bug: keep compose buffers open on validation failures #691

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opened 2026-05-09 19:42:20 +00:00 by barrettruth · 0 comments

barrettruth commented

2026-05-09 19:42:20 +00:00

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Prerequisites

I have searched existing issues
I have updated to the latest version

Neovim version

current local development checkout

Operating system

Linux

Description

Compose validation currently closes the buffer and clears modified state when a create/edit buffer fails local validation. This loses the user context they need to fix the problem.

Validation also blocks unchanged template bodies, but forges generally allow template bodies as long as the title is valid. The local guard should only reject genuinely missing titles and issue template titles that were left as placeholders.

Steps to reproduce

Open an issue or PR compose buffer.
Leave the title empty, or leave a template-provided issue title such as bug: unchanged.
Write the buffer.
Observe that the buffer closes instead of staying open for correction.

Health check

not applicable; compose validation behavior

Forge CLI version

not applicable; validation happens before CLI submission

Minimal reproduction

vim.pack.add({
  "https://git.barrettruth.com/barrettruth/midnight.nvim",
  "https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive",
  "https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua",
  "https://git.barrettruth.com/barrettruth/forge.nvim",
})
vim.cmd.colorscheme("midnight")

## Prerequisites - [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://git.barrettruth.com/barrettruth/forge.nvim/issues) - [x] I have updated to the latest version ## Neovim version ```text current local development checkout ``` ## Operating system Linux ## Description Compose validation currently closes the buffer and clears modified state when a create/edit buffer fails local validation. This loses the user context they need to fix the problem. Validation also blocks unchanged template bodies, but forges generally allow template bodies as long as the title is valid. The local guard should only reject genuinely missing titles and issue template titles that were left as placeholders. ## Steps to reproduce 1. Open an issue or PR compose buffer. 2. Leave the title empty, or leave a template-provided issue title such as `bug: ` unchanged. 3. Write the buffer. 4. Observe that the buffer closes instead of staying open for correction. ## Health check ```text not applicable; compose validation behavior ``` ## Forge CLI version ```text not applicable; validation happens before CLI submission ``` ## Minimal reproduction ```lua vim.pack.add({ "https://git.barrettruth.com/barrettruth/midnight.nvim", "https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive", "https://github.com/ibhagwan/fzf-lua", "https://git.barrettruth.com/barrettruth/forge.nvim", }) vim.cmd.colorscheme("midnight") ```

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2026-05-09 19:42:20 +00:00

barrettruth referenced this issue from a pull request that will close it,

2026-05-09 19:47:19 +00:00

Keep compose buffers open on validation failures #692

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2026-05-09 20:01:14 +00:00

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Keep compose buffers open on validation failures (#692)