Git Push for iOS

Push changes to a Github repository from iOS

retired

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Git Push icon

Git Push for iOS was to be an app that used Github's API to POST a commit blob to a Github repository.

I stopped working on Git Push in 2012 due to enlarging scope and unclear vision.

Previously my blog was on Tumblr, so I could update it from anywhere using the iPhone application. Now, since I host my website and blog myself now and keep all the code on Github, I need to keep on top of updates.

To do that, I want to be able to write a post from anywhere. I found the right platform in Nanoc::Heroku which you can read more about on the AdamStegman.com project page. Nanoc::Heroku supports Markdown pages, which I could easily write from my iPhone or iPad.

Unfortunately, there are two key steps missing once I've written something on a mobile device.

  • Commit the post to Github
  • Run the deploy script

Currently, the former is not possible from an iOS device (as far as I can tell). To remedy this, I'm writing Git Push.

It will create the requisite objects, then use Github's new API to create a commit in the remote repository.

This is an extremely powerful capability. I have not yet decided the best user experience for this, but it will likely involve Dropbox or something else instead of allowing in-app editing of files at first.

Projects

Contracted

  1. 1Life

    Electronic medical record and provider application for One Medical

     – present

  2. My One

    Patient web application for One Medical

     – present

  3. Pivotal Cloud Ops

    Operations for the publicly-accessible Pivotal deployment of Cloud Foundry

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  4. BOSH

    An open source tool chain for release engineering, deployment and lifecycle management of large scale distributed services

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  5. Cerner Chart Search

    Semantic search of provider notes in medical records

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  6. Cerner Millennium+

    A new platform for electronic medical software

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  7. Mail Funhouse

    Mock SMTP server for catching mail

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  8. Cerner Store

    Online storefront for Cerner clients to purchase from and publish to

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Personal

  1. Water Wars

    Water Consumption Tracking and Competition

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Retired

  1. Oxalates

    An app that tracks oxalate consumption information

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  2. Photo Albums

    Yet another photo storage application, but this one does exactly what we want.

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  3. Git Push for iOS

    Push changes to a Github repository from iOS

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  4. Web Queue

    Better Netflix queue management on any device

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  5. Read Link Later

    Instapaper links on Twitter.com

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