Re: I just want the revision

[ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx>]

On 10/11/21 06:13, Christian Couder wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 12:24 PM ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 10/11/21 03:09, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> > > On 10/11/21 02:45, Christian Couder wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 4:57 AM ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to write a script to tell me the latest revision
> > > > > showing on
> > > > >
> > > > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/tree/master
> > > > >
> > > > > which is 'virtio-win: rebase on 0.164", but I can only see this
> > > > > from a web browser, as the page is dynamic.
> > > > >
> > > > > I do have access to the git link on that page:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis.git
> > > > >
> > > > > Does git (or some other) have a way of telling me
> > > > > JUST the revision without having to download the turkey?
> > > >
> > > > If you just want the commit ID, you can use for example:
> > > >
> > > > $ git ls-remote
> > > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis.git
> > > > refs/heads/master
> > > > f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3        refs/heads/master
> > > >
> > > > > If I could get something that contained
> > > > >           virtio-win: rebase on 0.164
> > > > > I could dig out the revision
> > > >
> > > > You might also want to take a look at the GitLab API docs, for example:
> > > >
> > > > https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/commits.html
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Christian.
> > >
> > > Hi Christian,
> > >
> > > I do not mean to be dense, but how do I get
> > > "virtio-win: rebase on 0.164" out of:
> > > " f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3  refs/heads/master"?
> > >
> > > Perplexed,
> > > -T
> >
> >
> > Found something that worked:
> >
> > $ curl --silent
> > 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commits/master'
> > | grep  rebase
> >
> > <a class="commit-row-message item-title js-onboarding-commit-item "
> > href="/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commit/f6ad44f35f5caeec51b7002169977272d85701a3">virtio-win:
> > rebase on 0.164</a>
> >
> > <a class="commit-row-message item-title js-onboarding-commit-item "
> > href="/spice/win32/spice-nsis/-/commit/d6836f79ba8deeef5b7719fd94cc208b81eb70df">virtio-win:
> > rebase on 0.164</a>
>
> If I needed more information than just the commit ID, I would use the
> GitLab API, especially:
>
> https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/commits.html#get-a-single-commit
>
> So you might want to customize this example command:
>
> $ curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"
> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/commits/master";

no idea what the " <your_access_token>" is.

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