refined-github / refined-github/refined-github
compare and merge branches without PR
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- #9207 by @copilot-swe-agent — closed without merging
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 32.2k
- Forks
- 1.9k
- Avg merge
- 2d 5h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 36
Description
Description
I'd like to be able to merge one branch into another branch (as long as it isn't protected, e.g. main) without doing a PR whenever there's no need to notify folks, review, etc. (e.g. merging 2 feature branches into one, merging multiple related dependabot branches into one, merging a branch with suggested edits from a GitHub Actions PR check into the PR branch after comparing/reviewing it (e.g. visual regression screenshot updates), etc.)
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Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the GitHub compare URL and the before/after screenshots in the issue, then trace how the extension presents branch comparison actions. Define done as allowing a user to merge an unprotected branch into another without opening a pull request, while preserving the existing restrictions for protected branches.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100