ccnet.git.plugin

Source Control Plugin for CruiseControl.NET that talks to git.

configuration

minimal ccnet configuration

<sourcecontrol type="git">
      <repository>git@github.com:dogeth/ccnet.git.plugin.git</repository>
</sourcecontrol>

fully specified ccnet configuration

<sourcecontrol type="git">
      <repository>git@github.com:dogeth/ccnet.git.plugin.git</repository>
      <branch>master</branch>
      <autoGetSource>true</autoGetSource>
      <executable>git</executable>
      <tagOnSuccess>false</tagOnSuccess>
      <tagCommitMessage>ccnet build {0}</tagCommitMessage>
      <workingDirectory>c:\build\ccnet.git.plugin</workingDirectory>
      <timeout>60000</timeout>
</sourcecontrol>

Environment

Before even attempting to use this plugin, take note of the following

• Your path should include %ProgramFiles%Gitbin and %ProgramFiles%Gitcmd

• The HOME environment variable should be set to %USERPROFILE%

• You should be able to run git from a standard command prompt.

Things to do

• I’m not checking for multiple heads, like the mercurial source control class. Didn’t see that situation arising in our current git workflow so I didn’t bother.

• The position of each modification in the list is used as the ChangeNumber. WHen 1.5 comes around may be able to use the commit hash instead.

• The type of modification is used to store the commit hash. Should expand this to actual file information.

• Commit level modifications are used. Actual files changed in each commit are not published. Obviously something which could be implemented but have run out of time for the moment.

Credits

I took a lot of ideas from the following

• jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CCNET-1188

• www.codeplex.com/TFSCCNetPlugin/

• ccnet source

I also got some great feedback from Xerxes Battiwalla, see his blog post on the matter at www.xerxesb.com/2009/getting-cruisecontrolnet-to-talk-to-git/