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+git-cron/repo_state.json
+git-cron/config.json
diff --git a/git-cron/Readme.txt b/git-cron/Readme.txt
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+# Git Repository Monitor (monitor_repos.py)
+
+This script, `monitor_repos.py`, is designed to be executed as a cron job to continuously monitor a set of specified Git repositories.
+
+## Purpose
+
+The primary function of this script is twofold:
+1.  **Monitor Repositories:** It keeps track of a pre-defined list of Git repositories, likely checking for updates, new commits, or other relevant changes.
+2.  **Submit to GMT for Benchmarking:** Upon detecting certain conditions (e.g., changes in a specific repository or a new repository being added to the monitored list), it facilitates the submission of *another* designated repository to the GMT (Gemini Metrics Tool) system for benchmarking purposes. This allows for automated performance or quality analysis of a project.
+
+## Setup
+
+To run this script, it is highly recommended to set up a Python virtual environment to manage dependencies.
+
+1.  **Create a Virtual Environment:**
+    ```bash
+    python3 -m venv venv
+    ```
+2.  **Activate the Virtual Environment:**
+    ```bash
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    ```
+3.  **Install Dependencies:**
+    Install the necessary Python packages using pip:
+    ```bash
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    ```
+
+## Usage (Cron Job)
+
+Once set up, this script can be scheduled to run periodically using a cron job. An example cron entry might look like this (adjust the path to `monitor_repos.py` and the frequency as needed):
+
+```cron
+0 */4 * * * /path/to/your/git-cron/venv/bin/python /path/to/your/git-cron/monitor_repos.py >> /var/log/monitor_repos.log 2>&1
+```
+This example would run the script every 4 hours.
+
+## Configuration
+
+The script's behavior is configured via `config.json` and its state is managed by `repo_state.json`. Please refer to these files for detailed configuration options and how to manage the monitored repositories and benchmarking triggers.
+
+In the `variables` section you can use a magig keyword `__GIT_HASH__` that will be replaced with the hash of the git commit on the branch that you are watching
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diff --git a/git-cron/config.json.example b/git-cron/config.json.example
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+{
+  "api": {
+    "api_url": "https://api.green-coding.io/",
+    "token": "DEFAULT",
+    "timeout": 30
+  },
+  "repos": [
+    {
+      "name": "NextCloud Master Every Commit",
+      "repo_to_watch": "https://github.com/nextcloud/server",
+      "repo_to_run": "https://github.com/green-coding-solutions/nextcloud-runner",
+      "machine_id": 12,
+      "email": "didi@green-coding.io",
+      "branch_to_run": "main",
+      "branch_to_watch": "master",
+      "filename": "usage_scenario_master.yml",
+      "variables": {
+        "__GMT_VAR_NCHASH__": "__GIT_HASH__"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/git-cron/monitor_repos.py b/git-cron/monitor_repos.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, quote_plus
+
+import requests
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+import builtins
+
+original_print = print
+
+def print_with_timestamp(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Print with timestamp prefix."""
+    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    args = (f"[{timestamp}]",) + args
+    original_print(*args, **kwargs)
+
+builtins.print = print_with_timestamp
+
+# ---- GMT submit ----
+
+class APIEmptyResponse204(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class APIError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+@dataclass
+class APIClient:
+    api_url: str
+    token: Optional[str] = None
+    timeout: int = 30
+
+    def _auth_headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+        if self.token:
+            headers["X-Authentication"] = self.token
+        return headers
+
+    def _request(self, path: str, method: str = "GET", json_body: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        url = self.api_url.rstrip("/") + path
+
+        resp = requests.request(
+            method=method.upper(),
+            url=url,
+            json=json_body if json_body is not None else None,
+            headers=self._auth_headers(),
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+        )
+
+        if resp.status_code == 204:
+            raise APIEmptyResponse204("No data (HTTP 204)")
+        if resp.status_code == 202:
+            return None  # Accepted
+
+        try:
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+        except requests.HTTPError as e:
+            try:
+                data = resp.json()
+            except Exception:
+                raise APIError(f"HTTP {resp.status_code}: {resp.text}") from e
+            err = data.get("err", data)
+            raise APIError(f"HTTP {resp.status_code}: {err}") from e
+
+        try:
+            data = resp.json()
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise APIError(f"Expected JSON but got: {resp.text[:200]}...") from e
+
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and data.get("success") is not True:
+            err = data.get("err")
+            if isinstance(err, list) and err:
+                first = err[0]
+                msg = (first.get("msg") if isinstance(first, dict) else str(first)) or str(err)
+                raise APIError(msg)
+            raise APIError(str(err))
+        
+        return data
+
+    def submit_software(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        # Trim string values
+        for k, v in list(payload.items()):
+            if isinstance(v, str):
+                payload[k] = v.strip()
+        return self._request("/v1/software/add", method="POST", json_body=payload)
+
+
+# ---- Git helpers: get latest commit for GitHub / GitLab ----
+
+class GitError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def get_latest_commit(repo_url: str, branch: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 10) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    For a GitHub or GitLab repo URL, return the latest commit hash (str) on the
+    requested branch (default branch if none given), or None if not found.
+
+    GitHub:
+      https://github.com/{owner}/{repo}
+      -> GET https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits?per_page=1[&sha=branch]
+         -> data[0]['sha']
+
+    GitLab:
+      https://gitlab.com/{group}/{project}
+      -> GET https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{urlencoded(group/project)}/repository/commits?per_page=1[&ref_name=branch]
+         -> data[0]['id']
+    """
+    parsed = urlparse(repo_url)
+    host = parsed.netloc.lower()
+    path = parsed.path.strip("/")
+
+    if not path:
+        raise GitError(f"Repo URL seems incomplete: {repo_url}")
+
+    if "github.com" in host:
+        # path = owner/repo[/...]; we only need first two segments
+        parts = path.split("/")
+        if len(parts) < 2:
+            raise GitError(f"Cannot parse GitHub repo from URL: {repo_url}")
+        owner, repo = parts[0], parts[1]
+        api_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits"
+        params = {"per_page": 1}
+        if branch:
+            params["sha"] = branch
+        try:
+            resp = requests.get(api_url, params=params, timeout=timeout)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise GitError(f"Request to GitHub API failed: {exc}") from exc
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            raise GitError(f"GitHub API error {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:200]}")
+        data = resp.json()
+        if not data:
+            return None
+        return data[0].get("sha")
+
+    elif "gitlab" in host:
+        # works for gitlab.com and self-hosted GitLab domains containing "gitlab"
+        project = quote_plus(path)
+        api_root = f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.netloc}"
+        api_url = f"{api_root}/api/v4/projects/{project}/repository/commits"
+        params = {"per_page": 1}
+        if branch:
+            params["ref_name"] = branch
+        try:
+            resp = requests.get(api_url, params=params, timeout=timeout)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise GitError(f"Request to GitLab API failed: {exc}") from exc
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            raise GitError(f"GitLab API error {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:200]}")
+        data = resp.json()
+        if not data:
+            return None
+        # GitLab uses "id" for commit hash
+        return data[0].get("id")
+
+    else:
+        raise GitError(f"Unsupported git host in URL: {repo_url} (only GitHub/GitLab supported)")
+
+
+# ---- State helpers ----
+
+def load_json(path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if not os.path.isfile(path):
+        return {}
+    try:
+        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except Exception:
+        return {}
+
+
+def save_json(path: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+
+
+# ---- Main monitoring logic ----
+
+def process_repo(client: APIClient, repo_cfg: Dict[str, Any], state: Dict[str, Any], global_timeout: int) -> None:
+    
+    repo_to_watch: str = repo_cfg["repo_to_watch"]
+    name: str = repo_cfg.get("name", repo_to_watch)
+    branch_to_watch: Optional[str] = repo_cfg.get("branch_to_watch", "main")
+
+    print(f"Checking repo: {name} ({repo_to_watch}:{branch_to_watch})")
+
+    try:
+        latest_commit = get_latest_commit(repo_to_watch, branch=branch_to_watch, timeout=global_timeout)
+    except GitError as e:
+        print(f"[ERROR] {e}")
+        return
+
+    if not latest_commit:
+        print("No commits found on remote (empty repo?). Skipping.")
+        return
+
+    state_key = f"{repo_to_watch}#{branch_to_watch}" if branch_to_watch else repo_to_watch
+    repo_state = state.get(state_key, {})
+    last_seen = repo_state.get("last_commit", None)
+
+    print(f"  Last seen: {last_seen}")
+    print(f"  Latest   : {latest_commit}")
+
+    if last_seen == latest_commit:
+        print("  No new commits. Nothing to do.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"  New commit detected. Submitting job.")
+
+    payload_base: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "name": name,
+        "repo_url": repo_cfg["repo_to_run"],
+        "machine_id": repo_cfg["machine_id"],
+        "branch": repo_cfg.get("branch_to_run", "main"),
+        "filename": repo_cfg.get("filename", "usage_scenario.yml"),
+        "schedule_mode": "one-off",
+    }
+
+    if "email" in repo_cfg and repo_cfg["email"]:
+        payload_base["email"] = repo_cfg["email"]
+
+    vars_cfg = repo_cfg.get("variables")
+
+    if isinstance(vars_cfg, dict) and vars_cfg:
+        for k, v in vars_cfg.items():
+            if v == "__GIT_HASH__":
+                vars_cfg[k] = latest_commit
+
+        payload_base["usage_scenario_variables"] = vars_cfg
+
+    try:
+        resp = client.submit_software(dict(payload_base))
+        if resp is None:
+            print(f"Run: Accepted (202), queued.")
+        else:
+            print(f"Run: Unexpected response: {resp}")
+    except APIEmptyResponse204:
+        print(f"Run: API returned 204 No Content.")
+    except APIError as e:
+        print(f"Run: API error: {e}")
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Run: HTTP error: {e}")
+
+    # Only update state after attempting submissions
+    state[state_key] = {"last_commit": latest_commit}
+    print(f"Updated state: last_commit = {latest_commit}")
+
+
+def build_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Monitor GitHub/GitLab repos and submit GMT jobs on new commits."
+    )
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        default="config.json",
+        help="Path to JSON config file (see script docstring for structure).",
+    )
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--state",
+        default="repo_state.json",
+        help="Path to JSON state file (will be created/updated). Default: repo_state.json",
+    )
+    return p
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = build_arg_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Load config
+    config = load_json(args.config)
+    if not config:
+        print(f"Failed to read config file {args.config}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    api_cfg = config.get("api", {})
+    api_url = api_cfg.get("api_url", "https://api.green-coding.io/").strip()
+    token = api_cfg.get("token", "DEFAULT").strip()
+    timeout = int(api_cfg.get("timeout", 30))
+
+    repos = config.get("repos", [])
+    if not repos:
+        print("No repos configured under config['repos'].", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    client = APIClient(api_url=api_url, token=token, timeout=timeout)
+
+    state = load_json(args.state)
+
+    for repo_cfg in repos:
+        process_repo(client, repo_cfg, state, timeout)
+
+    save_json(args.state, state)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/git-cron/requirements.txt b/git-cron/requirements.txt
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+requests==2.32.5
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