https://github.com/egel/bns
Branch Name Sanitizer - A simple program that normalize given text to git branch name
https://github.com/egel/bns
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Branch Name Sanitizer - A simple program that normalize given text to git branch name
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/egel/bns
- Owner: egel
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2025-02-09T15:43:09.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-26T06:16:00.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-14T09:50:17.361Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: branch-names, git, git-branch, golang, normalization, sanitizer
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 38.1 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Branch Name Sanitizer
Branch Name Sanitizer - simple program that savely cleans text inputs focusing on comply with [Git repository naming conventions][weblink-git-scm-check-ref-format].
## Features
- Gently clean all accent characters from input, e.g: `é` => `e`, `ă` => `a`, etc.
- Persist characters meaning conversion, e.g. `ö` => `ou`, `&` => `-and-`, etc.
- Customization of strings connector
- Option to allow only ASCII characters
- Option to keep original case
## Install
```sh
go install github.com/egel/bns/cmd/bns@latest
```
### Git configuration
Add new gitconfig alias name e.g.: `cob` (acronym of `checkout -b`), `brn` (branch new), or anything else that suite your preferences.
```
# file ~/.gitconfig
[alias]
cob = !sh -c 'git checkout -b $(bns $@)' -
```
then you can automatically checkout to a new, clean branch using command like following:
```sh
git cob "fancy name of your new branch"
```
## Usage
### Default
```sh
bns "Introduce new dashboard UI" # => introduce-new-dashboard-ui
```
### Customize string connector
flag: `-c`, `--connector`
```sh
bns -c "_" "Develop AI-powered bug reporter" # => develop_ai_powered_bug_reporter
```
### Keep original case
flag: `-o`, `--original-case`
```sh
bns -o "Task: Implement Login Feature" # => Task-Implement-Login-Feature
```
### Completly remove all Non-ASCII chars
flag: `-f`, `--force-ascii`.
If you need a strict non-ASCII complience.
```sh
# Arabic
bns -f "تحسين: amélioration du dashboard de l'utilisateur" # => amlioration-du-dashboard-de-l-utilisateur
# Chinese (mandarin)
bns -f "BUG：搜索功能不工作" # => bug
```
### Allow multiple string arguments
> [!NOTE]
> When passing multiple strings as arguments to your tool, make sure to enclose each one in quotes to ensure they are treated as input values rather than flags or options.
```sh
# hey! I also works as arg list!
bns This is fancy new feature! # => this-is-fancy-new-feature
```
## Upgrade
To upgrade to the latest version use:
```sh
GONOPROXY=github.com/egel go install github.com/egel/bns/cmd/bns@latest
```
## Uninstall
1. remove the binary from system
```sh
rm $(command -v bns)
```
1. remove the alias from your `~/.gitconfig`
## License
Apache-2.0 license
[weblink-git-scm-check-ref-format]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format