Gradle function to get the current Git branch
def getCurrentGitBranch() {
def gitBranch = "Unknown branch"
try {
def workingDir = new File("${project.projectDir}")
def result = 'git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.execute(null, workingDir)
result.waitFor()
if (result.exitValue() == 0) {
gitBranch = result.text.trim()
}
} catch (e) {
}
return gitBranch
}