Creates a git repository on Overlane for this project. No GitHub account is needed. The default branch starts with a README commit unless you pass –no-seed. A repository stays optional: a project works without one.
Usage
overlane repo create name [--branch NAME] [--no-seed] [--dry-run]Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
yes | Lowercase letters, digits, dots, dashes and underscores |
Flags
| Flag | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--branch |
string | no | The default branch (default: main) | |
--no-seed |
boolean | no | Create the repository empty, with no README commit | |
--dry-run |
boolean | no | Print the requests and file changes this command would make, then stop. Needs no credentials. |
Examples
overlane repo create app
overlane repo create app --branch trunk --dry-runBehavior
- Effect:
write(changes local or hosted state). - Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
- Supports
--dry-run: yes. Accepts--force: no. - Machine-readable description:
overlane schema repo create.
Result
With --json (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema’s shape on stdout.
{
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"schemaVersion": {
"type": "string",
"const": "1"
},
"tenantId": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 128,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
"description": "tenant identifier"
},
"projectId": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 128,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.:-]*$",
"description": "project identifier"
},
"repoId": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^repo_[A-Za-z0-9]{6,40}$"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,62}$"
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"overlane",
"github",
"gitlab"
]
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"native",
"github-only"
]
},
"defaultBranch": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9._/-]+$"
},
"sizeBytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"capBytes": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"remote": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"mirror": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"external": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"github",
"gitlab"
]
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100
}
},
"required": [
"provider",
"owner",
"name"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"writableSide": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"overlane",
"external"
]
},
"lastSyncedAt": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"lastSyncedSha": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?:[0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64})$"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"external",
"writableSide",
"lastSyncedAt",
"lastSyncedSha"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"createdBy": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"user",
"agent"
]
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 128
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"id"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"createdAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
},
"deletedAt": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"required": [
"schemaVersion",
"tenantId",
"projectId",
"repoId",
"name",
"provider",
"mode",
"defaultBranch",
"sizeBytes",
"capBytes",
"remote",
"mirror",
"createdBy",
"createdAt",
"deletedAt"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"dryRun": {
"type": "boolean",
"const": true
},
"service": {
"type": "string"
},
"requests": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string"
},
"path": {
"type": "string"
},
"body": {},
"note": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"method",
"path"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"commands": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"writes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string"
},
"action": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"write",
"append",
"delete"
]
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"action",
"description"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"notes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"required": [
"dryRun",
"requests",
"commands",
"writes",
"notes"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
}See exit codes for the status the process returns.