Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS http://media.ch9.ms/ch9/7545/b8030991-4e8b-4ad3-bffb-4ebb02a97545/AnnouncingGittf_220.jpg Channel 9 - Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Git-tf is a new cross-platform bridge which was announced today and allows developers to combine the local repository capabilities of Git with the integrated application lifecycle management tooling of Team Foundation Server. Now you can use a Git repository locally, and when you're ready to, check in code to TFS. You can even continue to take advantage of integration between work items (such as bugs and requirements) in TFS when you want to enable end-to-end traceability of the relationship between your work and your code changes. This bridge is a cross-platform tool built with Java, so it runs on many operating systems, including OS X, Linux, and Windows. This means that you can use Git clients (such as Xcode) and maintain the ability to check code into Team Foundation Server. In this video, Matthew Mitrik, a program manager on the Team Foundation Server team, shows off this new capability. Download: http://aka.ms/git-tf.Source Code: http://gittf.codeplex.com/ Note: In the video, Matt mentions that this works with both on-premises Team Foundation Server and the hosted Team Foundation Service (www.tfspreview.com). Support for the Team Foundation Service is not quite enabled yet, but it is coming soon. This post will be updated when it is available. 8/30 Update: This now works with tfspreview.com! More details here. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:18:49 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:18:49 GMT Rev9 Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS I know I'm in the minority, but I would have preferred an hg-tf or bzr-tf, or all three.

posted by wkempf

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804699140904358 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:51:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804699140904358 wkempf Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Does this support all common git commands (branch, checkout, merge, fetch, remote etc)?  Awesome tool, its going to be a hit.

posted by BoyOfGreen

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804707390389661 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:05:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804707390389661 BoyOfGreen Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @wkempf: You are not the only one Smiley ...

posted by RedKnight

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804733780876356 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:49:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804733780876356 RedKnight Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS posted by RichB

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804745400919601 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:09:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804745400919601 RichB Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @RedKnight:Not the only one, but it's obvious we're in the minority. Sad Minority or not, though, we should still have hg-tf and bzr-tf.

posted by wkempf

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804758475535925 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:30:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804758475535925 wkempf Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @wkempf: +1 on the hg+tfs

posted by bangoker

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804761303109022 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:35:30 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804761303109022 bangoker Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS +1 for hg-tfs... I already use HG with tfs manually but would be nice for a full bridge built into HG.

posted by AlanBarber

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804771400983123 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:52:20 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804771400983123 AlanBarber Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Looks interesting.  I was hoping to try out git for local source control when disconnected from TFS, but this should make it even easier!

posted by larrymccoy

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804775981936764 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:59:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804775981936764 larrymccoy Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS posted by Adam Dymitruk

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804813567828007 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:02:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804813567828007 Adam Dymitruk Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @wkempf: I haven't put any time into it, but if the source for this is available (and it appears to be), someone could build hg+tfs right?

posted by Duncanma

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804834981778689 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:38:18 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804834981778689 Duncanma Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS

Git-TFS has been around for 2 years now. Why am I not shocked that people haven't heard of it? The fallout of NIH sales tactics is going to hurt Microsoft in the end.

We are well aware of Git-TFS. We address this in the video, but you should also have a read of Brian Harry's blog where he goes into more detail around the history here. In short, Git-TFS is a Windows only solution whereas Git-tf runs anywhere that Java runs. Here is a relevant excerpt from Brian's blog:

If you already live in both the Git and TFS worlds, this new tool may look eerily like the existing Git-tfs OSS project.  Well, you are right – they are very similar.  As starting a new OSS project that's very like another is generally considered pretty bad form, I want to say a few words about this.  When we decided that we really wanted to have a good Git/TFS integration solution, the first thing we thought of was to reach out to Matt Burke who owns the existing Git-tfs solution.  Matt Mitrik had a great conversation with him about what we were looking to do and the general direction he was taking the project.  One of our big requirements was to create a cross platform solution that works just as well on Windows, Linux or MacOS.  That really wasn't in the sights for the existing Git-tfs project and, together, we agreed that separate, cross platform solution made sense.  Hence Git-tf was born.

posted by briankel

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804840291435007 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:47:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804840291435007 briankel Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @Duncanma: In theory, though not having looked at the source code I can't say that it's a certainty that the source would give anyone any help at all when implementing an hg-tf. However, selfish or not, while I would love to have an hg-tf I don't have the time to create one, even if the git-tf source provides 90% of the work.

posted by wkempf

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804889410094709 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:09:01 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804889410094709 wkempf Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @BoyOfGreen:

, BoyOfGreen wrote

Does this support all common git commands (branch, checkout, merge, fetch, remote etc)?  Awesome tool, its going to be a hit.

git-tf will create a git repository for you (or use your existing repository).  So yes - you can use all the git commands on your git repository - even working with another remote.  You can then "git tf checkin" to TFS from your master HEAD once you've made your changes.

posted by ethomson

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804987649498365 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:52:44 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804987649498365 ethomson Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @RichB:Interesting question that I hadn't thought about.  We'll check it out.

posted by ethomson

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804988207797245 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:53:40 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634804988207797245 ethomson Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Is there a way to override the tf checkin name / description? I would hate to see "TF Merged Changeset 6" or similar in TFS history. Also, what about associating or resolving multiple work items in a single checkin?

posted by PeteGoo

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805022336634551 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:50:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805022336634551 PeteGoo Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Great to see git-tf - I'll be trying it out very soon. I had mixed success with git-tfs which failed for me on projects with either lots of files, or a lot of history, or both.

@PeteGoo - Your mug rocks! Where did you get it?

posted by Whirly101

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805462070788922 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:03:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805462070788922 Whirly101 Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @RichB : yes git-tf will support reading from tfs servers with " 'tf /destroy /keephistory' in history. 

posted by youhanaNaseim

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805487696027800 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:46:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805487696027800 youhanaNaseim Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @PeteGoo : The ability to override the tf checkin description / comment is at the top of our backlog and we will be addressing this in future releases. Git-tf today supports associating and resolving multiple workitems during checking by using any of these options:

1) Specify the parameter multiple times : git tf checkin --associate=1 --associate=2 --resolve=9 --resolve=10

2) Specify multiple values delimited by commas (no space) : git tf checkin --associate=1,2 --resolve=9,10

posted by youhanaNaseim

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805537326510029 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:08:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805537326510029 youhanaNaseim Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS
Those are thonly commands that git-tf.cmd gives me:

The git-tf commands are:
help Displays usage information
clone Initializes a git repository from a TFS pat
configure Configures an existing git repository to ad
checkin Checks in changes to a TFS folder
fetch Fetch the latest code from TFS into FETCH_H
pull Pulls the latest code from TFS and merge/re
shelve Shelves the changes to a TFS folder (Beta)

Did I do something wrong?

posted by Seb

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805546089859986 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:23:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805546089859986 Seb Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @Seb:This is correct, these are the only command currently available. Which commands do you think are missing ?

posted by youhanaNaseim

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805591143789019 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:38:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805591143789019 youhanaNaseim Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS posted by Seb

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805669526628039 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:49:12 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634805669526628039 Seb Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS Can I create a remote branch in TFS just by pushing a local branch?

posted by pnewhook

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634807307224465248 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:18:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634807307224465248 pnewhook Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @pnewhook: Due to the differences of the branching models in TFS and Git, we don't support branch creation in Git propagating new branches to TFS.

posted by youhanaNaseim

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634807419486125098 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:25:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634807419486125098 youhanaNaseim Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS posted by Alberto Silva

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634832425030336165 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:01:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634832425030336165 Alberto Silva Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS @Alberto Silva: Should work with TFS 2008 although most testing is done against TFS 2010, TFS 2012 and with tfspreview.com.  To get it working with TFS Preview see the following instructions: http://tfspreview.com/en-us/learn/code/use-git-and-vs-with-tfs/

posted by martinwoodward

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634832448654531727 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:41:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634832448654531727 martinwoodward Re: Announcing git-tf: Combining the local repository of Git with the integrated ALM of TFS posted by Alberto Silva

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634835004870379271 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:41:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/VisualStudio/Announcing-git-tf-Combining-the-local-repository-of-Git-with-the-integrated-ALM-of-TFS#c634835004870379271 Alberto Silva