refactor(git): add debug logging for `baseBranch` by setchy · Pull Request #40307 · renovatebot/renovate

setchy · 2026-01-07T15:01:54Z

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Add baseBranch to debug log statement within isBranchModified, isBranchBehind and isBranchConflicted to help when triaging why some PRs are being marked as abandoned

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Signed-off-by: Adam Setch <adam.setch@outlook.com>

jamietanna

Thoughts on also adding it to the meta?

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@jamietanna please check if this message is used in hosted apps

jamietanna · 2026-01-07T15:34:11Z

I can't find it relied upon in any Mend-specific codebases 👍

setchy · 2026-01-07T15:39:52Z

Thoughts on also adding it to the meta?

let me add that, too

Signed-off-by: Adam Setch <adam.setch@outlook.com>

setchy · 2026-01-07T15:43:10Z

Added to meta, and also to branch.isBehindBase and branch.isConflicted

##### [\`42.76.3\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.3) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.4 (main) ([#40362](renovatebot/renovate#40362)) ([e6ae60d](renovatebot/renovate@e6ae60d)) --- ##### [\`42.76.2\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.2) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.3 (main) ([#40349](renovatebot/renovate#40349)) ([2ef2a3b](renovatebot/renovate@2ef2a3b)) --- ##### [\`42.76.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/sidecar docker tag to v13.25.22 (main) ([#40354](renovatebot/renovate#40354)) ([0455850](renovatebot/renovate@0455850)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/devcontainer docker tag to v13.25.22 (main) ([#40353](renovatebot/renovate#40353)) ([216a1ca](renovatebot/renovate@216a1ca)) --- ##### [\`42.76.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.0) ##### Features - **pre-commit:** support golang additional dependencies ([#39469](renovatebot/renovate#39469)) ([cbcc72d](renovatebot/renovate@cbcc72d)) --- ##### [\`42.75.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.75.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **datasource:** Update MetaCPAN query for new Elasticsearch version ([#40335](renovatebot/renovate#40335)) ([5994b38](renovatebot/renovate@5994b38)) --- ##### [\`42.75.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.75.0) ##### Features - **bitbucket:** increase max body length ([#40345](renovatebot/renovate#40345)) ([75aa561](renovatebot/renovate@75aa561)) ##### Bug Fixes - **bitbucket:** markdown massaging for release notes ([#40344](renovatebot/renovate#40344)) ([3854945](renovatebot/renovate@3854945)) --- ##### [\`42.74.7\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.7) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.1 (main) ([#40343](renovatebot/renovate#40343)) ([1eb2554](renovatebot/renovate@1eb2554)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update dependency pdm to v2.26.4 (main) ([#40342](renovatebot/renovate#40342)) ([8cc8242](renovatebot/renovate@8cc8242)) --- ##### [\`42.74.6\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.6) ##### Bug Fixes - **presets:** allow `pin` to not be governed by `minimumReleaseAge` ([#40289](renovatebot/renovate#40289)) ([7728d0e](renovatebot/renovate@7728d0e)), closes [#40288](renovatebot/renovate#40288) --- ##### [\`42.74.5\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.5) ##### Bug Fixes - **flux:** use shell semantics for file redirection ([#40324](renovatebot/renovate#40324)) ([b48e962](renovatebot/renovate@b48e962)), closes [#40275](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/40275) --- ##### [\`42.74.4\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.4) ##### Bug Fixes - **yarn:** don't rely on shell semantics for ignoring command failures ([#40292](renovatebot/renovate#40292)) ([4e6e29f](renovatebot/renovate@4e6e29f)), closes [#40294](renovatebot/renovate#40294) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **util/exec:** allow specifying `shell` on `CommandWithOptions` ([#40323](renovatebot/renovate#40323)) ([f903dcd](renovatebot/renovate@f903dcd)) --- ##### [\`42.74.3\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.3) ##### Bug Fixes - **composer:** don't rely on shell semantics for ignoring command failures ([#40291](renovatebot/renovate#40291)) ([7c467de](renovatebot/renovate@7c467de)), closes [#40284](renovatebot/renovate#40284) - **util/exec:** allow ignoring failures per-command ([#40290](renovatebot/renovate#40290)) ([9f3db00](renovatebot/renovate@9f3db00)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - require specific version for "Request Help" Discussions ([#40321](renovatebot/renovate#40321)) ([9abf5f1](renovatebot/renovate@9abf5f1)) --- ##### [\`42.74.2\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.2) ##### Bug Fixes - **jsonata:** ensure all evaluations use a new environment ([#40312](renovatebot/renovate#40312)) ([8efdad4](renovatebot/renovate@8efdad4)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update prom/prometheus docker tag to v3.9.1 (main) ([#40313](renovatebot/renovate#40313)) ([efda1ab](renovatebot/renovate@efda1ab)) ##### Code Refactoring - **git:** add debug logging for `baseBranch` ([#40307](renovatebot/renovate#40307)) ([bc86d73](renovatebot/renovate@bc86d73)) --- ##### [\`42.74.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **gitlab:** skip on unknown reviewers ([#39619](renovatebot/renovate#39619)) ([1413d5a](renovatebot/renovate@1413d5a)) ##### Documentation - add note for no backslashes in `matchStrings` ([#40061](renovatebot/renovate#40061)) ([1272688](renovatebot/renovate@1272688)) --- ##### [\`42.74.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.0) ##### Features - **http:** Prevent writes of already cached responses ([#38986](renovatebot/renovate#38986)) ([2e9edba](renovatebot/renovate@2e9edba)) --- ##### [\`42.73.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.73.0) ##### Features - make config filename lookup platform-specific ([#40065](renovatebot/renovate#40065)) ([d447c1a](renovatebot/renovate@d447c1a)) ##### Documentation - Use `matchPackageNames` in `dependencyDashboardApproval` example ([#40301](renovatebot/renovate#40301)) ([d300868](renovatebot/renovate@d300868)) --- ##### [\`42.72.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.72.0) ##### Features - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.0 (main) ([#40300](renovatebot/renovate#40300)) ([eeea6f2](renovatebot/renovate@eeea6f2)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update dependency pnpm to v10.27.0 (main) ([#40299](renovatebot/renovate#40299)) ([6a9c714](renovatebot/renovate@6a9c714)) - **deps:** update otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib docker tag to v0.143.0 (main) ([#40295](renovatebot/renovate#40295)) ([80f0335](renovatebot/renovate@80f0335)) - **deps:** update otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib docker tag to v0.143.1 (main) ([#40297](renovatebot/renovate#40297)) ([0355125](renovatebot/renovate@0355125)) - **deps:** update prom/prometheus docker tag to v3.9.0 (main) ([#40296](renovatebot/renovate#40296)) ([88aa5eb](renovatebot/renovate@88aa5eb)) --- ##### [\`42.71.4\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.71.4) ##### Bug Fixes - **auto-replace:** prevent digest corruption when using replacementNameTemplate ([#40170](renovatebot/renovate#40170)) ([2d88578](renovatebot/renovate@2d88578)), closes [#40169](renovatebot/renovate#40169) ##### Documentation - fix grammar ([#40286](renovatebot/renovate#40286)) ([d6c4b46](renovatebot/renovate@d6c4b46)) ##### Tests - **util/exec:** clarify how errors are thrown ([#40287](renovatebot/renovate#40287)) ([2ac386d](renovatebot/renovate@2ac386d)) --- ##### [\`42.71.3\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.71.3) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.20.12 (main) ([#40283](renovatebot/renovate#40283)) ([920ebb4](renovatebot/renovate@920ebb4)) - **util/exec:** always pass `shell` when preparing `rawExec` arguments ([#40235](renovatebot/renovate#40235)) ([021532c](renovatebot/renovate@021532c)), closes [#40242](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/40242) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **gradle:** clarify log message on errors ([#40196](renovatebot/renovate#40196)) ([0dfe0f9](renovatebot/renovate@0dfe0f9)) --- ##### [\`42.71.2\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.71.2) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.20.11 (main) ([#40281](renovatebot/renovate#40281)) ([7aad009](renovatebot/renovate@7aad009)) --- ##### [\`42.71.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.71.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/sidecar docker tag to v13.25.21 (main) ([#40280](renovatebot/renovate#40280)) ([4679fcf](renovatebot/renovate@4679fcf)) ##### Documentation - update references to renovate/renovate (main) ([#40266](renovatebot/renovate#40266)) ([807bc9a](renovatebot/renovate@807bc9a)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** lock file maintenance (main) ([#40267](renovatebot/renovate#40267)) ([f2b8edd](renovatebot/renovate@f2b8edd)) - **deps:** update containerbase/internal-tools action to v3.14.46 (main) ([#40268](renovatebot/renovate#40268)) ([e23e484](renovatebot/renovate@e23e484)) - **deps:** update dependency [@containerbase/eslint-plugin](https://github.com/containerbase/eslint-plugin) to v1.1.25 (main) ([#40269](renovatebot/renovate#40269)) ([5a7dd73](renovatebot/renovate@5a7dd73)) - **deps:** update dependency [@containerbase/istanbul-reports-html](https://github.com/containerbase/istanbul-reports-html) to v1.1.22 (main) ([#40270](renovatebot/renovate#40270)) ([32b0601](renovatebot/renovate@32b0601)) - **deps:** update dependency [@containerbase/semantic-release-pnpm](https://github.com/containerbase/semantic-release-pnpm) to v1.3.13 (main) ([#40271](renovatebot/renovate#40271)) ([79f4488](renovatebot/renovate@79f4488)) - **deps:** update dependency renovatebot/github-action to v44.2.3 (main) ([#40272](renovatebot/renovate#40272)) ([8aae225](renovatebot/renovate@8aae225)) - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/devcontainer docker tag to v13.25.21 (main) ([#40279](renovatebot/renovate#40279)) ([47be9ba](renovatebot/renovate@47be9ba))

##### [\`42.76.4\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.4) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.5 (main) ([#40364](renovatebot/renovate#40364)) ([544588d](renovatebot/renovate@544588d)) --- ##### [\`42.76.3\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.3) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.4 (main) ([#40362](renovatebot/renovate#40362)) ([e6ae60d](renovatebot/renovate@e6ae60d)) --- ##### [\`42.76.2\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.2) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.3 (main) ([#40349](renovatebot/renovate#40349)) ([2ef2a3b](renovatebot/renovate@2ef2a3b)) --- ##### [\`42.76.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/sidecar docker tag to v13.25.22 (main) ([#40354](renovatebot/renovate#40354)) ([0455850](renovatebot/renovate@0455850)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update ghcr.io/containerbase/devcontainer docker tag to v13.25.22 (main) ([#40353](renovatebot/renovate#40353)) ([216a1ca](renovatebot/renovate@216a1ca)) --- ##### [\`42.76.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.76.0) ##### Features - **pre-commit:** support golang additional dependencies ([#39469](renovatebot/renovate#39469)) ([cbcc72d](renovatebot/renovate@cbcc72d)) --- ##### [\`42.75.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.75.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **datasource:** Update MetaCPAN query for new Elasticsearch version ([#40335](renovatebot/renovate#40335)) ([5994b38](renovatebot/renovate@5994b38)) --- ##### [\`42.75.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.75.0) ##### Features - **bitbucket:** increase max body length ([#40345](renovatebot/renovate#40345)) ([75aa561](renovatebot/renovate@75aa561)) ##### Bug Fixes - **bitbucket:** markdown massaging for release notes ([#40344](renovatebot/renovate#40344)) ([3854945](renovatebot/renovate@3854945)) --- ##### [\`42.74.7\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.7) ##### Bug Fixes - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.1 (main) ([#40343](renovatebot/renovate#40343)) ([1eb2554](renovatebot/renovate@1eb2554)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update dependency pdm to v2.26.4 (main) ([#40342](renovatebot/renovate#40342)) ([8cc8242](renovatebot/renovate@8cc8242)) --- ##### [\`42.74.6\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.6) ##### Bug Fixes - **presets:** allow `pin` to not be governed by `minimumReleaseAge` ([#40289](renovatebot/renovate#40289)) ([7728d0e](renovatebot/renovate@7728d0e)), closes [#40288](renovatebot/renovate#40288) --- ##### [\`42.74.5\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.5) ##### Bug Fixes - **flux:** use shell semantics for file redirection ([#40324](renovatebot/renovate#40324)) ([b48e962](renovatebot/renovate@b48e962)), closes [#40275](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/40275) --- ##### [\`42.74.4\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.4) ##### Bug Fixes - **yarn:** don't rely on shell semantics for ignoring command failures ([#40292](renovatebot/renovate#40292)) ([4e6e29f](renovatebot/renovate@4e6e29f)), closes [#40294](renovatebot/renovate#40294) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **util/exec:** allow specifying `shell` on `CommandWithOptions` ([#40323](renovatebot/renovate#40323)) ([f903dcd](renovatebot/renovate@f903dcd)) --- ##### [\`42.74.3\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.3) ##### Bug Fixes - **composer:** don't rely on shell semantics for ignoring command failures ([#40291](renovatebot/renovate#40291)) ([7c467de](renovatebot/renovate@7c467de)), closes [#40284](renovatebot/renovate#40284) - **util/exec:** allow ignoring failures per-command ([#40290](renovatebot/renovate#40290)) ([9f3db00](renovatebot/renovate@9f3db00)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - require specific version for "Request Help" Discussions ([#40321](renovatebot/renovate#40321)) ([9abf5f1](renovatebot/renovate@9abf5f1)) --- ##### [\`42.74.2\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.2) ##### Bug Fixes - **jsonata:** ensure all evaluations use a new environment ([#40312](renovatebot/renovate#40312)) ([8efdad4](renovatebot/renovate@8efdad4)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update prom/prometheus docker tag to v3.9.1 (main) ([#40313](renovatebot/renovate#40313)) ([efda1ab](renovatebot/renovate@efda1ab)) ##### Code Refactoring - **git:** add debug logging for `baseBranch` ([#40307](renovatebot/renovate#40307)) ([bc86d73](renovatebot/renovate@bc86d73)) --- ##### [\`42.74.1\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.1) ##### Bug Fixes - **gitlab:** skip on unknown reviewers ([#39619](renovatebot/renovate#39619)) ([1413d5a](renovatebot/renovate@1413d5a)) ##### Documentation - add note for no backslashes in `matchStrings` ([#40061](renovatebot/renovate#40061)) ([1272688](renovatebot/renovate@1272688)) --- ##### [\`42.74.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.74.0) ##### Features - **http:** Prevent writes of already cached responses ([#38986](renovatebot/renovate#38986)) ([2e9edba](renovatebot/renovate@2e9edba)) --- ##### [\`42.73.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.73.0) ##### Features - make config filename lookup platform-specific ([#40065](renovatebot/renovate#40065)) ([d447c1a](renovatebot/renovate@d447c1a)) ##### Documentation - Use `matchPackageNames` in `dependencyDashboardApproval` example ([#40301](renovatebot/renovate#40301)) ([d300868](renovatebot/renovate@d300868)) --- ##### [\`42.72.0\`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/42.72.0) ##### Features - **deps:** update ghcr.io/renovatebot/base-image docker tag to v12.21.0 (main) ([#40300](renovatebot/renovate#40300)) ([eeea6f2](renovatebot/renovate@eeea6f2)) ##### Miscellaneous Chores - **deps:** update dependency pnpm to v10.27.0 (main) ([#40299](renovatebot/renovate#40299)) ([6a9c714](renovatebot/renovate@6a9c714)) - **deps:** update otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib docker tag to v0.143.0 (main) ([#40295](renovatebot/renovate#40295)) ([80f0335](renovatebot/renovate@80f0335)) - **deps:** update otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib docker tag to v0.143.1 (main) ([#40297](renovatebot/renovate#40297)) ([0355125](renovatebot/renovate@0355125)) - **deps:** update prom/prometheus docker tag to v3.9.0 (main) ([#40296](renovatebot/renovate#40296)) ([88aa5eb](renovatebot/renovate@88aa5eb))

refactor: log baseBranch name in isBranchModified

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Signed-off-by: Adam Setch <adam.setch@outlook.com>

setchy requested review from RahulGautamSingh, jamietanna and viceice January 7, 2026 15:02

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refactor: log baseBranch name

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setchy dismissed viceice’s stale review via cb7dae6 January 7, 2026 15:42

setchy changed the title ~~refactor: log baseBranch in isBranchModified~~ refactor(git): add debug logging for baseBranch Jan 7, 2026

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