Create Branch?

[thobens]

First off, there seems to be a discrepancy between https://github.com/src-d/go-git/tree/v4.0.0 and https://gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4. At least the file options.go is different, the one on gopkg.in is missing the CheckoutOptions.Create field.

This brings me to the question: How can one create a branch without this option?

I use this code to checkout a branch and create it if it does not exist

func createBranch(repo *git.Repository, branchName string) error {
	wt, err := repo.Worktree()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	head, err := repo.Head()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	var ref plumbing.ReferenceName
	ref = (plumbing.ReferenceName)("refs/heads/" + branchName)

	err = wt.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
		Branch: ref,
		Hash:   head.Hash(),
		// Create: true, <-- not available
	})

	return err
}

[mcuadros]

Can you check if Create is still missing, the v4.0.0 was release and should contain this.

In order to create and remore references, idenepent of the Worktree you should do this using the storer.ReferenceStorer.

Please take a look to the branch example: https://github.com/src-d/go-git/blob/master/_examples/branch/main.go

[thobens]

Using the ReferenceStorer works. I checked the latest v4 release and can confirm that the Create option is now there. Thanks!