Merge pull request 'Features/repo mangament' (#4) from Features/repo_mangament into master

Reviewed-on: #4

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
       "Bash(npx vite *)",
       "Bash(cargo tree *)",
       "Bash(jobs)",
-      "Bash(npx svelte-check *)"
+      "Bash(npx svelte-check *)",
+      "Bash(git log *)",
+      "Bash(xxd)",
+      "Bash(python3 -)",
+      "Bash(echo \"exit: $?\")",
+      "Bash(grep -n \"input,\\\\|select,\\\\|input {\\\\|select {\\\\|.repo-form input\\\\|input:focus\\\\|::placeholder\" src/app.css)"
     ]
   }
 }

.gitignore

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 *.log
 .idea
 .DS_Store
-~
+~
+.codex*

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "tauri-git-lite",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "2026.7.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "tauri-git-lite",
-      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "version": "2026.7.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@lucide/svelte": "^1.21.0",
         "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.3.1",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "git-lite",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "2026.7.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,3 +18,24 @@ tauri-build = { version = "2", features = [] }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))'.dependencies]
 tauri-plugin-updater = "2"
+
+# ── Build profiles ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Dev: keep incremental compilation and emit only line-table debug info instead
+# of full debuginfo. This cuts link time noticeably (linking is the slow part of
+# a `tauri dev` recompile) while still giving panic backtraces with line numbers.
+[profile.dev]
+incremental = true
+debug = "line-tables-only"
+
+# Optimize third-party dependencies once (they are cached), so the running dev
+# build is snappy without slowing down rebuilds of our own crate.
+[profile.dev.package."*"]
+opt-level = 2
+
+# Release: smaller binary (also shrinks the auto-updater download) without
+# regressing runtime performance of the code-search feature.
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 3
+lto = "thin"
+codegen-units = 1
+strip = true

src-tauri/src/git.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum FileStatusKind {
@@ -143,6 +149,13 @@ const EMPTY_TREE_HASH: &str = "4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904";
 const SEARCH_CANCELLED_MESSAGE: &str = "Suche wurde abgebrochen.";
 static CANCELLABLE_GIT_OUTPUT_COUNTER: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
 
+fn git_command() -> Command {
+    let mut command = Command::new("git");
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    command.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+    command
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct SearchCancellationState {
     cancelled: Arc<Mutex<BTreeSet<String>>>,
@@ -195,6 +208,47 @@ pub fn open_repository(path: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
     status_for_repo(&repo)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn open_repo_in_explorer(path: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    open_path_in_file_manager(&repo)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct RepositoryBundle {
+    pub status: GitStatus,
+    pub branches: Vec<GitBranch>,
+    pub commits: Vec<GitCommit>,
+    pub files: Vec<GitRepositoryFile>,
+}
+
+/// Opens a repository and gathers everything the UI needs in a single call.
+///
+/// Runs on a blocking thread (so the UI/overlay stays responsive) and resolves
+/// the repo and its status only once, instead of the previous four separate
+/// commands that each re-ran `git rev-parse` and `git status`.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn open_repository_bundle(
+    path: String,
+    commit_limit: Option<u32>,
+) -> Result<RepositoryBundle, String> {
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<RepositoryBundle, String> {
+        let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+        let status = status_for_repo(&repo)?;
+        let branches = branches_for_repo(&repo)?;
+        let commits = commits_for_repo(&repo, commit_limit)?;
+        let files = repository_files_with_status(&repo, &status)?;
+        Ok(RepositoryBundle {
+            status,
+            branches,
+            commits,
+            files,
+        })
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|err| format!("Repository konnte nicht geladen werden: {err}"))?
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn get_status(path: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
     let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
@@ -204,8 +258,12 @@ pub fn get_status(path: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn list_branches(path: String) -> Result<Vec<GitBranch>, String> {
     let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    branches_for_repo(&repo)
+}
+
+fn branches_for_repo(repo: &Path) -> Result<Vec<GitBranch>, String> {
     let output = run_git(
-        &repo,
+        repo,
         [
             "for-each-ref",
             "--format=%(refname)\t%(HEAD)",
@@ -268,6 +326,63 @@ pub fn checkout_branch(path: String, branch: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String
     status_for_repo(&repo)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn create_branch(
+    path: String,
+    branch: String,
+    start_point: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    let branch = validate_new_branch_name(&repo, &branch)?;
+    match start_point {
+        Some(start) if !start.trim().is_empty() => {
+            // Resolve the requested commit first so we fail clearly if it is gone.
+            let start = verify_commit(&repo, &start)?;
+            run_git(&repo, ["checkout", "-b", branch.as_str(), start.as_str()])?;
+        }
+        _ => {
+            run_git(&repo, ["checkout", "-b", branch.as_str()])?;
+        }
+    }
+    status_for_repo(&repo)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn rename_branch(
+    path: String,
+    old_branch: String,
+    new_branch: String,
+) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    let old_branch = validate_existing_local_branch_name(&repo, &old_branch)?;
+    let new_branch = validate_new_branch_name(&repo, &new_branch)?;
+
+    run_git(
+        &repo,
+        [
+            "branch",
+            "-m",
+            "--",
+            old_branch.as_str(),
+            new_branch.as_str(),
+        ],
+    )?;
+    status_for_repo(&repo)
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn delete_branch(path: String, branch: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    let branch = validate_existing_local_branch_name(&repo, &branch)?;
+    let status = status_for_repo(&repo)?;
+    if status.current_branch.as_deref() == Some(branch.as_str()) {
+        return Err("Der aktuelle Branch kann nicht geloescht werden.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    run_git(&repo, ["branch", "-d", "--", branch.as_str()])?;
+    status_for_repo(&repo)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn stage_files(path: String, files: Vec<String>) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
     let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
@@ -312,6 +427,59 @@ pub fn restore_files(path: String, files: Vec<String>, staged: bool) -> Result<G
     status_for_repo(&repo)
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn get_file_patch(path: String, file: String, staged: bool) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    validate_files(std::slice::from_ref(&file))?;
+
+    let base_args = if staged {
+        &[
+            "diff",
+            "--cached",
+            "--no-ext-diff",
+            "--no-textconv",
+            "--unified=3",
+        ][..]
+    } else {
+        &["diff", "--no-ext-diff", "--no-textconv", "--unified=3"][..]
+    };
+    let output = run_git_with_paths(&repo, base_args, &[file])?;
+    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output).to_string())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn apply_file_patch(
+    path: String,
+    file: String,
+    patch: String,
+    action: String,
+) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
+    let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
+    validate_files(std::slice::from_ref(&file))?;
+    if patch.trim().is_empty() {
+        return Err("Kein Patch ausgewaehlt.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let patch_path = write_temp_patch(&patch)?;
+    let result = match action.as_str() {
+        "stage" => check_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached"])
+            .and_then(|_| run_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached"])),
+        "unstage" => check_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached", "--reverse"])
+            .and_then(|_| run_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached", "--reverse"])),
+        "discard-unstaged" => check_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--reverse"])
+            .and_then(|_| run_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--reverse"])),
+        "discard-staged" => check_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached", "--reverse"])
+            .and_then(|_| check_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--reverse"]))
+            .and_then(|_| run_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--cached", "--reverse"]))
+            .and_then(|_| run_apply_patch(&repo, &patch_path, &["--reverse"])),
+        _ => Err("Ungueltige Patch-Aktion.".to_string()),
+    };
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&patch_path);
+    result?;
+    status_for_repo(&repo)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn commit(path: String, message: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
     let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
@@ -342,7 +510,7 @@ pub fn pull(
         (Some(u), Some(p)) if !u.is_empty() || !p.is_empty() => {
             run_git_authenticated_output(&repo, pull_args, u, p)?
         }
-        _ => Command::new("git")
+        _ => git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(&repo)
             .args(pull_args)
@@ -429,7 +597,7 @@ pub fn get_remote_url(path: String) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
 }
 
 fn remote_url_for(repo: &Path, remote: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    let out = Command::new("git")
+    let out = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["remote", "get-url", remote])
@@ -452,7 +620,7 @@ fn upstream_remote_name(repo: &Path) -> Option<String> {
     if branch.is_empty() || branch == "HEAD" {
         return None;
     }
-    let out = Command::new("git")
+    let out = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["config", &format!("branch.{branch}.remote")])
@@ -530,7 +698,7 @@ pub fn merge_branch(path: String, branch: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
         return Err("Branch-Name darf nicht leer sein.".to_string());
     }
 
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(&repo)
         .args(["merge", "--no-edit", branch])
@@ -565,23 +733,34 @@ pub fn merge_branch(path: String, branch: String) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn list_commits(path: String, limit: Option<u32>) -> Result<Vec<GitCommit>, String> {
     let repo = resolve_repo(&path)?;
-    if verify_commit(&repo, "HEAD").is_err() {
+    commits_for_repo(&repo, limit)
+}
+
+fn commits_for_repo(repo: &Path, limit: Option<u32>) -> Result<Vec<GitCommit>, String> {
+    if verify_commit(repo, "HEAD").is_err() {
         return Ok(Vec::new());
     }
 
     let limit = limit.unwrap_or(100).clamp(1, 500).to_string();
+    // Fetch the per-commit changed files inline via `--name-status` in a single
+    // `git log` process, instead of spawning one `git diff-tree` per commit
+    // (which was ~100 extra processes and the main cost of opening a repo).
     let output = run_git(
-        &repo,
+        repo,
         [
             "log",
             "--decorate=short",
-            "--pretty=format:%H%x1f%h%x1f%an%x1f%ae%x1f%aI%x1f%D%x1f%P%x1f%s%x1e",
+            "--name-status",
+            "-M",
+            "-z",
+            "--root",
+            "--pretty=format:%x1e%H%x1f%h%x1f%an%x1f%ae%x1f%aI%x1f%D%x1f%P%x1f%s%x1f",
             "-n",
             limit.as_str(),
         ],
     )?;
 
-    parse_commit_log(&repo, &output)
+    parse_commit_log_inline(&output)
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -1106,7 +1285,7 @@ fn is_binary_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
 
 fn index_stage_size(repo: &Path, stage: u8, file: &str) -> Option<u64> {
     let spec = format!(":{stage}:{file}");
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["cat-file", "-s", spec.as_str()])
@@ -1139,7 +1318,7 @@ pub fn resolve_conflict(path: String, file: String, content: String) -> Result<G
 
 fn read_index_stage(repo: &Path, stage: u8, file: &str) -> Option<String> {
     let spec = format!(":{stage}:{file}");
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["show", spec.as_str()])
@@ -1177,6 +1356,36 @@ fn resolve_repo(path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
     Ok(PathBuf::from(top_level))
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn open_path_in_file_manager(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let native_path = path.to_string_lossy().replace('/', "\\");
+    let mut command = Command::new("explorer.exe");
+    command.arg(native_path);
+    command.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+    command
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Explorer konnte nicht gestartet werden: {err}"))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn open_path_in_file_manager(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    Command::new("open")
+        .arg(path)
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Finder konnte nicht gestartet werden: {err}"))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos")))]
+fn open_path_in_file_manager(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
+    Command::new("xdg-open")
+        .arg(path)
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Dateimanager konnte nicht gestartet werden: {err}"))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn verify_commit(repo: &Path, commit: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     let commit = commit.trim();
     if commit.is_empty() {
@@ -1221,6 +1430,13 @@ fn status_for_repo(repo: &Path) -> Result<GitStatus, String> {
 
 fn repository_files(repo: &Path) -> Result<Vec<GitRepositoryFile>, String> {
     let status = status_for_repo(repo)?;
+    repository_files_with_status(repo, &status)
+}
+
+fn repository_files_with_status(
+    repo: &Path,
+    status: &GitStatus,
+) -> Result<Vec<GitRepositoryFile>, String> {
     let mut files = BTreeMap::<String, GitRepositoryFile>::new();
 
     let tracked_output = run_git(repo, ["ls-files", "-z", "--cached", "--deleted"])?;
@@ -1325,6 +1541,10 @@ fn search_candidate_commits(
             OsString::from("--all"),
             OsString::from("--reverse"),
             OsString::from("--format=%H"),
+            // Skip textconv diff drivers so git does not extract binary files
+            // (e.g. .docx / Office temp "~$" lock files) to temp files, which can
+            // fail with "unsupported filetype" and abort the whole search.
+            OsString::from("--no-textconv"),
         ];
         if !case_sensitive {
             args.push(OsString::from("-i"));
@@ -1369,7 +1589,7 @@ fn max_parent_match_count(
 
 fn read_text_blob(repo: &Path, commit: &str, file: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
     let spec = format!("{commit}:{file}");
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["show", spec.as_str()])
@@ -1434,7 +1654,7 @@ fn first_added_match_line(
     check_search_cancelled(cancellation)?;
     let output = run_git_with_paths_cancellable(
         repo,
-        &["diff", "--unified=0", parent, commit],
+        &["diff", "--no-textconv", "--unified=0", parent, commit],
         &[file.to_string()],
         cancellation,
         "Git-Diff fuer Suchtreffer fehlgeschlagen",
@@ -1555,6 +1775,71 @@ fn commit_search_metadata(repo: &Path, commit: &str) -> Result<GitSearchCommitMe
     })
 }
 
+/// Parses `git log --name-status -z` output where each commit's changed files
+/// are embedded inline (see `commits_for_repo`), so no per-commit git process is
+/// needed. Record layout: `\x1e` then eight `\x1f`-separated header fields, then
+/// git's newline, then the NUL-separated name-status entries.
+fn parse_commit_log_inline(output: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<GitCommit>, String> {
+    const FIELD_SEPARATOR: u8 = 0x1f;
+    const RECORD_SEPARATOR: u8 = 0x1e;
+
+    let mut commits = Vec::new();
+
+    for record in output.split(|byte| *byte == RECORD_SEPARATOR) {
+        // Skip the empty leading chunk and any stray separators left by `-z`.
+        if record
+            .iter()
+            .all(|&byte| matches!(byte, 0 | b'\n' | b'\r' | b' ' | b'\t'))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let parts: Vec<&[u8]> = record.splitn(9, |byte| *byte == FIELD_SEPARATOR).collect();
+        if parts.len() < 8 {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Unerwarteter Git-Log-Eintrag: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(record)
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Field 8 (if present) holds the name-status list, preceded by the newline
+        // git inserts between the pretty-format output and the diff.
+        let mut files_bytes: &[u8] = parts.get(8).copied().unwrap_or(&[]);
+        while let Some((&first, rest)) = files_bytes.split_first() {
+            if matches!(first, b'\n' | b'\r') {
+                files_bytes = rest;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let refs = String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[5])
+            .split(',')
+            .map(str::trim)
+            .filter(|item| !item.is_empty())
+            .map(ToString::to_string)
+            .collect();
+        let parents = String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[6])
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .map(ToString::to_string)
+            .collect();
+
+        commits.push(GitCommit {
+            hash: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[0]).trim().to_string(),
+            short_hash: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[1]).trim().to_string(),
+            author_name: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[2]).to_string(),
+            author_email: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[3]).to_string(),
+            date: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[4]).trim().to_string(),
+            refs,
+            parents,
+            summary: String::from_utf8_lossy(parts[7]).to_string(),
+            files: parse_commit_files(files_bytes)?,
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(commits)
+}
+
 fn parse_commit_log(repo: &Path, output: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<GitCommit>, String> {
     const FIELD_SEPARATOR: char = '\x1f';
     const RECORD_SEPARATOR: char = '\x1e';
@@ -1822,8 +2107,75 @@ fn local_branch_name_for_remote(remote_branch: &str) -> Option<&str> {
         .filter(|local| !local.is_empty())
 }
 
+fn validate_new_branch_name(repo: &Path, branch: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let branch = branch.trim();
+    if branch.is_empty() {
+        return Err("Branch-Name darf nicht leer sein.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let output = git_command()
+        .arg("-C")
+        .arg(repo)
+        .args(["check-ref-format", "--branch", branch])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Git konnte nicht gestartet werden. Ist Git installiert? {err}"))?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let details = command_output_details(&output);
+        return Err(format!("Ungueltiger Branch-Name: {details}"));
+    }
+
+    let normalized = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+    let normalized = if normalized.is_empty() {
+        branch.to_string()
+    } else {
+        normalized
+    };
+
+    if ref_exists(repo, &format!("refs/heads/{normalized}"))? {
+        return Err(format!("Branch '{normalized}' existiert bereits."));
+    }
+
+    Ok(normalized)
+}
+
+fn validate_existing_local_branch_name(repo: &Path, branch: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let branch = branch.trim();
+    if branch.is_empty() {
+        return Err("Branch-Name darf nicht leer sein.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let normalized = validate_branch_ref_name(branch)?;
+    if !ref_exists(repo, &format!("refs/heads/{normalized}"))? {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Lokaler Branch '{normalized}' wurde nicht gefunden."
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok(normalized)
+}
+
+fn validate_branch_ref_name(branch: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let output = git_command()
+        .args(["check-ref-format", "--branch", branch])
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Git konnte nicht gestartet werden. Ist Git installiert? {err}"))?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let details = command_output_details(&output);
+        return Err(format!("Ungueltiger Branch-Name: {details}"));
+    }
+
+    let normalized = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+    Ok(if normalized.is_empty() {
+        branch.to_string()
+    } else {
+        normalized
+    })
+}
+
 fn ref_exists(repo: &Path, ref_name: &str) -> Result<bool, String> {
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(["show-ref", "--verify", "--quiet", ref_name])
@@ -1992,6 +2344,45 @@ fn validate_files(files: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn write_temp_patch(patch: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let counter = CANCELLABLE_GIT_OUTPUT_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    let path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "gitlite_patch_{}_{}.patch",
+        std::process::id(),
+        counter
+    ));
+    std::fs::write(&path, patch.as_bytes())
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Patch-Datei konnte nicht geschrieben werden: {err}"))?;
+    Ok(path)
+}
+
+fn check_apply_patch(repo: &Path, patch_path: &Path, options: &[&str]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    run_apply_patch_command(repo, patch_path, options, true)
+}
+
+fn run_apply_patch(repo: &Path, patch_path: &Path, options: &[&str]) -> Result<(), String> {
+    run_apply_patch_command(repo, patch_path, options, false)
+}
+
+fn run_apply_patch_command(
+    repo: &Path,
+    patch_path: &Path,
+    options: &[&str],
+    check_only: bool,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut args = Vec::with_capacity(options.len() + 5);
+    args.push(OsString::from("apply"));
+    if check_only {
+        args.push(OsString::from("--check"));
+    }
+    args.extend(options.iter().map(OsString::from));
+    args.push(OsString::from("--recount"));
+    args.push(OsString::from("--whitespace=nowarn"));
+    args.push(patch_path.as_os_str().to_os_string());
+
+    run_git(repo, args).map(|_| ())
+}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn write_askpass_script() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
     use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
@@ -2048,7 +2439,7 @@ where
 {
     let askpass = write_askpass_script()?;
 
-    let result = Command::new("git")
+    let result = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(args)
@@ -2157,7 +2548,7 @@ where
     let stderr_file = std::fs::File::create(&stderr_path)
         .map_err(|err| format!("Git-Fehlerdatei konnte nicht erstellt werden: {err}"))?;
 
-    let mut child = Command::new("git")
+    let mut child = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(repo)
         .args(args)
@@ -2218,7 +2609,7 @@ where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
-    let output = Command::new("git")
+    let output = git_command()
         .arg("-C")
         .arg(path)
         .args(args)
@@ -2442,7 +2833,7 @@ mod tests {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
         S: AsRef<OsStr>,
     {
-        let output = Command::new("git")
+        let output = git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(repo)
             .args(args)
@@ -2463,7 +2854,7 @@ mod tests {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
         S: AsRef<OsStr>,
     {
-        let output = Command::new("git")
+        let output = git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(repo)
             .args(args)
@@ -2971,7 +3362,7 @@ mod tests {
         run_git_test(&repo.path, ["commit", "-q", "-am", "main change"]);
 
         // The merge is expected to fail with a conflict, so run git directly.
-        let _ = Command::new("git")
+        let _ = git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(&repo.path)
             .args(["merge", "--no-edit", "feature"])
@@ -3024,7 +3415,7 @@ mod tests {
         fs::write(repo.path.join("file.txt"), "ours change\n").expect("main change");
         run_git_test(&repo.path, ["commit", "-q", "-am", "main change"]);
 
-        let _ = Command::new("git")
+        let _ = git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(&repo.path)
             .args(["merge", "--no-edit", "feature"])
@@ -3065,7 +3456,7 @@ mod tests {
         fs::write(repo.path.join("img.bin"), [0u8, 7, 7]).expect("main binary");
         run_git_test(&repo.path, ["commit", "-q", "-am", "main bin"]);
 
-        let _ = Command::new("git")
+        let _ = git_command()
             .arg("-C")
             .arg(&repo.path)
             .args(["merge", "--no-edit", "feature"])
@@ -3169,6 +3560,167 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(plan, CheckoutPlan::Local("feature/demo".to_string()));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn create_branch_creates_and_checks_out_local_branch() {
+        let repo = init_temp_repo("create_branch");
+        commit_initial_file(&repo.path);
+
+        let status = create_branch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "feature/new-panel".to_string(),
+            None,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(status.current_branch.as_deref(), Some("feature/new-panel"));
+        assert!(
+            ref_exists(&repo.path, "refs/heads/feature/new-panel").unwrap(),
+            "new branch should exist"
+        );
+
+        let err = create_branch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "feature/new-panel".to_string(),
+            None,
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("existiert bereits"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rename_branch_renames_existing_local_branch() {
+        let repo = init_temp_repo("rename_branch");
+        commit_initial_file(&repo.path);
+        let current = git_output_test(&repo.path, ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]);
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["branch", "feature/old-panel"]);
+
+        let status = rename_branch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "feature/old-panel".to_string(),
+            "feature/new-panel".to_string(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(status.current_branch.as_deref(), Some(current.as_str()));
+        assert!(
+            !ref_exists(&repo.path, "refs/heads/feature/old-panel").unwrap(),
+            "old branch should be gone"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            ref_exists(&repo.path, "refs/heads/feature/new-panel").unwrap(),
+            "new branch should exist"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn delete_branch_removes_local_branch_but_rejects_current_branch() {
+        let repo = init_temp_repo("delete_branch");
+        commit_initial_file(&repo.path);
+        let current = git_output_test(&repo.path, ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]);
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["branch", "stale"]);
+
+        let status =
+            delete_branch(repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(), "stale".to_string()).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(status.current_branch.as_deref(), Some(current.as_str()));
+        assert!(
+            !ref_exists(&repo.path, "refs/heads/stale").unwrap(),
+            "deleted branch should be gone"
+        );
+
+        let err = delete_branch(repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(), current).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("aktuelle Branch"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_file_patch_stages_and_discards_selected_changes() {
+        let repo = init_temp_repo("apply_file_patch");
+        fs::write(repo.path.join("old.txt"), "one\ntwo\nthree\n")
+            .expect("initial file should be written");
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["add", "old.txt"]);
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["commit", "-q", "-m", "init"]);
+
+        fs::write(repo.path.join("old.txt"), "one\nTWO\nthree\nfour\n")
+            .expect("changed file should be written");
+
+        let selected_patch = "diff --git a/old.txt b/old.txt\n--- a/old.txt\n+++ b/old.txt\n@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@\n one\n-two\n+TWO\n three\n";
+        let status = apply_file_patch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "old.txt".to_string(),
+            selected_patch.to_string(),
+            "stage".to_string(),
+        )
+        .expect("selected line should stage");
+
+        assert_eq!(status.files[0].staged, Some(FileStatusKind::Modified));
+        assert_eq!(status.files[0].unstaged, Some(FileStatusKind::Modified));
+        assert_eq!(
+            git_output_test(&repo.path, ["show", ":old.txt"]),
+            "one\nTWO\nthree"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(repo.path.join("old.txt"))
+                .expect("working tree should be readable")
+                .replace("\r\n", "\n"),
+            "one\nTWO\nthree\nfour\n"
+        );
+
+        let unstaged_patch = get_file_patch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "old.txt".to_string(),
+            false,
+        )
+        .expect("unstaged patch should load");
+        assert!(unstaged_patch.contains("+four"));
+
+        let status = apply_file_patch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "old.txt".to_string(),
+            unstaged_patch,
+            "discard-unstaged".to_string(),
+        )
+        .expect("unstaged line should discard");
+
+        assert_eq!(status.files[0].staged, Some(FileStatusKind::Modified));
+        assert_eq!(status.files[0].unstaged, None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(repo.path.join("old.txt"))
+                .expect("working tree should be readable")
+                .replace("\r\n", "\n"),
+            "one\nTWO\nthree\n"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn get_file_patch_splits_distant_changes_like_interactive_diff() {
+        let repo = init_temp_repo("file_patch_hunks");
+        let original = (1..=30)
+            .map(|line| format!("line {line}\n"))
+            .collect::<String>();
+        fs::write(repo.path.join("old.txt"), original).expect("initial file should be written");
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["add", "old.txt"]);
+        run_git_test(&repo.path, ["commit", "-q", "-m", "init"]);
+
+        let changed = (1..=30)
+            .map(|line| match line {
+                5 => "line five changed\n".to_string(),
+                20 => "line twenty changed\n".to_string(),
+                _ => format!("line {line}\n"),
+            })
+            .collect::<String>();
+        fs::write(repo.path.join("old.txt"), changed).expect("changed file should be written");
+
+        let patch = get_file_patch(
+            repo.path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "old.txt".to_string(),
+            false,
+        )
+        .expect("patch should load");
+        let hunk_count = patch.lines().filter(|line| line.starts_with("@@ ")).count();
+
+        assert_eq!(hunk_count, 2, "{patch}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn restore_to_commit_resets_branch_to_selected_commit() {
         let repo = init_temp_repo("restore_to_commit");

src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 mod git;
 
 use git::{
-    cancel_code_search, checkout_branch, commit, compare_commits, compare_file_to_head,
-    compare_file_to_parent, cred_delete, cred_load, cred_save, diff_file_against_working_tree,
-    get_remote_url, get_status, list_branches, list_commits, list_file_history,
-    list_repository_files, merge_branch, open_repository, pull, push, read_conflict,
-    resolve_conflict, resolve_conflict_side, restore_file_from_commit, restore_files,
-    restore_to_commit, search_code_introductions, stage_files, unstage_files,
+    apply_file_patch, cancel_code_search, checkout_branch, commit, compare_commits,
+    compare_file_to_head, compare_file_to_parent, create_branch, cred_delete, cred_load, cred_save,
+    delete_branch, diff_file_against_working_tree, get_file_patch, get_remote_url, get_status,
+    list_branches, list_commits, list_file_history, list_repository_files, merge_branch,
+    open_repo_in_explorer, open_repository, open_repository_bundle, pull, push, read_conflict,
+    rename_branch, resolve_conflict, resolve_conflict_side, restore_file_from_commit,
+    restore_files, restore_to_commit, search_code_introductions, stage_files, unstage_files,
     SearchCancellationState,
 };
 
@@ -19,12 +20,18 @@ fn main() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             open_repository,
+            open_repo_in_explorer,
             get_status,
             list_branches,
             checkout_branch,
+            create_branch,
+            rename_branch,
+            delete_branch,
             stage_files,
             unstage_files,
             restore_files,
+            get_file_patch,
+            apply_file_patch,
             commit,
             pull,
             push,
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
             restore_file_from_commit,
             merge_branch,
             list_repository_files,
+            open_repository_bundle,
             list_file_history,
             compare_commits,
             compare_file_to_head,

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "GitLite",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "2026.7.2",
   "identifier": "com.git-lite",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
-    "targets": "all",
+    "targets": ["nsis"],
     "icon": ["icons/icon.ico"],
     "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
     "windows": {

src/lib/TitleBar.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onDestroy, onMount } from "svelte";
   import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
-  import { Download, GitBranch, LoaderCircle, Minus, RefreshCw, Search, Upload, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { Download, FolderOpen, GitBranch, GitCompare, LoaderCircle, Minus, RefreshCw, Search, Upload, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
 
   export let branch: string = "";
   export let ahead: number = 0;
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   export let onPush: () => void = () => {};
   export let onRefresh: () => void = () => {};
   export let onSearch: () => void = () => {};
+  export let onCompare: () => void = () => {};
+  export let onOpenInExplorer: () => void = () => {};
   export let onToggleAutoRefresh: () => void = () => {};
 
   const win = getCurrentWindow();
@@ -81,6 +83,17 @@
   <!-- Right: actions + window controls -->
   <div class="titlebar-right">
     <div class="titlebar-actions" role="toolbar" aria-label="Repository actions">
+      <button
+        class="tb-action"
+        onclick={onOpenInExplorer}
+        disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy}
+        title="Open repository in Explorer"
+        aria-label="Open repository in Explorer"
+      >
+        <FolderOpen size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        <span class="tb-action-label">Explorer</span>
+      </button>
+
       <button
         class="tb-action"
         onclick={onSearch}
@@ -92,6 +105,17 @@
         <span class="tb-action-label">Search</span>
       </button>
 
+      <button
+        class="tb-action"
+        onclick={onCompare}
+        disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy}
+        title="Compare commits"
+        aria-label="Compare commits"
+      >
+        <GitCompare size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        <span class="tb-action-label">Compare</span>
+      </button>
+
       <button
         class="tb-action"
         onclick={onPull}

src/lib/components/BranchPanel.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,46 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { GitBranch, GitMerge } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { Check, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, Folder, FolderOpen, GitBranch, GitMerge, Pencil, Plus, Trash2, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
   import type { GitBranch as GitBranchInfo } from "../types";
 
+  type BranchTreeNode = BranchFolderNode | BranchLeafNode;
+
+  interface BranchFolderNode {
+    kind: "folder";
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    children: BranchTreeNode[];
+    branchCount: number;
+    current: boolean;
+    folders: Map<string, BranchFolderNode>;
+  }
+
+  interface BranchLeafNode {
+    kind: "branch";
+    id: string;
+    branch: GitBranchInfo;
+    displayName: string;
+  }
+
+  type BranchRow = BranchFolderRow | BranchLeafRow;
+
+  interface BranchFolderRow {
+    kind: "folder";
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    depth: number;
+    branchCount: number;
+    current: boolean;
+  }
+
+  interface BranchLeafRow {
+    kind: "branch";
+    id: string;
+    branch: GitBranchInfo;
+    displayName: string;
+    depth: number;
+    scopeLabel: string;
+  }
+
   interface Props {
     branches: GitBranchInfo[];
     localBranches: GitBranchInfo[];
@@ -10,6 +49,9 @@
     isBusy: boolean;
     onCheckout: (branch: GitBranchInfo) => void;
     onMerge: (branch: GitBranchInfo) => void;
+    onCreateBranch: (branchName: string) => void | Promise<void>;
+    onRenameBranch: (branch: GitBranchInfo) => void | Promise<void>;
+    onDeleteBranch: (branch: GitBranchInfo) => void | Promise<void>;
   }
 
   let {
@@ -20,16 +62,217 @@
     isBusy = false,
     onCheckout = () => {},
     onMerge = () => {},
+    onCreateBranch = () => {},
+    onRenameBranch = () => {},
+    onDeleteBranch = () => {},
   }: Props = $props();
+
+  let localOpen = $state(true);
+  let remoteOpen = $state(false);
+  let createOpen = $state(false);
+  let newBranchName = $state("");
+  let createInput = $state<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+  let panelElement = $state<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  let contextBranch = $state<GitBranchInfo | null>(null);
+  let contextMenuX = $state(0);
+  let contextMenuY = $state(0);
+  let collapsedBranchFolders = $state<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  let localBranchRows = $derived(buildBranchRows("local", localBranches, "local"));
+  let remoteBranchRows = $derived(buildBranchRows("remote", remoteBranches, "remote"));
+
+  function createFolder(id: string, name: string): BranchFolderNode {
+    return {
+      kind: "folder",
+      id,
+      name,
+      children: [],
+      branchCount: 0,
+      current: false,
+      folders: new Map(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function buildBranchRows(scope: string, branchList: GitBranchInfo[], scopeLabel: string): BranchRow[] {
+    const root = createFolder(`${scope}:root`, "");
+
+    for (const branch of branchList) {
+      const parts = branch.name.split("/").filter(Boolean);
+      const displayName = parts.length > 0 ? parts[parts.length - 1] : branch.name;
+      const folderParts = parts.slice(0, -1);
+      let parent = root;
+
+      for (let index = 0; index < folderParts.length; index += 1) {
+        const folderName = folderParts[index];
+        const folderPath = folderParts.slice(0, index + 1).join("/");
+        let folder = parent.folders.get(folderName);
+
+        if (!folder) {
+          folder = createFolder(`${scope}:folder:${folderPath}`, folderName);
+          parent.folders.set(folderName, folder);
+          parent.children.push(folder);
+        }
+
+        folder.branchCount += 1;
+        folder.current ||= branch.current;
+        parent = folder;
+      }
+
+      parent.children.push({
+        kind: "branch",
+        id: `${scope}:branch:${branch.name}`,
+        branch,
+        displayName,
+      });
+    }
+
+    sortBranchNodes(root.children);
+
+    const rows: BranchRow[] = [];
+    flattenBranchNodes(root.children, rows, 0, scopeLabel);
+    return rows;
+  }
+
+  function sortBranchNodes(nodes: BranchTreeNode[]) {
+    nodes.sort((left, right) => {
+      if (left.kind !== right.kind) return left.kind === "folder" ? -1 : 1;
+      const leftName = left.kind === "folder" ? left.name : left.displayName;
+      const rightName = right.kind === "folder" ? right.name : right.displayName;
+      return leftName.localeCompare(rightName, undefined, { sensitivity: "base" });
+    });
+
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      if (node.kind === "folder") sortBranchNodes(node.children);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function flattenBranchNodes(nodes: BranchTreeNode[], rows: BranchRow[], depth: number, scopeLabel: string) {
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      if (node.kind === "folder") {
+        rows.push({
+          kind: "folder",
+          id: node.id,
+          name: node.name,
+          depth,
+          branchCount: node.branchCount,
+          current: node.current,
+        });
+
+        if (isBranchFolderOpen(node.id)) {
+          flattenBranchNodes(node.children, rows, depth + 1, scopeLabel);
+        }
+      } else {
+        rows.push({
+          kind: "branch",
+          id: node.id,
+          branch: node.branch,
+          displayName: node.displayName,
+          depth,
+          scopeLabel,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function isBranchFolderOpen(id: string) {
+    return !collapsedBranchFolders.has(id);
+  }
+
+  function toggleBranchFolder(id: string) {
+    const next = new Set(collapsedBranchFolders);
+    if (next.has(id)) next.delete(id);
+    else next.add(id);
+    collapsedBranchFolders = next;
+  }
+
+  function openCreateForm() {
+    if (!hasRepository || isBusy) return;
+    createOpen = true;
+    queueMicrotask(() => createInput?.focus());
+  }
+
+  function closeCreateForm() {
+    createOpen = false;
+    newBranchName = "";
+  }
+
+  async function submitCreate(event: SubmitEvent) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const value = newBranchName.trim();
+    if (!value || !hasRepository || isBusy) return;
+    await onCreateBranch(value);
+    newBranchName = "";
+    createOpen = false;
+    localOpen = true;
+  }
+
+  function checkoutOnDoubleClick(event: MouseEvent, branch: GitBranchInfo) {
+    if (branch.current || isBusy) return;
+    const target = event.target instanceof HTMLElement ? event.target : null;
+    if (target?.closest("button")) return;
+    onCheckout(branch);
+  }
+
+  function openBranchContextMenu(event: MouseEvent, branch: GitBranchInfo) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    if (isBusy || branch.remote) return;
+
+    const rect = panelElement?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const rawX = rect ? event.clientX - rect.left : event.offsetX;
+    const rawY = rect ? event.clientY - rect.top : event.offsetY;
+    const maxX = Math.max(8, (rect?.width ?? window.innerWidth) - 192);
+    const maxY = Math.max(8, (rect?.height ?? window.innerHeight) - 92);
+
+    contextBranch = branch;
+    contextMenuX = Math.max(8, Math.min(rawX, maxX));
+    contextMenuY = Math.max(8, Math.min(rawY, maxY));
+  }
+
+  function closeBranchContextMenu() {
+    contextBranch = null;
+  }
+
+  async function renameContextBranch() {
+    const branch = contextBranch;
+    if (!branch || isBusy) return;
+    closeBranchContextMenu();
+    await onRenameBranch(branch);
+  }
+
+  async function deleteContextBranch() {
+    const branch = contextBranch;
+    if (!branch || branch.current || isBusy) return;
+    closeBranchContextMenu();
+    await onDeleteBranch(branch);
+  }
+
+  function handleWindowKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (event.key === "Escape") closeBranchContextMenu();
+  }
 </script>
 
-<section class="panel grid grid-rows-[auto_1fr] overflow-hidden" aria-label="Branches">
+<svelte:window on:click={closeBranchContextMenu} on:keydown={handleWindowKeydown} />
+
+<section bind:this={panelElement} class="panel branch-panel grid grid-rows-[auto_1fr] overflow-hidden" aria-label="Branches">
   <div class="section-head">
     <div>
       <span class="eyebrow">Branches</span>
       <h2 class="mt-0.5 text-ink text-base font-bold leading-tight">Refs</h2>
     </div>
-    <span class="pill pill-count">{branches.length}</span>
+    <div class="branch-head-actions">
+      <button
+        class="branch-create-toggle"
+        type="button"
+        onclick={openCreateForm}
+        disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy}
+        title="Create new branch"
+        aria-label="Create new branch"
+      >
+        <Plus size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+      </button>
+      <span class="pill pill-count">{branches.length}</span>
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   {#if !hasRepository}
@@ -37,71 +280,206 @@
   {:else if branches.length === 0}
     <p class="blank-state">No branches returned.</p>
   {:else}
-    <div class="overflow-auto p-2 flex flex-col gap-0">
-      {#if localBranches.length > 0}
-        <div class="branch-group-label">
-          <span>Local</span>
-          <span class="branch-group-count">{localBranches.length}</span>
-        </div>
-        {#each localBranches as branch (branch.name)}
-          {#snippet branchCard()}
-            <article class="branch-row" class:current={branch.current}>
-              <div class="branch-info">
-                <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
-                <div>
-                  <strong>{branch.name}</strong>
-                  <span>local</span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              {#if branch.current}
-                <span class="pill pill-active">Current</span>
-              {:else}
-                <div class="branch-actions">
-                  <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCheckout(branch)} disabled={isBusy}>
-                    Checkout
-                  </button>
-                  <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onMerge(branch)} disabled={isBusy} title="Merge into current">
-                    <GitMerge size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
-                    Merge
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-              {/if}
-            </article>
-          {/snippet}
-          {@render branchCard()}
-        {/each}
+    <div class="branch-list overflow-auto p-2 flex flex-col gap-0">
+      {#if createOpen}
+        <form class="branch-create-form" onsubmit={submitCreate}>
+          <GitBranch size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+          <input
+            bind:this={createInput}
+            bind:value={newBranchName}
+            disabled={isBusy}
+            autocomplete="off"
+            spellcheck="false"
+            placeholder="new-branch-name"
+            aria-label="New branch name"
+          />
+          <button class="branch-create-action confirm" type="submit" disabled={isBusy || newBranchName.trim().length === 0} title="Create branch">
+            <Check size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          </button>
+          <button class="branch-create-action" type="button" onclick={closeCreateForm} disabled={isBusy} title="Cancel">
+            <X size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          </button>
+        </form>
       {/if}
 
-      {#if remoteBranches.length > 0}
-        <div class="branch-group-label" style="margin-top: {localBranches.length > 0 ? '12px' : '0'}">
+      <div class="branch-group">
+        <button
+          class="branch-group-toggle"
+          type="button"
+          onclick={() => { localOpen = !localOpen; }}
+          aria-expanded={localOpen}
+        >
+          {#if localOpen}
+            <ChevronDown size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {:else}
+            <ChevronRight size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/if}
+          <span>Local</span>
+          <span class="branch-group-count">{localBranches.length}</span>
+        </button>
+
+        {#if localOpen}
+          {#if localBranches.length === 0}
+            <div class="branch-empty">No local branches.</div>
+          {:else}
+            {#each localBranchRows as row (row.id)}
+              {#if row.kind === "folder"}
+                <button
+                  class="branch-folder-row"
+                  class:current={row.current}
+                  style={`--branch-indent: ${row.depth * 16}px;`}
+                  type="button"
+                  onclick={() => toggleBranchFolder(row.id)}
+                  aria-expanded={isBranchFolderOpen(row.id)}
+                  title={`${row.name} (${row.branchCount})`}
+                >
+                  {#if isBranchFolderOpen(row.id)}
+                    <ChevronDown size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <FolderOpen size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                  {:else}
+                    <ChevronRight size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <Folder size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                  {/if}
+                  <span class="branch-folder-name">{row.name}</span>
+                  <span class="branch-folder-count">{row.branchCount}</span>
+                </button>
+              {:else}
+                <article
+                  class="branch-row"
+                  class:current={row.branch.current}
+                  style={`--branch-indent: ${row.depth * 16}px;`}
+                  ondblclick={(event) => checkoutOnDoubleClick(event, row.branch)}
+                  oncontextmenu={(event) => openBranchContextMenu(event, row.branch)}
+                  title={row.branch.current ? "Current branch" : row.branch.name}
+                >
+                  <div class="branch-info">
+                    <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <div>
+                      <strong>{row.displayName}</strong>
+                      <span>{row.scopeLabel}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  {#if row.branch.current}
+                    <span class="pill pill-active">Current</span>
+                  {:else}
+                    <div class="branch-actions">
+                      <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCheckout(row.branch)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                        Checkout
+                      </button>
+                      <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onMerge(row.branch)} disabled={isBusy} title="Merge into current">
+                        <GitMerge size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                        Merge
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  {/if}
+                </article>
+              {/if}
+            {/each}
+          {/if}
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="branch-group">
+        <button
+          class="branch-group-toggle"
+          type="button"
+          onclick={() => { remoteOpen = !remoteOpen; }}
+          aria-expanded={remoteOpen}
+        >
+          {#if remoteOpen}
+            <ChevronDown size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {:else}
+            <ChevronRight size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/if}
           <span>Remote</span>
           <span class="branch-group-count">{remoteBranches.length}</span>
-        </div>
-        {#each remoteBranches as branch (branch.name)}
-          <article class="branch-row" class:current={branch.current}>
-            <div class="branch-info">
-              <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
-              <div>
-                <strong>{branch.name}</strong>
-                <span>remote</span>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-            {#if branch.current}
-              <span class="pill pill-active">Current</span>
-            {:else}
-              <div class="branch-actions">
-                <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCheckout(branch)} disabled={isBusy}>
-                  Checkout
+        </button>
+
+        {#if remoteOpen}
+          {#if remoteBranches.length === 0}
+            <div class="branch-empty">No remote branches.</div>
+          {:else}
+            {#each remoteBranchRows as row (row.id)}
+              {#if row.kind === "folder"}
+                <button
+                  class="branch-folder-row"
+                  class:current={row.current}
+                  style={`--branch-indent: ${row.depth * 16}px;`}
+                  type="button"
+                  onclick={() => toggleBranchFolder(row.id)}
+                  aria-expanded={isBranchFolderOpen(row.id)}
+                  title={`${row.name} (${row.branchCount})`}
+                >
+                  {#if isBranchFolderOpen(row.id)}
+                    <ChevronDown size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <FolderOpen size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                  {:else}
+                    <ChevronRight size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <Folder size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                  {/if}
+                  <span class="branch-folder-name">{row.name}</span>
+                  <span class="branch-folder-count">{row.branchCount}</span>
                 </button>
-                <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onMerge(branch)} disabled={isBusy} title="Merge into current">
-                  <GitMerge size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
-                  Merge
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            {/if}
-          </article>
-        {/each}
-      {/if}
+              {:else}
+                <article
+                  class="branch-row"
+                  class:current={row.branch.current}
+                  style={`--branch-indent: ${row.depth * 16}px;`}
+                  ondblclick={(event) => checkoutOnDoubleClick(event, row.branch)}
+                  title={row.branch.current ? "Current branch" : row.branch.name}
+                >
+                  <div class="branch-info">
+                    <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <div>
+                      <strong>{row.displayName}</strong>
+                      <span>{row.scopeLabel}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  {#if row.branch.current}
+                    <span class="pill pill-active">Current</span>
+                  {:else}
+                    <div class="branch-actions">
+                      <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCheckout(row.branch)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                        Checkout
+                      </button>
+                      <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onMerge(row.branch)} disabled={isBusy} title="Merge into current">
+                        <GitMerge size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                        Merge
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  {/if}
+                </article>
+              {/if}
+            {/each}
+          {/if}
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+
+  {#if contextBranch}
+    <div
+      class="branch-context-menu"
+      style={`left: ${contextMenuX}px; top: ${contextMenuY}px;`}
+      role="menu"
+      tabindex="-1"
+      aria-label={`Actions for ${contextBranch.name}`}
+    >
+      <button type="button" role="menuitem" onclick={renameContextBranch} disabled={isBusy}>
+        <Pencil size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        Rename
+      </button>
+      <button
+        class="danger"
+        type="button"
+        role="menuitem"
+        onclick={deleteContextBranch}
+        disabled={isBusy || contextBranch.current}
+        title={contextBranch.current ? "Current branch cannot be deleted" : "Delete local branch"}
+      >
+        <Trash2 size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+        Delete
+      </button>
     </div>
   {/if}
 </section>

src/lib/components/CompareDialog.svelte

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     selectedDiffPath: string;
     isBusy: boolean;
     restoreLabel?: string;
+    /** When opened from a search hit, the term to highlight on matching lines. */
+    highlightQuery?: string;
     onClose: () => void;
     onRestore?: () => void;
     onSelectFile: (file: GitDiffFile) => void;
@@ -25,11 +27,25 @@
     selectedDiffPath = "",
     isBusy = false,
     restoreLabel = "",
+    highlightQuery = "",
     onClose = () => {},
     onRestore = undefined,
     onSelectFile = () => {},
   }: Props = $props();
 
+  // Needle = first non-empty line of the search query, lowercased for matching.
+  let highlightNeedle = $derived(
+    highlightQuery
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .find((line) => line.length > 0)
+      ?.toLowerCase() ?? ""
+  );
+
+  function isMatch(text?: string): boolean {
+    return highlightNeedle.length > 0 && !!text && text.toLowerCase().includes(highlightNeedle);
+  }
+
   let beforePane = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   let afterPane = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   let isSyncingSplitScroll = false;
@@ -259,8 +275,8 @@
                     {#if row.type === "span"}
                       <div class="split-span split-{row.kind}">{row.text}</div>
                     {:else}
-                      <div class="split-num" class:del={row.leftKind === "del"} class:empty={row.leftKind === "empty"}>{row.leftNum ?? ""}</div>
-                      <div class="split-cell" class:del={row.leftKind === "del"} class:empty={row.leftKind === "empty"}>{row.leftText ?? " "}</div>
+                      <div class="split-num" class:del={row.leftKind === "del"} class:empty={row.leftKind === "empty"} class:match={isMatch(row.leftText)}>{row.leftNum ?? ""}</div>
+                      <div class="split-cell" class:del={row.leftKind === "del"} class:empty={row.leftKind === "empty"} class:match={isMatch(row.leftText)}>{row.leftText ?? " "}</div>
                     {/if}
                   {/each}
                 </div>
@@ -276,8 +292,8 @@
                     {#if row.type === "span"}
                       <div class="split-span split-{row.kind}">{row.text}</div>
                     {:else}
-                      <div class="split-num" class:add={row.rightKind === "add"} class:empty={row.rightKind === "empty"}>{row.rightNum ?? ""}</div>
-                      <div class="split-cell" class:add={row.rightKind === "add"} class:empty={row.rightKind === "empty"}>{row.rightText ?? " "}</div>
+                      <div class="split-num" class:add={row.rightKind === "add"} class:empty={row.rightKind === "empty"} class:match={isMatch(row.rightText)}>{row.rightNum ?? ""}</div>
+                      <div class="split-cell" class:add={row.rightKind === "add"} class:empty={row.rightKind === "empty"} class:match={isMatch(row.rightText)}>{row.rightText ?? " "}</div>
                     {/if}
                   {/each}
                 </div>

src/lib/components/CompareSelectDialog.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { ArrowRight, GitCompare, LoaderCircle, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import type { GitCommit } from "../types";
+
+  interface Props {
+    commits: GitCommit[];
+    compareFrom: string;
+    compareTo: string;
+    canCompare: boolean;
+    isBusy: boolean;
+    operation: string;
+    onCompareFromChange: (val: string) => void;
+    onCompareToChange: (val: string) => void;
+    onCompare: () => void;
+    onClose: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    commits = [],
+    compareFrom = "",
+    compareTo = "",
+    canCompare = false,
+    isBusy = false,
+    operation = "",
+    onCompareFromChange = () => {},
+    onCompareToChange = () => {},
+    onCompare = () => {},
+    onClose = () => {},
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  function commitOptionLabel(item: GitCommit): string {
+    return `${item.short_hash} - ${item.summary}`;
+  }
+
+  function handleSubmit(event: SubmitEvent) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    onCompare();
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="dialog-backdrop"
+  role="presentation"
+  onclick={(e) => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) onClose(); }}
+>
+  <div class="dialog compare-select-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Select commits to compare" tabindex="-1">
+    <header class="dialog-header">
+      <div>
+        <span class="eyebrow">Compare</span>
+        <h2 class="mt-0.5 text-ink text-base font-bold leading-tight">Select commits</h2>
+      </div>
+      <button class="dialog-close" type="button" onclick={onClose} title="Close">
+        <X size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+      </button>
+    </header>
+
+    {#if commits.length < 2}
+      <div class="blank-state">At least two commits are needed to compare.</div>
+    {:else}
+      <form class="compare-form" onsubmit={handleSubmit}>
+        <label class="compare-field">
+          <span>From (older)</span>
+          <select
+            value={compareFrom}
+            onchange={(e) => onCompareFromChange((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value)}
+            disabled={isBusy}
+          >
+            <option value="" disabled>Select a commit</option>
+            {#each commits as item (item.hash)}
+              <option value={item.hash}>{commitOptionLabel(item)}</option>
+            {/each}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+
+        <ArrowRight class="compare-arrow" size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+
+        <label class="compare-field">
+          <span>To (newer)</span>
+          <select
+            value={compareTo}
+            onchange={(e) => onCompareToChange((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value)}
+            disabled={isBusy}
+          >
+            <option value="" disabled>Select a commit</option>
+            {#each commits as item (item.hash)}
+              <option value={item.hash}>{commitOptionLabel(item)}</option>
+            {/each}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+
+        <button class="btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={!canCompare}>
+          {#if operation === "Comparing commits"}
+            <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {:else}
+            <GitCompare size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/if}
+          Compare
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      {#if compareFrom && compareTo && compareFrom === compareTo}
+        <div class="blank-state">Select two different commits to compare.</div>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="blank-state">Pick two commits and run a comparison.</div>
+      {/if}
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</div>

src/lib/components/GlobalSearchDialog.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { CalendarDays, FileCode, LoaderCircle, Search, User, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
-  import type { GitSearchHit } from "../types";
+  import {
+    CalendarDays,
+    FileCode,
+    FileText,
+    GitCompare,
+    History,
+    LoaderCircle,
+    RotateCcw,
+    Search,
+    User,
+    X,
+  } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { languageIconForPath } from "../languageIcons";
+  import type { GitCommit, GitRepositoryFile, GitSearchHit } from "../types";
+  import LanguageIcon from "./LanguageIcon.svelte";
+
+  type SearchTab = "code" | "files";
 
   interface Props {
     hasRepository: boolean;
@@ -8,9 +23,16 @@
     isSearching: boolean;
     error: string;
     results: GitSearchHit[];
+    files: GitRepositoryFile[];
+    fileHistory: GitCommit[];
+    selectedFilePath: string;
     onClose: () => void;
     onSearch: (query: string, caseSensitive: boolean, limit: number) => void | Promise<void>;
     onCancel: () => void | Promise<void>;
+    onDiff: (hit: GitSearchHit) => void | Promise<void>;
+    onSelectFile: (file: GitRepositoryFile) => void | Promise<void>;
+    onFileHistoryDiff: (commit: GitCommit) => void | Promise<void>;
+    onFileHistoryRestore: (commit: GitCommit) => void | Promise<void>;
   }
 
   let {
@@ -19,16 +41,28 @@
     isSearching = false,
     error = "",
     results = [],
+    files = [],
+    fileHistory = [],
+    selectedFilePath = "",
     onClose = () => {},
     onSearch = () => {},
     onCancel = () => {},
+    onDiff = () => {},
+    onSelectFile = () => {},
+    onFileHistoryDiff = () => {},
+    onFileHistoryRestore = () => {},
   }: Props = $props();
 
+  let activeTab = $state<SearchTab>("code");
   let query = $state("");
   let caseSensitive = $state(false);
   let limit = $state(250);
   let searchedQuery = $state("");
   let searched = $state(false);
+  let fileQuery = $state("");
+
+  const fileSearchActive = $derived(fileQuery.trim().length > 0);
+  const fileSearchResults = $derived(filterFiles(files, fileQuery, 200));
 
   function submit(event?: SubmitEvent) {
     event?.preventDefault();
@@ -54,6 +88,42 @@
   function displayPath(hit: GitSearchHit): string {
     return hit.old_file ? `${hit.old_file} -> ${hit.file}` : hit.file;
   }
+
+  function fileName(path: string): string {
+    return path.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).pop() ?? path;
+  }
+
+  function folderName(path: string): string {
+    const parts = path.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean);
+    parts.pop();
+    return parts.length > 0 ? parts.join("/") : "Repository root";
+  }
+
+  function filterFiles(source: GitRepositoryFile[], value: string, maxResults: number): GitRepositoryFile[] {
+    const terms = value
+      .trim()
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .split(/\s+/)
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    if (terms.length === 0) return [];
+
+    return source
+      .filter((file) => {
+        const path = file.path.toLowerCase();
+        const name = fileName(file.path).toLowerCase();
+        return terms.every((term) => path.includes(term) || name.includes(term));
+      })
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const aName = fileName(a.path).toLowerCase();
+        const bName = fileName(b.path).toLowerCase();
+        const first = terms[0] ?? "";
+        const aStarts = aName.startsWith(first) ? 0 : 1;
+        const bStarts = bName.startsWith(first) ? 0 : 1;
+        if (aStarts !== bStarts) return aStarts - bStarts;
+        return a.path.localeCompare(b.path);
+      })
+      .slice(0, maxResults);
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div
@@ -61,11 +131,11 @@
   role="presentation"
   onclick={(e) => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) onClose(); }}
 >
-  <div class="dialog global-search-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Global code search" tabindex="-1">
+  <div class="dialog global-search-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Global search" tabindex="-1">
     <header class="dialog-header">
       <div>
         <span class="eyebrow">Global search</span>
-        <h2 class="dialog-title">Find where code was introduced</h2>
+        <h2 class="dialog-title">{activeTab === "code" ? "Find where code was introduced" : "Find file history"}</h2>
       </div>
       <button class="dialog-close" type="button" onclick={onClose} title="Close">
         <X size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -73,102 +143,254 @@
     </header>
 
     <div class="global-search-body">
-      <form class="global-search-form" onsubmit={submit}>
-        <label class="global-search-query">
-          <span>String or function</span>
-          <textarea
-            bind:value={query}
-            onkeydown={handleKeydown}
-            disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching}
-            spellcheck="false"
-            placeholder={"Paste a string, symbol, or full function body..."}
-          ></textarea>
-        </label>
+      <div class="global-search-tabs" role="tablist" aria-label="Search mode">
+        <button
+          class="global-search-tab"
+          class:active={activeTab === "code"}
+          type="button"
+          role="tab"
+          aria-selected={activeTab === "code"}
+          onclick={() => { activeTab = "code"; }}
+        >
+          <Search size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          Code
+        </button>
+        <button
+          class="global-search-tab"
+          class:active={activeTab === "files"}
+          type="button"
+          role="tab"
+          aria-selected={activeTab === "files"}
+          onclick={() => { activeTab = "files"; }}
+        >
+          <FileText size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          Files
+        </button>
+      </div>
 
-        <div class="global-search-options">
-          <label class="check-row">
-            <input type="checkbox" bind:checked={caseSensitive} disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching} />
-            <span>Exact case</span>
+      {#if activeTab === "code"}
+        <form class="global-search-form" onsubmit={submit}>
+          <label class="global-search-query">
+            <span>String or function</span>
+            <textarea
+              bind:value={query}
+              onkeydown={handleKeydown}
+              disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching}
+              spellcheck="false"
+              placeholder={"Paste a string, symbol, or full function body..."}
+            ></textarea>
           </label>
 
-          <label class="search-limit">
-            <span>Results</span>
-            <select bind:value={limit} disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching}>
-              <option value={100}>100</option>
-              <option value={250}>250</option>
-              <option value={500}>500</option>
-              <option value={1000}>1000</option>
-            </select>
-          </label>
+          <div class="global-search-options">
+            <label class="check-row">
+              <input type="checkbox" bind:checked={caseSensitive} disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching} />
+              <span>Exact case</span>
+            </label>
 
-          <button class="btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching || query.trim().length === 0}>
-            {#if isSearching}
-              <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
-            {:else}
-              <Search size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
-            {/if}
-            Search
-          </button>
+            <label class="search-limit">
+              <span>Results</span>
+              <select bind:value={limit} disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching}>
+                <option value={100}>100</option>
+                <option value={250}>250</option>
+                <option value={500}>500</option>
+                <option value={1000}>1000</option>
+              </select>
+            </label>
 
-          {#if isSearching}
-            <button class="btn-secondary search-cancel" type="button" onclick={onCancel}>
-              <X size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
-              Cancel
+            <button class="btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy || isSearching || query.trim().length === 0}>
+              {#if isSearching}
+                <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+              {:else}
+                <Search size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+              {/if}
+              Search
             </button>
+
+            {#if isSearching}
+              <button class="btn-secondary search-cancel" type="button" onclick={onCancel}>
+                <X size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+                Cancel
+              </button>
+            {/if}
+          </div>
+        </form>
+
+        <section class="global-search-results" aria-live="polite">
+          {#if !hasRepository}
+            <div class="blank-state">Open a repository first.</div>
+          {:else if isSearching}
+            <div class="blank-state">
+              <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={20} aria-hidden="true" />
+              Searching all branches...
+            </div>
+          {:else if error}
+            <div class="blank-state search-error">{error}</div>
+          {:else if !searched}
+            <div class="blank-state">Search a string or paste a complete function to find where it was added.</div>
+          {:else if results.length === 0}
+            <div class="blank-state">No introduction found for "{searchedQuery}".</div>
+          {:else}
+            <div class="search-result-head">
+              <strong>{results.length}</strong>
+              <span>{results.length === 1 ? "introduction" : "introductions"} found for "{searchedQuery}"</span>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="search-hit-list">
+              {#each results as hit (`${hit.commit_hash}:${hit.file}:${hit.line_number ?? 0}`)}
+                <article class="search-hit">
+                  <header class="search-hit-top">
+                    <span class="hash">{hit.short_hash}</span>
+                    <strong title={hit.summary}>{hit.summary || "No commit message"}</strong>
+                    {#if hit.matches_added > 1}
+                      <span class="pill pill-active">+{hit.matches_added} matches</span>
+                    {/if}
+                    <button
+                      class="btn-secondary search-hit-diff"
+                      type="button"
+                      disabled={isBusy}
+                      title={`Compare this version of ${hit.file} with the current version`}
+                      onclick={() => onDiff(hit)}
+                    >
+                      <GitCompare size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                      DIFF
+                    </button>
+                  </header>
+
+                  <div class="search-hit-meta">
+                    <span><User size={12} aria-hidden="true" />{hit.author_name || "Unknown author"}</span>
+                    <span><CalendarDays size={12} aria-hidden="true" />{formatCommitDate(hit.date)}</span>
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div class="search-hit-file" title={displayPath(hit)}>
+                    <FileCode size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <span>{displayPath(hit)}</span>
+                    {#if hit.line_number}
+                      <strong>:{hit.line_number}</strong>
+                    {/if}
+                  </div>
+
+                  <pre class="search-hit-line">{hit.line || searchedQuery}</pre>
+                </article>
+              {/each}
+            </div>
           {/if}
-        </div>
-      </form>
+        </section>
+      {:else}
+        <form class="global-search-form file-search-form" onsubmit={(event) => event.preventDefault()}>
+          <label class="global-search-query">
+            <span>File name or path</span>
+            <input
+              bind:value={fileQuery}
+              disabled={!hasRepository || isBusy}
+              spellcheck="false"
+              autocomplete="off"
+              placeholder="Search files, folders, extensions..."
+            />
+          </label>
+        </form>
 
-      <section class="global-search-results" aria-live="polite">
-        {#if !hasRepository}
-          <div class="blank-state">Open a repository first.</div>
-        {:else if isSearching}
-          <div class="blank-state">
-            <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={20} aria-hidden="true" />
-            Searching all branches...
-          </div>
-        {:else if error}
-          <div class="blank-state search-error">{error}</div>
-        {:else if !searched}
-          <div class="blank-state">Search a string or paste a complete function to find where it was added.</div>
-        {:else if results.length === 0}
-          <div class="blank-state">No introduction found for "{searchedQuery}".</div>
-        {:else}
-          <div class="search-result-head">
-            <strong>{results.length}</strong>
-            <span>{results.length === 1 ? "introduction" : "introductions"} found for "{searchedQuery}"</span>
-          </div>
+        <section class="global-search-results file-search-results" aria-live="polite">
+          {#if !hasRepository}
+            <div class="blank-state">Open a repository first.</div>
+          {:else if files.length === 0}
+            <div class="blank-state">No files loaded for this repository.</div>
+          {:else}
+            <div class="file-search-split">
+              <div class="file-search-column">
+                {#if !fileSearchActive}
+                  <div class="blank-state">Search a file name or path, then choose a result to show its history.</div>
+                {:else if fileSearchResults.length === 0}
+                  <div class="blank-state">No file found for "{fileQuery.trim()}".</div>
+                {:else}
+                  <div class="search-result-head">
+                    <strong>{fileSearchResults.length}</strong>
+                    <span>{fileSearchResults.length === 1 ? "file" : "files"} found for "{fileQuery.trim()}"</span>
+                  </div>
 
-          <div class="search-hit-list">
-            {#each results as hit (`${hit.commit_hash}:${hit.file}:${hit.line_number ?? 0}`)}
-              <article class="search-hit">
-                <header class="search-hit-top">
-                  <span class="hash">{hit.short_hash}</span>
-                  <strong title={hit.summary}>{hit.summary || "No commit message"}</strong>
-                  {#if hit.matches_added > 1}
-                    <span class="pill pill-active">+{hit.matches_added} matches</span>
-                  {/if}
+                  <div class="file-search-list">
+                    {#each fileSearchResults as file (file.path)}
+                      {@const languageIcon = languageIconForPath(file.path)}
+                      <button
+                        class="file-search-hit"
+                        class:active={selectedFilePath === file.path}
+                        type="button"
+                        disabled={isBusy || isSearching}
+                        title={`Show history for ${file.path}`}
+                        onclick={() => onSelectFile(file)}
+                      >
+                        <span class="file-search-icon">
+                          {#if languageIcon}
+                            <LanguageIcon icon={languageIcon.icon} title={languageIcon.title} />
+                          {:else}
+                            <FileText size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+                          {/if}
+                        </span>
+
+                        <span class="file-search-main">
+                          <strong>{fileName(file.path)}</strong>
+                          <span>{folderName(file.path)}</span>
+                        </span>
+
+                        {#if file.status}
+                          <small class={`status-badge ${file.status}`}>{file.status}</small>
+                        {:else if !file.tracked}
+                          <small class="status-badge untracked">untracked</small>
+                        {/if}
+
+                        <span class="file-search-action">
+                          <History size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                          History
+                        </span>
+                      </button>
+                    {/each}
+                  </div>
+                {/if}
+              </div>
+
+              <aside class="file-search-history" aria-label="Selected file history">
+                <header class="file-search-history-head">
+                  <span>History</span>
+                  <strong title={selectedFilePath}>{selectedFilePath ? fileName(selectedFilePath) : "No file selected"}</strong>
                 </header>
 
-                <div class="search-hit-meta">
-                  <span><User size={12} aria-hidden="true" />{hit.author_name || "Unknown author"}</span>
-                  <span><CalendarDays size={12} aria-hidden="true" />{formatCommitDate(hit.date)}</span>
-                </div>
+                {#if !selectedFilePath}
+                  <div class="blank-state">Select a file result to load its commit history.</div>
+                {:else if isBusy}
+                  <div class="blank-state">
+                    <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    Loading history...
+                  </div>
+                {:else if fileHistory.length === 0}
+                  <div class="blank-state">No history returned for this file.</div>
+                {:else}
+                  <div class="file-search-history-list">
+                    {#each fileHistory as commit (commit.hash)}
+                      <article class="file-search-history-row">
+                        <div class="file-search-history-main">
+                          <span class="hash">{commit.short_hash}</span>
+                          <strong title={commit.summary}>{commit.summary || "No commit message"}</strong>
+                          <span>{commit.author_name || "Unknown author"} - {formatCommitDate(commit.date)}</span>
+                        </div>
 
-                <div class="search-hit-file" title={displayPath(hit)}>
-                  <FileCode size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
-                  <span>{displayPath(hit)}</span>
-                  {#if hit.line_number}
-                    <strong>:{hit.line_number}</strong>
-                  {/if}
-                </div>
-
-                <pre class="search-hit-line">{hit.line || searchedQuery}</pre>
-              </article>
-            {/each}
-          </div>
-        {/if}
-      </section>
+                        <div class="file-search-history-actions">
+                          <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onFileHistoryDiff(commit)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                            <GitCompare size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                            Diff
+                          </button>
+                          <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onFileHistoryRestore(commit)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                            <RotateCcw size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                            Restore
+                          </button>
+                        </div>
+                      </article>
+                    {/each}
+                  </div>
+                {/if}
+              </aside>
+            </div>
+          {/if}
+        </section>
+      {/if}
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>

src/lib/components/HistoryPanel.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, RotateCcw } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, GitBranch, RotateCcw } from "@lucide/svelte";
   import type { FileStatusKind, GitCommit, GitCommitFile } from "../types";
 
   interface GraphSegment {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     onRestoreCommit: (commit: GitCommit) => void;
     onPreviewCommitFile: (commit: GitCommit, file: GitCommitFile) => void;
     onToggleCommitFiles: (hash: string) => void;
+    onCreateBranchFromCommit: (commit: GitCommit) => void;
   }
 
   let {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     onRestoreCommit = () => {},
     onPreviewCommitFile = () => {},
     onToggleCommitFiles = () => {},
+    onCreateBranchFromCommit = () => {},
   }: Props = $props();
 
   function laneColor(col: number): string {
@@ -220,6 +222,10 @@
             <div class="commit-actions">
               <time datetime={item.date}>{formatCommitDate(item.date)}</time>
               <div class="commit-action-buttons">
+                <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onCreateBranchFromCommit(item)} disabled={isBusy} title="Create a new branch from this commit">
+                  <GitBranch size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+                  Branch
+                </button>
                 <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onRestoreCommit(item)} disabled={isBusy} title="Reset current branch to this commit">
                   <RotateCcw size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
                   Restore

src/lib/components/LinePatchDialog.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { LoaderCircle, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import type { GitFileStatus, PatchApplyAction } from "../types";
+
+  type PatchLineKind = "context" | "add" | "delete" | "meta";
+
+  interface PatchLine {
+    id: string;
+    text: string;
+    kind: PatchLineKind;
+  }
+
+  interface PatchHunk {
+    id: string;
+    header: string;
+    lines: PatchLine[];
+  }
+
+  interface ParsedPatch {
+    headerLines: string[];
+    hunks: PatchHunk[];
+    binary: boolean;
+  }
+
+  interface Props {
+    file: GitFileStatus;
+    staged: boolean;
+    patch: string;
+    isBusy: boolean;
+    isLoading: boolean;
+    error: string;
+    onClose: () => void;
+    onRefresh: () => void | Promise<void>;
+    onApply: (action: PatchApplyAction, patch: string) => void | Promise<void>;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    file,
+    staged = false,
+    patch = "",
+    isBusy = false,
+    isLoading = false,
+    error = "",
+    onClose = () => {},
+    onRefresh = () => {},
+    onApply = () => {},
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  let parsed = $state<ParsedPatch>({ headerLines: [], hunks: [], binary: false });
+
+  let scopeLabel = $derived(staged ? "Staged changes" : "Unstaged changes");
+  let displayPath = $derived(file.old_path ? `${file.old_path} -> ${file.path}` : file.path);
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    parsed = parsePatch(patch);
+  });
+
+  function parsePatch(input: string): ParsedPatch {
+    const normalized = input.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+    const lines = normalized.split("\n");
+    if (lines[lines.length - 1] === "") lines.pop();
+
+    const headerLines: string[] = [];
+    const hunks: PatchHunk[] = [];
+    let current: PatchHunk | null = null;
+
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      if (line.startsWith("@@ ")) {
+        current = { id: `hunk-${hunks.length}`, header: line, lines: [] };
+        hunks.push(current);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!current) {
+        headerLines.push(line);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const kind = patchLineKind(line);
+      current.lines.push({
+        id: `${current.id}-line-${current.lines.length}`,
+        text: line,
+        kind,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      headerLines,
+      hunks,
+      binary: /(^|\n)(Binary files|GIT binary patch|literal \d+)/.test(normalized),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function patchLineKind(line: string): PatchLineKind {
+    if (line.startsWith("+") && !line.startsWith("+++")) return "add";
+    if (line.startsWith("-") && !line.startsWith("---")) return "delete";
+    if (line.startsWith(" ")) return "context";
+    return "meta";
+  }
+
+  function linePrefix(line: PatchLine): string {
+    if (line.kind === "add") return "+";
+    if (line.kind === "delete") return "-";
+    if (line.kind === "meta") return "\\";
+    return " ";
+  }
+
+  function lineBody(line: PatchLine): string {
+    if (line.kind === "meta") return line.text;
+    return line.text.slice(1);
+  }
+
+  function buildHunkPatch(hunk: PatchHunk): string {
+    return `${[...parsed.headerLines, hunk.header, ...hunk.lines.map((line) => line.text)].join("\n")}\n`;
+  }
+
+  async function applyHunkAction(action: PatchApplyAction, hunk: PatchHunk) {
+    if (isBusy || isLoading) return;
+    await onApply(action, buildHunkPatch(hunk));
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="dialog-backdrop" role="presentation">
+  <div class="dialog line-patch-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Line patch">
+    <header class="dialog-header">
+      <div>
+        <span class="eyebrow">{scopeLabel}</span>
+        <p class="dialog-title" title={displayPath}>{displayPath}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="dialog-header-actions">
+        <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={onRefresh} disabled={isBusy || isLoading}>Refresh</button>
+        <button class="btn-sm dialog-close" type="button" onclick={onClose} disabled={isBusy} aria-label="Close">
+          <X size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </header>
+
+    <div class="line-patch-body">
+      {#if isLoading}
+        <div class="blank-state">
+          <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+          Loading patch...
+        </div>
+      {:else if error}
+        <div class="blank-state">{error}</div>
+      {:else if !patch.trim()}
+        <div class="blank-state">No line patch available for this file.</div>
+      {:else if parsed.binary || parsed.hunks.length === 0}
+        <div class="blank-state">This change cannot be split into text lines.</div>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="line-patch-scroll">
+          {#each parsed.hunks as hunk (hunk.id)}
+            <section class="line-patch-hunk">
+              <div class="line-patch-hunk-head">
+                <code>{hunk.header}</code>
+                <div class="line-patch-hunk-actions">
+                  {#if staged}
+                    <button class="line-patch-hunk-button discard" type="button" onclick={() => applyHunkAction("discard-staged", hunk)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                      Discard Hunk
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="line-patch-hunk-button unstage" type="button" onclick={() => applyHunkAction("unstage", hunk)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                      Unstage Hunk
+                    </button>
+                  {:else}
+                    <button class="line-patch-hunk-button discard" type="button" onclick={() => applyHunkAction("discard-unstaged", hunk)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                      Discard Hunk
+                    </button>
+                    <button class="line-patch-hunk-button stage" type="button" onclick={() => applyHunkAction("stage", hunk)} disabled={isBusy}>
+                      Stage Hunk
+                    </button>
+                  {/if}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <div class="line-patch-lines">
+                {#each hunk.lines as line (line.id)}
+                  <div class={`line-patch-row ${line.kind}`}>
+                    <span class="line-patch-prefix">{linePrefix(line)}</span>
+                    <code>{lineBody(line)}</code>
+                  </div>
+                {/each}
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>

src/lib/components/NewBranchDialog.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { GitBranch, LoaderCircle, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import type { GitCommit } from "../types";
+
+  interface Props {
+    commit: GitCommit;
+    isBusy: boolean;
+    onCreate: (name: string) => void;
+    onClose: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    commit,
+    isBusy = false,
+    onCreate = () => {},
+    onClose = () => {},
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  let name = $state("");
+
+  function submit(event: SubmitEvent) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const value = name.trim();
+    if (!value) return;
+    onCreate(value);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="dialog-backdrop"
+  role="presentation"
+  onclick={(e) => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) onClose(); }}
+>
+  <div class="dialog new-branch-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Create branch from commit" tabindex="-1">
+    <header class="dialog-header">
+      <div>
+        <span class="eyebrow">New branch</span>
+        <h2 class="mt-0.5 text-ink text-base font-bold leading-tight">From commit</h2>
+      </div>
+      <button class="dialog-close" type="button" onclick={onClose} title="Close">
+        <X size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+      </button>
+    </header>
+
+    <form class="new-branch-form" onsubmit={submit}>
+      <div class="new-branch-target">
+        <span class="hash">{commit.short_hash}</span>
+        <span class="new-branch-summary" title={commit.summary}>{commit.summary}</span>
+      </div>
+
+      <label class="new-branch-field">
+        <span>Branch name</span>
+        <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_autofocus -->
+        <input
+          bind:value={name}
+          autocomplete="off"
+          spellcheck="false"
+          placeholder="feature/my-branch"
+          disabled={isBusy}
+          autofocus
+        />
+      </label>
+
+      <div class="new-branch-actions">
+        <button class="btn-secondary" type="button" onclick={onClose} disabled={isBusy}>
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={isBusy || name.trim().length === 0}>
+          {#if isBusy}
+            <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {:else}
+            <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/if}
+          Create branch
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</div>

src/lib/components/RenameBranchDialog.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { GitBranch, LoaderCircle, X } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import type { GitBranch as GitBranchInfo } from "../types";
+
+  interface Props {
+    branch: GitBranchInfo;
+    isBusy: boolean;
+    onRename: (name: string) => void;
+    onClose: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    branch,
+    isBusy = false,
+    onRename = () => {},
+    onClose = () => {},
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  let name = $state("");
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    name = branch.name;
+  });
+
+  function submit(event: SubmitEvent) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const value = name.trim();
+    if (!value || value === branch.name) return;
+    onRename(value);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="dialog-backdrop"
+  role="presentation"
+  onclick={(e) => { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) onClose(); }}
+>
+  <div class="dialog rename-branch-dialog" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="Rename branch" tabindex="-1">
+    <header class="dialog-header">
+      <div>
+        <span class="eyebrow">Rename branch</span>
+        <h2 class="mt-0.5 text-ink text-base font-bold leading-tight">{branch.name}</h2>
+      </div>
+      <button class="dialog-close" type="button" onclick={onClose} title="Close">
+        <X size={18} aria-hidden="true" />
+      </button>
+    </header>
+
+    <form class="rename-branch-form" onsubmit={submit}>
+      <label class="new-branch-field">
+        <span>Branch name</span>
+        <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_autofocus -->
+        <input
+          bind:value={name}
+          autocomplete="off"
+          spellcheck="false"
+          disabled={isBusy}
+          autofocus
+        />
+      </label>
+
+      <div class="new-branch-actions">
+        <button class="btn-secondary" type="button" onclick={onClose} disabled={isBusy}>
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn-primary" type="submit" disabled={isBusy || name.trim().length === 0 || name.trim() === branch.name}>
+          {#if isBusy}
+            <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {:else}
+            <GitBranch size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
+          {/if}
+          Rename
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</div>

src/lib/components/RepoLoadingOverlay.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  export let label = "Repository wird geöffnet";
+  export let repoName = "";
+</script>
+
+<div class="repo-loading" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+  <div class="repo-loading-card">
+    <!-- Animated git graph: nodes light up in sequence while a branch draws itself -->
+    <svg class="git-graph" viewBox="0 0 120 120" aria-hidden="true">
+      <defs>
+        <linearGradient id="gl-line" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1">
+          <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#646cff" />
+          <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#41d1ff" />
+        </linearGradient>
+      </defs>
+
+      <!-- rotating dashed ring -->
+      <circle class="ring" cx="60" cy="60" r="52" />
+
+      <!-- main trunk -->
+      <path class="trunk" d="M42 22 L42 98" />
+      <!-- branch forking off and merging back -->
+      <path class="branch" d="M42 44 C42 62, 82 58, 82 76 L82 88" />
+
+      <!-- commit nodes -->
+      <circle class="node n1" cx="42" cy="30" r="6" />
+      <circle class="node n2" cx="42" cy="60" r="6" />
+      <circle class="node n3" cx="82" cy="88" r="6" />
+      <circle class="node n4" cx="42" cy="90" r="6" />
+    </svg>
+
+    <div class="repo-loading-text">
+      <span class="repo-loading-label">{label}…</span>
+      {#if repoName}
+        <span class="repo-loading-name" title={repoName}>{repoName}</span>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="repo-loading-bar"><span></span></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .repo-loading {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 400;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    background: rgba(6, 6, 14, 0.72);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    animation: overlay-in 180ms ease;
+  }
+
+  .repo-loading-card {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 20px;
+    padding: 34px 46px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: 18px;
+    background: var(--color-surface-raised);
+    box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
+  }
+
+  .git-graph {
+    width: 118px;
+    height: 118px;
+    overflow: visible;
+  }
+
+  .git-graph .ring {
+    fill: none;
+    stroke: rgba(100, 108, 255, 0.22);
+    stroke-width: 2;
+    stroke-dasharray: 26 18;
+    transform-origin: 60px 60px;
+    animation: ring-spin 5s linear infinite;
+  }
+
+  .git-graph .trunk,
+  .git-graph .branch {
+    fill: none;
+    stroke: url(#gl-line);
+    stroke-width: 4;
+    stroke-linecap: round;
+  }
+
+  .git-graph .branch {
+    stroke-dasharray: 90;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 90;
+    animation: branch-draw 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+
+  .git-graph .node {
+    fill: var(--color-surface-alt);
+    stroke: url(#gl-line);
+    stroke-width: 4;
+    animation: node-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .git-graph .n1 { animation-delay: 0s; }
+  .git-graph .n2 { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
+  .git-graph .n3 { animation-delay: 1s; }
+  .git-graph .n4 { animation-delay: 1.5s; }
+
+  .repo-loading-text {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 4px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .repo-loading-label {
+    color: var(--color-ink);
+    font-size: 15px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  }
+
+  .repo-loading-name {
+    max-width: 260px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    color: var(--color-ink-faint);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 12.5px;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+
+  .repo-loading-bar {
+    position: relative;
+    width: 180px;
+    height: 3px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background: rgba(100, 108, 255, 0.16);
+  }
+  .repo-loading-bar span {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    width: 40%;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--color-accent), transparent);
+    animation: bar-slide 1.3s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes overlay-in { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
+  @keyframes ring-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+  @keyframes bar-slide {
+    0% { transform: translateX(-120%); }
+    100% { transform: translateX(320%); }
+  }
+  @keyframes branch-draw {
+    0% { stroke-dashoffset: 90; opacity: 0.35; }
+    45% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 1; }
+    100% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 1; }
+  }
+  @keyframes node-pulse {
+    0%, 100% { fill: var(--color-surface-alt); filter: none; }
+    50% {
+      fill: var(--color-primary);
+      filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(100, 108, 255, 0.8));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .git-graph .ring,
+    .git-graph .branch,
+    .git-graph .node,
+    .repo-loading-bar span { animation: none; }
+    .git-graph .branch { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
+  }
+</style>

src/lib/components/StatusPanel.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { Check, RotateCcw, Undo2 } from "@lucide/svelte";
+  import { Check, FileDiff, RotateCcw, Undo2 } from "@lucide/svelte";
   import type { FileStatusKind, GitFileStatus, GitStatus } from "../types";
 
   interface Props {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     onStage: (file: GitFileStatus) => void;
     onUnstage: (file: GitFileStatus) => void;
     onDiscard: (file: GitFileStatus, staged: boolean) => void;
+    onPatch: (file: GitFileStatus, staged: boolean) => void;
     onStageAll: () => void;
     onUnstageAll: () => void;
   }
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     onStage = () => {},
     onUnstage = () => {},
     onDiscard = () => {},
+    onPatch = () => {},
     onStageAll = () => {},
     onUnstageAll = () => {},
   }: Props = $props();
@@ -38,6 +40,18 @@
     return file.old_path ? `${file.old_path} -> ${file.path}` : file.path;
   }
 
+  function baseName(path: string): string {
+    return path.split(/[\\/]/).filter(Boolean).pop() ?? path;
+  }
+
+  function fileName(file: GitFileStatus): string {
+    return file.old_path ? `${baseName(file.old_path)} -> ${baseName(file.path)}` : baseName(file.path);
+  }
+
+  function canPatch(kind: FileStatusKind | null): boolean {
+    return kind === "modified";
+  }
+
   let hasUnstaged = $derived(changedFiles.some((f) => f.unstaged !== null));
   let hasStaged = $derived(changedFiles.some((f) => f.staged !== null));
 </script>
@@ -90,7 +104,7 @@
       {#each changedFiles as file (`${file.old_path ?? ""}:${file.path}`)}
         <article class="file-row">
           <div class="file-title">
-            <strong title={displayPath(file)}>{displayPath(file)}</strong>
+            <strong title={displayPath(file)}>{fileName(file)}</strong>
           </div>
 
           <div class="change-lanes">
@@ -105,6 +119,10 @@
                     <Undo2 size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
                     Unstage
                   </button>
+                  <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onPatch(file, true)} disabled={isBusy || !canPatch(file.staged)} title="Stage, unstage, or discard selected lines">
+                    <FileDiff size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    Details
+                  </button>
                   <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onDiscard(file, true)} disabled={isBusy} title="Discard staged changes">
                     <RotateCcw size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
                     Discard
@@ -126,6 +144,10 @@
                     <Check size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
                     Stage
                   </button>
+                  <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onPatch(file, false)} disabled={isBusy || !canPatch(file.unstaged)} title="Stage or discard selected lines">
+                    <FileDiff size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+                    Details
+                  </button>
                   <button class="btn-sm" type="button" onclick={() => onDiscard(file, false)} disabled={isBusy} title="Discard unstaged changes">
                     <RotateCcw size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
                     Discard

src/lib/components/UpdateToast.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import {
+    AlertCircle,
+    Download,
+    LoaderCircle,
+    PackageCheck,
+    Sparkles,
+    X,
+  } from "@lucide/svelte";
+
+  type UpdateToastState = "available" | "downloading" | "installed" | "error";
+
+  interface Props {
+    state: UpdateToastState;
+    version: string;
+    currentVersion: string;
+    progress: number;
+    error: string;
+    onInstall: () => void;
+    onLater: () => void;
+    onDismiss: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    state,
+    version,
+    currentVersion = "",
+    progress = 0,
+    error = "",
+    onInstall,
+    onLater,
+    onDismiss,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  const clampedProgress = $derived(Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.round(progress))));
+  const title = $derived(
+    state === "installed"
+      ? "Update installed"
+      : state === "downloading"
+        ? "Installing update"
+        : state === "error"
+          ? "Update failed"
+          : "Update available",
+  );
+  const description = $derived(
+    state === "installed"
+      ? "Restart GitLite to use the new version."
+      : state === "downloading"
+        ? "Download and installation are running in the background."
+        : state === "error"
+          ? (error || "The update could not be installed.")
+          : "Do you want to install this version now?",
+  );
+  const versionLabel = $derived(
+    version && currentVersion
+      ? `${currentVersion} -> ${version}`
+      : version
+        ? `Version ${version}`
+        : "New version",
+  );
+  const showProgress = $derived(state === "downloading" || state === "installed");
+  const isBusy = $derived(state === "downloading");
+</script>
+
+<section
+  class="update-toast"
+  class:error={state === "error"}
+  class:installed={state === "installed"}
+  role={state === "error" ? "alert" : "status"}
+  aria-live={state === "error" ? "assertive" : "polite"}
+>
+  <div class="update-toast-glow" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+
+  <div class="update-toast-icon" class:busy={isBusy}>
+    {#if state === "downloading"}
+      <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={21} aria-hidden="true" />
+    {:else if state === "installed"}
+      <PackageCheck size={21} aria-hidden="true" />
+    {:else if state === "error"}
+      <AlertCircle size={21} aria-hidden="true" />
+    {:else}
+      <Sparkles size={21} aria-hidden="true" />
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="update-toast-content">
+    <div class="update-toast-top">
+      <div class="update-toast-copy">
+        <span class="update-toast-kicker">{versionLabel}</span>
+        <h2>{title}</h2>
+      </div>
+
+      {#if !isBusy}
+        <button class="update-toast-close" type="button" onclick={onDismiss} title="Close" aria-label="Close">
+          <X size={15} aria-hidden="true" />
+        </button>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
+    <p>{description}</p>
+
+    {#if showProgress}
+      <div
+        class="update-progress"
+        class:indeterminate={state === "downloading" && clampedProgress === 0}
+        role="progressbar"
+        aria-valuemin="0"
+        aria-valuemax="100"
+        aria-valuenow={clampedProgress}
+      >
+        <span style={`width: ${clampedProgress}%`}></span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="update-progress-label">
+        {state === "installed" ? "100% complete" : clampedProgress > 0 ? `${clampedProgress}%` : "Waiting for download size"}
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+
+    <div class="update-toast-actions">
+      {#if state === "installed"}
+        <button class="update-toast-secondary" type="button" onclick={onDismiss}>
+          Got it
+        </button>
+      {:else if state === "error"}
+        <button class="update-toast-secondary" type="button" onclick={onDismiss}>
+          Close
+        </button>
+        <button class="update-toast-primary" type="button" onclick={onInstall}>
+          <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+          Try again
+        </button>
+      {:else}
+        <button class="update-toast-secondary" type="button" onclick={onLater} disabled={isBusy}>
+          Later
+        </button>
+        <button class="update-toast-primary" type="button" onclick={onInstall} disabled={isBusy}>
+          {#if isBusy}
+            <LoaderCircle class="spin" size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+            Installing
+          {:else}
+            <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
+            Install
+          {/if}
+        </button>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</section>

src/lib/git.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import type {
   GitRepositoryFile,
   GitSearchHit,
   GitStatus,
+  PatchApplyAction,
+  RepositoryBundle,
   StoredCredential,
 } from "./types";
 
@@ -15,6 +17,14 @@ export function openRepository(path: string): Promise<GitStatus> {
   return invoke<GitStatus>("open_repository", { path });
 }
 
+export function openRepoInExplorer(path: string): Promise<void> {
+  return invoke<void>("open_repo_in_explorer", { path });
+}
+
+export function openRepositoryBundle(path: string, commitLimit = 100): Promise<RepositoryBundle> {
+  return invoke<RepositoryBundle>("open_repository_bundle", { path, commitLimit });
+}
+
 export function getStatus(path: string): Promise<GitStatus> {
   return invoke<GitStatus>("get_status", { path });
 }
@@ -27,6 +37,26 @@ export function checkoutBranch(path: string, branch: string): Promise<GitStatus>
   return invoke<GitStatus>("checkout_branch", { path, branch });
 }
 
+export function createBranch(
+  path: string,
+  branch: string,
+  startPoint?: string,
+): Promise<GitStatus> {
+  return invoke<GitStatus>("create_branch", { path, branch, startPoint: startPoint ?? null });
+}
+
+export function renameBranch(
+  path: string,
+  oldBranch: string,
+  newBranch: string,
+): Promise<GitStatus> {
+  return invoke<GitStatus>("rename_branch", { path, oldBranch, newBranch });
+}
+
+export function deleteBranch(path: string, branch: string): Promise<GitStatus> {
+  return invoke<GitStatus>("delete_branch", { path, branch });
+}
+
 export function stageFiles(path: string, files: string[]): Promise<GitStatus> {
   return invoke<GitStatus>("stage_files", { path, files });
 }
@@ -43,6 +73,19 @@ export function restoreFiles(
   return invoke<GitStatus>("restore_files", { path, files, staged });
 }
 
+export function getFilePatch(path: string, file: string, staged: boolean): Promise<string> {
+  return invoke<string>("get_file_patch", { path, file, staged });
+}
+
+export function applyFilePatch(
+  path: string,
+  file: string,
+  patch: string,
+  action: PatchApplyAction,
+): Promise<GitStatus> {
+  return invoke<GitStatus>("apply_file_patch", { path, file, patch, action });
+}
+
 export function commit(path: string, message: string): Promise<GitStatus> {
   return invoke<GitStatus>("commit", { path, message });
 }

src/lib/types.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export interface GitFileStatus {
   unstaged: FileStatusKind | null;
 }
 
+export type PatchApplyAction = "stage" | "unstage" | "discard-unstaged" | "discard-staged";
+
 export interface GitBranch {
   name: string;
   current: boolean;
@@ -54,6 +56,13 @@ export interface GitRepositoryFile {
   status: FileStatusKind | null;
 }
 
+export interface RepositoryBundle {
+  status: GitStatus;
+  branches: GitBranch[];
+  commits: GitCommit[];
+  files: GitRepositoryFile[];
+}
+
 export interface GitDiffFile {
   path: string;
   old_path: string | null;