Create new branch from issue button
Dev: https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/issues/1160
Requested at http://feedback.gitlab.com/forums/176466-general/suggestions/5163973-create-a-new-branch-from-an-issue Atlassian lists it as a big advantage http://blogs.atlassian.com/2014/04/why-stash/
First step would be to mark the feature request AMR with:
- The letter part of the branch name should be limited in length to 25 characters, if it is more round down to the whole words that fit.
- This button should be disabled for forks (since their issue numbers are different from the upstream repository).
- If you hover over the 'Create branch' button you see the branch name.
- If you create the branch the issue gets a comment that links to the branch (for example
Started branch 201-issue-branch-button) - If you create a merge request for a branch that starts with a number (for example:
201-) it pre-fills the descriptions withFixes #201.
Sytse
We could do a maximum of 25 characters after the number and hyphen, see attachment for examples.
Examples: 20-improve-mr-widget-ui 120-seach-the-wiki 1201-deprecate-vmi-s
Working on it on https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/688
People like this: https://twitter.com/tfitch/status/528981012642922496 But when it's all wired together and you're pushing a button in Jira to create a branch. It feels great.
Can someone make a prototype for a new branch button?
Dmitriy
a. We create a branch
b. When branch was created link to branch
c. When MR for such branch was created - we show link to MR instead
Sytse
Awesome! Note that the branch name should be
2390-on-the-issue-dashboard-add-a-way(first the number, than 25 characters rounding down to whole words).
Marin
Won't this be an UI issue when there are multiple participants(eg. whole group) and branch long named 2390-on-the-issue-dashboard-add-a-way? Something will overlap I think. Maybe have the button under the cross project reference on the right side? Branch/MR link is also a reference and there will be enough room for longer named branches without going into participants list area
Sytse
I'm also open to reducing to 20 or 25 characters in total if that helps.
Dmitriy
Sytse keep in mind that we can not use long branch names in UI. the space is limited on smaller screen especially with 10 participants
Maybe have the button under the cross project reference on the right side?
no. overloaded UI
2390-on-the-issue-dashboard-add-a-way
we should not render such huge name. we can use truncation
2390-on-the-issue...
Sytse
2390-on-the-issue...is 21 characters I propose we truncate the generated branch name to last word that fits in 22 characters (including the leading number). So it would be 2390-on-the-issue for this one.