Method fastForwardToTrackedRemote

plugins/vcs/Repository.cpp:165–202

}

void Repository::fastForwardToTrackedRemote()
{
    auto head = getHead();
    if (!head) throw GitException(_("Could not retrieve HEAD reference from repository"));

    auto upstream = head->getUpstream();
    if (!upstream) throw GitException(_("No tracked remote branch configured"));

    // Lookup the target object
    git_oid targetOid;
    git_reference_name_to_id(&targetOid, _repository, upstream->getName().c_str());

    git_object* target;
    auto error = git_object_lookup(&target, _repository, &targetOid, GIT_OBJECT_COMMIT);
    GitException::ThrowOnError(error);

    rMessage() << "Fast-fowarding " << head->getName() << " to upstream " << upstream->getName() << std::endl;

    try
    {
        // Checkout the result so the workdir is in the expected state
        git_checkout_options checkoutOptions = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
        checkoutOptions.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE;

        error = git_checkout_tree(_repository, target, &checkoutOptions);
        GitException::ThrowOnError(error);
        
        // Move the target reference to the target OID
        head->setTarget(&targetOid);

        rMessage() << "Fast-foward done, " << head->getName() << " is now at " << Reference::OidToString(&targetOid) << std::endl;
    }
    catch (const GitException& ex)
    {
        git_object_free(target);
        throw ex;
    }
}

RefSyncStatus Repository::getSyncStatusOfBranch(const Reference& reference)
{