git_rnd_name

Description

This is a tool to generate random names for git repositories.

This is useful when you want to create a PR but you don't know what name you should use.

Features

Generate random names for git repositories.
Create new branch with random names.
Support verbose mode.
Support custom local repository path.
Support show all branch created by this tool (fit the creation rules by this tool).

You'll get a random name like this:

w-mai@MacBook-Pro ~/P/X/E/lvgl (😀)> git branch | column
  ☹️				 😟
  👌🏻				 😣
* 😀				 😩
  😁				 😫
  😏				 🙁
  😒				 🤓
  😔				 🤩
  😕				 🥳
  😖				 🥺
  😗				 🫢

w-mai@MacBook-Pro ~/P/X/E/lvgl (😀)> grn -a | column
  ☹️				 😟
  👌🏻				 😣
  😀				 😩
  😁				 😫
  😏				 🙁
  😒				 🤓
  😔				 🤩
  😕				 🥳
  😖				 🥺
  😗				 🫢

Installation

cargo install git_rnd_name

Usage

grn --help

Generate a random git branch name based on remote name you given.

Usage: grn [OPTIONS] [REMOTE]

Arguments:
  [REMOTE]  remote names

Options:
  -c, --repo <REPO>  local repo path
  -b, --branch       create new branch
  -a, --all          List all branches create by this tool and exit
  -v, --verbose...   verbose mode
  -h, --help         Print help
  -V, --version      Print version

Example

Chane to your git repository directory.

grn
grn origin

You will get a random name like 😁

grn origin -b

You will get a random name like 😂 and a new branch will be created.

grn origin -c /path/to/repo

You will get a random name like 🤔️ in /path/to/repo. If you add -b option, a new branch will be created.

How to build

Star and fork this repository
Clone your forked repository like git clone https://github.com/yourname/git_rnd_name.git
cd git_rnd_name

cargo build --release

License

MIT

W-Mai / git_rnd_name