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The webapp now fully handles repairing damage to the repository.
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Along with all the git repository repair stuff already built, I added
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additional repairs of the git-annex branch and git-annex's index file.
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That was pretty easy actually, since git-annex already handles merging
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git-annex branches that can sometimes be quite out of date. So when git repo
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repair has to throw away recent changes to the git-annex branch, it just
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effectively becomes out of date. Added a `git annex fsck --fast` run to
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ensure that the git-annex branch reflects the current state of the
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repository.
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When the webapp runs a repair, it first stops the assistant from committing
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new files. Once the repair is done, that's started back up, and it runs a
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startup scan, which is just what is needed in this sitation; it will add
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any new files, as well as any old files that the git repository damange
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caused to be removed from the index.
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Also made `git annex repair` run the git repository repair code,
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for those with a more command-line bent. It can be used in non-git-annex
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repos too!
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So, I'm nearly ready to wrap up working on disaster recovery. Lots has been
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accomplished this month. And I have put off making a release for entirely
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too long!
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The big missing piece is repair of git remotes located on removable drive.
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I may make a release before adding that, but removable drives are probably
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where git repository corruption is most likely to occur, so I certainly
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need to add that.
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Today's work was sponsored by Scott Robinson.
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