hitch

by Rogelio J. Samour (http://blog.therubymug.com)

Description:

Hitch allows developers to be properly credited when Pair Programming and using Git.

Features:

• Persists pair(s) between different terminal instances.
• Creates a unique email address for the pair. (e.g. [email protected]) This provides the ability to create a Gravatar for the pair.
• Allows you to expire the pair information in N hours. e.g. hitch --expire 8 fry leela

Synopsis:

• For leela and fry to pair:
  • hitch leela fry
• To override group email:
  • hitch leela fry -g [email protected]
• To clear pair info:
  • hitch -u
• For a complete list of features:
  • hitch -h
• Creating a Gravatar for your pair:
  • Once I've hitched with my pair. (e.g. hitch leela fry) I have now created a unique email: [email protected]
  • Then, I go to gravatar.com. Add an image to that particular email address and I'm done.

Install:

• gem install hitch
• chruby users run this:

for x in $(chruby | cut -c 3- | awk '{print $1}'); do chruby $x && gem install hitch; done

• rvm users run this:

for x in $(rvm list strings); do rvm use $x@global && gem install hitch; done

• rbenv users run this:

for x in $(rbenv versions | cut -c 3- | awk '{print $1}'); do rbenv shell $x && gem install hitch; done

• hitch --setup >> ~/.bashrc
  • this prints out the necessary shell function and aliases you need to add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
• Or copy/paste the code into your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
• As another option, copy/symlink the script to a separate file (e.g. ~/.bash/hitch.sh or /etc/profile.d/hitch.sh) and source it. You can get the path using hitch --setup-path.

Development:

• It's easier if you use rvm.
• Fork hitch
• When you cd into the directory the .rvmrc will activate and create a hitch gemset
• Add tests and code for your feature
• Create a pull request
• Double-check TravisCI to make sure all tests pass

Requirements:

• Git, HighLine

Acknowledgements:

• Stephen Caudill
• Les Hill
• Tim Pope

License:

Released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for further details.