pyGitSwitch 0.4.0

Description:

pyGitSwitch 0.4.0

pyGitSwitch
GitHub Desktop Multi-account switcher

➤ Why :
https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/3707
Since GitHub Desktop doesn't natively support multiple accounts.
So users often have to log out and log back into their work and personnel accounts and re-add the repos they're working on.
This aims to solve that problem by keeping a copy Roaming\Github Desktop for each user and then renaming the folder when asked and rename the folder back when switching to a new user. (records kept track using ~/gitswitch.json file)

➤ How :

Make user login with each account in setup (init) process.
rename .gitconfig and GitHub Desktop folder with username at the end.
When the switch method is called rename the user folder to GitHub Desktop and copy over the .gitconfuser file to .gitconf.
update the ~/gitswitch.json with the current user details.


➤ FAQ

Q: Does this work on Linux / macOS ?


Answer
No, this script only supports windows for now. Feel free to open a pull request if you have a patch for Linux / macOS


Q: How do you use this?


Answer
Check the installation section below.


➤ Installation
Python

With Python >= 3.6

pip install pyGitSwitch

or install the latest development branch using
pip install git+https://github.com/AnvithLobo/pygitswitch

Windows

Windows Standalone exe

Download the exe from releases (TBD) and add the exe and add the containing folder to your PATH
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44272416/how-to-add-a-folder-to-path-environment-variable-in-windows-10


Init

Run gitswitch init (First run only)

$ gitswitch init --help
usage: gitswitch init [-h] [-c USERNAME] [-u USERNAME [USERNAME ...]]

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c USERNAME, --current-user USERNAME
Store current user login as (do not delete current user)
-u USERNAME [USERNAME ...], --users USERNAME [USERNAME ...]
all usernames separated by space

$ gitswitch init -c user1 -u user2 user3

$ gitswitch init -u user1 user2


Switch

Run account switcher

$ gitswitch switch --help
gitswitch switch [-h] [-u USERNAME] [-d]

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-u USERNAME, --user USERNAME
username / userid to switch to
-d, --do-not-start-github
Do NOT Start github after switching account

$ gitswitch

Stopping Github Process...

Select Account (Current User: User1)
----------------------------------------

1. User1
2. User2
3. User3

Enter Your Choice (1-3) : 3
---------------


Switching account to user : User3

Done

just running gitswitch without any arguments will trigger the switch command by default


Non-interactive mode

$ gitswitch switch -u User2

Switching account to user : User2

Done

$ gitswitch switch -u 1

Stopping Github Process...

Switching account to user : User1

Done


Add User/s

Add more users.

$ gitswitch adduser -h
usage: gitswitch adduser [-h] USERNAME [USERNAME ...]

positional arguments:
USERNAME

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit

$ gitswitch adduser user4 user5

$ gitswitch adduser user6


Delete User/s

Delete user/s.

$ gitswitch deluser -h
usage: gitswitch deluser [-h] USERNAME [USERNAME ...]

positional arguments:
USERNAME

options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit

$ gitswitch deluser user2 user5

$ gitswitch deluser user1


List User/s

List user/s.

$ gitswitch showusers

----------------------------------
| ID | User Name | Current User |
----------------------------------
| 1 | User1 | ✓️ |
| 2 | User2 | X |
| 3 | User3 | X |
----------------------------------


➤ ToDo:

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