/**
represent a git branch..

*/

public class GitBranch : Object
{
	public GitRepo repo;
	
	public bool active = false;
	public string lastrev = "";
	public string name = "";
	public string remote = "":
	public string remoterev = "";
	
	public GitBranch(GitRepo repo)
	{
		this.repo = repo;
	}

	public bool parseBranchListItem(str)
	{
		if (!str.length) {
			return false;
		}
		this.active = str[0] == '*';
		
		var bits = Regex.split_simple ("[ \t]+", str.substring(2).strip());
		if (bits[1] == "->") { // it's an alias.. eg. remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master..
			return false;
		}
		
		this.lastrev = parts[1];
		if (parts[0].has_prefix("remotes/")) {
			this.remote = parts[0];
		} else {
			this.name = parts[0];
		}
	
	
	}