Re: feature request - add --only-author option to git push

[Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com>]

Hi Toni,

On 27/08/20 09:47AM, Toni Brkic wrote:
> Sorry if this mail list is not used for feature requests/discussions.
> This was the best list I found.
> Let me know if should post it somewhere else.
> 
> I would like to be able to configure git so that when doing git push
> git checks that I am author of
> all patches that are being pushed. If I am not authour it should not do push.
> 
> The reason for this is that a common mistake that happens when working
> with gerrit (at least for me)
> 
> Person A has uploaded patch1
> I need patch1 to continue development and cherry pick it to my repo.
> Person A uploads new version of patch1
> I have finished my patch and push to gerrit. What then happens is that
> I have an older version of patch1 and thus overwrite the new version
> by Person A
> 
> Maybe there is some way already to do this, but I could not find
> anything when searching.

Have you tried using a pre-push hook? It looks like it is exactly what 
you need:

   pre-push
     This hook is called by git-push(1) and can be used to prevent a 
     push from taking place. The hook is called with two parameters 
     which provide the name and location of the destination remote, if a 
     named remote is not being used both values will be the same.

     Information about what is to be pushed is provided on the hook’s 
     standard input with lines of the form:

         <local ref> SP <local sha1> SP <remote ref> SP <remote sha1> LF

     For instance, if the command git push origin master:foreign were 
     run the hook would receive a line like the following:

         refs/heads/master 67890 refs/heads/foreign 12345

     although the full, 40-character SHA-1s would be supplied. If the 
     foreign ref does not yet exist the <remote SHA-1> will be 40 0. If 
     a ref is to be deleted, the <local ref> will be supplied as
     (delete) and the <local SHA-1> will be 40 0. If the local commit 
     was specified by something other than a name which could be 
     expanded (such as HEAD~, or a SHA-1) it will be supplied as it was 
     originally given.

     If this hook exits with a non-zero status, git push will abort 
     without pushing anything. Information about why the push is 
     rejected may be sent to the user by writing to standard error.

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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav