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/** * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package io.macgyver.plugin.github; import java.io.IOException; import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException; import java.lang.reflect.Method; import org.kohsuke.github.GHRepository; import com.google.common.base.Preconditions; public class GitHubUtil { /** * github-api does not provide a way to set the default branch until 1.69. * GHRepository.edit() can do it, but is private. This is a simple workaround * that uses reflection to work around the private limitation. * * @param repo * @param branchName * @throws IOException */ public static void setDefaultBranch(GHRepository repo, String branchName) throws IOException { Preconditions.checkNotNull(repo); Preconditions.checkNotNull(branchName); try { Method editMethod = repo.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("edit", String.class, String.class); editMethod.setAccessible(true); editMethod.invoke(repo, "default_branch", branchName); } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException | NoSuchMethodException e) { throw new IOException(e); } } }