deb-python-pygit2/docs/working-copy.rst

The Index file and the Working copy

pygit2.Repository.index

Index read:

>>> index = repo.index
>>> index.read()
>>> id = index['path/to/file'].id    # from path to object id
>>> blob = repo[id]                  # from object id to object

Iterate over all entries of the index:

>>> for entry in index:
...     print entry.path, entry.hex

Index write:

>>> index.add('path/to/file')          # git add
>>> index.remove('path/to/file')       # git rm
>>> index.write()                      # don't forget to save the changes

Custom entries::

>>> entry = pygit2.IndexEntry('README.md', blob_id, blob_filemode) >>> repo.index.add(entry)

The index fulfills a dual role as the in-memory representation of the index file and data structure which represents a flat list of a tree. You can use it independently of the index file, e.g.

>>> index = pygit2.Index() >>> entry = pygit2.IndexEntry('README.md', blob_id, blob_filemode) >>> index.add(entry)

The Index type

pygit2.Index

The IndexEntry type

pygit2.IndexEntry

Status

pygit2.Repository.status

pygit2.Repository.status_file

Inspect the status of the repository:

>>> from pygit2 import GIT_STATUS_CURRENT
>>> status = repo.status()
>>> for filepath, flags in status.items():
...     if flags != GIT_STATUS_CURRENT:
...         print "Filepath %s isn't clean" % filepath

Checkout

pygit2.Repository.checkout

Lower level API:

pygit2.Repository.checkout_head

pygit2.Repository.checkout_tree

pygit2.Repository.checkout_index