How can I get the current git branch in gradle?

Question

I\'m writing a task to deploy my application to the server. However, I\'d like for this task to run only if my current git branch is the master branch. How can I get the current

Answer 1

No this doesn't mean that the branch is not set. It means that the task hasn't really executed yet. What you're trying to do is calling a method in the configuration closure, whereas you probably want to call it after task execution. Try to change your task to:

task getBranchName(type: GitBranchList) << {
    print getWorkingBranch().name
}

With the << you're adding a doLast, which will be executed after the task has been executed.

Answer 2

You also are able to get git branch name without the plug-in.

def gitBranch() {
    def branch = ""
    def proc = "git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD".execute()
    proc.in.eachLine { line -> branch = line }
    proc.err.eachLine { line -> println line }
    proc.waitFor()
    branch
}

Refer to: Gradle & GIT : How to map your branch to a deployment profile