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UAT: `PlanExecutor._execute_subplans()` always passes `base_files={}` — three-way merge uses empty string as base for all files, making merge semantically incorrect #6124

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opened 2026-04-09 15:11:00 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment

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Feature Area: Three-Way Merge (v3.3.0 Deliverable #5)
Spec Reference: §Merge Strategies — Three-Way; §Child Plan Result Merging
Severity: Critical — three-way merge produces incorrect results for all subplan executions

What Was Tested

v3.3.0 Deliverable #5: "Three-way merge combines non-conflicting changes — Non-conflicting file edits from two subplans both appear in merged result"

Tested by tracing the call from PlanExecutor._execute_subplans() to SubplanExecutionService.execute_all() and examining the base_files argument.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

Per §Merge Strategies — Three-Way and the hierarchical merge resolution pseudocode:

def merge_subplan_results(subplan_results):
    by_resource = group_by_resource_type(subplan_results)
    for resource_type, changes in by_resource:
        if resource_type == 'git-checkout':
            merge_git_changes(changes)  # Three-way merge

A three-way merge requires three inputs:

base: the common ancestor (file content before any subplan ran)
ours: changes from subplan A
theirs: changes from subplan B

The base must be the actual file content from the parent sandbox before subplans were spawned.

Actual Behavior

PlanExecutor._execute_subplans() always passes base_files={} (empty dict):

# plan_executor.py:509-512
exec_result = self._subplan_execution_service.execute_all(
    subplan_statuses=statuses,
    base_files={},   # ← ALWAYS EMPTY
)

This means SubplanMergeService._merge_file() always uses base_content = base_files.get(path, "") → "" (empty string) as the base for every file.

Impact on `GitMergeStrategy`

git merge-file is called as:

git merge-file -p <ours_file> <base_file> <theirs_file>

With an empty base file, git treats both subplan outputs as entirely new content added from an empty file. This causes:

False conflicts: Non-conflicting changes that edit different parts of the same file will appear as conflicts because git cannot determine which lines are "new" vs. "changed" without the correct base.
Incorrect merge results: Even when the merge succeeds, the merged content may be wrong because git is computing diffs against an empty file rather than the actual original content.

Example

# Actual file before subplans: "def foo():\n    return 1\n"
# Subplan A changes line 2: "def foo():\n    return 2\n"
# Subplan B adds a new function: "def foo():\n    return 1\ndef bar():\n    pass\n"

# With correct base:
# git merge-file(base="def foo():\n    return 1\n", ours=A, theirs=B)
# → "def foo():\n    return 2\ndef bar():\n    pass\n"  (clean merge)

# With empty base (current behavior):
# git merge-file(base="", ours=A, theirs=B)
# → CONFLICT (both sides added content from empty file)

Code Location

src/cleveragents/application/services/plan_executor.py:509–512 — _execute_subplans() — hardcoded base_files={}

Root Cause

The base_files should be populated from the parent plan's sandbox state at the time subplans are spawned. The sandbox content (the files as they exist before any subplan runs) should be captured and passed as base_files.

The SandboxManager or GitWorktreeSandbox should provide a method to snapshot the current file state, which would then be passed as base_files to execute_all().

Fix Required

Before calling execute_all(), _execute_subplans() must:

Capture the current sandbox file state for all files that subplans will modify
Pass this snapshot as base_files to execute_all()

This requires either:

Reading the sandbox directory contents before subplan execution begins
Using the SandboxManager to snapshot the relevant files
Passing the parent plan's changeset as the base

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## Bug Report **Feature Area**: Three-Way Merge (v3.3.0 Deliverable #5) **Spec Reference**: §Merge Strategies — Three-Way; §Child Plan Result Merging **Severity**: Critical — three-way merge produces incorrect results for all subplan executions --- ## What Was Tested v3.3.0 Deliverable #5: "Three-way merge combines non-conflicting changes — Non-conflicting file edits from two subplans both appear in merged result" Tested by tracing the call from `PlanExecutor._execute_subplans()` to `SubplanExecutionService.execute_all()` and examining the `base_files` argument. --- ## Expected Behavior (from spec) Per §Merge Strategies — Three-Way and the hierarchical merge resolution pseudocode: ```python def merge_subplan_results(subplan_results): by_resource = group_by_resource_type(subplan_results) for resource_type, changes in by_resource: if resource_type == 'git-checkout': merge_git_changes(changes) # Three-way merge ``` A three-way merge requires three inputs: - **base**: the common ancestor (file content before any subplan ran) - **ours**: changes from subplan A - **theirs**: changes from subplan B The `base` must be the actual file content from the parent sandbox before subplans were spawned. --- ## Actual Behavior **`PlanExecutor._execute_subplans()` always passes `base_files={}` (empty dict):** ```python # plan_executor.py:509-512 exec_result = self._subplan_execution_service.execute_all( subplan_statuses=statuses, base_files={}, # ← ALWAYS EMPTY ) ``` This means `SubplanMergeService._merge_file()` always uses `base_content = base_files.get(path, "")` → `""` (empty string) as the base for every file. ### Impact on `GitMergeStrategy` `git merge-file` is called as: ``` git merge-file -p <ours_file> <base_file> <theirs_file> ``` With an empty base file, git treats both subplan outputs as entirely new content added from an empty file. This causes: 1. **False conflicts**: Non-conflicting changes that edit different parts of the same file will appear as conflicts because git cannot determine which lines are "new" vs. "changed" without the correct base. 2. **Incorrect merge results**: Even when the merge succeeds, the merged content may be wrong because git is computing diffs against an empty file rather than the actual original content. ### Example ```python # Actual file before subplans: "def foo():\n return 1\n" # Subplan A changes line 2: "def foo():\n return 2\n" # Subplan B adds a new function: "def foo():\n return 1\ndef bar():\n pass\n" # With correct base: # git merge-file(base="def foo():\n return 1\n", ours=A, theirs=B) # → "def foo():\n return 2\ndef bar():\n pass\n" (clean merge) # With empty base (current behavior): # git merge-file(base="", ours=A, theirs=B) # → CONFLICT (both sides added content from empty file) ``` --- ## Code Location - `src/cleveragents/application/services/plan_executor.py:509–512` — `_execute_subplans()` — hardcoded `base_files={}` --- ## Root Cause The `base_files` should be populated from the parent plan's sandbox state at the time subplans are spawned. The sandbox content (the files as they exist before any subplan runs) should be captured and passed as `base_files`. The `SandboxManager` or `GitWorktreeSandbox` should provide a method to snapshot the current file state, which would then be passed as `base_files` to `execute_all()`. --- ## Fix Required Before calling `execute_all()`, `_execute_subplans()` must: 1. Capture the current sandbox file state for all files that subplans will modify 2. Pass this snapshot as `base_files` to `execute_all()` This requires either: - Reading the sandbox directory contents before subplan execution begins - Using the `SandboxManager` to snapshot the relevant files - Passing the parent plan's changeset as the base --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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✅ Verified — Critical: three-way merge is semantically broken because base is always empty. This makes subplan result merging incorrect for all cases. MoSCoW: Must Have — three-way merge is a core v3.3.0 acceptance criterion.

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