Merge Drivers CLI
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A command-line interface to conveniently manage custom git merge drivers.
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Why
Git offers the ability to define two types of custom merge drivers. The first one is global, accessible through ~/.gitconfig. The second one is local, accessible through .git/config. The problem is that the configuration of these drivers is not very convenient as neither of these solutions are versioned.
This CLI aims to solve this problem by providing a simple and intuitive interface to manage these drivers.
📚 Use Custom Merge Driver to Simplify Git Conflicts.
Usage
Merge drivers are defined within a configuration file that should be living at the root of your project named as .merge-drivers.yml. This file is a YAML file that should contain a list of drivers (under merge-drivers key). Each driver is defined by a key, name, and a driver (command). Here is an example of such a file:
merge-drivers:
yarn:
name: 'yarn merge driver'
driver: 'yarn install'From there, you will be able to use the following commands:
Ideally, we would like to automate the installation of those merge drivers.
[!WARNING] It could be achieved by using a prepare script in your package.json file. However, it may not possible depending on your package manager (e.g., Yarn 2 and above don't execute prepare, so you would want to look into postinstall, see Husky documentation for Yarn 2+ as a good reference).
Install
Installs merge drivers based on the provided config.
[!NOTE] Automatically executes clean command before installing, unless --no-clean is specified.
npx merge-drivers install [merge-drivers...] [--no-clean]