Qt Creator 4 custom plugin get current branch for project under version control

Levi

I have noticed when creating a qmake project, that if it is under version control the branch name shows up in the project node display text. I have searched for hours and I have been unsuccessful at locating where this happens within the source code. The reason I ask, is I have a custom project manager plugin that will contain multiple repositories and I would like to display the current branch in the folder node display text.

Levi

I figured out how to get the branch information. The code is below that I used to get the branch information given an absolute path.

Headers:

#include <coreplugin/vcsmanager.h>
#include <coreplugin/iversioncontrol.h>

Code:

bool ROSProjectNode::hasVersionControl(const QString &absolutePath, QString &vcsTopic) const
{
  if (Core::IVersionControl *vc = Core::VcsManager::findVersionControlForDirectory(absolutePath))
  {
    if (absolutePath == Core::VcsManager::findTopLevelForDirectory(absolutePath))
    {
      vcsTopic = vc->vcsTopic(absolutePath);
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}