Optimize GitHub sync functionality by using lastSyncedState instead of remote pulls

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Problem

The current GitHub sync functionality is inefficient because it:

1. Pulls from remote before comparing changes, even when lastSyncedState is available locally
2. Pushes all files in a changeset, regardless of whether they actually changed
3. Makes unnecessary API calls that increase sync time and API usage

This differs from the approach in PR #3402 and instead leverages the lastSyncedState stored in the application state to determine what files have actually changed.

Solution

This PR implements a GitHub-specific optimization that:

🎯 Eliminates unnecessary remote pulls

• Uses lastSyncedState stored locally to determine what has changed
• Only pulls from remote when lastSyncedState is unavailable or invalid

📁 Implements file-level change detection

• New determineFileChanges() utility compares current state with lastSyncedState
• Identifies exactly which files need to be created, updated, or deleted
• Supports both single-file and multi-file repository structures

⚡ Optimizes push operations

• Only includes changed files in the GitHub push changeset
• Properly handles file deletions for removed token sets
• Falls back gracefully to regular sync when optimization isn't applicable

Key Changes

Core Implementation

• src/utils/determineFileChanges.ts - New utility for file-level change detection
• src/storage/GithubTokenStorage.ts - Added writeChangesetOptimized() method
• src/app/store/providers/github/github.tsx - Integrated optimization into push flow
• src/selectors/index.ts - Export missing tokenFormatSelector

Testing

• Comprehensive unit tests for determineFileChanges() (87% coverage)
• Integration tests validating the complete optimization flow
• All existing GitHub storage tests continue to pass
• Verified other storage providers (GitLab, Bitbucket, ADO) are unaffected

Examples

Multi-file optimization

// Before: Pushes all files + pulls remote tree
await storage.writeChangeset(allFiles, message, branch);

// After: Only pushes changed files, no remote pull needed
const fileChanges = determineFileChanges(tokens, themes, format, lastSyncedState, path, isMultiFile, isSingleFile);
if (fileChanges.hasChanges) {
  await storage.writeChangesetOptimized(onlyChangedFiles, message, branch, false, fileChanges.filesToDelete);
}

Change detection logic

// Detects new token sets
expect(fileChanges.filesToCreate).toContain('tokens/semantic.json');

// Detects updated files  
expect(fileChanges.filesToUpdate).toContain('tokens/global.json');

// Detects files to delete
expect(fileChanges.filesToDelete).toContain('tokens/oldTokenSet.json');

Performance Impact

• Reduced GitHub API calls by eliminating pre-push remote tree fetching
• Minimized data transfer by only sending files that actually changed
• Faster sync times especially for large repositories with many token files
• Better user experience with reduced loading times during push operations

Backward Compatibility

• ✅ Maintains full backward compatibility
• ✅ Falls back to regular sync when optimization cannot be applied
• ✅ No changes to other storage providers (GitLab, Bitbucket, ADO)
• ✅ No breaking changes to existing APIs

Testing

# Run optimization-specific tests
npm test -- --testPathPattern="(determineFileChanges|GithubOptimization)"

# Verify GitHub storage functionality
npm test -- --testPathPattern="GithubTokenStorage"

# Ensure build still works
npm run build:dev

All tests pass with 39/39 ✅ and the build compiles successfully.

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