git-review/README.md
Pavel Sedlák 03d7758ada Compare different Patch Sets of Review
Adds ability to fetch/checkout branches and launch git diff
for different review patchsets with one command.

Change-Id: I5815eb0cb6025978a39d74ddb31eb179f06154de
2013-03-15 21:06:55 +00:00

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git-review
==========
A git command for submitting branches to Gerrit
git-review is a tool that helps submitting git branches to gerrit for
review.
Setup
-----
git-review, by default, looks for a git remote called gerrit, and
submits the current branch to HEAD:refs/for/master at that remote.
If the "gerrit" remote does not exist, git-review looks for a file
called .gitreview at the root of the repository with information about
the gerrit remote. Assuming that file is present, git-review should
be able to automatically configure your repository the first time it
is run.
Usage
-----
Hack on some code, then::
git review
If you want to submit that code to a branch other than "master", then::
git review branchname
If you want to submit to a different remote::
git review -r my-remote
If you want to supply a review topic::
git review -t topic/awesome-feature
If you want to submit a branch for review and then remove the local branch::
git review -f
If you want to skip the automatic "git rebase -i" step::
git review -R
If you want to download change 781 from gerrit to review it::
git review -d 781
If you want to download patchset 4 for change 781 from gerrit to review it::
git review -d 781,4
If you want to compare patchset 4 with patchset 10 of change 781 from gerrit::
git review -m 781,4-10
If you just want to do the commit message and remote setup steps::
git review -s
.gitreview file format
----------------------
Example .gitreview file (used to upload for git-review itself)::
[gerrit]
host=review.openstack.org
port=29418
project=openstack-infra/git-review.git
defaultbranch=master
Required values: host, project
Optional values: port (default: 29418), defaultbranch (default: master)
**Notes**
* Username not required because it is requested on first run
* Unlike git config files there cannot be any whitespace before the name of the variable.
* git-review will create a gerrit remote upon first run
Hooks
-----
git-review has a custom hook mechanism to run a script before certain
actions. This is done in the same spirit as the classic hooks in git.
There are two types of hooks, a global one which is stored in
~/.config/git-review/hooks/ and one local to the repository stored in
.git/hooks/ with the other git hook scripts.
__The script needs be executable before getting executed__
The name of the script is $action-review where action can be
:
* pre - run at first before doing anything.
* post - run at the end after the review was sent.
* draft - run when in draft mode.
if the script returns with an exit status different than zero,
git-review will exit with the a custom shell exit code 71.
Installation
------------
Install with pip install git-review
For installation from source simply add git-review to your $PATH
Contributing
------------
To get the latest code, see: https://github.com/openstack-infra/git-review
Bugs are handled at: https://launchpad.net/git-review
There is a mailing list at: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-infra
Code reviews, as you might expect, are handled by gerrit at: https://review.openstack.org
Use ``git review`` to submit patches (after creating a gerrit account that links to your launchpad account). Example::
# Do your commits
git review
# Enter your username if promped