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# git-next
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## Trunk-based developement manager.
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> A source-control branching model, where developers collaborate on code in a single branch
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> called ‘trunk’, resist any pressure to create other long-lived development branches by
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> employing documented techniques. They therefore avoid merge hell, do not break the build,
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> and live happily ever after. - [source](https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com)
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- Status: **BETA** - dog-fooding
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`git-next` is a combined server and command-line tool that enables trunk-based
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development workflows where each commit must pass CI before being included in
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the main branch.
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## Features
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- Allows enforcing the requirement for each commit to pass the CI pipeline before being
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included in the main branch
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- Provides a server component that manages the trunk-based development process
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- Ensure a consistent, high-quality codebase by preventing untested changes
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from being added to main
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- Requires each commit uses conventional commit format.
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See [Behaviour](#behaviour) to learn how we do this.
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## Prerequisits
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- Rust 1.76.0 or later - https://www.rust-lang.org
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- pgk-config
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- libssl-dev
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### x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
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Additionally for this platform, to improved compilation times:
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- clang-16
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- mold
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See `.cargo/config.toml` for how they are configured.
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## Installation
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You can install `git-next` from <https://crates.io/>:
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```shell
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cargo install git-next
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```
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If you use [mise](https://mise.jdx.dev):
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```shell
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mise use -g cargo:git-next
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```
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Or you can install `git-next` from source after cloning:
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```shell
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cargo install --path crates/cli
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```
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## Roadmap
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- [x] cli
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- [x] server
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- [x] notifications - notify user when intervention required (e.g. to rebase)
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- [ ] tui overview
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- [ ] webui overview
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## Branch Names
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`git-next` uses three branches, `main`, `next` and `dev`, although they do not
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need to have those names. In the documentation we will use those names, but
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each repo must specify the names of the branches to use for each, even if they
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happen to have those same names.
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## Configuration
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- The branches to use for `main`, `next` and `dev` must be specified in either
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the `.git-next.toml` in the repo itself, or in the server configuration file,
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`git-next-server.toml`. See below for details.
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- CI checks should be configured to run when the `next` branch is `pushed`.
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- The `dev` branch _must_ have the `main` branch as an ancestor.
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- The `next` branch _must_ have the `main` branch as an ancestor.
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### Server
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The server is configured by the `git-next-server.toml` file.
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#### http
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The server needs to be able to receive webhook notifications from your forge,
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(e.g. github.com). You can do this via any method that suits your environment,
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e.g. ngrok or a reverse proxy from a web server that itself can route traffic
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to the machine you are running the git-next server on.
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Specify the address and port the server should listen to for incoming webhooks.
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This is the address and port that your reverse proxy should route traffic to.
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- **addr** - the IP address the server should bind to
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- **port** - the IP port the server should bind to
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#### webhook
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Your forges need to know where they should route webhooks to. This should be
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an address this is accessible to the forge. So, for github.com, it would need
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to be a publicly accessible HTTPS URL. For a self-hosted forge, e.g. ForgeJo,
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on your own network, then it only needs to be accessible from the server your
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forge is running on.
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- **url** - the HTTPS URL for forges to send webhook to
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#### storage
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`git-next` will create a bare clone of each repo that you configure it to
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monitor. They will all be created in the directory specified here. This data
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does not need to be backed up, as any missing information will be cloned when
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the server starts up.
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- **path** - directory to store local copies of monitored repos
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#### forge
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Within the forge tree, specify each forge you want to monitor repos on.
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Give your forge an alias, e.g. `default`, `gh`, `github`.
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e.g.
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```toml
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[forge.github]
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forge_type = "GitHub"
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hostname = "github.com"
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user = "username"
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token = "api-key"
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```
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- **forge_type** - one of: `ForgeJo` or `GitHub`
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- **hostname** - the hostname for the forge.
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- **user** - the user to authenticate as
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- **token** - application token for the user. See below for the permissions
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required for on each forge.
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Generally, the `user` will need to be able to push to `main` and to _force-push_
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to `next`.
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#### repos
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For each forge, you need to specify which repos on the forge you want to
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monitor. They do not need to be owned by the `user`, but they `user` must have
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the `push` and `force-push` permissions as mentioned above for each of the
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repositories.
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e.g.
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```toml
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[forge.github.repos]
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my-repo = { repo = "owner/repo", branch = "main", gitdir = "/home/pcampbell/project/my-repo" }
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[forge.github.repos.other-repo]
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repo = "user/other"
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branch = "master"
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main = "master"
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next = "ci-testing"
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dev = "trunk"
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```
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Note that toml allows specifying the values on one line, or across multiple
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lines. Both are equivalent. What is not equivalent between `my-repo` and
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`other-repo`, is that one will require a configuration file within the repo
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itself. `other-repo` specifies the `main`, `next` and `dev` branches to be
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used, but `my-repo` doesn't.
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A sample `.git-next-toml` file that would need to exist in `my-repo`'s `owner/repo`
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repo, on the `main` branch:
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```toml
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[branches]
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main = "main"
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next = "next"
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dev = "dev"
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```
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- **repo** - the owner and name of the repo to be monitored
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- **branch** - the branch to look for a `.git-next.toml` file if needed
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- **gitdir** - (optional) you can use a local copy of the repo
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- **main** - the branch to use as `main`
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- **next** - the branch to use as `next`
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- **dev** - the branch to use as `dev`
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##### gitdir
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Additional notes on using `gitdir`:
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When you specify the `gitdir` value, the repo cloned in that directory will
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be used for perform the equivalent of `git fetch`, `git push` and `git push
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--force-with-lease`.
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These commands will not affect the contents of your working tree, nor will
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it change any local branches. Only the details about branches on the remote
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forge will be updated.
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Currently `git-next` can only use a `gitdir` if the forge and repo is the
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same one specified as the `origin` remote. Otherwise the behaviour is
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untested and undefined.
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## Notifications
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`git-next` can send a number of notification to the user when intervention is required.
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Currently, only WebHooks are supported.
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Webhooks are sent using the Standard Webhooks format. That means all POST messages have
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the following headers:
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- `Webhook-Id`
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- `Webhook-Signature`
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- `Webhook-Timestamp`
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### Events
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#### Dev Not Based on Main
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This message `type` indicates that the `dev` branch is not based on `main`.
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**Action Required**: Rebase the `dev` branch onto the `main` branch.
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Sample payload:
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```json
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{
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"data": {
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"branches": {
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"dev": "dev",
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"main": "main"
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},
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"forge_alias": "jo",
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"repo_alias": "kxio"
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},
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"timestamp": "1721760933",
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"type": "branch.dev.not-on-main"
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}
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```
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#### CI Check Failed
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This message `type` indicates that the commit on the tip of the `next` branch has failed the
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configured CI checks.
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**Action Required**: Either update the commit to correct the issue CI raised, or, if the issue
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is transient (e.g. a network issue), re-run/re-start the job in your CI.
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Sample payload:
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```json
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{
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"data": {
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"commit": {
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"sha": "98abef1af6825f9770d725a681e5cfc09d7fd4f2",
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"message": "feat: add foo to bar template"
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},
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"forge_alias": "jo",
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"repo_alias": "kxio"
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},
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"timestamp": "1721760933",
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"type": "cicheck.failed"
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}
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```
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#### Repo Config Load Failed
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This message `type` indicates that `git-next` wasn't able to load the configuration for the
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repo from the `git-next.toml` file in the repository.
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**Action Required**: Review the `reason` provided.
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Sample payload:
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```json
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{
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"data": {
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"reason": "File not found: .git-next.toml",
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"forge_alias": "jo",
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"repo_alias": "kxio"
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},
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"timestamp": "1721760933",
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"type": "config.load.failed"
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}
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```
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#### Webhook Registration Failed
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This message `type` indicates that `git-next` wasn't able to register it's webhook with the
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forge repository, so will not receive updates when the branches in the repo are updated.
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**Action Required**: Review the `reason` provided.
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Sample payload:
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```json
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{
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"data": {
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"reason": "repo config not loaded",
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"forge_alias": "jo",
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"repo_alias": "kxio"
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},
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"timestamp": "1721760933",
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"type": "webhook.registration.failed"
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}
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```
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## Behaviour
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The branch names are configurable, but we will talk about `main`, `next` and `dev`.
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Development happens on the `dev` branch, where each commit is expected to
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be able to pass the CI checks.
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(Note: in the diagrams, mermaid isn't capable of showing `main` and `next` on
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the same commit, so we show `next` as empty)
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```mermaid
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gitGraph
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commit
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commit
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branch next
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branch dev
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commit
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commit
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commit
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```
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When the `git-next` server sees that the `dev` branch is ahead of the `next`
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branch, it will push the `next` branch fast-forward one commit along the `dev`
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branch.
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```mermaid
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gitGraph
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commit
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commit
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branch next
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commit
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branch dev
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commit
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commit
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```
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It will then wait for the CI checks to pass for the newly updated `next` branch.
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When the CI checks for the `next` branch pass, it will push the `main` branch
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fast-forward to the `next` branch. We return to the top and start again.
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```mermaid
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gitGraph
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commit
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commit
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commit
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branch next
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branch dev
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commit
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commit
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```
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If the CI checks should fail for the `next` branch, the developer should
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**amend** that commit **in the history of their `dev` branch**.
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They should then force-push their rebased `dev` branch.
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```mermaid
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gitGraph
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commit
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commit
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branch next
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commit
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checkout main
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branch dev
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commit
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commit
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commit
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```
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`git-next` will then detect that the `next` branch is no longer part of the
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`dev` branch ancestory, and will reset `next` back to `main`.
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We then return to the top, where `git-next` sees that `dev` is ahead of `next`.
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When the `dev` branch is on the same commit as the `main` branch, then there
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are no pending commits and `git-next` will wait until it receives a webhook
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indicating that there has been a push to one of the branches. At which point
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it will start at the top again.
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### Important
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The `dev` branch _should_ have the `next` branch as an ancestor.
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However, when the commit on tip of the `next` branch has failed CI and is
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amended, this will not be the case. When this happens `git-next` will
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**force-push** the `next` branch back to the same commit as the `main` branch.
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This is the only time a force-push will happen in `git-next`.
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In short, the `next` branch **belongs** to `git-next`. Don't try to update it
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yourself. `git-next` will update the `next` it as it sees fit.
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## Getting Started
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To use `git-next` for trunk-based development, follow these steps:
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### Initialise the repo (optional)
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You need to specify which branches you are using. You can do this in the repo,
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or in the server configuration.
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To create a default config file for the repo, run this command in the root of
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your repo:
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```shell
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git next init
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```
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This will create a `.git-next.toml` file. [Default](./crates/cli/default.toml)
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By default the expected branches are `main`, `next` and `dev`. Each of these
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three branches _must_ exist in your repo.
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### Initialise the server
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The server uses the file `git-next-server.toml` for configuration. It expects
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to find this file the the current directory when executed.
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The create the default config file, run this command:
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```shell
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git next server init
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```
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This will create a `git-next-server.toml` file. [Default](./crates/server/server-default.toml)
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Edit this file to your needs. See the [Configuration](#configuration) section above.
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### Run the server
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In the directory with your `git-next-server.toml` file, run the command:
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```shell
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git next server start
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```
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### Forges
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The following forges are supported:
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- [ForgeJo](https://forgejo.org) (probably compatible with Gitea, but not tested)
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- [GitHub](https://github.com/)
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Note: ForgeJo is a hard fork of Gitea, but currently they are largely compatible.
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For now using a `forge_type` of `ForgeJo` with a Gitea instance will probably work
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okay. The only API calls we make are around registering and unregistering webhooks.
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So, as long as those APIs remain the same, they should be compatible.
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#### ForgeJo
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Configure the forge in `git-next-server.toml` like:
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```toml
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[forge.jo]
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forge_type = "ForgeJo"
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hostname = "git.myforgejo.com"
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user = "bob"
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token = "..."
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[forge.jo.repos]
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hello = { repo = "user/hello", branch = "main", gitdir = "/opt/git/projects/user/hello.git" } # maps to https://git.example.net/user/hello on the branch 'main'
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world = { repo = "user/world", branch = "master", main = "master", next = "upcoming", "dev" = "develop" } # maps to the 'master' branch
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```
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The token is created on your ForgeJo instance at (for example)
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`https://git.myforgejo.com/user/settings/applications`
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and requires the `write:repository` permission.
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#### GitHub
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Configure the forge in `git-next-server.toml` like:
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```toml
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[forge.gh]
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forge_type = "GitHub"
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hostname = "github.com" # required even for GitHub
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user = "bob"
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token = "..."
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[forge.gh.repos]
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hello = { repo = "user/hello", branch = "main", gitdir = "/opt/git/projects/user/hello.git" } # maps to https://github.com/user/hello on the branch 'main'
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world = { repo = "user/world", branch = "master", main = "master", next = "upcoming", "dev" = "develop" } # maps to the 'master' branch
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```
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The token is created [here](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) and requires the `repo` and `admin:repo_hook` permissions.
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## Contributing
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Contributions to `git-next` are welcome! If you find a bug or have a feature
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request, please
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[create an issue](https://git.kemitix.net/kemitix/git-next/issues/new).
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If you'd like to contribute code, feel free to submit changes.
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Before you start committing, run the `just install-hooks` command to setup the
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Git Hooks. ([Get Just](https://just.systems/man/en/chapter_3.html))
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## Crate Dependency
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The following diagram shows the dependency between the crates that make up `git-next`:
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```mermaid
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stateDiagram-v2
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cli --> core
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cli --> server
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file_watcher_actor --> config
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forge --> config
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forge --> git
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forge --> forge_forgejo
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forge --> forge_github
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forge_forgejo --> config
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forge_forgejo --> git
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forge_github --> config
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forge_github --> git
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git --> config
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repo_actor --> core
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repo_actor --> config
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repo_actor --> git
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repo_actor --> forge
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server --> config
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server --> file_watcher_actor
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server --> server_actor
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server_actor --> core
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server_actor --> config
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server_actor --> git
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server_actor --> forge
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server_actor --> repo_actor
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server_actor --> file_watcher_actor
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server_actor --> webhook_actor
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webhook_actor --> core
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webhook_actor --> config
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webhook_actor --> repo_actor
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```
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## License
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`git-next` is released under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).
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