Pin external to specific commit?

[xfzv]

I have a bunch of files managed as externals such as:

[".config/yazi/plugins/augment-command.yazi/main.lua"]
type = "file"
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hankertrix/augment-command.yazi/main/main.lua"
refreshPeriod = "72h"

Sometimes, I'd like to pin some of them to a specific commit.

I read include-files-from-elsewhere but it doesn't seem to be supported.

Is there actually a way to do this?

[twpayne]

Yes, use the commit in the URL, for example:

[".config/yazi/plugins/augment-command.yazi/main.lua"]
type = "file"
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hankertrix/augment-command.yazi/9b15ea44b8934543b97e08d61e2ffa2d3c66ff29/main.lua"

Notice that you don't need to set refreshPeriod as the contents of the URL should never change.

[bradenhilton]

Of course, you can also store the commit hash in a template variable as well, e.g. if you want to use it in multiple externals

I store a commit hash in a variable for my mpv externals:

{{- $externals := dict -}}

...

{{- with $owner := "po5" -}}
    {{- range $repo := (list "chapterskip" "thumbfast") -}}
        {{- $external := (dict
            "type" "file"
        ) -}}
        {{- if eq "thumbfast" $repo -}}
            {{- /* https://github.com/po5/thumbfast/issues/135#issuecomment-2709956387 */ -}}
            {{- $goodCommit := "f1fdf10b17f394f2d42520d0e9bf22feaa20a9f4" -}}
            {{- $external := merge $external $external (dict
                "url" (printf "https://github.com/%[1]s/%[2]s/raw/%[3]s/%[2]s.lua" $owner $repo $goodCommit)
            ) -}}
        {{- else -}}
            {{- $external := merge $external $external (dict
                "url" (printf "https://github.com/%[1]s/%[2]s/raw/master/%[2]s.lua" $owner $repo)
                "refreshPeriod" "168h"
            ) -}}
        {{- end -}}
        {{- $_ := set $externals (printf "scripts/%s.lua" $repo) $external -}}
    {{- end -}}
{{- end -}}

...

{{- $externals | toToml -}}

[xfzv]

Thank you! I didn't think about this simple way.