finishing-a-development-branch

To finish a git development branch after tests pass, you must determine the base branch and choose one of four explicit options: merge locally, push a pull request, keep the branch, or discard it.

Integrating a finished development branch involves selecting one of four explicit options: merging locally, pushing a pull request, keeping the branch, or discarding it, followed by executing the chosen workflow and performing cleanup.

Handling a pull request workflow for a development branch involves verifying test results, determining the base branch, and then selecting to push a PR from the four explicit end-state options to execute the workflow and perform cleanup.

Yes, you can discard a development branch instead of merging it locally. The workflow presents four explicit options, including discarding the branch, after verifying test results and determining the base branch.

Yes, the branch finishing workflow verifies test results before merging. It applies to multi-step code workflows where teams must validate tests and communicate failures clearly before determining the base branch and presenting integration options.

You need to determine the base branch in a git workflow after tests pass and before presenting four explicit end-state options to integrate a finished development branch, ensuring the chosen workflow executes against the correct target.