git-projects

Pure git commands for multi-repository projects.

Requirements

• Git
• Python (2 or 3)

Getting started

Install dependencies

apt-get install git python # alternatively use brew on OSX
pip install git-projects

Create your .gitprojects file in your $HOME directory.

You can also create a gitprojects.yml or .gitprojects file in any folder you want for a local use.

Command line syntax

gp <projects> <git command>

Projects are pointed out using @. You shall not use git in your commands. For instance, to perform git fetch origin --prune in each repository of your project my-project:

gp @my-project fetch origin --prune

You can also provide several projects as targets of your git command:

gp @project1 @project2 pull --rebase

Command shortcuts

This tool also provides shortcuts for lazy users. Basically, instead of using pure git commands, you're allowed to do:

gp @my-project --<shortcut>

For instance, if you want to fetch, discard any local changes and pull the origin/master branch, you can simply do:

gp @my-project --reset

The following table gives you the list of implemented shortcuts (also available through --help).

Shortcut	Description
--current	display current branch name
--update	update and rebase the current local branch with origin
--reset	discard any local changes and switch to an up-to-date version of the master branch
--release	display new commits since the last tag

Configuration syntax

Basic project

Here is a basic example of a project.

my-project:
    origin: git@github.com:thavel
    path: ~/workspace/my-project
    repositories:
        - my-lib1
        - my-lib2
        - my-service1
        - my-service2

In this case, repositories is optional, then all directories in path will be used as targets of your git command.

The origin is also optional. It is used to enable the cloning feature: if a repository does not exist at the specified path, this tool will try to clone it. Sub-projects inherit this parameter. So, basically, if your .gitprojects file is properly set, you can bootstrap the repositories of your whole project(s) with a single command (gp @my-project fetch, for instance).

Multi-path project

You can also defined repositories using paths. In this case, you shall no set a path.

multipath-project:
    repositories:
        - ~/workspace/my-project/
        - ~/my-compagny/a-project/a-lib/
        - ~/data/my-external-hd/my-lyb/

Sub-projects

You can defined subprojects, so that if you target a specific project, all sub-projects are targeted.

main-project:
    path: ~/workspace/my-service/
    repositories:
        - my-lib1
        - my-lib2
    subprojects:
        - second-project
        
second-project:
    path: ~/workspace/my-lib/
    repositories:
        - my-module1
        - my-module2

Upcoming features

• Asynchronous tasks
• Project names completion
• Git commands completion