socialcast-git-extensions

Core Git Extensions

Install

socialcast authenticate --domain (your domain)

Options

–quiet => supress posting message in Socialcast

git start <new_branch_name (optional)>

update local repository with latest upstream changes and create a new feature branch

git update

update the local feature branch with latest remote changes plus upstream released changes.

git integrate <aggregate_branch_name (optional, default: prototype)>

integrate the current feature branch into an aggregate branch (ex: prototype, staging)

git reviewrequest

create a pull request on github for peer review of the current branch.

Optional:

Specify a Review Buddy mapping that will reference the local Github username and @mention a pre-assigned review buddy in the Socialcast Review Request message. Specify the mapping by creating a Configuration YML file relative to the Repo Root: config/scgitx.yml with the following format:

review_buddies:
    emilyjames: # Github Username "emilyjames"
      socialcast_username: "EmilyJames" # Socialcast UserName
      buddy: bobdavis # Buddy's Github username
    bobdavis:
      socialcast_username: "BobDavis"
      buddy: emilyjames

In this example, when Emily runs ‘git reviewrequest` from her local machine, @BobDavis will receive an @mention in Socialcast notifying him to review her branch. If Bob runs the command, Emily will receive a notice in Socialcast.

git release

release the current feature branch to master

Extra Git Extensions

git cleanup

delete released branches after they have been merged into master.

git nuke <aggregate_branch_name>

reset an aggregate branch (ex: prototype, staging) back to a known good state.

Note on Patches/Pull Requests

Fork the project.
Make your feature addition or bug fix.
Add tests for it. This is important so I don’t break it in a future version unintentionally.
Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history. (if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.