attempt custom branch names

configLookup.go

@@ -260,3 +260,65 @@ func (fc *ForgeConfigs) FindUserBranch(thing string) string {
 
 	return match.UserBranchName
 }
+
+// allows custom devel branch names in the forge config
+func (fc *ForgeConfigs) FindDevelBranch(thing string) string {
+	var match *ForgeConfig
+
+	all := fc.SortByGoPath() // get the list of repos
+	for all.Scan() {
+		r := all.Next()
+		if r.GoPath == thing {
+			if r.DevelBranchName != "" {
+				return r.DevelBranchName
+			}
+		}
+		base := filepath.Base(r.GoPath)
+		if base == thing {
+			if r.DevelBranchName != "" {
+				return r.DevelBranchName
+			}
+		}
+		if r.Directory {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(thing, r.GoPath) {
+				match = r
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if match == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return match.DevelBranchName
+}
+
+// allows custom devel branch names in the forge config
+func (fc *ForgeConfigs) FindMasterBranch(thing string) string {
+	var match *ForgeConfig
+
+	all := fc.SortByGoPath() // get the list of repos
+	for all.Scan() {
+		r := all.Next()
+		if r.GoPath == thing {
+			if r.MasterBranchName != "" {
+				return r.MasterBranchName
+			}
+		}
+		base := filepath.Base(r.GoPath)
+		if base == thing {
+			if r.MasterBranchName != "" {
+				return r.MasterBranchName
+			}
+		}
+		if r.Directory {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(thing, r.GoPath) {
+				match = r
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if match == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return match.MasterBranchName
+}

repoNew.go

@@ -43,43 +43,76 @@ func (f *Forge) ValidGoVersion(ver string) (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+// figure out what the name of the git master branch is
+// also check the forge config
+func (f *Forge) findMasterBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) {
+	// check the forge config first
+	if bname := f.Config.FindMasterBranch(repo.GetGoPath()); bname != "" {
+		log.Info("FOUND CONFIG NAME", bname)
+		log.Info("FOUND CONFIG NAME", bname)
+		log.Info("FOUND CONFIG NAME", bname)
+		repo.SetMasterBranchName(bname)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// try to guess what the 'master' branch is
+	if repo.IsBranch("master") {
+		repo.SetMasterBranchName("master")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if repo.IsBranch("main") {
+		repo.SetMasterBranchName("main")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// TODO: figure out the name from git
+	repo.SetMasterBranchName("master")
+	if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
+	} else {
+		cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "master"}
+		repo.Run(cmd)
+	}
+}
+
+// figure out what the name of the git devel branch is
+// also check the forge config
+func (f *Forge) findDevelBranch(repo *gitpb.Repo) {
+	// check the forge config first
+	if bname := f.Config.FindDevelBranch(repo.GetGoPath()); bname != "" {
+		repo.SetDevelBranchName(bname)
+		if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
+		} else {
+			cmd := []string{"git", "branch", bname}
+			repo.Run(cmd)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if repo.IsBranch("devel") {
+		repo.SetDevelBranchName("devel")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// TODO: figure out the name from git
+	repo.SetDevelBranchName("devel")
+	if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
+	} else {
+		cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "devel"}
+		repo.Run(cmd)
+	}
+}
+
 // this is still in flux
 func (f *Forge) VerifyBranchNames(repo *gitpb.Repo) {
 	// log.Info("init worked for", repo.GoPath)
 
 	if repo.GetMasterBranchName() == "" {
-		// try to guess what the 'master' branch is
-		if repo.IsBranch("guimaster") {
-			repo.SetMasterBranchName("guimaster")
-		} else if repo.IsBranch("master") {
-			repo.SetMasterBranchName("master")
-		} else if repo.IsBranch("main") {
-			repo.SetMasterBranchName("main")
-		} else {
-			// todo, figure out the name from git
-			repo.SetMasterBranchName("master")
-			if repo.CheckoutMaster() {
-			} else {
-				cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "master"}
-				repo.Run(cmd)
-			}
-		}
+		f.findMasterBranch(repo)
 	}
 
 	if repo.GetDevelBranchName() == "" {
-		if repo.IsBranch("guidevel") {
-			repo.SetDevelBranchName("guidevel")
-		} else if repo.IsBranch("devel") {
-			repo.SetDevelBranchName("devel")
-		} else {
-			// forcing for now. todo: warn users
-			repo.SetDevelBranchName("devel")
-			if repo.CheckoutDevel() {
-			} else {
-				cmd := []string{"git", "branch", "devel"}
-				repo.Run(cmd)
-			}
-		}
+		f.findDevelBranch(repo)
 	}
 
 	if repo.GetUserBranchName() == "" {