AutoMerge

AutoMerge is a CLI tool to automate merging multiple remote Git branches into a temporary branch, tagging that branch with an environment-specific tag, pushing the tag to origin, and cleaning up afterward.

---

Features

• Reads configuration from a YAML file defining multiple environments
• Supports wildcard patterns for included remote branches to merge
• Creates a temporary branch from a base branch before merging
• Tags the merge commit with an environment name and timestamp
• Pushes the tag to the remote repository
• Automatically cleans up the temporary branch and local tag
• Supports optional customizable tag prefix per environment

---

Installation

Install via Composer:

(Optional) Add post script to create symlink

"scripts": {
  "post-install-cmd": [
    "[ -L automerge ] || ln -s vendor/bin/automerge automerge"
  ],
  "post-update-cmd": [
    "[ -L automerge ] || ln -s vendor/bin/automerge automerge"
  ]
}

composer global require git-automerge/php-automerge

(Optional) create symlink

ln -s vendor/bin/automerge automerge

Usage

vendor/bin/automerge

Configuration Example (automerge-config.yaml)

Create a automerge-config.yaml file in your project root with this structure:

staging:
  base: main
  branches:
    - "bugfix/*"
  tag_prefix: "prod-"      # Optional; Default is "automerge-" if empty or false, no prefix used

feature:
  base: develop
  branches:
    - "feature/*"
  tag_prefix: false # omitted here; no prefix will be used

The script will:

• Check your working directory is clean.
• Fetch all remote branches.
• Create a temporary branch from the base branch.
• Merge all matching remote branches.
• Tag the commit with a timestamp and environment name.
• Push the tag to the remote.
• Clean up local temporary branch and tag, and restore your original branch.