pr-merge --base-line: gated intra-line exception (B5) (#1471)

Co-authored-by: marcie <[email protected]>

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pr-merge.sh - Merge pull requests on Gitea or GitHub
-# Usage: pr-merge.sh -n PR_NUMBER [-m squash] [-d] [--expect-head SHA] [--no-ci-expected] [--co-author-trailers --escalate-to PRINCIPAL]
+# Usage: pr-merge.sh -n PR_NUMBER [-m squash] [-d] [--expect-head SHA] [--no-ci-expected] [--base-line BRANCH] [--co-author-trailers --escalate-to PRINCIPAL]
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Options:
     -d, --delete-branch     Delete the head branch after merge
         --dry-run           Run metadata/login preflight without merging
         --expect-head SHA   Refuse unless the PR head matches this full commit SHA
+        --base-line BRANCH  Documented intra-line exception (B5, ruled
+                            2026-08-29): authorize a merge whose base is
+                            neither main nor next (stacked PR lines). The
+                            value must MATCH the PR base; all other gates
+                            (queue guard, head pin, CI) still run and the
+                            exception is recorded in the merge audit.
         --no-ci-expected    Assert the target repository has no CI: forward --no-ci-expected to the queue guard (requires repository admin)
         --co-author-trailers Build verified trailers from linked PR commit authors
         --escalate-to NAME  Named principal for an unresolved-author BLOCK
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 # Parse arguments
+BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE=""
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
         -n|--number)
@@ -64,6 +71,11 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             DRY_RUN=true
             shift
             ;;
+        --base-line)
+            [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || { echo "Error: --base-line requires a branch name." >&2; exit 1; }
+            BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         --expect-head)
             if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
                 echo "Error: --expect-head requires one full commit SHA." >&2
@@ -172,8 +184,17 @@ if [[ "$DECL_STATE" == valid && "$DECL_SCHEMA" == 2 ]]; then
 else
     repo_decl_warn_absent_irreversible "pr-merge"
     if [[ "$BASE_BRANCH" != "main" && "$BASE_BRANCH" != "next" ]]; then
-        echo "Error: Mosaic policy allows merges only for PRs targeting 'main' or 'next' (found '$BASE_BRANCH')." >&2
+        if [[ -n "$BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE" && "$BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE" != "$BASE_BRANCH" ]]; then
-        exit 1
+            echo "Error: --base-line '$BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE' does not match the PR base '$BASE_BRANCH' (refusing; the exception must name the real base)." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        if [[ "$BASE_LINE_OVERRIDE" == "$BASE_BRANCH" ]]; then
+            echo "audit: base-line exception — merge into '$BASE_BRANCH' authorized by explicit --base-line (B5 ruling 2026-08-29); queue guard, head pin, and CI gates unchanged." >&2
+        else
+            echo "Error: Mosaic policy allows merges only for PRs targeting 'main' or 'next' (found '$BASE_BRANCH')." >&2
+            echo "  A ruled intra-line merge may pass --base-line '$BASE_BRANCH' (same gates; the exception is recorded)." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 if [[ -z "$HEAD_BRANCH" || -z "$HEAD_REPO" || ! "$HEAD_SHA" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$ ]]; then

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-baseline.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# B5 (ruled 2026-08-29, orch-01-adopted): pr-merge --base-line — the
+# documented intra-line exception. Arms:
+#   1. Base neither main nor next, no flag: policy refusal (rc 1), queue
+#      guard NOT invoked, hint names the exception.
+#   2. Base neither main nor next, matching --base-line: authorized; the
+#      queue guard IS invoked with the same args (rc from the stub proves
+#      gates still run) and the audit line is emitted.
+#   3. Mismatched --base-line (different branch than the PR base): refusal
+#      rc 1 with the mismatch named; queue guard NOT invoked.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORK_DIR="${MOSAIC_TEST_WORK_DIR:-$PWD/.mosaic-test-work/pr-merge-baseline}"
+FIXTURE_DIR="$WORK_DIR/tools/git"
+CALL_LOG="$WORK_DIR/queue-call.log"
+OUT_LOG="$WORK_DIR/out.log"
+
+rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$FIXTURE_DIR"
+cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-merge.sh"
+cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh" "$FIXTURE_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" <<'SH'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+printf '%s\n' '{"baseRefName":"mosaic-cli-p0","baseRepository":"mosaicstack/stack","headRefName":"mosaic-cli-p2-socket-res","headRefOid":"0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567","headRepository":"mosaicstack/stack"}'
+SH
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/ci-queue-wait.sh" <<'SH'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+printf '%s\n' "$*" > "${MOSAIC_QUEUE_CALL_LOG:?}"
+exit 42
+SH
+chmod +x "$FIXTURE_DIR"/*.sh
+
+run_case() { # run_case <extra-args...>
+    : > "$CALL_LOG"
+    set +e
+    (
+        cd "$WORK_DIR"
+        export MOSAIC_QUEUE_CALL_LOG="$CALL_LOG"
+        "$FIXTURE_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n 123 "$@"
+    ) >"$OUT_LOG" 2>&1
+    rc=$?
+    set -e
+}
+
+# 1. No flag: policy refusal, no gate invocation.
+run_case
+[[ "$rc" -eq 1 ]] || { echo "FAIL arm1: rc=$rc want 1" >&2; cat "$OUT_LOG" >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ ! -s "$CALL_LOG" ]] || { echo "FAIL arm1: queue guard ran without authorization" >&2; exit 1; }
+grep -q "only for PRs targeting" "$OUT_LOG" || { echo "FAIL arm1: policy message missing" >&2; exit 1; }
+grep -q -- "--base-line 'mosaic-cli-p0'" "$OUT_LOG" || { echo "FAIL arm1: hint missing" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# 2. Matching flag: authorized, audit line emitted, gates RUN (stub rc 42).
+run_case --base-line mosaic-cli-p0
+[[ "$rc" -eq 42 ]] || { echo "FAIL arm2: rc=$rc want 42 (gate stub rc must propagate)" >&2; cat "$OUT_LOG" >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ -s "$CALL_LOG" ]] || { echo "FAIL arm2: queue guard NOT invoked despite authorization" >&2; exit 1; }
+grep -q -- '-B mosaic-cli-p2-socket-res' "$CALL_LOG" || { echo "FAIL arm2: guard args wrong" >&2; cat "$CALL_LOG" >&2; exit 1; }
+grep -q "base-line exception" "$OUT_LOG" || { echo "FAIL arm2: audit line missing" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# 3. Mismatched flag: refusal, mismatch named, no gate invocation.
+run_case --base-line some-other-line
+[[ "$rc" -eq 1 ]] || { echo "FAIL arm3: rc=$rc want 1" >&2; cat "$OUT_LOG" >&2; exit 1; }
+[[ ! -s "$CALL_LOG" ]] || { echo "FAIL arm3: queue guard ran on a refused merge" >&2; exit 1; }
+grep -q "does not match the PR base" "$OUT_LOG" || { echo "FAIL arm3: mismatch message missing" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+echo "pr-merge --base-line exception regression passed (B5)"