add a 'forge mode' concept

forgeConfig.proto

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ message ForgeConfig {                                          // `autogenpb:nom
         string                      goSrc                = 13; // is ~/go/src unless a go.work file is found
 }
 
+// todo: fix autogenpb to look for enum
+enum ForgeMode {
+	MASTER              = 0; // "release mode"
+	DEVEL               = 1; // "patch mode"
+	USER                = 2; // "work mode"
+}
+
 message ForgeConfigs {                                         // `autogenpb:marshal` `autogenpb:nomutex`
         string                      uuid                 = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:1941cd4f-1cfd-4bf6-aa75-c2c391907e81`
         string                      version              = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.47`
@@ -44,4 +51,5 @@ message ForgeConfigs {                                         // `autogenpb:mar
         string                      xterm                = 5;  // what xterm the user wants as the default
         repeated string             xtermArgv            = 6;  // the argv line for xterm
         string                      defaultGui           = 7;  // default GUI plugin to use
+        ForgeMode                   mode                 = 8;  // what "mode" forge is in
 }

mode.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 1994-2025 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package forgepb
+
+// TODO: implement i18n with the protobuf's
+func (f *Forge) GetMode() string {
+	switch f.Config.Mode {
+	case ForgeMode_MASTER:
+		return "Release Mode (master branches)"
+	case ForgeMode_DEVEL:
+		return "Devel/Patch Mode (devel branches)"
+	case ForgeMode_USER:
+		return "Hack Mode (user branches)"
+	default:
+		return f.Config.Mode.String()
+	}
+}