Rake file for redmine that either 1. fetches new git information or 2. clones a copy of the remote address to the local location

git.rake

namespace :redmine do
  namespace :git do
    task :refresh => :environment do

      gitFolder =  '/path/to/git/repos'
      Repository.find(:all).each do |r|
        if r.scm_name == "Git"
          if r.url =~ /^#{gitFolder}/
            puts "------"
            puts "SCM is set to local, pull from origin"
            system("cd #{r.url}; git fetch .")
          else
            p = r.project.identifier
            puts "------"
            puts "SCM is set to a remote address, clone a local copy"
            system("cd #{gitFolder}; git clone --bare #{r.url} #{p}.git")
            puts "Local clone ready, set the SCM url to '#{gitFolder}/#{p}.git'"
            r.url = "#{gitFolder}/#{p}.git"
            r.save
          end
        end
      end

    end
  end
end