From badd934d64f1318dd6bba8f435cbfafd73daf627 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bircni <bircni@icloud.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:25:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(pr): prefer an open pull request over a merged one
 recorded by checkout

Signed-off-by: bircni <bircni@icloud.com>
---
 internal/app/ref.go      | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 internal/app/ref_test.go | 13 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/app/ref.go b/internal/app/ref.go
index 0cf7ee8c..201a6bfc 100644
--- a/internal/app/ref.go
+++ b/internal/app/ref.go
@@ -223,9 +223,10 @@ func (a *application) pullSelector(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (target, i
 	return t, n, nil
 }
 
-// currentPull finds the pull request of the checked-out branch: the one pr checkout recorded,
-// else the open pull request whose head is the branch's upstream (and the upstream remote's
-// owner), else one whose head has the local branch's name, else N from a pr/N branch.
+// currentPull finds the pull request of the checked-out branch: the one pr checkout recorded
+// while it is open, else the open pull request whose head is the branch's upstream (and the
+// upstream remote's owner), else one whose head has the local branch's name, else N from a pr/N
+// branch, else the recorded pull request even though it is no longer open.
 func (a *application) currentPull(ctx context.Context) (target, int64, error) {
 	branch, err := git.CurrentBranchConfig(ctx, a.gitProbe(), a.options.cwd)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -235,10 +236,16 @@ func (a *application) currentPull(ctx context.Context) (target, int64, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return t, 0, err
 	}
+	service := services.Pulls{Client: t.client, Repository: t.Repo}
+	// A recorded pull request that was merged or closed only counts when no open one has the branch.
+	recorded := int64(0)
 	if branch.PullNumber > 0 && (branch.BaseRemote == "" || a.remoteOwns(ctx, t, branch.BaseRemote)) {
-		return t, branch.PullNumber, nil
+		if pull, err := service.View(ctx, branch.PullNumber); err != nil || pull.State == "open" {
+			return t, branch.PullNumber, nil
+		}
+		recorded = branch.PullNumber
 	}
-	pulls, err := (services.Pulls{Client: t.client, Repository: t.Repo}).ListOpen(ctx)
+	pulls, err := service.ListOpen(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return t, 0, err
 	}
@@ -261,6 +268,9 @@ func (a *application) currentPull(ctx context.Context) (target, int64, error) {
 			return t, n, nil
 		}
 	}
+	if recorded > 0 {
+		return t, recorded, nil
+	}
 	return t, 0, fmt.Errorf("no open pull request for branch %q in %s; pass a number, URL or branch", branch.Name, t.Repo)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/app/ref_test.go b/internal/app/ref_test.go
index 33dbe2de..f74c5054 100644
--- a/internal/app/ref_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/ref_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package app
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"gitea.dev/tea/internal/clierr"
@@ -59,10 +60,18 @@ func TestParseRefAcceptsNumbersQualifiedNumbersAndURLs(t *testing.T) {
 
 // refApplication returns an application authenticated against a server listing the open pull
 // requests #3 (feat/one in alice/project), #4 (feat/two), #17 (fix in bob/project) and two
-// pull requests from branch dup.
+// pull requests from branch dup. Viewing one pull request finds it open, except the merged #30.
 func refApplication(t *testing.T, gitResults map[string]string) (*application, string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	server := newAuthenticatedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if number, ok := strings.CutPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/v1/repos/alice/project/pulls/"); ok {
+			state := "open"
+			if number == "30" {
+				state = "closed"
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"number":` + number + `,"state":"` + state + `","merged":true}`))
+			return
+		}
 		require.Equal(t, "/api/v1/repos/alice/project/pulls", r.URL.Path)
 		writeFirstPage(w, r, `[
 			{"number":3,"head":{"ref":"feat/one","repo":{"full_name":"alice/project"}}},
@@ -111,6 +120,8 @@ func TestPullSelectorDefaultsToTheCheckedOutBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"recorded by pr checkout", branch("pr/17", map[string]string{"tea-pr": "17", "tea-base-remote": "origin", "remote": "pulls/bob/project", "merge": "refs/heads/fix"}), 17, ""},
 		{"head branch name kept by pr checkout", branch("fix", map[string]string{"tea-pr": "17", "tea-base-remote": "origin"}), 17, ""},
+		{"recorded but merged, the head branch has a newer one", branch("fix", map[string]string{"tea-pr": "30", "tea-base-remote": "origin"}), 17, ""},
+		{"recorded but merged, no open one", branch("gone", map[string]string{"tea-pr": "30", "tea-base-remote": "origin"}), 30, ""},
 		{"recorded for another repository", branch("pr/9", map[string]string{"tea-pr": "9", "tea-base-remote": "fork", "remote": "fork", "merge": "refs/heads/fix"}), 17, ""},
 		{"upstream branch and owner", branch("local", map[string]string{"remote": "origin", "merge": "refs/heads/feat/one"}), 3, ""},
 		{"upstream owner tells forks apart", branch("dup", map[string]string{"remote": "pulls/carol/project", "merge": "refs/heads/dup"}), 21, ""},