/* * Copyright (C) 2009-2012 the libgit2 contributors * * 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 "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. * * @param branch_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 Object to which this branch should point. This object * must belong to the given `repo` and can either be a git_commit or a * git_tag. When a git_tag is being passed, it should be dereferencable * to a git_commit which oid will be used as the target of the branch. * * @param force Overwrite existing branch. * * @return 0 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 **branch_out, git_repository *repo, const char *branch_name, const git_object *target, int force); /** * Delete an existing branch reference. * * @param repo Repository where lives the branch. * * @param branch_name Name of the branch to be deleted; * 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 if the branch * doesn't exist or an error code. */ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_delete( git_repository *repo, const char *branch_name, git_branch_t branch_type); /** * Loop over all the branches and issue a callback for each one. * * If the callback returns a non-zero value, this will stop looping. * * @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 a combination of the two. * * @param branch_cb Callback to invoke per found branch. * * @param payload Extra parameter to callback function. * * @return 0 on success, GIT_EUSER on non-zero callback, or error code */ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_foreach( git_repository *repo, unsigned int list_flags, int (*branch_cb)( const char *branch_name, git_branch_t branch_type, void *payload), void *payload ); /** * Move/rename an existing local branch reference. * * @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, or an error code. */ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_move( 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. * * @param branch_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, otherwise an error code. */ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_lookup( git_reference **branch_out, git_repository *repo, const char *branch_name, git_branch_t branch_type); /** * Return the reference supporting the remote tracking branch, * given a local branch reference. * * @param tracking_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_tracking( git_reference **tracking_out, git_reference *branch); /** @} */ GIT_END_DECL #endif