This suggestion is to make git branch handle stash-based.

One of the things that is bugging me a lot with git is the fact that I need to commit my local changes (or stash or remove them) when I want to switch branch. Since this is not auto, maybe we can automate it.

IMO this should work this way:

There should be a checkbox in tools-options-VC-git: "stash-based checkout". If it is checked:

When you are in one branch, and want to switch on another branch, but there are local changes, QT Creator should recognize this, and:

1 - automatically (without asking you) create stash for your local changes, and give it a special name that should contain branch name and a timestamp (name different from the one used before).

2 - after that it should do checkout.

3 - finally, for a newly checked-out branch, it should check if you have any stashes made in step 1 (made some time ago, when you were switching from it to another branch) - if there are, do a stash pop for a stash with newest timestamp.

Regards,
Petar