ci@git

Multi-repos management

• meta:
  • https://medium.com/@patrickleet/mono-repo-or-multi-repo-why-choose-one-when-you-can-have-both-e9c77bd0c668
  • https://github.com/mateodelnorte/meta
  • https://medium.com/@patrickleet/developing-a-plugin-for-meta-bd2e9c39882d
• monolithic vs micro-repos:
  • https://github.com/IcaliaLabs/guides/wiki/Monolithic-vs-Micro-Repos
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31003910/monolith-git-repo-vs-micro-repos
  • http://danluu.com/monorepo/
• Tools
  • repobuild: https://github.com/chrisvana/repobuild
  • Bazel: https://bazel.build/
  • Fabric: http://www.fabfile.org/
  • myrepos: https://myrepos.branchable.com/
  • Google's repo: https://source.android.com/setup/develop/

Huge repos handling

• https://www.atlassian.com/blog/git/handle-big-repositories-git
  • shallow clone: git clone --depth [depth] [remote-url]
  • 1-branch only clone: git clone [remote url] --branch [branch_name] --single-branch [folder]
  • sparse checkout:
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/600079/how-do-i-clone-a-subdirectory-only-of-a-git-repository
    • shallow clone + sparse checkout: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/600079/how-do-i-clone-a-subdirectory-only-of-a-git-repository/28039894#28039894
  • Via svn: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7106012/download-a-single-folder-or-directory-from-a-github-repo/18324458#18324458
• sub-modules: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/git/git-submodules-workflows-tips
• sub-trees: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/git/alternatives-to-git-submodule-git-subtree
• partial clone: https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/technical/partial-clone.txt

Trigger builds + Include/Exclude path

• VSTS:
  • https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/330519-visual-studio-team-services/suggestions/5279254-allow-git-ci-builds-to-monitor-changes-only-in-a-s
  • https://mitchdenny.com/path-filters-in-vsts-build/
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38426697/trigger-ci-build-only-on-changes-to-subfolder-in-vsts-was-tfs-online-using-gi
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/pipelines/build/triggers?view=vsts&tabs=yaml
• Gitlab (impossible)
  • https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/19813
  • https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/19232
• Jenkins (google: jenkins git trigger exclude path):
  • https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-25048
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12211227/excluded-regions-in-jenkins-with-git
  • https://github.com/KostyaSha/github-integration-plugin/issues/117
  • https://github.com/jenkinsci/gitlab-plugin/issues/654
  • https://support.cloudbees.com/hc/en-us/articles/226568007-How-to-Trigger-Non-Multibranch-Jobs-from-BitBucket-Server-
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44901004/how-to-only-build-one-directory-in-a-jenkins-multi-branch-pipeline-job
  • Chaining... https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49703118/how-do-i-chain-jenkins-pipelines-from-a-checked-out-git-repo