This project is for holding scripts, etc, that are intended to help with the development workflow, without being specific to any one project.
Anything related to ReviewBoard, AgileZen, GitHub, etc, should go here, while anything that is tied to a specific project (such as a command-line interface to the signup API on the bidsite project, for example) belongs with the specific project that it is tied to. (Since, if the API were to change, the helper tied to that API would need to change at the same time to continue working, whereas prw, for example, will change independently of any changes to the bidsite project.)
- git-helpers, qa-helpers::
These provide shortcuts and aliases that make working with git easier, enforce consistent branch naming and commit message standards, running tests easier, etc.
To use these, you must source them from your .profile or .bashrc file:
source ~/devhelpers/git-helpers
source ~/devhelpers/qa-helpers
It is likely that most, if not all, of qa-helpers might better belong in the bidsite project.
- prw::
This is a wrapper around post-review that handles generating the diff for you based on the differences between your branch and master, as well as filling in most of the fields on the review automatically. To use, just run it from within your project directory. I recommend setting up an alias so you don't have to type the full path:
alias prw=~/devhelpers/prw
Then you can just run it with:
prw
You should only need to confirm the list of commits to be included in the review and hit enter. prw will post the review to Review Board (updating the review if it already exists), and it will post to IRC letting the devs know that they need to take a look at it.
prw does require that you have all of your changes committed and pushed, and that you're up-to-date with any changes in master before you can post the review.
- reviewboard.user.js::
This is a UserScript (a.k.a. GreaseMonkey script) that fades out reviews on the main listing on Review Board if they have already been merged to dev or master. This makes it much easier to see which reviews need attention and which can probably be ignored (assuming the dev prefix is removed if the story is sent back).
Screenshots are available at:
- Before: http://i.imgur.com/zFetc.png
- After: http://i.imgur.com/Q4re4.png
This should work in either Chrome or FireFox (if you have the GreaseMonkey extension installed).
To use this in Chrome, just drag the file into any Chrome window and it will prompt you to confirm that you wish to install it.
To use this in FireFox, once you have GreaseMonkey installed, navigate the browser to the file and it should prompt you to install it. (Dragging the file into a window will probably work, too.)
