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Federico Grandi
Federico Grandi

Reputation: 6806

Keeping .git/HEAD

I want to use the git-branch npm module to detect my branch in the code, but Heroku doesn't show the .git folder, so git-branch displays an error. Is there a way to make that I can access that file? If not, can I use a workaround, like copying the file and then restoring it, or stuff like that? I'm auto-deploying from GitHub a Node.js app.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 41

Answers (1)

Damien MATHIEU
Damien MATHIEU

Reputation: 32629

No, there is no way. Heroku will not send the .git folder to the build. Even if that folder were kept, you would always see the master branch though, as it's always what you push to.

However, you can still retrieve the pushed GIT commit (not the branch) using the dyno metadata feature, which will set environment variables with various informations about your app. HEROKU_SLUG_COMMIT will be the commit you deployed.

Upvotes: 1

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