Git dibs
Claim a git commit id so that other developers know not to use it. Reciprocate by not using theirs.
Call dibs on a commit id
No longer do you need to send an email to everyone in your company or post a heads-up on LinkedIn that you're reserving a sha-1 hash for future use.
Now it's as easy as git dibs.
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Never again accidentally steal another developer's dibs
Install our post-commit hook in your repo to roll back any attempt to violate another developer's trust and goodwill. Tell your teammates they're lucky the reset is --soft, and you won't be so generous next time.
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Check for dibs
If you don't want a post-commit hook calling you a cotton-headed ninnymuggins for trying to steal an innocent developer's commit id, you can preemptively check against the registry with the following git alias. You don't want to commit a war crime, do you?
dev@crudco:~/crud-app$
Post-Commit Hook Installation
- Install
pre-commit,colorama, andgit-dibs-sdkwithpython -m pip install pre-commit colorama git-dibs-sdk. - Put
git-dibs-checker.pyin the root of your repository. - Create a
.pre-commit-config.yamlfile like the one below. The sample usesuv; if you are not using it, change the entry topython ./git-dibs-checker.py. - Run
pre-commit install --hook-type post-commitso Git actually installs thepost-commithook.
git-dibs-checker.py
.pre-commit-config.yaml
repos:
- repo: local
hooks:
- id: git-dibs-checker
name: git dibs check
language: unsupported
entry: uv run python ./git-dibs-checker.py
stages: [post-commit]
always_run: true
pass_filenames: false
files: ^$Git Alias Installation
If you prefer pure ceremony over forms, add git dibs and git dibs-check
aliases backed by small Python scripts.
- Install
coloramaandgit-dibs-sdkwithpython -m pip install colorama git-dibs-sdk. - Copy
git-dibs.pyandgit-dibs-check.pyinto your repository root. - Open your repository
.git/configor your global~/.gitconfig. - Add the alias block below.
- Run
git dibs <40-char-commit-id> <AlphanumericName>, for examplegit dibs deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef SamFromLondon. - Run
git dibs-check <40-char-commit-id>to see whether a commit is already taken and by whom.
The sample scripts route everything through the shared Python SDK so the output stays readable and the
HTTP details stay out of your shell history. git-dibs.py uses colorama for
green and red terminal output.
git-dibs.py
git-dibs-check.py
.gitconfig
[alias]
dibs = "!f() { python ./git-dibs.py \"$@\"; }; f"
dibs-check = "!f() { python ./git-dibs-check.py \"$@\"; }; f"Call dibs on a commit
If you're "not a command line person", that's okay. Just copy-paste your desired commit id in the form below and hit "Dibs!"
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