# Checkpoint 0: Project Setup - PRD

> **Note:** The project was renamed from "gitlab-inbox" to "gitlore" and the CLI from "gi" to "lore". References to "gi" in this document should be read as "lore".

**Version:** 1.0
**Status:** Ready for Implementation
**Depends On:** None (first checkpoint)
**Enables:** Checkpoint 1 (Issue Ingestion)

---

## Overview

### Objective

Scaffold the `gi` CLI tool with verified GitLab API connectivity, database infrastructure, and foundational CLI commands. This checkpoint establishes the project foundation that all subsequent checkpoints build upon.

### Success Criteria

| Criterion | Validation |
|-----------|------------|
| `gi init` writes config and validates against GitLab | `gi doctor` shows GitLab OK |
| `gi auth-test` succeeds with real PAT | Shows username and display name |
| Database migrations apply correctly | `gi doctor` shows DB OK |
| SQLite pragmas set correctly | WAL, FK, busy_timeout verified |
| App lock mechanism works | Concurrent runs blocked |
| Config resolves from XDG paths | Works from any directory |

---

## Deliverables

### 1. Project Structure

Create the following directory structure:

```
gitlab-inbox/
├── src/
│   ├── cli/
│   │   ├── index.ts              # CLI entry point (Commander.js)
│   │   └── commands/
│   │       ├── init.ts           # gi init
│   │       ├── auth-test.ts      # gi auth-test
│   │       ├── doctor.ts         # gi doctor
│   │       ├── sync-status.ts    # gi sync-status (stub for CP0)
│   │       ├── backup.ts         # gi backup
│   │       └── reset.ts          # gi reset
│   ├── core/
│   │   ├── config.ts             # Config loading/validation (Zod)
│   │   ├── db.ts                 # Database connection + migrations
│   │   ├── errors.ts             # Custom error classes
│   │   ├── logger.ts             # pino logger setup
│   │   └── paths.ts              # XDG path resolution
│   ├── gitlab/
│   │   ├── client.ts             # GitLab API client with rate limiting
│   │   └── types.ts              # GitLab API response types
│   └── types/
│       └── index.ts              # Shared TypeScript types
├── tests/
│   ├── unit/
│   │   ├── config.test.ts
│   │   ├── db.test.ts
│   │   ├── paths.test.ts
│   │   └── errors.test.ts
│   ├── integration/
│   │   ├── gitlab-client.test.ts
│   │   ├── app-lock.test.ts
│   │   └── init.test.ts
│   ├── live/                     # Gated by GITLAB_LIVE_TESTS=1
│   │   └── gitlab-client.live.test.ts
│   └── fixtures/
│       └── mock-responses/
├── migrations/
│   └── 001_initial.sql
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── vitest.config.ts
├── eslint.config.js
└── .gitignore
```

### 2. Config + Data Locations (XDG Compliant)

| Location | Default Path | Override |
|----------|--------------|----------|
| Config | `~/.config/gi/config.json` | `GI_CONFIG_PATH` env var or `--config` flag |
| Database | `~/.local/share/gi/data.db` | `storage.dbPath` in config |
| Backups | `~/.local/share/gi/backups/` | `storage.backupDir` in config |
| Logs | stderr (not persisted) | `LOG_PATH` env var |

**Config Resolution Order:**
1. `--config /path/to/config.json` (explicit CLI flag)
2. `GI_CONFIG_PATH` environment variable
3. `~/.config/gi/config.json` (XDG default)
4. `./gi.config.json` (local development fallback - useful during dev)

**Implementation (`src/core/paths.ts`):**

```typescript
import { homedir } from 'node:os';
import { join } from 'node:path';
import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';

export function getConfigPath(cliOverride?: string): string {
  // 1. CLI flag override
  if (cliOverride) return cliOverride;

  // 2. Environment variable
  if (process.env.GI_CONFIG_PATH) return process.env.GI_CONFIG_PATH;

  // 3. XDG default
  const xdgConfig = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || join(homedir(), '.config');
  const xdgPath = join(xdgConfig, 'gi', 'config.json');
  if (existsSync(xdgPath)) return xdgPath;

  // 4. Local fallback (for development)
  const localPath = join(process.cwd(), 'gi.config.json');
  if (existsSync(localPath)) return localPath;

  // Return XDG path (will trigger not-found error if missing)
  return xdgPath;
}

export function getDataDir(): string {
  const xdgData = process.env.XDG_DATA_HOME || join(homedir(), '.local', 'share');
  return join(xdgData, 'gi');
}

export function getDbPath(configOverride?: string): string {
  if (configOverride) return configOverride;
  return join(getDataDir(), 'data.db');
}

export function getBackupDir(configOverride?: string): string {
  if (configOverride) return configOverride;
  return join(getDataDir(), 'backups');
}
```

### 3. Timestamp Convention (Global)

**All `*_at` integer columns are milliseconds since Unix epoch (UTC).**

| Context | Format | Example |
|---------|--------|---------|
| Database columns | INTEGER (ms epoch) | `1706313600000` |
| GitLab API responses | ISO 8601 string | `"2024-01-27T00:00:00.000Z"` |
| CLI display | ISO 8601 or relative | `2024-01-27` or `3 days ago` |
| Config durations | Seconds (with suffix in name) | `staleLockMinutes: 10` |

**Conversion utilities (`src/core/time.ts`):**

```typescript
// GitLab API → Database
export function isoToMs(isoString: string): number {
  return new Date(isoString).getTime();
}

// Database → Display
export function msToIso(ms: number): string {
  return new Date(ms).toISOString();
}

// Current time for database storage
export function nowMs(): number {
  return Date.now();
}
```

---

## Dependencies

### Runtime Dependencies

```json
{
  "dependencies": {
    "better-sqlite3": "^11.0.0",
    "sqlite-vec": "^0.1.0",
    "commander": "^12.0.0",
    "zod": "^3.23.0",
    "pino": "^9.0.0",
    "pino-pretty": "^11.0.0",
    "ora": "^8.0.0",
    "chalk": "^5.3.0",
    "cli-table3": "^0.6.0",
    "inquirer": "^9.0.0"
  }
}
```

### Dev Dependencies

```json
{
  "devDependencies": {
    "typescript": "^5.4.0",
    "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.0",
    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
    "vitest": "^1.6.0",
    "msw": "^2.3.0",
    "eslint": "^9.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.0.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.0",
    "tsx": "^4.0.0"
  }
}
```

---

## Configuration Schema

### Config File Structure

```typescript
// src/types/config.ts
import { z } from 'zod';

export const ConfigSchema = z.object({
  gitlab: z.object({
    baseUrl: z.string().url(),
    tokenEnvVar: z.string().default('GITLAB_TOKEN'),
  }),
  projects: z.array(z.object({
    path: z.string().min(1),
  })).min(1),
  sync: z.object({
    backfillDays: z.number().int().positive().default(14),
    staleLockMinutes: z.number().int().positive().default(10),
    heartbeatIntervalSeconds: z.number().int().positive().default(30),
    cursorRewindSeconds: z.number().int().nonnegative().default(2),
    primaryConcurrency: z.number().int().positive().default(4),
    dependentConcurrency: z.number().int().positive().default(2),
  }).default({}),
  storage: z.object({
    dbPath: z.string().optional(),
    backupDir: z.string().optional(),
    compressRawPayloads: z.boolean().default(true),
  }).default({}),
  embedding: z.object({
    provider: z.literal('ollama').default('ollama'),
    model: z.string().default('nomic-embed-text'),
    baseUrl: z.string().url().default('http://localhost:11434'),
    concurrency: z.number().int().positive().default(4),
  }).default({}),
});

export type Config = z.infer<typeof ConfigSchema>;
```

### Example Config File

```json
{
  "gitlab": {
    "baseUrl": "https://gitlab.example.com",
    "tokenEnvVar": "GITLAB_TOKEN"
  },
  "projects": [
    { "path": "group/project-one" },
    { "path": "group/project-two" }
  ],
  "sync": {
    "backfillDays": 14,
    "staleLockMinutes": 10,
    "heartbeatIntervalSeconds": 30,
    "cursorRewindSeconds": 2,
    "primaryConcurrency": 4,
    "dependentConcurrency": 2
  },
  "storage": {
    "compressRawPayloads": true
  },
  "embedding": {
    "provider": "ollama",
    "model": "nomic-embed-text",
    "baseUrl": "http://localhost:11434",
    "concurrency": 4
  }
}
```

---

## Database Schema

### Migration 001_initial.sql

```sql
-- Schema version tracking
CREATE TABLE schema_version (
  version INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
  applied_at INTEGER NOT NULL,      -- ms epoch UTC
  description TEXT
);

INSERT INTO schema_version (version, applied_at, description)
VALUES (1, strftime('%s', 'now') * 1000, 'Initial schema');

-- Projects table (configured targets)
CREATE TABLE projects (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
  gitlab_project_id INTEGER UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  path_with_namespace TEXT NOT NULL,
  default_branch TEXT,
  web_url TEXT,
  created_at INTEGER,               -- ms epoch UTC
  updated_at INTEGER,               -- ms epoch UTC
  raw_payload_id INTEGER REFERENCES raw_payloads(id)
);
CREATE INDEX idx_projects_path ON projects(path_with_namespace);

-- Sync tracking for reliability
CREATE TABLE sync_runs (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
  started_at INTEGER NOT NULL,      -- ms epoch UTC
  heartbeat_at INTEGER NOT NULL,    -- ms epoch UTC
  finished_at INTEGER,              -- ms epoch UTC
  status TEXT NOT NULL,             -- 'running' | 'succeeded' | 'failed'
  command TEXT NOT NULL,            -- 'init' | 'ingest issues' | 'sync' | etc.
  error TEXT,
  metrics_json TEXT                 -- JSON blob of per-run counters/timing
);

-- metrics_json schema (informational, not enforced):
-- {
--   "apiCalls": number,
--   "rateLimitHits": number,
--   "pagesFetched": number,
--   "entitiesUpserted": number,
--   "discussionsFetched": number,
--   "notesUpserted": number,
--   "docsRegenerated": number,
--   "embeddingsCreated": number,
--   "durationMs": number
-- }

-- Crash-safe single-flight lock (DB-enforced)
CREATE TABLE app_locks (
  name TEXT PRIMARY KEY,            -- 'sync'
  owner TEXT NOT NULL,              -- random run token (UUIDv4)
  acquired_at INTEGER NOT NULL,     -- ms epoch UTC
  heartbeat_at INTEGER NOT NULL     -- ms epoch UTC
);

-- Sync cursors for primary resources only
CREATE TABLE sync_cursors (
  project_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES projects(id),
  resource_type TEXT NOT NULL,      -- 'issues' | 'merge_requests'
  updated_at_cursor INTEGER,        -- ms epoch UTC, last fully processed
  tie_breaker_id INTEGER,           -- last fully processed gitlab_id
  PRIMARY KEY(project_id, resource_type)
);

-- Raw payload storage (decoupled from entity tables)
CREATE TABLE raw_payloads (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
  source TEXT NOT NULL,             -- 'gitlab'
  project_id INTEGER REFERENCES projects(id),
  resource_type TEXT NOT NULL,      -- 'project' | 'issue' | 'mr' | 'note' | 'discussion'
  gitlab_id TEXT NOT NULL,          -- TEXT: discussion IDs are strings
  fetched_at INTEGER NOT NULL,      -- ms epoch UTC
  content_encoding TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'identity',  -- 'identity' | 'gzip'
  payload_hash TEXT NOT NULL,       -- SHA-256 of decoded JSON bytes (pre-compression)
  payload BLOB NOT NULL             -- raw JSON or gzip-compressed JSON
);
CREATE INDEX idx_raw_payloads_lookup ON raw_payloads(project_id, resource_type, gitlab_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_raw_payloads_history ON raw_payloads(project_id, resource_type, gitlab_id, fetched_at);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX uq_raw_payloads_dedupe
  ON raw_payloads(project_id, resource_type, gitlab_id, payload_hash);
```

### SQLite Runtime Pragmas

Set on every database connection:

```typescript
// src/core/db.ts
import Database from 'better-sqlite3';

export function createConnection(dbPath: string): Database.Database {
  const db = new Database(dbPath);

  // Production-grade defaults for single-user CLI
  db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
  db.pragma('synchronous = NORMAL');      // Safe for WAL on local disk
  db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
  db.pragma('busy_timeout = 5000');       // 5s wait on lock contention
  db.pragma('temp_store = MEMORY');       // Small speed win

  return db;
}
```

---

## Error Classes

```typescript
// src/core/errors.ts

export class GiError extends Error {
  constructor(
    message: string,
    public readonly code: string,
    public readonly cause?: Error
  ) {
    super(message);
    this.name = 'GiError';
  }
}

// Config errors
export class ConfigNotFoundError extends GiError {
  constructor(searchedPath: string) {
    super(
      `Config file not found at ${searchedPath}. Run "gi init" first.`,
      'CONFIG_NOT_FOUND'
    );
  }
}

export class ConfigValidationError extends GiError {
  constructor(details: string) {
    super(`Invalid config: ${details}`, 'CONFIG_INVALID');
  }
}

// GitLab API errors
export class GitLabAuthError extends GiError {
  constructor() {
    super(
      'GitLab authentication failed. Check your token has read_api scope.',
      'GITLAB_AUTH_FAILED'
    );
  }
}

export class GitLabNotFoundError extends GiError {
  constructor(resource: string) {
    super(`GitLab resource not found: ${resource}`, 'GITLAB_NOT_FOUND');
  }
}

export class GitLabRateLimitError extends GiError {
  constructor(public readonly retryAfter: number) {
    super(`Rate limited. Retry after ${retryAfter}s`, 'GITLAB_RATE_LIMITED');
  }
}

export class GitLabNetworkError extends GiError {
  constructor(baseUrl: string, cause?: Error) {
    super(
      `Cannot connect to GitLab at ${baseUrl}`,
      'GITLAB_NETWORK_ERROR',
      cause
    );
  }
}

// Database errors
export class DatabaseLockError extends GiError {
  constructor(owner: string, acquiredAt: number) {
    super(
      `Another sync is running (owner: ${owner}, started: ${new Date(acquiredAt).toISOString()}). Use --force to override if stale.`,
      'DB_LOCKED'
    );
  }
}

export class MigrationError extends GiError {
  constructor(version: number, cause: Error) {
    super(
      `Migration ${version} failed: ${cause.message}`,
      'MIGRATION_FAILED',
      cause
    );
  }
}

// Token errors
export class TokenNotSetError extends GiError {
  constructor(envVar: string) {
    super(
      `GitLab token not set. Export ${envVar} environment variable.`,
      'TOKEN_NOT_SET'
    );
  }
}
```

---

## Logging Configuration

```typescript
// src/core/logger.ts
import pino from 'pino';

// Logs go to stderr, results to stdout (allows clean JSON piping)
export const logger = pino({
  level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
  transport: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? undefined : {
    target: 'pino-pretty',
    options: {
      colorize: true,
      destination: 2,  // stderr
      translateTime: 'SYS:standard',
      ignore: 'pid,hostname'
    }
  }
}, pino.destination(2));

// Create child loggers for components
export const dbLogger = logger.child({ component: 'db' });
export const gitlabLogger = logger.child({ component: 'gitlab' });
export const configLogger = logger.child({ component: 'config' });
```

**Log Levels:**

| Level | When to use |
|-------|-------------|
| `debug` | Detailed API calls, SQL queries, config resolution |
| `info` | Sync start/complete, project counts, major milestones |
| `warn` | Rate limits hit, retries, Ollama unavailable |
| `error` | Failures that stop operations |

---

## CLI Commands (Checkpoint 0)

### `gi init`

Interactive setup wizard that creates config at XDG path.

**Flow:**
1. Check if config already exists → prompt to overwrite
2. Prompt for GitLab base URL
3. Prompt for project paths (comma-separated or one at a time)
4. Prompt for token env var name (default: GITLAB_TOKEN)
5. **Validate before writing:**
   - Token must be set in environment
   - Test auth with `GET /api/v4/user`
   - Validate each project path with `GET /api/v4/projects/:path`
6. Write config file
7. Initialize database with migrations
8. Insert validated projects into `projects` table

**Flags:**
- `--config <path>`: Write config to specific path
- `--force`: Skip overwrite confirmation
- `--non-interactive`: Fail if prompts would be shown (for scripting)

**Exit codes:**
- `0`: Success
- `1`: Validation failed (token, auth, project not found)
- `2`: User cancelled

### `gi auth-test`

Verify GitLab authentication.

**Output:**
```
Authenticated as @johndoe (John Doe)
GitLab: https://gitlab.example.com (v16.8.0)
```

**Exit codes:**
- `0`: Auth successful
- `1`: Auth failed

### `gi doctor`

Check environment health.

**Output:**
```
gi doctor

  Config     ✓  Loaded from ~/.config/gi/config.json
  Database   ✓  ~/.local/share/gi/data.db (schema v1)
  GitLab     ✓  https://gitlab.example.com (authenticated as @johndoe)
  Projects   ✓  2 configured, 2 resolved
  Ollama     ⚠  Not running (semantic search unavailable)

Status: Ready (lexical search available, semantic search requires Ollama)
```

**Flags:**
- `--json`: Output as JSON for scripting

**JSON output schema:**
```typescript
interface DoctorResult {
  success: boolean;       // All required checks passed
  checks: {
    config: { status: 'ok' | 'error'; path?: string; error?: string };
    database: { status: 'ok' | 'error'; path?: string; schemaVersion?: number; error?: string };
    gitlab: { status: 'ok' | 'error'; url?: string; username?: string; error?: string };
    projects: { status: 'ok' | 'error'; configured?: number; resolved?: number; error?: string };
    ollama: { status: 'ok' | 'warning' | 'error'; url?: string; model?: string; error?: string };
  };
}
```

### `gi version`

Show version information.

**Output:**
```
gi version 0.1.0
```

### `gi backup`

Create timestamped database backup.

**Output:**
```
Created backup: ~/.local/share/gi/backups/data-2026-01-24T10-30-00.db
```

### `gi reset --confirm`

Delete database and reset all state.

**Output:**
```
This will delete:
  - Database: ~/.local/share/gi/data.db
  - All sync cursors
  - All cached data

Type 'yes' to confirm: yes
Database reset. Run 'gi sync' to repopulate.
```

### `gi sync-status`

Show sync state (stub in CP0, full implementation in CP1).

**Output (CP0 stub):**
```
No sync runs yet. Run 'gi sync' to start.
```

---

## GitLab Client

### Core Client Implementation

```typescript
// src/gitlab/client.ts
import { GitLabAuthError, GitLabNotFoundError, GitLabRateLimitError, GitLabNetworkError } from '../core/errors';
import { gitlabLogger } from '../core/logger';

interface GitLabClientOptions {
  baseUrl: string;
  token: string;
  requestsPerSecond?: number;
}

interface GitLabUser {
  id: number;
  username: string;
  name: string;
}

interface GitLabProject {
  id: number;
  path_with_namespace: string;
  default_branch: string;
  web_url: string;
  created_at: string;
  updated_at: string;
}

export class GitLabClient {
  private baseUrl: string;
  private token: string;
  private rateLimiter: RateLimiter;

  constructor(options: GitLabClientOptions) {
    this.baseUrl = options.baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '');
    this.token = options.token;
    this.rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(options.requestsPerSecond ?? 10);
  }

  async getCurrentUser(): Promise<GitLabUser> {
    return this.request<GitLabUser>('/api/v4/user');
  }

  async getProject(pathWithNamespace: string): Promise<GitLabProject> {
    const encoded = encodeURIComponent(pathWithNamespace);
    return this.request<GitLabProject>(`/api/v4/projects/${encoded}`);
  }

  private async request<T>(path: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<T> {
    await this.rateLimiter.acquire();

    const url = `${this.baseUrl}${path}`;
    gitlabLogger.debug({ url }, 'GitLab request');

    let response: Response;
    try {
      response = await fetch(url, {
        ...options,
        headers: {
          'PRIVATE-TOKEN': this.token,
          'Accept': 'application/json',
          ...options.headers,
        },
      });
    } catch (err) {
      throw new GitLabNetworkError(this.baseUrl, err as Error);
    }

    if (response.status === 401) {
      throw new GitLabAuthError();
    }

    if (response.status === 404) {
      throw new GitLabNotFoundError(path);
    }

    if (response.status === 429) {
      const retryAfter = parseInt(response.headers.get('Retry-After') || '60', 10);
      throw new GitLabRateLimitError(retryAfter);
    }

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`GitLab API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
    }

    return response.json() as Promise<T>;
  }
}

// Simple rate limiter with jitter
class RateLimiter {
  private lastRequest = 0;
  private minInterval: number;

  constructor(requestsPerSecond: number) {
    this.minInterval = 1000 / requestsPerSecond;
  }

  async acquire(): Promise<void> {
    const now = Date.now();
    const elapsed = now - this.lastRequest;

    if (elapsed < this.minInterval) {
      const jitter = Math.random() * 50; // 0-50ms jitter
      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, this.minInterval - elapsed + jitter));
    }

    this.lastRequest = Date.now();
  }
}
```

---

## App Lock Mechanism

Crash-safe single-flight lock using heartbeat pattern.

```typescript
// src/core/lock.ts
import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
import { DatabaseLockError } from './errors';
import { dbLogger } from './logger';
import { nowMs } from './time';

interface LockOptions {
  name: string;
  staleLockMinutes: number;
  heartbeatIntervalSeconds: number;
}

export class AppLock {
  private db: Database.Database;
  private owner: string;
  private name: string;
  private staleLockMs: number;
  private heartbeatIntervalMs: number;
  private heartbeatTimer?: NodeJS.Timeout;
  private released = false;

  constructor(db: Database.Database, options: LockOptions) {
    this.db = db;
    this.owner = randomUUID();
    this.name = options.name;
    this.staleLockMs = options.staleLockMinutes * 60 * 1000;
    this.heartbeatIntervalMs = options.heartbeatIntervalSeconds * 1000;
  }

  acquire(force = false): boolean {
    const now = nowMs();

    return this.db.transaction(() => {
      const existing = this.db.prepare(
        'SELECT owner, acquired_at, heartbeat_at FROM app_locks WHERE name = ?'
      ).get(this.name) as { owner: string; acquired_at: number; heartbeat_at: number } | undefined;

      if (!existing) {
        // No lock exists, acquire it
        this.db.prepare(
          'INSERT INTO app_locks (name, owner, acquired_at, heartbeat_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)'
        ).run(this.name, this.owner, now, now);
        this.startHeartbeat();
        dbLogger.info({ owner: this.owner }, 'Lock acquired (new)');
        return true;
      }

      const isStale = (now - existing.heartbeat_at) > this.staleLockMs;

      if (isStale || force) {
        // Lock is stale or force override, take it
        this.db.prepare(
          'UPDATE app_locks SET owner = ?, acquired_at = ?, heartbeat_at = ? WHERE name = ?'
        ).run(this.owner, now, now, this.name);
        this.startHeartbeat();
        dbLogger.info({ owner: this.owner, previousOwner: existing.owner, wasStale: isStale }, 'Lock acquired (override)');
        return true;
      }

      if (existing.owner === this.owner) {
        // Re-entrant, update heartbeat
        this.db.prepare(
          'UPDATE app_locks SET heartbeat_at = ? WHERE name = ?'
        ).run(now, this.name);
        return true;
      }

      // Lock held by another active process
      throw new DatabaseLockError(existing.owner, existing.acquired_at);
    })();
  }

  release(): void {
    if (this.released) return;
    this.released = true;

    if (this.heartbeatTimer) {
      clearInterval(this.heartbeatTimer);
    }

    this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM app_locks WHERE name = ? AND owner = ?')
      .run(this.name, this.owner);

    dbLogger.info({ owner: this.owner }, 'Lock released');
  }

  private startHeartbeat(): void {
    this.heartbeatTimer = setInterval(() => {
      if (this.released) return;

      this.db.prepare('UPDATE app_locks SET heartbeat_at = ? WHERE name = ? AND owner = ?')
        .run(nowMs(), this.name, this.owner);

      dbLogger.debug({ owner: this.owner }, 'Heartbeat updated');
    }, this.heartbeatIntervalMs);

    // Don't prevent process from exiting
    this.heartbeatTimer.unref();
  }
}
```

---

## Raw Payload Handling

### Compression and Deduplication

```typescript
// src/core/payloads.ts
import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
import { gzipSync, gunzipSync } from 'node:zlib';
import Database from 'better-sqlite3';
import { nowMs } from './time';

interface StorePayloadOptions {
  projectId: number | null;
  resourceType: string;
  gitlabId: string;
  payload: unknown;
  compress: boolean;
}

export function storePayload(
  db: Database.Database,
  options: StorePayloadOptions
): number | null {
  const jsonBytes = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(options.payload));
  const payloadHash = createHash('sha256').update(jsonBytes).digest('hex');

  // Check for duplicate (same content already stored)
  const existing = db.prepare(`
    SELECT id FROM raw_payloads
    WHERE project_id IS ? AND resource_type = ? AND gitlab_id = ? AND payload_hash = ?
  `).get(options.projectId, options.resourceType, options.gitlabId, payloadHash) as { id: number } | undefined;

  if (existing) {
    // Duplicate content, return existing ID
    return existing.id;
  }

  const encoding = options.compress ? 'gzip' : 'identity';
  const payloadBytes = options.compress ? gzipSync(jsonBytes) : jsonBytes;

  const result = db.prepare(`
    INSERT INTO raw_payloads
    (source, project_id, resource_type, gitlab_id, fetched_at, content_encoding, payload_hash, payload)
    VALUES ('gitlab', ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
  `).run(
    options.projectId,
    options.resourceType,
    options.gitlabId,
    nowMs(),
    encoding,
    payloadHash,
    payloadBytes
  );

  return result.lastInsertRowid as number;
}

export function readPayload(
  db: Database.Database,
  id: number
): unknown {
  const row = db.prepare(
    'SELECT content_encoding, payload FROM raw_payloads WHERE id = ?'
  ).get(id) as { content_encoding: string; payload: Buffer } | undefined;

  if (!row) return null;

  const jsonBytes = row.content_encoding === 'gzip'
    ? gunzipSync(row.payload)
    : row.payload;

  return JSON.parse(jsonBytes.toString());
}
```

---

## Automated Tests

### Unit Tests

**`tests/unit/config.test.ts`**
```typescript
describe('Config', () => {
  it('loads config from file path');
  it('throws ConfigNotFoundError if file missing');
  it('throws ConfigValidationError if required fields missing');
  it('validates project paths are non-empty strings');
  it('applies default values for optional fields');
  it('loads from XDG path by default');
  it('respects GI_CONFIG_PATH override');
  it('respects --config flag override');
});
```

**`tests/unit/db.test.ts`**
```typescript
describe('Database', () => {
  it('creates database file if not exists');
  it('applies migrations in order');
  it('sets WAL journal mode');
  it('enables foreign keys');
  it('sets busy_timeout=5000');
  it('sets synchronous=NORMAL');
  it('sets temp_store=MEMORY');
  it('tracks schema version');
});
```

**`tests/unit/paths.test.ts`**
```typescript
describe('Path Resolution', () => {
  it('uses XDG_CONFIG_HOME if set');
  it('falls back to ~/.config/gi if XDG not set');
  it('prefers --config flag over environment');
  it('prefers environment over XDG default');
  it('falls back to local gi.config.json in dev');
});
```

### Integration Tests

**`tests/integration/gitlab-client.test.ts`** (mocked)
```typescript
describe('GitLab Client', () => {
  it('authenticates with valid PAT');
  it('returns 401 for invalid PAT');
  it('fetches project by path');
  it('handles rate limiting (429) with Retry-After');
  it('respects rate limit (requests per second)');
  it('adds jitter to rate limiting');
});
```

**`tests/integration/app-lock.test.ts`**
```typescript
describe('App Lock', () => {
  it('acquires lock successfully');
  it('updates heartbeat during operation');
  it('detects stale lock and recovers');
  it('refuses concurrent acquisition');
  it('allows force override');
  it('releases lock on completion');
});
```

**`tests/integration/init.test.ts`**
```typescript
describe('gi init', () => {
  it('creates config file with valid structure');
  it('validates GitLab URL format');
  it('validates GitLab connection before writing config');
  it('validates each project path exists in GitLab');
  it('fails if token not set');
  it('fails if GitLab auth fails');
  it('fails if any project path not found');
  it('prompts before overwriting existing config');
  it('respects --force to skip confirmation');
  it('generates config with sensible defaults');
  it('creates data directory if missing');
});
```

### Live Tests (Gated)

**`tests/live/gitlab-client.live.test.ts`**
```typescript
// Only runs when GITLAB_LIVE_TESTS=1
describe('GitLab Client (Live)', () => {
  it('authenticates with real PAT');
  it('fetches real project by path');
  it('handles actual rate limiting');
});
```

---

## Manual Smoke Tests

| Command | Expected Output | Pass Criteria |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|
| `gi --help` | Command list | Shows all available commands |
| `gi version` | Version number | Shows installed version |
| `gi init` | Interactive prompts | Creates valid config |
| `gi init` (config exists) | Confirmation prompt | Warns before overwriting |
| `gi init --force` | No prompt | Overwrites without asking |
| `gi auth-test` | `Authenticated as @username` | Shows GitLab username |
| `GITLAB_TOKEN=invalid gi auth-test` | Error message | Non-zero exit, clear error |
| `gi doctor` | Status table | All required checks pass |
| `gi doctor --json` | JSON object | Valid JSON, `success: true` |
| `gi backup` | Backup path | Creates timestamped backup |
| `gi sync-status` | No runs message | Stub output works |

---

## Definition of Done

### Gate (Must Pass)

- [ ] `gi init` writes config to XDG path and validates projects against GitLab
- [ ] `gi auth-test` succeeds with real PAT (live test, can be manual)
- [ ] `gi doctor` reports DB ok + GitLab ok (Ollama may warn if not running)
- [ ] DB migrations apply; WAL + FK enabled; busy_timeout + synchronous set
- [ ] App lock mechanism works (concurrent runs blocked)
- [ ] All unit tests pass
- [ ] All integration tests pass (mocked)
- [ ] ESLint passes with no errors
- [ ] TypeScript compiles with strict mode

### Hardening (Optional Before CP1)

- [ ] Additional negative-path tests (overwrite prompts, JSON outputs)
- [ ] Edge cases: empty project list, invalid URLs, network timeouts
- [ ] Config migration from old paths (if upgrading)
- [ ] Live tests pass against real GitLab instance

---

## Implementation Order

1. **Project scaffold** (5 min)
   - package.json, tsconfig.json, vitest.config.ts, eslint.config.js
   - Directory structure
   - .gitignore

2. **Core utilities** (30 min)
   - `src/core/paths.ts` - XDG path resolution
   - `src/core/time.ts` - Timestamp utilities
   - `src/core/errors.ts` - Error classes
   - `src/core/logger.ts` - pino setup

3. **Config loading** (30 min)
   - `src/core/config.ts` - Zod schema, load/validate
   - Unit tests for config

4. **Database** (45 min)
   - `src/core/db.ts` - Connection, pragmas, migrations
   - `migrations/001_initial.sql`
   - Unit tests for DB
   - App lock mechanism

5. **GitLab client** (30 min)
   - `src/gitlab/client.ts` - API client with rate limiting
   - `src/gitlab/types.ts` - Response types
   - Integration tests (mocked)

6. **Raw payload handling** (20 min)
   - `src/core/payloads.ts` - Compression, deduplication, storage

7. **CLI commands** (60 min)
   - `src/cli/index.ts` - Commander setup
   - `gi init` - Full implementation
   - `gi auth-test` - Simple
   - `gi doctor` - Health checks
   - `gi version` - Version display
   - `gi backup` - Database backup
   - `gi reset` - Database reset
   - `gi sync-status` - Stub

8. **Final validation** (15 min)
   - Run all tests
   - Manual smoke tests
   - ESLint + TypeScript check

---

## Risks & Mitigations

| Risk | Mitigation |
|------|------------|
| sqlite-vec installation fails | Document manual install steps; degrade to FTS-only |
| better-sqlite3 native compilation | Provide prebuilt binaries in package |
| XDG paths not writable | Fall back to cwd; show clear error |
| GitLab API changes | Pin to known API version; document tested version |

---

## References

- [SPEC.md](../SPEC.md) - Full system specification
- [GitLab API Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/) - API reference
- [better-sqlite3](https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3) - SQLite driver
- [sqlite-vec](https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec) - Vector extension
- [Commander.js](https://github.com/tj/commander.js) - CLI framework
- [Zod](https://zod.dev) - Schema validation
- [pino](https://getpino.io) - Logging