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     ENDMETHOD.
   
  +  METHOD create_branch_popup.
  +
  +    DATA: lv_answer TYPE c LENGTH 1,
  +          lt_fields TYPE TABLE OF sval.
  +
  +    FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ls_field> LIKE LINE OF lt_fields.
  +
  +
  +    CLEAR ev_name.
  +    CLEAR ev_cancel.
  +
  +*                   TAB     FLD   LABEL   DEF                       ATTR
  +    _add_dialog_fld 'TEXTL' 'LINE' 'Name' 'refs/heads/branch_name'  ''.
  +
  +    CALL FUNCTION 'POPUP_GET_VALUES'
  +      EXPORTING
  +        popup_title     = 'Create branch'
  +      IMPORTING
  +        returncode      = lv_answer
  +      TABLES
  +        fields          = lt_fields
  +      EXCEPTIONS
  +        error_in_fields = 1
  +        OTHERS          = 2 ##NO_TEXT.
  +    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
  +      _raise 'error from POPUP_GET_VALUES'.
  +    ENDIF.
  +
  +    IF lv_answer = 'A'.
  +      ev_cancel = abap_true.
  +    ELSE.
  +      READ TABLE lt_fields INDEX 1 ASSIGNING <ls_field>.
  +      ASSERT sy-subrc = 0.
  +      ev_name = <ls_field>-value.
  +    ENDIF.
  +
  +  ENDMETHOD.
  +
     METHOD create_branch.
   
  -*    DATA: lo_repo TYPE REF TO lcl_repo_online.
  -*
  -*    lo_repo ?= lcl_app=>repo_srv( )->get( iv_key ).
  -
  -    CALL FUNCTION 'POPUP_TO_INFORM'
  -      EXPORTING
  -        titel = 'todo'
  -        txt1  = 'see https://github.com/larshp/abapGit/issues/266'
  -        txt2  = '' ##NO_TEXT.
  +    DATA: lv_name   TYPE string,
  +          lv_cancel TYPE abap_bool,
  +          lo_repo   TYPE REF TO lcl_repo_online.
  +
  +
  +    lo_repo ?= lcl_app=>repo_srv( )->get( iv_key ).
  +
  +    create_branch_popup(
  +      IMPORTING
  +        ev_name   = lv_name
  +        ev_cancel = lv_cancel ).
  +    IF lv_cancel = abap_true.
  +      RETURN.
  +    ENDIF.
  +
  +    ASSERT lv_name CP 'refs/heads/+*'.
  +
  +    lcl_git_porcelain=>create_branch(
  +      io_repo = lo_repo
  +      iv_name = lv_name
  +      iv_from = lo_repo->get_sha1_local( ) ).
  +
  +* automatically switch to new branch
  +    lo_repo->set_branch_name( lv_name ).
  +
  +    MESSAGE 'Switched to new branch' TYPE 'S'.
   
     ENDMETHOD.
   
  
positive.code: * See http://www.abapgit.org
  
  CONSTANTS: gc_xml_version  TYPE string VALUE 'v1.0.0',      "#EC NOTEXT
             gc_abap_version TYPE string VALUE 'v1.12.2'.     "#EC NOTEXT
  
  ********************************************************************************
  * The MIT License (MIT)
  
negative.code: 
      METHODS reset
        IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
        RAISING   lcx_exception.
  
      METHODS create_branch_popup
        EXPORTING ev_name   TYPE string
                  ev_cancel TYPE abap_bool
        RAISING   lcx_exception.
  
      METHODS create_branch
  