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branchmap: updating triggers a write

Rather than separate updating and writing, create a subclass that doesn't write
on update. This minimises chances we forget to write out updates somewhere.

This also makes refactoring and improving the branchmap functionality easier.

Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5636

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