lualine.nvim/lua/lualine/components/branch.lua

-- Copyright (c) 2020-2021 shadmansaleh
-- MIT license, see LICENSE for more details.
local Branch = require('lualine.component'):new()
-- vars
Branch.git_branch = ''
Branch.git_dir = ''
-- os specific path separator
Branch.sep = package.config:sub(1, 1)
-- event watcher to watch head file
-- Use file wstch for non windows and poll for windows.
-- windows doesn't like file watch for some reason.
Branch.file_changed = Branch.sep ~= '\\' and vim.loop.new_fs_event() or vim.loop.new_fs_poll()
Branch.active_bufnr = '0'
local branch_cache = {} -- stores last known branch for a buffer
-- Initilizer
Branch.new = function(self, options, child)
  local new_branch = self._parent:new(options, child or Branch)
  if not new_branch.options.icon then
    new_branch.options.icon = '' -- e0a0
  end
  -- run watch head on load so branch is present when component is loaded
  Branch.find_git_dir()
  return new_branch
end

Branch.update_status = function(_, is_focused)
  if Branch.active_bufnr ~= vim.g.actual_curbuf then
    -- Sync buffer
    Branch.find_git_dir()
  end
  if not is_focused then
    return branch_cache[vim.fn.bufnr()] or ''
  end
  return Branch.git_branch
end

local git_dir_cache = {} -- Stores git paths that we already know of
-- returns full path to git directory for current directory
function Branch.find_git_dir()
  -- get file dir so we can search from that dir
  local file_dir = vim.fn.expand '%:p:h'
  local root_dir = file_dir
  local git_dir
  -- Search upward for .git file or folder
  while root_dir do
    if git_dir_cache[root_dir] then
      git_dir = git_dir_cache[root_dir]
      break
    end
    local git_path = root_dir .. Branch.sep .. '.git'
    local git_file_stat = vim.loop.fs_stat(git_path)
    if git_file_stat then
      if git_file_stat.type == 'directory' then
        git_dir = git_path
      elseif git_file_stat.type == 'file' then
        -- separate git-dir or submodule is used
        local file = io.open(git_path)
        git_dir = file:read()
        git_dir = git_dir:match 'gitdir: (.+)$'
        file:close()
        -- submodule / relative file path
        if git_dir and git_dir:sub(1, 1) ~= Branch.sep and not git_dir:match '^%a:.*$' then
          git_dir = git_path:match '(.*).git' .. git_dir
        end
      end
      if git_dir then
        local head_file_stat = vim.loop.fs_stat(git_dir .. Branch.sep .. 'HEAD')
        if head_file_stat and head_file_stat.type == 'file' then
          break
        else
          git_dir = nil
        end
      end
    end
    root_dir = root_dir:match('(.*)' .. Branch.sep .. '.-')
  end

  git_dir_cache[file_dir] = git_dir
  if Branch.git_dir ~= git_dir then
    Branch.git_dir = git_dir
    Branch.update_branch()
  end
  return git_dir
end

-- sets git_branch veriable to branch name or commit hash if not on branch
function Branch.get_git_head(head_file)
  local f_head = io.open(head_file)
  if f_head then
    local HEAD = f_head:read()
    f_head:close()
    local branch = HEAD:match 'ref: refs/heads/(.+)$'
    if branch then
      Branch.git_branch = branch
    else
      Branch.git_branch = HEAD:sub(1, 6)
    end
  end
  return nil
end

-- Update branch
function Branch.update_branch()
  Branch.active_bufnr = tostring(vim.fn.bufnr())
  Branch.file_changed:stop()
  local git_dir = Branch.git_dir
  if git_dir and #git_dir > 0 then
    local head_file = git_dir .. Branch.sep .. 'HEAD'
    Branch.get_git_head(head_file)
    Branch.file_changed:start(
      head_file,
      Branch.sep ~= '\\' and {} or 1000,
      vim.schedule_wrap(function()
        -- reset file-watch
        Branch.update_branch()
      end)
    )
  else
    -- set to '' when git dir was not found
    Branch.git_branch = ''
  end
  branch_cache[vim.fn.bufnr()] = Branch.git_branch
end

return Branch