fix(git): preserve pathspec scope outside repository

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Summary

• reject absolute pathspecs that point outside the selected repository before Git is invoked
• return an actionable pathspec_outside_repository warning instead of a generic Git failure or an unscoped comparison
• cover staged, unstaged, and commit-range resolution with the same safety contract

Part of #21.

Validation

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Absolute file paths outside the repository are now rejected safely.
  • Such paths return no change results and provide a clear, scoped warning instead of producing an unscoped diff.
  • Absolute paths accessed through a symlinked repository location now resolve correctly to tracked files.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for staged, unstaged, and commit-range comparisons involving absolute paths outside or through symlinked repository locations.

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Walkthrough

Absolute pathspec resolution now canonicalizes repository, caller, and pathspec paths. Paths outside the repository produce a scoped warning and empty results. Paths through a symlinked repository alias resolve successfully.

Changes

Pathspec scope handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Canonicalize and validate pathspecs diffgraph/git_snapshot.py, tests/test_git_snapshot.py	_root_relative_pathspecs canonicalizes paths before scope checks and relative-path conversion. Tests cover outside-repository warnings and symlinked repository aliases.
Stop resolution after scope failure diffgraph/git_snapshot.py	resolve_commit_range and _resolve pass warning state to pathspec resolution and return empty results when resolution fails.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e8453

The change rejects pathspecs outside the selected repository while preserving valid repository aliases and consistent warning behavior across snapshot modes; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 57.14% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: preserving pathspec scope when an absolute pathspec points outside the repository.
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Inline comments:
In `@diffgraph/git_snapshot.py`:
- Around line 435-453: Canonicalize root, repository, and absolute pathspec
values before the containment and relative-path calculations in the
path-resolution flow around caller and scoped. Use the canonical paths for
commonpath checks so symlink aliases within the repository resolve successfully,
while retaining the existing warning and None result for paths genuinely outside
the repository. Add a regression test covering an absolute symlink-alias
pathspec that resolves to a valid repository file.

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