From 10e131014d49ee930bc8a4cfef75ddcd7b1373b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developer <dev@localhost>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:50:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] CRITICAL FIX: Auto-clear stale cache on git pull
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AUTO-CLEAR MECHANISM:
- Checks if launcher.sh is newer than .sysref.beta
- After git pull, launcher.sh is always updated
- If cache is older than launcher, auto-clears it
- Fresh cache is rebuilt on next run

SOLVES:
✅ Stale cache after git pull (now auto-cleared)
✅ Old WordPress site counts (rebuild with fresh data)
✅ No manual cache clearing needed after updates
✅ Users get correct data on fresh pull

HOW IT WORKS:
1. User does: git pull origin dev
2. launcher.sh file is updated by git
3. Old .sysref.beta becomes outdated (older than launcher.sh)
4. Next launcher run detects this
5. Auto-clears cache automatically
6. Fresh detection and database rebuild happens
7. User gets CORRECT data

TESTED: ✅
- Created old cache file
- Made launcher.sh newer (simulated git pull)
- Ran launcher --detect-only
- Cache auto-cleared successfully
---
 launcher.sh | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
index 687bd8a..0c76b1e 100755
--- a/launcher.sh
+++ b/launcher.sh
@@ -689,6 +689,16 @@ init_directories() {
 }
 
 startup_detection() {
+    # Auto-clear cache if toolkit files are newer (fresh git pull)
+    # This ensures users always get fresh data after git updates
+    if [ -f "$BASE_DIR/.sysref.beta" ] && [ -f "$BASE_DIR/launcher.sh" ]; then
+        # If launcher.sh is newer than cache, it means git just pulled updates
+        # and we should rebuild cache with current code
+        if [ "$BASE_DIR/launcher.sh" -nt "$BASE_DIR/.sysref.beta" ]; then
+            rm -f "$BASE_DIR/.sysref.beta" "$BASE_DIR/.sysref.beta.timestamp" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    fi
+
     # Initialize system detection first (required for show_system_overview)
     if [ -z "${SYS_DETECTION_COMPLETE:-}" ]; then
         initialize_system_detection