[PATCH v2 0/3] git-p4: Improve branch support

@@ -1599,12 +1599,14 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
                     else:
                         paths = []
                         for (prev, cur) in zip(self.previousDepotPaths, depotPaths):
-                            for i in range(0, min(len(cur), len(prev))):
-                                if cur[i] <> prev[i]:
+                            prev_list = prev.split("/")
+                            cur_list = cur.split("/")
+                            for i in range(0, min(len(cur_list), len(prev_list))):
+                                if cur_list[i] <> prev_list[i]:
                                     i = i - 1
                                     break
 
-                            paths.append (cur[:i + 1])
+                            paths.append ("/".join(cur_list[:i + 1]))
 
                         self.previousDepotPaths = paths
 

@@ -1245,7 +1245,13 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
     def getBranchMapping(self):
         lostAndFoundBranches = set()
 
-        for info in p4CmdList("branches"):
+        user = gitConfig("git-p4.branchUser")
+        if len(user) > 0:
+            command = "branches -u %s" % user
+        else:
+            command = "branches"
+
+        for info in p4CmdList(command):
             details = p4Cmd("branch -o %s" % info["branch"])
             viewIdx = 0
             while details.has_key("View%s" % viewIdx):

@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ able to find the relevant client.  This client spec will be used to
 both filter the files cloned by git and set the directory layout as
 specified in the client (this implies --keep-path style semantics).
 
+git-p4.branchUser
+
+Only use branch specifications defined by the selected username.
+
+  git config [--global] git-p4.branchUser username
+
 Implementation Details...
 =========================
 

@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ def gitConfig(key):
         _gitConfig[key] = read_pipe("git config %s" % key, ignore_error=True).strip()
     return _gitConfig[key]
 
+def gitConfigList(key):
+    if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
+        _gitConfig[key] = read_pipe("git config --get-all %s" % key, ignore_error=True).strip().split(os.linesep)
+    return _gitConfig[key]
+
 def p4BranchesInGit(branchesAreInRemotes = True):
     branches = {}
 

@@ -1280,6 +1285,25 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
                     if source not in self.knownBranches:
                         lostAndFoundBranches.add(source)
 
+        # Perforce does not strictly require branches to be defined, so we also
+        # check git config for a branch list.
+        #
+        # Example of branch definition in git config file:
+        # [git-p4]
+        #   branchList=main:branchA
+        #   branchList=main:branchB
+        #   branchList=branchA:branchC
+        configBranches = gitConfigList("git-p4.branchList")
+        for branch in configBranches:
+            if branch:
+                (source, destination) = branch.split(":")
+                self.knownBranches[destination] = source
+
+                lostAndFoundBranches.discard(destination)
+
+                if source not in self.knownBranches:
+                    lostAndFoundBranches.add(source)
+
 
         for branch in lostAndFoundBranches:
             self.knownBranches[branch] = branch

@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ Only use branch specifications defined by the selected username.
 
   git config [--global] git-p4.branchUser username
 
+git-p4.branchList
+
+List of branches to be imported when branch detection is enabled.
+
+  git config [--global] git-p4.branchList main:branchA
+  git config [--global] --add git-p4.branchList main:branchB
+
 Implementation Details...
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