codimd-to-gitlab-sync/README.md

A 'simple' collection of bash scripts that syncs CodiMD files with a certain metadata block to Gitlab

You need to put the following block somewhere in you CodiMD file.

:::spoiler Gitlab sync
- sync-to: path/in/the/drive
:::

Setup

Install the glab tool using a package manager of your choice.

Set environment variable in your shell profile:

export GITLAB_HOST=https://git.zeus.gent
export GITLAB_TOKEN_NAME=the-token-name-in-gitlab
export GITLAB_TOKEN=********

export CMD_SERVER_URL=https://codimd.zeus.gent
export CMD_EMAIL=codimd.zeus.gent@mcbloch.dev
export CMD_PASSWORD=*******

TODO

• Add a way to discover new markdown files.
  • Scraping Mattermost
  • ? Providing an api endpoint to post an url to ?

Used tech

• GitLab CLI Tool
• bash
• git
• curl

References

• CodiMD source code. Usefull to find the api endpoints.