Create merge request on Gitlab in command line for current branch

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Gitlab merge request script

Creates merge request on Gitlab for you

Installation

Download it, add executable perms and place into PATH:

# Place it into ~/.bin
mkdir ~/.bin
curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ColCh/35c495786e25e33976706016eed7f200/raw/gitlab-merge-request > ~/.bin/gitlab-merge-request
chmod +x ~/.bin/gitlab-merge-request

Then install some gems for gitlab:

sudo gem install git gitlab

Then define environment variables for your Project(I use autoenv with zsh):

# Gitlab api endpoint
export GITLAB_API_ENDPOINT="https://gitlab.com/api/v3"
# Get it in https://gitlab.com/profile/account
export GITLAB_API_PRIVATE_TOKEN="PLACE_IT_HERE"
# Get it from https://gitlab.com/api/v3/projects/?private_token=YOUR_PROVATE_TOKEN
export GITLAB_PROJECT_ID="1397044"

Usage

Push your branch on remote first:

git push

Then

gitlab-merge-request

Yes! It will prompt you for Merge Request title.

gitlab-merge-request

#!/bin/bash

# sudo gem install git gitlab first
if ! which gitlab >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "gitlab command not found. Install gitlab gem first"
    echo "    sudo gem install git gitlab"
    exit 1
fi

if [[ ! $GITLAB_PROJECT_ID ]]; then
    echo "Define project id in GITLAB_PROJECT_ID environment variable"
    exit 1
fi

# Get current branch from GIT
branch_name=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
branch_name=${branch_name##refs/heads/}
branch_name=${branch_name:-HEAD}

BRANCH=$branch_name

echo "Merge Request will go from branch $BRANCH to branch master!"

echo -n "Enter your title for Merge Request: "
read merge_request_title
echo

# See https://github.com/NARKOZ/gitlab
# see: http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/gitlab/3.4.0/Gitlab/Client/MergeRequests#create_merge_request-instance_method
gitlab create_merge_request $GITLAB_PROJECT_ID "$merge_request_title" "{source_branch: "$BRANCH", target_branch: 'master'}"