gen_commits.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'yaml'

f = ARGV.shift || exit(1)
y = YAML.load_file(f)

def make_cmd(article_file, article_name, editor_name)
  
  fields = [ "#{article_file}.tex".ljust(33),
             article_name,
             editor_name
  ]
  
  cmd = "git add %s;  git commit -m 'Update: %s (%s)'"
  
  cmd % fields
end

cmds = y.each_pair.inject([]){|cs,(k,h)|
  cs << make_cmd(h[:file], k, h[:name])
}

cmds.unshift(make_cmd("alumni", "Alumniverein", "alumniverein"))

puts cmds