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fix(git): handle detached HEAD silently #557

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions lua/gitlab/git.lua
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Expand Up @@ -104,14 +104,18 @@ M.get_ahead_behind = function(current_branch, remote_branch)
return tonumber(ahead), tonumber(behind)
end

---Return the name of the current branch or nil if it can't be retrieved
---Return the name of the current branch, or nil (detached HEAD or git failure).
---@return string|nil
M.get_current_branch = function()
local current_branch, err = run_system({ "git", "branch", "--show-current" })
if err or current_branch == "" then
if err then
require("gitlab.utils").notify("Could not get current branch: " .. err, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
return nil
end
if current_branch == "" then
-- detached HEAD: `git branch --show-current` returns empty + exit 0
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return nil
end
return current_branch
end

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