Get the common ancestor between two commits

Returns the best common ancestor between two commits, specified in a revspec of 2 commits (e.g. 3a8b42..9ff173). If more than one best common ancestor exists, only one will be returned. It is unspecified which will be returned.

Script bitbucket Verified

by hugo697 ยท 10/24/2023

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 375 days ago
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type Bitbucket = {
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  username: string;
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  password: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Get the common ancestor between two commits
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 * Returns the best common ancestor between two commits, specified in a revspec
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of 2 commits (e.g. 3a8b42..9ff173).
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If more than one best common ancestor exists, only one will be returned. It is
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unspecified which will be returned.
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Bitbucket,
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  repo_slug: string,
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  revspec: string,
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  workspace: string
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) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/${workspace}/${repo_slug}/merge-base/${revspec}`
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "GET",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Basic " + btoa(`${auth.username}:${auth.password}`),
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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