Automatically convert spaces to dashes in branch names

src/popups/create_branch.rs

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use asyncgit::sync::{self, RepoPathRef};
-use crossterm::event::Event;
+use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use easy_cast::Cast;
 use ratatui::{layout::Rect, widgets::Paragraph, Frame};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 pub struct CreateBranchPopup {
 	repo: RepoPathRef,
@@ -57,11 +58,28 @@ impl Component for CreateBranchPopup {
 
 	fn event(&mut self, ev: &Event) -> Result<EventState> {
 		if self.is_visible() {
-			if self.input.event(ev)?.is_consumed() {
+			let ev = match ev {
+				Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+					code: KeyCode::Char(c),
+					modifiers,
+					kind,
+					state,
+				}) => Cow::Owned(Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+					code: KeyCode::Char(strings::normalize_branch_name_char(
+						*c,
+					)),
+					modifiers: *modifiers,
+					kind: *kind,
+					state: *state,
+				})),
+				_ => Cow::Borrowed(ev),
+			};
+
+			if self.input.event(&ev)?.is_consumed() {
 				return Ok(EventState::Consumed);
 			}
 
-			if let Event::Key(e) = ev {
+			if let Event::Key(e) = ev.as_ref() {
 				if key_match(e, self.key_config.keys.enter) {
 					self.create_branch();
 				}

src/popups/rename_branch.rs

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use asyncgit::sync::{self, RepoPathRef};
-use crossterm::event::Event;
+use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use easy_cast::Cast;
 use ratatui::{layout::Rect, widgets::Paragraph, Frame};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 pub struct RenameBranchPopup {
 	repo: RepoPathRef,
@@ -57,11 +58,28 @@ impl Component for RenameBranchPopup {
 
 	fn event(&mut self, ev: &Event) -> Result<EventState> {
 		if self.is_visible() {
-			if self.input.event(ev)?.is_consumed() {
+			let ev = match ev {
+				Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+					code: KeyCode::Char(c),
+					modifiers,
+					kind,
+					state,
+				}) => Cow::Owned(Event::Key(KeyEvent {
+					code: KeyCode::Char(strings::normalize_branch_name_char(
+						*c,
+					)),
+					modifiers: *modifiers,
+					kind: *kind,
+					state: *state,
+				})),
+				_ => Cow::Borrowed(ev),
+			};
+
+			if self.input.event(&ev)?.is_consumed() {
 				return Ok(EventState::Consumed);
 			}
 
-			if let Event::Key(e) = ev {
+			if let Event::Key(e) = ev.as_ref() {
 				if key_match(e, self.key_config.keys.enter) {
 					self.rename_branch();
 				}

src/strings.rs

@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ pub fn ellipsis_trim_start(s: &str, width: usize) -> Cow<'_, str> {
 	}
 }
 
+pub const fn normalize_branch_name_char(c: char) -> char {
+    match c {
+        ' ' => '-',
+        c => c,
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum CheckoutOptions {
 	KeepLocalChanges,
@@ -1934,3 +1941,19 @@ pub mod commands {
 		)
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_spaces_are_replaced_by_dashes_in_branch_name() {
+		let input = "feature/auto replace spaces in branch name";
+		let output: String =
+			input.chars().map(normalize_branch_name_char).collect();
+		assert_eq!(
+			output,
+			"feature/auto-replace-spaces-in-branch-name"
+		);
+	}
+}