Add alerts when git is too old

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Support for editing repo from filesystem perspective via web application (#464)
 - Support for downloading a VSCode workspace file from web UI
 - IncrementalLoad pull event handler will update the running production, if any (#473)
+- Warnings to users if git version is incompatible (#488)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Instance wide settings are placed in proper global (#444)

cls/SourceControl/Git/API.cls

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ ClassMethod Configure()
  }
  set gitExists = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).GitBinExists(.version)
  set gitBinPath = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).GitBinPath(.isDefault)
+
+ // Make sure they are using an appropriate git version
+ if (+$PIECE(version,"version ",2))<2.31 {
+ write !!, "WARNING: You are using an older version of git which is not compatible with git-source-control. Please upgrade to git version 2.31.0 or greater to continue"
+ write !!, "Cancelling git-source-control configuration..."
+ quit
+ }
  if gitExists && isDefault {
  // Note: version starts with "git version"
  write !,version," is available via PATH. You may enter a path to a different version if needed."
@@ -65,4 +72,3 @@ ClassMethod BaselineExport(pCommitMessage = "", pPushToRemote = "") As %Status
 }
 
 }
-

cls/SourceControl/Git/WebUIDriver.cls

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ ClassMethod HandleRequest(pagePath As %String, InternalName As %String = "", Out
  set responseJSON = ..GetSettingsURL(%request)
  } elseif $extract(pagePath, 6, *) = "get-package-version"{
  set responseJSON = ..GetPackageVersion()
+ } elseif $extract(pagePath, 6, *) = "git-version" {
+ set responseJSON = ..GetGitVersion()
  } else {
  set %response.Status = ##class(%CSP.REST).#HTTP404NOTFOUND
  set responseJSON = {"error":("invalid URI: " _ pagePath)}
@@ -331,4 +333,11 @@ ClassMethod GetPackageVersion() As %Library.DynamicObject
  quit {"version": (version)}
 }
 
+ClassMethod GetGitVersion() As %Library.DynamicObject
+{
+ set gitExists = ##class(SourceControl.Git.Utils).GitBinExists(.version)
+ set version = +$PIECE(version,"version ",2)
+ quit {"version": (version)}
+}
+
 }

git-webui/src/share/git-webui/webui/js/git-webui.js

@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ webui.showWarning = function(message) {
  '</div>').appendTo(messageBox);
 }
 
+webui.gitVersion = function() {
+ $.get("api/git-version", function(version) {
+ var ver = JSON.parse(version)["version"];
+ if (ver < 2.31) {
+ alert("Your git version is incompatible with git-source-control. Please upgrade to git 2.31.0 or greater.")
+ }
+ })
+}
+
 webui.git_command = function(command, callback) {
  $.ajax({
  url: "git-command",
@@ -313,6 +322,7 @@ webui.getNodeIndex = function(element) {
 
 webui.TabBox = function(buttons) {
 
+
  var self = this;
 
  self.itemClicked = function(event) {
@@ -2808,6 +2818,7 @@ webui.NewChangedFilesView = function(workspaceView) {
 function MainUi() {
 
  var self = this;
+ webui.gitVersion();
 
  self.switchTo = function(element) {
  webui.detachChildren(self.mainView);