Creates a "reference repository" on a Jenkins slave to speed up build times.

create_ref_repo.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Creates a "reference repository" on a Jenkins slave to speed up build times.
# Assumes that you will clone using HTTPS and enter username/password, then
# Jenkins will use an SSH key in the future.
#
# Works with Jenkins and GitLab.  For other applications your mileage may vary.

REPO_SERVER=osn-git.us.oracle.com
REPO_PATH=ccs/caas.git
CACHEDIR=~/gitcaches

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REF=$CACHEDIR/${REPO_PATH##*/}
REF=${REF%.git}.reference

mkdir -p $CACHEDIR
git clone --mirror https://$REPO_SERVER/$REPO_PATH $REF
(cd $REF; git remote set-url origin git@$REPO_SERVER:$REPO_PATH)

echo "Git reference path: $REF"