Good Branch Manager
A simple branch manager focused on the most common workflows when using git. Lives in the Source Control sidebar as a "Branches GBM" section.
Features
- Branch list showing local and remote branches sorted by most recent commit, with the current branch highlighted.
- Sync indicators: Shows checkout status (
current), and sync state (local only, synced, ahead/behind counts, or upstream gone).
- Quick checkout: Click any branch to switch to it (clicks on remote branches automatically set up tracking).
- Branch management actions (available on right-click):
- Create Branch From This...
- Open Branch on GitHub (or other remote host)
- Create Pull Request... (creates GitHub PRs using VS Code's built-in auth)
- Rename Branch...
- Merge Into Current Branch
- Pull... (supports default config, rebase, explicit merge, and fast-forward options)
- Set/Remove Upstream...
- Delete Branch... (optionally cleans up the remote counterpart)
- Automatic & background refresh: Auto-refreshes on repository changes (commits, checkouts, pushes/fetches).
- Stale & merged hints: Shows last commit age and flags merged or stale branches.
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
goodBranchManager.branchScope |
both |
Show both local and remote branches, or local only |
goodBranchManager.staleAfterDays |
30 |
Days without commits before a branch is tagged stale (0 disables) |
goodBranchManager.refreshIntervalMins |
0 |
Background refresh interval in minutes (0 disables) |
goodBranchManager.defaultBranch |
"" |
Override the detected default branch used for merge/PR defaults |
Development
npm install
npm run compile # or: npm run watch
Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host, or package with npx @vscode/vsce package and install the generated .vsix.
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