NAME

gerrit query - Query the change database

SYNOPSIS

ssh -p <port> <host> gerrit query
  [--format {TEXT | JSON}]
  [--current-patch-set]
  [--patch-sets | --all-approvals]
  [--files]
  [--comments]
  [--commit-message]
  [--dependencies]
  [--submit-records]
  [--all-reviewers]
  [--start <n> | -S <n>]
  [--]
  <query>
  [limit:<n>]

DESCRIPTION

Queries the change database and returns results describing changes that match the input query. More recently updated changes appear before older changes, which is the same order presented in the web interface. For each matching change, the result contains data for the change’s latest patch set, even if the query matched on an older patch set (for example an older patch set’s sha1 revision).

A query may be limited on the number of results it returns with the limit: operator. If no limit is supplied an internal default limit is used to prevent explosion of the result set. To obtain results beyond the limit, the –start flag can be used to resume the query after skipping a certain number of results.

Non-option arguments to this command are joined with spaces and then parsed as a query. This simplifies calling conventions over SSH by permitting operators to appear in different arguments.

Query operators may quote values using matched curly braces (e.g. reviewerin:{Developer Group}) to sidestep issues with 2 levels of shell quoting (caller shell invoking SSH, and the SSH command line parser in the server).

OPTIONS

  • --format
    Formatting method for the results. TEXT is the default, presenting a human readable display. JSON returns change attributes, one line per matching record, with embedded LFs escaped.

  • --current-patch-set
    Include information about the current patch set in the results. Note that the information will only be included when the current patch set is visible to the caller.

  • --patch-sets
    Include information about all patch sets visible to the caller. If combined with the –current-patch-set flag then the current patch set information will be output twice, once in each field.

  • --all-approvals
    Include information about all patch sets visible to the caller along with the approval information for each patch set. If combined with the –current-patch-set flag then the current patch set information will be output twice, once in each field.

  • --files
    Support for listing files with patch sets and their attributes (ADDED, MODIFIED, DELETED, RENAMED, COPIED) and size information (number of insertions and deletions). Note that this option requires either the –current-patch-set or the –patch-sets option in order to give any file information.

  • --comments
    Include comments for all changes. If combined with the –patch-sets flag then all inline/file comments are included for each patch set that is visible to the caller.

  • --commit-message
    Include the full commit message in the change description.

  • --dependencies
    Show information about patch sets which depend on, or are needed by, each patch set.

  • --all-reviewers
    Show the name and email of all reviewers which are added to a change (irrespective of whether they have been voting on that change or not).

  • --submit-records
    Show submit record information about the change, which includes whether the change meets the criteria for submission (including information for each review label).

  • --start; -S
    Number of changes to skip.

  • limit:<n>
    Maximum number of results to return. This is actually a query operator, and not a command line option. If more than one limit: operator is provided, the smallest limit will be used to cut the result set.

ACCESS

Any user who has SSH access to Gerrit.

SCRIPTING

This command is intended to be used in scripts.

EXAMPLES

Find the 2 most recent open changes in the tools/gerrit project:

  $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit query --format=JSON status:open project:tools/gerrit limit:2
  {"project":"tools/gerrit", ...}
  {"project":"tools/gerrit", ...}
  {"type":"stats","rowCount":2,"runningTimeMilliseconds:15}

Skip number of changes:

  $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit query --format=JSON --start 42 status:open project:tools/gerrit limit:2
  {"project":"tools/gerrit", ...}
  {"project":"tools/gerrit", ...}
  {"type":"stats","rowCount":1,"runningTimeMilliseconds:15}

SCHEMA

The JSON messages consist of nested objects referencing the change, patchset, account involved, and other attributes as appropriate.

Note that any field may be missing in the JSON messages, so consumers of this JSON stream should deal with that appropriately.

SEE ALSO

GERRIT

Part of Gerrit Code Review