Change Refresh Status to also clear repository cache

FCPModUpdater.Tests/Services/GitHubApiServiceTests.cs

@@ -110,6 +110,30 @@ public class GitHubApiServiceTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(1, _handler.RequestCount);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ClearCache_NextRequestFetchesFreshRepositories()
+    {
+        CancellationToken token = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+
+        _handler.ResponseQueue.Enqueue(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new[] { MakeRepo("FCP-Weapons") }))
+        });
+        _handler.ResponseQueue.Enqueue(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new[] { MakeRepo("FCP-Armor") }))
+        });
+
+        IReadOnlyList<RemoteRepo> cached = await _service.GetOrganizationReposAsync(token);
+
+        _service.ClearCache();
+        IReadOnlyList<RemoteRepo> refreshed = await _service.GetOrganizationReposAsync(token);
+
+        Assert.Equal("FCP-Weapons", Assert.Single(cached).Name);
+        Assert.Equal("FCP-Armor", Assert.Single(refreshed).Name);
+        Assert.Equal(2, _handler.RequestCount);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task RateLimitHeaders_Parsed()
     {

README.md

@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ The tool opens an interactive menu — use the **arrow keys** to navigate, **Ent
 2. Choose the mod you want to manage
 3. Select **Switch Branch** to pick a branch, or **Checkout Specific Commit** to pin to a specific version
 
+### To clear cached data and refresh mod status:
+1. Select **Clear Cache & Refresh** from the main menu
+2. The manager retrieves the FCP repository list again, rescans the Mods directory, and fetches the latest Git status for every installed Git mod
+
+This does not pull updates, switch versions, or overwrite local changes.
+
 ### To Batch Update Mods
 
 ```bash

Services/GitHubApiService.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ public class GitHubApiService(HttpClient httpClient) : IGitHubApiService
     public int? RemainingRateLimit { get; private set; }
     public DateTimeOffset? RateLimitReset { get; private set; }
 
+    public void ClearCache()
+    {
+        _cachedRepos = null;
+        _cacheTime = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
+    }
+
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<RemoteRepo>> GetOrganizationReposAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         if (_cachedRepos != null && DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - _cacheTime < _cacheExpiry)

Services/IGitHubApiService.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace FCPModUpdater.Services;
 
 public interface IGitHubApiService
 {
+    void ClearCache();
     Task<IReadOnlyList<RemoteRepo>> GetOrganizationReposAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<RemoteRepo?> GetRepoByNameAsync(string repoName, CancellationToken ct = default);
     int? RemainingRateLimit { get; }

UI/InteractiveMenu.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class InteractiveMenu
                         "Uninstall Mods",
                         "Convert Local to Git",
                         "Mod Version Selector",
-                        "Refresh Status",
+                        "Clear Cache & Refresh",
                         "Exit"
                     ), ct);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class InteractiveMenu
                     "Uninstall Mods" => await HandleUninstallAsync(ct),
                     "Convert Local to Git" => await HandleConvertAsync(ct),
                     "Mod Version Selector" => await HandleVersionSelectorAsync(ct),
-                    "Refresh Status" => await HandleRefreshAsync(ct),
+                    "Clear Cache & Refresh" => await HandleClearCacheAndRefreshAsync(ct),
                     "Exit" => true,
                     _ => false
                 };
@@ -549,8 +549,9 @@ public class InteractiveMenu
         WaitForKey();
     }
 
-    private async Task<bool> HandleRefreshAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    private async Task<bool> HandleClearCacheAndRefreshAsync(CancellationToken ct)
     {
+        _gitHubApiService.ClearCache();
         await RefreshModsAsync(ct);
         return false;
     }