OCTOSYNC

The option to move files or whole folders from repository to another is what Octosync does. You can with configurations setup multiple syncing relationships which you can run in multiple workflow actions.

Octosync Bot Setup

• We use this script to setup a github user on the Ubuntu systems in the Github Actions Workflows. See setup instructions below.
• Then the sync of each set of repositories are managed with a config file found in the conf folder.
• So we can then setup multiple workflows for each set repositories (config) you would like to sync.

Help menu

	Options
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   --conf=<path>
	set all the config properties with a file

	properties examples are:
		source.repo.path=[org]/[repo]
		source.repo.branch=[branch]
		source.repo.folders=[folder/path_a;folder/path_b]
		source.repo.files=[0;a-file.js,b-file.js]
		target.repo.path=[org]/[repo]
		target.repo.branch=[branch]
		target.repo.folders=[folder/path_a;folder/path_b]
			# To merge or just make a PR (0 = PR; 1 = Merge)
		target.repo.merge=1
			# Target fork is rebased then updated and used to make a PR or Merge
		target.repo.fork=[org]/[repo]
	see: conf/example

	example: ./src/sync.sh --conf=/home/llewellyn/.config/repos-to-sync.conf
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   --source-path=[org]/[repo]
	set the source repository path as found on github (for now)

	example: ./src/sync.sh --source-path=Octoleo/Octosync
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   --source-branch=[branch-name]
	set the source repository branch name

	example: ./src/sync.sh --source-branch=master
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   --source-folders=[folder-path]
	set the source folder path
	separate multiple paths with a semicolon

	example: ./src/sync.sh --source-folders=folder/path1;folder/path2
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   --source-files=[files]
	set the source files
		omitting this will sync all files in the folders
		separate multiple folders files with a semicolon
		separate multiple files in a folder with a comma
		each set of files will require the same number(position) path in the --source-folders
		[dynamic options]
			setting a 0 in a position will allow all files & sub-folders of that folder to be synced
			setting a 1 in a position will allow only all files in that folder to be synced
			setting a 2 in a position will allow only all sub-folders in that folder to be synced
		see: conf/example (more details)

	example: ./src/sync.sh --source-files=file.txt,file2.txt;0
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   --target-path=[org]/[repo]
	set the target repository path as found on github (for now)

	example: ./src/sync.sh --target-path=MyOrg/Octosync
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   --target-branch=[branch-name]
	set the target repository branch name

	example: ./src/sync.sh --target-branch=master
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   --target-folders=[folder-path]
	set the target folder path
	separate multiple paths with a semicolon

	example: ./src/sync.sh --target-folders=folder/path1;folder/path2
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   --target-fork=[org]/[repo]
	set the target fork repository path as found on github (for now)
	the target fork is rebased then updated and used to make a PR or Merge

	example: ./src/sync.sh --target-fork=MyOrg/Octosync
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   -m | --target-repo-merge | --target-merge
	force direct merge behaviour if permissions allow
	example: ./src/sync.sh -m
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   -pr | --target-repo-pull-request | --target-pull-request
	create a pull request instead of a direct merge if permissions allow
	example: ./src/sync.sh -pr
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   --target-token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
	pass the token needed to merge or create a pull request on the target repo
	example: ./src/sync.sh --target-token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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   --test
	activate the test behaviour
	example: ./src/sync.sh --test
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   --dry
	To show all configuration, and not update repos
	example: ./src/sync.sh --dry
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   -h|--help
	display this help menu
	example: ./src/sync.sh -h
	example: ./src/sync.sh --help

How To SETUP gitHub User

You will need to setup a list of secrets in your account. You can do this per/repository or per/organization.

The github user email being used to build

• GIT_EMAIL

The github username being used to build

• GIT_USER

gpg -a --export-secret-keys >myprivatekeys.asc The whole key file text from the above myprivatekeys.asc This key must be linked to the github user being used

• GPG_KEY

The name of the myprivatekeys.asc user

• GPG_USER

A id_ed25519 ssh private key liked to the github user account

• SSH_KEY

A id_ed25519.pub ssh public key liked to the github user account

• SSH_PUB

All these secret values are needed to fully automate the setup to easily interact with gitHub.

Yet you can rely on just the target repo internal (workflow) token. more info to follow...

Workflows

In your workflows action script you will need to add the following as an example:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: [ubuntu-20.04]
    steps:
      - name: Setup gitHub User Details
        env:
          GIT_USER: ${{ secrets.GIT_USER }}
          GIT_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_EMAIL }}
          GPG_USER: ${{ secrets.GPG_USER }}
          GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}
          SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
          SSH_PUB: ${{ secrets.SSH_PUB }}
        run: |
          /bin/bash <(/bin/curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vdm-io/github-user/master/src/setup.sh) --gpg-key "$GPG_KEY" --gpg-user "$GPG_USER" --ssh-key "$SSH_KEY" --ssh-pub "$SSH_PUB" --git-user "$GIT_USER" --git-email "$GIT_EMAIL"          
      - name: Clone Sync Bot Repo
          # this is the repo that does the work
          run: |
            /bin/git clone -b master --single-branch git@github.com:[org]/github-sync-bot.git bot            
      - name: Sync The Repo Files
        run: |
          cd bot
          /bin/bash ./src/sync.sh --conf=./conf/[config]          

Free Software License

@copyright  Copyright (C) 2021 Llewellyn van der Merwe. All rights reserved.
@license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt