org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java

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package org.eclipse.jgit.api;

import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;

/**
 * Offers a "GitPorcelain"-like API to interact with a git repository.
 * <p>
 * The GitPorcelain commands are described in the <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git.html#_high_level_commands_porcelain"
 * >Git Documentation</a>.
 * <p>
 * This class only offers methods to construct so-called command classes. Each
 * GitPorcelain command is represented by one command class.<br>
 * Example: this class offers a {@code commit()} method returning an instance of
 * the {@code CommitCommand} class. The {@code CommitCommand} class has setters
 * for all the arguments and options. The {@code CommitCommand} class also has a
 * {@code call} method to actually execute the commit. The following code show's
 * how to do a simple commit:
 *
 * <pre>
 * Git git = new Git(myRepo);
 * git.commit().setMessage(&quot;Fix393&quot;).setAuthor(developerIdent).call();
 * </pre>
 *
 * All mandatory parameters for commands have to be specified in the methods of
 * this class, the optional parameters have to be specified by the
 * setter-methods of the Command class.
 * <p>
 * This class is intended to be used internally (e.g. by JGit tests) or by
 * external components (EGit, third-party tools) when they need exactly the
 * functionality of a GitPorcelain command. There are use-cases where this class
 * is not optimal and where you should use the more low-level JGit classes. The
 * methods in this class may for example offer too much functionality or they
 * offer the functionality with the wrong arguments.
 */
public class Git {
	/** The git repository this class is interacting with */
	private final Repository repo;

	/**
	 * Constructs a new {@link Git} object which can interact with the specified
	 * git repository. All command classes returned by methods of this class
	 * will always interact with this git repository.
	 *
	 * @param repo
	 *            the git repository this class is interacting with.
	 *            {@code null} is not allowed
	 */
	public Git(Repository repo) {
		if (repo == null)
			throw new NullPointerException();
		this.repo = repo;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a command object to execute a {@code Commit} command
	 *
	 * @see <a
	 *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html"
	 *      >Git documentation about Commit</a>
	 * @return a {@link CommitCommand} used to collect all optional parameters
	 *         and to finally execute the {@code Commit} command
	 */
	public CommitCommand commit() {
		return new CommitCommand(repo);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a command object to execute a {@code Log} command
	 *
	 * @see <a
	 *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html"
	 *      >Git documentation about Log</a>
	 * @return a {@link LogCommand} used to collect all optional parameters and
	 *         to finally execute the {@code Log} command
	 */
	public LogCommand log() {
		return new LogCommand(repo);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a command object to execute a {@code Merge} command
	 *
	 * @see <a
	 *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-merge.html"
	 *      >Git documentation about Merge</a>
	 * @return a {@link MergeCommand} used to collect all optional parameters
	 *         and to finally execute the {@code Merge} command
	 */
	public MergeCommand merge() {
		return new MergeCommand(repo);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a command object to execute a {@code Add} command
	 *
	 * @see <a
	 *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html"
	 *      >Git documentation about Add</a>
	 * @return a {@link AddCommand} used to collect all optional parameters
	 *         and to finally execute the {@code Add} command
	 */
	public AddCommand add() {
		return new AddCommand(repo);
	}

	/**
	 * @return the git repository this class is interacting with
	 */
	public Repository getRepository() {
		return repo;
	}

}