Is it possible to see Git current working branch in IDE?

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

Is it possible to somehow see what is current project branch I'm working on, in IDE?

I use SourceTree for Git.

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Not really well versed in SourceTree, but GitKraken is very explicit about it.

 

Otherwise, 

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

in your working folder, according to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6245570/how-to-get-the-current-branch-name-in-git

[Fr0sT.Brutal 900]

Probably if you use CVS features of the IDE itself. I've never used it so can't say more precisely

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

@Lars Fosdal thanks, I know how the info is in Sourcetree, but i want to see in IDE what feature (branch) the opened project is about.

 

1 hour ago, Fr0sT.Brutal said:

Probably if you use CVS features of the IDE itself. I've never used it so can't say more precisely

Didn't know of it, will check. Thanks.

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

I enabled Git in IDE, but no info on what branch you are working on. Shame, it would pretty useful if there would very clear info, something like [Git: branch name], either in IDE title or in Project name in Project manager.

Too bad.

[Fr0sT.Brutal 900]

A custom wizard for this purpose must be pretty easy to implement 😉 or it probably could be added as a feature to expert monsters like GExperts or CnWizards

[haentschman 92]

Hi...

 

Is it possible to use TortoiseGit instead of SoureTree? Since TortoiseGIT looks at the local repository, it can mark the current path.

 

[Der schöne Günther 316]

VS Code and two plug-ins (Git Graph & Gitlens) lead to a fantastic git experience, in my view.

 

The branch name is always visible at the bottom

[David Heffernan 2345]

I don't understand most of the answers. Mike wants to see the information in the RAD Studio IDE.

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Well, yeah, good luck with that.

[haentschman 92]

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Mike wants to see the information in the RAD Studio IDE.

Everyone says no...but alternatives can solve the problem.

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

12 minutes ago, Der schöne Günther said:

VS Code and two plug-ins (Git Graph & Gitlens) lead to a fantastic git experience, in my view.

 

The branch name is always visible at the bottom

Yes, that looks good. I assume the info stays there when switching to .cpp code, right?

[David Heffernan 2345]

12 minutes ago, haentschman said:

but alternatives can solve the problem

He's already using SourceTree which displays the information......

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

Right when this thread started I thought: This may quickly turn into a Git client contest.

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

3 minutes ago, Uwe Raabe said:

Right when this thread started I thought: This may quickly turn into a Git client contest.

No, no, that was not my intention... it's just about getting branch name into the Delphi IDE.

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

Just now, Mike Torrettinni said:

that was not my intention

I know, but I also know how these things are usually going.

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Well, to my defense I also posted the native git command that in theory can be implemented in a plugin to the IDE 😉

 

I want to point out that I do not use multiple working directories for different versions of the same project. Always the same directory, but with the appropriate version checked out.

With multiple working directories, it is so easy to accidentally pull up a file from the history list which refers to a file in the wrong directory for the version that you wanted to work on.
That said, I can have multiple versions checked out to different folders when I do comparisons in Beyond Compare or VS Code - but I always use the same working folder when working on the code. 

Hence, I find it sufficient to let the git client show it to me.

[Fr0sT.Brutal 900]

Fill a request to QC 🙂 I guess it would be quite easy to implement

[Der schöne Günther 316]

1 hour ago, Mike Torrettinni said:

Yes, that looks good. I assume the info stays there when switching to .cpp code, right?

Sure. You can also click it to quickly check out some other branch/tag.

 

I haven't tried the VS Code integration in Delphi 11 yet, maybe that makes it even more appealing.

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

23 hours ago, Lars Fosdal said:

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

this works for me better, it gives me branch name:

git branch --show-current

while your suggestion gives me last commit id in current branch, so something like '6d2fab...'

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Odd. They show the same for me.

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

Just now, Lars Fosdal said:

Odd. They show the same for me.

I have git version version 2.28.0.windows.1. You?

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

1 minute ago, Mike Torrettinni said:

I have git version version 2.28.0.windows.1. You?

Never mind, I copy pasted another ? char in the line. They return the same! Sorry

Edited September 17, 2021 by Mike Torrettinni

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

Edit: No problem. I do that all the time 🙂

 

[corneliusdavid 214]

On 9/16/2021 at 4:03 AM, Mike Torrettinni said:

Is it possible to somehow see what is current project branch I'm working on, in IDE?

I don't think your original question was ever answered--lots of other information, though.

 

To answer your question, No, the Delphi IDE does not show the current Git branch, only recent commits. It has a nice difference viewer that augments the History pane of the editor but that's it; it uses the current branch of the repository folder.