# Trace: Change Default Output to Tree Format
Agent: claude-code | Model: Claude Opus 4.6 | Project: git-pkgs
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## User
currently on this pr, resolve outputs json by default, shouldn't it output a more whitespace nested tree output and then json with the format flag?
## Assistant
## Assistant
Good call. Let me look at the current implementation.
## Assistant
### Tool: Task
**Args:**
```json
{
"description": "Explore resolve command code",
"prompt": "Find and read all files related to the \"resolve\" command in this codebase. I need to understand:\n1. How the command is structured\n2. What the current output format looks like (JSON)\n3. How flags/options are handled\n4. Any existing format-related flags\n\nRead all relevant source files fully and report back their paths and contents.",
"subagent_type": "Explore"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
Excellent! Now I have all the information. Let me create a comprehensive report with all the findings.
## Summary of "resolve" Command Implementation
I've found and read all files related to the resolve command. Here's a complete overview:
### File Locations:
1. **Main Command Implementation**: `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go`
2. **Tests**: `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_test.go`
3. **Documentation**: `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md`
4. **Command Registration**: `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/root.go` (line 99)
5. **Output Configuration**: `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/output.go`
---
### 1. Command Structure
The resolve command is registered in the root command via `addResolveCmd()` and follows the Cobra CLI framework pattern:
**Command Definition:**
```go
resolveCmd := &cobra.Command{
Use: "resolve",
Short: "Print parsed dependency graph from the local package manager",
Long: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse
the output into a normalized dependency list with PURLs, and print
the result as JSON.
...`
RunE: runResolve,
}
```
**Usage:**
```
git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies
git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem
git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo
git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output
```
---
### 2. Current Output Format (JSON)
The command outputs indented JSON using `json.NewEncoder` with 2-space indentation:
```go
enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
enc.SetIndent("", " ")
if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
}
```
**JSON Structure Example:**
```json
{
"Manager": "npm",
"Ecosystem": "npm",
"Direct": [
{
"PURL": "pkg:npm/express@4.18.2",
"Name": "express",
"Version": "4.18.2",
"Deps": [
{
"PURL": "pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8",
"Name": "accepts",
"Version": "1.3.8",
"Deps": []
}
]
}
]
}
```
**Multi-manager output:** When multiple managers are detected, each outputs a separate JSON object (NDJSON format with quiet mode `-q`):
```
{"Manager":"bundler","Ecosystem":"gem","Direct":[...]}
{"Manager":"npm","Ecosystem":"npm","Direct":[...]}
```
---
### 3. Flags/Options Handling
All flags are registered in `addResolveCmd()` using Cobra's flag system, retrieved in `runResolve()` with `cmd.Flags().GetXXX()`:
**Flags:**
- `-m, --manager string` - Override detected package manager (takes precedence over `-e`)
- `-e, --ecosystem string` - Filter to specific ecosystem
- `--dry-run` - Show what would be run without executing
- `--raw` - Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON
- `-x, --extra stringArray` - Extra arguments to pass to package manager
- `-t, --timeout duration` - Timeout for resolve operation (default 5m)
- `-q, --quiet` - Suppress status output on stderr (inherited from root command)
**Flag Retrieval Pattern:**
```go
managerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("manager")
ecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ecosystem")
dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
raw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("raw")
quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
extra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("extra")
timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
```
---
### 4. Existing Format-Related Flags
**Current output format flags:**
1. **`--raw`** - Prints raw manager output instead of parsed JSON (lines 50, 117-121)
- When enabled, skips parsing and outputs the manager's native output directly
- Runs manager commands with output directed to stdout
2. **`--dry-run`** - Shows what would be run without executing (lines 39, 49, 104-108)
- Prints the command that would be executed instead of running it
- Format: `Would run: [command slice]`
3. **Quiet mode (`-q`)** - Already supports suppressing status output on stderr (lines 51, 90-91, 96-115)
- When enabled, hides "Detected:", "Running:", and "Skipping" messages on stderr
- JSON output always goes to stdout
**Output Stream Routing:**
- Status/debug info → stderr (`cmd.ErrOrStderr()`)
- JSON/results → stdout (`cmd.OutOrStdout()`)
---
### 5. Key Implementation Details
**Manager Detection & Filtering (lines 60-78):**
- Detects package managers via `DetectManagers()`
- Filters by ecosystem with `FilterByEcosystem()` if `-e` is provided
- Manager override with `-m` takes precedence
**Command Building & Execution (lines 84-127):**
- Builds manager-specific commands via `BuildCommands()`
- Runs commands in a context with configurable timeout
- Captures stdout to a `bytes.Buffer` for parsing
**Parsing & JSON Encoding (lines 129-138):**
- Delegates to `resolve.Parse()` from the external resolve library
- Calls `github.com/git-pkgs/resolve` with manager name and output bytes
- Encodes result with 2-space indentation using standard `encoding/json`
**Error Handling:**
- Returns formatted errors with context (manager name, operation)
- Continues to next manager on error instead of failing globally
- Distinguishes between unsupported commands and execution failures
---
### 6. Testing Coverage
Tests in `/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_test.go` verify:
- `TestResolveDryRun()` - Dry-run mode with different managers (npm, cargo, go)
- `TestResolveSkipsUnsupported()` - Graceful handling when manager doesn't support resolve
- `TestResolveManagerOverride()` - Manager override with `-m` flag
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## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd
2→
3→import (
4→ "bytes"
5→ "context"
6→ "encoding/json"
7→ "fmt"
8→ "time"
9→
10→ "github.com/git-pkgs/managers"
11→ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
12→ _ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve/parsers"
13→ "github.com/spf13/cobra"
14→)
15→
16→const defaultResolveTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
17→
18→func addResolveCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
19→ resolveCmd := &cobra.Command{
20→ Use: "resolve",
21→ Short: "Print parsed dependency graph from the local package manager",
22→ Long: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse
23→the output into a normalized dependency list with PURLs, and print
24→the result as JSON.
25→
26→Assumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first
27→if needed.
28→
29→Examples:
30→ git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies
31→ git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem
32→ git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo
33→ git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,
34→ RunE: runResolve,
35→ }
36→
37→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("manager", "m", "", "Override detected package manager (takes precedence over -e)")
38→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("ecosystem", "e", "", "Filter to specific ecosystem")
39→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "Show what would be run without executing")
40→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("raw", false, "Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON")
41→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("extra", "x", nil, "Extra arguments to pass to package manager")
42→ resolveCmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "t", defaultResolveTimeout, "Timeout for resolve operation")
43→ parent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)
44→}
45→
46→func runResolve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
47→ managerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("manager")
48→ ecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ecosystem")
49→ dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
50→ raw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("raw")
51→ quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
52→ extra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("extra")
53→ timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
54→
55→ dir, err := getWorkingDir()
56→ if err != nil {
57→ return err
58→ }
59→
60→ detected, err := DetectManagers(dir)
61→ if err != nil {
62→ return fmt.Errorf("detecting package managers: %w", err)
63→ }
64→
65→ if len(detected) == 0 {
66→ return fmt.Errorf("no package manager detected in %s", dir)
67→ }
68→
69→ if ecosystem != "" {
70→ detected = FilterByEcosystem(detected, ecosystem)
71→ if len(detected) == 0 {
72→ return fmt.Errorf("no %s package manager detected", ecosystem)
73→ }
74→ }
75→
76→ if managerOverride != "" {
77→ detected = []DetectedManager{{Name: managerOverride}}
78→ }
79→
80→ ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
81→ defer cancel()
82→
83→ for _, mgr := range detected {
84→ input := managers.CommandInput{
85→ Extra: extra,
86→ }
87→
88→ builtCmds, err := BuildCommands(mgr.Name, "resolve", input)
89→ if err != nil {
90→ if !quiet {
91→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Skipping %s: resolve not supported\n", mgr.Name)
92→ }
93→ continue
94→ }
95→
96→ if !quiet {
97→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Detected: %s", mgr.Name)
98→ if mgr.Lockfile != "" {
99→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), " (%s)", mgr.Lockfile)
100→ }
101→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
102→ }
103→
104→ if dryRun {
105→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
106→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Would run: %v\n", c)
107→ }
108→ continue
109→ }
110→
111→ if !quiet {
112→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
113→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Running: %v\n", c)
114→ }
115→ }
116→
117→ if raw {
118→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, cmd.OutOrStdout(), cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
119→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
120→ }
121→ continue
122→ }
123→
124→ var stdout bytes.Buffer
125→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, &stdout, cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
126→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
127→ }
128→
129→ result, err := resolve.Parse(mgr.Name, stdout.Bytes())
130→ if err != nil {
131→ return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", mgr.Name, err)
132→ }
133→
134→ enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
135→ enc.SetIndent("", " ")
136→ if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
137→ return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
138→ }
139→ }
140→
141→ return nil
142→}
143→
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_test.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd_test
2→
3→import (
4→ "bytes"
5→ "os"
6→ "path/filepath"
7→ "strings"
8→ "testing"
9→
10→ "github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd"
11→)
12→
13→func TestResolveDryRun(t *testing.T) {
14→ tests := []struct {
15→ name string
16→ lockfile string
17→ lockContent string
18→ expectedOutput string
19→ }{
20→ {
21→ name: "npm resolve",
22→ lockfile: "package-lock.json",
23→ lockContent: `{"lockfileVersion": 3}`,
24→ expectedOutput: "[npm ls --depth Infinity --json --long]",
25→ },
26→ {
27→ name: "cargo resolve",
28→ lockfile: "Cargo.lock",
29→ lockContent: "[[package]]",
30→ expectedOutput: "[cargo metadata --format-version 1]",
31→ },
32→ {
33→ name: "go resolve",
34→ lockfile: "go.mod",
35→ lockContent: "module test",
36→ expectedOutput: "[go mod graph]",
37→ },
38→ }
39→
40→ for _, tt := range tests {
41→ t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
42→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
43→
44→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, tt.lockfile), []byte(tt.lockContent), 0644); err != nil {
45→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
46→ }
47→
48→ writeManifestForLockfile(t, tmpDir, tt.lockfile)
49→
50→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
51→ defer cleanup()
52→
53→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
54→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run"})
55→
56→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
57→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
58→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
59→
60→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
61→ if err != nil {
62→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
63→ }
64→
65→ output := stdout.String()
66→ if !strings.Contains(output, tt.expectedOutput) {
67→ t.Errorf("expected output to contain %q, got:\n%s", tt.expectedOutput, output)
68→ }
69→ })
70→ }
71→}
72→
73→func TestResolveSkipsUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
74→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
75→
76→ // brew has no resolve command
77→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "Brewfile"), []byte(""), 0644); err != nil {
78→ t.Fatalf("failed to write Brewfile: %v", err)
79→ }
80→ // Also add npm so we have something that works
81→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "package-lock.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644); err != nil {
82→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
83→ }
84→
85→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
86→ defer cleanup()
87→
88→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
89→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run", "-m", "brew"})
90→
91→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
92→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
93→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
94→
95→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
96→ if err != nil {
97→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
98→ }
99→
100→ errOutput := stderr.String()
101→ if !strings.Contains(errOutput, "resolve not supported") {
102→ t.Errorf("expected 'resolve not supported' in stderr, got:\n%s", errOutput)
103→ }
104→}
105→
106→func TestResolveManagerOverride(t *testing.T) {
107→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
108→
109→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "package-lock.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644); err != nil {
110→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
111→ }
112→
113→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
114→ defer cleanup()
115→
116→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
117→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run", "-m", "pnpm"})
118→
119→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
120→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
121→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
122→
123→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
124→ if err != nil {
125→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
126→ }
127→
128→ output := stdout.String()
129→ if !strings.Contains(output, "pnpm list") {
130→ t.Errorf("expected pnpm list, got:\n%s", output)
131→ }
132→}
133→
```
## Assistant
## Assistant
Let me check the resolve package's data structures.
## Assistant
### Tool: Task
**Args:**
```json
{
"description": "Find resolve package types",
"prompt": "Find and read the resolve package used by this project (github.com/git-pkgs/resolve). It's likely in the Go module cache or a local path. Look in go.mod for the import path, then find the package and read the types/structs it defines (especially the Result, Package, or Dep types that get JSON-encoded). Check go.sum and go.mod first, then look for the actual source.",
"subagent_type": "Explore"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
Perfect! Now I have a comprehensive understanding of the resolve package. Let me provide you with a summary of the key findings:
## Summary of the Resolve Package
The `github.com/git-pkgs/resolve` package (v0.1.0) is located in the Go module cache at `/Users/andrew/go/pkg/mod/github.com/git-pkgs/resolve@v0.1.0`.
### Key Types and Structs
**Result** - The main return type from Parse() containing the parsed dependency graph:
```go
type Result struct {
Manager string // "npm", "cargo", etc.
Ecosystem string // "npm", "cargo", "golang", etc.
Direct []*Dep // top-level dependencies
}
```
**Dep** - A single resolved dependency:
```go
type Dep struct {
PURL string // pkg:npm/%40scope/name@1.0.0 (PURL-formatted)
Name string // ecosystem-native name (@scope/name)
Version string // resolved version (1.0.0)
Deps []*Dep // transitive deps; nil for flat-list managers
}
```
**TreeLine** - For parsing text-based tree output:
```go
type TreeLine struct {
Depth int
Content string
}
```
**TreeOptions** - Configuration for tree parsing:
```go
type TreeOptions struct {
Prefixes []string // tree-drawing chars like "├── ", "└── "
Continuations []string // depth chars like "│ ", "| "
}
```
### Main Entry Point
**Parse(manager string, output []byte)** - Dispatches to the correct per-manager parser based on the manager name and returns a Result with the normalized dependency graph. Supports 21+ package managers including npm, pnpm, yarn, bun, cargo, go, pip, poetry, conda, and many others.
### File Structure
- `/resolve.go` - Core types and Parse function
- `/tree.go` - Tree parsing utilities
- `/parsers/` - Individual parser implementations for each manager
- `/testdata/` - Test fixtures
The package is designed to normalize output from various package managers into a consistent dependency graph format with PURLs (Package URLs) for each dependency.
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```
## Assistant
## Assistant
Agreed. Let me read the docs and then implement this.
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→# Resolve
2→
3→`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into normalized JSON. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.
4→
5→```bash
6→$ git pkgs resolve
7→{
8→ "Manager": "npm",
9→ "Ecosystem": "npm",
10→ "Direct": [
11→ {
12→ "PURL": "pkg:npm/express@4.18.2",
13→ "Name": "express",
14→ "Version": "4.18.2",
15→ "Deps": [
16→ {
17→ "PURL": "pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8",
18→ "Name": "accepts",
19→ "Version": "1.3.8",
20→ "Deps": []
21→ }
22→ ]
23→ }
24→ ]
25→}
26→```
27→
28→The output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe the JSON directly into other tools.
29→
30→## Output structure
31→
32→Each result contains:
33→
34→- **Manager** - the package manager that ran (npm, cargo, gomod, etc.)
35→- **Ecosystem** - the package ecosystem (npm, cargo, golang, pypi, etc.)
36→- **Direct** - the top-level dependencies, each with transitive deps nested under `Deps`
37→
38→For managers that produce tree output (npm, cargo, go, maven, uv, etc.), `Deps` contains the transitive dependency tree. For managers that only produce flat lists (pip, conda, bundler, helm, nuget, conan), `Deps` is null.
39→
40→## PURLs
41→
42→Every dependency includes a PURL string. PURLs follow the [package-url spec](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) and look like `pkg:npm/%40scope/name@1.0.0`. They're useful for cross-referencing against vulnerability databases like [OSV](https://osv.dev) and for identifying packages across tools that speak PURL.
43→
44→Scoped npm packages get URL-encoded: `@babel/core` becomes `pkg:npm/%40babel/core@7.23.0`.
45→
46→## Supported parsers
47→
48→24 package managers are supported. The manager name in the first column is what you pass to `-m`.
49→
50→| Manager | Ecosystem | Output format |
51→|---------|-----------|---------------|
52→| npm | npm | JSON tree |
53→| pnpm | npm | JSON tree |
54→| yarn | npm | NDJSON tree |
55→| bun | npm | Text tree |
56→| cargo | cargo | JSON graph |
57→| gomod | golang | Edge list |
58→| pip | pypi | JSON flat |
59→| uv | pypi | Text tree |
60→| poetry | pypi | Text tree |
61→| conda | conda | JSON flat |
62→| bundler | gem | Text flat |
63→| maven | maven | Text tree |
64→| gradle | maven | Text tree |
65→| composer | packagist | Text tree |
66→| nuget | nuget | Tabular |
67→| swift | swift | JSON tree |
68→| pub | pub | Text tree |
69→| mix | hex | Text tree |
70→| rebar3 | hex | Text tree |
71→| stack | hackage | JSON flat |
72→| lein | clojars | Text tree |
73→| conan | conan | Custom |
74→| deno | deno | JSON flat |
75→| helm | helm | Tabular |
76→
77→## Flags
78→
79→```
80→-m, --manager Override detected package manager
81→-e, --ecosystem Filter to specific ecosystem
82→ --raw Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON
83→ --dry-run Show what would be run without executing
84→-x, --extra Extra arguments to pass to package manager
85→-t, --timeout Timeout for resolve operation (default 5m)
86→-q, --quiet Suppress status output on stderr
87→```
88→
89→## Raw mode
90→
91→`--raw` skips parsing and prints the manager's output as-is. Useful for debugging or when you need the original format:
92→
93→```bash
94→$ git pkgs resolve --raw
95→{
96→ "version": "1.0.0",
97→ "name": "my-project",
98→ "dependencies": {
99→ "express": {
100→ "version": "4.18.2",
101→ ...
102→ }
103→ }
104→}
105→```
106→
107→## Multi-ecosystem projects
108→
109→If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager and outputs one JSON object per manager:
110→
111→```bash
112→$ git pkgs resolve -q
113→{"Manager":"bundler","Ecosystem":"gem","Direct":[...]}
114→{"Manager":"npm","Ecosystem":"npm","Direct":[...]}
115→```
116→
117→Filter to one ecosystem with `-e`:
118→
119→```bash
120→git pkgs resolve -e npm
121→```
122→
123→## Examples
124→
125→Since the output is JSON, it works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.
126→
127→### List all dependency names and versions
128→
129→```bash
130→git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.Direct[] | "\(.Name) \(.Version)"'
131→```
132→
133→```
134→express 4.18.2
135→react 18.2.0
136→```
137→
138→### Extract just the PURLs
139→
140→```bash
141→git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'
142→```
143→
144→```
145→pkg:npm/express@4.18.2
146→pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8
147→pkg:npm/react@18.2.0
148→```
149→
150→### Count total dependencies (including transitive)
151→
152→```bash
153→git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'
154→```
155→
156→### Check a specific package against OSV
157→
158→Grab a PURL from resolve output and query the [OSV API](https://osv.dev) for known vulnerabilities:
159→
160→```bash
161→git pkgs resolve -q \
162→ | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' \
163→ | while read purl; do
164→ curl -s "https://api.osv.dev/v1/query" \
165→ -d "{\"package\":{\"purl\":\"$purl\"}}" \
166→ | jq -r --arg p "$purl" 'select(.vulns) | "\($p) \(.vulns | length) vulns"'
167→ done
168→```
169→
170→### Find all packages matching a name
171→
172→```bash
173→git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == "lodash")]'
174→```
175→
176→### Show why a transitive dependency is in the tree
177→
178→Find every path from a direct dependency down to a specific package. This tells you which of your dependencies pulled it in:
179→
180→```bash
181→git pkgs resolve -q | jq --arg pkg "mime-types" '
182→ def paths_to($name):
183→ if .Name == $name then [.Name]
184→ elif (.Deps // []) | length > 0 then
185→ .Name as $n | .Deps[] | paths_to($name) | select(length > 0) | [$n] + .
186→ else empty
187→ end;
188→ [.Direct[] | paths_to($pkg)] | unique[] | join(" > ")
189→'
190→```
191→
192→```
193→express > accepts > mime-types
194→```
195→
196→This walks the dependency tree recursively and prints each chain that leads to the package. If `mime-types` appears under multiple direct dependencies, you'll see all paths.
197→
198→### Diff resolved dependencies between branches
199→
200→```bash
201→diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
202→ <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
203→```
204→
205→### Save a snapshot for later comparison
206→
207→```bash
208→git pkgs resolve -q > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json
209→```
210→
211→### Feed into a Go program
212→
213→The output matches the `resolve.Result` struct from [github.com/git-pkgs/resolve](https://github.com/git-pkgs/resolve), so you can decode it directly:
214→
215→```go
216→import (
217→ "encoding/json"
218→ "os/exec"
219→
220→ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
221→)
222→
223→out, _ := exec.Command("git", "pkgs", "resolve", "-q").Output()
224→var result resolve.Result
225→json.Unmarshal(out, &result)
226→
227→for _, dep := range result.Direct {
228→ fmt.Println(dep.PURL)
229→}
230→```
231→
232→## How it works
233→
234→The resolve command calls the manager's dependency graph command (defined in the [managers](https://github.com/git-pkgs/managers) library), captures stdout, and passes it to the [resolve](https://github.com/git-pkgs/resolve) library for parsing. Each parser knows the output format for its manager and builds a normalized `Result`.
235→
236→The parsers use an init-registration pattern similar to `database/sql` drivers. The `resolve` package defines the types and `Parse()` function, and the `resolve/parsers` subpackage registers all parser implementations at import time.
237→
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/output.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd
2→
3→import (
4→ "os"
5→ "os/exec"
6→ "runtime"
7→
8→ "github.com/spf13/cobra"
9→)
10→
11→type ColorOutput int
12→
13→const (
14→ Auto ColorOutput = iota
15→ Always
16→ Never
17→)
18→
19→var (
20→ Color ColorOutput
21→ // UsePager enables pager for long output
22→ UsePager bool
23→ // pagerCleanup holds the cleanup function for the active pager
24→ pagerCleanup func()
25→)
26→
27→// Color codes for terminal output
28→const (
29→ colorReset = "\033[0m"
30→ colorRed = "\033[31m"
31→ colorGreen = "\033[32m"
32→ colorYellow = "\033[33m"
33→ colorBlue = "\033[34m"
34→ colorCyan = "\033[36m"
35→ colorBold = "\033[1m"
36→ colorDim = "\033[2m"
37→)
38→
39→func parseColor(s string) ColorOutput {
40→ switch s {
41→ case "always":
42→ return Always
43→ case "never":
44→ return Never
45→ default:
46→ return Auto
47→ }
48→}
49→
50→// IsColorEnabled returns true if color output should be used
51→//
52→// precedence:
53→// - current command config `--color=always` / `--color=never`
54→// - `$NO_COLOR` https://no-color.org/
55→// - `$FORCE_COLOR` https://force-color.org/
56→// - `$TERM` / stdout detection
57→func IsColorEnabled() bool {
58→ switch Color {
59→ case Always:
60→ return true
61→ case Never:
62→ return false
63→ case Auto:
64→ }
65→
66→ // Check NO_COLOR environment variable (standard)
67→ if os.Getenv("NO_COLOR") != "" {
68→ return false
69→ }
70→ if os.Getenv("FORCE_COLOR") != "" {
71→ return true
72→ }
73→
74→ // Check TERM for dumb terminals
75→ if os.Getenv("TERM") == "dumb" {
76→ return false
77→ }
78→
79→ // Check if stdout is a terminal
80→ if fileInfo, _ := os.Stdout.Stat(); (fileInfo.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0 {
81→ return false
82→ }
83→
84→ return true
85→}
86→
87→// Colorize wraps text with color codes if color is enabled
88→func Colorize(text, color string) string {
89→ if !IsColorEnabled() {
90→ return text
91→ }
92→ return color + text + colorReset
93→}
94→
95→// Red returns text in red
96→func Red(text string) string {
97→ return Colorize(text, colorRed)
98→}
99→
100→// Green returns text in green
101→func Green(text string) string {
102→ return Colorize(text, colorGreen)
103→}
104→
105→// Yellow returns text in yellow
106→func Yellow(text string) string {
107→ return Colorize(text, colorYellow)
108→}
109→
110→// Blue returns text in blue
111→func Blue(text string) string {
112→ return Colorize(text, colorBlue)
113→}
114→
115→// Cyan returns text in cyan
116→func Cyan(text string) string {
117→ return Colorize(text, colorCyan)
118→}
119→
120→// Bold returns text in bold
121→func Bold(text string) string {
122→ return Colorize(text, colorBold)
123→}
124→
125→// Dim returns text in dim/faded style
126→func Dim(text string) string {
127→ return Colorize(text, colorDim)
128→}
129→
130→// SetupOutput configures colour and pager for a command
131→func SetupOutput(cmd *cobra.Command) {
132→ c, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("color")
133→ Color = parseColor(c)
134→ UsePager, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("pager")
135→ cleanup := SetupPager(cmd)
136→ pagerCleanup = cleanup
137→}
138→
139→// CleanupOutput tears down the pager if one is active
140→func CleanupOutput() {
141→ if pagerCleanup != nil {
142→ pagerCleanup()
143→ pagerCleanup = nil
144→ }
145→}
146→
147→// GetPager returns the pager command to use
148→func GetPager() string {
149→ if pager := os.Getenv("GIT_PKGS_PAGER"); pager != "" {
150→ return pager
151→ }
152→ if pager := os.Getenv("PAGER"); pager != "" {
153→ return pager
154→ }
155→ // Default pagers
156→ if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
157→ return "more"
158→ }
159→ if _, err := exec.LookPath("less"); err == nil {
160→ return "less -R"
161→ }
162→ return ""
163→}
164→
165→// SetupPager configures output to go through a pager if available
166→func SetupPager(cmd *cobra.Command) func() {
167→ if !UsePager {
168→ return func() {}
169→ }
170→
171→ pagerCmd := GetPager()
172→ if pagerCmd == "" {
173→ return func() {}
174→ }
175→
176→ // Check if stdout is a terminal
177→ if fileInfo, _ := os.Stdout.Stat(); (fileInfo.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0 {
178→ return func() {}
179→ }
180→
181→ // Create pipe to pager
182→ r, w, err := os.Pipe()
183→ if err != nil {
184→ return func() {}
185→ }
186→
187→ oldStdout := os.Stdout
188→ os.Stdout = w
189→
190→ // Start pager process
191→ var pager *exec.Cmd
192→ if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
193→ pager = exec.Command("cmd", "/c", pagerCmd)
194→ } else {
195→ pager = exec.Command("sh", "-c", pagerCmd)
196→ }
197→ pager.Stdin = r
198→ pager.Stdout = oldStdout
199→ pager.Stderr = os.Stderr
200→
201→ if err := pager.Start(); err != nil {
202→ os.Stdout = oldStdout
203→ _ = r.Close()
204→ _ = w.Close()
205→ return func() {}
206→ }
207→
208→ // Parent doesn't need read end; child has its own copy
209→ _ = r.Close()
210→
211→ return func() {
212→ _ = w.Close()
213→ _ = pager.Wait()
214→ os.Stdout = oldStdout
215→ }
216→}
217→
```
## Assistant
## Assistant
Now I have the full picture. Let me check if any other commands use a format flag for consistency.
## Assistant
### Tool: Grep
**Args:**
```json
{
"glob": "cmd/*.go",
"output_mode": "content",
"pattern": "format"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
cmd/diff.go:30: diffCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/diff.go:54: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/diff.go:103: switch format {
cmd/database_test.go:250: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/database_test.go:343: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/database_test.go:385: t.Run("outputs sql format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/database_test.go:407: t.Run("outputs markdown format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/licenses.go:29: Short: "Show license information for dependencies",
cmd/licenses.go:30: Long: `Retrieve license information for all dependencies in the project.
cmd/licenses.go:38: licensesCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json, csv")
cmd/licenses.go:65: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/licenses.go:234: switch format {
cmd/blame.go:22: blameCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/blame.go:29: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/blame.go:52: switch format {
cmd/search.go:23: searchCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/search.go:31: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/search.go:54: switch format {
cmd/resolve_test.go:30: expectedOutput: "[cargo metadata --format-version 1]",
cmd/notes_test.go:140: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/notes_test.go:256: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/notes_test.go:459: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/stats.go:25: statsCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/stats.go:36: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/stats.go:64: switch format {
cmd/stats.go:79: switch format {
cmd/ecosystems.go:31: ecosystemsCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/ecosystems.go:103: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/ecosystems.go:106: switch format {
cmd/history.go:27: historyCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/history.go:41: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/history.go:85: switch format {
cmd/history.go:152:func formatRequirement(g groupedEntry) string {
cmd/history.go:166:func formatPreviousRequirement(g groupedEntry) string {
cmd/history.go:188: req := formatRequirement(g)
cmd/history.go:199: prev := formatPreviousRequirement(g)
cmd/sbom.go:21: Long: `Generate a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in CycloneDX or SPDX format.
cmd/sbom.go:22:The SBOM includes all dependencies and optionally enriched license information.`,
cmd/sbom.go:27: sbomCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "json", "Output format: json, xml")
cmd/sbom.go:123: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/sbom.go:178: return generateSPDX(cmd, deps, licenseMap, projectName, projectVersion, format)
cmd/sbom.go:180: return generateCycloneDX(cmd, deps, licenseMap, projectName, projectVersion, format)
cmd/sbom.go:240:func generateCycloneDX(cmd *cobra.Command, deps []database.Dependency, licenseMap map[string][]string, name, version, format string) error {
cmd/sbom.go:288: if format == "xml" {
cmd/sbom.go:300:func generateSPDX(cmd *cobra.Command, deps []database.Dependency, licenseMap map[string][]string, name, version, format string) error {
cmd/sbom.go:366: if format == "xml" {
cmd/sbom.go:367: return fmt.Errorf("SPDX XML format not supported, use json")
cmd/integrity.go:30: integrityCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/integrity.go:68: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/integrity.go:89: return runRegistryCheck(cmd, deps, format)
cmd/integrity.go:175: if format == "json" {
cmd/integrity.go:256:func runRegistryCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, deps []database.Dependency, format string) error {
cmd/integrity.go:330: if format == "json" {
cmd/integrity.go:338: // Lockfiles may use different formats:
cmd/integrity.go:340: // - ecosyste.ms may return similar format
cmd/integrity.go:359: // Handle formats like "sha512-abcdef..." or "sha256:abcdef..."
cmd/outdated.go:30: outdatedCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/outdated.go:54: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/outdated.go:104: return fmt.Errorf("invalid date format (use YYYY-MM-DD): %w", err)
cmd/outdated.go:141: continue // Invalid version format
cmd/outdated.go:168: if format == "json" {
cmd/diff_file.go:21: diffFileCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/diff_file.go:27: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/diff_file.go:40: switch format {
cmd/schema.go:21: schemaCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, sql, json, markdown")
cmd/schema.go:39: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/schema.go:62: switch format {
cmd/info.go:17: Short: "Show database information",
cmd/info.go:18: Long: `Display information about the git-pkgs database.`,
cmd/info.go:23: infoCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/info.go:29: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/info.go:58: switch format {
cmd/info.go:76: switch format {
cmd/info.go:96: _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Size: %s\n", formatBytes(info.SizeBytes))
cmd/info.go:143:func formatBytes(bytes int64) string {
cmd/show.go:25: showCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/show.go:36: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/show.go:65: switch format {
cmd/notes.go:55: showCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/notes.go:65: listCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/notes.go:83: namespacesCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/notes.go:171: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/notes.go:187: switch format {
cmd/notes.go:200: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/notes.go:218: switch format {
cmd/notes.go:265: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/notes.go:283: switch format {
cmd/notes.go:328: return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata format %q, expected key=value", pair)
cmd/stale.go:23: staleCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/stale.go:31: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/stale.go:58: switch format {
cmd/tree.go:23: treeCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/tree.go:37: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/tree.go:73: switch format {
cmd/vulns.go:291: scanCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json, sarif")
cmd/vulns.go:301: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:369: switch format {
cmd/vulns.go:569: InformationURI string `json:"informationUri"`
cmd/vulns.go:614: InformationURI: "https://github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs",
cmd/vulns.go:680: Long: `Display detailed information about a specific vulnerability by its ID.
cmd/vulns.go:686: showCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:707: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:733: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:897: diffCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:910: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:981: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1085: blameCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:1106: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:1152: // Get blame information for each vulnerable package
cmd/vulns.go:1194: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1246: logCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:1269: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:1381: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1417: historyCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:1432: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:1510: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1548: exposureCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:1569: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:1669: return outputExposureSummary(cmd, entries, format)
cmd/vulns.go:1672: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1698:func outputExposureSummary(cmd *cobra.Command, entries []VulnExposureEntry, format string) error {
cmd/vulns.go:1726: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1766: praiseCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/vulns.go:1785: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/vulns.go:1875: return outputPraiseSummary(cmd, entries, format)
cmd/vulns.go:1878: if format == "json" {
cmd/vulns.go:1923:func outputPraiseSummary(cmd *cobra.Command, entries []VulnPraiseEntry, format string) error {
cmd/vulns.go:1956: if format == "json" {
cmd/where.go:31: whereCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/where.go:47: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/where.go:141: switch format {
cmd/why.go:23: whyCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/why.go:30: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/why.go:63: switch format {
cmd/list.go:28: listCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/list.go:38: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/list.go:57: switch format {
cmd/licenses_test.go:172: t.Run("json output format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/licenses_test.go:193: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"licenses", "--format", "json"})
cmd/licenses_test.go:367: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"licenses", "--format", "json"})
cmd/log.go:26: logCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
cmd/log.go:36: format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
cmd/log.go:76: switch format {
cmd/query_test.go:131: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/query_test.go:146: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"list", "--format", "json"})
cmd/query_test.go:276: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/query_test.go:292: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"show", "--format", "json"})
cmd/query_test.go:505: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/query_test.go:521: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"diff", "HEAD~1..HEAD", "--format", "json"})
cmd/query_test.go:626: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"log", "--limit", "1", "--format", "json"})
cmd/query_test.go:643: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/query_test.go:658: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"log", "--format", "json"})
cmd/query_test.go:745: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/query_test.go:760: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"history", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:78: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:93: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"integrity", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:169: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:184: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"stats", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:294: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:309: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"search", "express", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:369: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:384: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"tree", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:445: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:460: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"blame", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:520: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:535: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"why", "express", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:590: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:605: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"where", "express", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:788: // Should show sorted action list (parsed format, not raw YAML)
cmd/analysis_test.go:831: t.Run("outputs json format", func(t *testing.T) {
cmd/analysis_test.go:846: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"stale", "--days", "0", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:904: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"stale", "--days", "0", "--format", "json"})
cmd/analysis_test.go:952: rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"stale", "--days", "0", "--format", "json"})
```
## Assistant
## Assistant
Good, every other command uses `-f, --format` with `"text"` as default. Let me look at the tree command's text output for reference on tree rendering.
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/tree.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd
2→
3→import (
4→ "encoding/json"
5→ "fmt"
6→ "sort"
7→
8→ "github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/database"
9→ "github.com/spf13/cobra"
10→)
11→
12→func addTreeCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
13→ treeCmd := &cobra.Command{
14→ Use: "tree",
15→ Short: "Display dependencies as a tree",
16→ Long: `Show dependencies grouped by manifest and dependency type.`,
17→ RunE: runTree,
18→ }
19→
20→ treeCmd.Flags().String("commit", "", "Commit to show dependencies at (default: HEAD)")
21→ treeCmd.Flags().StringP("branch", "b", "", "Branch to query (default: first tracked branch)")
22→ treeCmd.Flags().StringP("ecosystem", "e", "", "Filter by ecosystem")
23→ treeCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
24→ parent.AddCommand(treeCmd)
25→}
26→
27→type TreeNode struct {
28→ Name string `json:"name"`
29→ Type string `json:"type,omitempty"`
30→ Children []*TreeNode `json:"children,omitempty"`
31→}
32→
33→func runTree(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
34→ commitRef, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("commit")
35→ branchName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("branch")
36→ ecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ecosystem")
37→ format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
38→
39→ repo, db, err := openDatabase()
40→ if err != nil {
41→ return err
42→ }
43→ defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
44→
45→ branchInfo, err := resolveBranch(db, branchName)
46→ if err != nil {
47→ return err
48→ }
49→
50→ var deps []database.Dependency
51→ if commitRef == "" {
52→ deps, err = db.GetLatestDependencies(branchInfo.ID)
53→ } else {
54→ hash, resolveErr := repo.ResolveRevision(commitRef)
55→ if resolveErr != nil {
56→ return fmt.Errorf("resolving %q: %w", commitRef, resolveErr)
57→ }
58→ deps, err = db.GetDependenciesAtRef(hash.String(), branchInfo.ID)
59→ }
60→ if err != nil {
61→ return fmt.Errorf("getting dependencies: %w", err)
62→ }
63→
64→ deps = filterByEcosystem(deps, ecosystem)
65→
66→ if len(deps) == 0 {
67→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "No dependencies found.")
68→ return nil
69→ }
70→
71→ tree := buildTree(deps)
72→
73→ switch format {
74→ case "json":
75→ return outputTreeJSON(cmd, tree)
76→ default:
77→ return outputTreeText(cmd, tree)
78→ }
79→}
80→
81→func buildTree(deps []database.Dependency) []*TreeNode {
82→ // Group by manifest -> dependency type -> dependencies
83→ type manifestData struct {
84→ ecosystem string
85→ byType map[string][]database.Dependency
86→ }
87→
88→ byManifest := make(map[string]*manifestData)
89→ var manifestOrder []string
90→
91→ for _, d := range deps {
92→ if _, exists := byManifest[d.ManifestPath]; !exists {
93→ byManifest[d.ManifestPath] = &manifestData{
94→ ecosystem: d.Ecosystem,
95→ byType: make(map[string][]database.Dependency),
96→ }
97→ manifestOrder = append(manifestOrder, d.ManifestPath)
98→ }
99→
100→ depType := d.DependencyType
101→ if depType == "" {
102→ depType = "runtime"
103→ }
104→ byManifest[d.ManifestPath].byType[depType] = append(byManifest[d.ManifestPath].byType[depType], d)
105→ }
106→
107→ var tree []*TreeNode
108→
109→ for _, manifestPath := range manifestOrder {
110→ data := byManifest[manifestPath]
111→
112→ manifestNode := &TreeNode{
113→ Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", manifestPath, data.ecosystem),
114→ Type: "manifest",
115→ }
116→
117→ // Sort dependency types
118→ var depTypes []string
119→ for t := range data.byType {
120→ depTypes = append(depTypes, t)
121→ }
122→ sort.Strings(depTypes)
123→
124→ for _, depType := range depTypes {
125→ typeDeps := data.byType[depType]
126→
127→ typeNode := &TreeNode{
128→ Name: depType,
129→ Type: "group",
130→ }
131→
132→ // Sort dependencies
133→ sort.Slice(typeDeps, func(i, j int) bool {
134→ return typeDeps[i].Name < typeDeps[j].Name
135→ })
136→
137→ for _, d := range typeDeps {
138→ name := d.Name
139→ if d.Requirement != "" {
140→ name += " " + d.Requirement
141→ }
142→ typeNode.Children = append(typeNode.Children, &TreeNode{
143→ Name: name,
144→ Type: "dependency",
145→ })
146→ }
147→
148→ manifestNode.Children = append(manifestNode.Children, typeNode)
149→ }
150→
151→ tree = append(tree, manifestNode)
152→ }
153→
154→ return tree
155→}
156→
157→func outputTreeJSON(cmd *cobra.Command, tree []*TreeNode) error {
158→ enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
159→ enc.SetIndent("", " ")
160→ return enc.Encode(tree)
161→}
162→
163→func outputTreeText(cmd *cobra.Command, tree []*TreeNode) error {
164→ for _, manifest := range tree {
165→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), manifest.Name)
166→
167→ for i, group := range manifest.Children {
168→ isLastGroup := i == len(manifest.Children)-1
169→ groupPrefix := "├── "
170→ if isLastGroup {
171→ groupPrefix = "└── "
172→ }
173→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%s%s\n", groupPrefix, group.Name)
174→
175→ for j, dep := range group.Children {
176→ isLastDep := j == len(group.Children)-1
177→ depPrefix := "│ ├── "
178→ if isLastGroup {
179→ depPrefix = " ├── "
180→ }
181→ if isLastDep {
182→ if isLastGroup {
183→ depPrefix = " └── "
184→ } else {
185→ depPrefix = "│ └── "
186→ }
187→ }
188→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%s%s\n", depPrefix, dep.Name)
189→ }
190→ }
191→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout())
192→ }
193→
194→ return nil
195→}
196→
```
## Assistant
Now I have everything I need. The pattern is consistent: `-f, --format` defaulting to `"text"`, with a `switch format` block. The tree rendering uses `├──`, `└──`, `│ ` prefixes.
Let me implement the changes.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go",
"new_string": "import (\n\t\"bytes\"\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"encoding/json\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"io\"\n\t\"time\"\n\n\t\"github.com/git-pkgs/managers\"\n\t\"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve\"\n\t_ \"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve/parsers\"\n\t\"github.com/spf13/cobra\"\n)",
"old_string": "import (\n\t\"bytes\"\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"encoding/json\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"time\"\n\n\t\"github.com/git-pkgs/managers\"\n\t\"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve\"\n\t_ \"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve/parsers\"\n\t\"github.com/spf13/cobra\"\n)",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go",
"new_string": "\tresolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP(\"extra\", \"x\", nil, \"Extra arguments to pass to package manager\")\n\tresolveCmd.Flags().DurationP(\"timeout\", \"t\", defaultResolveTimeout, \"Timeout for resolve operation\")\n\tresolveCmd.Flags().StringP(\"format\", \"f\", \"text\", \"Output format: text, json\")\n\tparent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)",
"old_string": "\tresolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP(\"extra\", \"x\", nil, \"Extra arguments to pass to package manager\")\n\tresolveCmd.Flags().DurationP(\"timeout\", \"t\", defaultResolveTimeout, \"Timeout for resolve operation\")\n\tparent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now add the format flag retrieval and replace the JSON output with a format switch.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go",
"new_string": "\tmanagerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"manager\")\n\tecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"ecosystem\")\n\tdryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"dry-run\")\n\traw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"raw\")\n\tquiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"quiet\")\n\textra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray(\"extra\")\n\ttimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration(\"timeout\")\n\tformat, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"format\")",
"old_string": "\tmanagerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"manager\")\n\tecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(\"ecosystem\")\n\tdryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"dry-run\")\n\traw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"raw\")\n\tquiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(\"quiet\")\n\textra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray(\"extra\")\n\ttimeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration(\"timeout\")",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now replace the JSON encoding block with a format switch.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go",
"new_string": "\t\tresult, err := resolve.Parse(mgr.Name, stdout.Bytes())\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%s: %w\", mgr.Name, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tswitch format {\n\t\tcase \"json\":\n\t\t\tenc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())\n\t\t\tenc.SetIndent(\"\", \" \")\n\t\t\tif err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"encoding result: %w\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\tdefault:\n\t\t\twriteResolveTree(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc writeResolveTree(w io.Writer, result *resolve.Result) {\n\t_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, \"%s (%s)\\n\", result.Manager, result.Ecosystem)\n\tfor i, dep := range result.Direct {\n\t\tlast := i == len(result.Direct)-1\n\t\twriteResolveDep(w, dep, \"\", last)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc writeResolveDep(w io.Writer, dep *resolve.Dep, prefix string, last bool) {\n\tconnector := \"├── \"\n\tif last {\n\t\tconnector = \"└── \"\n\t}\n\t_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, \"%s%s%s@%s\\n\", prefix, connector, dep.Name, dep.Version)\n\n\tchildPrefix := prefix + \"│ \"\n\tif last {\n\t\tchildPrefix = prefix + \" \"\n\t}\n\tfor i, child := range dep.Deps {\n\t\twriteResolveDep(w, child, childPrefix, i == len(dep.Deps)-1)\n\t}\n}",
"old_string": "\t\tresult, err := resolve.Parse(mgr.Name, stdout.Bytes())\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%s: %w\", mgr.Name, err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tenc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())\n\t\tenc.SetIndent(\"\", \" \")\n\t\tif err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"encoding result: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
## Assistant
Let me verify the file looks right.
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd
2→
3→import (
4→ "bytes"
5→ "context"
6→ "encoding/json"
7→ "fmt"
8→ "io"
9→ "time"
10→
11→ "github.com/git-pkgs/managers"
12→ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
13→ _ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve/parsers"
14→ "github.com/spf13/cobra"
15→)
16→
17→const defaultResolveTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
18→
19→func addResolveCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
20→ resolveCmd := &cobra.Command{
21→ Use: "resolve",
22→ Short: "Print parsed dependency graph from the local package manager",
23→ Long: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse
24→the output into a normalized dependency list with PURLs, and print
25→the result as JSON.
26→
27→Assumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first
28→if needed.
29→
30→Examples:
31→ git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies
32→ git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem
33→ git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo
34→ git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,
35→ RunE: runResolve,
36→ }
37→
38→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("manager", "m", "", "Override detected package manager (takes precedence over -e)")
39→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("ecosystem", "e", "", "Filter to specific ecosystem")
40→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "Show what would be run without executing")
41→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("raw", false, "Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON")
42→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("extra", "x", nil, "Extra arguments to pass to package manager")
43→ resolveCmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "t", defaultResolveTimeout, "Timeout for resolve operation")
44→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
45→ parent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)
46→}
47→
48→func runResolve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
49→ managerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("manager")
50→ ecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ecosystem")
51→ dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
52→ raw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("raw")
53→ quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
54→ extra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("extra")
55→ timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
56→ format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
57→
58→ dir, err := getWorkingDir()
59→ if err != nil {
60→ return err
61→ }
62→
63→ detected, err := DetectManagers(dir)
64→ if err != nil {
65→ return fmt.Errorf("detecting package managers: %w", err)
66→ }
67→
68→ if len(detected) == 0 {
69→ return fmt.Errorf("no package manager detected in %s", dir)
70→ }
71→
72→ if ecosystem != "" {
73→ detected = FilterByEcosystem(detected, ecosystem)
74→ if len(detected) == 0 {
75→ return fmt.Errorf("no %s package manager detected", ecosystem)
76→ }
77→ }
78→
79→ if managerOverride != "" {
80→ detected = []DetectedManager{{Name: managerOverride}}
81→ }
82→
83→ ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
84→ defer cancel()
85→
86→ for _, mgr := range detected {
87→ input := managers.CommandInput{
88→ Extra: extra,
89→ }
90→
91→ builtCmds, err := BuildCommands(mgr.Name, "resolve", input)
92→ if err != nil {
93→ if !quiet {
94→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Skipping %s: resolve not supported\n", mgr.Name)
95→ }
96→ continue
97→ }
98→
99→ if !quiet {
100→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Detected: %s", mgr.Name)
101→ if mgr.Lockfile != "" {
102→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), " (%s)", mgr.Lockfile)
103→ }
104→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
105→ }
106→
107→ if dryRun {
108→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
109→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Would run: %v\n", c)
110→ }
111→ continue
112→ }
113→
114→ if !quiet {
115→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
116→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Running: %v\n", c)
117→ }
118→ }
119→
120→ if raw {
121→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, cmd.OutOrStdout(), cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
122→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
123→ }
124→ continue
125→ }
126→
127→ var stdout bytes.Buffer
128→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, &stdout, cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
129→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
130→ }
131→
132→ result, err := resolve.Parse(mgr.Name, stdout.Bytes())
133→ if err != nil {
134→ return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", mgr.Name, err)
135→ }
136→
137→ switch format {
138→ case "json":
139→ enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
140→ enc.SetIndent("", " ")
141→ if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
142→ return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
143→ }
144→ default:
145→ writeResolveTree(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result)
146→ }
147→ }
148→
149→ return nil
150→}
151→
152→func writeResolveTree(w io.Writer, result *resolve.Result) {
153→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s (%s)\n", result.Manager, result.Ecosystem)
154→ for i, dep := range result.Direct {
155→ last := i == len(result.Direct)-1
156→ writeResolveDep(w, dep, "", last)
157→ }
158→}
159→
160→func writeResolveDep(w io.Writer, dep *resolve.Dep, prefix string, last bool) {
161→ connector := "├── "
162→ if last {
163→ connector = "└── "
164→ }
165→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s%s%s@%s\n", prefix, connector, dep.Name, dep.Version)
166→
167→ childPrefix := prefix + "│ "
168→ if last {
169→ childPrefix = prefix + " "
170→ }
171→ for i, child := range dep.Deps {
172→ writeResolveDep(w, child, childPrefix, i == len(dep.Deps)-1)
173→ }
174→}
175→
```
## Assistant
The diagnostic errors cleared. The file looks good. Now update the Long description to reflect the new default.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go",
"new_string": "\t\tLong: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse\nthe output into a normalized dependency tree with PURLs, and print\nthe result.\n\nAssumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first\nif needed.\n\nExamples:\n git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies (tree output)\n git-pkgs resolve -f json # output as JSON\n git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem\n git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo\n git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,",
"old_string": "\t\tLong: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse\nthe output into a normalized dependency list with PURLs, and print\nthe result as JSON.\n\nAssumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first\nif needed.\n\nExamples:\n git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies\n git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem\n git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo\n git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now update the tests. The existing tests are dry-run tests so they don't exercise the output format, but I should add a test for the tree rendering function and update the format flag usage in tests.
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_test.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd_test
2→
3→import (
4→ "bytes"
5→ "os"
6→ "path/filepath"
7→ "strings"
8→ "testing"
9→
10→ "github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd"
11→)
12→
13→func TestResolveDryRun(t *testing.T) {
14→ tests := []struct {
15→ name string
16→ lockfile string
17→ lockContent string
18→ expectedOutput string
19→ }{
20→ {
21→ name: "npm resolve",
22→ lockfile: "package-lock.json",
23→ lockContent: `{"lockfileVersion": 3}`,
24→ expectedOutput: "[npm ls --depth Infinity --json --long]",
25→ },
26→ {
27→ name: "cargo resolve",
28→ lockfile: "Cargo.lock",
29→ lockContent: "[[package]]",
30→ expectedOutput: "[cargo metadata --format-version 1]",
31→ },
32→ {
33→ name: "go resolve",
34→ lockfile: "go.mod",
35→ lockContent: "module test",
36→ expectedOutput: "[go mod graph]",
37→ },
38→ }
39→
40→ for _, tt := range tests {
41→ t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
42→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
43→
44→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, tt.lockfile), []byte(tt.lockContent), 0644); err != nil {
45→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
46→ }
47→
48→ writeManifestForLockfile(t, tmpDir, tt.lockfile)
49→
50→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
51→ defer cleanup()
52→
53→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
54→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run"})
55→
56→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
57→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
58→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
59→
60→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
61→ if err != nil {
62→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
63→ }
64→
65→ output := stdout.String()
66→ if !strings.Contains(output, tt.expectedOutput) {
67→ t.Errorf("expected output to contain %q, got:\n%s", tt.expectedOutput, output)
68→ }
69→ })
70→ }
71→}
72→
73→func TestResolveSkipsUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
74→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
75→
76→ // brew has no resolve command
77→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "Brewfile"), []byte(""), 0644); err != nil {
78→ t.Fatalf("failed to write Brewfile: %v", err)
79→ }
80→ // Also add npm so we have something that works
81→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "package-lock.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644); err != nil {
82→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
83→ }
84→
85→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
86→ defer cleanup()
87→
88→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
89→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run", "-m", "brew"})
90→
91→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
92→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
93→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
94→
95→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
96→ if err != nil {
97→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
98→ }
99→
100→ errOutput := stderr.String()
101→ if !strings.Contains(errOutput, "resolve not supported") {
102→ t.Errorf("expected 'resolve not supported' in stderr, got:\n%s", errOutput)
103→ }
104→}
105→
106→func TestResolveManagerOverride(t *testing.T) {
107→ tmpDir := t.TempDir()
108→
109→ if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "package-lock.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644); err != nil {
110→ t.Fatalf("failed to write lockfile: %v", err)
111→ }
112→
113→ cleanup := chdir(t, tmpDir)
114→ defer cleanup()
115→
116→ rootCmd := cmd.NewRootCmd()
117→ rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"resolve", "--dry-run", "-m", "pnpm"})
118→
119→ var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
120→ rootCmd.SetOut(&stdout)
121→ rootCmd.SetErr(&stderr)
122→
123→ err := rootCmd.Execute()
124→ if err != nil {
125→ t.Fatalf("resolve --dry-run failed: %v", err)
126→ }
127→
128→ output := stdout.String()
129→ if !strings.Contains(output, "pnpm list") {
130→ t.Errorf("expected pnpm list, got:\n%s", output)
131→ }
132→}
133→
```
## Assistant
I need to check if `writeResolveTree` and `writeResolveDep` can be tested directly, or if I need to test through the exported API. Since they're unexported, I'll need to test from within the `cmd` package or test indirectly. The test file is in `cmd_test` (external test package). Let me check if there's an internal test file or if I should add a unit test for the tree rendering.
## Assistant
### Tool: Glob
**Args:**
```json
{
"path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs",
"pattern": "cmd/*_internal_test.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
No files found
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Grep
**Args:**
```json
{
"glob": "cmd/*_test.go",
"output_mode": "files_with_matches",
"path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs",
"pattern": "^package cmd$"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
Found 7 files
cmd/diff_test.go
cmd/plugins_test.go
cmd/vulns_test.go
cmd/where_test.go
cmd/hooks_test.go
cmd/pager_test.go
cmd/ecosystems_test.go
```
## Assistant
## Assistant
There are internal test files. I'll add a unit test for the tree rendering directly.
## Assistant
### Tool: Write
**Args:**
```json
{
"content": "package cmd\n\nimport (\n\t\"bytes\"\n\t\"testing\"\n\n\t\"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve\"\n)\n\nfunc TestWriteResolveTree(t *testing.T) {\n\tresult := &resolve.Result{\n\t\tManager: \"npm\",\n\t\tEcosystem: \"npm\",\n\t\tDirect: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/express@4.18.2\",\n\t\t\t\tName: \"express\",\n\t\t\t\tVersion: \"4.18.2\",\n\t\t\t\tDeps: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tName: \"accepts\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVersion: \"1.3.8\",\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/body-parser@1.20.1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tName: \"body-parser\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVersion: \"1.20.1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.21\",\n\t\t\t\tName: \"lodash\",\n\t\t\t\tVersion: \"4.17.21\",\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t},\n\t}\n\n\tvar buf bytes.Buffer\n\twriteResolveTree(&buf, result)\n\n\texpected := `npm (npm)\n├── express@4.18.2\n│ ├── accepts@1.3.8\n│ └── body-parser@1.20.1\n└── lodash@4.17.21\n`\n\tif buf.String() != expected {\n\t\tt.Errorf(\"unexpected tree output:\\ngot:\\n%s\\nwant:\\n%s\", buf.String(), expected)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestWriteResolveTreeSingleDep(t *testing.T) {\n\tresult := &resolve.Result{\n\t\tManager: \"cargo\",\n\t\tEcosystem: \"cargo\",\n\t\tDirect: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:cargo/serde@1.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\tName: \"serde\",\n\t\t\t\tVersion: \"1.0.0\",\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t},\n\t}\n\n\tvar buf bytes.Buffer\n\twriteResolveTree(&buf, result)\n\n\texpected := `cargo (cargo)\n└── serde@1.0.0\n`\n\tif buf.String() != expected {\n\t\tt.Errorf(\"unexpected tree output:\\ngot:\\n%s\\nwant:\\n%s\", buf.String(), expected)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestWriteResolveTreeDeepNesting(t *testing.T) {\n\tresult := &resolve.Result{\n\t\tManager: \"npm\",\n\t\tEcosystem: \"npm\",\n\t\tDirect: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/a@1.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\tName: \"a\",\n\t\t\t\tVersion: \"1.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\tDeps: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/b@2.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tName: \"b\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVersion: \"2.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeps: []*resolve.Dep{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPURL: \"pkg:npm/c@3.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tName: \"c\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVersion: \"3.0.0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t},\n\t}\n\n\tvar buf bytes.Buffer\n\twriteResolveTree(&buf, result)\n\n\texpected := `npm (npm)\n└── a@1.0.0\n └── b@2.0.0\n └── c@3.0.0\n`\n\tif buf.String() != expected {\n\t\tt.Errorf(\"unexpected tree output:\\ngot:\\n%s\\nwant:\\n%s\", buf.String(), expected)\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc TestWriteResolveTreeNoDeps(t *testing.T) {\n\tresult := &resolve.Result{\n\t\tManager: \"pip\",\n\t\tEcosystem: \"pypi\",\n\t\tDirect: nil,\n\t}\n\n\tvar buf bytes.Buffer\n\twriteResolveTree(&buf, result)\n\n\texpected := \"pip (pypi)\\n\"\n\tif buf.String() != expected {\n\t\tt.Errorf(\"unexpected tree output:\\ngot:\\n%s\\nwant:\\n%s\", buf.String(), expected)\n\t}\n}\n",
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_internal_test.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
File created successfully at: /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve_internal_test.go
```
## Assistant
Now let me run the tests.
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "go test ./cmd/ -run TestResolve -v 2>&1",
"description": "Run resolve tests",
"timeout": 60000
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
=== RUN TestResolveDryRun
=== RUN TestResolveDryRun/npm_resolve
=== RUN TestResolveDryRun/cargo_resolve
=== RUN TestResolveDryRun/go_resolve
--- PASS: TestResolveDryRun (0.02s)
--- PASS: TestResolveDryRun/npm_resolve (0.01s)
--- PASS: TestResolveDryRun/cargo_resolve (0.00s)
--- PASS: TestResolveDryRun/go_resolve (0.00s)
=== RUN TestResolveSkipsUnsupported
--- PASS: TestResolveSkipsUnsupported (0.00s)
=== RUN TestResolveManagerOverride
--- PASS: TestResolveManagerOverride (0.00s)
PASS
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd 0.268s
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "go test ./cmd/ -run TestWriteResolve -v 2>&1",
"description": "Run tree rendering tests",
"timeout": 60000
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
=== RUN TestWriteResolveTree
--- PASS: TestWriteResolveTree (0.00s)
=== RUN TestWriteResolveTreeSingleDep
--- PASS: TestWriteResolveTreeSingleDep (0.00s)
=== RUN TestWriteResolveTreeDeepNesting
--- PASS: TestWriteResolveTreeDeepNesting (0.00s)
=== RUN TestWriteResolveTreeNoDeps
--- PASS: TestWriteResolveTreeNoDeps (0.00s)
PASS
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd 0.247s
```
## Assistant
All passing. Now update the docs.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into a normalized dependency tree. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve\nnpm (npm)\n├── express@4.18.2\n│ ├── accepts@1.3.8\n│ └── body-parser@1.20.1\n└── lodash@4.17.21\n```\n\nPass `-f json` for machine-readable output:\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve -f json\n{\n \"Manager\": \"npm\",\n \"Ecosystem\": \"npm\",\n \"Direct\": [\n {\n \"PURL\": \"pkg:npm/express@4.18.2\",\n \"Name\": \"express\",\n \"Version\": \"4.18.2\",\n \"Deps\": [\n {\n \"PURL\": \"pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8\",\n \"Name\": \"accepts\",\n \"Version\": \"1.3.8\",\n \"Deps\": []\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n}\n```\n\nThe output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe output directly into other tools.",
"old_string": "`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into normalized JSON. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve\n{\n \"Manager\": \"npm\",\n \"Ecosystem\": \"npm\",\n \"Direct\": [\n {\n \"PURL\": \"pkg:npm/express@4.18.2\",\n \"Name\": \"express\",\n \"Version\": \"4.18.2\",\n \"Deps\": [\n {\n \"PURL\": \"pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8\",\n \"Name\": \"accepts\",\n \"Version\": \"1.3.8\",\n \"Deps\": []\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n}\n```\n\nThe output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe the JSON directly into other tools.",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "```\n-f, --format Output format: text, json (default text)\n-m, --manager Override detected package manager\n-e, --ecosystem Filter to specific ecosystem\n --raw Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON\n --dry-run Show what would be run without executing\n-x, --extra Extra arguments to pass to package manager\n-t, --timeout Timeout for resolve operation (default 5m)\n-q, --quiet Suppress status output on stderr\n```",
"old_string": "```\n-m, --manager Override detected package manager\n-e, --ecosystem Filter to specific ecosystem\n --raw Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON\n --dry-run Show what would be run without executing\n-x, --extra Extra arguments to pass to package manager\n-t, --timeout Timeout for resolve operation (default 5m)\n-q, --quiet Suppress status output on stderr\n```",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now update the multi-ecosystem and jq examples to use `-f json`.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager:\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve\nbundler (gem)\n├── rails@7.1.0\n│ └── actionpack@7.1.0\n└── puma@6.4.0\n\nnpm (npm)\n├── express@4.18.2\n└── lodash@4.17.21\n```\n\nWith `-f json`, each manager produces a separate JSON object:\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve -q -f json\n{\"Manager\":\"bundler\",\"Ecosystem\":\"gem\",\"Direct\":[...]}\n{\"Manager\":\"npm\",\"Ecosystem\":\"npm\",\"Direct\":[...]}\n```",
"old_string": "If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager and outputs one JSON object per manager:\n\n```bash\n$ git pkgs resolve -q\n{\"Manager\":\"bundler\",\"Ecosystem\":\"gem\",\"Direct\":[...]}\n{\"Manager\":\"npm\",\"Ecosystem\":\"npm\",\"Direct\":[...]}\n```",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now update the examples section to use `-f json` where jq is involved.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "The JSON format works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.\n\n### List all dependency names and versions\n\n```bash\ngit pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.Direct[] | \"\\(.Name) \\(.Version)\"'\n```",
"old_string": "Since the output is JSON, it works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.\n\n### List all dependency names and versions\n\n```bash\ngit pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.Direct[] | \"\\(.Name) \\(.Version)\"'\n```",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'",
"replace_all": true
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated. All occurrences of 'git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'' were successfully replaced with 'git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty''.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'",
"replace_all": true
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated. All occurrences of 'git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'' were successfully replaced with 'git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length''.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json \\\n | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' \\",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q \\\n | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' \\",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == \"lodash\")]'",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == \"lodash\")]'",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq --arg pkg \"mime-types\" '",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q | jq --arg pkg \"mime-types\" '",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \\\n <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)",
"old_string": "diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \\\n <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)",
"replace_all": true
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (error):
```
String to replace not found in file.
String: diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
<(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Grep
**Args:**
```json
{
"output_mode": "content",
"path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"pattern": "git stash"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
227:diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
228: <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
```
## Assistant
Already updated by the earlier `replace_all`. Now handle the snapshot and Go examples.
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "git pkgs resolve -q -f json > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json",
"old_string": "git pkgs resolve -q > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Edit
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md",
"new_string": "out, _ := exec.Command(\"git\", \"pkgs\", \"resolve\", \"-q\", \"-f\", \"json\").Output()",
"old_string": "out, _ := exec.Command(\"git\", \"pkgs\", \"resolve\", \"-q\").Output()",
"replace_all": false
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
The file /Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md has been updated successfully.
```
## Assistant
Now run the full test suite.
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "go test ./... 2>&1",
"description": "Run full test suite",
"timeout": 300000
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
? github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs [no test files]
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd 15.982s
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/analyzer (cached)
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/bisect (cached)
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/database (cached)
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/git (cached)
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/indexer (cached)
ok github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/internal/mailmap (cached)
? github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/scripts [no test files]
```
## Assistant
All tests pass. Let me verify the final state of both files.
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/cmd/resolve.go"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→package cmd
2→
3→import (
4→ "bytes"
5→ "context"
6→ "encoding/json"
7→ "fmt"
8→ "io"
9→ "time"
10→
11→ "github.com/git-pkgs/managers"
12→ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
13→ _ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve/parsers"
14→ "github.com/spf13/cobra"
15→)
16→
17→const defaultResolveTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
18→
19→func addResolveCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
20→ resolveCmd := &cobra.Command{
21→ Use: "resolve",
22→ Short: "Print parsed dependency graph from the local package manager",
23→ Long: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse
24→the output into a normalized dependency tree with PURLs, and print
25→the result.
26→
27→Assumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first
28→if needed.
29→
30→Examples:
31→ git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies (tree output)
32→ git-pkgs resolve -f json # output as JSON
33→ git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem
34→ git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo
35→ git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,
36→ RunE: runResolve,
37→ }
38→
39→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("manager", "m", "", "Override detected package manager (takes precedence over -e)")
40→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("ecosystem", "e", "", "Filter to specific ecosystem")
41→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "Show what would be run without executing")
42→ resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("raw", false, "Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON")
43→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("extra", "x", nil, "Extra arguments to pass to package manager")
44→ resolveCmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "t", defaultResolveTimeout, "Timeout for resolve operation")
45→ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
46→ parent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)
47→}
48→
49→func runResolve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
50→ managerOverride, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("manager")
51→ ecosystem, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("ecosystem")
52→ dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
53→ raw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("raw")
54→ quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
55→ extra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("extra")
56→ timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
57→ format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
58→
59→ dir, err := getWorkingDir()
60→ if err != nil {
61→ return err
62→ }
63→
64→ detected, err := DetectManagers(dir)
65→ if err != nil {
66→ return fmt.Errorf("detecting package managers: %w", err)
67→ }
68→
69→ if len(detected) == 0 {
70→ return fmt.Errorf("no package manager detected in %s", dir)
71→ }
72→
73→ if ecosystem != "" {
74→ detected = FilterByEcosystem(detected, ecosystem)
75→ if len(detected) == 0 {
76→ return fmt.Errorf("no %s package manager detected", ecosystem)
77→ }
78→ }
79→
80→ if managerOverride != "" {
81→ detected = []DetectedManager{{Name: managerOverride}}
82→ }
83→
84→ ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
85→ defer cancel()
86→
87→ for _, mgr := range detected {
88→ input := managers.CommandInput{
89→ Extra: extra,
90→ }
91→
92→ builtCmds, err := BuildCommands(mgr.Name, "resolve", input)
93→ if err != nil {
94→ if !quiet {
95→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Skipping %s: resolve not supported\n", mgr.Name)
96→ }
97→ continue
98→ }
99→
100→ if !quiet {
101→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Detected: %s", mgr.Name)
102→ if mgr.Lockfile != "" {
103→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), " (%s)", mgr.Lockfile)
104→ }
105→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr())
106→ }
107→
108→ if dryRun {
109→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
110→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Would run: %v\n", c)
111→ }
112→ continue
113→ }
114→
115→ if !quiet {
116→ for _, c := range builtCmds {
117→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Running: %v\n", c)
118→ }
119→ }
120→
121→ if raw {
122→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, cmd.OutOrStdout(), cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
123→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
124→ }
125→ continue
126→ }
127→
128→ var stdout bytes.Buffer
129→ if err := RunManagerCommands(ctx, dir, mgr.Name, "resolve", input, &stdout, cmd.ErrOrStderr()); err != nil {
130→ return fmt.Errorf("%s resolve failed: %w", mgr.Name, err)
131→ }
132→
133→ result, err := resolve.Parse(mgr.Name, stdout.Bytes())
134→ if err != nil {
135→ return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", mgr.Name, err)
136→ }
137→
138→ switch format {
139→ case "json":
140→ enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
141→ enc.SetIndent("", " ")
142→ if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
143→ return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
144→ }
145→ default:
146→ writeResolveTree(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result)
147→ }
148→ }
149→
150→ return nil
151→}
152→
153→func writeResolveTree(w io.Writer, result *resolve.Result) {
154→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s (%s)\n", result.Manager, result.Ecosystem)
155→ for i, dep := range result.Direct {
156→ last := i == len(result.Direct)-1
157→ writeResolveDep(w, dep, "", last)
158→ }
159→}
160→
161→func writeResolveDep(w io.Writer, dep *resolve.Dep, prefix string, last bool) {
162→ connector := "├── "
163→ if last {
164→ connector = "└── "
165→ }
166→ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s%s%s@%s\n", prefix, connector, dep.Name, dep.Version)
167→
168→ childPrefix := prefix + "│ "
169→ if last {
170→ childPrefix = prefix + " "
171→ }
172→ for i, child := range dep.Deps {
173→ writeResolveDep(w, child, childPrefix, i == len(dep.Deps)-1)
174→ }
175→}
176→
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Read
**Args:**
```json
{
"file_path": "/Users/andrew/code/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/docs/resolve.md"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
1→# Resolve
2→
3→`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into a normalized dependency tree. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.
4→
5→```bash
6→$ git pkgs resolve
7→npm (npm)
8→├── express@4.18.2
9→│ ├── accepts@1.3.8
10→│ └── body-parser@1.20.1
11→└── lodash@4.17.21
12→```
13→
14→Pass `-f json` for machine-readable output:
15→
16→```bash
17→$ git pkgs resolve -f json
18→{
19→ "Manager": "npm",
20→ "Ecosystem": "npm",
21→ "Direct": [
22→ {
23→ "PURL": "pkg:npm/express@4.18.2",
24→ "Name": "express",
25→ "Version": "4.18.2",
26→ "Deps": [
27→ {
28→ "PURL": "pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8",
29→ "Name": "accepts",
30→ "Version": "1.3.8",
31→ "Deps": []
32→ }
33→ ]
34→ }
35→ ]
36→}
37→```
38→
39→The output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe output directly into other tools.
40→
41→## Output structure
42→
43→Each result contains:
44→
45→- **Manager** - the package manager that ran (npm, cargo, gomod, etc.)
46→- **Ecosystem** - the package ecosystem (npm, cargo, golang, pypi, etc.)
47→- **Direct** - the top-level dependencies, each with transitive deps nested under `Deps`
48→
49→For managers that produce tree output (npm, cargo, go, maven, uv, etc.), `Deps` contains the transitive dependency tree. For managers that only produce flat lists (pip, conda, bundler, helm, nuget, conan), `Deps` is null.
50→
51→## PURLs
52→
53→Every dependency includes a PURL string. PURLs follow the [package-url spec](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) and look like `pkg:npm/%40scope/name@1.0.0`. They're useful for cross-referencing against vulnerability databases like [OSV](https://osv.dev) and for identifying packages across tools that speak PURL.
54→
55→Scoped npm packages get URL-encoded: `@babel/core` becomes `pkg:npm/%40babel/core@7.23.0`.
56→
57→## Supported parsers
58→
59→24 package managers are supported. The manager name in the first column is what you pass to `-m`.
60→
61→| Manager | Ecosystem | Output format |
62→|---------|-----------|---------------|
63→| npm | npm | JSON tree |
64→| pnpm | npm | JSON tree |
65→| yarn | npm | NDJSON tree |
66→| bun | npm | Text tree |
67→| cargo | cargo | JSON graph |
68→| gomod | golang | Edge list |
69→| pip | pypi | JSON flat |
70→| uv | pypi | Text tree |
71→| poetry | pypi | Text tree |
72→| conda | conda | JSON flat |
73→| bundler | gem | Text flat |
74→| maven | maven | Text tree |
75→| gradle | maven | Text tree |
76→| composer | packagist | Text tree |
77→| nuget | nuget | Tabular |
78→| swift | swift | JSON tree |
79→| pub | pub | Text tree |
80→| mix | hex | Text tree |
81→| rebar3 | hex | Text tree |
82→| stack | hackage | JSON flat |
83→| lein | clojars | Text tree |
84→| conan | conan | Custom |
85→| deno | deno | JSON flat |
86→| helm | helm | Tabular |
87→
88→## Flags
89→
90→```
91→-f, --format Output format: text, json (default text)
92→-m, --manager Override detected package manager
93→-e, --ecosystem Filter to specific ecosystem
94→ --raw Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON
95→ --dry-run Show what would be run without executing
96→-x, --extra Extra arguments to pass to package manager
97→-t, --timeout Timeout for resolve operation (default 5m)
98→-q, --quiet Suppress status output on stderr
99→```
100→
101→## Raw mode
102→
103→`--raw` skips parsing and prints the manager's output as-is. Useful for debugging or when you need the original format:
104→
105→```bash
106→$ git pkgs resolve --raw
107→{
108→ "version": "1.0.0",
109→ "name": "my-project",
110→ "dependencies": {
111→ "express": {
112→ "version": "4.18.2",
113→ ...
114→ }
115→ }
116→}
117→```
118→
119→## Multi-ecosystem projects
120→
121→If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager:
122→
123→```bash
124→$ git pkgs resolve
125→bundler (gem)
126→├── rails@7.1.0
127→│ └── actionpack@7.1.0
128→└── puma@6.4.0
129→
130→npm (npm)
131→├── express@4.18.2
132→└── lodash@4.17.21
133→```
134→
135→With `-f json`, each manager produces a separate JSON object:
136→
137→```bash
138→$ git pkgs resolve -q -f json
139→{"Manager":"bundler","Ecosystem":"gem","Direct":[...]}
140→{"Manager":"npm","Ecosystem":"npm","Direct":[...]}
141→```
142→
143→Filter to one ecosystem with `-e`:
144→
145→```bash
146→git pkgs resolve -e npm
147→```
148→
149→## Examples
150→
151→The JSON format works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.
152→
153→### List all dependency names and versions
154→
155→```bash
156→git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.Direct[] | "\(.Name) \(.Version)"'
157→```
158→
159→```
160→express 4.18.2
161→react 18.2.0
162→```
163→
164→### Extract just the PURLs
165→
166→```bash
167→git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'
168→```
169→
170→```
171→pkg:npm/express@4.18.2
172→pkg:npm/accepts@1.3.8
173→pkg:npm/react@18.2.0
174→```
175→
176→### Count total dependencies (including transitive)
177→
178→```bash
179→git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'
180→```
181→
182→### Check a specific package against OSV
183→
184→Grab a PURL from resolve output and query the [OSV API](https://osv.dev) for known vulnerabilities:
185→
186→```bash
187→git pkgs resolve -q -f json \
188→ | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' \
189→ | while read purl; do
190→ curl -s "https://api.osv.dev/v1/query" \
191→ -d "{\"package\":{\"purl\":\"$purl\"}}" \
192→ | jq -r --arg p "$purl" 'select(.vulns) | "\($p) \(.vulns | length) vulns"'
193→ done
194→```
195→
196→### Find all packages matching a name
197→
198→```bash
199→git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == "lodash")]'
200→```
201→
202→### Show why a transitive dependency is in the tree
203→
204→Find every path from a direct dependency down to a specific package. This tells you which of your dependencies pulled it in:
205→
206→```bash
207→git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq --arg pkg "mime-types" '
208→ def paths_to($name):
209→ if .Name == $name then [.Name]
210→ elif (.Deps // []) | length > 0 then
211→ .Name as $n | .Deps[] | paths_to($name) | select(length > 0) | [$n] + .
212→ else empty
213→ end;
214→ [.Direct[] | paths_to($pkg)] | unique[] | join(" > ")
215→'
216→```
217→
218→```
219→express > accepts > mime-types
220→```
221→
222→This walks the dependency tree recursively and prints each chain that leads to the package. If `mime-types` appears under multiple direct dependencies, you'll see all paths.
223→
224→### Diff resolved dependencies between branches
225→
226→```bash
227→diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
228→ <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
229→```
230→
231→### Save a snapshot for later comparison
232→
233→```bash
234→git pkgs resolve -q -f json > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json
235→```
236→
237→### Feed into a Go program
238→
239→The output matches the `resolve.Result` struct from [github.com/git-pkgs/resolve](https://github.com/git-pkgs/resolve), so you can decode it directly:
240→
241→```go
242→import (
243→ "encoding/json"
244→ "os/exec"
245→
246→ "github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
247→)
248→
249→out, _ := exec.Command("git", "pkgs", "resolve", "-q", "-f", "json").Output()
250→var result resolve.Result
251→json.Unmarshal(out, &result)
252→
253→for _, dep := range result.Direct {
254→ fmt.Println(dep.PURL)
255→}
256→```
257→
258→## How it works
259→
260→The resolve command calls the manager's dependency graph command (defined in the [managers](https://github.com/git-pkgs/managers) library), captures stdout, and passes it to the [resolve](https://github.com/git-pkgs/resolve) library for parsing. Each parser knows the output format for its manager and builds a normalized `Result`.
261→
262→The parsers use an init-registration pattern similar to `database/sql` drivers. The `resolve` package defines the types and `Parse()` function, and the `resolve/parsers` subpackage registers all parser implementations at import time.
263→
```
## Assistant
Everything looks good. Here's a summary of the changes:
**`cmd/resolve.go`** - Default output is now a tree, JSON via `-f json`:
- Added `-f, --format` flag (default `"text"`) matching every other command in the codebase
- Default text output renders a `├──`/`└──` tree with `name@version` on each line, headed by `manager (ecosystem)`
- JSON output preserved exactly as before, just behind `-f json`
- Updated the command's long description and examples
**`cmd/resolve_internal_test.go`** (new) - Four tests for the tree renderer:
- Multi-dep with transitive children
- Single dep
- Deep nesting (3 levels)
- No deps (empty tree)
**`docs/resolve.md`** - Updated throughout:
- Default example now shows tree output
- JSON example shown separately with `-f json`
- `-f, --format` added to flags section
- Multi-ecosystem example shows tree output by default
- All jq/piping examples updated to include `-f json`
- Go program example updated
## User
commit this and push
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "git status",
"description": "Show working tree status"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
On branch resolve-command
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/resolve-command'.
Changes not staged for commit:
(use "git add ..." to update what will be committed)
(use "git restore ..." to discard changes in working directory)
modified: cmd/resolve.go
modified: docs/resolve.md
Untracked files:
(use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed)
cmd/resolve_internal_test.go
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "git diff",
"description": "Show staged and unstaged changes"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
diff --git a/cmd/resolve.go b/cmd/resolve.go
index 23342b4..39a4670 100644
--- a/cmd/resolve.go
+++ b/cmd/resolve.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
"context"
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
+ "io"
"time"
"github.com/git-pkgs/managers"
@@ -20,14 +21,15 @@ func addResolveCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
Use: "resolve",
Short: "Print parsed dependency graph from the local package manager",
Long: `Run the detected package manager's dependency graph command, parse
-the output into a normalized dependency list with PURLs, and print
-the result as JSON.
+the output into a normalized dependency tree with PURLs, and print
+the result.
Assumes dependencies are already installed. Run 'git-pkgs install' first
if needed.
Examples:
- git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies
+ git-pkgs resolve # resolve dependencies (tree output)
+ git-pkgs resolve -f json # output as JSON
git-pkgs resolve -e go # only resolve Go ecosystem
git-pkgs resolve -m cargo # force cargo
git-pkgs resolve --raw # print raw manager output`,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ Examples:
resolveCmd.Flags().Bool("raw", false, "Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON")
resolveCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("extra", "x", nil, "Extra arguments to pass to package manager")
resolveCmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "t", defaultResolveTimeout, "Timeout for resolve operation")
+ resolveCmd.Flags().StringP("format", "f", "text", "Output format: text, json")
parent.AddCommand(resolveCmd)
}
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ func runResolve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
extra, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("extra")
timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("timeout")
+ format, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("format")
dir, err := getWorkingDir()
if err != nil {
@@ -131,12 +135,41 @@ func runResolve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", mgr.Name, err)
}
- enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
- enc.SetIndent("", " ")
- if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
- return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
+ switch format {
+ case "json":
+ enc := json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout())
+ enc.SetIndent("", " ")
+ if err := enc.Encode(result); err != nil {
+ return fmt.Errorf("encoding result: %w", err)
+ }
+ default:
+ writeResolveTree(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result)
}
}
return nil
}
+
+func writeResolveTree(w io.Writer, result *resolve.Result) {
+ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s (%s)\n", result.Manager, result.Ecosystem)
+ for i, dep := range result.Direct {
+ last := i == len(result.Direct)-1
+ writeResolveDep(w, dep, "", last)
+ }
+}
+
+func writeResolveDep(w io.Writer, dep *resolve.Dep, prefix string, last bool) {
+ connector := "├── "
+ if last {
+ connector = "└── "
+ }
+ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s%s%s@%s\n", prefix, connector, dep.Name, dep.Version)
+
+ childPrefix := prefix + "│ "
+ if last {
+ childPrefix = prefix + " "
+ }
+ for i, child := range dep.Deps {
+ writeResolveDep(w, child, childPrefix, i == len(dep.Deps)-1)
+ }
+}
diff --git a/docs/resolve.md b/docs/resolve.md
index 08451a6..c58dd83 100644
--- a/docs/resolve.md
+++ b/docs/resolve.md
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
# Resolve
-`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into normalized JSON. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.
+`git pkgs resolve` runs the detected package manager's dependency graph command and parses the output into a normalized dependency tree. Every dependency gets a [PURL](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec) (Package URL), a standard identifier that encodes the ecosystem, name, and version in one string.
```bash
$ git pkgs resolve
+npm (npm)
+├── express@4.18.2
+│ ├── accepts@1.3.8
+│ └── body-parser@1.20.1
+└── lodash@4.17.21
+```
+
+Pass `-f json` for machine-readable output:
+
+```bash
+$ git pkgs resolve -f json
{
"Manager": "npm",
"Ecosystem": "npm",
@@ -25,7 +36,7 @@ $ git pkgs resolve
}
```
-The output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe the JSON directly into other tools.
+The output goes to stdout. Status lines (detected manager, command being run) go to stderr, so you can pipe output directly into other tools.
## Output structure
@@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ Scoped npm packages get URL-encoded: `@babel/core` becomes `pkg:npm/%40babel/cor
## Flags
```
+-f, --format Output format: text, json (default text)
-m, --manager Override detected package manager
-e, --ecosystem Filter to specific ecosystem
--raw Print raw manager output instead of parsed JSON
@@ -106,10 +118,24 @@ $ git pkgs resolve --raw
## Multi-ecosystem projects
-If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager and outputs one JSON object per manager:
+If your project has multiple lockfiles, resolve runs for each detected manager:
```bash
-$ git pkgs resolve -q
+$ git pkgs resolve
+bundler (gem)
+├── rails@7.1.0
+│ └── actionpack@7.1.0
+└── puma@6.4.0
+
+npm (npm)
+├── express@4.18.2
+└── lodash@4.17.21
+```
+
+With `-f json`, each manager produces a separate JSON object:
+
+```bash
+$ git pkgs resolve -q -f json
{"Manager":"bundler","Ecosystem":"gem","Direct":[...]}
{"Manager":"npm","Ecosystem":"npm","Direct":[...]}
```
@@ -122,12 +148,12 @@ git pkgs resolve -e npm
## Examples
-Since the output is JSON, it works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.
+The JSON format works well with [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) and standard unix tools.
### List all dependency names and versions
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.Direct[] | "\(.Name) \(.Version)"'
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.Direct[] | "\(.Name) \(.Version)"'
```
```
@@ -138,7 +164,7 @@ react 18.2.0
### Extract just the PURLs
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty'
```
```
@@ -150,7 +176,7 @@ pkg:npm/react@18.2.0
### Count total dependencies (including transitive)
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'
```
### Check a specific package against OSV
@@ -158,7 +184,7 @@ git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | .PURL? // empty] | length'
Grab a PURL from resolve output and query the [OSV API](https://osv.dev) for known vulnerabilities:
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q \
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json \
| jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' \
| while read purl; do
curl -s "https://api.osv.dev/v1/query" \
@@ -170,7 +196,7 @@ git pkgs resolve -q \
### Find all packages matching a name
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == "lodash")]'
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == "lodash")]'
```
### Show why a transitive dependency is in the tree
@@ -178,7 +204,7 @@ git pkgs resolve -q | jq '[.. | select(.Name? == "lodash")]'
Find every path from a direct dependency down to a specific package. This tells you which of your dependencies pulled it in:
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q | jq --arg pkg "mime-types" '
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq --arg pkg "mime-types" '
def paths_to($name):
if .Name == $name then [.Name]
elif (.Deps // []) | length > 0 then
@@ -198,14 +224,14 @@ This walks the dependency tree recursively and prints each chain that leads to t
### Diff resolved dependencies between branches
```bash
-diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
- <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
+diff <(git stash && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort) \
+ <(git stash pop && git pkgs resolve -q -f json | jq -r '.. | .PURL? // empty' | sort)
```
### Save a snapshot for later comparison
```bash
-git pkgs resolve -q > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json
+git pkgs resolve -q -f json > deps-$(date +%Y%m%d).json
```
### Feed into a Go program
@@ -220,7 +246,7 @@ import (
"github.com/git-pkgs/resolve"
)
-out, _ := exec.Command("git", "pkgs", "resolve", "-q").Output()
+out, _ := exec.Command("git", "pkgs", "resolve", "-q", "-f", "json").Output()
var result resolve.Result
json.Unmarshal(out, &result)
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "git log --oneline -5",
"description": "Show recent commits"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
d662fe0 Add dependency chain example to resolve docs
8ad647a Add usage examples to resolve docs
f91f450 Add resolve documentation
4b25c26 Parse resolve output into normalized JSON with PURLs
b232346 Add resolve command for dependency graph output
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "git add cmd/resolve.go cmd/resolve_internal_test.go docs/resolve.md && git commit -m \"$(cat <<'EOF'\nDefault resolve output to tree format, add -f json flag\n\nEOF\n)\"",
"description": "Stage and commit changes"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
[resolve-command 52e169d] Default resolve output to tree format, add -f json flag
3 files changed, 213 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 cmd/resolve_internal_test.go
```
## Assistant
### Tool: Bash
**Args:**
```json
{
"command": "git push",
"description": "Push to remote"
}
```
## Assistant
**Result** (success):
```
remote:
remote: GitHub found 1 vulnerability on git-pkgs/git-pkgs's default branch (1 moderate). To find out more, visit:
remote: https://github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs/security/dependabot/7
remote:
To https://github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs.git
d662fe0..52e169d resolve-command -> resolve-command
```
## Assistant
Pushed. The resolve command now defaults to tree output like:
```
npm (npm)
├── express@4.18.2
│ ├── accepts@1.3.8
│ └── body-parser@1.20.1
└── lodash@4.17.21
```
And JSON is available via `-f json`, matching every other command in the codebase.