Note in Set-remote that saving creates a new package revision

quilt-sync/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 -->
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.18.3-alpha14] - 2026-07-13
+
+### Changed
+
+- The Set-remote dialog now notes that saving will create a new revision of the package (<https://github.com/quiltdata/quilt-rs/pull/767>)
+
 ## [v0.18.3-alpha12] - 2026-07-13
 
 ### Fixed

quilt-sync/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "quilt-sync"
-version = "0.18.3-alpha12"
+version = "0.18.3-alpha14"
 authors = ["Quilt Data, Inc."]
 description = "Cross-platform desktop application for editing Quilt data packages"
 documentation = "https://docs.quiltdata.com"

quilt-sync/src-tauri/src/commands/package_data.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ pub struct InstalledPackageData {
     /// uses this to switch the remote button from "Change remote" to a
     /// read-only "Show remote" view.
     pub remote_locked: bool,
+    /// True when the package has a local commit. Setting a remote only
+    /// re-commits (creating a new revision) when there is a commit to
+    /// re-commit, so the UI gates the "creates a new revision" notice on this.
+    pub has_local_commit: bool,
     pub entries: Vec<InstalledPackageEntryData>,
     pub has_remote_entries: bool,
     pub ignored_count: usize,
@@ -186,12 +190,14 @@ async fn get_installed_package_data_from_model(
         .remote_uri
         .as_ref()
         .is_some_and(|r| !r.hash.is_empty());
+    let has_local_commit = lineage.commit.is_some();
 
     Ok(InstalledPackageData {
         namespace: namespace.to_string(),
         uri: typed_uri,
         status: status_str.to_string(),
         remote_locked,
+        has_local_commit,
         entries: entries_list,
         has_remote_entries,
         ignored_count,

quilt-sync/src-tauri/src/commands/package_list.rs

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ pub struct InstalledPackageListItem {
     pub namespace: String,
     pub status: String,
     pub has_changes: bool,
+    /// True when the package has a local commit. Setting a remote only
+    /// re-commits (creating a new revision) when there is a commit to
+    /// re-commit, so the UI gates the "creates a new revision" notice on this.
+    pub has_local_commit: bool,
     pub uri: Option<quilt_uri::S3PackageUri>,
     /// Raw `lineage.remote_uri` rendering, kept separate from `uri` so
     /// the UI can still surface a misconfigured remote when origin
@@ -69,12 +73,15 @@ async fn load_package_item(
     let namespace = installed_package.namespace.to_string();
     let paused_reason = paused_reasons.get(&namespace).cloned();
     let lineage = m.get_installed_package_lineage(installed_package).await?;
+    // Computed before `lineage` is moved by the `into()` below.
+    let has_local_commit = lineage.commit.is_some();
 
     let Some(remote_uri) = lineage.remote_uri.as_ref() else {
         return Ok(InstalledPackageListItem {
             namespace,
             status: "local".to_string(),
             has_changes: false,
+            has_local_commit,
             uri: None,
             remote_display: None,
             paused_reason,
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ async fn load_package_item(
             namespace,
             status: "error".to_string(),
             has_changes: false,
+            has_local_commit,
             uri: Some(typed_uri),
             remote_display: Some(remote_uri.to_string()),
             paused_reason,
@@ -105,6 +113,7 @@ async fn load_package_item(
         namespace,
         status: upstream_state.to_string(),
         has_changes,
+        has_local_commit,
         uri: Some(typed_uri),
         remote_display: Some(remote_display),
         paused_reason,
@@ -731,13 +740,14 @@ mod tests {
             namespace: "acme/data".to_string(),
             status: "paused".to_string(),
             has_changes: false,
+            has_local_commit: false,
             uri: None,
             remote_display: None,
             paused_reason: Some("workflow rejected metadata".to_string()),
         };
         assert_eq!(
             serde_json::to_string(&item).unwrap(),
-            r#"{"namespace":"acme/data","status":"paused","hasChanges":false,"uri":null,"remoteDisplay":null,"pausedReason":"workflow rejected metadata"}"#
+            r#"{"namespace":"acme/data","status":"paused","hasChanges":false,"hasLocalCommit":false,"uri":null,"remoteDisplay":null,"pausedReason":"workflow rejected metadata"}"#
         );
     }
 }

quilt-sync/ui/assets/css/pages/installed-packages-list.css

@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@
   display: block;
 }
 
+.set-remote-form .set-remote-notice {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  margin: var(--q-ui-size-3) 0 0;
+}
+
 .set-remote-form .set-remote-actions {
   display: flex;
   gap: var(--q-ui-size-2);

quilt-sync/ui/src/commands.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ pub struct InstalledPackageData {
     /// and can't be edited. The toolbar's remote button becomes a read-only
     /// "Show remote" view.
     pub remote_locked: bool,
+    /// Package has a local commit. Setting a remote only re-commits (creating
+    /// a new revision) when there is one, so the Set-remote notice is gated
+    /// on this.
+    pub has_local_commit: bool,
     pub entries: Vec<EntryData>,
     pub has_remote_entries: bool,
     pub ignored_count: usize,
@@ -259,6 +263,10 @@ pub struct PackageItemData {
     pub namespace: String,
     pub status: String,
     pub has_changes: bool,
+    /// Package has a local commit. Setting a remote only re-commits (creating
+    /// a new revision) when there is one, so the Set-remote notice is gated
+    /// on this.
+    pub has_local_commit: bool,
     pub uri: Option<S3PackageUri>,
     pub remote_display: Option<String>,
     /// The autosync watcher's `Other` pause message for this namespace,
@@ -900,12 +908,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn package_item_data_wire_form_is_verbatim() {
         let item = serde_json::from_str::<PackageItemData>(
-            r#"{"namespace":"acme/data","status":"paused","hasChanges":false,"uri":null,"remoteDisplay":null,"pausedReason":"workflow rejected metadata"}"#,
+            r#"{"namespace":"acme/data","status":"paused","hasChanges":false,"hasLocalCommit":false,"uri":null,"remoteDisplay":null,"pausedReason":"workflow rejected metadata"}"#,
         )
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(item.namespace, "acme/data");
         assert_eq!(item.status, "paused");
         assert!(!item.has_changes);
+        assert!(!item.has_local_commit);
         assert!(item.uri.is_none());
         assert!(item.remote_display.is_none());
         assert_eq!(

quilt-sync/ui/src/components/set_remote_popup.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct SetRemotePopupData {
     pub namespace: String,
     pub current_host: Option<String>,
     pub current_bucket: Option<String>,
+    pub has_local_commit: bool,
 }
 
 #[component]
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ pub fn SetRemotePopup(
     /// (see `InstalledPackage::set_remote` in quilt-rs).
     #[prop(optional)]
     locked: bool,
+    /// True when the package has a local commit. Setting a remote only
+    /// re-commits (creating a new revision) when there is a commit to
+    /// re-commit, so the "creates a new revision" notice shows only then.
+    #[prop(optional)]
+    has_local_commit: bool,
     notification: RwSignal<Option<Notification>>,
     refetch: Trigger,
     on_close: impl Fn() + Clone + 'static,
@@ -353,6 +359,15 @@ pub fn SetRemotePopup(
                         }}
                     })}
 
+                    // Only an editable package that already has a local commit
+                    // re-commits on save (creating a new revision); the locked
+                    // "Show remote" view and a commit-less package create nothing.
+                    {(!locked && has_local_commit).then(|| view! {
+                        <p class="set-remote-notice">
+                            "Setting a remote will create a new revision of the package."
+                        </p>
+                    })}
+
                     <div class="set-remote-actions">
                         {(!locked).then(|| view! {
                             <buttons::FormPrimary on_click=on_submit_click disabled=save_disabled>

quilt-sync/ui/src/pages/installed_package/content.rs

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ pub(super) fn InstalledPackageContent(
                 namespace=data.namespace.clone()
                 current_host=current_host.clone()
                 current_bucket=current_bucket.clone()
+                has_local_commit=data.has_local_commit
                 locked=remote_locked
                 notification=notification
                 refetch=refetch

quilt-sync/ui/src/pages/installed_packages_list.rs

@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ fn PackagesListContent(
                         namespace=data.namespace
                         current_host=data.current_host
                         current_bucket=data.current_bucket
+                        has_local_commit=data.has_local_commit
                         notification=notification
                         refetch=refetch
                         on_close=move || show_set_remote_popup.set(None)
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ fn build_package_menu(
     let ns_for_set_remote = namespace.clone();
     let current_host_for_popup = current_host.clone();
     let current_bucket_for_popup = current_bucket.clone();
+    let has_local_commit_for_popup = data.has_local_commit;
     let login_href = origin_host.as_ref().map(|host| {
         let back_encoded = urlencoding::encode("/installed-packages-list");
         format!("/login?host={host}&back={back_encoded}")
@@ -559,6 +561,7 @@ fn build_package_menu(
                         namespace: ns_for_set_remote.clone(),
                         current_host: current_host_for_popup.clone(),
                         current_bucket: current_bucket_for_popup.clone(),
+                        has_local_commit: has_local_commit_for_popup,
                     }))
                     small=true
                     warning=true