Welcome to the Git Automation Dashboard

This application provides a simple, powerful dashboard to manage and automate the workflow for a set of Git and SVN repositories. It is designed for developers who need to regularly update, install dependencies, and run build scripts across multiple projects.

Core Features

• Centralized Dashboard: View the status, branch, and build health of all your repositories in one place.
• Customizable Dashboard Categories: Organize your repositories into collapsible sections with dual-theme (light/dark) color styling, a library of predefined themes, full drag-and-drop support (for both repositories and categories), and alternative up/down reorder buttons.
• Multi-VCS Support: Manage both Git and Subversion (SVN) repositories seamlessly.
• Repository-Specific Tasks: Create custom, multi-step automation scripts (e.g., pull/update, install, build) for each repository.
• Project Intelligence: Automatically detects project types (Node.js, Python, Delphi, Lazarus, Docker) and provides one-click buttons to generate common, pre-configured tasks.
• Advanced Task Steps: A rich library of specific, pre-built steps for different ecosystems, now organized into logical categories in the UI for easy discovery, simplifies creating complex workflows.
• Task Environment Variables: Define shell environment variables that are available to all command steps within a task.
• Quick Actions: Manually refresh repository state, copy URLs/paths with a single click, access all common actions via a right-click context menu, and reorder repositories with up/down buttons.
• Powerful Command Palette: Quickly access any action, task, or repository using a keyboard-driven command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+K).
• Parallel Execution: Run tasks on multiple repositories at the same time without waiting.
• One-Click Update Check: A "Check Updates" button fetches the latest information from all remotes, showing an "Updates Available" indicator on repositories that are behind.
• Detailed VCS Status: See ahead/behind status (Git) and a summary of file changes directly on the dashboard.
• Branch Management (Git): Quickly switch branches from the dashboard, or view, create, delete, and merge branches in the configuration view.
• GitHub Release Management (Git): See the latest release on the dashboard, and view, create, edit, and manage all your project's releases directly from the configuration view.
• Commit History: View the commit history for any Git or SVN repository, with a stable, non-flickering UI, search, and load-on-demand.
• Tabbed & Integrated Log Panel: Monitor the output of every command in a detailed, resizable, and tabbed log panel that integrates smoothly into the main view.
• Automatic Task Log Archiving: The full console output for every task run is automatically saved to a timestamped log file in a configurable directory for historical reference.
• Advanced Debugging: A powerful debug console with log filtering and a save-to-file feature (now including logs from the main process) for in-depth troubleshooting.
• Reliable Auto-Updates: Get notified with a clear banner when a new version is ready and install it with a single click.
• Easy Configuration: Add new repositories and configure them through a simple, unified form.
• Persistent UI State: The application remembers your dashboard layout, including the collapsed state of categories, between sessions.
• Persistent & Safe Configuration: All your settings and repository configurations are stored safely in a persistent location, ensuring they are never lost during application updates.
• Settings Import/Export: Easily back up, restore, or share your complete application configuration using .zip or .json files.
• Robust Executable Handling: Manually configure paths to your Git/SVN executables, with auto-detect and testing, ensuring the app works in any environment.
• Global Settings: Customize the application theme (with a quick-toggle button in the header), icon set (Feather icons by default), notifications, and behavior like enabling pre-release updates or choosing your preferred web browser.
• GUI Scaling: Adjust the overall size of the application's interface for better readability on any screen.

Quick Start

1. Add a Repository:

   • Click the "New Repo" button in the header.
   • Select the Version Control System (Git or SVN).
   • Fill in the required details on the "General" tab.
   • Click "Save Repository".

2. Create a Task:

   • On the dashboard, click the pencil icon on your repository's card to open the configuration modal.
   • Go to the "Tasks" tab.
   • The application will try to detect your project type and offer to generate tasks for you. Click one of these buttons, or create one manually.
   • To create one manually, click "New Task", give it a name (e.g., "Build for Windows"), and add the steps you need (e.g., Git Pull/SVN Update, a NODE_INSTALL_DEPS step, or Run Command: npm run build:win).
   • Save the task, then save the repository.

3. Run a Task:

   • Find your repository card on the dashboard.
   • Click a task button or use the task selection menu to run your task.
   • The resizable log panel will automatically appear at the bottom, showing the progress of your script.

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For developer information, including how to run this project in development mode or build it from source, please see the Technical Manual tab in the Info Hub.