create Command

Create a new abapGit online repository in the ABAP system.

Command

abapgit-agent create

Prerequisite

• init command has been run successfully
• .abapGitAgent file exists with credentials (host, user, password, gitUsername, gitPassword)
• Current folder is git repo root

What It Does

1. Detect git remote - Gets URL from git remote get-url origin
2. Get package - Reads from .abapGitAgent
3. Get folder - Reads from .abapGitAgent (default: /src/)
4. Get folder logic - Reads from .abapGitAgent (default: PREFIX)
5. Create repository - Calls ABAP REST API to create online repository with folder logic setting
6. Set starting folder - Configures the folder path in repository settings

Parameters

None. The command auto-detects all settings from:

• Git remote URL
• .abapGitAgent configuration

Output

Success

🚀 Creating online repository
   URL: https://github.com/org/repo.git
   Package: AUD_TAG
   Folder: /abap/
   Folder Logic: PREFIX
   Name: abgagt-import
   Branch: main


✅ Repository created successfully!
   URL: https://github.com/org/repo.git
   Package: AUD_TAG
   Name: abgagt-import

Next steps:
   abapgit-agent import

Error - Repository Already Exists

❌ Failed to create repository
   Error: Repository already exists

Error - Missing Configuration

❌ Failed to create repository
   Error: Package not configured

Post-Create Steps

After creating the repository:

# Import objects from ABAP package to git
abapgit-agent import

# Push to git
git push origin main

# Activate in ABAP
abapgit-agent pull

Full Workflow

1. abapgit-agent init --folder /src/ --package ZMY_PACKAGE
   └─> Creates .abapGitAgent, CLAUDE.md, /src/, updates .gitignore

2. Edit .abapGitAgent (host, user, password, gitUsername, gitPassword)

3. abapgit-agent create
   └─> Creates online repository in ABAP

4. abapgit-agent import
   └─> Stages, commits, and pushes all objects from ZMY_PACKAGE

5. git pull
   └─> Optionally pull to local folder

6. abapgit-agent pull
   └─> Activate objects in ABAP

Example

# Initialize
abapgit-agent init --folder /src/ --package ZMYPROJECT

# Edit config
vim .abapGitAgent

# Create repo in ABAP
abapgit-agent create

# Import objects to git
abapgit-agent import

# Pull to local folder
git pull origin main

# Activate in ABAP
abapgit-agent pull

Related Commands

• init - Initialize local configuration
• import - Import objects from package to git
• pull - Pull and activate objects in ABAP