Faster git.GetDivergingCommits (#24482)

Using `git rev-list --left-right` is almost 2x faster than calling `git
rev-list` twice.

Co-authored-by: silverwind <me@silverwind.io>

modules/git/repo.go

@@ -244,35 +244,28 @@ type DivergeObject struct {
 	Behind int
 }
 
-func checkDivergence(ctx context.Context, repoPath, baseBranch, targetBranch string) (int, error) {
-	branches := fmt.Sprintf("%s..%s", baseBranch, targetBranch)
-	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--count").AddDynamicArguments(branches)
+// GetDivergingCommits returns the number of commits a targetBranch is ahead or behind a baseBranch
+func GetDivergingCommits(ctx context.Context, repoPath, baseBranch, targetBranch string) (do DivergeObject, err error) {
+	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--count", "--left-right").
+		AddDynamicArguments(baseBranch + "..." + targetBranch)
 	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
+		return do, err
 	}
-	outInteger, errInteger := strconv.Atoi(strings.Trim(stdout, "\n"))
-	if errInteger != nil {
-		return -1, errInteger
+	left, right, found := strings.Cut(strings.Trim(stdout, "\n"), "\t")
+	if !found {
+		return do, fmt.Errorf("git rev-list output is missing a tab: %q", stdout)
 	}
-	return outInteger, nil
-}
 
-// GetDivergingCommits returns the number of commits a targetBranch is ahead or behind a baseBranch
-func GetDivergingCommits(ctx context.Context, repoPath, baseBranch, targetBranch string) (DivergeObject, error) {
-	// $(git rev-list --count master..feature) commits ahead of master
-	ahead, errorAhead := checkDivergence(ctx, repoPath, baseBranch, targetBranch)
-	if errorAhead != nil {
-		return DivergeObject{}, errorAhead
+	do.Behind, err = strconv.Atoi(left)
+	if err != nil {
+		return do, err
 	}
-
-	// $(git rev-list --count feature..master) commits behind master
-	behind, errorBehind := checkDivergence(ctx, repoPath, targetBranch, baseBranch)
-	if errorBehind != nil {
-		return DivergeObject{}, errorBehind
+	do.Ahead, err = strconv.Atoi(right)
+	if err != nil {
+		return do, err
 	}
-
-	return DivergeObject{ahead, behind}, nil
+	return do, nil
 }
 
 // CreateBundle create bundle content to the target path

modules/git/repo_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -29,3 +30,27 @@ func TestRepoIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, isEmpty)
 }
+
+func TestRepoGetDivergingCommits(t *testing.T) {
+	bareRepo1Path := filepath.Join(testReposDir, "repo1_bare")
+	do, err := GetDivergingCommits(context.Background(), bareRepo1Path, "master", "branch2")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, DivergeObject{
+		Ahead:  1,
+		Behind: 5,
+	}, do)
+
+	do, err = GetDivergingCommits(context.Background(), bareRepo1Path, "master", "master")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, DivergeObject{
+		Ahead:  0,
+		Behind: 0,
+	}, do)
+
+	do, err = GetDivergingCommits(context.Background(), bareRepo1Path, "master", "test")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, DivergeObject{
+		Ahead:  0,
+		Behind: 2,
+	}, do)
+}