Method CheckoutNewBranch

internal/database/repo_editor.go:109–117

CheckoutNewBranch checks out to a new branch from the a branch name.

(oldBranch, newBranch string)

// CheckoutNewBranch checks out to a new branch from the a branch name.
func (r *Repository) CheckoutNewBranch(oldBranch, newBranch string) error {
	if err := git.Checkout(r.LocalCopyPath(), newBranch, git.CheckoutOptions{
		BaseBranch: oldBranch,
		Timeout:    time.Duration(conf.Git.Timeout.Pull) * time.Second,
	}); err != nil {
		return errors.Newf("checkout [base: %s, new: %s]: %v", oldBranch, newBranch, err)
	}
	return nil
}

// hasSymlinkInPath returns true if there is any symlink in path hierarchy using
// the given base and relative path.