Added git push functionality if branch not on remote.

Author: richardgaunt

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-# 🚀 GitHub PR Maker [![Tests Status](https://github.com/user/github-pr-builder/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/user/github-pr-builder/actions)
+# 🚀 GitHub PR Maker 
 
-🎯 GitHub PR Maker automatically generates polished PRs using your commit history and a standardized template!
+[![Tests](https://github.com/user/github-pr-builder/workflows/test/badge.svg)]
 
-## ✨ Features
-
-- 🔍 Scans your recent commits and lets you pick which ones to include
-- ✏️ Edit commit messages for clearer PR descriptions
-- 🧩 Uses your PR template to generate a consistent PR format
-- 🤖 Creates the PR directly via GitHub CLI
+🎯 GitHub PR Maker generates PRs using your commit history and a standardized template.
 
 ## 🛠️ How It Works
 
@@ -20,8 +15,6 @@ The app will prompt you for:
 
 It then:
 - 📋 Generates a PR using your template with all provided information
-- 🔗 Creates the PR with title in format: `[TICKET-123] Your PR Title`
-- 📊 Shows you a preview before submitting
 
 ## 🚀 Usage
 
@@ -33,14 +26,7 @@ npm install
 npm start
 ```
 
-## 🧰 Tech Stack
-
-- 💬 [`@inquirer/prompts`](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js) - Interactive CLI prompts
-- 🧪 [`jest`](https://jestjs.io/) - Testing framework
-- 🧹 [`eslint`](https://eslint.org/) - Code quality
-- 📝 [`twig`](https://github.com/twigjs/twig.js) - Templating engine
-
-## 🧪 Testing
+## 🧪 Development
 
 ```bash
 # Run tests

index.js

@@ -38,6 +38,37 @@ export function checkGitRepository() {
   }
 }
 
+// Get current branch name
+export function getCurrentBranch() {
+  try {
+    return execSync('git branch --show-current').toString().trim();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// Check if branch is pushed to remote
+export function isBranchPushedToRemote(branchName) {
+  try {
+    // Check if the branch exists on the remote
+    execSync(`git ls-remote --heads origin ${branchName}`, { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// Push branch to remote
+export function pushBranchToRemote(branchName) {
+  try {
+    execSync(`git push -u origin ${branchName}`);
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to push branch to remote:', error.message);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 // Check if gh CLI is installed
 export function checkGhCli() {
   try {
@@ -163,13 +194,40 @@ export async function main() {
   });
 
   if (confirmCreate) {
+    // Get current branch name
+    const currentBranch = getCurrentBranch();
+
+    if (!currentBranch) {
+      console.error('\n❌ Failed to determine current branch');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Check if branch is pushed to remote
+    let needsToPush = false;
+    if (!isBranchPushedToRemote(currentBranch)) {
+      console.log(`\n🔄 Branch '${currentBranch}' not found on remote. Pushing now...`);
+      needsToPush = true;
+
+      const pushSucceeded = pushBranchToRemote(currentBranch);
+      if (!pushSucceeded) {
+        console.error('\n❌ Failed to push branch to remote. Cannot create PR.');
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+      console.log(`✅ Branch '${currentBranch}' successfully pushed to remote.`);
+    }
+
+    // Create PR
     const fullTitle = ticketNumber ? `[${ticketNumber}] ${prTitle}` : prTitle;
     const result = await createPR(fullTitle, renderedTemplate);
 
     if (result.success) {
       console.log(`\n✅ Pull Request created successfully: ${result.url}`);
     } else {
       console.error(`\n❌ Failed to create Pull Request: ${result.error}`);
+
+      if (needsToPush) {
+        console.log('\n💡 Note: Your branch was pushed to remote, but PR creation failed. You can create a PR manually.');
+      }
     }
   } else {
     console.log('\n❌ PR creation cancelled');

test/basic.test.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import { getRecentCommits, getTemplatePath } from '../index';
+import { getRecentCommits, getTemplatePath, getCurrentBranch, isBranchPushedToRemote } from '../index';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ describe('GitHub PR Maker', () => {
   test('Module exports expected functions', () => {
     expect(typeof getRecentCommits).toBe('function');
     expect(typeof getTemplatePath).toBe('function');
+    expect(typeof getCurrentBranch).toBe('function');
+    expect(typeof isBranchPushedToRemote).toBe('function');
   });
 
   // This test relies on implementation details, so it's a bit fragile
@@ -41,6 +43,20 @@ describe('GitHub PR Maker', () => {
     // Test without ticket number (undefined)
     expect(ticketNumberFormat(undefined, 'Add feature')).toBe('Add feature');
   });
+
+  test('Branch remote push checks work correctly', () => {
+    // Test the logic for determining when to push a branch
+
+    // Branch exists on remote
+    expect(branchPushNeeded('feature-branch', true)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Branch doesn't exist on remote
+    expect(branchPushNeeded('feature-branch', false)).toBe(true);
+
+    // No branch name
+    expect(branchPushNeeded(null, false)).toBe(false);
+    expect(branchPushNeeded('', false)).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 /**
@@ -49,3 +65,14 @@ describe('GitHub PR Maker', () => {
 function ticketNumberFormat(ticketNumber, prTitle) {
   return ticketNumber ? `[${ticketNumber}] ${prTitle}` : prTitle;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper function that mimics the branch push decision logic
+ */
+function branchPushNeeded(branchName, existsOnRemote) {
+  // If no branch name, can't push
+  if (!branchName) return false;
+
+  // If branch isn't on remote, need to push
+  return !existsOnRemote;
+}