/**
* Creates new branch from a particular start point
*
* @param name the branch name
* @param startPoint valid tree-ish object example: "5c15e8", "master", "HEAD",
* "21d5a96070353d01c0f30bc0559ab4de4f5e3ca0"
* @throws RefAlreadyExistsException
* @throws RefNotFoundException
* @throws InvalidRefNameException
* @throws GitAPIException
*/
public void createBranch(String name, String startPoint)
throws RefAlreadyExistsException, RefNotFoundException, InvalidRefNameException,
GitAPIException {
repository.getConfig().setString(BRANCH, name, MERGE, REFS_HEADS_MASTER);
CreateBranchCommand createBranchCommand = git.branchCreate();
createBranchCommand.setName(name);
createBranchCommand.setStartPoint(startPoint);
createBranchCommand.setUpstreamMode(SetupUpstreamMode.SET_UPSTREAM);
createBranchCommand.call();
}
