feat(tui): insert commits above or below existing commits

[davidpdrsn]

Previously it was only possible to insert new commits at the top of a
branch, but with this change it's now also possible to insert new
commits above or below existing commits.

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• feat(tui): insert commits above or below existing commits 👈 you are here
  • feat(tui): easily retry failed commands

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Pull request overview

This PR extends the legacy but TUI commit workflow to allow inserting a newly created commit above or below an existing commit, instead of only at the top of a branch. It also tightens commit-mode target scoping to the current stack and updates TUI snapshot tests accordingly.

Changes:

• Add commit-mode support for selecting commit rows as insertion targets, with an insert-side toggle (above/below).
• Render a synthetic “insert commit above/below” row around the selected commit to visualize insertion position.
• Propagate stack IDs into commit rows to enforce commit-mode scoping, and add/refresh snapshot test coverage.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 17 out of 17 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

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File	Description
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/mod.rs	Implements commit-to-commit insertion targeting, insert-side state, and synthetic row rendering in commit mode.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/key_bind.rs	Adds commit-mode keybinds to toggle insert side (a/b).
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/graph_extension.rs	New helper to extend graph connector glyphs for the synthetic insertion row.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/cursor/tests.rs	Updates/extends cursor selectability tests for commit-mode stack scoping.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/output.rs	Extends commit row metadata to carry stack_id for commit-mode scoping.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/mod.rs	Plumbs stack IDs into commit rows when printing status output.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/commit_tests.rs	Adds commit-mode tests + snapshot assertions for above/below insertion behavior and scoping.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_confirm_on_source_is_noop_final.txt	New snapshot for commit confirm no-op behavior.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_from_unstaged_changes_creates_commit_visible_in_tui_final.txt	New snapshot verifying commit creation from unstaged changes is visible.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_mode_can_toggle_commit_target_insert_side_final.txt	New snapshot verifying toggling above/below indicator in commit mode.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_mode_enter_and_escape_final.txt	New snapshot for entering/exiting commit mode.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_mode_from_staged_changes_stays_within_current_stack_final.txt	New snapshot verifying commit-mode target scoping from staged-to-stack sources.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_mode_not_entered_from_non_commitable_rows_final.txt	New snapshot verifying commit mode doesn’t start from non-committable rows.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_mode_shows_commit_above_on_commit_rows_final.txt	New snapshot showing the synthetic “insert commit above” row.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_to_commit_above_creates_commit_visible_in_tui_final.txt	New snapshot verifying insertion above a commit creates a visible commit.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/commit_to_commit_below_creates_commit_visible_in_tui_final.txt	New snapshot verifying insertion below a commit creates a visible commit.
crates/but/src/command/legacy/status/tui/tests/snapshots/staged_source_commit_cannot_be_forced_to_other_stack_target_final.txt	New snapshot ensuring scoped commit sources can’t target other stacks.

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