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Description

The Clone Git Repository dialog now lets users pick which branch to clone instead of always using the remote's default.

Ref: BRU-3457

Problem

When cloning a repository through Bruno, users had no way to select a specific branch. The clone always landed on the remote's default branch, forcing users to manually checkout a different branch after cloning if they needed one.

Fix

Added a branch selector to the clone dialog that:

  • Fetches the list of remote branches from the repository
  • Pre-fills the repository's default branch
  • Supports searching/filtering when there are many branches
  • Clones the selected branch directly

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added branch selection when cloning Git repositories.
    • Branch lists load automatically with search, default-branch selection, and loading or error states.
    • Added reusable form fields and select controls with labels, descriptions, validation messages, sizing, and accessibility support.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved repository URL validation and branch retrieval handling.
    • Cloning now supports selecting a specific branch.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for branch selection, searching, defaults, and remote listing failures.

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  • packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CloneGitRespository/index.js
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Walkthrough

The clone Git repository flow now retrieves remote branches, preselects the default branch, supports searchable selection, and passes the selected branch to Git cloning. New shared Select components, Electron IPC handlers, utilities, and Playwright coverage support the workflow.

Changes

Git branch selection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared Select and input components
packages/bruno-app/src/ui/InputWrapper/*, packages/bruno-app/src/ui/Select/*
Adds reusable input-wrapper and Select components with sizing, accessibility, search, keyboard navigation, loading, and option states.
Remote branch listing and clone support
packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/git.js, packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/git.js, packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js, packages/bruno-electron/src/*/*.spec.js
Validates branch-listing requests, parses remote branches, applies a timeout, and passes an optional branch to git clone.
Clone dialog branch workflow
packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CloneGitRespository/*, packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
Loads branches through Redux, selects the default branch, submits the selected branch, and displays loading, search, empty, and failure states.
End-to-end branch coverage
tests/collection/git/*, tests/utils/page/*
Adds Git helpers, fixtures, locators, and Playwright tests for branch selection, default branches, filtering, empty results, and listing failures.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6fab3

Branch selection improves cloning control, but failed clone cleanup may freeze the application and the branch search field remains inaccessible to assistive technologies. These issues should be addressed before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CloneGitRespository
  participant ReduxThunk
  participant ElectronIPC
  participant GitUtility
  participant RemoteGit
  CloneGitRespository->>ReduxThunk: request remote branches
  ReduxThunk->>ElectronIPC: invoke renderer:list-remote-branches-for-url
  ElectronIPC->>GitUtility: validate URL and list branches
  GitUtility->>RemoteGit: run git ls-remote --symref
  RemoteGit-->>GitUtility: return branch refs
  GitUtility-->>CloneGitRespository: return branches and default branch
  CloneGitRespository->>ElectronIPC: clone with selected branch
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Branches gather in a tidy row
The default one starts aglow
Search narrows the branch list
Git clones the selected twist
Clone and branch now move as one

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tests/collection/git/clone-branch-selection.spec.ts (1)

12-13: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Replace the public GitHub remotes with per-test local bare repositories.

remoteIsReachable() can skip the suite when the network or GitHub is unavailable. The assertions also depend on GitHub keeping main, a feat/ branch, and UNREACHABLE_REPOSITORY_URL unchanged. Create controlled local repositories with default, feature, and failure cases. The E2E contract requires deterministic tests with controlled environment dependencies.

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In `@tests/collection/git/clone-branch-selection.spec.ts` around lines 12 - 13,
Replace the GitHub URL constants and network-based setup in the
clone-branch-selection tests with per-test local bare repositories representing
default-branch, feature-branch, and failure cases. Update the relevant
repository setup and clone assertions to use these controlled remotes, and
remove reliance on remoteIsReachable or external GitHub state while preserving
the existing branch-selection behavior.
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CloneGitRespository/index.js`:
- Line 156: Update the cloneGitRepository dispatch in the clone submission
handler to pass branch || branchListing.defaultBranch, ensuring the displayed
default branch is explicitly used when Formik’s branch value is empty.

In `@packages/bruno-app/src/ui/Select/index.js`:
- Around line 264-276: Update the searchable input in the Select component’s
open-state rendering to include aria-labelledby={labelId} and
aria-describedby={describedBy}, reusing the existing Select metadata so
assistive technology receives the label and validation text. Leave aria-required
on the outer combobox and do not add it to the search input.

In `@packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js`:
- Line 279: Update removeDirectory to perform asynchronous cleanup by returning
fs.remove(dir) instead of fs.rmdirSync(dir, { recursive: true }). Preserve the
existing failed-clone cleanup behavior while avoiding synchronous filesystem
work in the Electron main process.

In `@tests/collection/git/clone-branch-selection.spec.ts`:
- Line 79: Wrap each test body after launchElectronApp in try/finally blocks,
moving the corresponding closeElectronApp(app) call into finally so cleanup runs
when actions or assertions fail. Apply this to all four launch scenarios in the
clone branch selection tests.

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In `@tests/collection/git/clone-branch-selection.spec.ts`:
- Around line 12-13: Replace the GitHub URL constants and network-based setup in
the clone-branch-selection tests with per-test local bare repositories
representing default-branch, feature-branch, and failure cases. Update the
relevant repository setup and clone assertions to use these controlled remotes,
and remove reliance on remoteIsReachable or external GitHub state while
preserving the existing branch-selection behavior.

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  • packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/CloneGitRespository/StyledWrapper.js
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  • packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/git.js
  • packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/git.spec.js
  • packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
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  • tests/collection/git/clone-branch-selection.spec.ts
  • tests/collection/git/fixtures/clone-workspace/workspace.yml
  • tests/collection/git/helpers.ts
  • tests/collection/git/init-user-data/preferences.json
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throw new Error(`directory: ${dir} does not exist`);
}

return fs.rmdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use asynchronous cleanup for the failed clone directory.

When cloning fails after createDirectory(path) succeeds, removeDirectory() runs fs.rmdirSync() on the Electron main process. Deleting a large partial clone can block IPC and UI processing. Return fs.remove(dir) instead; fs-extra already provides this asynchronous API.

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In `@packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js` at line 279, Update
removeDirectory to perform asynchronous cleanup by returning fs.remove(dir)
instead of fs.rmdirSync(dir, { recursive: true }). Preserve the existing
failed-clone cleanup behavior while avoiding synchronous filesystem work in the
Electron main process.

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This is copied verbatim from EE where it's been working fine, will investigate and resolve if as a separate pr if needed.

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@gopu-bruno, understood. The finding remains open for this PR because fs.rmdirSync() can block the Electron main process during cleanup of a large failed clone.

If you want to track it separately, I can create a follow-up issue for asynchronous failed-clone cleanup.

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