finished repo work

src/repo_management/repo_manager.py

@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class GitRepository:
         self.repo = Repo(repo_path)
         self.username = username
         self.password = password
-        self.repo.config_writer().set_value("user", "name", "blog_creator")
-        self.repo.config_writer().set_value("user", "email", "ridgway.infrastructure@gmail.com")
 
     def clone(self, remote_url, destination_path):
         """Clone a Git repository with authentication"""
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ class GitRepository:
     def pull(self, remote_name='origin', ref_name='main'):
         """Pull updates from a remote repository with authentication"""
         try:
-            self.repo.remotes[remote_name].pull(ref_name=ref_name)
+            self.repo.remotes[remote_name].pull(ref_name)
             return True
         except GitCommandError as e:
             print(f"Pulling failed: {e}")
@@ -63,15 +61,15 @@ class GitRepository:
         return [branch.name for branch in self.repo.branches]
 
 
-    def create_branch(self, branch_name, remote_name='origin', ref_name='main'):
+    def create_and_switch_branch(self, branch_name, remote_name='origin', ref_name='main'):
         """Create a new branch in the repository with authentication."""
         try:
             # Use the same remote and ref as before
             self.repo.git.branch(branch_name)
-            return True
-        except GitCommandError as e:
-            print(f"Failed to create branch: {e}")
-            return False
+        except GitCommandError:
+            print("Branch already exists switching")
+            # ensure remote commits are pulled into local
+        self.repo.git.checkout(branch_name)
 
     def add_and_commit(self, message=None):
         """Add and commit changes to the repository."""
@@ -90,8 +88,9 @@ class GitRepository:
             return False
 
     def create_copy_commit_push(self, file_path, title, commit_messge):
-        self.create_branch(title)
+        self.create_and_switch_branch(title)
 
+        self.pull(ref_name=title)
         shutil.copy(f"{file_path}", f"{self.repo_path}src/content/")
 
         self.add_and_commit(f"'{commit_messge}'")