GitInput: Determine default branch for repository#1657
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Up until now when no branch was defined the Git Plugin hardcoded the master branch. Now we try resolving the default branch with git ls-remote and allow a configurable fallback branch, that can be master or anything else.
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Tested and successfully pulls main (the default branch on nixos-mailserver) without any branch specified or any specific configuration. |
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Apr 22, 2026
| my $cfg = $main_config->{$CONFIG_SECTION}; | ||
| # default values | ||
| my $values = { | ||
| fallback_branch => "master", |
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| # Determine a branch to check out, if none is explicitly defined | ||
| if (!defined $branch) { | ||
| $branch = _getDefaultBranch($uri) // $cfg->{fallback_branch} // "master"; |
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or die here, if none can be determined?
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Up until now when no branch was defined the Git Plugin hardcoded the master branch.
Now we try resolving the default branch with git ls-remote and allow a configurable fallback branch, that can be master or anything else.
Tested!
Closes: #325