Get current branch name on command line

[JanReimer]

Hi,

 

I would like to know the best way to figure out on which branch a workspace is looking at. This should be done on command line.

 

My current approach is this:
- Obtain currrent changeset with cm status --xml in a powershell script which does the xml parsing

- execute "cm find changeset where changesetid=$changeset --format={branch} --nototal"

 

This has the disadvantage that the Plastic SCM server must be reachable for the cm find command. I want this to work offline.

I could run "cm ss" but I see disadvantages:

- No xml output for "cm ss" available. This makes parsing complicated.

- I don't know all valid selector formats.

- I don't know if the selector necessarily containes the branch name.

 

What is the best approach here?

 

Best regards

Jan

[calbzam]

Hi,

 

You can use the "cm showselector" command. It can be also run with the server is offline.

 

Regards,

Carlos.

[JanReimer]

Hi Carlos,

 

yes, I know. But that command does not support xml output, so parsing is difficult. I don't even know whether I can relay on the format that I see in a common scenario. What if someone has a special selector (the script is meant to run on arbitrary machines).

Could you provide xml output for "cm showselector"

 

Regards

Jan

[calbzam]

Hi,

 

The selector format is only dependant on if you are pointing to a branch, changeset or label. You can get the branch name as soon as you are pointing to a branch or changeset. If parsing the salector is not viable, I can check with the team if we could include a --xml option.

 

repository "gitRepo@localhost:8087"

  path "/"

    smartbranch "/main"

 

repository "gitRepo@localhost:8087"

  path "/"

    smartbranch "/main" changeset "3"

 

repository "gitRepo@localhost:8087"

  path "/"

    label "v1.0"