gief_new_branch

gistfile1.sh

# gief_new_branch <new_branch> [<start_point>]
# fetch 'upstream' named remote and branch out from 'upstream'/<start_point>
# git fetch upstream && git checkout -b <new_branch> upstream/[<start_point>]
function gief_new_branch()
{
    local EFG="\033[0;31m"
    local QFG="\033[32m"
    local NC="\033[0m"

    echo -e "${EFG}"

    if [ ! -d $PWD/.git ]; then
        echo -e "No git repo here bro${NC}"
        return 1
    elif [ -z "$(git remote -v | grep upstream)" ]; then
        echo -e "No remote with name 'upstream' bro${NC}"
        return 1
    elif [ -z $1 ]; then
        echo -e "Expected branch name bro${NC}"
        return 1
    fi

    if [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
        echo "There are uncommitted changes bro${NC}"
        return 1
    fi

    local new_branch="$1"
    echo -e "${NC}"

    if [ ! -z $2 ]; then
        echo "Setting base branch to $2"
        local start_point="upstream/$2"
    else
        local start_point="upstream/master"
    fi

    git fetch upstream
    git checkout -b ${new_branch} ${start_point}
    echo -e "\n${QFG}$(wget --timeout=2 -qO - http://www.iheartquotes.com/api/v1/random?source=literature)${NC}\n"
}