Is there a way to make a git branch the "default"

[Deleted user]

Github has an admin setting to make a specific branch the "default" branch. We don't want people to ever check code into master, only "dev". So I'd like to make "dev" the default branch.

Does Stash have a way to do this?

thanks

[Stefan Saasen · Accepted solution]

Yes, in the settings for a repository you can specifiy the default branch for browsing. That doesn't prevent people from commiting to master though.

For this Stash also has allows you to limit write access to certain branches by setting up branch permissions: https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/STASH/Using+branch+permissions

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Stefan

[arnabbanerjee]

We can set the default branch by navigating to "Settings" > Repository Details > Default branch drop down.
However, i have a follow up question to this: Can this be achieved with a command line utility (may be: Bitbucket Command Line Interface).

[Tim Razik]

Hi Arnab, have you ever figured out hos to do this via command line or Groovy Scripting?  I'm looking to get that value via groovy and or command line.

[Julius Davies _bit-booster_com_]

You can get the repo's default branch via the REST api (/rest/api/1.0/projects/[PROJECT]/repos/[REPO]/branches/default).

Example:

http://vm.bit-booster.com/bitbucket/rest/api/1.0/projects/BB/repos/a/branches/default

Result:

{
  "id": "refs/heads/master",
  "displayId": "master",
  "type": "BRANCH",
  "latestCommit": "8f5e46644b91c06449b6bafb945fe658fb77c0fa",
  "latestChangeset": "8f5e46644b91c06449b6bafb945fe658fb77c0fa",
  "isDefault": true
}

[Julius Davies _bit-booster_com_]

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[Tim Razik]

Thanks that seems to work great.  If you are interested, vis ScriptRunner or a Groovy Script, I am able to get the branch information this way too.

import com.atlassian.sal.api.component.ComponentLocator;
import com.atlassian.bitbucket.repository.RepositoryService;
import com.atlassian.bitbucket.repository.Repository;
import com.atlassian.bitbucket.repository.RefService
def repositoryService = ComponentLocator.getComponent(RepositoryService.class);
def refService = ComponentLocator.getComponent(RefService.class);

Repository rep = repositoryService.getBySlug("UP","myrepo");
int id = rep.getId();
// This returns a Branch Object refService.getDefaultBranch(rep).getDisplayId();
return refService.getDefaultBranch(rep).getDisplayId();

[Werner Meyer]

Im sorry could you be more specific. I click on a repository, go to settings, browse through all the tabs yet cant find a checkbox or option to make a branch the default branch for the stash project.

[cofarrell]

Hi Werner,

It should be on the first/main repository settings page/tab. You can see the branch selector here in this screenshot down the bottom right:

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdEaXIiuLuByGqvl1Qtslqms6KQrK2QGJdKR3u87wMZkuXUbrzNg

Cheers,

Charles

[Bhagwan Basnet (Aakash)]

Inside setting you will get repository details where there is a tab called default branch.