12/07/2024

[git] Add git options to Gitlab pushes

Using git it is possible to specify options during push operations to perform specific actions, for example you can have a successful push autocreate the PR/MR and even set additional flags.

You can do this by adding push-options -o OPTION directly via CLI when pushing or setting them globally in your .gitconfig file.

For example, when using GitLab adding the following options to gitconfig:

[push]
    pushOption = merge_request.create
    pushOption = merge_request.target=main
    pushOption = merge_request.squash
    pushOption = merge_request.merge_when_pipeline_succeeds
    pushOption = merge_request.remove_source_branch
    pushOption = merge_request.title="TODO CHANGE ME"
    pushOption = merge_request.draft

after each push you will:

- automatically create a draft MR
- set target branch main
- set title "TODO CHANGE ME"
- assign it to you (and respect any MR template you have eg for default reviewers) 
- set the flags to squash commits on merge
- set the flag to delete source branch on merge
- enable the automerge when all configured checks (pipeline success, required approvals, etc) pass

This small automation will likely help you speed up your development and help you include the CM concepts in your CICD pipelines

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