GitBrancher: Automate Your Git Branching and Refactoring
Description
GitBrancher streamlines your Git workflow by automating the process of stashing selected changes, creating a new branch from the mainline, and committing & pushing the changes to the remote repository—all with a single command.
Features
Selective Stashing: Pick the lines or blocks of code you want to refactor, right from within VS Code.
Automated Branching: Create a new branch based on your mainline branch with a single command.
Quick Push: Automatically commit your stashed changes and push them to your remote repository.
Configurable: Customize your 'main' branch and 'origin' remote settings from within the VS Code settings pane.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code
Go to Extensions or press Ctrl+Shift+X
Search for GitBrancher
Click Install
How to Use
Select the lines or blocks of code you want to stash.
Open the command palette Ctrl+Shift+P and execute the GitBrancher: Push Selected Changes command.
Follow the on-screen prompts to enter a new branch name and a commit message.
Your selected changes will be committed to the new branch and pushed to your remote repository, all without disrupting your existing work.
Configuration
To change the default settings, go to Settings > Extensions > GitBrancher:
gitBrancher.mainBranch: Set your mainline branch (default is "main").
gitBrancher.remote: Set your remote repository (default is "origin").
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.
