move away from maps in protobuf?

gitTag.proto

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ message GitRemote {					// `autogenpb:nomutex`
 }
 
 message GitBranch {					// `autogenpb:nomutex`
-	string remote           = 1;
+	string remote           = 1;    // the name of the remote repo
-	string merge            = 2;
+	string merge            = 2;    // the merge path from the config file
+	string name             = 3;    // the branch name from the config file
 }
 
 // readGitConfig reads and parses the .git/config file
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ message GitConfig {					// `autogenpb:nomutex`
 	map<string, string>       submodules      = 4;
 	map<string, string>       hashes          = 5;
 	map<string, string>       versions        = 6;
+	repeated GitBranch local                  = 7; // move this this and away from the map<> variables
 }
 
 message GitTag {					// `autogenpb:nomutex`

reloadBranches.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gitpb
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -113,6 +114,22 @@ func ListFiles(directory string) []string {
 	return files
 }
 
+// forge doesn't want a remote user branch
+// this will make sure the user branch is only local
+func (repo *Repo) checkUserBranch() error {
+	ubn := repo.GetUserBranchName()
+	log.Info("user branch name:", ubn, repo.GetGoPath())
+	if repo.GitConfig == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("GitConfig == nil")
+	}
+
+	for _, l := range repo.GitConfig.Local {
+		log.Info("local branch name:", l.Name)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (repo *Repo) ExamineBranches() *GitTag {
 	var hashCheck string
 	all := repo.GetBranches()