/GitCore

Pure managed C# implementation for reading from Git repositories.

Primary LanguageC#MIT LicenseMIT

GitCore

Pure managed C# implementation for reading from Git repositories.

Features

  • Portable and simple
    • No dependencies on native code.
    • No dependencies on file system.
  • Cloning via Git Smart HTTP
    • Efficient partial cloning of subdirectories.
    • Configurable API for caching git objects to make cloning more efficient.

Usage

NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/GitCore/

dotnet  add  package  GitCore

var subdirectoryContents =
    await GitCore.LoadFromUrl.LoadSubdirectoryContentsFromGitUrlAsync(
        gitUrl: "https://github.com/pine-vm/pine.git",
        commitSha: "c837c8199f38aab839c40019a50055e16d100c74",
        subdirectoryPath: ["guide"]);

History

In the past, I had used LibGit2Sharp to clone Git repositories and read their files. That often works, but the native dependencies of such a solution have caused many problems.

For any app that's hosted in .NET anyway, a pure managed implementation seems the natural way to simplify builds and operations.