Branch deletion

api/gitapi.py

@@ -543,6 +543,49 @@ class GitRepoBranches(Resource):
             "branches": branches
         }
 
+    def delete(self, repo):
+        """Delete a given branch in a given repository
+
+        Args:
+            repo (str): The name of the repository.
+
+        Returns:
+            Response: A JSON response containing a list of branch names or an error message if the repository is not found.
+            - 200: A JSON object with a "status" key containing "deleted"
+            - 404: A JSON object with an "error" key containing the message "Repository not found" or "Branch not found"
+        """
+
+        data = request.json
+
+        if data is None:
+            log.error("Can't delete branch, JSON post data missing")
+            return {"error" : "Parameters missing"}, 400
+
+        if not "branch" in data:
+            log.error("Can't delete branch, 'branch' key in JSON data is missing")
+            return {"error" : "Parameters missing"}, 400
+
+        branch = data['branch']
+
+
+        repo_path = os.path.join(REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH, repo + ".git")
+        if not os.path.isdir(repo_path):
+            log.error("Can't get branches of repository repository %s, not found. Looked in %s", repo, repo_path, extra = {"repository" : repo, "path" : repo_path })
+            return {"error": "Repository not found"}, 404
+
+        git_repo = git.Repo(repo_path)
+        git_repo.git.config('--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', repo_path)
+
+
+        if not branch in git_repo.branches:
+            log.error("Can't delete branch %s, not found in repository %s", branch, repo, extra = {"repository" : repo, "branch" : branch})
+            return {"error": "Branch not found"}, 404
+
+        git_repo.delete_head(branch)
+        log.info("Branch %s of repository %s deleted", branch, repo, extra = {"repository" : repo, "branch" : branch})
+        return {"status": "deleted"}, 200
+
+