fix: resolve formula aliases before tracking installed packages

[jerryjrxie]

Summary

Fixes an issue where packages with formula aliases (like postgresql → postgresql@18) were being reinstalled on every run because the state tracking didn't match the actual installed names.

Problem

Homebrew has formula aliases where the requested name differs from the actual installed name:

• postgresql → installs as postgresql@18
• kubectl → installs as kubernetes-cli

The state file tracked the alias name ("postgresql") but brew list returns the actual name ("postgresql@18"), so they never matched during state reconciliation. This caused packages to be reinstalled every time openboot ran.

Solution

• Added ResolveFormulaName() function that uses brew info --json to resolve aliases to canonical names
• Updated all package tracking in InstallWithProgress() to use resolved names:
  • When checking if already installed
  • When tracking newly installed packages
  • When tracking failed packages for retry
• Handles both CLI formulae and casks

Testing

• Fix verified: postgresql and kubectl now resolve to their canonical names before tracking
• go vet passes
• Changes are minimal and focused on the tracking issue

Related

This complements PR #18 which fixed GUI apps being skipped. Both issues affected package tracking but for different reasons.

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[fullstackjam]

Good instinct — alias resolution is a real problem. A few implementation issues to address:

[HIGH] Performance: N serialized brew info subprocess calls
ResolveFormulaName is called once per package in the pre-check loop and again in the post-install loop — that is 2N synchronous subprocesses. brew info --json accepts multiple arguments, so this should be batched into a single call at the start and the results cached in a map.

[HIGH] Retry path is not fixed
The fix only covers the first-attempt success path. When a formula fails and succeeds on retry, it is still tracked using the original alias name. Please apply the same resolution logic in the retry block.

[MEDIUM] Do not apply formula alias resolution to casks
Casks do not have an alias system, and their JSON schema differs from formulae — the name field has a different meaning. Calling ResolveFormulaName on a cask silently no-ops due to the schema mismatch, but wastes a subprocess call per cask. Skip resolution for casks entirely.

[LOW] No tests
Given the number of edge cases here (alias resolution, retry path, cask vs formula), some unit test coverage would go a long way.

Dismissing — will re-review after further discussion

[fullstackjam]

Good instinct — alias resolution is a real problem. A few implementation issues to address:

[HIGH] Performance: N serialized brew info subprocess calls
ResolveFormulaName is called once per package in the pre-check loop and again in the post-install loop — that's 2N synchronous subprocesses. brew info --json accepts multiple arguments, so this should be batched into a single call at the start and the results cached in a map.

[HIGH] Retry path is not fixed
The fix only covers the first-attempt success path. When a formula fails and succeeds on retry, it's still tracked using the original alias name. Please apply the same resolution logic in the retry block.

[MEDIUM] Don't apply formula alias resolution to casks
Casks don't have an alias system, and their JSON schema differs from formulae — the name field has a different meaning. Calling ResolveFormulaName on a cask silently no-ops due to the schema mismatch, but wastes a subprocess call per cask. Skip resolution for casks entirely.

[LOW] No tests
Given the number of edge cases here (alias resolution, retry path, cask vs formula), some unit test coverage would go a long way.

Duplicate — see earlier review.