Add branches section to app

[Copilot]

• Add Branch interface to shared types
• Create BranchesSection frontend component
• Add branch fetching method to GitHubService
• Update CommitCultureService to fetch and include branches in analysis
• Update AnalysisReport interface to include branches array
• Add mock branch data for development
• Integrate BranchesSection into MuiApp.tsx
• Update component exports
• Build and lint successfully
• Test the implementation manually
• Fix mock data for commits_all_branches field
• Refactor fetchBranches to use only GraphQL
• Fix code formatting issues

Summary

Successfully added a Branches section to the commit-culture app that provides a comprehensive view of repository branches, similar to GitHub's branches page.

Latest Update - Code Formatting

Fixed code formatting issues in src/services/github.ts to comply with Prettier rules:

• Wrapped long lines to respect 80 character width limit
• Reformatted function call arguments for better readability
• All formatting checks now pass

Key Changes

GraphQL-Only Implementation - All operations use GraphQL exclusively:

• Get default branch name using GraphQL query on repository.defaultBranchRef
• List all branches using GraphQL refs query with pagination
• Get branch details (last commit SHA and date) from GraphQL ref target
• Calculate ahead/behind using GraphQL compare field

Features Implemented

✅ Branch Information Display:

• Branch name (clickable link to GitHub)
• Contributors with avatars (using AvatarGroup component)
• Last commit date and SHA
• Ahead/behind counts compared to default branch
• Sortable columns for easy navigation

✅ Backend Integration (GraphQL Only):

• Added Branch interface to shared types
• Implemented fetchBranches() method in GitHubService using only GraphQL
• Updated CommitCultureService to fetch and include branches in analysis report
• Fetches branch contributors based on commit history within date range
• Calculates ahead/behind metrics by comparing branches to default branch

✅ Frontend Components:

• Created BranchesSection.tsx with sorting capabilities
• Integrated into main app after commits section
• Added comprehensive mock data for development/testing
• Consistent Material-UI styling matching existing sections

Screenshot

Testing

• ✅ Backend builds successfully with TypeScript strict mode
• ✅ Frontend builds successfully with Vite
• ✅ ESLint passes with no errors
• ✅ Prettier formatting checks pass
• ✅ All type checks pass
• ✅ Manual testing confirmed proper rendering and sorting functionality
• ✅ Mock data validates the full data flow
• ✅ All GitHub API calls use GraphQL exclusively

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Add branches section to app</issue_title>
<issue_description>It would be great to quickly see what branches are being worked on. This can look very similar to the Branches page on GitHub, except that we can also show a list of contributors to that branch and possibly compute the size of the diff from that branch to the default (although this could potentially get expensive).

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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes #19

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[ChrisTimperley]

@copilot there shouldn't be any need to use the REST API here. Can you update this to only use GraphQL?

[Copilot]

@copilot there shouldn't be any need to use the REST API here. Can you update this to only use GraphQL?

Updated in bd934e3. The fetchBranches() method now uses only GraphQL:

• Repository info and default branch: repository.defaultBranchRef
• List branches: refs query with pagination
• Branch details: ref.target for commit info
• Ahead/behind comparison: ref.compare field

All REST API calls (repos.get, repos.listBranches, repos.getBranch, repos.compareCommits) have been removed.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/graphql
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node --require /home/REDACTED/work/commit-culture/commit-culture/node_modules/tsx/dist/preflight.cjs --import file:///home/REDACTED/work/commit-culture/commit-culture/node_modules/tsx/dist/loader.mjs src/server.ts (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/cmu-sei/example-project/pulls
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node --require /home/REDACTED/work/commit-culture/commit-culture/node_modules/tsx/dist/preflight.cjs --import file:///home/REDACTED/work/commit-culture/commit-culture/node_modules/tsx/dist/loader.mjs src/server.ts (http block)

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[ChrisTimperley]

This is awesome! 🙌🏻

[ChrisTimperley]

@copilot can you fix the formatting issues?

[Copilot]

@copilot can you fix the formatting issues?

Fixed in bd0b5e7. Reformatted src/services/github.ts to comply with Prettier rules (80 character line width). All formatting checks now pass.