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andrew 4e6d665c59 Branch menu UI and remote branch checkout

Add UI improvements and switching state for branch menu and implement remote-branch-aware checkout logic.

Frontend: add CSS for disabled branch items, compact branch name layout, subtitles and messages; show switching indicator and disable branch actions while switching; display local/remote names and remote subtitles; surface branch switch errors and in-progress messages. Add state.branches.switchingTo and update event handlers to set/clear it.

Backend (tauri): extend LocalRepoBranch with is_remote, remote_name, local_name; add git_ref_exists helper; enhance checkout_branch to detect local vs remote refs and automatically checkout or create tracking branches for remotes; parse refs to include remote branches (skip ones with existing local counterparts) and sort branches with current/local/remote order. Minor formatting tweaks.

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.vscode

Initial commit: Gitpub Desktop scaffold

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frontend

Branch menu UI and remote branch checkout

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src

Initial commit: Gitpub Desktop scaffold

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src-tauri

Branch menu UI and remote branch checkout

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.gitignore

Initial commit: Gitpub Desktop scaffold

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package-lock.json

Integrate Lucide icons and replace inline SVGs

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package.json

Changed tauri:build to just build

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README.md

Add read-only repository viewer (UI + backend)

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README.md

Gitpub Desktop

Gitpub Desktop is a lightweight, cross-platform Git client built with Tauri, Rust, and plain HTML/CSS/JavaScript. It connects to any compatible self-hosted Gitea instance (including Gitpub) without hardcoding a single backend.

Stack

Tauri + Rust backend commands
Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS frontend (no framework)
System-installed Git for repository operations
Gitea REST API for server-side repository listing and account context

Project Structure

src-tauri/ Rust backend and Tauri application setup
frontend/ vanilla frontend shell
frontend/assets/ static assets
frontend/css/ UI styles
frontend/js/ application modules
frontend/components/ shared component/template area

MVP Included

First-launch setup flow for adding first Gitea server
Multi-server backend management (add/edit/remove/switch/default)
Dynamic API base URL generation (<server>/api/v1)
Connection testing against Gitea API
Repository dashboard with search and mock cards fallback
Read-only repository viewer for remote Gitea repos and local clones
Local repository open + recent repositories
Rust Git commands: clone, pull, push, status, branch
Settings for git path, clone directory, and theme placeholder

Development

Prerequisites

Node.js (npm comes with it)
Rust via rustup (required for the Tauri backend)
Platform-specific Tauri dependencies (WebView2 on Windows, Xcode tools on macOS, etc.) — see the Tauri prerequisites for your OS
Git installed and available on your PATH (the app shells out to git for clone, pull, push, and related commands)

Start the app in dev mode

From the repository root:

npm install
npm run dev

This runs the Tauri dev process, which loads the static frontend from frontend/ and hot-reloads the Rust side when you change src-tauri/. Edit HTML/CSS/JS under frontend/ and refresh the window (or rely on your usual workflow) as needed.

Production build

npm install
npm run tauri:build

Installers and bundles are emitted under src-tauri/target/release/bundle/ (exact paths depend on the target platform).

Useful commands

Command	Purpose
`npm run dev`	Desktop app in development mode
`npm run tauri:build`	Release build and platform bundles
`npm run tauri -- <args>`	Forward arguments to the Tauri CLI (e.g. `npm run tauri -- info`)

Notes

There is no separate Vite/webpack dev server; the UI is plain static files under frontend/.
Point the app at a running Gitea-compatible instance during setup; API calls use <your-server>/api/v1.