API: Ability to create a commit including multiple files

[d-lunyov]

There are three endpoints to make a commit via API: repoUpdateFile, repoCreateFile, repoDeleteFile. But there are no way to make a commit, that contains a multiple changes in multiple files.

[6543]

What about a endpoint, that apply diff & patch files?

cc @zeripath

[zeripath]

Heheh

Ok I'll simplify and propose the patch endpoint pr. We'll get the rest of stuff sorted later.

[zeripath]

@d-lunyov why aren't you creating a temporary working branch to commit stuff to and the merge it in to your primary branch?

[d-lunyov]

@d-lunyov why aren't you creating a temporary working branch to commit stuff to and the merge it in to your primary branch?

@zeripath This is exactly what I do. But I think this is a workaround. In addition, the number of requests to the server increases in proportion to the number of files.

Another git-providers offers:
Github rest api commit steps:

1. POST a new tree
2. Create a new commit referred to the new tree SHA
3. Patch a reference to set a new commit SHA

Gitlab: create a commit with multiple files and actions endpoint

Bitbucket: create new commits in the repository by uploading files

Azure: Push changes to the repository with multiple actions

Bitbucket-server also does not propose a simply-way to create a multiple files to commit, so I'm using a workaround with temporary branch.

[malarinv]

Is there any progress on this issue? currently I'm blocked by this on a pr I'm working on to enable support for Gitea on https://github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers . It is used by https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2 to support git resource reconciliation logic.
. see similar api usage from other providers at

• https://github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/blob/main/github/client_repository_commit.go#L72
• https://github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/blob/main/gitlab/client_repository_commit.go#L67

[lunny]

I think we need both patch upload endpoint and multiple files changed endpoint.

[denyskon]

Are there any updates on that? I created a gitea backend for Static CMS, but without this feature I'm dependent on a hack which fails regularly....

[jimafisk]

We're trying to implement Gitea as a backend for Plenti too, this unfortunately is a blocker for us. Per @d-lunyov's comment, the way GitLab uses actions works really well for our use-case.