[ANN/RFC] automirror plugin automatically updates remote branch on commit

[Neil Martinsen-Burrell]

automirror is a new plugin for Bazaar.  It is a post-commit hook that 
pushes the new revisions to a remote branch and then updates the remote 
working copy.  I use it for a branch that versions my personal website 
and automatically updating the webserver after each commit, rather than 
having to manually update the server.

It is analogous to a very frequently requested Subversion hook 
SVN::Notify::Mirror (although not as feature-rich yet).  It uses a 
similar configuration to bzr_email, setting post_commit_mirror in a 
relevant configuration location (I use .bzr/branch/branch.conf) and it 
uses the same mechanism as the push-and-update plugin to update the 
remote working copy. One way to think about the plugin is as a 
configurable automatic push-and-update hook.

automirror also works well with checkouts and a centralized version 
control model, where the work is done in a checkout of a centrally 
located branch.  Simply set post_commit_mirror on the central branch and 
when the checkout updates the master branch, it will also update the 
mirror branch.

The plugin is available from Launchpad.  To install, just

bzr branch lp:bzr-automirror ~/.bazaar/plugins/automirror

To submit bugs or download a tarball: http://launchpad.net/bzr-automirror


The RFC part of the message is that I would like input on what features 
people would like to see in this plugin.  Multiple mirror branches? 
Selective updates based on specific tags?  It currently scratches my 
itch, but it'd be nice if it scratched yours too.

-Neil

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