export gitlab merge requests

gitlab-export-merge-requests.sh

#!/bin/bash

# credits @tspascoal

if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <project_id> - obtain the numeric project ID from the project/repo's home page"
    exit 1
fi

if [ -z "$GL_TOKEN" ]; then
    echo "define GL_TOKEN env var ie: export GL_TOKEN=glpat_abc"
    exit 1
fi

PROJECT_ID=$1
PAGE=1
while true
do
    URL="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests?per_page=100&page=$PAGE"
            RESPONSE=$(curl -s --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $GL_TOKEN" $URL)

    echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r -c '.[] | { id, description, web_url}'

    # Break loop when there are no more pages
    if [ "$RESPONSE" = "[]" ]
    then
        break
    fi
    PAGE=$((PAGE+1))
done