{"record":{"id":"e6e9fbec5a0a45af","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"error-committing-files-to-git-repository-for-dir-e6e9fb","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error committing files to git repository for dir: %s, err: %v","messagePattern":"error committing files to git repository for dir: (.+?), err: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/server/db/diff_helpers.go","lineNumber":96,"sourceCode":"\t}\n\n\tfor range planState.ContextsByPath {\n\t\terr = <-errCh\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"error writing original files to temp dir: %v\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tif hasAnyOriginal {\n\t\t// add and commit the files in the temp dir\n\t\terr := gitAdd(tempDirPath, \".\")\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"error adding files to git repository for dir: %s, err: %v\", tempDirPath, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\terr = gitCommit(tempDirPath, \"original files\")\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"error committing files to git repository for dir: %s, err: %v\", tempDirPath, err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t// write the current files to the temp dir\n\terrCh = make(chan error, len(files))\n\n\tfor path, file := range files {\n\t\tgo func(path, file string) {\n\t\t\tdefer func() {\n\t\t\t\tif r := recover(); r != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\tlog.Printf(\"panic in GetPlanDiffs: %v\\n%s\", r, debug.Stack())\n\t\t\t\t\terrCh <- fmt.Errorf(\"panic in GetPlanDiffs: %v\\n%s\", r, debug.Stack())\n\t\t\t\t\truntime.Goexit() // don't allow outer function to continue and double-send to channel\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}()\n\t\t\t// ensure file directory exists\n\t\t\terr = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(tempDirPath, path)), 0755)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {","sourceCodeStart":78,"sourceCodeEnd":114,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/server/db/diff_helpers.go#L78-L114","documentation":"After staging, GetPlanDiffs commits the original files with gitCommit(tempDirPath, \"original files\"). If `git commit` exits non-zero the error is wrapped with the directory. The commit is required as the baseline tree for the diff output.","triggerScenarios":"gitCommit runs `git commit` in the temp repo and fails: nothing staged (hasAnyOriginal true but add silently skipped everything), no user.name/user.email configured in the environment, index.lock present, or hooks failing.","commonSituations":"Missing git identity (\"Please tell me who you are\") on servers without global git config; pre-commit hooks inherited from system config; stale index.lock; git identity checks from newer git versions.","solutions":["Run `git -C <tempDir> commit -m 'original files'` manually to see git's stderr.","Ensure user.name/user.email are set for the server user (git config --global or env GIT_AUTHOR_NAME/GIT_COMMITTER_* / -c overrides).","Check for and clear a stale .git/index.lock.","Disable hooks for internal commits by committing with --no-verify if hooks interfere."],"exampleFix":"// before\nerr = gitCommit(tempDirPath, \"original files\")\n// after (guarantee identity regardless of host config)\ncmd := exec.Command(\"git\", \"-C\", dir, \"-c\", \"user.name=plandex\", \"-c\", \"user.email=plandex@localhost\", \"commit\", \"-m\", msg, \"--no-verify\")","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// ensure a git identity exists before any commit is attempted\nif os.Getenv(\"GIT_AUTHOR_NAME\") == \"\" {\n    if out, err := exec.Command(\"git\", \"config\", \"--global\", \"user.name\").Output(); err != nil || len(out) == 0 {\n        return fmt.Errorf(\"git identity (user.name/user.email) not configured\")\n    }\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"out, err := GetPlanDiffs(orgId, planId, plain)\nif err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"error committing files to git repository\") {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"who you are\") {\n        // set identity via env: GIT_AUTHOR_NAME/EMAIL, GIT_COMMITTER_NAME/EMAIL, then retry\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Configure user.name/user.email for the server user at provisioning time (or pass -c flags in gitCommit).","Use --no-verify for internal machine commits to bypass hooks.","Alert on stale index.lock files in repo directories.","Keep git version pinned/known-good across the fleet to avoid identity-check behavior changes."],"tags":["git","commit","exec"],"backgroundTag":"git-commit-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}