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Git workbench

Stage, commit, branch, and push from the Windows desktop Git mode.

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Git workbench

Built-in Git mode for cloning, branching, staging, committing, and syncing Signoff workspaces. Windows App only — the VS Code extension intentionally omits the Git tab and routes you to VS Code Source Control instead.

Status, stage, commit, fetch, pull, push

  • Platform Availability: Windows Only
  • Overview: Full workbench over the workspace folder’s Git repo: see status, stage hunks/files, commit, and sync with remotes without leaving Signoff Studio.
  • How It Works (Windows App):
    1. Switch the top-bar mode to Git.
    2. Review status; stage files; enter a commit message; Commit.
    3. Fetch / Pull / Push using the configured remotes.

Windows git workbench

  • How It Works (VS Code Extension):
    1. There is no Git mode tab in the webview.
    2. Use VS Code Source Control on the same workspace folder on disk.
    3. Keep editing collections in Signoff; commit with the IDE.

VS Code activity bar (use SCC)

  • Code / Configuration Examples:
# Equivalent CLI outside Signoff
git status
git add collections environments
git commit -m "Update Pets collection asserts"
git pull --rebase
git push
  • Edge Cases, Troubleshooting & Pro-Tips:
    • Browser/dev hosts report Git unavailable — use the packaged Windows app.
    • Never commit secret env values; keep secrets stripped from committed files.
    • Large binary artifacts in reports/ should stay gitignored.

GAP IDENTIFIED: Git workbench (status/stage/commit/sync/branches/remotes/clone/init/import) is Windows Only. VS Code users should use the built-in Source Control view and terminal Git on the shared workspace folder.

Branches, remotes, clone, init

  • Platform Availability: Windows Only
  • Overview: Create/switch branches, manage remotes, clone repositories, and initialize Git on a folder. Designed for teams that keep API collections per JIRA branch.
  • How It Works (Windows App):
    1. Open Git → branch controls to create or switch.
    2. Add/edit remotes (e.g. 
      origin
      ) via the remotes UI.
    3. Clone a URL into a folder or Init Git on an existing Signoff workspace.

Windows git workbench branches

  • How It Works (VS Code Extension): Use 
    git clone
    / Source Control / Command Palette Git commands in VS Code.

VS Code command palette

  • Code / Configuration Examples:
git clone https://git.example.com/qe/pets-collections.git
cd pets-collections
# Open this folder as a Signoff workspace
  • Edge Cases, Troubleshooting & Pro-Tips:
    • Cloud GitHub/GitLab OAuth login is not on the Windows Settings → Integrations surface — use HTTPS remotes with credential manager or SSH agents.
    • After clone, use Switch Repository / connect workspace flows to bind Signoff to the repo root or nested workspace.

Git import panel

  • Platform Availability: Windows Only
  • Overview: Guided import for cloning or opening a repository and connecting a Signoff workspace, including branch switching for ticket-based collection work.
  • How It Works (Windows App):
    1. From Git mode, open the import / connect flows.
    2. Clone or open an existing repo; pick the Signoff workspace root if nested.
    3. Switch branches when your team isolates collections per ticket.

Windows workspace menu (related)

  • How It Works (VS Code Extension): Import workspaces via Signoff Studio: Import Workspace and manage Git separately in the IDE.

VS Code sidebar welcome

  • Code / Configuration Examples:
Repo root/
  signoff-workspace.json
  collections/
  environments/
  runner/schedules.json
  • Edge Cases, Troubleshooting & Pro-Tips:
    • Multiple Signoff workspaces in one monorepo: pick the correct relative root when connecting.
    • Schedules JSON is Git-friendly; machine-local monitor status is not — don’t expect last-run badges to match across clones.

GAP IDENTIFIED: No parity path for Git import panel inside VS Code. Workaround: clone with VS Code/terminal, then Signoff Studio: Open Workspace / Import Workspace on the folder.

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