always use https for git clone

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 *.swp
+go.mod
+go.sum

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 all:
-	@echo
+	GO111MODULE=off go vet
-	@echo Run: make redomod
-	@echo
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This code is really hacky still

args.go

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ var INFO *log.LogFlag
 var WARN *log.LogFlag
 var CHANGE *log.LogFlag
 
+var REPO *log.LogFlag
+var REPOWARN *log.LogFlag
+
 func init() {
 	full := "go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	short := "repostatus"
@@ -19,4 +22,10 @@ func init() {
 	INFO = log.NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "general repo things")
 	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true, full, short, "bad things")
 	CHANGE = log.NewFlag("CHANGE", true, full, short, "when repo changes")
+
+	full = "go.wit.com/lib/gui/repo"
+	short = "repo"
+
+	REPO = log.NewFlag("REPO", false, full, short, "general repo things")
+	REPOWARN = log.NewFlag("REPOWARN", true, full, short, "repo warnings")
 }

branchesBox.go

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) makeBranchesBox(parent *gui.Node) {
+	rs.gitBranchesGroup = parent.NewGroup("branches") // `progname:"BRANCHES"` // can the toolkits use these for i18n support?
+	newgrid := rs.gitBranchesGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 0, 0)
+
+	rs.lasttag = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "last tag") // `progname:"LASTTAG"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.mainBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "master") // `progname:"MASTERBRANCH"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+	rs.develBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "devel") // `progname:"DEVELBRANCH"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+	rs.userBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "user") // `progname:"USERBRANCH"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.currentBranch = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current branch") // `progname:"CURRENTBRANCH"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+	rs.currentVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current version") // `progname:"CURRENTVERSION"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.switchBranchB = newgrid.NewButton("Switch Branch", func() { // `progname:"SWITCH"`
+		bname := rs.targetBranch.String()
+		log.Info("Should switch to branch", bname, "here")
+
+		var all [][]string
+		all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", bname})
+		if rs.DoAll(all) {
+			log.Info("branch switched to", bname)
+		} else {
+			log.Info("branch switched to", bname, "failed")
+		}
+		rs.updateNew()
+	})
+
+	rs.targetBranch = newgrid.NewDropdown() // `progname:"TARGET"`
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.showBranchesButton = newgrid.NewButton("find jcarr and devel", func() {
+		if rs.TagExists("jcarr") {
+			log.Log(WARN, "tag jcarr exists")
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "tag jcarr does not exist")
+		}
+		if rs.TagExists("devel") {
+			log.Log(WARN, "tag devel exists")
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "tag devel does not exist")
+		}
+	})
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.checkBranchesButton = newgrid.NewButton("CheckBranches()", func() {
+		if rs.CheckBranches() {
+			log.Log(WARN, "Branches are perfect")
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "Branches are not perfect")
+		}
+	})
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	newgrid.NewButton("Revert master to devel", func() {
+		rs.RevertMasterToDevel()
+	})
+}

clone.go

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// guess the paths. returns
+
+// realpath : the actual path on the filesystem
+// goSrcPath : this could be ~/go/src, or where the go.work file is
+
+// goPath : go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus (for example)
+// true/false if the repo is a golang repo
+func guessPaths(path string) (string, string, string, bool, error) {
+	var realpath, goSrcDir string
+	var isGoLang bool = false
+
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "Error getting home directory:", err)
+		return path, realpath, goSrcDir, false, err
+	}
+	goSrcDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
+
+	// allow arbitrary paths, otherwise, assume the repo is in ~/go/src
+	// unless REPO_WORK_PATH was set. to over-ride ~/go/src
+	// todo, look for go.work
+	if os.Getenv("REPO_WORK_PATH") == "" {
+		os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", goSrcDir)
+	} else {
+		goSrcDir = os.Getenv("REPO_WORK_PATH")
+	}
+
+	// todo: this is dumb
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
+		realpath = path
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
+		tmp := strings.TrimPrefix(path, "~")
+		realpath = filepath.Join(homeDir, tmp)
+	} else {
+		realpath = filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
+		isGoLang = true
+	}
+
+	if os.Getenv("REPO_AUTO_CLONE") == "true" {
+		err := Clone(goSrcDir, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			// directory doesn't exist. exit with nil and error nil
+			return path, realpath, goSrcDir, false, errors.New("git clone")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !IsDirectory(realpath) {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "directory doesn't exist", realpath)
+		// directory doesn't exist. exit with nil and error nil
+		return path, realpath, goSrcDir, false, errors.New(realpath + " does not exist")
+	}
+
+	filename := filepath.Join(realpath, ".git/config")
+
+	_, err = os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		// log.Log(WARN, "Error reading .git/config:", filename, err)
+		// log.Log(WARN, "TODO: find .git/config in parent directory")
+		return path, realpath, goSrcDir, false, err
+	}
+	return path, realpath, goSrcDir, isGoLang, nil
+}
+
+// TODO: make some config file for things like this
+// can be used to work around temporary problems
+func clonePathHack(dirname string, basedir string, gopath string) error {
+	// newdir = helloworld
+	// basedir = /home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps
+	// giturl = https://gitea.wit.com/gui/helloworld
+	// func cloneActual(newdir, basedir, giturl string) error {
+
+	switch gopath {
+	case "golang.org/x/crypto":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/crypto")
+	case "golang.org/x/mod":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/mod")
+	case "golang.org/x/net":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/net")
+	case "golang.org/x/sys":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/sys")
+	case "golang.org/x/sync":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/sync")
+	case "golang.org/x/term":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/term")
+	case "golang.org/x/text":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/text")
+	case "golang.org/x/tools":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/tools")
+	case "golang.org/x/xerrors":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/xerrors")
+	case "google.golang.org/protobuf":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/protobuf")
+	case "google.golang.org/genproto":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/genproto")
+	case "google.golang.org/api":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/api")
+	case "google.golang.org/grpc":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/grpc")
+	case "google.golang.org/appengine":
+		return cloneActual(dirname, basedir, "https://" + "go.googlesource.com/appengine")
+	}
+
+	return errors.New("no gopath override here")
+}
+
+// attempt to git clone if the go path doesn't exist
+// does a git clone, if it works, returns true
+// workdir = /home/jcarr/go/src/
+// gopath  = go.wit.com/apps/helloworld
+func Clone(workdir, gopath string) error {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(workdir, gopath)
+	dirname := filepath.Base(fullpath)
+
+	basedir := strings.TrimSuffix(fullpath, dirname)
+
+	var err error
+	url := "https://" + gopath
+	log.Info("trying git clone")
+	log.Info("gopath =", gopath)
+
+
+	// try a direct git clone against the gopath
+	// cloneActual("helloworld", "/home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps", "https://go.wit.com/apps/helloworld")
+	if err = cloneActual(dirname, basedir, url); err == nil {
+		// git clone worked!
+		return nil
+	}
+	log.Info("direct attempt at git clone failed", url)
+
+	// if direct git clone doesn't work, look for a redirect
+	// go directly to the URL as that is autoritive. If that failes
+	// try the go package system as maybe the git site no longer exists
+	if url, err = findGoImport(url); err != nil {
+		log.Info("findGoImport() DID NOT WORK", url)
+		log.Info("findGoImport() DID NOT WORK", err)
+	} else {
+		if err := cloneActual(dirname, basedir, url); err == nil {
+			// git clone worked!
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("git clone from 'go-import' info failed", url)
+
+	// query the golang package system for the last known location
+	// NOTE: take time to thank the go developers and google for designing this wonderful system
+	if url, err = runGoList(gopath); err != nil {
+		log.Info("go list failed", err)
+	} else {
+		if err := cloneActual(dirname, basedir, url); err == nil {
+			// git clone worked!
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("git clone from 'git list' info failed", url)
+
+	// try to parse a redirect
+
+	if err = clonePathHack(dirname, basedir, gopath); err == nil {
+		// WTF didn't go-import or go list work?
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return errors.New("can not find git sources for gopath " + gopath)
+}
+
+// newdir = helloworld
+// basedir = /home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps
+// giturl = https://gitea.wit.com/gui/helloworld
+func cloneActual(newdir, basedir, giturl string) error {
+	log.Info("cloneActual() newdir  =", newdir)
+	log.Info("cloneActual() basedir =", basedir)
+	log.Info("cloneActual() giturl  =", giturl)
+	if !IsDirectory(basedir) {
+		os.MkdirAll(basedir, 0750)
+	}
+	err := os.Chdir(basedir)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("chdir failed", basedir, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cmd := []string{"git", "clone", "--verbose", "--progress", giturl, newdir}
+	log.Info("Running:", cmd)
+	r := shell.PathRunRealtime(basedir, cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("git clone error", r.Error)
+		return r.Error
+	}
+
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(basedir, newdir)
+	if !IsDirectory(fullpath) {
+		log.Info("git clone failed", giturl)
+		return errors.New("git clone failed " + giturl)
+	}
+	gitdir := filepath.Join(fullpath, ".git")
+	if IsDirectory(gitdir) {
+		log.Info("git cloned worked to", fullpath)
+		return nil
+	}
+	// git clone didn't really work but did make a directory
+	log.Info("fullpath is probably empty", fullpath)
+	panic("crapnuts. rmdir fullpath here?")
+}
+
+// check the server for the current go path to git url mapping
+// for example:
+// This will check go.wit.com for "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone"
+// and return where the URL to do git clone should be
+func findGoImport(url string) (string, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	tmp := string(bodyBytes)
+	parts := strings.Split(tmp, "go-import")
+	if len(parts) < 2 {
+		return "", errors.New("missing go-import")
+	}
+	// this is terrible, it doesn't even look for 'content='
+	// but again, this is just a hack for my own code to be
+	// usuable after the removal in go v1.22 of the go get clone behavior that was in v1.21
+	parts = strings.Split(parts[1], "\"")
+	var newurl string
+	for {
+		if len(parts) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		tmp := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+		fields := strings.Split(tmp, " ")
+		// log.Info("FIELDS:", fields)
+		if len(fields) == 3 {
+			newurl = fields[2]
+			break
+		}
+		parts = parts[1:]
+	}
+	if newurl == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("missing git content string")
+	}
+
+	return newurl, nil
+}

common.go

@@ -1,28 +1,110 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	// "go.wit.com/gui/gui"
 )
 
 // reports externally if something has changed
 // since the last time it was asked about it
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Changed() bool {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Changed() (string, bool) {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return false
+		return "", false
 	}
 
-	return rs.changed
+	return rs.getChanges(), rs.changed
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Draw() {
+// keeps a human readable list of things that have
-	if !rs.Ready() {
+// changed. todo: timestampe these?
-		return
+func (rs *RepoStatus) getChanges() string {
+	return rs.changes
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) NoteChange(s string) {
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "NoteChange() got", rs.String(), s)
+	rs.changed = true
+	rs.changes += s + "\n"
+}
+
+// deprecate this. returns the gopath right now
+func (rs *RepoStatus) String() string {
+	// log.Warn("RepoStatus.String() is to be deprecated")
+	return rs.path.String()
+}
+
+// returns the go path for the repo. "go.wit.com/apps/autotypist"
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GoName() string {
+	return rs.GoPath()
+}
+
+// not sure which name is easier to remember. probably this one
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GoPath() string {
+	return rs.goPath.String()
+}
+
+// full path
+func (rs *RepoStatus) FullPath() string {
+	return rs.realPath.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrimitive() bool {
+	if rs.primitive.String() == "true" {
+		return true
 	}
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "Draw() window ready =", rs.ready)
+	return false
-	rs.window.TestDraw()
+}
-	// rs.window.Draw()
+
-	rs.ready = true
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsProtobuf() (bool, []string, error) {
+	fullp, fullc, err := ScanForProtobuf(rs.Path())
+	protos := make(map[string]string)
+	protoc := make(map[string]string)
+	var anyfound bool = false
+	var allc []string
+	for _, s := range fullp {
+		filebase := filepath.Base(s)
+		name := strings.TrimSuffix(filebase, ".proto")
+		anyfound = true
+		protos[name] = s
+	}
+	for pname, _ := range protos {
+		var found bool = false
+		for _, s := range fullc {
+			cfilebase := filepath.Base(s)
+			cname := strings.TrimSuffix(cfilebase, ".pb.go")
+			protoc[cname] = s
+			if cname == pname {
+				found = true
+				allc = append(allc, cfilebase)
+			}
+		}
+		if found {
+			// log.Info("found ok")
+		} else {
+			log.Info("missing compiled proto file:", pname+"pb.go")
+			err = errors.New("compiled file " + pname + ".pb.go missing")
+		}
+	}
+	return anyfound, allc, err
+}
+
+// returns the filesystem path to the repo
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Path() string {
+	if rs == nil {
+		log.Warn("rs == nil")
+		return ""
+	}
+	if rs.realPath == nil {
+		log.Warn("rs.realPath == nil")
+		return ""
+	}
+	return rs.realPath.String()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Show() {
@@ -31,7 +113,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Show() {
 	}
 	log.Log(CHANGE, "Show() window ready =", rs.ready)
 	rs.window.Show()
-	rs.hidden = false
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Hide() {
@@ -40,7 +121,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Hide() {
 	}
 	log.Log(CHANGE, "Hide() window ready =", rs.ready)
 	rs.window.Hide()
-	rs.hidden = true
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Toggle() {
@@ -48,7 +128,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Toggle() {
 		return
 	}
 	log.Log(CHANGE, "Toggle() window ready =", rs.ready)
-	if rs.hidden {
+	if rs.window.Hidden() {
 		rs.Show()
 	} else {
 		rs.Hide()
@@ -65,11 +145,147 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Ready() bool {
 	return rs.ready
 }
 
-/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsGoLang() bool {
-func (rs *RepoStatus) Initialized() bool {
+	if !rs.Ready() {
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "checking Initialized()")
+		return false
-	if rs == nil {return false}
+	}
-	if rs.parent == nil {return false}
+	if rs.isGoLang.String() == "true" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// experiment to determine the golang package type
+func (rs *RepoStatus) RepoType() string {
+	if !rs.IsGoLang() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if !rs.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return ""
+	}
+	os.Setenv("GO111MODULE", "off")
+	cmd := []string{"go", "list", "-f", "'{{if eq .Name \"main\"}}binary{{else}}library{{end}}'"}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+	output := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Info("go package error:", r.Error)
+	}
+	return output
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) BinaryName() string {
+	// get the package name from the repo name
+	path := rs.String()
+	parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
+	name := parts[len(parts)-1]
+	return name
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Build() bool {
+	if !rs.IsGoLang() {
+		return false
+	}
+	name := rs.BinaryName()
+	// removes the binary if it already exists
+	rs.Run([]string{"rm", "-f", name})
+	if rs.Exists(name) {
+		log.Warn("file could not be removed filename =", name)
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Info("need to build here", rs.String())
+	// rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	rs.XtermBash([]string{"go", "build", "-v", "-x"})
+	if rs.Exists(name) {
+		log.Warn("build worked", name)
+		return true
+	}
+	log.Warn("build failed", name)
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetTargetVersion() string {
+	return rs.targetReleaseVersion.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentVersion() string {
+	return rs.currentVersion.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTag() string {
+	return rs.lasttag.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementVersion() bool {
+	rs.incrementRevision()
+	rs.EnableSelectTag()
+	rs.setTag()
+	newtag := "v" + rs.newversion.String()
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.GoPath(), "old version:", rs.LastTag(), "new version:", newtag)
+	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText(newtag)
 	return true
 }
-*/
+
+// TODO: run this through the sanity check!
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetTargetVersion(s string) {
+	// todo: redo setTag to do increment logic
+	// func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
+	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsPrivate() bool {
+	if rs.private.String() == "true" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetPrivate(b bool) {
+	if b {
+		rs.private.SetText("true")
+	} else {
+		rs.private.SetText("false")
+	}
+}
+
+// returns a name for human consuption only
+// todo: implement nicknames
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Name() string {
+	if rs.IsGoLang() {
+		return rs.GoPath()
+	}
+	return rs.Path()
+}
+
+func trimNonNumericFromStart(s string) string {
+	for i, r := range s {
+		if unicode.IsDigit(r) {
+			return s[i:]
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DebianReleaseVersion() string {
+	lasttag := rs.GetLastTagVersion()
+	newv := trimNonNumericFromStart(lasttag)
+	if newv == "" {
+		newv = "0.0"
+		if lasttag != "" {
+			newv += "-" + lasttag
+		}
+	}
+	return newv
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DebianCurrentVersion() string {
+	cbversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+
+	newv := trimNonNumericFromStart(cbversion)
+	if newv == "" {
+		newv = "0.0"
+	}
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		newv += "-dirty"
+	}
+	return newv
+}

deps.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetGoDeps() GoConfig {
+	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
+	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "\tmissing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer gosum.Close()
+
+	var deps GoConfig
+	deps = make(GoConfig)
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
+	log.Log(REPO, "\tgosum:", tmp)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) == 3 {
+			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
+				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
+			}
+			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
+			if ok {
+				if currentversion != version {
+					log.Log(REPO, "\tREPO:", rs.String(), rs.realPath.String())
+					log.Log(REPO, "\t  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
+				}
+			} else {
+				deps[godep] = version
+				log.Log(REPO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Log(REPO, "\t INVALID:", parts)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return deps
+}

draw.go

@@ -1,477 +1,36 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
-	"strconv"
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"strings"
-
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-// creates the actual widgets.
+func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus(box *gui.Node) {
-// it's assumed you are always passing in a box
+	rs.gitStatusGroup = box.NewGroup("What GIT Knows It Has")
-func (rs *RepoStatus) draw() {
-	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// display the status of the git repository
-	rs.drawGitStatus()
-
-	// display the git branches and options
-	rs.drawGitBranches()
-
-	// show standard git commit and merge controls
-	rs.drawGitCommands()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitBranches() {
-	rs.gitBranchesGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("branches")
-	newgrid := rs.gitBranchesGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
-
-	rs.masterDrop = gadgets.NewBasicDropdown(newgrid, "main branch")
-	rs.masterDrop.Custom = func() {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Switching main  branch to:", rs.masterDrop.String())
-		rs.masterBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.masterDrop.String())
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetValue(rs.masterDrop.String())
-	}
-	rs.develDrop = gadgets.NewBasicDropdown(newgrid, "devel branch")
-	rs.develDrop.Custom = func() {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Switching devel branch to:", rs.develDrop.String())
-		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.develDrop.String())
-		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue(rs.develDrop.String())
-	}
-	rs.userDrop = gadgets.NewBasicDropdown(newgrid, "user branch")
-	rs.userDrop.Custom = func() {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Switching user  branch to:", rs.userDrop.String())
-		rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.userDrop.String())
-		rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(rs.userDrop.String())
-	}
-
-	rs.lasttag = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "last tag")
-
-	rs.masterBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "master")
-	rs.develBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "devel")
-	rs.userBranchVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "user")
-
-	rs.currentBranch = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current branch")
-	rs.currentVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "current version")
-
-	/*
-		var master = ""
-		all := rs.getBranches()
-		for _, branch := range all {
-			log.Log(INFO, "getBranches()", branch)
-			rs.masterDrop.AddText(branch)
-			rs.develDrop.AddText(branch)
-			rs.userDrop.AddText(branch)
-			if branch == "master" {
-				master = "master"
-			}
-			if branch == "main" {
-				master = "main"
-			}
-		}
-	*/
-
-	// relabel the various gadgets with the right branch name
-	// rs.masterBranchVersion.SetLabel(master)
-
-	rs.showBranchesButton = newgrid.NewButton("getBranches()", func() {
-		all := rs.getBranches()
-		i := len(all)
-		log.Log(WARN, "branch count =", i)
-	})
-
-	rs.checkBranchesButton = newgrid.NewButton("CheckBranches()", func() {
-		if rs.CheckBranches() {
-			log.Log(WARN, "Branches are perfect")
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "Branches are not perfect")
-		}
-	})
-
-	newgrid.NewButton("show .git/config", func() {
-		if rs.gitConfig == nil {
-			log.Log(WARN, "Nonexistant or damaged .git/config", rs.String())
-			return
-		}
-		log.Log(WARN, ".git/config:", rs.realPath.String())
-
-		// The info:
-		for name, remote := range rs.gitConfig.remotes {
-			log.Log(WARN, "  ", name, "url:", remote.url)
-		}
-		for name, branch := range rs.gitConfig.branches {
-			log.Log(WARN, "  ", name, "remote:", branch.remote, "merge", branch.merge)
-		}
-	})
-
-	newgrid.NewButton("check go.sum", func() {
-		rs.CheckGoSum()
-	})
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitStatus() {
-	rs.gitStatusGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("What GO Knows It Has")
 	newgrid := rs.gitStatusGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
 	newgrid.Margin()
 	newgrid.Pad()
 
 	rs.path = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "path")
 	rs.goSrcPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "~/go/src")
+	rs.goPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "go path")
 	rs.realPath = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "full path")
-	rs.realPath.Hide()
+	rs.isGoLang = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "Is GO Lang?")
+	rs.isGoLang.SetText("false")
 	rs.mainWorkingName = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "main working branch")
 	rs.mainWorkingName.SetValue("???")
 	rs.develWorkingName = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "devel working branch")
 	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("devel")
 	rs.userWorkingName = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "user working branch")
 	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue("uid")
-	rs.tagsDrop = gadgets.NewBasicDropdown(newgrid, "all releases")
-
-	// git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag) ,,,_,,, %(subject)' refs/tags
-	var cmd []string
-	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "for-each-ref", "--sort=taggerdate", "--format", "%(tag) %(subject)", "refs/tags")
-	_, _, output := RunCmd(rs.realPath.String(), cmd)
-	log.Log(INFO, output)
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
-		rs.tagsDrop.AddText(line)
-	}
 
 	rs.dirtyLabel = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "dirty")
+	rs.gitState = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "git state")
 	rs.readOnly = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "read only")
+	rs.primitive = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "primitive")
+	rs.private = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "private")
+	rs.targetReleaseVersion = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "target release version")
 
 	rs.speed = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "refresh speed =")
 	rs.speedActual = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "speed actual =")
 }
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
-	rs.gitCommandsGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("git commands")
-	newgrid := rs.gitCommandsGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
-
-	newgrid.NewButton("update", func() {
-		rs.Update()
-	})
-
-	newgrid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
-		var cmd []string
-		cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
-		err, b, output := RunCmd(rs.realPath.String(), cmd)
-		log.Warn("Did git pull here", err, b, output)
-	})
-
-	rs.major = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "major")
-	rs.major.Custom = func() {
-		rs.setTag()
-		rs.generateCmd()
-	}
-	rs.minor = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "minor")
-	rs.minor.Custom = func() {
-		rs.setTag()
-		rs.generateCmd()
-	}
-	rs.revision = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "revision")
-	rs.revision.Custom = func() {
-		rs.setTag()
-		rs.generateCmd()
-	}
-	newgrid.NewLabel("new tag version")
-	rs.newversion = newgrid.NewLabel("0.0.1")
-
-	rs.versionMessage = gadgets.NewBasicEntry(newgrid, "tag message")
-	rs.versionMessage.Custom = func() {
-		rs.generateCmd()
-	}
-	rs.versionCmdOutput = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "tag cmd")
-
-	label := "merge " + rs.masterDrop.String() + " to devel"
-	rs.develMerge = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
-		rs.Disable()
-		master := rs.masterDrop.String()
-		rs.checkoutBranch("master", master)
-		if rs.getCurrentBranchName() != master {
-			log.Warn("something went wrong switching to the master branch. full stop!")
-			return
-		}
-		if !rs.runGitCommands() {
-			log.Warn("SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
-			return
-		}
-		rs.Update()
-		rs.Enable()
-		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK")
-	})
-
-	rs.releaseVersion = newgrid.NewButton("tag and release new version", func() {
-		if !rs.generateCmd() {
-			log.Warn("something is wrong. fix the errors first")
-			return
-		}
-		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
-		log.Warn("COMMIT IT HERE")
-		if !rs.runGitCommands() {
-			log.Warn("SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
-		}
-		rs.Update()
-		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK")
-	})
-
-	newgrid.Margin()
-	newgrid.Pad()
-}
-
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetVersion(a, b, c string, reason string) {
-	rs.major.SetText(a)
-	rs.minor.SetText(b)
-	rs.revision.SetText(c)
-
-	rs.versionMessage.SetLabel(reason)
-	rs.versionMessage.SetText(reason)
-	// rs.versionMessage.SetValue(reason)
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
-	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
-	var major, minor, revision string
-	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
-
-	olda, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
-	oldb, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
-	oldc, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
-
-	log.Log(INFO, "current version here", lasttag)
-	log.Log(INFO, "current release a,b,c =", major, minor, revision)
-
-	newa, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.major.String())
-
-	newver := strconv.Itoa(newa)
-	if newa < olda {
-		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag, "newa =", newa, "olda =", olda)
-		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
-		return false
-	}
-	if newa > olda {
-		log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
-		rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
-		rs.minor.SetText("")
-		rs.revision.SetText("")
-		return true
-	}
-
-	newb, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.minor.String())
-	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb)
-	if newb < oldb {
-		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag, "newb =", newb, "oldb =", oldb)
-		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if newb > oldb {
-		log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
-		rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
-		rs.revision.SetText("")
-		return true
-	}
-
-	newc, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.revision.String())
-	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newc)
-	if newc <= oldc {
-		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
-		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
-		return false
-	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
-	rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementVersion() {
-	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
-	var major, minor, revision string
-	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
-	log.Warn("Should release version here", lasttag)
-	log.Log(INFO, "Should release a,b,c", major, minor, revision)
-
-	a, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
-	b, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
-	c, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
-
-	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a))
-	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a + 1))
-	rs.major.SetText(widget.GetString(a))
-
-	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b))
-	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b + 1))
-	rs.minor.SetText(widget.GetString(b))
-
-	// rs.c := strconv.Atoi(revision)
-	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 1))
-	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 2))
-	rs.revision.SetText(widget.GetString(c + 1))
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
-	log.Log(INFO, "Is repo dirty?", rs.dirtyLabel.String())
-	log.Log(INFO, "list the known tags")
-	rs.DisableEverything()
-	rs.populateTags()
-	log.Log(INFO, "Does devel == user?", rs.develBranchVersion.String(), rs.userBranchVersion.String())
-	if rs.develBranchVersion.String() != rs.userBranchVersion.String() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "devel does not equal user")
-		log.Log(INFO, "merge or squash?")
-		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
-		rs.setMergeUserCommands()
-		label := "merge user into " + rs.GetDevelBranchName()
-		rs.develMerge.SetLabel(label)
-		return
-	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "Does master == devel? ", rs.masterBranchVersion.String(), rs.develBranchVersion.String())
-	if rs.masterBranchVersion.String() != rs.develBranchVersion.String() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "master does not equal devel. merge devel into master")
-		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
-		rs.setMergeDevelCommands()
-		label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-		rs.develMerge.SetLabel(label)
-		return
-	}
-	rs.getLastTagVersion()
-	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.masterBranchVersion.String() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "master does not equal last tag")
-		rs.incrementVersion()
-		rs.EnableSelectTag()
-		rs.setTag()
-		return
-	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "Is repo pushed upstream? git.wit.org or github?")
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) generateCmd() bool {
-	// the length of 24 is arbitrary, but should be short
-	// they should be things like perhaps, major release names
-	// or something the users might see.
-	// aka: "Topsy", "Picasso", "Buzz", etc
-
-	if !rs.setTag() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "tag sucked. fix your tag version")
-		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message (bad version)")
-		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
-		return false
-	}
-
-	log.Log(INFO, "tag is valid!!!!")
-	rs.setGitCommands()
-
-	if rs.versionMessage.String() == "" {
-		log.Log(INFO, "tag message is empty!!!!")
-		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
-		return false
-	}
-	if len(rs.versionMessage.String()) > 24 {
-		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message (too long)")
-	} else {
-		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message")
-	}
-	rs.releaseVersion.Enable()
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) runGitCommands() bool {
-	for _, line := range rs.versionCmds {
-		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "NEED TO RUN:", s)
-		rs.develMerge.SetText(s)
-		err, b, output := runCmd(rs.realPath.String(), line)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("ABEND EXECUTION")
-			log.Warn("error =", err)
-			log.Warn("output =", output)
-			return false
-		}
-		log.Log(INFO, "Returned with b =", b)
-		log.Log(INFO, "output was =", output)
-		log.Log(INFO, "RUN DONE")
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setGitCommands() {
-	var line1, line2, line3 []string
-	var all [][]string
-
-	newTag := rs.newversion.String()
-	line1 = append(line1, "git", "tag", "v"+newTag, "-m", rs.versionMessage.String())
-	all = append(all, line1)
-	line2 = append(line2, "git", "push", "--tags")
-	all = append(all, line2)
-	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push", "--prune", "--tags")
-	all = append(all, line3)
-
-	rs.versionCmds = all
-
-	var tmp []string
-	// convert to displayable to the user text
-	for _, line := range all {
-		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
-		tmp = append(tmp, s)
-	}
-
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
-	var line1, line2, line3 []string
-	var all [][]string
-
-	master := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
-	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
-
-	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", master)
-	all = append(all, line1)
-	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", devel)
-	all = append(all, line2)
-	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
-	all = append(all, line3)
-
-	rs.versionCmds = all
-
-	var tmp []string
-	// convert to displayable to the user text
-	for _, line := range all {
-		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
-		tmp = append(tmp, s)
-	}
-
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
-	var line1, line2, line3 []string
-	var all [][]string
-
-	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
-	user := rs.GetUserBranchName()
-
-	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", devel)
-	all = append(all, line1)
-	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", user)
-	all = append(all, line2)
-	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
-	all = append(all, line3)
-
-	rs.versionCmds = all
-
-	var tmp []string
-	// convert to displayable to the user text
-	for _, line := range all {
-		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
-		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
-		tmp = append(tmp, s)
-	}
-
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
-}

git.go

@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 package repostatus
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/user"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"io/ioutil"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) String() string {
-	return rs.path.String()
-}
-
-/*
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetPath() string {
-	return rs.path.String()
-}
-*/
-
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchName() string {
 	return rs.currentBranch.String()
 }
@@ -27,45 +22,142 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchVersion() string {
 	return rs.currentVersion.String()
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LastGitPull() (time.Time, error) {
+	return rs.mtime(".git/FETCH_HEAD")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Age() time.Duration {
+	var t *Tag
+	t = rs.NewestTag()
+
+	if t != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "newest tag:", t.date.String(), t.tag.String(), t.Name())
+		return t.Age()
+	}
+
+	const gitLayout = "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006 -0700"
+	const madeuptime = "Mon Jun 3 15:04:05 2013 -0700"
+	tagTime, _ := time.Parse(gitLayout, madeuptime)
+	return time.Since(tagTime)
+}
+
+var ErrorMissingGitConfig error = errors.New("missing .git/config")
+var ErrorGitPullOnLocal error = errors.New("git pull on local only branch")
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() (string, error) {
+	currentName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	if rs.IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName) {
+		return "", ErrorGitPullOnLocal
+	}
+	var cmd []string
+	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		output = "git error_,,,_a_,,,_b_,,,c"
+	}
+	if r.Error == nil {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull ran", rs.Path())
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull output", output)
+	} else {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull error", rs.Path(), r.Error)
+	}
+	return output, r.Error
+}
+
+/*
+// this isn't right
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LastTagAge() (time.Time, string) {
+	return time.Now(), rs.lasttag.String()
+}
+*/
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
 	return rs.lasttag.String()
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) getCurrentBranchName() string {
+// stores the current branch name
+func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchName() string {
+	currentname := rs.currentBranch.String()
 	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "branch --show-current")
-	log.Log(INFO, "getCurrentBranchName() =", out)
+	if currentname == out {
+		// nothing changed
+		return currentname
+	}
 	rs.currentBranch.SetValue(out)
+	if currentname == "" {
+		return out // don't note if there was nothing before
+	}
+	rs.NoteChange("current branch has changed from " + currentname + " to " + out)
 	return out
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) getCurrentBranchVersion() string {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByHash(hash string) (string, error) {
-	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "describe --tags")
+	if hash == "" {
-	log.Log(INFO, "getCurrentBranchVersion()", out)
+		return "", errors.New("hash was blank")
+	}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", hash}, INFO)
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad hash?", r.Error, rs.Path())
+		return out, r.Error
+	}
+	return out, r.Error
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) gitDescribeByName(name string) (string, error) {
+	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
+
+	if name == "" {
+		// git will return the current tag
+		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always"}, INFO)
+		output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Warn("gitDescribeByName() not in a git repo?", r.Error, rs.Path())
+		}
+		return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
+	}
+	if !rs.LocalTagExists(name) {
+		// tag does not exist
+		return "", errors.New("gitDescribeByName() git fatal: Not a valid object name")
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "describe", "--tags", "--always", name}
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("cmd =", cmd)
+		log.Warn("err =", r.Error)
+		log.Warn("not in a git repo or bad tag?", rs.Path())
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(output), r.Error
+}
+
+// todo: don't run git every time?
+func (rs *RepoStatus) checkCurrentBranchVersion() string {
+	out, _ := rs.gitDescribeByName("")
+	log.Log(REPO, "checkCurrentBranchVersion()", out)
 	rs.currentVersion.SetValue(out)
 	return out
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) getLastTagVersion() string {
+// this should get the most recent tag
-	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "rev-list --tags --max-count=1")
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setLastTagVersion() {
-	log.Log(INFO, "getLastTagVersion()", out)
+	hash := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "rev-list --tags --max-count=1")
-	// rs.lasttagrev = out
+	log.Log(REPO, "getLastTagVersion()", hash)
 
-	lastreal := "describe --tags " + out
+	name, _ := rs.gitDescribeByHash(hash)
-	// out = run(r.path, "git", "describe --tags c871d5ecf051a7dc4e3a77157cdbc0a457eb9ae1")
+	rs.lasttag.SetText(name)
-	out = run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", lastreal)
+	return
-	rs.lasttag.SetValue(out)
-	rs.tagsDrop.SetText(out)
-	// rs.lastLabel.SetText(out)
-	return out
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
 	tmp := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/tags"
-	log.Log(INFO, "populateTags() path =", tmp)
+	log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() path =", tmp)
 	for _, tag := range listFiles(tmp) {
 		if rs.tags[tag] == "" {
-			log.Log(INFO, "populateTags() Adding new tag", tag)
+			log.Log(REPO, "populateTags() Adding new tag", tag)
-			rs.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
+			// rs.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
 			rs.tags[tag] = "origin"
 		}
 	}
@@ -84,60 +176,189 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) getBranches() []string {
 	all = append(all, remotes...)
 
 	for _, branch := range all {
-		log.Log(INFO, "getBranches()", branch)
+		log.Log(REPO, "getBranches()", branch)
+	}
+	return all
+}
+
+// returns quickly based on the last time it was checked
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsDirty() bool {
+	if rs.dirtyLabel.String() == "no" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// return the list of dirty files (but ignores go.mod & go.sum)
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DirtyList() []string {
+	var all []string
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(rs.dirtyList, "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if parts[1] == "go.mod" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if parts[1] == "go.sum" {
+			continue
+		}
+		all = append(all, parts[1])
 	}
 	return all
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
-	cmd := []string{"git", "diff-index", "--quiet", "HEAD"}
+	var start string = rs.dirtyLabel.String()
-	path := rs.realPath.String()
+	cmd := []string{"git", "status", "--porcelain"}
-	err, b, out := RunCmd(path, cmd)
+	r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
-	if err != nil {
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() b =", b)
+	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() path =", path)
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status cmd =", cmd)
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() out =", out)
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status out =", out)
-		log.Warn("CheckDirty() err =", err)
+		log.Warn("CheckDirty() status err =", r.Error)
-		log.Error(err, "CheckDirty() error")
+		log.Error(r.Error, "CheckDirty() git status error")
 		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("error")
+		if start != "error" {
+			rs.NoteChange("git status is in error " + fmt.Sprint(r.Error))
+		}
 		return true
 	}
-	if b {
+
-		log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() b =", b, "path =", path, "out =", out)
+	rs.dirtyList = out
-		log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() no", rs.realPath.String())
+
+	// last := out[strings.LastIndex(out, "\n")+1:]
+	// if last == "nothing to commit, working tree clean" {
+
+	if len(rs.DirtyList()) == 0 {
+		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() no", rs.realPath.String())
 		rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("no")
+		if start == "" {
+			// don't record a change as this is the initial run
+			return false
+		}
+		if start != "no" {
+			log.Log(REPOWARN, "is no longer dirty")
+			rs.NoteChange("is no longer dirty")
+		}
 		return false
 	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() true", rs.realPath.String())
+
 	rs.dirtyLabel.SetValue("dirty")
+	if start == "" {
+		// don't record a change as this is the initial run
+		return false
+	}
+	if start != "dirty" {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "is now dirty")
+		rs.NoteChange("is now dirty")
+	}
 	return true
 
 }
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(bname string) bool {
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		log.Info(bname, "is dirty", rs.Path())
+		return false
+	}
+	if !rs.TagExists(bname) {
+		// tag does not exist
+		log.Log(REPO, "repo does not have branch", bname, rs.Path())
+		return false
+	}
+	cName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	if cName == bname {
+		// already on branch
+		return true
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bname}
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchName()
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchVersion()
+	return true
+}
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(branch string) (string, string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutMaster() bool {
-	// run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "checkout " + branch)
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	mName := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if rs.CheckoutBranch(mName) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return true
+}
 
-	realname := rs.getCurrentBranchName()
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutDevel() bool {
-	realversion := rs.getCurrentBranchVersion()
+	devel := rs.develWorkingName.String()
-	log.Log(INFO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+	// user := rs.userWorkingName.String()
-	return realname, realversion
+	if devel == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", devel)
+	rs.checkoutBranch("devel", devel)
+	// log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch", user)
+	// rs.checkoutBranch("user", user)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutUser() bool {
+	bName := rs.GetUserBranchName()
+	if bName == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !rs.BranchExists(bName) {
+		return false
+	}
+	cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", bName}
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout error:", r.Error)
+	}
+
+	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+
+	if realname != bName {
+		log.Log(REPO, "git checkout failed", rs.realPath.String(), bName, "!=", realname)
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+	return true
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "checkoutBranch() checkDirty() == true for repo", rs.realPath.String(), "looking for branch:", branch)
+		log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch() checkDirty() == true for repo", rs.realPath.String(), "looking for branch:", branch)
 		return
 	}
 	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "checkout "+branch)
-	log.Log(INFO, rs.realPath.String(), "git checkout "+branch, "returned", out)
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "git checkout "+branch, "returned", out)
 
-	realname := rs.getCurrentBranchName()
+	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	realversion := rs.getCurrentBranchVersion()
+	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	log.Log(INFO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
 
 	switch level {
 	case "master":
-		rs.masterBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
 	case "devel":
 		rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
 	case "user":
@@ -146,42 +367,80 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMainWorkingName(s string) {
+// attempt's to guess at what master is.
-	rs.mainWorkingName.SetValue(s)
+// TODO: fix this properly
-	rs.masterDrop.SetLabel(s)
+func (rs *RepoStatus) guessMainWorkingName() {
-	rs.masterDrop.SetText("guimaster")
+	if !rs.Ready() {
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("guimaster") {
+		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("guimaster")
+		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("guimaster")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("master") {
+		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("master")
+		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("master")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("main") {
+		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("main")
+		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("main")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// figure out what to do here
+	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("FIXME")
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("FIXME")
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelWorkingName(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) guessDevelWorkingName() {
-	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue(s)
+	if rs.TagExists("guidevel") {
-	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("guidevel")
-	rs.develDrop.SetLabel(s)
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("guidevel")
-	rs.develDrop.SetText(s)
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("devel") {
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("devel")
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("devel")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// figure out what to do here
+	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("develFIXME")
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("develFIXME")
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserWorkingName(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserWorkingName() {
-	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(s)
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
+	uname := usr.Username
-	rs.userDrop.SetText(s)
+	if rs.TagExists(uname) {
+		rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(uname)
+		rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(uname)
+		return
+	}
+	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue("need to create " + uname)
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel("need to create " + uname)
 }
 
 // returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.masterDrop.String()
+	name := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.develDrop.String()
+	name := rs.develWorkingName.String()
 	return name
 }
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.userDrop.String()
+	name := rs.userWorkingName.String()
 	return name
 }
 
 // returns the git versions like "1.3-2-laksdjf" or whatever
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterVersion() string {
-	name := rs.masterBranchVersion.String()
+	name := rs.mainBranchVersion.String()
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelVersion() string {
@@ -193,58 +452,95 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
 	return name
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterVersion(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setMasterVersion(s string) {
-	if rs.GetMasterVersion() == s {
+	old := rs.GetMasterVersion()
+	if old == s {
 		return
 	}
-	rs.changed = true
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetMasterBranchName(), "is now version =", s)
+	if old == "" {
-	rs.masterBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+		return // don't note if there was nothing before
+	}
+	rs.NoteChange("master branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelVersion(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setDevelVersion(s string) {
-	if rs.GetDevelVersion() == s {
+	old := rs.GetDevelVersion()
+	if old == s {
 		return
 	}
-	rs.changed = true
+	if old == "" {
+		// don't note nothing
+	} else {
+		rs.NoteChange("devel branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
+	}
 	rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetDevelBranchName(), "s now version =", s)
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserVersion(s string) {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserVersion(s string) {
-	if rs.GetUserVersion() == s {
+	old := rs.GetUserVersion()
+	if old == s {
 		return
 	}
-	rs.changed = true
+	if old == "" {
+		// don't note nothing
+	} else {
+		rs.NoteChange("user branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
+	}
 	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-	log.Verbose("git", rs.GetUserBranchName(), "is now version =", s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GitState() string {
+	return rs.gitState.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckGitState() string {
+	rs.setState()
+	return rs.gitState.String()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
+	return rs.gitState.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setState() {
 	rs.changed = false
 	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "CheckDirty() true")
+		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() true")
-		return "dirty"
+		rs.gitState.SetText("dirty")
+		return
 	}
-	if rs.userBranchVersion.String() != rs.develBranchVersion.String() {
+	if rs.GetUserVersion() != rs.GetDevelVersion() {
-		return "merge to devel"
+		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to devel")
+		return
 	}
-	if rs.userBranchVersion.String() != rs.masterBranchVersion.String() {
+	if rs.GetDevelVersion() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
-		return "ready to release"
+		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to main")
+		return
 	}
-	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.masterBranchVersion.String() {
+	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
-		return "ready to tag version"
+		rs.gitState.SetText("unchanged")
+		return
 	}
 
 	if rs.CheckBranches() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "Branches are Perfect")
+		log.Log(REPO, "Branches are Perfect")
-		return "PERFECT"
+		rs.gitState.SetText("PERFECT")
+		return
 	}
-	log.Log(INFO, rs.String(), "Branches are not Perfect")
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.String(), "Branches are not Perfect")
-	return "unknown branches"
+	rs.gitState.SetText("unknown branches")
 }
 
 // TODO: make this report the error somewhere
+// This is supposed to check all the branches to make sure
+// the are the same. that was originally what this was for
+// now I think it's jsut probably dumb old code that doesn't
+// need to be here
+
+// actually, this is to attempt to verify absolutely everything
+// is pushed upstream before doing a rm -rf ~/go/src
+// TODO: revisit this code in the autotypist later
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 	var hashCheck string
 	var perfect bool = true
@@ -265,7 +561,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 		// Slice the last 4 runes
 		lastFour := runes[runeCount-4:]
 		if string(lastFour) == "HEAD" {
-			log.Log(INFO, "skip HEAD fullfile", fullfile)
+			log.Log(REPO, "skip HEAD fullfile", fullfile)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -276,17 +572,21 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
 		}
 		var cmd []string
 		cmd = append(cmd, "git", "show", "-s", "--format=%ci", hash)
-		_, _, output := RunCmd(rs.realPath.String(), cmd)
+		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "CheckBranches() git show error:", r.Error)
+		}
 		// git show -s --format=%ci <hash> will give you the time
-		// log.Log(INFO, fullfile)
+		// log.Log(REPO, fullfile)
 		if hash == hashCheck {
-			log.Log(INFO, hash, output, b)
+			log.Log(REPO, "notsure why this git show is here", hash)
 		} else {
-			log.Warn("UNKNOWN BRANCHES IN THIS REPO")
+			// log.Log(WARN, rs.String(), hash, output, b)
-			rs.versionMessage.SetText("UNKNOWN BRANCHES")
+			// log.Log(WARN, "UNKNOWN BRANCHES IN THIS REPO", cmd)
+			rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText("UNKNOWN BRANCHES")
 			perfect = false
-			parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
+			// parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
-			log.Warn("git push", parts)
+			// log.Warn("git push", parts)
 		}
 	}
 	return perfect

gitConfig.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // GitConfig represents the parsed .git/config data
 // type GitConfig map[string]map[string]string
+// TODO: switch to protobuf
 
 type remote struct {
 	url   string
@@ -23,16 +24,17 @@ type branch struct {
 }
 
 type GitConfig struct {
-	core     map[string]string  // map[origin] = "https:/git.wit.org/gui/gadgets"
+	core       map[string]string  // map[origin] = "https:/git.wit.org/gui/gadgets"
-	remotes  map[string]*remote // map[origin] = "https:/git.wit.org/gui/gadgets"
+	remotes    map[string]*remote // map[origin] = "https:/git.wit.org/gui/gadgets"
-	branches map[string]*branch // map[guimaster] = origin guimaster
+	branches   map[string]*branch // map[guimaster] = origin guimaster
-	hashes   map[string]string
+	submodules map[string]string
-	versions map[string]string
+	hashes     map[string]string
+	versions   map[string]string
 }
 
 type GoConfig map[string]string
 
-func listGitDirectories() []string {
+func ListGitDirectories() []string {
 	var all []string
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ func listGitDirectories() []string {
 		}
 
 		// Check if the current path is a directory and has a .git subdirectory
-		if info.IsDir() && isGitDir(path) {
+		if info.IsDir() && IsGitDir(path) {
 			all = append(all, path)
 			// fmt.Println(path)
 		}
@@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ func listGitDirectories() []string {
 	return all
 }
 
-// isGitDir checks if a .git directory exists inside the given directory
+// IsGitDir checks if a .git directory exists inside the given directory
-func isGitDir(dir string) bool {
+func IsGitDir(dir string) bool {
 	gitDir := filepath.Join(dir, ".git")
 	info, err := os.Stat(gitDir)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -79,7 +81,13 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 	filename := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "/.git/config")
 	file, err := os.Open(filename)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		log.Log(WARN, "readGitConfig() failed for file:", filename)
+		filename = filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "../.git/config")
+		log.Log(WARN, "readGitConfig() trying up one directory instead", filename)
+		file, err = os.Open(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
@@ -90,6 +98,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 	rs.gitConfig.core = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.gitConfig.remotes = make(map[string]*remote)
 	rs.gitConfig.branches = make(map[string]*branch)
+	rs.gitConfig.submodules = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.gitConfig.versions = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.gitConfig.hashes = make(map[string]string)
 
@@ -129,6 +138,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 		switch currentSection {
 		case "core":
 			rs.gitConfig.core[key] = value
+		case "pull":
+			// don't store git config pull settings here
+			// probably has 'rebase = false'
 		case "remote":
 			test, ok := rs.gitConfig.remotes[currentName]
 			if !ok {
@@ -145,7 +157,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 					test.url = value
 					continue
 				}
-				log.Log(WARN, "error url mismatch", test.url, value)
+				log.Log(REPO, "error url mismatch", test.url, value)
 			case "fetch":
 				if test.fetch == value {
 					continue
@@ -154,9 +166,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 					test.fetch = value
 					continue
 				}
-				log.Log(WARN, "error fetch mismatch", test.fetch, value)
+				log.Log(REPO, "error fetch mismatch", test.fetch, value)
 			default:
-				log.Log(WARN, "error unknown remote:", currentSection, currentName, "key", key, "value", value)
+				log.Log(REPO, "unknown remote:", rs.Path(), line)
 			}
 		case "branch":
 			test, ok := rs.gitConfig.branches[currentName]
@@ -171,10 +183,21 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 			case "merge":
 				rs.gitConfig.branches[currentName].merge = value
 			default:
-				log.Log(WARN, "error unknown remote:", currentSection, currentName, key, value)
+				log.Log(REPO, "error unknown remote:", currentSection, currentName, key, value)
+				log.Log(REPO, "unknown branch:", rs.Path(), line)
+			}
+		case "submodule":
+			// test, ok := rs.gitConfig.submodules[currentName]
+			switch key {
+			case "active":
+				// probably 'true' or 'false'
+			case "url":
+				rs.gitConfig.submodules[currentName] = value
+			default:
+				log.Log(REPOWARN, "unknown submodule line:", rs.Path(), line)
 			}
 		default:
-			log.Log(WARN, "error unknown currentSection", currentSection, "line:", line)
+			log.Log(REPOWARN, "unknown line:", rs.Path(), line)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -185,161 +208,83 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) readGitConfig() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file (TODO: do the go.mod file)
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GitURL() string {
-func (rs *RepoStatus) ReadGoMod() bool {
+	origin, ok := rs.gitConfig.remotes["origin"]
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
+	if ok {
-	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
+		return origin.url
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "missing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
 	}
-	defer gomod.Close()
+	for i, s := range rs.gitConfig.remotes {
-
+		log.Log(WARN, "remote:", i, s.url)
-	tmp = filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "missing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
 	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
+	log.Log(WARN, "GitURL() repo has non-standard origin or is not uploaded")
-
+	return ""
-	var deps GoConfig
-	deps = make(GoConfig)
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Log(INFO, "gosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
-			if ok {
-				if currentversion != version {
-					log.Log(WARN, "REPO:", rs.String(), rs.realPath.String())
-					log.Log(WARN, "  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
-				}
-			} else {
-				deps[godep] = version
-				log.Log(INFO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "\t INVALID:", parts)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false
-	}
-
-	rs.goConfig = deps
-	return true
 }
 
-func ScanGoSrc() {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GitLsFiles() (bool, string) {
-	log.Log(WARN, "Scanning all go.sum files")
+	r := rs.Run([]string{"git", "ls-files"})
-	for path, rs := range windowMap {
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-		if rs.ReadGoMod() {
+	if r.Error != nil {
-			// everything is ok
+		log.Warn("git ls-files failed err =", r.Error)
-		} else {
+		log.Warn("git ls-files failed output =", output)
-			log.Log(WARN, "failed reading go.sum repo:", path)
+		return false, output
-		}
 	}
+	return true, output
 }
 
-func ScanGitConfig() {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) ReadOnly() bool {
-	/*
+	if rs.readOnly.String() == "true" {
-	for i, path := range listGitDirectories() {
+		return true
-		filename := filepath.Join(path, ".git/config")
-		_, err := readGitConfig(filename)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Log(WARN, "repo =", i, path)
-			log.Log(WARN, "Error reading .git/config:", err)
-		}
-	}
-	*/
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) ScanGoSrc() {
-	if rs.ReadGoMod() {
-		log.Log(INFO, "parsed go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
 	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Something went wrong parsing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
+		return false
-	}
-
-	log.Log(WARN, "go.sum:", rs.realPath.String())
-	for depname, version := range rs.goConfig {
-		log.Log(WARN, "  ", depname, version)
 	}
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckGoSum() bool {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetReadOnly(b bool) {
-	if rs.ReadGoMod() {
+	if b {
-		log.Log(INFO, "parsed go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.readOnly.SetText("true")
 	} else {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Something went wrong parsing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.readOnly.SetText("false")
-		return false
 	}
-	log.Log(WARN, "go.sum:", rs.realPath.String())
-	for depname, version := range rs.goConfig {
-		log.Log(WARN, "  ", depname, version)
-		newrs, ok := windowMap[depname]
-		if ok {
-			if newrs.CheckDirty() {
-				log.Log(WARN, "   IS DIRTY", newrs.String())
-				return false
-			}
-			log.Log(WARN, "   FOUND", newrs.String())
-			username := newrs.userWorkingName.String()
-			userhash, _ := newrs.gitConfig.hashes[username]
-			userversion, _ := newrs.gitConfig.versions[userhash]
-			log.Log(WARN, "     username :" + username, userhash)
-			log.Log(WARN, "     username :" + username, userversion)
-			if version == userversion {
-				log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MATCH", version, userversion)
-			} else {
-				log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
-				return false
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Log(WARN, "   NOT FOUND", depname)
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) processBranch(branch string) {
 	fullpath := rs.realPath.String()
-	log.Log(WARN, "    ", branch)
+	log.Log(INFO, "    ", branch)
 	hash, ok := rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch]
 	filename := fullpath + "/.git/refs/heads/" + branch
-	log.Log(WARN, "      hash: need to open", filename)
+	log.Log(INFO, "      hash: need to open", filename)
 	newhash, err := readFileToString(filename)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(WARN, "      hash: read failed", filename)
+		log.Log(WARN, "hash: read failed", filename, rs.String())
 		return
 	}
-	log.Log(WARN, "      hash:", newhash)
+	log.Log(INFO, "      hash:", newhash)
 	rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch] = newhash
 	if ok {
 		if hash != newhash {
-			log.Log(WARN, "      hash changed!!!!!!!!!", hash)
+			log.Log(WARN, "hash changed", hash, rs.String())
 		}
 	}
 
-	var cmd []string
+	name, _ := rs.gitDescribeByHash(newhash)
-	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "describe", "--tags", newhash)
+	rs.gitConfig.versions[newhash] = name
-	_, _, output := RunCmd(rs.realPath.String(), cmd)
+	log.Log(INFO, "      hash: version", name)
-	output = strings.TrimSpace(output)
+}
-	rs.gitConfig.versions[newhash] = output
+
-	log.Log(WARN, "      hash: version", output)
+func (rs *RepoStatus) BranchExists(branch string) bool {
+	hash, ok := rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch]
+	if ok {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.Path(), "found branch", branch, hash)
+		return true
+	}
+	for i, t := range rs.Tags.tags {
+		base := filepath.Base(t.tag.String())
+		if base == branch {
+			log.Info("found branch tag:", i, t.tag.String())
+			return true
+		}
+		// log.Info("not tag:", i, t.tag.String())
+	}
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, rs.Path(), "did not find branch", branch)
+	return false
 }

go.mod

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-module go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus
-
-go 1.21.4
-
-require (
-	go.wit.com/gui v0.12.20
-	go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.16
-	go.wit.com/log v0.5.6
-	go.wit.com/widget v1.1.6
-)
-
-require (
-	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 // indirect
-)

go.sum

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 h1:asDx5f9IlfpknKjPBqqb2qndE91Pbo7ZDkWUgddfMhY=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5/go.mod h1:wnWc+c6z8kSdDKYriMf6RpM+FiXmo5RYp/t4FNi0MU0=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 h1:loXOcbVnd+8YeJRLey+XXidecBiedMDO00zQ26TvKNs=
-go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+rYsfxqdI2cwA8kJ7GCMwWbNJvfvWUurOCXLiwdTtSs=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 h1:C9hj/rjlUpdK+E6aroyLjCbS5MFcyNUOuP1ICLWdNek=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
-go.wit.com/gui v0.12.20 h1:mIc2DKGcpQjZdgtAj5qzkBrBDiteWfIaEpLyMnIBkh8=
-go.wit.com/gui v0.12.20/go.mod h1:v2VgnOL3dlZ13KclYeedZ1cd20nQdvwjyJTNKvFX3DA=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.16 h1:xHz8zZiTe8xiGvfWs3s9drYUbePTT/Te58u7WXHjx0s=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.12.16/go.mod h1:9779QoRZlk+G3/MCcX4Io1eH3HTLImE0AXdAMMdw+0U=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.6 h1:rDC3ju95zfEads4f1Zm+QMkqjZ39CsYAT/UmQQs7VP4=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.6/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
-go.wit.com/widget v1.1.6 h1:av2miF5vlohMfARA/QGPTPfgW/ADup1c+oeAOKgroPY=
-go.wit.com/widget v1.1.6/go.mod h1:I8tnD3x3ECbB/CRNnLCdC+uoyk7rK0AEkzK1bQYSqoQ=

goConfig.go

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+package repostatus
+
+// does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
+// will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
+// like spew or lib/widget
+// it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
+func (rs *RepoStatus) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
+	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
+	log.Log(REPO, "isPrimativeGoMod()", rs.realPath.String())
+	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.mod")
+	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gomod.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		log.Log(REPO, "  gomod:", parts)
+		if len(parts) >= 1 {
+			log.Log(REPO, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
+			if parts[0] == "require" {
+				log.Log(REPO, "  should return false here")
+				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file
+// saves the config information in *Repo.goConfig
+func (rs *RepoStatus) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
+	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
+	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "missing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer gosum.Close()
+
+	var deps GoConfig
+	deps = make(GoConfig)
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
+	log.Log(REPO, "gosum:", tmp)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+
+		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+		if len(parts) == 3 {
+			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
+				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
+			}
+			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
+			if ok {
+				// only use the first value found in the file?
+				// this shouldn't have been possible. this function should
+				// only be called from MakeRedomod()
+				// todo: make go things a seperate package so this function
+				// isn't exported?
+				if version != currentversion {
+					log.Log(REPOWARN, "\tgo.sum ", godep, "had both", version, currentversion)
+				}
+			} else {
+				deps[godep] = version
+				log.Log(REPO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
+			}
+		} else {
+			// I've never seen this happen yet
+			return false, errors.New("go.sum invalid: " + line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		rs.goConfig = nil
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	rs.goConfig = deps
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GoConfig() map[string]string {
+	return rs.goConfig
+}
+
+// for now, even check cmd.Exit
+func (rs *RepoStatus) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(REPO, "go mod init failed err:", r.Error)
+		return false, r.Error
+	}
+	if r.Exit != 0 {
+		log.Log(REPO, "go mod init exit =", r.Exit)
+		return false, r.Error
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// poor name perhaps. It's because in most of these
+// repos you can also type "make redomod" to do the same thing
+// since it's a Makefile task that is also useful to be able to run
+// from the command line
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MakeRedomod() (bool, error) {
+	if rs.ReadOnly() {
+		log.Log(REPO, "will not go mod redo read only repos", rs.String())
+		return false, errors.New(rs.GoPath() + " is read-only ")
+	}
+
+	// unset the go development ENV var to generate release files
+	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
+	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"}); !ok {
+		log.Log(REPO, "rm go.mod go.sum failed", err)
+		return ok, err
+	}
+	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "init", rs.GoPath()}); !ok {
+		log.Log(REPO, "go mod init failed", err)
+		return ok, err
+	}
+	if ok, err := rs.strictRun([]string{"go", "mod", "tidy"}); !ok {
+		log.Log(REPO, "go mod tidy failed", err)
+		return ok, err
+	}
+	log.Log(REPO, "MakeRedomod() worked", rs.GoPath())
+
+	if rs.Exists("go.sum") {
+		// return the attempt to parse go.mod & go.sum
+		return rs.parseGoSum()
+	}
+	rs.goConfig = nil
+	rs.primitive.SetText("false")
+
+	ok, err := rs.isPrimativeGoMod()
+	if err != nil {
+		// this means this repo does not depend on any other package
+		log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", rs.String(), "err =", err)
+		return false, err
+	}
+	if ok {
+		// this means the repo is primitive so there is no go.sum
+		rs.primitive.SetText("true")
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	// this should never happen
+	return false, errors.New("MakeRedomod() logic failed")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsReleased() bool {
+	if rs.GetTargetVersion() == rs.GetCurrentVersion() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}

goList.go

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// go list -json -m go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest
+
+// go list -json -m go.wit.com/apps/go-clone@latest
+// {
+// 	"Path": "go.wit.com/apps/go-clone",
+// 	"Version": "v0.0.6",
+// 	"Query": "latest",
+// 	"Time": "2024-03-10T04:12:15Z",
+// 	"GoMod": "/home/jcarr/go/pkg/mod/cache/download/go.wit.com/apps/go-clone/@v/v0.0.6.mod",
+// 	"GoVersion": "1.22.0"
+// }
+
+type Module struct {
+	Path       string       // module path
+	Query      string       // version query corresponding to this version
+	Version    string       // module version
+	Versions   []string     // available module versions
+	Replace    *Module      // replaced by this module
+	Time       *time.Time   // time version was created
+	Update     *Module      // available update (with -u)
+	Main       bool         // is this the main module?
+	Indirect   bool         // module is only indirectly needed by main module
+	Dir        string       // directory holding local copy of files, if any
+	GoMod      string       // path to go.mod file describing module, if any
+	GoVersion  string       // go version used in module
+	Retracted  []string     // retraction information, if any (with -retracted or -u)
+	Deprecated string       // deprecation message, if any (with -u)
+	Error      *ModuleError // error loading module
+	Sum        string       // checksum for path, version (as in go.sum)
+	GoModSum   string       // checksum for go.mod (as in go.sum)
+	Reuse      bool         // reuse of old module info is safe
+	Origin     Origin
+}
+
+type ModuleError struct {
+	Err string // the error itself
+}
+
+// An Origin describes the provenance of a given repo method result.
+// It can be passed to CheckReuse (usually in a different go command invocation)
+// to see whether the result remains up-to-date.
+type Origin struct {
+	VCS    string `json:",omitempty"` // "git" etc
+	URL    string `json:",omitempty"` // URL of repository
+	Subdir string `json:",omitempty"` // subdirectory in repo
+
+	Hash string `json:",omitempty"` // commit hash or ID
+
+	// If TagSum is non-empty, then the resolution of this module version
+	// depends on the set of tags present in the repo, specifically the tags
+	// of the form TagPrefix + a valid semver version.
+	// If the matching repo tags and their commit hashes still hash to TagSum,
+	// the Origin is still valid (at least as far as the tags are concerned).
+	// The exact checksum is up to the Repo implementation; see (*gitRepo).Tags.
+	TagPrefix string `json:",omitempty"`
+	TagSum    string `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	// If Ref is non-empty, then the resolution of this module version
+	// depends on Ref resolving to the revision identified by Hash.
+	// If Ref still resolves to Hash, the Origin is still valid (at least as far as Ref is concerned).
+	// For Git, the Ref is a full ref like "refs/heads/main" or "refs/tags/v1.2.3",
+	// and the Hash is the Git object hash the ref maps to.
+	// Other VCS might choose differently, but the idea is that Ref is the name
+	// with a mutable meaning while Hash is a name with an immutable meaning.
+	Ref string `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	// If RepoSum is non-empty, then the resolution of this module version
+	// failed due to the repo being available but the version not being present.
+	// This depends on the entire state of the repo, which RepoSum summarizes.
+	// For Git, this is a hash of all the refs and their hashes.
+	RepoSum string `json:",omitempty"`
+}
+
+// A Tags describes the available tags in a code repository.
+
+func runGoList(url string) (string, error) {
+	ver, err := getLatestVersion(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	r := shell.Run([]string{"go", "list", "-json", "-m", url + "@" + ver})
+	var modInfo Module
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &modInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("runGoList() r.Output =", out)
+		log.Info("runGoList() json.Unmarshal() error =", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	log.Info("runGoList() Output.Origin.URL =", modInfo.Origin.URL)
+	return modInfo.Origin.URL, err
+}
+
+func getLatestVersion(url string) (string, error) {
+	r := shell.Run([]string{"go", "list", "-json", "-m", url + "@latest"})
+	var modInfo Module
+	out := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &modInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("runGoList() r.Output =", out)
+		log.Info("runGoList() json.Unmarshal() error =", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	log.Info("runGoList() Output.Version =", modInfo.Version)
+	return modInfo.Version, err
+}

merge.go

@@ -0,0 +1,512 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/widget"
+)
+
+// used to block commits on non-user branches
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsUserBranch() bool {
+	if rs.GetCurrentBranchName() == rs.GetUserBranchName() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DeleteUserBranch(force bool) bool {
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "figure out what to do here")
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) ResetBranches() bool {
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "figure out what to do here")
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) FetchMaster() (error, string) {
+	// log.Log(REPOWARN, "FetchMaster() start", rs.Name())
+	master := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	return rs.fetchBranchByName(master)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) FetchDevel() (error, string) {
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	return rs.fetchBranchByName(devel)
+}
+
+// fetch the branch by name
+func (rs *RepoStatus) fetchBranchByName(bname string) (error, string) {
+	if rs.GetCurrentBranchName() != rs.GetUserBranchName() {
+		return errors.New("not in user branch"), ""
+	}
+	if rs.gitConfig == nil {
+		return errors.New("missing .git/config"), ""
+	}
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.Name(), "looking for branch:", bname)
+	for name, branch := range rs.gitConfig.branches {
+		if name == bname {
+			// found the branch!
+			log.Log(REPO, "  ", name, "remote:", branch.remote, "merge", branch.merge)
+			cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", branch.remote, bname + ":" + bname}
+			log.Log(REPO, "running:", rs.Name(), cmd)
+			r := rs.Run(cmd)
+			output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+			return r.Error, strings.TrimSpace(output)
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.New("branch " + bname + " not found"), ""
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeUserToDevel() bool {
+	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	user := rs.GetUserBranchName()
+
+	log.Info("MergeUserToDevel() checking out", devel, "started on", startbranch, "merge", user)
+
+	var all [][]string
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", devel})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", user})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
+
+	if rs.DoAll(all) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "MergeUserToDevel() failed", rs.Path())
+		rs.updateNew()
+		return true
+	}
+	// DoAll failed
+	rs.updateNew()
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MergeDevelToMaster() bool {
+	startbranch := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	main := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+
+	log.Info("MergeDevelToMaster() checking out", main, "started on", startbranch, "merge", devel)
+
+	var all [][]string
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", main})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "merge", devel})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push"})
+
+	if rs.DoAll(all) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "MergeDevelToMaster() failed", rs.Path())
+		rs.updateNew()
+		return true
+	}
+	// DoAll failed
+	rs.updateNew()
+	return false
+}
+
+/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) runReleaseVersionB() bool {
+	if !rs.generateCmd() {
+		log.Warn("something is wrong. fix the errors first")
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
+	log.Warn("MAKING A RELEASE AND VERSION")
+	if !rs.runGitCommands(true) {
+		log.Warn("SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
+		rs.UpdateNew()
+		rs.Enable()
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK. runReleaseVersionB worked. Release is finished. restart autotypist()")
+	rs.Hide()
+	return true
+}
+*/
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
+	if !rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
+		log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK returned true. can run this again?")
+	/*
+		log.Warn("develMerge =", rs.develMergeB.String())
+		label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+		if label == rs.develMergeB.String() {
+			log.Warn("LABELS MATCH", label, rs.develMergeB.String())
+			if !rs.RunDevelMergeB() {
+				log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		if rs.develMergeB.String() == "ready to release" {
+			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
+			if rs.releaseVersion.String() == "Release!" {
+				log.Warn("releaseVersion == 'Release!'. safe to do release version HERE?")
+				log.Warn("rs.newversion =", rs.newversion.String())
+				log.Warn("rs.targetReleaseVersion =", rs.targetReleaseVersion.String())
+				log.Warn("Are these equal?")
+				if rs.newversion.String() == rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() {
+					log.Warn("THEY ARE EQUAL!")
+					rs.runReleaseVersionB()
+				} else {
+					log.Warn("THEY ARE NOT EQUAL")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	*/
+	return true
+}
+
+var releaseRevision string = ""
+
+// over ride the computation of this if a release is being created
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setRevision(c string) {
+	if releaseRevision == "" {
+		rs.revision.SetText(c)
+	}
+	rs.revision.SetText(releaseRevision)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) SetVersion(a, b, c string, reason string) {
+	rs.major.SetText(a)
+	rs.minor.SetText(b)
+	releaseRevision = c
+	rs.setRevision(c)
+
+	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText("v" + a + "." + b + "." + c)
+
+	rs.versionMessage.SetLabel(reason)
+	rs.versionMessage.SetText(reason)
+	// rs.versionMessage.SetValue(reason)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementMinorVersion(reason string) {
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
+	var major, minor, revision string
+	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
+
+	olda, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
+	oldb, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
+	oldc, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
+
+	oldb += 1
+	oldc = 0
+
+	newa := strconv.Itoa(olda)
+	newb := strconv.Itoa(oldb)
+	newc := strconv.Itoa(oldc)
+
+	rs.SetVersion(newa, newb, newc, reason)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementRevisionVersion(reason string) {
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
+	var major, minor, revision string
+	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
+
+	olda, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
+	oldb, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
+	oldc, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
+
+	oldc += 1
+
+	newa := strconv.Itoa(olda)
+	newb := strconv.Itoa(oldb)
+	newc := strconv.Itoa(oldc)
+
+	rs.SetVersion(newa, newb, newc, reason)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
+	var major, minor, revision string
+	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
+
+	olda, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
+	oldb, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
+	oldc, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
+
+	log.Log(INFO, "current version here", lasttag)
+	log.Log(INFO, "current release a,b,c =", major, minor, revision)
+
+	newa, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.major.String())
+
+	newver := strconv.Itoa(newa)
+	if newa < olda {
+		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag, "newa =", newa, "olda =", olda)
+		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
+		return false
+	}
+	if newa > olda {
+		log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
+		rs.minor.SetText("0")
+		rs.setRevision("0")
+		newver := strconv.Itoa(newa) + ".0.0"
+		rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	newb, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.minor.String())
+	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb)
+	if newb < oldb {
+		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag, "newb =", newb, "oldb =", oldb)
+		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if newb > oldb {
+		log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
+		newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb) + ".0"
+		rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
+		rs.setRevision("0")
+		return true
+	}
+
+	newc, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.revision.String())
+	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newc)
+	if newc <= oldc {
+		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
+		rs.newversion.SetLabel("bad")
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Log(INFO, "new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
+	rs.newversion.SetLabel(newver)
+	return true
+}
+
+// the newversion field goes through some sanity checking
+// to make sure it's greater than the existing tag and
+// valid according to golang -- it must be format 'v1.2.3'
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetNewVersionTag() string {
+	return rs.newversion.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementRevision() {
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
+	var major, minor, revision string
+	if rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() == "" {
+		major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
+		log.Warn("Should release version here", lasttag)
+		log.Log(INFO, "Should release a,b,c", major, minor, revision)
+	} else {
+		// this means there is a specific release version trying to be done
+		// use the target release version instead
+		major, minor, revision = splitVersion(rs.targetReleaseVersion.String())
+		log.Warn("Should release version here", lasttag)
+		log.Log(INFO, "Should release a,b,c", major, minor, revision)
+	}
+
+	a, _ := strconv.Atoi(major)
+	b, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
+	c, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
+
+	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a))
+	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a + 1))
+	rs.major.SetText(widget.GetString(a))
+
+	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b))
+	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b + 1))
+	rs.minor.SetText(widget.GetString(b))
+
+	// rs.c := strconv.Atoi(revision)
+	rs.revision.AddText(strconv.Itoa(c + 1))
+	rs.revision.AddText(strconv.Itoa(c + 2))
+	rs.revision.SetText(strconv.Itoa(c + 1))
+	// rs.setRevision(widget.GetString(c + 1))
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
+	log.Log(INFO, "Is repo dirty?", rs.dirtyLabel.String())
+	log.Log(INFO, "list the known tags")
+	rs.DisableEverything()
+	rs.populateTags()
+	log.Log(INFO, "Does devel == user?", rs.develBranchVersion.String(), rs.userBranchVersion.String())
+	if rs.develBranchVersion.String() != rs.userBranchVersion.String() {
+		log.Log(INFO, "devel does not equal user")
+		log.Log(INFO, "merge or squash?")
+		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
+		rs.setMergeUserCommands()
+		label := "merge user into " + rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+		rs.develMergeB.SetLabel(label)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Log(INFO, "Does master == devel? ", rs.GetMasterVersion(), rs.GetDevelVersion())
+	if rs.GetMasterVersion() != rs.GetDevelVersion() {
+		log.Log(INFO, "master does not equal devel. merge devel into master")
+		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
+		rs.setMergeDevelCommands()
+		label := "merge devel into " + rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+		rs.develMergeB.SetLabel(label)
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
+		log.Log(INFO, "master does not equal last tag")
+		rs.incrementRevision()
+		rs.EnableSelectTag()
+		rs.setTag()
+		return
+	}
+	log.Log(INFO, "Is repo pushed upstream? git.wit.org or github?")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) generateCmd() bool {
+	// the length of 24 is arbitrary, but should be short
+	// they should be things like perhaps, major release names
+	// or something the users might see.
+	// aka: "Topsy", "Picasso", "Buzz", etc
+
+	if !rs.setTag() {
+		log.Log(INFO, "tag sucked. fix your tag version")
+		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message (bad version)")
+		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.Log(INFO, "tag is valid!!!!")
+	rs.setGitCommands()
+
+	if rs.versionMessage.String() == "" {
+		log.Log(INFO, "tag message is empty!!!!")
+		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
+		return false
+	}
+	if len(rs.versionMessage.String()) > 24 {
+		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message (too long)")
+	} else {
+		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message")
+	}
+	rs.releaseVersion.SetLabel("Release Tag!")
+	rs.releaseVersion.Enable()
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) runGitCommands(verbose bool) bool {
+	var line []string
+	for _, line = range rs.versionCmds {
+		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
+		if verbose {
+			log.Log(WARN, "RUNNING:", s)
+		}
+		rs.develMergeB.SetText(s)
+		r := rs.Run(line)
+		output := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n"))
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Warn("ABEND EXECUTION")
+			log.Warn("error =", r.Error)
+			log.Warn("output =", output)
+			return false
+		}
+		if r.Exit != 0 {
+			log.Warn("Returned with exit =", r.Exit)
+			log.Warn("output was =", output)
+		}
+		log.Log(INFO, "RUN DONE")
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setGitCommands() {
+	var line1, line2, line3 []string
+	var all [][]string
+
+	newTag := rs.newversion.String()
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "tag", "v"+newTag, "-m", rs.versionMessage.String())
+	all = append(all, line1)
+	line2 = append(line2, "git", "push", "--tags")
+	all = append(all, line2)
+	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push", "--prune", "--tags")
+	all = append(all, line3)
+
+	rs.versionCmds = all
+
+	var tmp []string
+	// convert to displayable to the user text
+	for _, line := range all {
+		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
+		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
+		tmp = append(tmp, s)
+	}
+
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
+	var line1, line2, line3 []string
+	var all [][]string
+
+	master := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", master)
+	all = append(all, line1)
+	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", devel)
+	all = append(all, line2)
+	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
+	all = append(all, line3)
+
+	rs.versionCmds = all
+
+	var tmp []string
+	// convert to displayable to the user text
+	for _, line := range all {
+		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
+		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
+		tmp = append(tmp, s)
+	}
+
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
+	var line1, line2, line3 []string
+	var all [][]string
+
+	devel := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	user := rs.userWorkingName.String()
+
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "checkout", devel)
+	all = append(all, line1)
+	line2 = append(line2, "git", "merge", user)
+	all = append(all, line2)
+	line3 = append(line3, "git", "push")
+	all = append(all, line3)
+
+	rs.versionCmds = all
+
+	var tmp []string
+	// convert to displayable to the user text
+	for _, line := range all {
+		s := strings.Join(line, " ")
+		log.Log(INFO, "s =", s)
+		tmp = append(tmp, s)
+	}
+
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetValue(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsCorrectMode(mode string) bool {
+	switch mode {
+	case "master":
+		if rs.GetCurrentBranchName() == rs.GetMasterBranchName() {
+			return true
+		} else {
+			return false
+		}
+	case "devel":
+		if rs.GetCurrentBranchName() == rs.GetDevelBranchName() {
+			return true
+		} else {
+			return false
+		}
+	case "user":
+		if rs.GetCurrentBranchName() == rs.GetUserBranchName() {
+			return true
+		} else {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

mirror.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	// "go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+)
+
+// this is experiemental work on making 'View's or Table Row's
+// this may or may not be a good idea
+
+// returns a widget of the last tag that acts as a mirror
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorLastTag() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.lasttag.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorTargetVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.targetReleaseVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorCurrentVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.currentVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorCurrentName() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.currentBranch.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorGitState() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.gitState.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorMasterVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.mainBranchVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorDevelVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.develBranchVersion.MirrorValue()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) MirrorUserVersion() *gui.Node {
+	return rs.userBranchVersion.MirrorValue()
+}

modifyBox.go

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
+	rs.gitCommandsGroup = box.NewGroup("modify")
+	newgrid := rs.gitCommandsGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 0, 0)
+
+	newgrid.NewButton("Rescan Repo", func() {
+		rs.Update()
+	})
+
+	newgrid.NewButton("CheckDirty()", func() {
+		if rs.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Log(WARN, "is dirty")
+		} else {
+			log.Log(WARN, "is not dirty")
+		}
+	})
+
+	newgrid.NewButton("show .git/config", func() {
+		if rs.gitConfig == nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "Nonexistant or damaged .git/config", rs.String())
+			return
+		}
+		log.Log(WARN, ".git/config:", rs.realPath.String())
+
+		// The info:
+		for name, remote := range rs.gitConfig.remotes {
+			log.Log(WARN, "  ", name, "url:", remote.url)
+		}
+		for name, branch := range rs.gitConfig.branches {
+			log.Log(WARN, "  ", name, "remote:", branch.remote, "merge", branch.merge)
+		}
+	})
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	newgrid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
+		rs.GitPull()
+	})
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	label := "merge " + rs.userWorkingName.String() + " to " + rs.develWorkingName.String()
+	rs.develMergeB = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
+		rs.Disable()
+		if rs.MergeUserToDevel() {
+			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
+		}
+		rs.Enable()
+	})
+
+	label = "merge " + rs.develWorkingName.String() + " to " + rs.mainWorkingName.String()
+	rs.mainMergeB = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
+		rs.Disable()
+		if rs.MergeDevelToMaster() {
+			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
+		}
+		rs.Enable()
+	})
+	newgrid.NewButton("increment version", func() {
+		rs.IncrementVersion()
+	})
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.major = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "major")
+	rs.major.Custom = func() {
+		rs.setTag()
+		rs.generateCmd()
+	}
+	// rs.major.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.minor = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "minor")
+	rs.minor.Custom = func() {
+		rs.setTag()
+		rs.generateCmd()
+	}
+	// rs.minor.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.revision = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "revision")
+	rs.revision.Custom = func() {
+		rs.setTag()
+		rs.generateCmd()
+	}
+	// rs.revision.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	// newgrid.NewLabel("new tag version")
+	rs.newversion = newgrid.NewLabel("0.0.1")
+	// rs.newversion.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.versionMessage = gadgets.NewBasicEntry(newgrid, "tag message")
+	rs.versionMessage.Custom = func() {
+		rs.generateCmd()
+	}
+	// rs.versionMessage.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.versionCmdOutput = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "tag cmd")
+	// rs.versionCmdOutput.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	rs.releaseVersion = newgrid.NewButton("tag and release new version", func() {
+		rs.Disable()
+		rs.MergeDevelToMaster()
+	})
+	// rs.releaseVersion.Hide()
+	newgrid.NextRow()
+
+	newgrid.Margin()
+	newgrid.Pad()
+}

new.go

@@ -2,59 +2,102 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 var windowMap map[string]*RepoStatus
 
-func ListAll() {
+func init() {
+	windowMap = make(map[string]*RepoStatus)
+}
+
+// deprecate this
+func ListAllOld() {
 	for path, rs := range windowMap {
 		log.Warn(rs.GetMasterVersion(), path)
 	}
 }
 
-func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
+// returns the object for the path
+// deprecate this
+func FindPathOld(path string) *RepoStatus {
+	if windowMap[path] == nil {
+		log.Log(INFO, "FindPath() not initialized yet", path)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return windowMap[path]
+}
+
+// makes a window of the status of the repo
+// don't worry, you can think of it like Sierpinski carpet
+// it's doesn't need to be displayed so it'll work fine even in an embedded space
+func New(path string) (*RepoStatus, error) {
+	err, r := NewRepoStatusWindow(path)
+	return r, err
+}
+
+func SetWorkPath(path string) {
+	os.Setenv("REPO_WORK_PATH", path)
+}
+
+func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) (error, *RepoStatus) {
+	path, realpath, goSrcDir, isGoLang, err := guessPaths(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err, nil
+	}
+
 	if windowMap[path] == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "NewRepoStatusWindow() adding new", path)
 	} else {
-		log.Warn("This already exists yet for path", path)
+		log.Warn("This already exists for path", path)
 		log.Warn("should return windowMap[path] here")
-		return windowMap[path]
+		return nil, windowMap[path]
 	}
 
-	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	rs := &RepoStatus{
-	if err != nil {
+		ready: false,
-		log.Log(WARN, "Error getting home directory:", err)
-		return nil
 	}
 
-	goSrcDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src")
+	rs.tags = make(map[string]string)
-	realpath := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path)
+	rs.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("GO Repo Details " + path)
-
+	rs.window.Horizontal()
-	filename := filepath.Join(goSrcDir, path, ".git/config")
+	rs.window.Make()
-
+	basebox := rs.window.Box()
-	_, err = os.Open(filename)
+	group := basebox.NewGroup("stuff")
-	if err != nil {
+	primarybox := group.Box()
-		log.Log(WARN, "Error reading:", filename, err)
+	primarybox.Horizontal()
-		return nil
+	box2 := group.Box()
+	rs.ready = true
+	rs.window.Custom = func() {
+		rs.Hide()
+		log.Warn("repostatus user closed the window()")
 	}
 
-	rs := New(gui.TreeRoot(), path)
+	// display the status of the git repository
-	rs.draw()
+	rs.drawGitStatus(primarybox)
+
+	// display the git branches and options
+	rs.makeBranchesBox(primarybox)
+
+	// show standard git commit and merge controls
+	rs.drawGitCommands(primarybox)
 
 	// save ~/go/src & the whole path strings
 	rs.path.SetValue(path)
 	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(goSrcDir)
 	rs.realPath.SetValue(realpath)
 
+	// add all the tags
+	rs.makeTagBox(box2)
+
 	rs.readGitConfig()
 
 	rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
+	// ignore everything else for now
+	// todo: move this logic to cfgfile.go
 	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "go.wit.com") {
 		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
 	}
@@ -62,32 +105,17 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(path string) *RepoStatus {
 		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
 	}
 
-	windowMap[path] = rs
+	// tries 'master', 'main', etc.
+	rs.guessMainWorkingName()
+	// tries 'devel', etc
+	rs.guessDevelWorkingName()
+	// sets this to os.Username
+	rs.setUserWorkingName()
 
-	// todo check if a window already exists for this path
+	if isGoLang {
-	return rs
+		rs.isGoLang.SetText("true")
-}
+		rs.goPath.SetText(path)
-
-func New(p *gui.Node, path string) *RepoStatus {
-	rs := &RepoStatus{
-		hidden: true,
-		ready:  false,
-		parent: p,
-	}
-	rs.tags = make(map[string]string)
-	rs.window = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(p, "GO Repo Details "+path)
-	rs.window.Horizontal()
-	rs.window.Make()
-	rs.ready = true
-	rs.window.Custom = func() {
-		// rs.hidden = true
-		rs.Hide()
-		log.Warn("repostatus user closed the window()")
 	}
 	windowMap[path] = rs
-	return rs
+	return nil, rs
-}
-
-func init() {
-	windowMap = make(map[string]*RepoStatus)
 }

revert.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import "go.wit.com/log"
+
+// reverts master to devel
+// used in the unwind process of making GUI releases
+func (rs *RepoStatus) RevertMasterToDevel() bool {
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Info("sorry, it's still dirty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	curName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	dName := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	mName := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	if curName != mName {
+		log.Info("repo is not working from main branch", curName, "!=", mName)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.Info("reset master to devel", curName, rs.String())
+
+	var all [][]string
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", dName}) // switch to the devel branch
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "branch", "-D", mName})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "branch", mName}) // make a master branch based on devel
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "checkout", mName})
+	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push", "--set-upstream", "--force", "origin", mName})
+
+	// don't do anything with tags here
+	// all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", release.version.String()})
+	// all = append(all, []string{"git", "push", "--delete", "origin", release.version.String()})
+
+	if rs.DoAll(all) {
+		log.Info("EVERYTHING OK. RERELEASED", rs.String())
+		return true
+	}
+
+	log.Info("SOMETHING FAILED")
+	return false
+}

structs.go

@@ -7,47 +7,57 @@ import (
 
 type RepoStatus struct {
 	ready   bool
-	hidden  bool
+	changed bool // keeps track of changes that might have happened
-	changed bool
+	changes string
+	tags    map[string]string
+	InitOk  bool // it takes a second or so to init these
 
-	// lasttagrev string
+	// used to temporarily tell the automation tools to
-	tags map[string]string
+	// try to ignore this repo's changes and state
+	// specifically when doing formal releases, sometimes
+	// some repos are in flux and can't be changed. This
+	// means attempt to overlook that situation.
+	Whitelist bool
 
-	parent *gui.Node
+	window *gadgets.BasicWindow // the main window for this repo
-
+	Tags   *GitTagBox           // a box of all the git tags
-	window *gadgets.BasicWindow
 
 	dirtyLabel *gadgets.OneLiner
+	dirtyList  string // the output from git status --porcelain
 	readOnly   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	gitState   *gadgets.OneLiner
+
+	primitive *gadgets.OneLiner // aka: doesn't have a go.sum file
+	private   *gadgets.OneLiner // it's not possible to publish this to pkg.go.dev
+	protobuf  *gadgets.OneLiner // is this repo a protobuf repo?
 
 	path      *gadgets.OneLiner
 	goSrcPath *gadgets.OneLiner
+	goPath    *gadgets.OneLiner
 	realPath  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	isGoLang  *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	currentBranch  *gadgets.OneLiner
 	currentVersion *gadgets.OneLiner
-	tagsDrop       *gadgets.BasicDropdown
 
-	lasttag             *gadgets.OneLiner
+	mainWorkingName    *gadgets.OneLiner      // the actual name of the primary branch
-	masterBranchVersion *gadgets.OneLiner
+	develWorkingName   *gadgets.OneLiner      // the actual name of the devel branch
-	develBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	userWorkingName    *gadgets.OneLiner      // the actual name of the user branch
-	userBranchVersion   *gadgets.OneLiner
+	develMergeB        *gui.Node              // button to merge from user to devel
+	mainMergeB         *gui.Node              // button to merge from devel to master
+	releaseVersion     *gui.Node              // the release version
+	minor              *gadgets.BasicCombobox // the '3' in version v3.1.4
+	major              *gadgets.BasicCombobox // the '1' in version v3.1.4
+	revision           *gadgets.BasicCombobox // the '4' in version v3.1.4
+	lasttag            *gadgets.OneLiner      // the last tag version
+	mainBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner      // the primary branch version
+	develBranchVersion *gadgets.OneLiner      // the devel branch version
+	userBranchVersion  *gadgets.OneLiner      // the user branch version
 
-	mainWorkingName  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	versionMessage       *gadgets.BasicEntry
-	develWorkingName *gadgets.OneLiner
+	versionCmds          [][]string
-	userWorkingName  *gadgets.OneLiner
+	versionCmdOutput     *gadgets.OneLiner
-
+	targetReleaseVersion *gadgets.OneLiner
-	develMerge     *gui.Node
-	releaseVersion *gui.Node
-
-	//	vgroup		*gui.Node
-	minor    *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	major    *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-	revision *gadgets.BasicCombobox
-
-	versionMessage   *gadgets.BasicEntry
-	versionCmds      [][]string
-	versionCmdOutput *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	newversion *gui.Node
 
@@ -55,10 +65,6 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	gitStatusGroup   *gui.Node
 	gitCommandsGroup *gui.Node
 
-	masterDrop *gadgets.BasicDropdown
-	develDrop  *gadgets.BasicDropdown
-	userDrop   *gadgets.BasicDropdown
-
 	showBranchesButton  *gui.Node
 	checkBranchesButton *gui.Node
 
@@ -67,4 +73,7 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 
 	gitConfig *GitConfig
 	goConfig  GoConfig
+
+	switchBranchB *gui.Node
+	targetBranch  *gui.Node
 }

tagWindow.go

@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+package repostatus
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+type Tag struct {
+	// tracks if the tag is displayed
+	hidden bool
+
+	// the tag "v0.1.3"
+	tag *gui.Node
+
+	// the .git/ref hash
+	ref *gui.Node
+
+	// the .git/ref date
+	date     *gui.Node
+	duration *gui.Node
+
+	// the tag comment
+	subject *gui.Node
+
+	// a button to delete the tag
+	deleteB *gui.Node
+}
+
+// a GUI box of all the tags in a repo
+type GitTagBox struct {
+	// the box to list all the tags in
+	box   *gui.Node
+	group *gui.Node
+	grid  *gui.Node
+
+	// all the tags
+	tags []*Tag
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) error {
+	if rs.Tags != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "already scanned tags")
+		return errors.New("already scanned tags")
+	}
+	tagB := new(GitTagBox)
+	rs.Tags = tagB
+	tagB.group = box.NewGroup(".git tags for " + rs.String())
+
+	//	tagB.group.NewButton("prune tags", func() {
+	//		tagB.Prune()
+	//	})
+	var dups *gui.Node
+
+	dups = tagB.group.NewCheckbox("Show duplicate tags").SetChecked(false)
+	dups.Custom = func() {
+		if dups.Checked() {
+			tagB.Prune()
+		} else {
+			for _, t := range tagB.tags {
+				t.Show()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	tagB.group.NewButton("delete all", func() {
+		for i, t := range tagB.tags {
+			if t.hidden {
+				// log.Info("tag is hidden", i, t.tag.String())
+				continue
+			}
+			log.Info("tag is shown", i, t.tag.String())
+			rs.DeleteTag(t)
+		}
+	})
+
+	grid := tagB.group.NewGrid("tags", 0, 0)
+	tagB.grid = grid
+
+	grid.NewLabel("version")
+	grid.NewLabel("ref")
+	grid.NewLabel("date")
+	grid.NewLabel("release subject")
+	// works like a typerwriter
+	grid.NextRow()
+
+	// git tag --list --sort=taggerdate
+	// git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag) %(*objectname) %(taggerdate)'
+	// git rev-parse HEAD
+	// if last tag == HEAD, then remove it
+
+	tags := []string{"%(objectname)", "%(creatordate)", "%(*authordate)", "%(refname)", "%(subject)"}
+	format := strings.Join(tags, "_,,,_")
+	cmd := []string{"git", "for-each-ref", "--sort=taggerdate", "--format", format}
+	// log.Info("RUNNING:", strings.Join(cmd, " "))
+	r := shell.PathRunQuiet(rs.Path(), cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Warn("git for-each-ref error:", r.Error)
+		return r.Error
+	}
+
+	lines := r.Stdout
+	// reverse the git order
+	slices.Reverse(lines)
+	tagB.tags = make([]*Tag, 0)
+
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		var parts []string
+		parts = make([]string, 0)
+		parts = strings.Split(line, "_,,,_")
+		if len(parts) != 5 {
+			log.Info("tag error:", i, parts)
+			continue
+		}
+		// log.Info("found tag:", i, parts)
+		rTag := new(Tag)
+		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(parts[3])
+		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(parts[0])
+
+		_, stamp, dur := getGitDateStamp(parts[1])
+		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(stamp)
+		rTag.duration = grid.NewLabel(dur)
+
+		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(parts[4])
+		rTag.deleteB = grid.NewButton("delete", func() {
+			tagversion := parts[0]
+			log.Info("remove tag", tagversion)
+			var all [][]string
+			all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", tagversion})
+			all = append(all, []string{"git", "push", "--delete", "origin", tagversion})
+
+			if rs.DoAll(all) {
+				log.Info("TAG DELETED", rs.String(), tagversion)
+			} else {
+				log.Info("TAG DELETE FAILED", rs.String(), tagversion)
+			}
+		})
+
+		tagB.tags = append(tagB.tags, rTag)
+		// works like a typerwriter
+		grid.NextRow()
+	}
+	// reverse the git order
+	// slices.Reverse(rtags.tags)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rtags *GitTagBox) ListAll() []*Tag {
+	var tags []*Tag
+	for _, t := range rtags.tags {
+		tags = append(tags, t)
+	}
+	return tags
+}
+
+func (rtags *GitTagBox) List() []*Tag {
+	var tags []*Tag
+	for _, t := range rtags.tags {
+		if t.hidden {
+			// log.Info("tag is hidden", i, t.tag.String())
+			continue
+		}
+		// log.Info("tag is shown", t.tag.String(), rtags.rs.String())
+		tags = append(tags, t)
+	}
+	return tags
+}
+
+func (rtags *GitTagBox) Prune() {
+	dups := make(map[string]*Tag)
+	for i, t := range rtags.tags {
+		if t == nil {
+			log.Info("tag empty:", i)
+			continue
+		}
+		ref := t.ref.String()
+		_, ok := dups[ref]
+		if ok {
+			log.Info("tag is duplicate:", i, t.tag.String())
+		} else {
+			log.Info("new tag", i, t.tag.String())
+			dups[ref] = t
+			t.Hide()
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+// hide tags worth keeping
+func (rtags *GitTagBox) PruneSmart() {
+	// always keep the first tag
+	var first bool = true
+
+	dups := make(map[string]*Tag)
+	for i, t := range rtags.tags {
+		if t == nil {
+			log.Info("tag empty:", i)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check for duplicate tags
+		ref := t.ref.String()
+		_, ok := dups[ref]
+		if ok {
+			log.Info("tag is duplicate:", i, t.tag.String())
+			continue
+		}
+		dups[ref] = t
+
+		// dump any tags that don't start with 'v'
+		//if !strings.HasPrefix(t.tag.String(), "v") {
+		//	log.Info("tag does not start with v", i, t.tag.String())
+		//	continue
+		//}
+
+		isVersion := regexp.MustCompile("v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+").MatchString
+		if isVersion(t.tag.String()) {
+			if first {
+				log.Info("keep first tag", i, t.tag.String())
+				t.Hide()
+				first = false
+				continue
+			}
+			log.Info("valid tag", i, t.tag.String())
+			t.Hide()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if first {
+			log.Info("keep first tag", i, t.tag.String())
+			t.Hide()
+			first = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		log.Info("keep tag", i, t.tag.String())
+	}
+}
+
+// deleting it locally triggers some but when
+// the git server was uncontactable (over IPv6 if that matters, probably it doesn't)
+// and then the local delete re-added it into the tag
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DeleteTag(rt *Tag) {
+	cmd := []string{"git", "push", "--delete", "origin", rt.tag.String()}
+	log.Info("RUN:", cmd)
+	r := rs.Run(cmd)
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Info("cmd failed", r.Error)
+		log.Info("output:", output)
+	}
+	log.Info("output:", output)
+
+	cmd = []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", rt.tag.String()}
+	log.Info("RUN:", cmd)
+	r = rs.Run(cmd)
+	output = strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Info("cmd failed", r.Error)
+		log.Info("output:", output)
+	}
+	log.Info("output:", output)
+
+}
+
+func (rt *Tag) TagString() string {
+	return rt.tag.String()
+}
+
+func (rt *Tag) Hide() {
+	rt.hidden = true
+	rt.tag.Hide()
+	rt.ref.Hide()
+	rt.date.Hide()
+	rt.duration.Hide()
+	rt.subject.Hide()
+	rt.deleteB.Hide()
+}
+
+func (rt *Tag) Show() {
+	rt.hidden = false
+	rt.tag.Show()
+	rt.ref.Show()
+	rt.date.Show()
+	rt.duration.Show()
+	rt.subject.Show()
+	rt.deleteB.Show()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) TagExists(findname string) bool {
+	allTags := rs.Tags.ListAll()
+	for _, t := range allTags {
+		tagname := t.TagString()
+		_, filename := filepath.Split(tagname)
+		if filename == findname {
+			// log.Info("found tag:", path, filename, "from", rs.Path())
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) LocalTagExists(findname string) bool {
+	allTags := rs.Tags.ListAll()
+	for _, t := range allTags {
+		tagname := t.TagString()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(tagname, "refs/remotes") {
+			continue
+		}
+		path, filename := filepath.Split(tagname)
+		log.Log(INFO, "tag:", path, filename, "from", rs.Path())
+		if filename == findname {
+			log.Log(INFO, "found tag:", path, filename, "from", rs.Path())
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// returns true if 'taggy' is _ONLY_ a local tag
+// this means you can not do a git pull or git push on it
+func (rs *RepoStatus) IsOnlyLocalTag(taggy string) bool {
+	// first make sure the tag is actually even local
+	if !rs.LocalTagExists(taggy) {
+		// this means it's not even local now.
+		return false
+	}
+	// okay, taggy exists, does it exist in a remote repo?
+	for _, t := range rs.Tags.ListAll() {
+		tagname := t.TagString()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(tagname, "refs/remotes") {
+			path, filename := filepath.Split(tagname)
+			if filename == taggy {
+				log.Log(REPOWARN, "found tag:", path, filename, "from", rs.Path())
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// we couldn't find the local tag anywhere remote, so it's probably only local
+	return true
+}
+
+func (t *Tag) Age() time.Duration {
+	const gitLayout = "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006 -0700"
+	tagTime, _ := time.Parse(gitLayout, t.date.String())
+	return time.Since(tagTime)
+}
+
+func (t *Tag) Name() string {
+	return t.tag.String()
+}
+
+func (t *Tag) GetDate() (time.Time, error) {
+	const gitLayout = "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006 -0700"
+	tagTime, err := time.Parse(gitLayout, t.date.String())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "tag date err", t.ref.String(), t.tag.String(), err)
+		return time.Now(), err
+	}
+	return tagTime, nil
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) NewestTag() *Tag {
+	var newest *Tag
+	var newestTime time.Time
+	var tagTime time.Time
+	var err error
+	var allTags []*Tag
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	allTags = make([]*Tag, 0, 0)
+	junk := rs.Tags.ListAll()
+	allTags = append(allTags, junk...)
+	for _, t := range allTags {
+		mu.Lock()
+		if tagTime, err = t.GetDate(); err != nil {
+			mu.Unlock()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// log.Log(REPOWARN, "tag", t.ref.String(), t.date.String(), t.tag.String())
+		// if this is the first tag, use it
+		if newest == nil {
+			newestTime = tagTime
+			newest = t
+		}
+
+		// if the tag date is after the newest date, it's newer so use this tag
+		if tagTime.After(newestTime) {
+			newestTime = tagTime
+			newest = t
+		}
+		mu.Unlock()
+	}
+	return newest
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DumpTags() {
+	for _, t := range rs.Tags.ListAll() {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "tag", t.ref.String(), t.date.String(), t.tag.String())
+	}
+}

unix.go

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-// This is a simple example
 package repostatus
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-cmd/cmd"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -115,60 +117,16 @@ func splitVersion(version string) (a, b, c string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// temp hack. fix this
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Run(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
-func runCmd(path string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
+	path := rs.realPath.String()
-	return RunCmd(path, parts)
+	r := shell.PathRun(path, cmd)
-}
+	output := strings.Join(r.Stdout, "\n")
-
+	if r.Error != nil {
-func RunCmd(workingpath string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd:", cmd)
-	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		log.Log(WARN, "ouptput:", output)
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
+		log.Log(WARN, "failed with error:", r.Error)
-		return errors.New("empty"), false, ""
 	}
-	if parts[0] == "" {
+	return r
-		log.Warn("command line was empty")
-		return errors.New("empty"), false, ""
-	}
-	thing := parts[0]
-	parts = parts[1:]
-	log.Log(INFO, "working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-
-	// Create the command
-	cmd := exec.Command(thing, parts...)
-
-	// Set the working directory
-	cmd.Dir = workingpath
-
-	// Execute the command
-	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		if thing == "git" {
-			log.Log(INFO, "git ERROR. maybe okay", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-			log.Log(INFO, "git ERROR. maybe okay err =", err)
-			if err.Error() == "exit status 1" {
-				log.Log(INFO, "git ERROR. normal exit status 1")
-				if parts[0] == "diff-index" {
-					log.Log(INFO, "git normal diff-index when repo dirty")
-					return nil, false, "git diff-index exit status 1"
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		log.Log(WARN, "ERROR working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-		log.Log(WARN, "ERROR working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-		log.Log(WARN, "ERROR working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
-		log.Error(err)
-		log.Warn("output was", string(output))
-		log.Warn("cmd exited with error", err)
-		// panic("fucknuts")
-		return err, false, string(output)
-	}
-
-	tmp := string(output)
-	tmp = strings.TrimSpace(tmp)
-
-	// Print the output
-	return nil, true, tmp
 }
 
 // Set the path to the package
@@ -190,19 +148,35 @@ func IsDirectory(path string) bool {
 	return info.IsDir()
 }
 
-func VerifyLocalGoRepo(gorepo string) bool {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Exists(filename string) bool {
-	// Get current user
+	if rs == nil {
-	usr, err := user.Current()
+		log.Warn("rs == nil for Exists()")
+		panic(-1)
+	}
+	testf := filepath.Join(rs.Path(), filename)
+	if Exists(testf) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) mtime(filename string) (time.Time, error) {
+	pathf := filepath.Join(rs.Path(), filename)
+	statf, err := os.Stat(pathf)
+	if err == nil {
+		return statf.ModTime(), nil
+	}
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "mtime() error", pathf, err)
+	return time.Now(), err
+}
+
+// returns true if the file exists
+func Exists(file string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "VerifyLocalGoRepo() thinks you should switch to Ultrix")
 		return false
 	}
-
+	return true
-	// Form the path to the home Git directory
-	gitDir := filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, "go/src/", gorepo, ".git")
-
-	log.Log(INFO, "go directory:", gitDir)
-	return IsDirectory(gitDir)
 }
 
 func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
@@ -212,3 +186,239 @@ func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), nil
 }
+
+// converts a git for-each-ref date. "Wed Feb 7 10:13:38 2024 -0600"
+func getGitDateStamp(gitdefault string) (time.Time, string, string) {
+	// now := time.Now().Format("Wed Feb 7 10:13:38 2024 -0600")
+	const gitLayout = "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006 -0700"
+	tagTime, err := time.Parse(gitLayout, gitdefault)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("GOT THIS IN PARSE AAA." + gitdefault + ".AAA")
+		log.Warn(err)
+		return time.Now(), "Feb 1 12:34:56 1978 -0600", ""
+	}
+	return tagTime, gitdefault, getDurationStamp(tagTime)
+}
+func getRawDateStamp(raw string) (time.Time, string, string) {
+	parts := strings.Split(raw, " ")
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		// raw was blank here
+		// return "Jan 4 1977", "40y" // eh, why not. it'll be easy to grep for this
+		return time.Now(), "Jan 4 1977", "40y" // eh, why not. it'll be easy to grep for this
+	}
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64) // base 10 string, return int64
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn("Error converting timestamp:", raw)
+		log.Warn("Error converting timestamp err =", err)
+		return time.Now(), "", ""
+	}
+
+	// Parse the Unix timestamp into a time.Time object
+	gitTagDate := time.Unix(i, 0)
+	return gitTagDate, gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC"), getDurationStamp(gitTagDate)
+}
+
+func getDurationStamp(t time.Time) string {
+
+	// Get the current time
+	currentTime := time.Now()
+
+	// Calculate the duration between t current time
+	duration := currentTime.Sub(t)
+
+	return formatDuration(duration)
+}
+
+func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
+	seconds := int(d.Seconds()) % 60
+	minutes := int(d.Minutes()) % 60
+	hours := int(d.Hours()) % 24
+	days := int(d.Hours()) / 24
+	years := int(d.Hours()) / (24 * 365)
+
+	result := ""
+	if years > 0 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dy ", years)
+		return result
+	}
+	if days > 0 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dd ", days)
+		return result
+	}
+	if hours > 0 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dh ", hours)
+		return result
+	}
+	if minutes > 0 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%dm ", minutes)
+		return result
+	}
+	if seconds > 0 {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermNohup(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmd(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Xterm(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmd(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermWait(cmdline string) {
+	shell.XtermCmdWait(rs.Path(), []string{cmdline})
+}
+
+/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermNohup(args []string) {
+	var argsX = []string{"xterm", "-geometry", "120x40"}
+	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c")
+	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
+	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
+	// set less to not exit on small diff's
+	os.Setenv("LESS", "-+F -+X -R")
+	cmd := exec.Command("nohup", argsX...)
+	path := rs.realPath.String()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	log.Info("path =", path)
+	log.Info("cmd =", strings.Join(args, " "))
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd =", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd =", argsX)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) Xterm(args []string) {
+	var argsX = []string{"-geometry", "120x40"}
+	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c")
+	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
+	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
+	// set less to not exit on small diff's
+	os.Setenv("LESS", "-+F -+X -R")
+	cmd := exec.Command("xterm", argsX...)
+	path := rs.realPath.String()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+/*
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermHold(args []string) {
+	var argsX = []string{"-hold", "-geometry", "120x40"}
+	tmp := strings.Join(args, " ") + ";bash"
+	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c", tmp)
+	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
+	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
+	// set less to not exit on small diff's
+	os.Setenv("LESS", "-+F -+X -R")
+	cmd := exec.Command("xterm", argsX...)
+	path := rs.realPath.String()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Info("xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Info("path =", path)
+		log.Info("cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	}
+}
+*/
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) XtermBash(args []string) {
+	var argsX = []string{"-geometry", "120x40"}
+	tmp := strings.Join(args, " ") + ";bash"
+	argsX = append(argsX, "-e", "bash", "-c", tmp)
+	argsX = append(argsX, args...)
+	log.Info("xterm cmd=", argsX)
+	// set less to not exit on small diff's
+	os.Setenv("LESS", "-+F -+X -R")
+	cmd := exec.Command("xterm", argsX...)
+	path := rs.realPath.String()
+	cmd.Dir = path
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() failed")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	} else {
+		log.Log(WARN, "xterm.Run() worked")
+		log.Log(WARN, "path =", path)
+		log.Log(WARN, "cmd = xterm", argsX)
+	}
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) DoAll(all [][]string) bool {
+	for _, cmd := range all {
+		log.Log(WARN, "doAll() RUNNING: cmd =", cmd)
+		r := rs.Run(cmd)
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "doAll() err =", r.Error)
+			log.Log(WARN, "doAll() out =", r.Stdout)
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
+	var all []string
+	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Log(REPOWARN, "Error accessing path:", path, err)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Check if the path is a directory and has a .git subdirectory
+		if info.IsDir() && IsGitDir(path) {
+			all = append(all, path)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "Error walking the path:", srcDir, err)
+	}
+
+	return all
+}
+
+func ScanForProtobuf(srcDir string) ([]string, []string, error) {
+	var protofiles []string
+	var compiled []string
+	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Log(REPOWARN, "Error accessing path:", path, err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".proto") {
+			//
+			protofiles = append(protofiles, path)
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".pb.go") {
+			compiled = append(compiled, path)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return protofiles, compiled, err
+}

update.go

@@ -8,6 +8,66 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) gitBranchAll() {
+	r := rs.Run([]string{"git", "branch", "--all"})
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed string =", rs.String())
+		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed realpath =", rs.realPath.String())
+		return
+	}
+	for _, s := range r.Stdout {
+		rs.targetBranch.AddText(s)
+	}
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) updateNew() {
+	if !rs.Ready() {
+		log.Log(WARN, "can't update yet. ready is false")
+		log.Error(errors.New("Update() is not ready yet"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// store the current checked out branch name and version
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchName()
+	rs.checkCurrentBranchVersion()
+
+	// read in the tags
+	rs.populateTags()
+
+	// record if the repo is dirty
+	rs.CheckDirty()
+
+	// store the last tag version
+	rs.setLastTagVersion()
+
+	// store the master branch version
+	mName := rs.GetMasterBranchName()
+	out, _ := rs.gitDescribeByName(mName)
+	rs.setMasterVersion(out)
+
+	// store the devel branch version
+	dName := rs.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if dName == "" {
+		rs.setDevelVersion("")
+	} else {
+		out, _ = rs.gitDescribeByName(dName)
+		rs.setDevelVersion(out)
+	}
+
+	// store the user branch version
+	uName := rs.GetUserBranchName()
+	if uName == "" {
+		rs.setUserVersion("")
+	} else {
+		out, _ = rs.gitDescribeByName(uName)
+		rs.setUserVersion(out)
+	}
+
+	// populates a string into the rs.gitState widget
+	// todo: make the values from this function a bit cleaner
+	rs.CheckGitState()
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 	if !rs.Ready() {
 		log.Log(WARN, "can't update yet. ready is false")
@@ -16,36 +76,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 	}
 	log.Log(INFO, "Update() START")
 	duration := timeFunction(func() {
-		// do things that are safe even if the git tree is dirty
+		rs.updateNew()
-		// rs.path.SetValue(rs.repopath)
-		rs.getCurrentBranchName()
-		// rs.window.SetTitle(rs.repopath + " GO repo Details")
-		rs.getCurrentBranchVersion()
-		rs.getLastTagVersion()
-		rs.populateTags()
-		rs.CheckDirty()
-
-		if rs.dirtyLabel.String() != "no" {
-			log.Warn("dirty label != no. actual value:", rs.dirtyLabel.String())
-			rs.DisableEverything()
-			rs.CheckBranches()
-			return
-		}
-
-		master := rs.masterDrop.String()
-		devel := rs.develDrop.String()
-		user := rs.userDrop.String()
-
-		// rs.CheckDirty() this runs
-		log.Log(INFO, "checkoutBranch", master)
-		rs.checkoutBranch("master", master)
-		log.Log(INFO, "checkoutBranch", devel)
-		rs.checkoutBranch("devel", devel)
-		log.Log(INFO, "checkoutBranch", user)
-		rs.checkoutBranch("user", user)
-
-		rs.recommend()
-		rs.CheckBranches()
 	})
 	rs.setSpeed(duration)
 	log.Log(INFO, "Update() END")
@@ -59,9 +90,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setSpeed(duration time.Duration) {
 	}
 	rs.speedActual.SetValue(s)
 
-	if duration > 500*time.Millisecond {
+	if duration > 200*time.Millisecond {
 		rs.speed.SetValue("SLOW")
-	} else if duration > 100*time.Millisecond {
+	} else if duration > 50*time.Millisecond {
 		rs.speed.SetValue("OK")
 	} else {
 		rs.speed.SetValue("FAST")
@@ -81,7 +112,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) DisableEverything() {
 	rs.versionMessage.Disable()
 
 	// disable the merge devel to master button
-	rs.develMerge.Disable()
+	rs.develMergeB.Disable()
 
 	// disable the tag a new version button
 	rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
@@ -91,7 +122,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) DisableEverything() {
 func (rs *RepoStatus) EnableMergeDevel() {
 	rs.DisableEverything()
 
-	rs.develMerge.Enable()
+	rs.develMergeB.Enable()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) Disable() {
@@ -113,10 +144,14 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) EnableSelectTag() {
 
 	// disable adding a tag message
 	rs.versionMessage.Enable()
-	rs.versionMessage.SetText("")
 
-	rs.develMerge.SetLabel("ready to release")
+	rs.develMergeB.SetLabel("ready to release")
 
-	// force there to be a commit message
+	if len(rs.versionMessage.String()) == 0 {
-	rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
+		// force there to be a commit message
+		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
+	} else {
+		rs.generateCmd()
+		rs.releaseVersion.Enable()
+	}
 }