2 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go b/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
index 88a069b831..f9262aaede 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_branch_form.go
@@ -24,3 +24,15 @@ func (f *NewBranchForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding
 	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
 	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
 }
+
+// RenameBranchForm form for rename a branch
+type RenameBranchForm struct {
+	From string `binding:"Required;MaxSize(100);GitRefName"`
+	To   string `binding:"Required;MaxSize(100);GitRefName"`
+}
+
+// Validate validates the fields
+func (f *RenameBranchForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
+	ctx := context.GetContext(req)
+	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
+}
diff --git a/services/repository/branch.go b/services/repository/branch.go
index 28d24f121d..5e246cbec6 100644
--- a/services/repository/branch.go
+++ b/services/repository/branch.go
@@ -10,10 +10,49 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
 	repo_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	pull_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/pull"
 )
 
+// RenameBranch rename a branch
+func RenameBranch(repo *models.Repository, doer *models.User, gitRepo *git.Repository, from, to string) (string, error) {
+	if from == to {
+		return "target_exist", nil
+	}
+
+	if gitRepo.IsBranchExist(to) {
+		return "target_exist", nil
+	}
+
+	if !gitRepo.IsBranchExist(from) {
+		return "from_not_exist", nil
+	}
+
+	if err := repo.RenameBranch(from, to, func(isDefault bool) error {
+		err2 := gitRepo.RenameBranch(from, to)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			return err2
+		}
+
+		if isDefault {
+			err2 = gitRepo.SetDefaultBranch(to)
+			if err2 != nil {
+				return err2
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	notification.NotifyDeleteRef(doer, repo, "branch", "refs/heads/"+from)
+	notification.NotifyCreateRef(doer, repo, "branch", "refs/heads/"+to)
+
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 // enmuerates all branch related errors
 var (
 	ErrBranchIsDefault   = errors.New("branch is default")