Replace gix with configurable libgit2 diffs

Cargo.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ cc = "1.3.0"
 [dependencies]
 diesel = { version = "2.3.11", features = ["sqlite", "returning_clauses_for_sqlite_3_35", "64-column-tables"] }
 diesel_migrations = "2.3.2"
-gix = { version = "0.86.0", default-features = false, features = ["max-performance-safe", "sha1", "status"] }
 git2 = { version = "0.20.4", features = ["vendored-libgit2", "vendored-openssl"] }
 iced = { version = "0.14.0", features = ["advanced", "highlighter", "image-without-codecs", "markdown", "svg", "tokio"] }
 image = { version = "0.25.10", default-features = false, features = ["gif", "jpeg", "png", "webp"] }

src/app.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use preferences::PreferenceDraft;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use preferences::{parse_optional_gib, parse_streaming_cache};
 
-use crate::config::{Config, DevBrainConfig, EndpointConfig};
+use crate::config::{
+    Config, DevBrainConfig, EndpointConfig, GitConfig, GitDiffAlgorithm, GitDiffWhitespace,
+};
 use crate::database::{Database, ProjectWithSessions, SessionState, StoredMessage};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use crate::engine::ChatTurn;
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ pub(super) enum PreferenceSection {
     Model,
     Endpoint,
     DevBrain,
+    Git,
     Generation,
     Execution,
     Acceleration,
@@ -256,10 +259,11 @@ pub(super) enum PreferenceSection {
 }
 
 impl PreferenceSection {
-    const ALL: [Self; 8] = [
+    const ALL: [Self; 9] = [
         Self::Model,
         Self::Endpoint,
         Self::DevBrain,
+        Self::Git,
         Self::Generation,
         Self::Execution,
         Self::Acceleration,
@@ -272,6 +276,7 @@ impl PreferenceSection {
             Self::Model => "preferences-model",
             Self::Endpoint => "preferences-endpoint",
             Self::DevBrain => "preferences-dev-brain",
+            Self::Git => "preferences-git",
             Self::Generation => "preferences-generation",
             Self::Execution => "preferences-execution",
             Self::Acceleration => "preferences-acceleration",
@@ -285,6 +290,7 @@ impl PreferenceSection {
             Self::Model => "Model & lifecycle",
             Self::Endpoint => "Local endpoint",
             Self::DevBrain => "Dev Brain",
+            Self::Git => "Git diffs",
             Self::Generation => "Generation",
             Self::Execution => "Execution",
             Self::Acceleration => "Acceleration & memory",
@@ -344,6 +350,12 @@ pub(crate) enum Message {
     PreferenceEndpointCorsChanged(bool),
     PreferenceDevBrainEnabledChanged(bool),
     PreferenceDevBrainVaultChanged(String),
+    PreferenceGitDiffAlgorithmChanged(GitDiffAlgorithm),
+    PreferenceGitContextLinesChanged(String),
+    PreferenceGitInterhunkLinesChanged(String),
+    PreferenceGitIndentHeuristicChanged(bool),
+    PreferenceGitWhitespaceChanged(GitDiffWhitespace),
+    PreferenceGitIgnoreBlankLinesChanged(bool),
     ChooseDevBrainVault,
     DevBrainVaultPicked(Option<PathBuf>),
     PreferenceContextChanged(String),
@@ -1174,6 +1186,30 @@ impl App {
                 self.preference_draft.dev_brain_vault_path = value;
                 self.preference_error = None;
             }
+            Message::PreferenceGitDiffAlgorithmChanged(algorithm) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_diff_algorithm = algorithm;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
+            Message::PreferenceGitContextLinesChanged(value) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_context_lines = value;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
+            Message::PreferenceGitInterhunkLinesChanged(value) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_interhunk_lines = value;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
+            Message::PreferenceGitIndentHeuristicChanged(enabled) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_indent_heuristic = enabled;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
+            Message::PreferenceGitWhitespaceChanged(whitespace) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_whitespace = whitespace;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
+            Message::PreferenceGitIgnoreBlankLinesChanged(enabled) => {
+                self.preference_draft.git_ignore_blank_lines = enabled;
+                self.preference_error = None;
+            }
             Message::ChooseDevBrainVault => {
                 return Task::perform(
                     async {

src/app/git.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub(super) enum GitChangeKind {
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ impl App {
             self.error = Some("The selected Git file is no longer available.".into());
             return;
         };
-        match load_diff(&worktree.root, file) {
+        match load_diff(&worktree.root, file, &self.config.git) {
             Ok(diff) => {
                 self.git_diff = Some(diff);
                 self.error = None;
@@ -420,25 +422,22 @@ impl App {
 }
 
 fn read_worktree(project_path: &Path) -> Result<GitWorktree, String> {
-    let repository = gix::discover(project_path).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+    let repository = git2::Repository::discover(project_path).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
     let root = repository
         .workdir()
         .ok_or_else(|| "bare repositories do not have a worktree".to_owned())?
         .to_path_buf();
-    let dirwalk = repository
+    let mut options = git2::StatusOptions::new();
-        .dirwalk_options()
+    options.include_untracked(true).recurse_untracked_dirs(true);
-        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
     let mut files = BTreeMap::<PathBuf, GitFile>::new();
-    let changes = repository
+    let statuses = repository
-        .status(gix::progress::Discard)
+        .statuses(Some(&mut options))
-        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
-        .index_worktree_options_mut(|options| options.dirwalk_options = Some(dirwalk))
-        .untracked_files(gix::status::UntrackedFiles::Files)
-        .into_iter(Vec::<gix::bstr::BString>::new())
         .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    for change in changes {
+    for entry in statuses.iter() {
-        let change = change.map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+        #[cfg(unix)]
-        let path = gix::path::from_bstr(change.location()).into_owned();
+        let path = PathBuf::from(std::ffi::OsString::from_vec(entry.path_bytes().to_vec()));
+        #[cfg(not(unix))]
+        let path = PathBuf::from(String::from_utf8_lossy(entry.path_bytes()).into_owned());
         let display_path = path.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
         let file = files.entry(path.clone()).or_insert_with(|| GitFile {
             path,
@@ -446,18 +445,30 @@ fn read_worktree(project_path: &Path) -> Result<GitWorktree, String> {
             staged_kind: None,
             worktree_kind: None,
         });
-        match change {
+        let status = entry.status();
-            gix::status::Item::IndexWorktree(change) => {
+        if status.intersects(git2::Status::INDEX_NEW) {
-                file.worktree_kind = change.summary().map(worktree_kind);
+            file.staged_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Added);
+        } else if status.intersects(git2::Status::INDEX_DELETED) {
+            file.staged_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Deleted);
+        } else if status.intersects(
+            git2::Status::INDEX_MODIFIED
+                | git2::Status::INDEX_RENAMED
+                | git2::Status::INDEX_TYPECHANGE,
+        ) {
+            file.staged_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Modified);
         }
-            gix::status::Item::TreeIndex(change) => {
+        if status.intersects(git2::Status::WT_NEW) {
-                file.staged_kind = Some(match change {
+            file.worktree_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Added);
-                    gix::diff::index::Change::Addition { .. } => GitChangeKind::Added,
+        } else if status.intersects(git2::Status::WT_DELETED) {
-                    gix::diff::index::Change::Deletion { .. } => GitChangeKind::Deleted,
+            file.worktree_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Deleted);
-                    gix::diff::index::Change::Modification { .. }
+        } else if status.intersects(
-                    | gix::diff::index::Change::Rewrite { .. } => GitChangeKind::Modified,
+            git2::Status::WT_MODIFIED | git2::Status::WT_RENAMED | git2::Status::WT_TYPECHANGE,
-                });
+        ) {
+            file.worktree_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Modified);
         }
+        if status.intersects(git2::Status::CONFLICTED) {
+            file.staged_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Modified);
+            file.worktree_kind = Some(GitChangeKind::Modified);
         }
     }
     files.retain(|_, file| file.staged_kind.is_some() || file.worktree_kind.is_some());
@@ -467,76 +478,29 @@ fn read_worktree(project_path: &Path) -> Result<GitWorktree, String> {
     })
 }
 
-fn worktree_kind(summary: gix::status::index_worktree::iter::Summary) -> GitChangeKind {
+fn load_diff(root: &Path, file: &GitFile, settings: &GitConfig) -> Result<GitDiff, String> {
-    use gix::status::index_worktree::iter::Summary;
+    let repository = git2::Repository::discover(root).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    match summary {
+    let index = repository.index().map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-        Summary::Added | Summary::IntentToAdd => GitChangeKind::Added,
-        Summary::Removed => GitChangeKind::Deleted,
-        Summary::Modified
-        | Summary::TypeChange
-        | Summary::Renamed
-        | Summary::Copied
-        | Summary::Conflict => GitChangeKind::Modified,
-    }
-}
-
-fn load_diff(root: &Path, file: &GitFile) -> Result<GitDiff, String> {
-    let repository = gix::discover(root).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    let index = repository
-        .index_or_empty()
-        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    let index_path =
-        gix::path::to_unix_separators_on_windows(gix::path::into_bstr(file.path.as_path()));
-    let index_blob = index
-        .entry_by_path(index_path.as_ref())
-        .filter(|entry| {
-            entry
-                .mode
-                .to_tree_entry_mode()
-                .is_some_and(|mode| mode.is_blob_or_symlink())
-        })
-        .map(|entry| {
-            repository
-                .find_blob(entry.id)
-                .map(|mut blob| blob.take_data())
-                .map_err(|error| error.to_string())
-        })
-        .transpose()?;
     let mut lines = Vec::new();
     if file.staged_kind.is_some() {
-        let tree = repository
+        let head_tree = repository
-            .find_tree(
+            .head()
-                repository
+            .ok()
-                    .head_tree_id_or_empty()
+            .and_then(|head| head.peel_to_tree().ok());
-                    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?,
+        let mut options = diff_options(file, settings, false);
-            )
+        let diff = repository
+            .diff_tree_to_index(head_tree.as_ref(), Some(&index), Some(&mut options))
             .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-        let head_blob = tree
-            .lookup_entry_by_path(&file.path)
-            .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
-            .filter(|entry| entry.mode().is_blob_or_symlink())
-            .map(|entry| {
-                repository
-                    .find_blob(entry.object_id())
-                    .map(|mut blob| blob.take_data())
-                    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())
-            })
-            .transpose()?;
         lines.push(diff_section("Staged changes"));
-        lines.extend(diff_blobs(
+        lines.extend(render_diff(&diff)?);
-            head_blob.as_deref(),
-            index_blob.as_deref(),
-            &file.display_path,
-        )?);
     }
     if file.worktree_kind.is_some() {
-        let worktree_blob = read_worktree_blob(&root.join(&file.path))?;
+        let mut options = diff_options(file, settings, true);
+        let diff = repository
+            .diff_index_to_workdir(Some(&index), Some(&mut options))
+            .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
         lines.push(diff_section("Worktree changes"));
-        lines.extend(diff_blobs(
+        lines.extend(render_diff(&diff)?);
-            index_blob.as_deref(),
-            worktree_blob.as_deref(),
-            &file.display_path,
-        )?);
     }
     if lines.is_empty() {
         lines.push(diff_message("No textual diff is available."));
@@ -547,6 +511,67 @@ fn load_diff(root: &Path, file: &GitFile) -> Result<GitDiff, String> {
     })
 }
 
+fn diff_options(file: &GitFile, settings: &GitConfig, worktree: bool) -> git2::DiffOptions {
+    let mut options = git2::DiffOptions::new();
+    options
+        .pathspec(&file.path)
+        .context_lines(settings.context_lines)
+        .interhunk_lines(settings.interhunk_lines)
+        .indent_heuristic(settings.indent_heuristic)
+        .ignore_blank_lines(settings.ignore_blank_lines);
+    match settings.diff_algorithm {
+        GitDiffAlgorithm::Default => {}
+        GitDiffAlgorithm::Patience => {
+            options.patience(true);
+        }
+        GitDiffAlgorithm::Minimal => {
+            options.minimal(true);
+        }
+    }
+    match settings.whitespace {
+        GitDiffWhitespace::ShowAll => {}
+        GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreAll => {
+            options.ignore_whitespace(true);
+        }
+        GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreChanges => {
+            options.ignore_whitespace_change(true);
+        }
+        GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreEndOfLine => {
+            options.ignore_whitespace_eol(true);
+        }
+    }
+    if worktree {
+        options
+            .include_untracked(true)
+            .recurse_untracked_dirs(true)
+            .show_untracked_content(true);
+    }
+    options
+}
+
+fn render_diff(diff: &git2::Diff<'_>) -> Result<Vec<GitDiffLine>, String> {
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    diff.print(git2::DiffFormat::Patch, |_, _, line| {
+        if matches!(
+            line.origin_value(),
+            git2::DiffLineType::Context
+                | git2::DiffLineType::Addition
+                | git2::DiffLineType::Deletion
+        ) {
+            output.push(line.origin() as u8);
+        }
+        output.extend_from_slice(line.content());
+        true
+    })
+    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+    let lines = parse_unified_diff(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&output));
+    Ok(if lines.is_empty() {
+        vec![diff_message("No textual diff is available.")]
+    } else {
+        lines
+    })
+}
+
 fn diff_section(text: &str) -> GitDiffLine {
     GitDiffLine {
         kind: GitDiffLineKind::Section,
@@ -565,58 +590,6 @@ fn diff_message(text: &str) -> GitDiffLine {
     }
 }
 
-fn read_worktree_blob(path: &Path) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, String> {
-    match fs::symlink_metadata(path) {
-        Ok(metadata) if metadata.file_type().is_symlink() => fs::read_link(path)
-            .map(|target| Some(target.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes().to_vec()))
-            .map_err(|error| error.to_string()),
-        Ok(metadata) if metadata.is_file() => {
-            fs::read(path).map(Some).map_err(|error| error.to_string())
-        }
-        Ok(_) => Ok(None),
-        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
-        Err(error) => Err(error.to_string()),
-    }
-}
-
-fn diff_blobs(
-    before: Option<&[u8]>,
-    after: Option<&[u8]>,
-    path: &str,
-) -> Result<Vec<GitDiffLine>, String> {
-    let before_label = before.map_or_else(|| "/dev/null".into(), |_| format!("a/{path}"));
-    let after_label = after.map_or_else(|| "/dev/null".into(), |_| format!("b/{path}"));
-    let before = before.unwrap_or_default();
-    let after = after.unwrap_or_default();
-    let mut lines = vec![
-        diff_message(&format!("--- {before_label}")),
-        diff_message(&format!("+++ {after_label}")),
-    ];
-    if before == after {
-        lines.push(diff_message("No textual diff is available."));
-        return Ok(lines);
-    }
-    if before.iter().take(8_000).any(|byte| *byte == 0)
-        || after.iter().take(8_000).any(|byte| *byte == 0)
-    {
-        lines.push(diff_message("Binary file changed."));
-        return Ok(lines);
-    }
-    let input = gix::diff::blob::InternedInput::new(before, after);
-    let diff =
-        gix::diff::blob::diff_with_slider_heuristics(gix::diff::blob::Algorithm::Histogram, &input);
-    let output = gix::diff::blob::UnifiedDiff::new(
-        &diff,
-        &input,
-        gix::diff::blob::unified_diff::ConsumeBinaryHunk::new(Vec::new(), "\n"),
-        Default::default(),
-    )
-    .consume()
-    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    lines.extend(parse_unified_diff(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&output)));
-    Ok(lines)
-}
-
 fn parse_unified_diff(diff: &str) -> Vec<GitDiffLine> {
     let mut old_number = None;
     let mut new_number = None;
@@ -924,7 +897,7 @@ mod tests {
     static NEXT_FIXTURE: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
     #[test]
-    fn gitoxide_status_merges_staged_and_worktree_changes() {
+    fn libgit2_status_merges_staged_and_worktree_changes() {
         let directory = repository_fixture();
         std::fs::write(directory.join("added.txt"), "added\n").unwrap();
         git2::Repository::open(&directory)
@@ -952,7 +925,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(changed.staged_kind, Some(GitChangeKind::Modified));
         assert_eq!(changed.worktree_kind, Some(GitChangeKind::Modified));
-        let diff = load_diff(&worktree.root, changed).unwrap();
+        let diff = load_diff(&worktree.root, changed, &GitConfig::default()).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             diff.lines
                 .iter()
@@ -1118,6 +1091,55 @@ mod tests {
         )));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn configured_git_diff_options_change_the_rendered_patch() {
+        let directory = empty_repository_fixture();
+        std::fs::write(
+            directory.join("changed.txt"),
+            "first\nsecond\nthird\nfourth\nfifth\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        stage_paths(&directory, &["changed.txt".into()]).unwrap();
+        commit_index(&directory, "Initial").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(
+            directory.join("changed.txt"),
+            "first\nsecond changed\nthird\nfourth changed\nfifth\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let worktree = read_worktree(&directory).unwrap();
+        let changed = worktree
+            .files
+            .iter()
+            .find(|file| file.display_path == "changed.txt")
+            .unwrap();
+        let settings = GitConfig {
+            diff_algorithm: GitDiffAlgorithm::Patience,
+            context_lines: 0,
+            interhunk_lines: 0,
+            indent_heuristic: true,
+            whitespace: GitDiffWhitespace::ShowAll,
+            ignore_blank_lines: false,
+        };
+
+        let diff = load_diff(&worktree.root, changed, &settings).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            diff.lines
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|line| line.kind == GitDiffLineKind::Context)
+                .count(),
+            0
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            diff.lines
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|line| line.kind == GitDiffLineKind::Hunk)
+                .count(),
+            2
+        );
+
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
+    }
+
     fn repository_fixture() -> PathBuf {
         let directory = empty_repository_fixture();
         std::fs::write(directory.join("changed.txt"), "original\n").unwrap();

src/app/preferences.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ pub(super) struct PreferenceDraft {
     pub(super) endpoint_cors: bool,
     pub(super) dev_brain_enabled: bool,
     pub(super) dev_brain_vault_path: String,
+    pub(super) git_diff_algorithm: GitDiffAlgorithm,
+    pub(super) git_context_lines: String,
+    pub(super) git_interhunk_lines: String,
+    pub(super) git_indent_heuristic: bool,
+    pub(super) git_whitespace: GitDiffWhitespace,
+    pub(super) git_ignore_blank_lines: bool,
     pub(super) context_tokens: String,
     pub(super) max_generated_tokens: String,
     pub(super) system_prompt: text_editor::Content,
@@ -64,6 +70,12 @@ impl PreferenceDraft {
             endpoint_cors: config.endpoint.cors,
             dev_brain_enabled: config.dev_brain.enabled,
             dev_brain_vault_path: config.dev_brain.vault_path.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+            git_diff_algorithm: config.git.diff_algorithm,
+            git_context_lines: config.git.context_lines.to_string(),
+            git_interhunk_lines: config.git.interhunk_lines.to_string(),
+            git_indent_heuristic: config.git.indent_heuristic,
+            git_whitespace: config.git.whitespace,
+            git_ignore_blank_lines: config.git.ignore_blank_lines,
             context_tokens: generation.context_tokens.to_string(),
             max_generated_tokens: generation.max_generated_tokens.to_string(),
             system_prompt: text_editor::Content::with_text(&generation.system_prompt),
@@ -126,6 +138,17 @@ impl PreferenceDraft {
         Ok(preferences)
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn git(&self) -> Result<GitConfig, String> {
+        Ok(GitConfig {
+            diff_algorithm: self.git_diff_algorithm,
+            context_lines: parse_u32("Git diff context lines", &self.git_context_lines)?,
+            interhunk_lines: parse_u32("Git diff interhunk lines", &self.git_interhunk_lines)?,
+            indent_heuristic: self.git_indent_heuristic,
+            whitespace: self.git_whitespace,
+            ignore_blank_lines: self.git_ignore_blank_lines,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn reset(&mut self) {
         *self = Self::from_saved(&Config::default());
     }
@@ -248,6 +271,13 @@ fn parse_optional_u32(name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<Option<u32>, String> {
     parse_optional_number(name, value)
 }
 
+fn parse_u32(name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<u32, String> {
+    value
+        .trim()
+        .parse()
+        .map_err(|_| format!("{name} must be a non-negative whole number."))
+}
+
 fn parse_optional_u8(name: &str, value: &str) -> Result<Option<u8>, String> {
     parse_optional_number(name, value)
 }
@@ -363,6 +393,13 @@ impl App {
                 return;
             }
         };
+        let git = match self.preference_draft.git() {
+            Ok(git) => git,
+            Err(error) => {
+                self.preference_error = Some(error);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
         let config = Config {
             model: self.preference_draft.model,
             idle_timeout_minutes,
@@ -378,6 +415,7 @@ impl App {
             },
             generation,
             runtime,
+            git,
             interface: self.config.interface.clone(),
         };
         if let Err(error) = config.validate() {

src/app/projects.rs

@@ -368,31 +368,31 @@ impl App {
 }
 
 fn read_git_state(path: &Path) -> Option<GitState> {
-    let repository = gix::discover(path).ok()?;
+    let repository = git2::Repository::discover(path).ok()?;
     let mut branches = repository
-        .references()
+        .branches(Some(git2::BranchType::Local))
         .ok()?
-        .local_branches()
+        .map(|branch| {
-        .ok()?
+            branch.and_then(|(branch, _)| {
-        .map(|reference| {
+                branch
-            reference
+                    .name_bytes()
-                .map(|reference| String::from_utf8_lossy(reference.name().shorten()).into_owned())
+                    .map(|name| String::from_utf8_lossy(name).into_owned())
+            })
         })
         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
         .ok()?;
     branches.sort();
     branches.dedup();
 
-    let current = repository
+    let head = repository.find_reference("HEAD").ok()?;
-        .head_name()
+    let current = head.symbolic_target_bytes().and_then(|target| {
-        .ok()?
+        target
-        .map(|name| String::from_utf8_lossy(name.shorten()).into_owned());
+            .strip_prefix(b"refs/heads/")
+            .map(|name| String::from_utf8_lossy(name).into_owned())
+    });
     let label = current.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        repository
+        head.target()
-            .head_id()
+            .map(|id| format!("detached @ {}", &id.to_string()[..7]))
-            .ok()
-            .and_then(|id| id.shorten().ok())
-            .map(|id| format!("detached @ {id}"))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "No branch".to_owned())
     });
     Some(GitState {

src/app/view.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use super::{
     ModelDownload, ModelOperation, PreferenceSection, ProjectChoice, chat_scroll_id, composer_id,
     models_path, preferences_scroll_id,
 };
+use crate::config::{GIT_DIFF_ALGORITHMS, GIT_DIFF_WHITESPACE_MODES};
 use crate::database::{ProjectWithSessions, Session, SessionState};
 use crate::model::{
     self, DownloadPhase, MODEL_CHOICES, ManagedArtifact, ManagedArtifactState, ModelChoice,

src/app/view/preferences.rs

@@ -183,6 +183,65 @@ impl App {
             ]
             .spacing(10),
         );
+        let git_group = preference_group(
+            PreferenceSection::Git,
+            "GIT DIFFS",
+            column![
+                row![
+                    hint(
+                        text("Algorithm").size(13).width(Length::Fill),
+                        "Default uses libgit2's Myers diff. Patience favors unique matching lines; Minimal spends more time finding the smallest edit script.",
+                    ),
+                    pick_list(
+                        &GIT_DIFF_ALGORITHMS[..],
+                        Some(self.preference_draft.git_diff_algorithm),
+                        Message::PreferenceGitDiffAlgorithmChanged,
+                    )
+                    .width(240),
+                ]
+                .spacing(12)
+                .align_y(Alignment::Center),
+                preference_input_row(
+                    "Context lines",
+                    "Unchanged lines shown before and after each changed block. libgit2 defaults to 3.",
+                    text_input("3", &self.preference_draft.git_context_lines)
+                        .on_input(Message::PreferenceGitContextLinesChanged),
+                ),
+                preference_input_row(
+                    "Interhunk lines",
+                    "Merge nearby changed blocks when no more than this many unchanged lines separate them. Zero keeps libgit2's default separation.",
+                    text_input("0", &self.preference_draft.git_interhunk_lines)
+                        .on_input(Message::PreferenceGitInterhunkLinesChanged),
+                ),
+                row![
+                    hint(
+                        text("Whitespace").size(13).width(Length::Fill),
+                        "Controls which whitespace-only edits libgit2 omits from the displayed diff.",
+                    ),
+                    pick_list(
+                        &GIT_DIFF_WHITESPACE_MODES[..],
+                        Some(self.preference_draft.git_whitespace),
+                        Message::PreferenceGitWhitespaceChanged,
+                    )
+                    .width(240),
+                ]
+                .spacing(12)
+                .align_y(Alignment::Center),
+                hint(
+                    checkbox(self.preference_draft.git_indent_heuristic)
+                        .label("Use indentation heuristic")
+                        .on_toggle(Message::PreferenceGitIndentHeuristicChanged),
+                    "Shift ambiguous hunk boundaries toward indentation changes, which usually makes source-code diffs easier to read.",
+                ),
+                hint(
+                    checkbox(self.preference_draft.git_ignore_blank_lines)
+                        .label("Ignore blank-line changes")
+                        .on_toggle(Message::PreferenceGitIgnoreBlankLinesChanged),
+                    "Hide hunks whose changed lines are all blank.",
+                ),
+            ]
+            .spacing(10),
+        );
         let generation_group = preference_group(
             PreferenceSection::Generation,
             "GENERATION",
@@ -580,6 +639,7 @@ impl App {
             model_group,
             endpoint_group,
             dev_brain_group,
+            git_group,
             generation_group,
             execution_group,
             acceleration_group,

src/config.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_norway::{Mapping, Value};
+use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub endpoint: EndpointConfig,
     pub generation: GenerationPreferences,
     pub runtime: RuntimePreferences,
+    pub git: GitConfig,
     pub interface: InterfaceConfig,
 }
 
@@ -32,11 +34,89 @@ impl Default for Config {
             endpoint: EndpointConfig::default(),
             generation: GenerationPreferences::default(),
             runtime: RuntimePreferences::default(),
+            git: GitConfig::default(),
             interface: InterfaceConfig::default(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+pub const GIT_DIFF_ALGORITHMS: [GitDiffAlgorithm; 3] = [
+    GitDiffAlgorithm::Default,
+    GitDiffAlgorithm::Patience,
+    GitDiffAlgorithm::Minimal,
+];
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+pub enum GitDiffAlgorithm {
+    #[default]
+    Default,
+    Patience,
+    Minimal,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for GitDiffAlgorithm {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str(match self {
+            Self::Default => "Default (Myers)",
+            Self::Patience => "Patience",
+            Self::Minimal => "Minimal",
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub const GIT_DIFF_WHITESPACE_MODES: [GitDiffWhitespace; 4] = [
+    GitDiffWhitespace::ShowAll,
+    GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreAll,
+    GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreChanges,
+    GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreEndOfLine,
+];
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+pub enum GitDiffWhitespace {
+    #[default]
+    ShowAll,
+    IgnoreAll,
+    IgnoreChanges,
+    IgnoreEndOfLine,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for GitDiffWhitespace {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        formatter.write_str(match self {
+            Self::ShowAll => "Show all changes",
+            Self::IgnoreAll => "Ignore all whitespace",
+            Self::IgnoreChanges => "Ignore whitespace amount",
+            Self::IgnoreEndOfLine => "Ignore end-of-line whitespace",
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct GitConfig {
+    pub diff_algorithm: GitDiffAlgorithm,
+    pub context_lines: u32,
+    pub interhunk_lines: u32,
+    pub indent_heuristic: bool,
+    pub whitespace: GitDiffWhitespace,
+    pub ignore_blank_lines: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for GitConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            diff_algorithm: GitDiffAlgorithm::Default,
+            context_lines: 3,
+            interhunk_lines: 0,
+            indent_heuristic: false,
+            whitespace: GitDiffWhitespace::ShowAll,
+            ignore_blank_lines: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct DevBrainConfig {
@@ -201,6 +281,12 @@ mod tests {
                 },
                 ..RuntimePreferences::default()
             },
+            git: GitConfig {
+                diff_algorithm: GitDiffAlgorithm::Patience,
+                context_lines: 5,
+                whitespace: GitDiffWhitespace::IgnoreEndOfLine,
+                ..GitConfig::default()
+            },
             ..Config::default()
         };
         config.save(&path).unwrap();
@@ -210,7 +296,8 @@ mod tests {
             text,
             "model: glm-5.2\na2ui_enabled: false\n\
              generation:\n  context_tokens: 65536\n  reasoning_mode: none\n\
-             runtime:\n  ssd:\n    enabled: true\n    cache: 64GB\n"
+             runtime:\n  ssd:\n    enabled: true\n    cache: 64GB\n\
+             git:\n  diff_algorithm: patience\n  context_lines: 5\n  whitespace: ignore-end-of-line\n"
         );
         assert_eq!(Config::load(&path).unwrap(), config);
         fs::remove_dir_all(&directory).unwrap();