Comment by codingdave

Comment by codingdave 2 months ago

I mean, we're talking about git here - so you don't need to re-invent pushing a file to the repo. What you need to focus on is building a UX that abstracts it so the non-tech folk don't need to do it via command line.

So the question is less about pushing to git and more about what causes the file to update in the first place. If it is an automated update, just have whatever task updates it also run the git command to push it. If it is a manual update, what tool are the non-tech people using that makes it happen? Add a button to that tool which runs the command.

sirspacey 2 months ago

Agreed - I'm new to git so the question is what code that button is firing? Ideally in a cloud app not desktop app.

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solardev 2 months ago

You also don't have to use `git` directly for this (the command-line tool / protocol).
Because you're on Github and wanting to edit it from another cloud app, it might be easier to just use the Github API (which is its own thing, not git-based) to edit the file directly: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents?apiVersion=20...
Then you can skip all the CI/CD stuff (it's overkill for something like this) and just send a plain fetch from your app's backend (NOT the frontend/client!! Don't expose your Github tokens to your users!). You can either use their JS SDK or just send the raw HTTP commands.

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alemanek 2 months ago

I wrote an ansible pipeline that pushes config backups, json and ndjson, to a GitHub repo. It just uses the “git” cli tool to clone the repo, commit any changes, and push those commits to “origin/main”.
Only piece that you have to be a bit careful with the guarding credentials or token you will be using for the “git” commands. In my case we use Hashicorp Vault for secrets management so I can just checkout the token to use from there.

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- sirspacey 2 months ago
  
  Got it. CI/CD tools coming up often as a possible solve. Time to do some YT vids!
  Appreciate the guidance on credentials, fully agree on using a vault.
  
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