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Re: feature request: user email config per domain

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IBIgor Djordjevic BugA <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com>
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Feb 23, 2017, 01:30 UTC
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Hi Tushar,
On 22/02/2017 14:12, Tushar Kapila <tgkprog@gmail.com> wrote:
> So when remote URL has github.com push as tgkprog@search.com but for
> testing.abc.doman:8080 use tgkprog@test.xyz.com ?

I`m not sure if this is sensible, as authorship information is baked into the commit at the time of committing, which (usually ;) happens before you get to 'git push' to the other repo.

If possible, changing this info after the fact, on 'git push', would influence the existing commit you`re trying to send over, so your 'git-push' would have a surprising consequence of not actually pushing your desired commit at all, but creating a totally new commit inside the other repo -- this new commit would be exactly the same patch-wise (in regards to differences introduced), but because of the changed user info it would be considered a different commit nonetheless (different hash).

> ... I know I can over ride it per repository, but sometimes
> forget to do that. And even if I unset it, it inadvertantly gets set
> elsewhere when I make a repo and the site 'helps' me by showing me the
> commands to init and clone my new repo.

Otherwise, as you already stated that you find the current local (per repo) user settings override logic inconvenient (error-prone), you might be interested in approach described in this[1] Stack Overflow post.

In short, it uses a template-injected 'post-checkout' hook (triggered on 'git clone' as well) alongside '.gitconfig' (global) settings to achieve what seems to be pretty similar to what you asked for (but might be a bit more sensible), where you may fine-tune it further to better suit your needs.

On 20/02/2017 21:12, Grant Humphries[2] wrote[1]:
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> This answer is partially inspired by the post by @Saucier, but I was
> looking for an automated way to set user.name and user.email on a per
> repo basis, based on the remote, that was a little more light weight
> than the git-passport package that he developed. Also h/t to @John
> for the useConfigOnly setting. Here is my solution:
>
> .gitconfig changes:
>
> 	[github]
> 		name = <github username>
> 		email = <github email>
> 	[gitlab]
> 		name = <gitlab username>
> 		email = <gitlab email>
> 	[init]
> 		templatedir = ~/.git-templates
> 	[user]
> 		useConfigOnly = true
>
> post-checkout hook which should be saved to the following path:
> ~/.git-templates/hooks/post-checkout:
>
> 	#!/usr/bin/env bash
> 	
> 	# make regex matching below case insensitive
> 	shopt -s nocasematch
> 	
> 	# values in the services array should have a corresponding section in
> 	# .gitconfig where the 'name' and 'email' for that service are specified
> 	remote_url="$( git config --get --local remote.origin.url )"
> 	services=(
> 		'github'
> 		'gitlab'
> 	)
> 	
> 	set_local_user_config() {
> 		local service="${1}"
> 		local config="${2}"
> 		local service_config="$( git config --get ${service}.${config} )"
> 		local local_config="$( git config --get --local user.${config} )"
> 	
> 		if [[ "${local_config}" != "${service_config}" ]]; then
> 			git config --local "user.${config}" "${service_config}"
> 			echo "repo 'user.${config}' has been set to '${service_config}'"
> 		fi
> 	}
> 	
> 	# if remote_url doesn't contain the any of the values in the services
> 	# array the user name and email will remain unset and the
> 	# user.useConfigOnly = true setting in .gitconfig will prompt for those
> 	# credentials and prevent commits until they are defined
> 	for s in "${services[@]}"; do
> 		if [[ "${remote_url}" =~ "${s}" ]]; then
> 			set_local_user_config "${s}" 'name'
> 			set_local_user_config "${s}" 'email'
> 			break
> 		fi
> 	done
>
> I use different credentials for github and gitlab, but those
> references in the code above could be replaced or augmented with any
> service that you use. In order to have the post-checkout hook
> automatically set the user name and email locally for a repo after a
> checkout make sure the service name appears in the remote url, add it
> to the services array in the post-checkout script and create a
> section for it in your .gitconfig that contains your user name and
> email for that service.
>
> If none of the service names appear in the remote url or the repo
> doesn't have a remote the user name and email will not be set
> locally. In these cases the user.useConfigOnly setting will be in
> play which will not allow you to make commits until the user name and
> email are set at the repo level, and will prompt the user to
> configure that information.

Regards, Buga

*P.S.* For the purpose of completeness and archiving I copied the Stack Overflow post[1] here as well, but all the credits go to its author[2] (you may upvote the linked post[1] if you find it helpful). Please feel free let me know if this practice is otherwise to be avoided.

[1] http://stackoverflow.com/a/42354282 [2] http://stackoverflow.com/users/2167004

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  1. Tushar KapilaFeb 22, 2017
  2. Pranit BauvaFeb 22, 2017
  3. Andrew ArdillFeb 22, 2017
  4. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2017
  5. Igor Djordjevic BugAFeb 23, 2017
  6. Fwd: Re: feature request: user email config per domainIgor Djordjevic, Feb 23, 2017

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