feat: check remote branches to prevent duplicate branch numbers

- Add --number parameter to create-new-feature scripts (bash & PowerShell)
- Add check_existing_branches() function to fetch and scan remote branches
- Update branch numbering logic to check remotes before creating new branches
- Update /speckit.specify command to document remote branch checking workflow
- Prevents duplicate branch numbers when branches exist on remotes but not locally
- Maintains backward compatibility with existing workflows
- Falls back to local directory scanning when Git is not available
This commit is contained in:
Simon Gent
2025-10-23 12:14:48 +01:00
parent 926836e0fc
commit 1f3d9b5fdd
3 changed files with 151 additions and 38 deletions

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@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e
JSON_MODE=false
SHORT_NAME=""
BRANCH_NUMBER=""
ARGS=()
i=1
while [ $i -le $# ]; do
@@ -26,17 +27,31 @@ while [ $i -le $# ]; do
fi
SHORT_NAME="$next_arg"
;;
--number)
if [ $((i + 1)) -gt $# ]; then
echo 'Error: --number requires a value' >&2
exit 1
fi
i=$((i + 1))
next_arg="${!i}"
if [[ "$next_arg" == --* ]]; then
echo 'Error: --number requires a value' >&2
exit 1
fi
BRANCH_NUMBER="$next_arg"
;;
--help|-h)
echo "Usage: $0 [--json] [--short-name <name>] <feature_description>"
echo "Usage: $0 [--json] [--short-name <name>] [--number N] <feature_description>"
echo ""
echo "Options:"
echo " --json Output in JSON format"
echo " --short-name <name> Provide a custom short name (2-4 words) for the branch"
echo " --number N Specify branch number manually (overrides auto-detection)"
echo " --help, -h Show this help message"
echo ""
echo "Examples:"
echo " $0 'Add user authentication system' --short-name 'user-auth'"
echo " $0 'Implement OAuth2 integration for API'"
echo " $0 'Implement OAuth2 integration for API' --number 5"
exit 0
;;
*)
@@ -48,7 +63,7 @@ done
FEATURE_DESCRIPTION="${ARGS[*]}"
if [ -z "$FEATURE_DESCRIPTION" ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 [--json] [--short-name <name>] <feature_description>" >&2
echo "Usage: $0 [--json] [--short-name <name>] [--number N] <feature_description>" >&2
exit 1
fi
@@ -65,6 +80,28 @@ find_repo_root() {
return 1
}
# Function to check existing branches (local and remote) and return next available number
check_existing_branches() {
local short_name="$1"
# Fetch all remotes to get latest branch info (suppress errors if no remotes)
git fetch --all --prune 2>/dev/null || true
# Find all branches matching the pattern (local and remote)
local branches=$(git branch -a 2>/dev/null | grep -E "feature/[0-9]+-${short_name}$" | sed 's/.*feature\///' | sed "s/-${short_name}$//" | sort -n)
# Get the highest number
local max_num=0
for num in $branches; do
if [ "$num" -gt "$max_num" ]; then
max_num=$num
fi
done
# Return next number
echo $((max_num + 1))
}
# Resolve repository root. Prefer git information when available, but fall back
# to searching for repository markers so the workflow still functions in repositories that
# were initialised with --no-git.
@@ -87,20 +124,6 @@ cd "$REPO_ROOT"
SPECS_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/specs"
mkdir -p "$SPECS_DIR"
HIGHEST=0
if [ -d "$SPECS_DIR" ]; then
for dir in "$SPECS_DIR"/*; do
[ -d "$dir" ] || continue
dirname=$(basename "$dir")
number=$(echo "$dirname" | grep -o '^[0-9]\+' || echo "0")
number=$((10#$number))
if [ "$number" -gt "$HIGHEST" ]; then HIGHEST=$number; fi
done
fi
NEXT=$((HIGHEST + 1))
FEATURE_NUM=$(printf "%03d" "$NEXT")
# Function to generate branch name with stop word filtering and length filtering
generate_branch_name() {
local description="$1"
@@ -157,6 +180,28 @@ else
BRANCH_SUFFIX=$(generate_branch_name "$FEATURE_DESCRIPTION")
fi
# Determine branch number
if [ -z "$BRANCH_NUMBER" ]; then
if [ "$HAS_GIT" = true ]; then
# Check existing branches on remotes
BRANCH_NUMBER=$(check_existing_branches "$BRANCH_SUFFIX")
else
# Fall back to local directory check
HIGHEST=0
if [ -d "$SPECS_DIR" ]; then
for dir in "$SPECS_DIR"/*; do
[ -d "$dir" ] || continue
dirname=$(basename "$dir")
number=$(echo "$dirname" | grep -o '^[0-9]\+' || echo "0")
number=$((10#$number))
if [ "$number" -gt "$HIGHEST" ]; then HIGHEST=$number; fi
done
fi
BRANCH_NUMBER=$((HIGHEST + 1))
fi
fi
FEATURE_NUM=$(printf "%03d" "$BRANCH_NUMBER")
BRANCH_NAME="${FEATURE_NUM}-${BRANCH_SUFFIX}"
# GitHub enforces a 244-byte limit on branch names

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@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
param(
[switch]$Json,
[string]$ShortName,
[int]$Number = 0,
[switch]$Help,
[Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)]
[string[]]$FeatureDescription
@@ -12,11 +13,12 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
# Show help if requested
if ($Help) {
Write-Host "Usage: ./create-new-feature.ps1 [-Json] [-ShortName <name>] <feature description>"
Write-Host "Usage: ./create-new-feature.ps1 [-Json] [-ShortName <name>] [-Number N] <feature description>"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Options:"
Write-Host " -Json Output in JSON format"
Write-Host " -ShortName <name> Provide a custom short name (2-4 words) for the branch"
Write-Host " -Number N Specify branch number manually (overrides auto-detection)"
Write-Host " -Help Show this help message"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Examples:"
@@ -56,6 +58,45 @@ function Find-RepositoryRoot {
$current = $parent
}
}
function Get-NextBranchNumber {
param(
[string]$ShortName
)
# Fetch all remotes to get latest branch info (suppress errors if no remotes)
try {
git fetch --all --prune 2>$null | Out-Null
} catch {
# Ignore fetch errors
}
# Find all branches matching the pattern (local and remote)
$branches = @()
try {
$allBranches = git branch -a 2>$null
if ($allBranches) {
$branches = $allBranches | Where-Object { $_ -match "feature/(\d+)-$([regex]::Escape($ShortName))$" } | ForEach-Object {
if ($_ -match "feature/(\d+)-") {
[int]$matches[1]
}
}
}
} catch {
# Ignore errors
}
# Get the highest number
$maxNum = 0
foreach ($num in $branches) {
if ($num -gt $maxNum) {
$maxNum = $num
}
}
# Return next number
return $maxNum + 1
}
$fallbackRoot = (Find-RepositoryRoot -StartDir $PSScriptRoot)
if (-not $fallbackRoot) {
Write-Error "Error: Could not determine repository root. Please run this script from within the repository."
@@ -79,18 +120,6 @@ Set-Location $repoRoot
$specsDir = Join-Path $repoRoot 'specs'
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $specsDir -Force | Out-Null
$highest = 0
if (Test-Path $specsDir) {
Get-ChildItem -Path $specsDir -Directory | ForEach-Object {
if ($_.Name -match '^(\d{3})') {
$num = [int]$matches[1]
if ($num -gt $highest) { $highest = $num }
}
}
}
$next = $highest + 1
$featureNum = ('{0:000}' -f $next)
# Function to generate branch name with stop word filtering and length filtering
function Get-BranchName {
param([string]$Description)
@@ -145,6 +174,27 @@ if ($ShortName) {
$branchSuffix = Get-BranchName -Description $featureDesc
}
# Determine branch number
if ($Number -eq 0) {
if ($hasGit) {
# Check existing branches on remotes
$Number = Get-NextBranchNumber -ShortName $branchSuffix
} else {
# Fall back to local directory check
$highest = 0
if (Test-Path $specsDir) {
Get-ChildItem -Path $specsDir -Directory | ForEach-Object {
if ($_.Name -match '^(\d{3})') {
$num = [int]$matches[1]
if ($num -gt $highest) { $highest = $num }
}
}
}
$Number = $highest + 1
}
}
$featureNum = ('{0:000}' -f $Number)
$branchName = "$featureNum-$branchSuffix"
# GitHub enforces a 244-byte limit on branch names

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@@ -31,16 +31,34 @@ Given that feature description, do this:
- "Create a dashboard for analytics" → "analytics-dashboard"
- "Fix payment processing timeout bug" → "fix-payment-timeout"
2. Run the script `{SCRIPT}` from repo root **with the short-name argument** and parse its JSON output for BRANCH_NAME and SPEC_FILE. All file paths must be absolute.
2. **Check for existing branches before creating new one**:
a. First, fetch all remote branches to ensure we have the latest information:
```bash
git fetch --all --prune
```
b. List all branches (local and remote) that match the short-name pattern:
```bash
git branch -a | grep -E "feature/[0-9]+-<short-name>$"
```
c. Determine the next available number:
- Extract all numbers from existing branches (both local and remote)
- Find the highest number N from branches that exist
- Use N+1 for the new branch number
d. Run the script `{SCRIPT}` with the calculated number and short-name:
- Pass `--number N+1` and `--short-name "your-short-name"` along with the feature description
- Bash example: `{SCRIPT} --json --number 5 --short-name "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
- PowerShell example: `{SCRIPT} -Json -Number 5 -ShortName "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
**IMPORTANT**:
- Append the short-name argument to the `{SCRIPT}` command with the 2-4 word short name you created in step 1. Keep the feature description as the final argument.
- Bash example: `--short-name "your-generated-short-name" "Feature description here"`
- PowerShell example: `-ShortName "your-generated-short-name" "Feature description here"`
- Only consider branches that still exist (local or remote)
- If no existing branches found with this short-name, start with number 1
- The JSON output will contain BRANCH_NAME and SPEC_FILE paths
- You must only ever run this script once per feature
- For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'\''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot")
- You must only ever run this script once
- The JSON is provided in the terminal as output - always refer to it to get the actual content you're looking for
3. Load `templates/spec-template.md` to understand required sections.