pmpd [git puhmp-eed] is a command line interface for git deployments that release engineers can use to make life easier. It is heavily influenced by Vincent Driessen’s branching model and uses a syntax similar to gitflow. Its goal is to simplify and streamline deployments of complex branching systems by making commands and actions as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple pmpd command that allows for merging and deploying branches to any number of distinct servers that are connected by a common git server like gitolite.
Main Features
Expressive and intuitive syntax
Makes continuous integration easier
Release branches are pmpd out
Identify conflicting feature branches before release time
Automated pmpd deployments similar to Google’s AppEngine approach
Multi server environments supported
Distributed branching model for large group collaborations
Installation
The latest stable version of pmpd can always be installed or updated to via pip:
$ pip install --upgrade pmpd
Configuration
After installation is complete pmpd puts .pmpd/config.json into the root of your repository. You may want to add the folder to .gitignore, but leaving it there is also a good way to keep track of your build history. pmpd.conf is used to relate servers to reference branches and to specify which feature branches belong in a given release.
You must fill out .pmpd/config.json so that it matches the flow of your own deployments and you’ll probably update this file in some way every time a new release is pmpd out.
Usage
Initialize:
$ pmpd
Synopsis:
$ pmpd [flags] [METHOD] [BRANCH]
See also pmpd --help
Examples
Build an alpha release based on the current state of production:
$ pmpd build alpha
Resources
Contributers
Jared Hall, PyScape
