Function init_repository

gitless/core.py:68–99

Creates a new Gitless's repository in the cwd. Args: url: if given the local repository will be a clone of the remote repository given by this url.

(url=None)

def init_repository(url=None):
  """Creates a new Gitless's repository in the cwd.

  Args:
    url: if given the local repository will be a clone of the remote repository
      given by this url.
  """
  cwd = os.getcwd()
  try:
    error_on_none(pygit2.discover_repository(cwd))
    raise GlError('You are already in a Gitless repository')
  except KeyError:  # Expected
    if not url:
      repo = pygit2.init_repository(cwd)
      # We also create an initial root commit
      git.commit(allow_empty=True, m='Initialize repository')
      return repo

    try:
      git.clone(url, cwd)
    except ErrorReturnCode as e:
      raise GlError(stderr(e))

    # We get all remote branches as well and create local equivalents
    repo = Repository()
    remote = repo.remotes['origin']
    for rb in (remote.lookup_branch(bn) for bn in remote.listall_branches()):
      if rb.branch_name == 'master':
        continue
      new_b = repo.create_branch(rb.branch_name, rb.head)
      new_b.upstream = rb
    return repo


class Repository(object):