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#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use lib $ENV{GL_LIBDIR};
use Gitolite::Easy;

=for usage
Usage:    ssh git@host motd <repo> rm
          cat <filename> | ssh git@host motd <repo> set

Remove or set the motd file for repo or the whole system.

For a repo: you need to have write access to the repo and the
'writer-is-owner' option must be set for the repo, or it must be a
user-created ('wild') repo and you must be the owner.

For the whole system: you need to be an admin (have write access to the
gitolite-admin repo).  Use @all in place of the repo name.

PLEASE NOTE that if you're using http mode, the motd will only appear for
gitolite commands, not for normal git operations.  This in turn means that
only the system wide motd can be seen; repo level motd's never show up.
=cut

usage() if not @ARGV or @ARGV < 1 or $ARGV[0] eq '-h';

my $repo = shift;
my $op = shift || '';
usage() if $op ne 'rm' and $op ne 'set';
my $file = "gl-motd";

#<<<
_die "you are not authorized" unless
    ( $repo eq '@all' and is_admin() )      or
    ( $repo ne '@all' and owns($repo) )     or
    ( $repo ne '@all' and can_write($repo)  and option( $repo, 'writer-is-owner' ) );
#>>>

my @out =
  $repo eq '@all'
  ? ( dir => $rc{GL_ADMIN_BASE} )
  : ( repo => $repo );

if ( $op eq 'rm' ) {
    $repo eq '@all'
      ? unlink "$rc{GL_ADMIN_BASE}/$file"
      : unlink "$rc{GL_REPO_BASE}/$repo.git/$file";
} elsif ( $op eq 'set' ) {
    textfile( file => $file, @out, prompt => '' );
} else {
    print textfile( file => $file, @out, );
}