Outputs a Git command to rebase linear feature branches

rebase.py

#! /usr/bin/env python                                                                                                                                                           

# input: branches.txt lists feature branches                                                                                                                                     
#        branches MUST be on their own line                                                                                                                                      
#        branches MUST be ordered NEWEST to OLDEST                                                                                                                               
# output: the git command to rebase linear branches onto 'develop'                                                                                                               

import sys

BRANCH = 'develop'

def main(branch=BRANCH, option='ours'):
    f = open('branches.txt')
    lines = f.read().splitlines()
    f.close()

    print lines

    print '\n\n\n'
    print 'Your command is:'
    print ''


    command = ''
    stop = len(lines) - 1
    for i in range(0, stop):
        new = lines[i]
        old = lines[i+1]
        sep = '' if i == stop - 1 else ' && '
        s = 'git rebase -s recursive -X ' + option + ' --onto ' + BRANCH + ' ' + old + ' ' + new + sep
        command += s

    print command


if __name__ == '__main__':

    main()