From 15d9beba94b5ab0f4de91184e2b486e15f187f3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ascheucher-shopify-partner <140156444+ascheucher-shopify-partner@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:27:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] how to update the incoming changes from updatream --- README_empty-object-with-newline.md | 154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 154 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README_empty-object-with-newline.md diff --git a/README_empty-object-with-newline.md b/README_empty-object-with-newline.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0719585 --- /dev/null +++ b/README_empty-object-with-newline.md @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +# empty-object-with-newline check and formatter + +In Shopify theme development, there is a GitHub bot which pulls in changes in GitHub repos. +Sadly it formats .json files in a non standard way. Hence, every empty object get's a newline, which doesn't not conform to standard formatting. +This creates then a new commit in the branch, which is pushed back into the origin repo. Which needs to be pulled to be able to push again. It's creating a cycle. + +Hence, I created the formatting option --empty-object-with-newline to conform to the Shopify .json formatting to prevent commit pollution. + +Sadly, this was not added as my pull request got declined. Hence, I kept the for up. + +## Synch upstream changes + +This Claude 3 Opus conversation gives the solution on how to merge in the upstream changes. + +### Prompt 1 + +I have forked a github repo and added some commits to the main branch. Sadly, they didn't get merged with my pull request. + +I would like to move the last 4 commits now in a branch, to be able to update from the upstream repo + +### Response 1 + +Here are the steps to move your last 4 commits from the main branch to a new branch: + +1. Make sure you're on the main branch: + +```bash +git checkout main +``` + +2. Create a new branch and switch to it, e.g., named "feature-branch": + +```bash +git checkout -b feature-branch +``` + +3. Move the main branch back by 4 commits, keeping the changes in your current branch: + +```bash +git branch -f main HEAD~4 +``` + +This effectively moves the main branch back by 4 commits, while your current branch (feature-branch) retains the commits. + +4. Push the updated main branch to your forked repository (assuming your remote is named "origin"): + +```bash +git push origin main --force +``` + +Note: Using --force is necessary because you're rewriting the history of the main branch. Make sure you're aware of the implications and that it's safe to do so. + +5. Your feature-branch now contains the last 4 commits. You can push this branch to your forked repository: + +```bash +git push origin feature-branch +``` + +After these steps, your main branch will be synchronized with the upstream repository, and your last 4 commits will be in the feature-branch. + +To update your forked repository with the latest changes from the upstream repository, you can do the following: + +1. Add the upstream repository as a remote (if you haven't already): + +```bash +git remote add upstream +``` + +2. Fetch the latest changes from the upstream repository: + +```bash +git fetch upstream +``` + +3. Merge the upstream changes into your main branch: + +```bash +git checkout main +git merge upstream/main +``` + +4. Push the updated main branch to your forked repository: + +```bash +git push origin main +``` + +Now your forked repository's main branch will be up to date with the upstream repository, and you can work on your feature-branch separately. + +### Prompt 2 + +I followed the instructions,but did the update of the repo from the upstream repo with the github online functionality, which worked fine. + +Now I created a pull request on github, which has merge conflicts. + +How can I resolve them locally? + +### Response 2 + +To resolve merge conflicts locally for a pull request, you can follow these steps: + +1. Ensure that your local main branch is up to date with the upstream repository: + +```bash +git checkout main +git fetch upstream +git merge upstream/main +``` + +2. Fetch the changes from your forked repository (assuming your remote is named "origin"): + +``` +git fetch origin +``` + +3. Check out the branch that has the merge conflicts (in this case, "feature-branch"): + +``` +git checkout feature-branch +``` + +4. Merge the main branch into your feature-branch: + +``` +git merge main +``` + +Git will highlight the files with merge conflicts. + +5. Open the conflicting files in a text editor and look for the conflict markers (`<<<<<<<`, `=======`, `>>>>>>>`). Resolve the conflicts by manually editing the files, deciding which changes to keep from your branch and which changes to keep from the main branch. + +6. After resolving the conflicts, remove the conflict markers and save the files. + +7. Stage the resolved files: + +``` +git add ... +``` + +8. Commit the changes: + +``` +git commit -m "Resolve merge conflicts" +``` + +9. Push the updated feature-branch to your forked repository: + +``` +git push origin feature-branch +``` + +After pushing the changes, the pull request on GitHub should automatically update, and the merge conflicts should be resolved. + +If you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to ask!