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Summary

Implements comprehensive git synchronization metrics for Flipt v2, providing visibility into git-based flag synchronization operations.

Addresses: https://github.com/orgs/flipt-io/discussions/4556

New Metrics

This PR adds the following Prometheus metrics to track git sync operations:

Metric Type Description Labels
flipt_git_sync_total Counter Total sync operations remote, branch, status
flipt_git_sync_duration Histogram Sync operation latency (ms) remote, branch
flipt_git_sync_errors_total Counter Categorized sync errors remote, branch, error_type
flipt_git_files_changed_total Counter Files changed during sync remote, branch, operation

Error Types

  • auth - Authentication/authorization failures
  • network - Network/repository access issues
  • conflict - Merge conflicts or repository state issues
  • repository - Repository structure problems
  • unknown - Unrecognized errors

File Operations

  • added - New files created during sync
  • modified - Existing files changed during sync
  • deleted - Files removed during sync

Implementation Details

Core Changes

  • Enhanced repoMetrics struct with new sync-specific counters and histograms
  • Modified Fetch() method to track sync operations and detect file changes
  • Added categorizeError() function using go-git v6 error types with errors.Is()
  • Added trackSyncChanges() to analyze commit diffs and count file modifications

Key Features

  • Proper error categorization using go-git exported error types instead of string matching
  • Change detection that analyzes git tree diffs to track file modifications
  • Branch-aware metrics with branch and remote labels for environment tracking
  • Non-breaking implementation that extends existing metrics without disruption
  • Memory efficient using counters/histograms rather than problematic gauge metrics

Bonus Fix

Also fixes the mage formatting task to exclude all hidden directories (starting with .) instead of hardcoding specific ones like .git and .devenv. This prevents formatting issues with various hidden directories.

Example Usage

Users can now create Prometheus alerts and dashboards:

# Alert on sync failures
- alert: FliptSyncFailures
  expr: rate(flipt_git_sync_errors_total[5m]) > 0.1
  for: 5m
  annotations:
    summary: "High git sync failure rate for {{ $labels.remote }}/{{ $labels.branch }}"

# Alert on slow sync operations  
- alert: FliptSyncSlow
  expr: histogram_quantile(0.95, flipt_git_sync_duration) > 30000
  for: 5m
  annotations:
    summary: "Git sync operations are slow for {{ $labels.remote }}/{{ $labels.branch }}"

Test Plan

  • Unit tests pass for new metrics functionality
  • All existing git storage tests continue to pass
  • Code compiles and builds successfully
  • Mage formatting and linting pass
  • Manual testing with actual git repository sync operations
  • Verify metrics appear correctly in Prometheus/monitoring

Breaking Changes

None - this is an additive feature that extends the existing metrics system.

Documentation

The new metrics will be documented in the monitoring/observability documentation as part of the existing git storage metrics section.

Implements git synchronization metrics to provide visibility into
git-based flag synchronization operations, addressing GitHub
Discussion #4556.

## New Metrics Added

- `flipt_git_sync_total{status="success|failure"}` - Total sync operations
- `flipt_git_sync_duration` - Sync operation latency histogram
- `flipt_git_sync_errors_total{error_type="auth|network|conflict|repository|unknown"}` - Categorized sync errors
- `flipt_git_files_changed_total{operation="added|modified|deleted"}` - File changes during sync

## Key Features

- **Proper error categorization**: Uses go-git v6 error types instead of string matching
- **Change tracking**: Detects and counts file changes between commits during sync
- **Branch-aware metrics**: All metrics include branch labels for environment tracking
- **Non-breaking**: Extends existing metrics system without breaking changes

## Implementation Details

- Extended `repoMetrics` struct with new sync-specific counters and histograms
- Modified `Fetch()` method to track sync start/completion and detect changes
- Added `categorizeError()` function using `errors.Is()` with go-git error types
- Added `trackSyncChanges()` to analyze commit diffs and count file changes
- Includes comprehensive test coverage

## Bug Fix

Also fixes mage formatting task to exclude all hidden directories (starting with .)
instead of hardcoding specific ones, preventing issues with .devenv and other
hidden directories.

Addresses: https://github.com/orgs/flipt-io/discussions/4556
Use strings.HasPrefix to exclude any directory starting with '.'
instead of hardcoding specific directories like .git and .devenv.
This is more general and prevents issues with other hidden directories.
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