lots more moved to using the protobufv0.22.24v0.22.23

9 files changed, 270 insertions, 412 deletions

diff --git a/deps.go b/deps.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fb2265..0000000
--- a/deps.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package repostatus
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetGoDeps() GoConfig {
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.sum")
-	gosum, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "\tmissing go.sum", rs.realPath.String())
-		return nil
-	}
-	defer gosum.Close()
-
-	var deps GoConfig
-	deps = make(GoConfig)
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gosum)
-	log.Log(REPO, "\tgosum:", tmp)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		if len(parts) == 3 {
-			godep := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-			if strings.HasSuffix(version, "/go.mod") {
-				version = strings.TrimSuffix(version, "/go.mod")
-			}
-			currentversion, ok := deps[godep]
-			if ok {
-				if currentversion != version {
-					log.Log(REPO, "\tREPO:", rs.String(), rs.realPath.String())
-					log.Log(REPO, "\t  version mismatch:", godep, version, currentversion)
-				}
-			} else {
-				deps[godep] = version
-				log.Log(REPO, "\t", godep, "=", version)
-			}
-		} else {
-			log.Log(REPO, "\t INVALID:", parts)
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return deps
-}
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index cef5d05..42255f0 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Age() time.Duration {
 var ErrorMissingGitConfig error = errors.New("missing .git/config")
 var ErrorGitPullOnLocal error = errors.New("git pull on local only branch")
 
+/*
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() (string, error) {
 	currentName := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	if rs.IsOnlyLocalTag(currentName) {
@@ -64,6 +65,228 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() (string, error) {
 	}
 	return output, r.Error
 }
+*/
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch() checkDirty() == true for repo", rs.realPath.String(), "looking for branch:", branch)
+		return
+	}
+	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "checkout "+branch)
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "git checkout "+branch, "returned", out)
+
+	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
+
+	switch level {
+	case "master":
+		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+	case "devel":
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+	case "user":
+		rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) guessDevelWorkingName() {
+	if rs.TagExists("guidevel") {
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("guidevel")
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("guidevel")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.TagExists("devel") {
+		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("devel")
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("devel")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// figure out what to do here
+	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("develFIXME")
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("develFIXME")
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserWorkingName() {
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	uname := usr.Username
+	if rs.TagExists(uname) {
+		rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(uname)
+		rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(uname)
+		return
+	}
+	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue("need to create " + uname)
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel("need to create " + uname)
+}
+
+// returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterBranchName() string {
+	name := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
+	return name
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelBranchName() string {
+	name := rs.develWorkingName.String()
+	return name
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserBranchName() string {
+	name := rs.userWorkingName.String()
+	return name
+}
+
+// returns the git versions like "1.3-2-laksdjf" or whatever
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterVersion() string {
+	name := rs.mainBranchVersion.String()
+	return name
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelVersion() string {
+	name := rs.develBranchVersion.String()
+	return name
+}
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
+	name := rs.userBranchVersion.String()
+	return name
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setMasterVersion(s string) {
+	old := rs.GetMasterVersion()
+	if old == s {
+		return
+	}
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+	if old == "" {
+		return // don't note if there was nothing before
+	}
+	rs.NoteChange("master branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setDevelVersion(s string) {
+	old := rs.GetDevelVersion()
+	if old == s {
+		return
+	}
+	if old == "" {
+		// don't note nothing
+	} else {
+		rs.NoteChange("devel branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
+	}
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserVersion(s string) {
+	old := rs.GetUserVersion()
+	if old == s {
+		return
+	}
+	if old == "" {
+		// don't note nothing
+	} else {
+		rs.NoteChange("user branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
+	}
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GitState() string {
+	return rs.gitState.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckGitState() string {
+	rs.setState()
+	return rs.gitState.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
+	return rs.gitState.String()
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) setState() {
+	rs.changed = false
+	if rs.CheckDirty() {
+		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() true")
+		rs.gitState.SetText("dirty")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.GetUserVersion() != rs.GetDevelVersion() {
+		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to devel")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.GetDevelVersion() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
+		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to main")
+		return
+	}
+	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
+		rs.gitState.SetText("unchanged")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if rs.CheckBranches() {
+		log.Log(REPO, "Branches are Perfect")
+		rs.gitState.SetText("PERFECT")
+		return
+	}
+	log.Log(REPO, rs.String(), "Branches are not Perfect")
+	rs.gitState.SetText("unknown branches")
+}
+
+// TODO: make this report the error somewhere
+// This is supposed to check all the branches to make sure
+// the are the same. that was originally what this was for
+// now I think it's jsut probably dumb old code that doesn't
+// need to be here
+
+// actually, this is to attempt to verify absolutely everything
+// is pushed upstream before doing a rm -rf ~/go/src
+// TODO: revisit this code in the autotypist later
+func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
+	var hashCheck string
+	var perfect bool = true
+	all := rs.getBranches()
+	path := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/"
+	for _, b := range all {
+		parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
+		rdir := "heads"
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			rdir = "remotes"
+		}
+		fullfile := path + "/" + rdir + "/" + b
+
+		// check if the ref name is "HEAD". if so, skip
+		runeCount := utf8.RuneCountInString(fullfile)
+		// Convert the string to a slice of runes
+		runes := []rune(fullfile)
+		// Slice the last 4 runes
+		lastFour := runes[runeCount-4:]
+		if string(lastFour) == "HEAD" {
+			log.Log(REPO, "skip HEAD fullfile", fullfile)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(fullfile)
+		hash := strings.TrimSpace(string(content))
+		if hashCheck == "" {
+			hashCheck = hash
+		}
+		var cmd []string
+		cmd = append(cmd, "git", "show", "-s", "--format=%ci", hash)
+		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
+		if r.Error != nil {
+			log.Log(WARN, "CheckBranches() git show error:", r.Error)
+		}
+		// git show -s --format=%ci <hash> will give you the time
+		// log.Log(REPO, fullfile)
+		if hash == hashCheck {
+			log.Log(REPO, "notsure why this git show is here", hash)
+		} else {
+			// log.Log(WARN, rs.String(), hash, output, b)
+			// log.Log(WARN, "UNKNOWN BRANCHES IN THIS REPO", cmd)
+			rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText("UNKNOWN BRANCHES")
+			perfect = false
+			// parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
+			// log.Warn("git push", parts)
+		}
+	}
+	return perfect
+}
 
 /*
 // this isn't right
@@ -257,6 +480,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 	return true
 
 }
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutBranch(bname string) bool {
 	if rs.CheckDirty() {
 		log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "is dirty")
@@ -343,251 +567,3 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckoutUser() bool {
 	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
 	return true
 }
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, "checkoutBranch() checkDirty() == true for repo", rs.realPath.String(), "looking for branch:", branch)
-		return
-	}
-	out := run(rs.realPath.String(), "git", "checkout "+branch)
-	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "git checkout "+branch, "returned", out)
-
-	realname := rs.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	realversion := rs.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	log.Log(REPO, rs.realPath.String(), "realname =", realname, "realversion =", realversion)
-
-	switch level {
-	case "master":
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
-	case "devel":
-		rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
-	case "user":
-		rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(realversion)
-	default:
-	}
-}
-
-// attempt's to guess at what master is.
-// TODO: fix this properly
-func (rs *RepoStatus) guessMainWorkingName() {
-	if !rs.Ready() {
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("guimaster") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("guimaster")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("guimaster")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("master") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("master")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("master")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("main") {
-		rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("main")
-		rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("main")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// figure out what to do here
-	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText("FIXME")
-	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel("FIXME")
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) guessDevelWorkingName() {
-	if rs.TagExists("guidevel") {
-		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("guidevel")
-		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("guidevel")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.TagExists("devel") {
-		rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("devel")
-		rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("devel")
-		return
-	}
-
-	// figure out what to do here
-	rs.develWorkingName.SetValue("develFIXME")
-	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel("develFIXME")
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserWorkingName() {
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	uname := usr.Username
-	if rs.TagExists(uname) {
-		rs.userWorkingName.SetValue(uname)
-		rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(uname)
-		return
-	}
-	rs.userWorkingName.SetValue("need to create " + uname)
-	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel("need to create " + uname)
-}
-
-// returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
-	return name
-}
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.develWorkingName.String()
-	return name
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserBranchName() string {
-	name := rs.userWorkingName.String()
-	return name
-}
-
-// returns the git versions like "1.3-2-laksdjf" or whatever
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterVersion() string {
-	name := rs.mainBranchVersion.String()
-	return name
-}
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelVersion() string {
-	name := rs.develBranchVersion.String()
-	return name
-}
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
-	name := rs.userBranchVersion.String()
-	return name
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setMasterVersion(s string) {
-	old := rs.GetMasterVersion()
-	if old == s {
-		return
-	}
-	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-	if old == "" {
-		return // don't note if there was nothing before
-	}
-	rs.NoteChange("master branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setDevelVersion(s string) {
-	old := rs.GetDevelVersion()
-	if old == s {
-		return
-	}
-	if old == "" {
-		// don't note nothing
-	} else {
-		rs.NoteChange("devel branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
-	}
-	rs.develBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setUserVersion(s string) {
-	old := rs.GetUserVersion()
-	if old == s {
-		return
-	}
-	if old == "" {
-		// don't note nothing
-	} else {
-		rs.NoteChange("user branch has been changed from " + old + " to " + s)
-	}
-	rs.userBranchVersion.SetValue(s)
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GitState() string {
-	return rs.gitState.String()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckGitState() string {
-	rs.setState()
-	return rs.gitState.String()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) GetStatus() string {
-	return rs.gitState.String()
-}
-
-func (rs *RepoStatus) setState() {
-	rs.changed = false
-	if rs.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Log(REPO, "CheckDirty() true")
-		rs.gitState.SetText("dirty")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.GetUserVersion() != rs.GetDevelVersion() {
-		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to devel")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.GetDevelVersion() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
-		rs.gitState.SetText("merge to main")
-		return
-	}
-	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
-		rs.gitState.SetText("unchanged")
-		return
-	}
-
-	if rs.CheckBranches() {
-		log.Log(REPO, "Branches are Perfect")
-		rs.gitState.SetText("PERFECT")
-		return
-	}
-	log.Log(REPO, rs.String(), "Branches are not Perfect")
-	rs.gitState.SetText("unknown branches")
-}
-
-// TODO: make this report the error somewhere
-// This is supposed to check all the branches to make sure
-// the are the same. that was originally what this was for
-// now I think it's jsut probably dumb old code that doesn't
-// need to be here
-
-// actually, this is to attempt to verify absolutely everything
-// is pushed upstream before doing a rm -rf ~/go/src
-// TODO: revisit this code in the autotypist later
-func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckBranches() bool {
-	var hashCheck string
-	var perfect bool = true
-	all := rs.getBranches()
-	path := rs.realPath.String() + "/.git/refs/"
-	for _, b := range all {
-		parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
-		rdir := "heads"
-		if len(parts) == 2 {
-			rdir = "remotes"
-		}
-		fullfile := path + "/" + rdir + "/" + b
-
-		// check if the ref name is "HEAD". if so, skip
-		runeCount := utf8.RuneCountInString(fullfile)
-		// Convert the string to a slice of runes
-		runes := []rune(fullfile)
-		// Slice the last 4 runes
-		lastFour := runes[runeCount-4:]
-		if string(lastFour) == "HEAD" {
-			log.Log(REPO, "skip HEAD fullfile", fullfile)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(fullfile)
-		hash := strings.TrimSpace(string(content))
-		if hashCheck == "" {
-			hashCheck = hash
-		}
-		var cmd []string
-		cmd = append(cmd, "git", "show", "-s", "--format=%ci", hash)
-		r := shell.PathRunLog(rs.Path(), cmd, INFO)
-		if r.Error != nil {
-			log.Log(WARN, "CheckBranches() git show error:", r.Error)
-		}
-		// git show -s --format=%ci <hash> will give you the time
-		// log.Log(REPO, fullfile)
-		if hash == hashCheck {
-			log.Log(REPO, "notsure why this git show is here", hash)
-		} else {
-			// log.Log(WARN, rs.String(), hash, output, b)
-			// log.Log(WARN, "UNKNOWN BRANCHES IN THIS REPO", cmd)
-			rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText("UNKNOWN BRANCHES")
-			perfect = false
-			// parts := strings.Split(b, "/")
-			// log.Warn("git push", parts)
-		}
-	}
-	return perfect
-}
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index 389b028..e8c4c4b 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type GitConfig struct {
 	versions   map[string]string
 }
 
-type GoConfig map[string]string
+// type GoConfig map[string]string
 
 func ListGitDirectories() []string {
 	var all []string
@@ -253,11 +254,13 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) processBranch(branch string) {
 	hash, ok := rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch]
 	filename := fullpath + "/.git/refs/heads/" + branch
 	log.Log(INFO, "      hash: need to open", filename)
-	newhash, err := readFileToString(filename)
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "hash: read failed", filename, rs.String())
 		return
 	}
+	newhash := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
 	log.Log(INFO, "      hash:", newhash)
 	rs.gitConfig.hashes[branch] = newhash
 	if ok {
diff --git a/goConfig.go b/goConfig.go
index 6f34cba..c29e787 100644
--- a/goConfig.go
+++ b/goConfig.go
@@ -3,48 +3,10 @@ package repostatus
 // does processing on the go.mod and go.sum files
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"errors"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-// Detect a 'Primative' package. Sets the isPrimative flag
-// will return true if the repo is truly not dependent on _anything_ else
-// like spew or lib/widget
-// it assumes go mod ran init and tidy ran without error
-func (rs *RepoStatus) isPrimativeGoMod() (bool, error) {
-	// go mod init & go mod tidy ran without errors
-	log.Log(REPO, "isPrimativeGoMod()", rs.realPath.String())
-	tmp := filepath.Join(rs.realPath.String(), "go.mod")
-	gomod, err := os.Open(tmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Log(REPO, "missing go.mod", rs.realPath.String())
-		rs.goConfig = nil
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer gomod.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(gomod)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
-
-		parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-		log.Log(REPO, "  gomod:", parts)
-		if len(parts) >= 1 {
-			log.Log(REPO, "  gomod: part[0] =", parts[0])
-			if parts[0] == "require" {
-				log.Log(REPO, "  should return false here")
-				return false, errors.New("go.mod file is not primative")
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
+/*
 
 // readGoMod reads and parses the go.sum file
 // saves the config information in *Repo.goConfig
@@ -105,6 +67,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) parseGoSum() (bool, error) {
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GoConfig() map[string]string {
 	return rs.goConfig
 }
+*/
 
 // for now, even check cmd.Exit
 func (rs *RepoStatus) strictRun(cmd []string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index 5b9d030..644fcda 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	newgrid.NewButton("git pull", func() {
-		rs.GitPull()
+		rs.pb.GitPull()
 	})
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
diff --git a/new.go b/new.go
index 9fa15b9..a0e31a3 100644
--- a/new.go
+++ b/new.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ func SetWorkPath(path string) {
 // it's doesn't need to be displayed so it'll work fine even in an embedded space
 func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 	path := repo.GoPath
-	goSrcDir := os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC")
-	realpath := repo.FullPath
-	isGoLang := true
-
 	if windowMap[path] == nil {
 		log.Log(INFO, "NewRepoStatusWindow() adding new", path)
 	} else {
@@ -56,6 +51,9 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 	rs := &RepoStatus{
 		ready: false,
 	}
+	rs.pb = repo
+	//	realpath := repo.FullPath
+	//	isGoLang := true
 
 	rs.tags = make(map[string]string)
 	rs.window = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("GO Repo Details " + path)
@@ -83,34 +81,33 @@ func NewRepoStatusWindow(repo *gitpb.Repo) (*RepoStatus, error) {
 
 	// save ~/go/src & the whole path strings
 	rs.path.SetValue(path)
-	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(goSrcDir)
-	rs.realPath.SetValue(realpath)
+	rs.goSrcPath.SetValue(os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC"))
+	rs.realPath.SetValue(rs.pb.GetFullPath())
 
 	// add all the tags
 	rs.makeTagBox(box2)
 
 	rs.readGitConfig()
 
-	rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
-	// ignore everything else for now
-	// todo: move this logic to cfgfile.go
-	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "go.wit.com") {
-		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
-	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "git.wit.org") {
+	if rs.pb.GetReadOnly() {
+		rs.readOnly.SetValue("true")
+	} else {
 		rs.readOnly.SetValue("false")
 	}
+	rs.mainWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetMasterBranchName())
+	rs.mainBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetMasterBranchName())
+
+	rs.develWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetDevelBranchName())
+	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetDevelBranchName())
 
-	// tries 'master', 'main', etc.
-	rs.guessMainWorkingName()
-	// tries 'devel', etc
-	rs.guessDevelWorkingName()
-	// sets this to os.Username
-	rs.setUserWorkingName()
+	rs.userWorkingName.SetText(rs.pb.GetUserBranchName())
+	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(rs.pb.GetUserBranchName())
 
-	if isGoLang {
+	if rs.pb.GoPath == "" {
+		// not golang repo
+	} else {
 		rs.isGoLang.SetText("true")
-		rs.goPath.SetText(path)
+		rs.goPath.SetText(rs.pb.GoPath)
 	}
 	windowMap[path] = rs
 	return rs, nil
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index e30119e..7436ea3 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repostatus
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 )
 
 type RepoStatus struct {
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	tags    map[string]string
 	InitOk  bool // it takes a second or so to init these
 
+	pb *gitpb.Repo // the protobuf
+
 	// used to temporarily tell the automation tools to
 	// try to ignore this repo's changes and state
 	// specifically when doing formal releases, sometimes
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ type RepoStatus struct {
 	speedActual *gadgets.OneLiner
 
 	gitConfig *GitConfig
-	goConfig  GoConfig
+	// goConfig  GoConfig
 
 	switchBranchB *gui.Node
 	targetBranch  *gui.Node
diff --git a/tagWindow.go b/tagWindow.go
index 59caef5..fbd67dc 100644
--- a/tagWindow.go
+++ b/tagWindow.go
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -88,49 +86,24 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) error {
 	grid.NewLabel("ref")
 	grid.NewLabel("date")
 	grid.NewLabel("release subject")
-	// works like a typerwriter
-	grid.NextRow()
+	grid.NextRow() // works like a typerwriter newline
 
-	// git tag --list --sort=taggerdate
-	// git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag) %(*objectname) %(taggerdate)'
-	// git rev-parse HEAD
-	// if last tag == HEAD, then remove it
+	loop := rs.pb.Tags.SortByAge()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		tag := loop.Next()
 
-	tags := []string{"%(objectname)", "%(creatordate)", "%(*authordate)", "%(refname)", "%(subject)"}
-	format := strings.Join(tags, "_,,,_")
-	cmd := []string{"git", "for-each-ref", "--sort=taggerdate", "--format", format}
-	// log.Info("RUNNING:", strings.Join(cmd, " "))
-	r := shell.PathRunQuiet(rs.Path(), cmd)
-	if r.Error != nil {
-		log.Warn("git for-each-ref error:", r.Error)
-		return r.Error
-	}
-
-	lines := r.Stdout
-	// reverse the git order
-	slices.Reverse(lines)
-	tagB.tags = make([]*Tag, 0)
-
-	for i, line := range lines {
-		var parts []string
-		parts = make([]string, 0)
-		parts = strings.Split(line, "_,,,_")
-		if len(parts) != 5 {
-			log.Info("tag error:", i, parts)
-			continue
-		}
-		// log.Info("found tag:", i, parts)
 		rTag := new(Tag)
-		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(parts[3])
-		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(parts[0])
+		rTag.tag = grid.NewLabel(tag.GetRefname())
+		rTag.ref = grid.NewEntrybox(tag.GetHash())
 
-		_, stamp, dur := getGitDateStamp(parts[1])
-		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(stamp)
+		ctime := tag.GetAuthordate().AsTime()
+		dur := getDurationStamp(ctime)
+		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(ctime.Format("YYYY/MM/DD"))
 		rTag.duration = grid.NewLabel(dur)
 
-		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(parts[4])
+		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(tag.GetSubject())
 		rTag.deleteB = grid.NewButton("delete", func() {
-			tagversion := parts[0]
+			tagversion := tag.GetRefname()
 			log.Info("remove tag", tagversion)
 			var all [][]string
 			all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "--delete", tagversion})
@@ -147,8 +120,6 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) error {
 		// works like a typerwriter
 		grid.NextRow()
 	}
-	// reverse the git order
-	// slices.Reverse(rtags.tags)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index 601015d..f91fd02 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -179,6 +177,7 @@ func Exists(file string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+/*
 func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -217,6 +216,7 @@ func getRawDateStamp(raw string) (time.Time, string, string) {
 	gitTagDate := time.Unix(i, 0)
 	return gitTagDate, gitTagDate.UTC().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05 UTC"), getDurationStamp(gitTagDate)
 }
+*/
 
 func getDurationStamp(t time.Time) string {
 
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) DoAll(all [][]string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+/*
 func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 	var all []string
 	err := filepath.Walk(srcDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
@@ -398,3 +399,4 @@ func ScanGitDirectories(srcDir string) []string {
 
 	return all
 }
+*/