#43 Rename fastForwardTerminalBranch to mergeToTerminalBranch

[mattsgarlata]

Addresses PR #44 review feedback from Jerry: the method always creates a --no-ff merge commit, so "fast-forward" in the name was misleading.

Renames fastForwardTerminalBranch → mergeToTerminalBranch and updates comments/test descriptions to match.

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 9dc2ef5 and 9f10384.

📒 Files selected for processing (3)

• src/branch-maintainer.js
• test/branch-maintainer-test.js
• test/real-git-test.js

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Walkthrough

A method in the BranchMaintainer class was renamed from fastForwardTerminalBranch() to mergeToTerminalBranch() to better reflect its actual behavior of performing merge commits with --no-ff. Associated test comments and descriptions were updated accordingly. No control flow or command logic changed.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Method Rename src/branch-maintainer.js	Renamed fastForwardTerminalBranch() to mergeToTerminalBranch() with updated method documentation to clarify that terminal-branch integration always uses merge commit behavior (--no-ff) rather than fast-forward.
Test Updates test/branch-maintainer-test.js, test/real-git-test.js	Updated test comments and assertion descriptions to reflect the renamed method and corrected behavior terminology (from "fast-forward" to "merge" or "updated") without changing actual test logic.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change—renaming a method from fastForwardTerminalBranch to mergeToTerminalBranch—which is the primary focus of the pull request.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description clearly explains the rationale for the rename, addresses the review feedback, and summarizes the changes made across the codebase.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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[jerryorr]

+1