Function get_git_remote_default_branch

Tools/patchcheck/patchcheck.py:95–115

Get the name of the default branch for the given remote It is typically called 'main', but may differ

(remote_name)

def get_git_remote_default_branch(remote_name):
    """Get the name of the default branch for the given remote

    It is typically called 'main', but may differ
    """
    cmd = f"git remote show {remote_name}".split()
    env = os.environ.copy()
    env['LANG'] = 'C'
    try:
        remote_info = subprocess.check_output(cmd,
                                              stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                                              cwd=SRCDIR,
                                              encoding='UTF-8',
                                              env=env)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
        return None
    for line in remote_info.splitlines():
        if "HEAD branch:" in line:
            base_branch = line.split(":")[1].strip()
            return base_branch
    return None


@status("Getting base branch for PR",