Update tracking behaviour for branches created from remote branches

The current behaviour when creating a new branch off of a remote branch
is to always track the branch it was created from.

For example, if a branch 'my_branch' is created off of the remote branch
'fix_crash_13', then 'my_branch' will be tracking the remote
'fix_crash_13' branch.

It is common practice to have both the local and remote branches named
the same when the local is tracking the remote one. Therefore, it is
reasonable to expect that 'my_branch' should not track the remote
'fix_crash_13' branch.

The new behaviour when creating a new branch off of a remote branch is
to track the branch it was created from only if the branch names match.
If the branch names DO NOT match then the newly created branch will not
track the remote branch it was created from.

For example, if a user creates a new branch 'fix_crash_13' off of the
remote branch 'fix_crash_13', then the local 'fix_crash_13' branch will
track the remote 'fix_crash_13' branch.
However, if the user creates a new branch called 'other_branch_name' off
of the remote branch 'fix_crash_13', then the local 'other_branch_name'
branch will NOT track the remote 'fix_crash_13' branch.

Author: part22

pkg/commands/git_commands/branch.go

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ func (self *BranchCommands) New(name string, base string) error {
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).Run()
 }
 
+func (self *BranchCommands) NewWithoutTracking(name string, base string) error {
+	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("checkout").
+		Arg("-b", name, base).
+		Arg("--no-track").
+		ToArgv()
+
+	return self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).Run()
+}
+
 // CreateWithUpstream creates a new branch with a given upstream, but without
 // checking it out
 func (self *BranchCommands) CreateWithUpstream(name string, upstream string) error {

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go

@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) NewBranch(from string, fromFormattedName string, suggest
 		InitialContent: suggestedBranchName,
 		HandleConfirm: func(response string) error {
 			self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.CreateBranch)
-			if err := self.c.Git().Branch.New(SanitizedBranchName(response), from); err != nil {
+			newBranchName := SanitizedBranchName(response)
+			newBranchFunc := self.c.Git().Branch.New
+			if newBranchName != suggestedBranchName {
+				newBranchFunc = self.c.Git().Branch.NewWithoutTracking
+			}
+			if err := newBranchFunc(newBranchName, from); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 

pkg/integration/tests/branch/new_branch_from_remote_tracking_different_name.go

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var NewBranchFromRemoteTrackingDifferentName = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Set tracking information when creating a new branch from a remote branch",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.EmptyCommit("commit")
+		shell.NewBranch("other_branch")
+		shell.CloneIntoRemote("origin")
+		shell.Checkout("master")
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "branch", "-D", "other_branch"})
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Remotes().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("origin").IsSelected(),
+			).
+			PressEnter()
+
+		t.Views().RemoteBranches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("master").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("other_branch"),
+			).
+			SelectNextItem().
+			Press(keys.Universal.New)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Prompt().
+			Title(Equals("New branch name (branch is off of 'origin/other_branch')")).
+			Clear().
+			Type("different_name").
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("different_name").DoesNotContain("✓"),
+				Contains("master"),
+			)
+	},
+})

pkg/integration/tests/branch/new_branch_from_remote_tracking_same_name.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var NewBranchFromRemoteTrackingSameName = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Set tracking information when creating a new branch from a remote branch",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.EmptyCommit("commit")
+		shell.NewBranch("other_branch")
+		shell.CloneIntoRemote("origin")
+		shell.Checkout("master")
+		shell.RunCommand([]string{"git", "branch", "-D", "other_branch"})
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Remotes().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("origin").IsSelected(),
+			).
+			PressEnter()
+
+		t.Views().RemoteBranches().
+			IsFocused().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("master").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("other_branch"),
+			).
+			SelectNextItem().
+			Press(keys.Universal.New)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().Prompt().
+			Title(Equals("New branch name (branch is off of 'origin/other_branch')")).
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.Views().Branches().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("other_branch").Contains("✓"),
+				Contains("master"),
+			)
+	},
+})

pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	branch.Delete,
 	branch.DeleteRemoteBranchWithCredentialPrompt,
 	branch.DetachedHead,
+	branch.NewBranchFromRemoteTrackingDifferentName,
+	branch.NewBranchFromRemoteTrackingSameName,
 	branch.OpenPullRequestNoUpstream,
 	branch.OpenWithCliArg,
 	branch.Rebase,