From 2a5cbaef997063d094c8a5626c0ac2a87b93f972 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr>
Date: Sep 01 2015 11:46:01 +0000
Subject: Add a method to retrieve the default branch of a git repo


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diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 6acd1b9..47bd0fe 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -823,6 +823,16 @@ def get_base_revision(torev, fromrev, abspath):
     return pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(cmd, abspath)
 
 
+def get_default_branch(abspath):
+    """ Return the default branch of a repo. """
+    cmd = ['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD']
+    out = pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(cmd, abspath)
+    if out:
+        return out[0]
+    else:
+        return 'master'
+
+
 def get_pusher(commit, abspath):
     ''' Return the name of the person that pushed the commit. '''
     user = pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(