gitlab-branch-gen

Crates.iogitlab-branch-gen
lib.rsgitlab-branch-gen
version1.0.0
created_at2025-09-21 17:57:24.001403+00
updated_at2025-09-21 17:57:24.001403+00
descriptionGitlab Branch Gen is a CLI Tool to create the same branch name in multiple repositories. It allows to create a config and repeat the action. This is useful for branch based releases
homepagehttps://github.com/stefhol/gitlab-branch-gen
repositoryhttps://github.com/stefhol/gitlab-branch-gen
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Gitlab Branch Gen

License: MIT Crates.io GitHub stars

Description

gitlab-branch-gen streamlines the process of creating a new branch in several GitLab projects at once. You can specify repositories and credentials via a configuration file or command-line arguments, making repetitive tasks effortless.

Installation

Release Page Binaries are included

From Crates.io

cargo install gitlab-branch-gen

From source

git clone https://github.com/stefhol/gitlab-branch-gen.git
cd gitlab-branch-gen
cargo install --path .

Configuration

The tool can be configured using a file located at ~/.config/branch-gen/config.yml.

Example config.yml:

gitlab_url: "https://gitlab.com"
gitlab_api_key: "your_personal_access_token"
repos:
  - "stefhol/test"
  - "stefhol/1234"
  - "inkscape/inkscape"
  • gitlab_api_key: Your GitLab Personal Access Token with api scope.
  • gitlab_url: The base URL of your GitLab instance.
  • repos: A list of repositories formatted as namespace/project.

Arguments passed on the command line will override the values in the configuration file. You can write the provided command-line arguments to the config file by using the --update-config flag.

Usage

Help

Creates a defined branch in multiple gitlab repos. Config can be placed in `~/.config/branch-gen/config.yml`.

Usage: gitlab-branch-gen [OPTIONS] [BRANCH_NAME]

Arguments:
  [BRANCH_NAME]  The Branch name to create

Options:
      --repos <REPOS>                    The List of repos to change
      --gitlab-api-key <GITLAB_API_KEY>  The Api Key from gitlab
      --gitlab-url <GITLAB_URL>          The gitlab instance to use
  -u, --update-config                    If provided writes to the config
  -c, --config <FILE>                    Overwrites the default config file location
  -h, --help                             Print help
  -V, --version                          Print version

Example Run

This example will attempt to create the test branch in the configured repositories.

gitlab-branch-gen test

Output:

Branch to create: test
Gitlab Instance: https://gitlab.com
Repositories to change:
- stefhol/test
- stefhol/1234
- stefhol/release
- inkscape/inkscape
Gathering plan on creating branch test
https://gitlab.com/stefhol/test ⚠️ Branch exists ⚠️
stefhol/1234: Skipped Failure on retrieving information
stefhol/release: Skipped Failure on retrieving information
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape ✅


Execute? Type y to confirm
y


stefhol/test: skipped
stefhol/1234: skipped
stefhol/release: skipped
inkscape/inkscape: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape error ⛔

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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