[PATCH v12 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
From: Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-01-02 21:34:11
cc: Chris Torek chris.torek@gmail.com cc: Yee Cheng Chin ychin.macvim@gmail.com cc: "brian m. carlson" sandals@crustytoothpaste.net cc: Ben Knoble ben.knoble@gmail.com cc: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com cc: Phillip Wood phillip.wood123@gmail.com Harald Nordgren (2): refactor: format_branch_comparison in preparation status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch remote.c | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 168 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 295 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) base-commit: 68cb7f9e92a5d8e9824f5b52ac3d0a9d8f653dbe Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2138%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fahead_of_main_status-v12 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2138/HaraldNordgren/ahead_of_main_status-v12 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2138 Range-diff vs v11: -: ---------- > 1: a2c160c53e refactor: format_branch_comparison in preparation 1: 53bb1cb6bb ! 2: a586038d1f status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch @@ Commit message builds upon, to show "ahead", "behind", or "diverged" status. When working on a feature branch that tracks a remote feature branch, - but you also want to track progress relative to the push remote's + but you also want to track progress relative to the push destination tracking branch (which may differ from the upstream branch), git status now shows an additional comparison. - When a push remote is configured (via branch.<name>.pushRemote or - remote.pushDefault), git status shows both the comparison with the - upstream tracking branch (as before) and an additional comparison with - the push remote's tracking branch, if it differs from the upstream - tracking branch. The push branch comparison appears on a separate - line after the upstream branch status, using the same format: - - "Ahead of 'origin/feature' by N commits" when purely ahead - - "Behind 'origin/feature' by N commits" when purely behind - - "Diverged from 'origin/feature' by N commits" when diverged + When the upstream tracking branch differs from the push destination + tracking branch, git status shows both the comparison with the upstream + tracking branch (as before) and an additional comparison with the push + destination tracking branch. The push branch comparison appears on a + separate line after the upstream branch status, using the same format. - Example output when tracking upstream/main with pushRemote set to origin: + Example output when tracking origin/main but push destination is + origin/feature: On branch feature - Your branch is ahead of 'upstream/main' by 2 commits. + Your branch and 'origin/main' have diverged, + and have 3 and 1 different commits each, respectively. (use "git pull" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours) - Ahead of 'origin/feature' by 5 commits. + Your branch is ahead of 'origin/feature' by 1 commit. + (use "git push" to publish your local commits) - The comparison is only shown when a push remote is configured and the - push remote's tracking branch differs from the upstream tracking branch. + The comparison is only shown when the push destination tracking branch + differs from the upstream tracking branch, even if they are on the same + remote. Signed-off-by: Harald Nordgren [off-list ref] @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_ +{ + const char *push_remote; + const char *resolved; -+ int flag; + struct strbuf ref_buf = STRBUF_INIT; + char *ret = NULL; + @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_ + get_main_ref_store(the_repository), + ref_buf.buf, + RESOLVE_REF_READING, -+ NULL, &flag); ++ NULL, NULL); + + if (resolved) { + if (full_ref_out) @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_ + return ret; +} + -+static void format_push_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, -+ const char *branch_refname, -+ const char *push_full, -+ const char *push_short, -+ enum ahead_behind_flags abf) -+{ -+ int push_ahead = 0, push_behind = 0; -+ int stat_result; -+ -+ stat_result = stat_branch_pair(branch_refname, push_full, -+ &push_ahead, &push_behind, abf); -+ if (stat_result < 0) -+ return; -+ -+ strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n"); -+ -+ if (stat_result == 0 || (push_ahead == 0 && push_behind == 0)) { -+ strbuf_addf(sb, -+ _("Your branch is up to date with '%s'.\n"), -+ push_short); -+ } else if (push_ahead > 0 && push_behind == 0) { -+ strbuf_addf(sb, -+ Q_("Ahead of '%s' by %d commit.\n", -+ "Ahead of '%s' by %d commits.\n", -+ push_ahead), -+ push_short, push_ahead); -+ } else if (push_behind > 0 && push_ahead == 0) { -+ strbuf_addf(sb, -+ Q_("Behind '%s' by %d commit.\n", -+ "Behind '%s' by %d commits.\n", -+ push_behind), -+ push_short, push_behind); -+ } else if (push_ahead > 0 && push_behind > 0) { -+ strbuf_addf(sb, -+ Q_("Diverged from '%s' by %d commit.\n", -+ "Diverged from '%s' by %d commits.\n", -+ push_ahead + push_behind), -+ push_short, push_ahead + push_behind); -+ } -+} -+ - /* - * Return true when there is anything to report, otherwise false. - */ + static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, + int ahead, int behind, + const char *branch_name, @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, + const char *full_base; + char *base; + int upstream_is_gone = 0; ++ int push_ours = 0, push_theirs = 0; ++ int push_stat_result = -1; ++ int will_show_push_comparison = 0; + sti = stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base, 0, abf); + if (sti < 0) { +@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, base = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), full_base, 0); + ++ if (!upstream_is_gone && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) { ++ char *push_full = NULL; ++ char *push_short = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &push_full); + - if (upstream_is_gone) { - strbuf_addf(sb, - _("Your branch is based on '%s', but the upstream is gone.\n"), -@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, ++ if (push_short && strcmp(base, push_short)) { ++ push_stat_result = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, push_full, ++ &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf); ++ if (push_stat_result >= 0) ++ will_show_push_comparison = 1; ++ } ++ ++ free(push_short); ++ free(push_full); ++ } ++ + format_branch_comparison(sb, ours, theirs, base, upstream_is_gone, abf, sti); + if (sti > 0 && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) { +- if (!theirs && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) { ++ if (!theirs && !will_show_push_comparison && ++ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) { strbuf_addstr(sb, - _(" (use \"git pull\" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours)\n")); + _(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n")); + } else if (!ours && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) { +@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, + } } -+ -+ if (!upstream_is_gone && sti >= 0 && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) { + ++ if (will_show_push_comparison) { + char *push_full = NULL; + char *push_short = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &push_full); + -+ if (push_short && strcmp(base, push_short)) -+ format_push_branch_comparison(sb, branch->refname, push_full, -+ push_short, abf); ++ if (push_short && strcmp(base, push_short)) { ++ strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n"); ++ format_branch_comparison(sb, push_ours, push_theirs, push_short, 0, abf, ++ push_ours || push_theirs); ++ if (push_ours > 0 && push_theirs == 0 && ++ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) { ++ strbuf_addstr(sb, ++ _(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n")); ++ } ++ } + + free(push_short); + free(push_full); @@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' ' + cat >expect <<-EOF && + On branch feature2 + Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/main${SQ} by 1 commit. -+ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + -+ Ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature2${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature2${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + + nothing to commit, working tree clean + EOF @@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' ' + ) && + cat >expect <<-EOF && + Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/main${SQ} by 1 commit. -+ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + -+ Ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature2${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature2${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + EOF + test_cmp expect actual +' @@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' ' + and have 3 and 1 different commits each, respectively. + (use "git pull" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours) + -+ Ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature4${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature4${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + + nothing to commit, working tree clean + EOF @@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' ' + cat >expect <<-EOF && + On branch feature5 + Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}upstream/main${SQ} by 1 commit. -+ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + -+ Ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature5${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}origin/feature5${SQ} by 1 commit. ++ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + + nothing to commit, working tree clean + EOF @@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' ' + cat >expect <<-EOF && + On branch feature6 + Your branch is ahead of ${SQ}upstream/main${SQ} by 1 commit. -+ (use "git push" to publish your local commits) + -+ Diverged from ${SQ}origin/feature6${SQ} by 2 commits. ++ Your branch and ${SQ}origin/feature6${SQ} have diverged, ++ and have 1 and 1 different commits each, respectively. + + nothing to commit, working tree clean + EOF -- gitgitgadget