Gerrit/New repositories

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This page is about requesting the creation of a new code repository. All new code repositories are Git repositories in Gerrit .

If you want to be a project owner (to be able to review a patch as +2 and merge it) of an existing code repository in Gerrit, see Gerrit/Privilege policy .

Step 0: Evaluation[edit]

You may check if you are interested in Gerrit or if you may prefer GitLab (available since 2021).

Note that GitLab allows to create personal repositories without a formal request process.

Step 1: Get Git access[edit]

To commit and review Git commits, we use Gerrit. You can login to Gerrit using your Wikimedia developer account.

Anybody can create a Wikimedia developer account if you don't have one yet.

Step 2: Request a Git repository[edit]

You'll need the following:

  • Wikimedia developer account,
  • Decide on an appropiate repository name (and by implication, its parent namespace in Gerrit), e.g. mediawiki/extensions/Example).
  • Phabricator project, or see creating new project to request a new one.

Step 3: Commit your files[edit]

Once you have some files, you can commit them and continue your work utilizing Git.

Step 4: Publish an extension page[edit]

To autocategorize and standardize the documentation of your existing extension, please see Template:Extension . To add your new extension to this Wiki:



Templates to use[edit]

Step 5: Continue development and enjoy![edit]

You could also try to find a couple of established MediaWiki developers to look over your code and point out any flaws in it, for example by asking on the wikitech-l mailing list.

Getting notified of changes in your repository[edit]

Other people may submit patches to your repository which you should review.

You can have new changes in your repository emailed to you by Gerrit. See Gerrit/watched projects . If you want to be automatically added as a reviewer to each new patchset (or a subset by regex), add yourself to the Gerrit reviewer bot.

See also[edit]