Git dibs
Claim a git commit id so that other developers know not to use it. Reciprocate by not using theirs.
Call dibs on a commit id
No longer do you need to send an email to everyone in your company or post a heads-up on LinkedIn that you're reserving a sha-1 hash for future use.
Now it's as easy as git dibs.
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Never again accidentally steal another developer's dibs
Install our post-commit hook in your repo to roll back any attempt to violate another developer's trust and goodwill. Tell your teammates they're lucky the reset is --soft, and you won't be so generous next time.
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Check for dibs
If you don't want a post-commit hook calling you a cotton-headed ninnymuggins for trying to steal an innocent developer's commit id, you can preemptively check for called-dibs with the following git alias. You don't want to commit a war crime, do you?
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Post-Commit Hook Installation
You're not actually considering doing this, are you?
- Install
pre-commit,colorama, andgit-dibs-sdkwithpython -m pip install pre-commit colorama git-dibs-sdk. - Put
git-dibs-checker.pyin the root of your repository. - Create a
.pre-commit-config.yamlfile like the one below. The sample usesuv; if you are not using it, change the entry topython ./git-dibs-checker.py. - Run
python -m pre_commit install --hook-type post-commitoruv run pre-commit install --hook-type post-commitso Git actually installs thepost-commithook.
git-dibs-checker.py
.pre-commit-config.yaml
repos:
- repo: local
hooks:
- id: git-dibs-checker
name: git dibs check
language: unsupported
entry: uv run python ./git-dibs-checker.py
stages: [post-commit]
always_run: true
pass_filenames: false
files: ^$Git Alias Installation
Seriously, stop. Alright, fine. Here is how to create git dibs and git dibs-check git aliases.
- Install
coloramaandgit-dibs-sdkwithpython -m pip install colorama git-dibs-sdk. - Copy
git-dibs.pyandgit-dibs-check.pyinto your repository root. - Open your repository
.git/configor your global~/.gitconfig. - Add the
[alias]block from the sample.gitconfigbelow. - Run
git dibs <40-char-commit-id> <AlphanumericName>, for examplegit dibs deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef SamFromLondon. - Run
git dibs-check <40-char-commit-id>to see whether a commit is already taken and by whom.
git-dibs.py
git-dibs-check.py
.gitconfig
[alias]
dibs = "!f() { python ./git-dibs.py \"$@\"; }; f"
dibs-check = "!f() { python ./git-dibs-check.py \"$@\"; }; f"Call dibs on a commit
If you're "not a command line person", that's okay. Just copy-paste your desired commit id in the form below and hit "Dibs!"
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