues)} | New: {len(new_items)}")
     for item in ready[:5]:
         flag = "🐛" if item["type"] == "bug" else "✦"
         print(f"  {flag} #{item['issue']} score={item['score']} {item['title'][:60]}")

tests/scripts/test_triage_score_validation.py

@@ -157,3 +157,175 @@ def test_backup_path_configuration():
     assert ts.QUEUE_BACKUP_FILE.parent == ts.QUEUE_FILE.parent
     assert ts.QUEUE_BACKUP_FILE.name == "queue.json.bak"
     assert ts.QUEUE_FILE.name == "queue.json"
+
+
+def test_exclusions_file_path():
+    """Ensure exclusions file path is properly configured."""
+    assert ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.name == "queue_exclusions.json"
+    assert ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent == ts.REPO_ROOT / ".loop"
+
+
+def test_load_exclusions_empty_file(tmp_path):
+    """Loading from empty/non-existent exclusions file returns empty list."""
+    assert ts.load_exclusions() == []
+
+
+def test_load_exclusions_with_data(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Loading exclusions returns list of integers."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text("[123, 456, 789]")
+    assert ts.load_exclusions() == [123, 456, 789]
+
+
+def test_load_exclusions_with_strings(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Loading exclusions handles string numbers gracefully."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text('["100", 200, "invalid", 300]')
+    assert ts.load_exclusions() == [100, 200, 300]
+
+
+def test_load_exclusions_corrupt_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Loading from corrupt exclusions file returns empty list."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text("not valid json")
+    assert ts.load_exclusions() == []
+
+
+def test_save_exclusions(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Saving exclusions writes sorted unique integers."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.save_exclusions([300, 100, 200, 100])  # includes duplicate
+    assert json.loads(ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.read_text()) == [100, 200, 300]
+
+
+def test_merge_preserves_existing_queue(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Merge logic preserves existing queue items and only adds new ones."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "QUEUE_FILE", tmp_path / "queue.json")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "QUEUE_BACKUP_FILE", tmp_path / "queue.json.bak")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "RETRO_FILE", tmp_path / "retro" / "triage.jsonl")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "QUARANTINE_FILE", tmp_path / "quarantine.json")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "CYCLE_RETRO_FILE", tmp_path / "retro" / "cycles.jsonl")
+
+    # Setup: existing queue with 2 items (simulating deep triage cut)
+    existing = [
+        {"issue": 1, "title": "Existing A", "ready": True, "score": 8},
+        {"issue": 2, "title": "Existing B", "ready": True, "score": 7},
+    ]
+    ts.QUEUE_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.QUEUE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(existing))
+
+    # Simulate merge logic (extracted from run_triage)
+    newly_ready = [
+        {"issue": 1, "title": "Existing A", "ready": True, "score": 8},  # duplicate
+        {"issue": 2, "title": "Existing B", "ready": True, "score": 7},  # duplicate
+        {"issue": 3, "title": "New C", "ready": True, "score": 9},  # new
+    ]
+    exclusions = []
+
+    existing_queue = json.loads(ts.QUEUE_FILE.read_text())
+    existing_issues = {item["issue"] for item in existing_queue}
+    new_items = [
+        s for s in newly_ready if s["issue"] not in existing_issues and s["issue"] not in exclusions
+    ]
+    merged = existing_queue + new_items
+
+    # Should preserve existing (2 items) + add new (1 item) = 3 items
+    assert len(merged) == 3
+    assert merged[0]["issue"] == 1
+    assert merged[1]["issue"] == 2
+    assert merged[2]["issue"] == 3
+
+
+def test_excluded_issues_not_added(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Excluded issues are never added to the queue."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text("[5, 10]")
+
+    exclusions = ts.load_exclusions()
+    newly_ready = [
+        {"issue": 5, "title": "Excluded A", "ready": True},
+        {"issue": 6, "title": "New B", "ready": True},
+        {"issue": 10, "title": "Excluded C", "ready": True},
+    ]
+
+    # Filter out excluded
+    filtered = [s for s in newly_ready if s["issue"] not in exclusions]
+
+    assert len(filtered) == 1
+    assert filtered[0]["issue"] == 6
+
+
+def test_excluded_issues_removed_from_scored(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Excluded issues are filtered out before any queue logic."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.EXCLUSIONS_FILE.write_text("[42]")
+
+    exclusions = ts.load_exclusions()
+    scored = [
+        {"issue": 41, "title": "Keep", "ready": True},
+        {"issue": 42, "title": "Excluded", "ready": True},
+        {"issue": 43, "title": "Keep Too", "ready": True},
+    ]
+
+    filtered = [s for s in scored if s["issue"] not in exclusions]
+
+    assert len(filtered) == 2
+    assert 42 not in [s["issue"] for s in filtered]
+
+
+def test_empty_queue_merge_adds_all_new_items(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """When queue is empty, all new ready items are added."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "QUEUE_FILE", tmp_path / "queue.json")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+
+    # No existing queue file
+    assert not ts.QUEUE_FILE.exists()
+
+    newly_ready = [
+        {"issue": 1, "title": "A", "ready": True},
+        {"issue": 2, "title": "B", "ready": True},
+    ]
+    exclusions = ts.load_exclusions()
+
+    existing_queue = []
+    if ts.QUEUE_FILE.exists():
+        existing_queue = json.loads(ts.QUEUE_FILE.read_text())
+
+    existing_issues = {item["issue"] for item in existing_queue}
+    new_items = [
+        s for s in newly_ready if s["issue"] not in existing_issues and s["issue"] not in exclusions
+    ]
+    merged = existing_queue + new_items
+
+    assert len(merged) == 2
+    assert merged[0]["issue"] == 1
+    assert merged[1]["issue"] == 2
+
+
+def test_queue_preserved_when_no_new_ready_items(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Existing queue is preserved even when no new ready items are found."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "QUEUE_FILE", tmp_path / "queue.json")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ts, "EXCLUSIONS_FILE", tmp_path / "exclusions.json")
+
+    existing = [{"issue": 1, "title": "Only Item", "ready": True}]
+    ts.QUEUE_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ts.QUEUE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(existing))
+
+    newly_ready = []  # No new ready items
+    exclusions = ts.load_exclusions()
+
+    existing_queue = json.loads(ts.QUEUE_FILE.read_text())
+    existing_issues = {item["issue"] for item in existing_queue}
+    new_items = [
+        s for s in newly_ready if s["issue"] not in existing_issues and s["issue"] not in exclusions
+    ]
+    merged = existing_queue + new_items
+
+    assert len(merged) == 1
+    assert merged[0]["issue"] == 1