kubernetes/apps/home-assistant/config-sync.sh

@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ HA_URL="${HA_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8123}"
 # (notably www/ and untracked runtime files) is left untouched.
 PATHS="automations.yaml automations packages scripts.yaml templates.yaml configuration.yaml notify.yaml groups.yaml powercalc.yaml blueprints"
 
-log() { echo "$(date -Iseconds) config-sync: $*"; }
+# Log to stderr: busybox sh block-buffers stdout when it is a pipe (as under
+# kubelet), so stdout log lines can sit unflushed for the lifetime of the loop.
+# stderr is unbuffered, so lines reach `kubectl logs` immediately. Both streams
+# are captured into the container log.
+log() { echo "$(date -Iseconds) config-sync: $*" >&2; }
 
 reload_ha() {
   if [ -z "${HA_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ git config --global pack.windowMemory 32m 2>/dev/null || true
 git config --global pack.deltaCacheSize 32m 2>/dev/null || true
 git config --global core.deltaBaseCacheLimit 16m 2>/dev/null || true
 
+FIRST=1
 while true; do
   if git fetch --quiet origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null; then
     REMOTE="$(git rev-parse "origin/${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || echo none)"
@@ -80,7 +85,11 @@ while true; do
         # paths. Advance the ref to keep git status clean — but do NOT reload.
         git update-ref "refs/heads/${BRANCH}" "${REMOTE}"
         log "non-config commit; advanced ref to ${REMOTE} (no reload)"
+      elif [ "${FIRST}" = 1 ]; then
+        # Nothing to do on startup — log once so an idle loop is observably alive.
+        log "initial check: config in sync with origin/${BRANCH} at $(git rev-parse --short "${REMOTE}")"
       fi
+      FIRST=0
     fi
   else
     log "WARN git fetch failed; will retry"