Fixes issue association being attempted before the branch is created

Author: axosoft-ramint

src/commands/git/branch.ts

@@ -422,6 +422,18 @@ export class BranchGitCommand extends QuickCommand {
 
 			endSteps(state);
 
+			if (state.flags.includes('--switch')) {
+				await state.repo.switch(state.reference.ref, { createBranch: state.name });
+			} else {
+				try {
+					await state.repo.git.createBranch(state.name, state.reference.ref);
+				} catch (ex) {
+					Logger.error(ex);
+					// TODO likely need some better error handling here
+					return showGenericErrorMessage('Unable to create branch');
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (state.withIssue != null) {
 				const issue = state.withIssue;
 				const branch = await state.repo.git.getBranch(state.name);
@@ -439,18 +451,6 @@ export class BranchGitCommand extends QuickCommand {
 					await addAssociatedIssueToBranch(this.container, branch, { ...issue, type: 'issue' }, resource);
 				}
 			}
-
-			if (state.flags.includes('--switch')) {
-				await state.repo.switch(state.reference.ref, { createBranch: state.name });
-			} else {
-				try {
-					await state.repo.git.createBranch(state.name, state.reference.ref);
-				} catch (ex) {
-					Logger.error(ex);
-					// TODO likely need some better error handling here
-					return showGenericErrorMessage('Unable to create branch');
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}