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+# F. Michael O'Brien
+# 20170523
+# WIP under construction for
+# onap.org
+# currently transitioning clone to use repos (with various cd structure)
+# 20170531 add git clone https support (for users behind a firewall)
+# 20170730 add 1.1/R1 repos
+
+USAGE="Usage: $0 { pull | clone <LF id> | clone_https <LF ID> <GERRIT password>}"
+echo "action: $1"
+
+declare -a repos=(
+"aai/aai-data"
+"aai/aai-config"
+"aai/aai-service"
+"aai/data-router"
+"aai/logging-service"
+"aai/model-loader"
+"aai/resources"
+"aai/rest-client"
+"aai/router-core"
+"aai/search-data-service"
+"aai/sparky-be"
+"aai/sparky-fe"
+"aai/test-config"
+"aai/traversal"
+"appc/deployment"
+"ci-management"
+"dcae"
+"dcae/apod"
+"dcae/apod/analytics"
+"dcae/apod/buildtools"
+"dcae/apod/cdap"
+"dcae/collectors"
+"dcae/collectors/ves"
+"dcae/controller"
+"dcae/controller/analytics"
+"dcae/dcae-inventory"
+"dcae/demo"
+"dcae/demo/startup"
+"dcae/demo/startup/aaf"
+"dcae/demo/startup/controller"
+"dcae/demo/startup/message-router"
+"dcae/dmaapbc"
+"dcae/operation"
+"dcae/operation/utils"
+"dcae/orch-dispatcher"
+"dcae/pgaas"
+"dcae/utils"
+"dcae/utils/buildtools"
+"demo"
+"ecompsdkos"
+"mso"
+"mso/chef-repo"
+"mso/docker-config"
+"mso/libs"
+"mso/mso-config"
+"ncomp"
+"ncomp/cdap"
+"ncomp/core"
+"ncomp/docker"
+"ncomp/maven"
+"ncomp/openstack"
+"ncomp/sirius"
+"ncomp/sirius/manager"
+"ncomp/utils"
+"oom"
+"policy/common"
+"policy/docker"
+"policy/drools-applications"
+"policy/drools-pdp"
+"policy/engine"
+"portal"
+"sdc"
+"sdc/sdc-distribution-client"
+"sdc/sdc-titan-cassandra"
+"sdc/sdc_common"
+"sdnc/adaptors"
+"sdnc/core"
+"sdnc/northbound"
+"sdnc/oam"
+"sdnc/plugins"
+"testsuite"
+"testsuite/heatbridge"
+"testsuite/properties"
+"testsuite/python-testing-utils"
+"ui"
+"ui/dmaapbc"
+"vid"
+"vid/asdcclient")
+
+
+pull() {
+	shift;
+	echo "pull for $@"
+	USER=$@
+	GIT_COMMAND="git pull #"
+    CLONE_PATH=$(pwd -P)
+    recurse
+}
+
+clone() {
+	shift;
+	echo "clone for $@"
+	GIT_COMMAND="git clone ssh://$@@gerrit.openecomp.org:29418"
+    actionClone
+}
+
+clone_https() {
+        shift;
+        echo "clone https for $@"
+        USER=$1
+        #shift;
+        PASS=$2
+        echo "$USER : $PASS"
+        # note the ssh and https modes run on different urls
+        GIT_COMMAND="git clone https://$USER:$PASS@gerrit.onap.org/r"
+        echo "running as: $GIT_COMMAND"
+    actionClone
+}
+
+recurse() {
+    for i in "${repos[@]}"
+        do
+            echo "$GIT_COMMAND on $i"
+            cd "$CLONE_PATH/$i"
+            eval "$GIT_COMMAND"
+        done
+    cd $CLONE_PATH
+}
+
+# todo use array above
+actionClone() {
+
+mkdir aai
+cd aai
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-common"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-data"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-config"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-service"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/data-router"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/logging-service"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/model-loader"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/resources"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/rest-client"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/router-core"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/search-data-service"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/sparky-be"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/sparky-fe"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/test-config"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/traversal"
+cd ..
+mkdir appc
+cd appc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/appc/deployment"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ci-management"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae"
+mkdir dcae
+cd dcae
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod"
+mkdir apod
+cd apod
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/analytics"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/buildtools"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/cdap"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/collectors"
+mkdir collectors
+cd collectors
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/collectors/ves"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/controller"
+mkdir controller
+cd controller
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/controller/analytics"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/dcae-inventory"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo"
+mkdir demo
+cd demo
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup"
+mkdir startup
+cd startup
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/aaf"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/controller"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/message-router"
+cd ../../
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/dmaapbc"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/operation"
+mkdir operation
+cd operation
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/operation/utils"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/orch-dispatcher"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/pgaas"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/utils"
+mkdir utils
+cd utils
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/utils/buildtools"
+cd ../../
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/demo"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ecompsdkos"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso"
+mkdir mso
+cd mso
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/chef-repo"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/docker-config"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/libs"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/mso-config"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp"
+mkdir ncomp
+cd ncomp
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/cdap"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/core"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/docker"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/maven"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/openstack"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/sirius"
+mkdir sirius
+cd sirius
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/sirius/manager"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/utils"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/oom"
+mkdir oom
+cd oom
+# as of 20170731
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/oom/registrator"
+cd ..
+mkdir policy
+cd policy
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/common"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/docker"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/drools-applications"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/drools-pdp"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/engine"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/portal"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc"
+mkdir sdc
+cd sdc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-distribution-client"
+# 3 below 20170731
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-docker-base"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-workflow-designer"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-vnfdesign"
+# no head
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-titan-cassandra"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc_common"
+cd ..
+mkdir sdnc
+cd sdnc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/adaptors"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/core"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/northbound"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/oam"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/plugins"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite"
+mkdir testsuite
+cd testsuite
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/heatbridge"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/properties"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/python-testing-utils"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ui"
+mkdir ui
+cd ui
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ui/dmaapbc"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vid"
+mkdir vid
+cd vid
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vid/asdcclient"
+cd ..
+
+# 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT new
+# the issue with full automation via below - is there is no 1.0/1.1/R1 filter
+# https://gerrit.onap.org/r/projects/?format=text
+
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aaf"
+mkdir aaf
+cd aaf
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aaf/authz"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aaf/cadi"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aaf/inno"
+cd ../aai
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-common"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-config"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-data"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/aai-service"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/babel"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/champ"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/data-router"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/gizmo"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/logging-service"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/model-loader"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/resources"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/rest-client"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/router-core"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/search-data-service"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/sparky-be"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/sparky-fe"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/test-config"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/aai/traversal"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/appc"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/appc/deployment"
+cd ..
+mkdir ccsdk
+cd ccsdk
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/parent"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/sli/adaptors"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/sli/core"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/sli/northbound"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/sli/plugins"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/storage/esaas"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ccsdk/storage/pgaas"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ci-management"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/clamp"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/cli"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/analytics"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/buildtools"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/apod/cdap"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/collectors"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/collectors/ves"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/controller"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/controller/analytics"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/dcae-inventory"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/aaf"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/controller"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/demo/startup/message-router"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/dmaapbc"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/operation"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/operation/utils"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/orch-dispatcher"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/pgaas"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/utils"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcae/utils/buildtools"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2"
+mkdir dcaegen2
+cd dcaegen2
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/analytics"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/analytics/tca"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/collectors"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/collectors/snmptrap"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/collectors/ves"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/deployments"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/blueprints"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/cdapbroker"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/cli"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/configbinding"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/deployment-handler"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/inventory-api"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/plugins"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/policy-handler"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/registrator"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/platform/servicechange-handler"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dcaegen2/utils"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/demo"
+cd ..
+mkdir dmaap
+cd dmaap
+
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dmaap/datarouter"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/dmaap/messagerouter"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/doc"
+mkdir doc
+cd doc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/doc/tools"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ecompsdkos"
+cd ..
+mkdir externalapi
+cd externalapi
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/externalapi/nbi"
+cd ..
+mkdir holmes
+cd holmes
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/holmes/common"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/holmes/dsa"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/holmes/engine-management"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/holmes/rule-management"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/integration"
+mkdir modeling
+cd modeling
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/modeling/toscaparsers"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/modeling/yangvalidators"
+cd ..
+mkdir msb
+cd msb
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/msb/apigateway"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/msb/discovery"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/chef-repo"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/docker-config"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/libs"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/mso/mso-config"
+cd ..
+mkdir multicloud
+cd multicloud
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/multicloud/azure"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/multicloud/framework"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/multicloud/openstack"
+mkdir openstack
+cd openstack
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/multicloud/openstack/vmware"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/multicloud/openstack/windriver"
+# aws
+cd ../../
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/cdap"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/core"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/docker"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/maven"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/openstack"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/sirius"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/sirius/manager"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ncomp/utils"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/oom"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/oparent"
+mkdir optf
+cd optf
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/optf/cmso"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/optf/has"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/optf/osdf"
+cd ../policy
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/api"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/common"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/docker"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/drools-applications"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/drools-pdp"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/engine"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/gui"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/pap"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/policy/pdp"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/portal"
+cd ../portal
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/portal/sdk"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc"
+cd ../sdc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/jtosca"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-distribution-client"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-titan-cassandra"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc-tosca"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdc/sdc_common"
+cd ../sdnc
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/adaptors"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/architecture"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/core"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/features"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/northbound"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/oam"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/parent"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/sdnc/plugins"
+cd ../
+
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/so"
+mkdir so
+cd so
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/so/chef-repo"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/so/docker-config"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/so/libs"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/so/so-config"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/heatbridge"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/properties"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/testsuite/python-testing-utils"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ui"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/ui/dmaapbc"
+cd ..
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/university"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/usecase-ui"
+mkdir vfc
+cd vfc
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/gvnfm/vnflcm"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/gvnfm/vnfmgr"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/gvnfm/vnfres"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/catalog"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/driver/ems"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/driver/sfc"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/driver/vnfm/gvnfm"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/driver/vnfm/svnfm"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/lcm"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/resmanagement"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vfc/nfvo/wfengine"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vid"
+#eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vid/asdcclient"
+cd ..
+mkdir vnfrqts
+cd vnfrqts
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfrqts/epics"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfrqts/guidelines"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfrqts/requirements"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfrqts/testcases"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfrqts/usecases"
+cd ..
+mkdir vnfsdk
+cd vnfsdk
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/compliance"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/functest"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/lctest"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/model"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/pkgtools"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/refrepo"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vnfsdk/validation"
+cd ..
+mkdir vvp
+cd vvp
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/ansible-ice-bootstrap"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/cms"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/devkit"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/documentation"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/engagementmgr"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/gitlab"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/image-scanner"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/jenkins"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/portal"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/postgresql"
+eval "$GIT_COMMAND/vvp/validation-scripts"
+}
+
+
+mkdirs() {
+    mkdir aai
+    mkdir appc
+    }
+
+case $1 in
+	clone)
+		clone "$@"
+	;;
+        clone_https)
+                clone_https "$@"
+        ;;
+	pull)
+		pull "$@"
+	;;
+		*)
+		echo -e $USAGE
+	;;
+esac
+
+
+
+