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/*
* Copyright (C) the libgit2 contributors. All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of libgit2, distributed under the GNU GPL v2 with
* a Linking Exception. For full terms see the included COPYING file.
*/
#ifndef INCLUDE_git_branch_h__
#define INCLUDE_git_branch_h__
#include "common.h"
#include "oid.h"
#include "types.h"
/**
* @file git2/branch.h
* @brief Git branch parsing routines
* @defgroup git_branch Git branch management
* @ingroup Git
* @{
*/
GIT_BEGIN_DECL
/**
* Create a new branch pointing at a target commit
*
* A new direct reference will be created pointing to
* this target commit. If `force` is true and a reference
* already exists with the given name, it'll be replaced.
*
* The returned reference must be freed by the user.
*
* The branch name will be checked for validity.
* See `git_tag_create()` for rules about valid names.
*
* @param out Pointer where to store the underlying reference.
*
* @param branch_name Name for the branch; this name is
* validated for consistency. It should also not conflict with
* an already existing branch name.
*
* @param target Commit to which this branch should point. This object
* must belong to the given `repo`.
*
* @param force Overwrite existing branch.
*
* @return 0, GIT_EINVALIDSPEC or an error code.
* A proper reference is written in the refs/heads namespace
* pointing to the provided target commit.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_create(
git_reference **out,
git_repository *repo,
const char *branch_name,
const git_commit *target,
int force);
/**
* Create a new branch pointing at a target commit
*
* This behaves like `git_branch_create()` but takes an annotated
* commit, which lets you specify which extended sha syntax string was
* specified by a user, allowing for more exact reflog messages.
*
* See the documentation for `git_branch_create()`.
*
* @see git_branch_create
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_create_from_annotated(
git_reference **ref_out,
git_repository *repository,
const char *branch_name,
const git_annotated_commit *commit,
int force);
/**
* Delete an existing branch reference.
*
* If the branch is successfully deleted, the passed reference
* object will be invalidated. The reference must be freed manually
* by the user.
*
* @param branch A valid reference representing a branch
* @return 0 on success, or an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_delete(git_reference *branch);
/** Iterator type for branches */
typedef struct git_branch_iterator git_branch_iterator;
/**
* Create an iterator which loops over the requested branches.
*
* @param out the iterator
* @param repo Repository where to find the branches.
* @param list_flags Filtering flags for the branch
* listing. Valid values are GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL, GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE
* or GIT_BRANCH_ALL.
*
* @return 0 on success or an error code
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_iterator_new(
git_branch_iterator **out,
git_repository *repo,
git_branch_t list_flags);
/**
* Retrieve the next branch from the iterator
*
* @param out the reference
* @param out_type the type of branch (local or remote-tracking)
* @param iter the branch iterator
* @return 0 on success, GIT_ITEROVER if there are no more branches or an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_next(git_reference **out, git_branch_t *out_type, git_branch_iterator *iter);
/**
* Free a branch iterator
*
* @param iter the iterator to free
*/
GIT_EXTERN(void) git_branch_iterator_free(git_branch_iterator *iter);
/**
* Move/rename an existing local branch reference.
*
* The new branch name will be checked for validity.
* See `git_tag_create()` for rules about valid names.
*
* @param branch Current underlying reference of the branch.
*
* @param new_branch_name Target name of the branch once the move
* is performed; this name is validated for consistency.
*
* @param force Overwrite existing branch.
*
* @return 0 on success, GIT_EINVALIDSPEC or an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_move(
git_reference **out,
git_reference *branch,
const char *new_branch_name,
int force);
/**
* Lookup a branch by its name in a repository.
*
* The generated reference must be freed by the user.
*
* The branch name will be checked for validity.
* See `git_tag_create()` for rules about valid names.
*
* @param out pointer to the looked-up branch reference
*
* @param repo the repository to look up the branch
*
* @param branch_name Name of the branch to be looked-up;
* this name is validated for consistency.
*
* @param branch_type Type of the considered branch. This should
* be valued with either GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL or GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE.
*
* @return 0 on success; GIT_ENOTFOUND when no matching branch
* exists, GIT_EINVALIDSPEC, otherwise an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_lookup(
git_reference **out,
git_repository *repo,
const char *branch_name,
git_branch_t branch_type);
/**
* Return the name of the given local or remote branch.
*
* The name of the branch matches the definition of the name
* for git_branch_lookup. That is, if the returned name is given
* to git_branch_lookup() then the reference is returned that
* was given to this function.
*
* @param out where the pointer of branch name is stored;
* this is valid as long as the ref is not freed.
* @param ref the reference ideally pointing to a branch
*
* @return 0 on success; otherwise an error code (e.g., if the
* ref is no local or remote branch).
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_name(
const char **out,
const git_reference *ref);
/**
* Return the reference supporting the remote tracking branch,
* given a local branch reference.
*
* @param out Pointer where to store the retrieved
* reference.
*
* @param branch Current underlying reference of the branch.
*
* @return 0 on success; GIT_ENOTFOUND when no remote tracking
* reference exists, otherwise an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream(
git_reference **out,
const git_reference *branch);
/**
* Set the upstream configuration for a given local branch
*
* @param branch the branch to configure
*
* @param upstream_name remote-tracking or local branch to set as
* upstream. Pass NULL to unset.
*
* @return 0 or an error code
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_set_upstream(git_reference *branch, const char *upstream_name);
/**
* Return the name of the reference supporting the remote tracking branch,
* given the name of a local branch reference.
*
* @param out Pointer to the user-allocated git_buf which will be
* filled with the name of the reference.
*
* @param repo the repository where the branches live
*
* @param refname reference name of the local branch.
*
* @return 0, GIT_ENOTFOUND when no remote tracking reference exists,
* otherwise an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream_name(
git_buf *out,
git_repository *repo,
const char *refname);
/**
* Determine if the current local branch is pointed at by HEAD.
*
* @param branch Current underlying reference of the branch.
*
* @return 1 if HEAD points at the branch, 0 if it isn't,
* error code otherwise.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_is_head(
const git_reference *branch);
/**
* Return the name of remote that the remote tracking branch belongs to.
*
* @param out Pointer to the user-allocated git_buf which will be filled with the name of the remote.
*
* @param repo The repository where the branch lives.
*
* @param canonical_branch_name name of the remote tracking branch.
*
* @return 0, GIT_ENOTFOUND
* when no remote matching remote was found,
* GIT_EAMBIGUOUS when the branch maps to several remotes,
* otherwise an error code.
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_remote_name(
git_buf *out,
git_repository *repo,
const char *canonical_branch_name);
/**
* Retrieve the name fo the upstream remote of a local branch
*
* @param buf the buffer into which to write the name
* @param repo the repository in which to look
* @param refname the full name of the branch
* @return 0 or an error code
*/
GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream_remote(git_buf *buf, git_repository *repo, const char *refname);
/** @} */
GIT_END_DECL
#endif