maybe the interface works again?

windowRepos.go

@@ -65,6 +65,35 @@ func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
 	return r
 }
 
+func (r *repoWindow) reInitForge() {
+	// re-read everything
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
+	me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
+	me.repos = makeRepoView()
+	me.repos.Show()
+
+	// update the protobuf pointers
+	loop := me.forge.Repos.All()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Next()
+		vrepo := me.repos.View.FindByPath(repo.GetGoPath())
+		if vrepo != nil {
+			vrepo.UpdatePb(repo)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// now update the gui
+	vloop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+	for vloop.Scan() {
+		var repo *repolist.RepoRow
+		repo = vloop.Repo()
+		repo.NewScan()
+	}
+
+	i, s := me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
+	log.Info("re-scanning done", i, "repos in", s)
+}
+
 func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
 	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Filter:")
@@ -98,29 +127,7 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 	box2.NewButton("test master merge", func() {
 		r.Disable()
 		r.mergeAllDevelToMain()
-		// re-read everything
+		r.reInitForge()
-		me.forge = forgepb.Init()
-		me.found = new(gitpb.Repos)
-		me.repos = makeRepoView()
-		me.repos.Show()
-
-		// update the protobuf pointers
-		loop := me.forge.Repos.All()
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			repo := loop.Next()
-			vrepo := me.repos.View.FindByPath(repo.GetGoPath())
-			if vrepo != nil {
-				vrepo.UpdatePb(repo)
-			}
-		}
-
-		// now update the gui
-		vloop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-		for vloop.Scan() {
-			var repo *repolist.RepoRow
-			repo = vloop.Repo()
-			repo.NewScan()
-		}
 		r.Enable()
 	})
 
@@ -138,10 +145,9 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 			}
 		}
 	})
-	box2.NewButton("scan now", func() {
+	box2.NewButton("re-init forge", func() {
 		log.Info("re-scanning now")
-		i, s := me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
+		r.reInitForge()
-		log.Info("re-scanning done", i, "repos in", s)
 	})
 
 	return box2