From 772eabd2ff9784c2219bd18650313db1d4876697 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Faris Hamdi <fhamdi@theaiinstitute.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:50:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Re-apply sparse-checkout paths on subsequent installs

---
 gitman/git.py           | 12 +++++++++++-
 gitman/models/source.py |  4 ++++
 tests/test_api.py       | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitman/git.py b/gitman/git.py
index fe9f26c1..062fa4c9 100644
--- a/gitman/git.py
+++ b/gitman/git.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 from .shell import call, pwd
 
 
+def sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths):
+    """Strip trailing glob patterns for cone mode (e.g. 'src/*' -> 'src')."""
+    return [p.rstrip("/*") if p.endswith("/*") else p for p in sparse_paths]
+
+
 def git(*args, **kwargs):
     return call("git", *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ def clone(
                 fd.write("%s/objects" % sparse_paths_repo)
 
         git("-C", normpath, "sparse-checkout", "init", "--cone")
-        git("-C", normpath, "sparse-checkout", "set", *sparse_paths)
+        git("-C", normpath, "sparse-checkout", "set", *sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths))
         git("-C", normpath, "fetch", "origin")
         git("-C", normpath, "checkout", rev)
     elif settings.CACHE_DISABLE:
@@ -245,6 +250,11 @@ def am(patch, _skip=False):
         raise ShellError from e
 
 
+def apply_sparse_checkout(sparse_paths):
+    """Re-apply sparse-checkout paths to an existing working tree."""
+    git("sparse-checkout", "set", *_sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths))
+
+
 def update(
     type, repo, path, *, clean=True, fetch=False, rev=None
 ):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name,unused-argument
diff --git a/gitman/models/source.py b/gitman/models/source.py
index 29471506..3376b181 100644
--- a/gitman/models/source.py
+++ b/gitman/models/source.py
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ def update_files(
         if fetch or git.is_fetch_required(self.type, self.rev):
             git.fetch(self.type, self.repo, self.name, rev=self.rev)
 
+        # Re-apply sparse-checkout paths in case they changed since initial clone
+        if self.sparse_paths and self.sparse_paths[0]:
+            git.apply_sparse_checkout(self.sparse_paths)
+
         # Update the working tree to the desired revision
         git.update(
             self.type, self.repo, self.name, fetch=fetch, clean=clean, rev=self.rev
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 207028f0..38ff8b87 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -391,6 +391,48 @@ def it_contains_only_the_sparse_paths(config):
             expect(dir_listing).contains("src")
             expect(len(dir_listing) == 1)
 
+        def it_updates_sparse_paths_on_subsequent_install(config):
+            config.datafile.text = strip("""
+                    location: deps
+                    sources:
+                      - name: gitman_1
+                        type: git
+                        params:
+                        repo: https://github.com/jacebrowning/gitman-demo
+                        sparse_paths:
+                          - src/*
+                        rev: ddbe17ef173538d1fda29bd99a14bab3c5d86e78
+                        links:
+                          -
+                        scripts:
+                          -
+                    """)
+            config.datafile.load()
+            expect(gitman.install(depth=1, force=True)) == True
+            dir_listing = os.listdir(os.path.join(config.location, "gitman_1"))
+            expect(dir_listing).contains("src")
+
+            # Change sparse_paths and re-install to verify update takes effect
+            config.datafile.text = strip("""
+                    location: deps
+                    sources:
+                      - name: gitman_1
+                        type: git
+                        params:
+                        repo: https://github.com/jacebrowning/gitman-demo
+                        sparse_paths:
+                          - nonexistent_dir/*
+                        rev: ddbe17ef173538d1fda29bd99a14bab3c5d86e78
+                        links:
+                          -
+                        scripts:
+                          -
+                    """)
+            config.datafile.load()
+            expect(gitman.install(depth=1, force=True)) == True
+            dir_listing = os.listdir(os.path.join(config.location, "gitman_1"))
+            expect("src" not in dir_listing)
+
     def describe_mixed_names():
         @pytest.fixture
         def config_with_group(config):

From 0e3f8d0b9647212148491954eaa3061fff546dea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Faris Hamdi <fhamdi@theaiinstitute.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:17:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] linter fixes and function call correction

---
 gitman/git.py | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gitman/git.py b/gitman/git.py
index 062fa4c9..46413080 100644
--- a/gitman/git.py
+++ b/gitman/git.py
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ def clone(
                 fd.write("%s/objects" % sparse_paths_repo)
 
         git("-C", normpath, "sparse-checkout", "init", "--cone")
-        git("-C", normpath, "sparse-checkout", "set", *sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths))
+        git(
+            "-C",
+            normpath,
+            "sparse-checkout",
+            "set",
+            *sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths)
+        )
         git("-C", normpath, "fetch", "origin")
         git("-C", normpath, "checkout", rev)
     elif settings.CACHE_DISABLE:
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ def am(patch, _skip=False):
 
 def apply_sparse_checkout(sparse_paths):
     """Re-apply sparse-checkout paths to an existing working tree."""
-    git("sparse-checkout", "set", *_sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths))
+    git("sparse-checkout", "set", *sanitize_sparse_paths(sparse_paths))
 
 
 def update(