function parse_git_branch {
  git_status="$(git status 2> /dev/null)"
  pattern="^# On branch ([^${IFS}]*)"
  if [[ ! ${git_status}} =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
    state="*"
  fi
  # add an else if or two here if you want to get more specific

  if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${pattern} ]]; then
    branch=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
    echo "[${branch}${state}]"
  fi
}