From 9d64c62a2e282f9f9f084f39e98b50eb46a35f56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Wylde <mark@wylde.net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 20:32:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Attempt to make this work

---
 src/github/operations/branch.ts | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/github/operations/branch.ts b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
index d973e53..129e412 100644
--- a/src/github/operations/branch.ts
+++ b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
@@ -113,18 +113,33 @@ export async function setupBranch(
         repo,
         branch: sourceBranch,
       });
-      currentSHA = branchResponse.data.commit.sha;
+      // Gitea uses commit.id instead of commit.sha
+      currentSHA = branchResponse.data.commit.sha || branchResponse.data.commit.id;
     }
 
     console.log(`Current SHA: ${currentSHA}`);
 
-    // Create branch using GitHub API
-    await octokits.rest.git.createRef({
-      owner,
-      repo,
-      ref: `refs/heads/${newBranch}`,
-      sha: currentSHA,
-    });
+    // Create branch - try GitHub API first, fallback to Gitea API
+    try {
+      await octokits.rest.git.createRef({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        ref: `refs/heads/${newBranch}`,
+        sha: currentSHA,
+      });
+    } catch (createRefError: any) {
+      // If git/refs creation fails (like in Gitea), use the branches endpoint
+      console.log(`git createRef failed, trying branches endpoint: ${createRefError.message}`);
+      
+      // Use Gitea's branch creation endpoint
+      const response = await octokits.request('POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches', {
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        new_branch_name: newBranch,
+        old_branch_name: sourceBranch,
+      });
+      console.log(`Created branch via branches endpoint: ${response.status}`);
+    }
 
     // Checkout the new branch (shallow fetch for performance)
     await $`git fetch origin --depth=1 ${newBranch}`;