Uses Gerrit's REST API to add a reviewer to a change

gerrit-add-reviewer.sh

#!/bin/bash

USERNAME="<HTTP-USERNAME>"
PASSWORD="<HTTP-PASSWORD>"
BASE_URL="<GERRIT-URL>"
REVIEWER="<DEFAULT-REVIEWER-EMAIL>"

CURL=$(which curl)

if [ -z "$CURL" ]
then
    echo "could not find curl"
    exit 1
fi

#parse args
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
    echo "Usage: gerrit-add-reviewer CHANGEID [REVIEWEREMAIL]"
    exit 1
fi

CHANGE="$1/reviewers"
URL="$BASE_URL/a/changes/$CHANGE"


if [ ! -z "$2" ]
then
    REVIEWER="$2"
fi

HEADER="'Content-Type: application/json'"


JSON="'{\"reviewer\": \"$REVIEWER\"}'"

CMD="$CURL -s -k --digest -u $USERNAME:$PASSWORD -X POST -H $HEADER -d $JSON $URL"

eval $CMD