@discoveryjs/scan-git

Usage

npm install @discoveryjs/scan-git

API

import { createGitReader } from '@discoveryjs/scan-git';

const repo = await createGitReader('path/to/.git');
const commits = await repo.log({ ref: 'my-branch', depth: 10 });

console.log(commits);

await repo.dispose();

createGitReader(gitdir, options?)

• gitdir: string - path to the git repo
• options – optional settings:
  • maxConcurrency – limit the number of file system operations (default: 50)
  • cruftPacks – defines how cruft packs are processed:
    • 'include' or true (default) - process all packs
    • 'exclude' or false - exclude cruft packs from processing
    • 'only' - process cruft packs only

Refs

Common parameters:

• ref: string – a reference to an object in repository
• withOid: boolean – a flag to include resolved oid for a reference

repo.defaultBranch()

Returns default branch name used in a repo:

const defaultBranch = await repo.defaultBranch();
// 'main'

The algorithm to identify a default branch name:

• if there is only one branch, that must be the default
• otherwise looking for specific branch names, in this order:
  • upstream/HEAD
  • origin/HEAD
  • main
  • master

repo.currentBranch()

Returns the current branch name along with its commit oid. If the repository is in a detached HEAD state, name will be null.

const currentBranch = repo.currentBranch();
// { name: 'main', oid: '8bb6e23769902199e39ab70f2441841712cbdd62' }

const detachedHead = repo.currentBranch();
// { name: null, oid: '8bb6e23769902199e39ab70f2441841712cbdd62' }

repo.isRefExists(ref)

Checks if a ref exists.

const isValidRef = repo.isRefExists('main');
// true

repo.expandRef(ref)

Expands a ref into a full form, e.g. 'main' -> 'refs/heads/main'. Returns null if ref doesn't exist. For the symbolic ref names ('HEAD', 'FETCH_HEAD', 'CHERRY_PICK_HEAD', 'MERGE_HEAD' and 'ORIG_HEAD') returns a name without changes.

const fullPath = repo.expandRef('heads/main');
// 'refs/heads/main'

repo.resolveRef(ref)

Resolves ref into oid if it exists, otherwise throws an exception. In case if ref is oid, returns this oid back. If ref is not a full path, expands it first.

const oid = repo.resolveRef('main');
// '8bb6e23769902199e39ab70f2441841712cbdd62'

repo.describeRef(ref)

Returns an info object for provided ref.

const info = repo.describeRef('HEAD');
// {
//   path: 'HEAD',
//   name: 'HEAD',
//   symbolic: true,
//   ref: 'refs/heads/test',
//   oid: '2dbee47a8d4f8d39e1168fad951b703ee05614d6'
// }

const info = repo.describeRef('main');
// {
//   path: 'refs/heads/main',
//   name: 'main',
//   symbolic: false,
//   scope: 'refs/heads',
//   namespace: 'refs',
//   category: 'heads',
//   remote: null,
//   ref: null,
//   oid: '7b84f676f2fbea2a3c6d83924fa63059c7bdfbe2'
// }

const info = repo.describeRef('origin/HEAD');
// {
//   path: 'refs/remotes/origin/HEAD',
//   name: 'HEAD',
//   symbolic: false,
//   scope: 'refs/remotes',
//   namespace: 'refs',
//   category: 'remotes',
//   remote: 'origin',
//   ref: 'refs/remotes/origin/main',
//   oid: '7b84f676f2fbea2a3c6d83924fa63059c7bdfbe2'
// }

repo.isOid(value)

Checks if a value is a valid oid.

repo.isOid('7b84f676f2fbea2a3c6d83924fa63059c7bdfbe2'); // true
repo.isOid('main'); // false

repo.listRemotes()

const remotes = repo.listRemotes();
// [
//   'origin'
// ]

repo.listRemoteBranches(remote, withOid?)

Get a list of branches for a remote.

const originBranches = await repo.listRemoteBranches('origin');
// [
//   'HEAD',
//   'main'
// ]

const originBranches = await repo.listRemoteBranches('origin', true);
// [
//   { name: 'HEAD', oid: '7c2a62cdbc2ef28afaaed3b6f3aef9b581e5aa8e' }
//   { name: 'main', oid: '56ea7a808e35df13e76fee92725a65a373a9835c' }
// ]

repo.listBranches(withOid?)

Get a list of local branches.

const localBranches = await repo.listBranches();
// [
//   'HEAD',
//   'main'
// ]

const localBranches = await repo.listBranches(true);
// [
//   { name: 'HEAD', oid: '7c2a62cdbc2ef28afaaed3b6f3aef9b581e5aa8e' }
//   { name: 'main', oid: '56ea7a808e35df13e76fee92725a65a373a9835c' }
// ]

repo.listTags(withOid?)

Get a list of tags.

const tags = await repo.listTags();
// [
//   'v1.0.0',
//   'some-feature'
// ]

const tags = await repo.listTags(true);
// [
//   { name: 'v1.0.0', oid: '7c2a62cdbc2ef28afaaed3b6f3aef9b581e5aa8e' }
//   { name: 'some-feature', oid: '56ea7a808e35df13e76fee92725a65a373a9835c' }
// ]

File lists

repo.treeOidFromRef(ref)

Resolve a tree oid by a commit reference.

• ref: string (default: 'HEAD') – commit reference

const treeOid = await repo.treeOidFromRef('HEAD');
// 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...'

repo.listFiles(ref, filesWithHash)

List all files in the repository at the specified commit reference.

• ref: string (default: 'HEAD') – commit reference
• filesWithHash: boolean (default: false) – specify to return blob's hashes

const headFiles = repo.listFiles(); // the same as repo.listFiles('HEAD')
// [ 'file.ext', 'path/to/file.ext', ... ]

const headFilesWithHashes = repo.listFiles('HEAD', true);
// [ { path: 'file.ext', hash: 'f2e492a3049...' }, ... ]

repo.getPathEntry(path, ref)

Retrieve a tree entry (file or directory) by its path at the specified commit reference.

• path: string - the path to the file or directory
• ref: string (default: 'HEAD') - commit reference

const entry = await repo.getPathEntry('path/to/file.txt');
// { isTree: false, path: 'path/to/file.txt', hash: 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' }

repo.getPathsEntries(paths, ref)

Retrieve a list of tree entries (files or directories) by their paths at the specified commit reference.

• paths: string[] - an array of paths to files or directories
• ref: string (default: 'HEAD') - commit reference

const entries = await repo.getPathsEntries([
  'path/to/file1.txt',
  'path/to/dir1',
  'path/to/file2.txt'
]);
// [
//   { isTree: false, path: 'path/to/file1.txt', hash: 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' },
//   { isTree: true, path: 'path/to/dir1', hash: 'b1c2d3e4f5g6...' },
//   { isTree: false, path: 'path/to/file2.txt', hash: 'c1d2e3f4g5h6...' }
// ]

repo.deltaFiles(nextRef, prevRef)

Compute the file delta (changes) between two commit references, including added, modified, and removed files.

• nextRef: string (default: 'HEAD') - commit reference for the "next" state
• prevRef: string (optional) - commit reference for the "previous" state

const fileDelta = await repo.deltaFiles('HEAD', 'branch-name');
// {
//   add: [ { path: 'path/to/new/file.txt', hash: 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' }, ... ],
//   modify: [ { path: 'path/to/modified/file.txt', hash: 'f1e2d3c4b5a6...', prevHash: 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' }, ... ],
//   remove: [ { path: 'path/to/removed/file.txt', hash: 'a1b2c3d4e5f6...' }, ... ]
// }

Commits

repo.readCommit(ref)

repo.log(options)

Return a list of commits in topological order.

Options:

• ref – oid, hash, ref
• depth (default 50) – limits commits count

const commits = await repo.log({ ref: 'my-branch', depth: 10 });
// [
//     Commit,
//     Commit,
//     ...
// ]

Note: Pass Infinity as depth value to load all the commits that are reachable from ref at once.

Statistics & info

repo.readObjectHeaderByHash(hash)

repo.readObjectByHash(hash, cache?)

repo.readObjectHeaderByOid(oid)

repo.readObjectByOid(oid, cache?)

repo.stat()

Returns statistics for a repo:

const stats = await repo.stat();
// {
//     refs: { ... },
//     objects: {
//         loose: { ... },
//         packed: { ... }
//     }
// }

Utils

parseContributor()

parseTimezone()

parseAnnotatedTag()

parseCommit()

parseTree()

diffTrees()

Compare

scan-git	isomorphic-git	Feature
✅	✅	loose refs
✅	✅	packed refs
🚫	✅	index file Boosts fetching a file list for HEAD
✅	✅	loose objects
✅	✅	packed objects (*.pack + *.idx files)
✅	🚫	2Gb+ packs support Version 2 pack-*.idx files support packs larger than 4 GiB by adding an optional table of 8-byte offset entries for large offsets
✅	🚫	On-disk reverse indexes (*.rev files) Reverse index is boosting operations such as a seeking an object by offset or scanning objects in a pack order
🚫	🚫	multi-pack-index (MIDX) Stores a list of objects and their offsets into multiple packfiles, can provide O(log N) lookup time for any number of packfiles
🚫	🚫	multi-pack-index reverse indexes (RIDX) Similar to the pack-based reverse index
✅	🚫	Cruft packs A cruft pack eliminates the need for storing unreachable objects in a loose state by including the per-object mtimes in a separate file alongside a single pack containing all loose objects
🚫	🚫	Pack and multi-pack bitmaps Bitmaps store reachability information about the set of objects in a packfile, or a multi-pack index
🚫 (TBD)	🚫	commit-graph A binary file format that creates a structured representation of Git’s commit history, boost some operations

License

MIT