git_chain 0.5.0

CLI tool to visualize, synchronize, and track stacked git branch chains and their GitHub PRs.

0.5.0

Features

• syncing from the TUI now runs in place with a live progress overlay; the app stays open for conflict-free rebases/merges instead of dropping to the shell.
• a sync only hands off to the shell when a branch actually conflicts (so git mergetool can run); already-synced branches are skipped on the shell re-run.

0.4.1

Bug Fixes

• fix syncing from the TUI doing nothing / appearing to freeze: triggering a sync stopped the UI through a path that called exit(), so the handoff that runs the sync never executed. The UI now releases the terminal cleanly, runs the sync (with output and git mergetool), and exits.
• run git with GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0 so a missing/unauthenticated remote makes fetch fail fast instead of hanging on a credential prompt.
• git_chain demo now keeps its PR fixture out of git (via .gitignore) so the working tree is clean and sync doesn't prompt to stash.

0.4.0

Features

• add git_chain demo to build a self-contained repo with dummy stacked branches and a local PR fixture for screenshots/exploration — no GitHub calls.
• read PRs from a .git_chain_prs.json fixture in the repo root when present (used by demo, offline-friendly).

0.3.0

Features

• when the working tree is dirty, checkout and sync offer to stash changes and automatically restore them afterwards.
• stashes are created with an explicit git_chain: <reason> @ <timestamp> label so they're easy to find and recover; a conflicting auto-restore keeps the named stash.

0.2.0

Features

• cache branch status and PRs per session so revisiting a chain is instant and refreshes in the background.
• skip single-branch chains during detection by default (minStackSize).
• expand a branch (e) to list its commits vs. its parent, excluding merges.
• checkout the selected branch (c) directly from the chain detail view.
• show PR assignees next to each branch.
• left-align and trim chain/branch names to fixed-width columns.
• show "Loading…" instead of "(no PR)" until status/PRs have loaded.

Bug Fixes

• transient status messages (e.g. "Opening PR…") now clear themselves.
• keep chain ordering stable between visits (order by creation, not last update).

0.1.0

• Initial version of the project.

Features

• visualize stacked branch chains and their GitHub PRs in an interactive nocterm TUI.
• hybrid chain detection: reconstruct chains from open PR base/head graphs, with manual persistence and PR re-annotation.
• synchronize a chain to its latest target branch via cascading rebase or merge (chosen per run).
• open conflicts in the configured git mergetool, then continue or abort the chain.
• track repositories, chains, and full sync history across machines in ~/.git_chain/git_chain.db.
• scan, list, sync, and tui CLI commands (tui is the default).