git-nit 1.0.0

Installing

Install git-nit with pip:

$ pip install --user git-nit

Using

To clone a patch to a local working directory, pass the URL of the patch as the first argument.

$ git nit https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/
release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
Cloning openstack-infra/release-tools into ./release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
git clone git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
Cloning into 'release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it'...
remote: Counting objects: 2320, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (995/995), done.
remote: Total 2320 (delta 1491), reused 2109 (delta 1312)
Receiving objects: 100% (2320/2320), 2.72 MiB | 1.50 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1491/1491), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

Configuring git-review
git review -s
Creating a git remote called 'gerrit' that maps to:
   ssh://doug-hellmann@review.openstack.org:29418/openstack-infra/release-tools.git

Downloading https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/
git review -d 564559
Downloading refs/changes/59/564559/2 from gerrit
Switched to branch "review/doug_hellmann/announce-script-fixes"

Updating all remotes
git remote update
Fetching origin
remote: Counting objects: 1501, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (659/659), done.
remote: Total 1501 (delta 842), reused 1501 (delta 842)
Receiving objects: 100% (1501/1501), 218.28 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (842/842), done.
From git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools
 * [new ref]         refs/notes/review -> refs/notes/review
Fetching gerrit

Patch ready in ./release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it

The URL argument can use the /#/c “fragment” form or it can use the simplified form https://review.openstack.org/564559/.

It can also include a patchset number if the goal is to download a draft older than the most recent patchset.

$ git nit  https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/1/
release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
Cloning openstack-infra/release-tools into ./release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
git clone git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it
Cloning into 'release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it'...
remote: Counting objects: 2320, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (991/991), done.
remote: Total 2320 (delta 1494), reused 2111 (delta 1316)
Receiving objects: 100% (2320/2320), 2.72 MiB | 2.23 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1494/1494), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

Configuring git-review
git review -s
Creating a git remote called 'gerrit' that maps to:
   ssh://doug-hellmann@review.openstack.org:29418/openstack-infra/release-tools.git

Downloading https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/1/
git review -d 564559,1
Downloading refs/changes/59/564559/1 from gerrit
Switched to branch "review/doug_hellmann/announce-script-fixes-patch1"

Updating all remotes
git remote update
Fetching origin
remote: Counting objects: 1501, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (659/659), done.
remote: Total 1501 (delta 842), reused 1501 (delta 842)
Receiving objects: 100% (1501/1501), 218.18 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (842/842), done.
From git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools
 * [new ref]         refs/notes/review -> refs/notes/review
Fetching gerrit

Patch ready in ./release-tools-564559-finish-moving-announce.sh-to-releases-repo-by-deleting-it

Use the --short-name (or -s) option to change the default behavior and name the output directory after the repository without including the patchset number and subject.

$ git nit -s  https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/1/
Cloning openstack-infra/release-tools into release-tools
git clone git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools release-tools
Cloning into 'release-tools'...
remote: Counting objects: 2320, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (989/989), done.
remote: Total 2320 (delta 1493), reused 2115 (delta 1318)
Receiving objects: 100% (2320/2320), 2.73 MiB | 2.24 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1493/1493), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

Configuring git-review
git review -s
Creating a git remote called 'gerrit' that maps to:
   ssh://doug-hellmann@review.openstack.org:29418/openstack-infra/release-tools.git

Downloading https://review.openstack.org/#/c/564559/1/
git review -d 564559,1
Downloading refs/changes/59/564559/1 from gerrit
Switched to branch "review/doug_hellmann/announce-script-fixes-patch1"

Updating all remotes
git remote update
Fetching origin
remote: Counting objects: 1501, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (659/659), done.
remote: Total 1501 (delta 842), reused 1501 (delta 842)
Receiving objects: 100% (1501/1501), 218.28 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (842/842), done.
From git://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/release-tools
 * [new ref]         refs/notes/review -> refs/notes/review
Fetching gerrit

Patch ready in release-tools

After the patch has been downloaded, move into the new directory and make the relevant changes, then use git review to post the new patchset. You can update the existing patch with git commit --amend or create a new one as a series.

Resources

• Free software: Apache license

• Source: https://github.com/dhellmann/git-nit

• Bugs: https://github.com/dhellmann/git-nit/issues