npm install simple-git2A light weight interface for running git commands in any node.js application.
Easiest through npm: npm install simple-git
Relies on git already having been installed on the system, and that it can be called
using the command git.
Include into your app using:
var simpleGit = require('simple-git')( workingDirPath );
where the workingDirPath is optional, defaulting to the current directory.
Use simpleGit by chaining any of its functions together. Each function accepts an optional final argument which will
be called when that step has been completed. When it is called it has two arguments - firstly an error object (or null
when no error occurred) and secondly the data generated by that call.
.pull(handlerFn) pull all updates from the repo
.tags(handlerFn) list all tags
.checkout(checkoutWhat, handlerFn) checks out the supplied tag, revision or branch
.checkoutLatestTag(handlerFn) convenience method to pull then checkout the latest tag
.add([fileA, ...], handlerFn) adds one or more files to be under source control
.commit(message, handlerFn) commits changes in the current working directory with the supplied message
.commit(message, [fileA, ...], handlerFn) commits changes on the named files with the supplied message
// update repo and get a list of tags
require('simple-git')(__dirname + '/some-repo')
.pull()
.tags(function(err, tags) {
console.log("Latest available tag: %s", tags.latest);
});
// update repo and when there are changes, restart the app
require('simple-git')()
.pull(function(err, update) {
if(update && update.summary.changes) {
require('child_process').exec('npm restart');
}
});