Branch configuration example

Regular Expression Explanation

^(feature|bugfix|hotfix|release|develop)\/[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-_]*$

→ The branch must follow this pattern to match:

Start with one of the allowed prefixes:
- feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, or develop/
Followed by a lowercase alphanumeric name:
- Can include lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
- Must start and end with a letter or number (no trailing - or _).

All of the following error messages are displayed when a pull request is created and can also appear in combination.

Branch configuration in source branch

Configuration

Possible results

Commands

Expected results

BASH

git checkout main
git merge fix-typo

The rule isn’t skipped

→ Missing a required prefix

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature//double-slash

The rule isn’t skipped

→ Double slashes are not allowed

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule is skipped

Configuration

Possible results

Commands

Expected results

BASH

git checkout main
git merge fix-typo

The rule is skipped

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature//double-slash

The rule is skipped

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule isn’t skipped

→ The branch matches the naming convention

Branch configuration in destination branch

Configuration

Possible results

Commands

Expected results

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule isn’t skipped

→ Missing a required prefix

BASH

git checkout release//main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule isn’t skipped

→ Double slashes are not allowed

BASH

git checkout release/main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule is skipped

Configuration

Possible results

Commands

Expected results

BASH

git checkout main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule is skipped

BASH

git checkout release//main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule is skipped

BASH

git checkout release/main
git merge feature/new-login

The rule isn’t skipped

→ The branch matches the naming convention