fix(git): handle empty repositories gracefully and show empty state in UI

2026-05-21 10:38:20 +02:00
parent 35a251a0b4
commit fba01ddfb2
2 changed files with 12 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -72,7 +72,15 @@ def list_tree(repo_path: str, branch: str = "main", path: str = "") -> list[File
    except RuntimeError:
        # Try with HEAD if branch doesn't exist
        tree_path = f"HEAD:{path}" if path else "HEAD"
-        output = _run_git_command(repo_path, "ls-tree", "-l", tree_path)
+        try:
+            output = _run_git_command(repo_path, "ls-tree", "-l", tree_path)
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            # Check if this is an empty repository (no commits yet)
+            error_msg = str(e).lower()
+            if "not a valid object name" in error_msg or "does not exist" in error_msg:
+                # Empty repository - return empty list
+                return []
+            raise

    entries = []
    for line in output.strip().split("\n"):