fix: make Search watch admission recoverable (Closes #1295)

tests/test_command_palette.py

@@ -838,6 +838,37 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls,status:final.status,number:final.det
     }
 
 
+def test_search_preview_preserves_authoritative_watch_and_offers_following_repair():
+    script = f"""
+const createSearchPreview = require({json.dumps(str(SEARCH_PREVIEW))});
+(async () => {{
+const states = [];
+const detail = {{repository:'stackchain/api',number:42,kind:'issue',state:'open',claimable:true,watching:false}};
+const preview = createSearchPreview({{
+  fetchJson:async()=>detail,
+  watch:async()=>({{watching:true,following_synced:false,error:'Watching in Gitea, but Following could not sync. Retry this action.'}}),
+  onState:state=>states.push(state),
+}});
+await preview.open(detail);
+await preview.setWatching(true);
+const final=states.at(-1);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+  status:final.status,
+  watching:final.detail.watching,
+  message:globalThis.searchPreviewWatchStatus(final),
+}}));
+}})().catch(error=>{{console.error(error);process.exit(1);}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == {
+        "status": "watch-partial",
+        "watching": True,
+        "message": "Watching in Gitea, but Following could not sync. Tap Stop watching, then Watch issue to repair.",
+    }
+
+
 def test_mobile_search_preview_exposes_touch_safe_watch_action():
     html = dashboard_bundle_text()
     css = (FRONTEND / "dashboard.css").read_text()

tests/test_following_api.py

@@ -53,3 +53,125 @@ async def test_confirmed_watch_updates_account_following_collection(monkeypatch,
         "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
         "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42",
     }]}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_full_following_collection_rejects_watch_before_gitea_mutation(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=b"b" * 32, limit=1)
+    store.set_watching("timmy", {
+        "repository": "stackchain/api", "number": 7, "title": "Already followed",
+        "state": "open", "updated_at": "2026-08-23T02:00:00Z",
+        "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/7",
+    }, True)
+    calls = []
+
+    async def preview(repository, kind, number):
+        return {
+            "repository": repository, "kind": kind, "number": number,
+            "title": "Another issue", "state": "open",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42", "claimable": True,
+        }
+
+    async def set_subscription(*args):
+        calls.append(args)
+        return {"watching": True}
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_following_store", lambda: store)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "work_preview", preview)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "set_issue_subscription", set_subscription)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.put(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/42/preview/subscription?kind=issue"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    assert calls == []
+    assert store.get("timmy")["items"][0]["number"] == 7
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_following_write_failure_compensates_confirmed_gitea_watch(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=b"c" * 32)
+    calls = []
+
+    async def preview(repository, kind, number):
+        return {
+            "repository": repository, "kind": kind, "number": number,
+            "title": "Recoverable watch", "state": "open",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42", "claimable": True,
+        }
+
+    async def set_subscription(repository, number, watching):
+        calls.append(watching)
+        return {"watching": watching}
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    def fail_write(*args):
+        raise OSError("disk unavailable")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_following_store", lambda: store)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "work_preview", preview)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "set_issue_subscription", set_subscription)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(store, "set_watching", fail_write)
+
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.put(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/42/preview/subscription?kind=issue"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    assert response.json() == {"error": "Watch status was not changed. Please retry."}
+    assert calls == [True, False]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_uncompensated_following_write_reports_authoritative_partial_outcome(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = FollowingStore(tmp_path / "following.sqlite3", encryption_key=b"d" * 32)
+    calls = []
+
+    async def preview(repository, kind, number):
+        return {
+            "repository": repository, "kind": kind, "number": number,
+            "title": "Split watch", "state": "open",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/42", "claimable": True,
+        }
+
+    async def set_subscription(repository, number, watching):
+        calls.append(watching)
+        return {"watching": True}
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_following_store", lambda: store)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "work_preview", preview)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "set_issue_subscription", set_subscription)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(store, "set_watching", lambda *args: (_ for _ in ()).throw(OSError()))
+
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.put(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/42/preview/subscription?kind=issue"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "watching": True,
+        "following_synced": False,
+        "error": "Watching in Gitea, but Following could not sync. Retry this action.",
+    }
+    assert calls == [True, False]

tests/test_global_search.py

@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ async def test_work_preview_normalizes_details_and_only_allows_unassigned_open_i
             "title": "Repair queue",
             "body": "Keep mobile operators moving.",
             "state": "open",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
             "html_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/stackchain/api/issues/42",
             "user": {"login": "alex"},
             "labels": [{"name": "P1"}, None],
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ async def test_work_preview_normalizes_details_and_only_allows_unassigned_open_i
         "title": "Repair queue",
         "body": "Keep mobile operators moving.",
         "state": "open",
+        "updated_at": "2026-08-23T03:00:00Z",
         "author": "alex",
         "labels": ["P1"],
         "assignees": [],