v2.0.1

This patch release focuses on stability, robustness, and reliability improvements for the interactive HTML visualization and AI credit handling introduced in v2.0.0.

No new features are added; this release strictly improves correctness and resilience.

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Fixes & Improvements

HTML Visualization Stability

• Fixed visualization crashes caused by special characters in diff content.
• Replaced inline JSON.stringify injection with Base64-encoded graph data embedded via <script> tags.
• Prevented JavaScript syntax errors when rendering complex diffs or file contents.

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Cytoscape Selector Fixes

• Updated Cytoscape node selectors to use proper double-quote escaping.
• Resolved selector parsing issues that caused graphs to fail rendering in certain edge cases.
• Improved overall graph rendering reliability.

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JavaScript Refactoring

• Refactored visualization scripts to avoid fragile string concatenation.
• Improved maintainability and readability of generated HTML/JS.
• Reduced risk of runtime errors during visualization rendering.

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AI Credits Error Handling

• Enhanced error handling during AI credit consumption.
• Added detailed debugging output to make credit-related issues easier to diagnose.
• Improved feedback when credit validation or consumption fails.

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Recommended Update

npm install -g @livrasand/gitbrancher@latest

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Thanks for reporting issues and helping make GitBrancher more robust.
This release strengthens the foundation introduced in 2.0.0.

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1

v2.0.0

GitBrancher 2.0.0 marks a major leap in capabilities, user experience, and architecture.
This release introduces modern authentication with GitHub OAuth, AI-powered Pull Request analysis, advanced interactive visualization, and a more consistent and robust CLI experience.

This is a MAJOR release and includes significant behavioral changes.

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Key New Features

AI-Powered Pull Request Analysis

• New pr analyze command with intelligent impact analysis.

• Support for:

  • --ai (standard analysis)
  • --ai-full (in-depth analysis)

• Detailed insights per file, affected dependencies, and change context.

• Standardized and consistent analysis sections across CLI and HTML output.

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Advanced Interactive Visualization

• Automatic generation of interactive HTML visualizations.

• Impact graph featuring:

  • Automatic base branch detection (main/master).
  • Inline diff with syntax highlighting and quick copy.
  • Detailed view of affected files and dependencies with line numbers.

• Additional export to Mermaid.

• Modernized UI with a details panel, interactive legend, and improved navigation.

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Modern Authentication with GitHub OAuth

• Traditional email/password login has been removed.

• New 100% GitHub OAuth authentication flow:

  • Automatic browser launch.
  • Local HTTP server to capture the OAuth callback.
  • Automatic token capture (no copy/paste required).

• New --token parameter for manual or automated workflows.

• Styled success/error pages displayed during the login process.

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AI Credits System

• New credits command to check the available balance.

• Automatic credit consumption when running AI analysis:

  • --ai → 1 credit
  • --ai-full → 3 credits

• Pre-validation of available credits before executing analysis.

• Clear messaging showing before/after balances and upgrade suggestions for free-tier users.

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More Consistent CLI Experience

• Global replacement of emojis with text-based status indicators:

  • [SUCCESS], [ERROR], [WARNING], [AI], [NOTE], etc.

• Output that is more compatible with all terminals, CI/CD environments, and logs.

• Consistent behavior across commands (login, register, info, credits, pr analyze, etc.).

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Technical Changes and Internal Improvements

• Integrated local HTTP server for OAuth callbacks.
• Removal of legacy branch name validation test suite.
• Standardization of analysis headers and sections.
• Improved separation between CLI logic, visualization, and backend.
• Foundation prepared for plans, limits, and future AI extensions.

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Breaking Changes

• Email/password authentication has been removed.
• AI-powered analysis requires authentication.
• Some commands now automatically open the browser.
• CLI output format has changed (emojis → text).

If you were using previous versions:

• You will need to sign in again with GitHub.
• Scripts that relied on emoji-based output may require updates.

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Recommended Migration

1. Update GitBrancher:

   npm install -g @livrasand/gitbrancher

2. Sign in again:

   gitbrancher login

3. Check your credits:

   gitbrancher credits

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Thank you for using GitBrancher and being part of this new chapter.
Welcome to GitBrancher 2.0.0.

v1.2.0

Improvements

• Improved Branching UX
  The branch creation flow is now more forgiving and dynamic, preventing unnecessary errors that interrupted the user.

• Real-time Visual Limit
  inquirer-maxlength-input-prompt has been integrated to clearly display the 50-character limit as the user types the descriptor.

• Automatic Segment Truncation
  The segments of the branch name (alias, type, and descriptor) are automatically truncated to a maximum of 50 characters (MAX_SEGMENT_LENGTH) instead of throwing errors.

• More Robust Smart Suggestions
  Automated suggestions from Azure DevOps are now pre-truncated to fit the recommended limit without affecting the flow.

• Centralized Configuration
  The character limit (MAX_SEGMENT_LENGTH) has been centralized to facilitate maintenance and future improvements.

Dependencies

• Added inquirer-maxlength-input-prompt to improve the CLI's interactive experience.

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

v1.1.0

New Features

• Secure Storage of Azure DevOps Credentials

• Credentials are now securely stored using the operating system keychain.

• Includes automatic migration from Configstore to avoid breaking existing configurations.

• Non-interactive Branch Creation

• New support for creating branches without prompts using:

• --type

• --desc

• --no-interactive

• Ideal for scripts, automation, and CI/CD.

• Option to Automatically Push to Remote

• Added the option to push the branch to the remote immediately after creation.

• New info Command

• Displays detailed information about the current branch.

• Validates whether the branch complies with the defined convention.

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Validation and Logic Improvements

• Advanced Branch Name Validation

• Full format validation.

• Verification of remote branch existence.

• New tests and associated documentation.

• Intelligent branch name generation

• Use of slugifySegment to automatically format the base name from the work item title.

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Robustness and Stability

• Improved error handling in Azure DevOps

• Stricter input validation.

• Clearer error handling.

• Retry mechanisms for API calls.

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Documentation

• Updated README

• Clear installation instructions.

• Informative badges for NPM and project status.

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Notes

This release introduces significant changes focused on:

• Security 🔐
• Automation 🤖
• Workflow reliability with Azure DevOps

Upgrading is recommended to take advantage of all new capabilities.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/livrasand/gitbrancher/commits/v1.1.0