fix(git): restore non-repo fallback and refine repo preflight errors

Reintroduce a local not-a-git-repo fallback state in the git log panel so non-repo errors still render the dedicated empty state when workspace state streaming is degraded.

Improve git repository preflight classification by distinguishing missing paths, permission issues, and non-directory targets before checking .git presence.

Add not_a_git_repository to the frontend AppErrorCode union for explicit typed handling.

src-tauri/src/git_repo.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //! Bare repositories are intentionally not supported — they have no working
 //! tree, which makes them an unusual target for a workspace-oriented editor.
 
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, io::ErrorKind, path::Path};
 
 use crate::app_error::AppCommandError;
 
@@ -30,11 +30,40 @@ pub fn is_git_repo(path: &Path) -> bool {
 /// when the target path is not a git working tree, so callers avoid locale-
 /// dependent stderr parsing for the most common "wrong folder" failure.
 pub fn ensure_git_repo(path: &str) -> Result<(), AppCommandError> {
-    if is_git_repo(Path::new(path)) {
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        Err(AppCommandError::not_a_git_repository(format!(
-            "Not a Git repository: {path}"
-        )))
+    let root = Path::new(path);
+
+    let root_meta = fs::metadata(root).map_err(|err| match err.kind() {
+        ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            AppCommandError::not_found(format!("Workspace path does not exist: {path}"))
+        }
+        ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => {
+            AppCommandError::permission_denied(format!("Cannot access workspace path: {path}"))
+                .with_detail(err.to_string())
+        }
+        _ => AppCommandError::io(err)
+            .with_detail(format!("Failed to inspect workspace path: {path}")),
+    })?;
+
+    if !root_meta.is_dir() {
+        return Err(AppCommandError::invalid_input(format!(
+            "Workspace path is not a directory: {path}"
+        )));
+    }
+
+    let git_path = root.join(".git");
+    match fs::metadata(&git_path) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) => match err.kind() {
+            ErrorKind::NotFound => Err(AppCommandError::not_a_git_repository(format!(
+                "Not a Git repository: {path}"
+            ))),
+            ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => Err(AppCommandError::permission_denied(format!(
+                "Cannot access Git metadata: {}",
+                git_path.display()
+            ))
+            .with_detail(err.to_string())),
+            _ => Err(AppCommandError::io(err)
+                .with_detail(format!("Failed to inspect Git metadata: {}", git_path.display()))),
+        },
     }
 }

src/components/layout/aux-panel-git-log-tab.tsx

@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [notAGitRepo, setNotAGitRepo] = useState(false)
   const [scrolled, setScrolled] = useState(false)
   const [openByCommit, setOpenByCommit] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({})
   const [branchesByCommit, setBranchesByCommit] = useState<
@@ -767,9 +768,9 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
   // check in `git_list_all_branches` would short-circuit on non-git folders
   // anyway, but skipping the call saves an unnecessary round trip.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isGitRepo) return
+    if (!isGitRepo || notAGitRepo) return
     void refreshBranches()
-  }, [isGitRepo, refreshBranches])
+  }, [isGitRepo, notAGitRepo, refreshBranches])
 
   const fetchCommitBranches = useCallback(
     async (fullHash: string) => {
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
         setBranchesError({})
       }
       setError(null)
+      setNotAGitRepo(false)
       try {
         const result = await gitLog(folder.path, 100, branch ?? undefined)
         setEntries(result.entries)
@@ -836,6 +838,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
         }
       } catch (e) {
         if (isNotAGitRepoError(e)) {
+          setNotAGitRepo(true)
           // Workspace state will flip isGitRepo within the next watch flush;
           // clear entries so stale log data does not linger while we wait.
           setEntries([])
@@ -853,6 +856,10 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
     [folder?.path, selectedBranch]
   )
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setNotAGitRepo(false)
+  }, [folder?.path])
+
   const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
     void fetchLog({ inline: true })
   }, [fetchLog])
@@ -969,6 +976,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
     // and either re-fetches or clears the log to stay aligned with the other
     // workspace panels.
     if (!isGitRepo) {
+      setNotAGitRepo(false)
       setEntries([])
       setError(null)
       setLoading(false)
@@ -1042,7 +1050,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
     )
   }
 
-  if (!isGitRepo) {
+  if (!isGitRepo || notAGitRepo) {
     return (
       <ScrollArea className="h-full px-3 py-3">
         <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-full gap-1 p-6 text-center">
@@ -1051,6 +1059,18 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
             {t("notAGitRepoHint")}
           </p>
+          {isGitRepo && (
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="xs"
+              className="mt-2"
+              onClick={() => {
+                void fetchLog()
+              }}
+            >
+              {t("retry")}
+            </Button>
+          )}
         </div>
       </ScrollArea>
     )

src/lib/types.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type AppErrorCode =
   | "configuration_missing"
   | "configuration_invalid"
   | "not_found"
+  | "not_a_git_repository"
   | "already_exists"
   | "permission_denied"
   | "dependency_missing"