Repo Flow enhances the Google Repo project with a git-flow branching model.
The git-flow branching model is applied at the manifest / composition as well as the Git project level. You can use this with any Git server, without the need for a Gerrit Code Review server; Gerrit is a practical requirement to effectively use the Google Repo tools.
Repo is a tool built on top of Git. It helps compose a number of Git projects into a single workspace, nicely solving repeatability issues. It was written to automate the Android Gerrit-centric development workflow. Repo however is of more generic value, which is why we created the Repo Flow enhancement. In absence of Gerrit, Repo can be used to compose a workspace from multiple Git repositories. Repo however lacks automation to update manifest files and support a git-flow branching model.
Repo Flow therefore:
- Provides the git-flow operations at the composition and project level:
init: Initialize the Repo project to support git-flow the branching model.feature: Manage your feature branches.release: Manage your release branches.hotfix: Manage your hotfix branches.support: Manage your support branches.
- Generates and merges manifests so that you can checkout and work on your feature, release, hotfix and support compositions.
- Generates release manifests for your tagged releases.