VS Code Git Worktrees

A Wrapper for Git Worktree Operations that provides an interactive API so developers can have a better experience.

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After creating a ZSH plugin that was responsible for wrapping up my daily git operations(zsh-git-fzf), I found myself very often switching between the terminal and my main Editor(VS Code). So I decided to create an extension for my main Editor that would help me avoid switching between them and keep everything in one tool.

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- Git version: 2.34.1

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This project supports multiple workspaces, allowing users to organize and manage their projects in separate spaces. If you have opened more than one project, you will be asked to select the workspace in which you want to run the operation. If you have only one project opened, it will be selected as the default workspace.

To select a workspace, simply choose from the list of available workspaces when prompted. Once you've made your selection, the operation will be executed within the chosen workspace.

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- git worktree add [remote-branch] [new-branch]

Create a new worktree

Behavior

- If you do not select a new branch(ESC), you will create a new worktree with the remote branch you typed. This was made for convenience, instead of having git worktree add master master, you can just run git worktree add master.

- Since the name of the worktree and branch is the same, we validate the user's new-branch input(Relevant issue)

- git worktree list

Display all worktrees and switch between them

- git worktree remove [worktree-name]

Remove a worktree

Behavior

- If you have untracked or modified files a Popup will be shown at the bottom left of the screen.
- If you want to force delete the worktree with the untracked or modified files, just click Force delete on the Popup

Restrictions

- You cannot delete the same Worktree as the one you are currently working on

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Steps:

- Install Git Worktree VS Code extension
- Open the palette: CTRL + SHIFT + P
- Search for any available operations
- Prefix: Git Worktree:

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- Worktree Add (Create)

!worktree-add

- Worktree List (Switch)

!worktree-list

- Worktree Remove

!Worktree remove

- Error

If anything goes wrong a Popup will be shown at the bottom left of the screen

If you see anything weird, please open an issue

!error

Properties

| Property | Type | Default value | Description |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| vsCodeGitWorktrees.remove.stalledBranches | boolean | false | Removes local(stalled) branches that do not exist on remote |
| vsCodeGitWorktrees.move.openNewVscodeWindow | boolean | true | Open new vscode window when you switch or create a worktree |
| vsCodeGitWorktrees.worktrees.dir.path | string | null | Define a directory for all worktrees between your projects |

Contribution

- Reporting a bug
- Improving this documentation
- Writing tests
- Sharing this project and recommending it to your friends
- Giving a star on this repository
- TODO

Run the Extension locally

``bash


install dependencies

yarn

compile code and watch input files

yarn watch

Then, inside the editor, press F5. This will

compile and run the extension in a new Extension

Development Host window.

``

License

MIT © Alexis Zamanidis