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JGit does not pull the remote reset

I am seeing a strange behaviour, I don't know if it is a bug or a feature. From machine #1 I do git reset --hard someCommit && git push -f. The reset is then propagated to all machine (I can see the change by doing a git pull or git logfrom another machine).

From machine #2 that runs JGit I perform: git.pull().call() but the reset is not applied and the files on disk are not changed. Also git.log().call() does not point to the reverted commit.

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Like Tim described, you likely need to force fetch on the other computers.

    The return value of PushCommand::call() will tell you if and why the push did not succeed.

    To force pull in JGit, follow this example:

    git.fetch()
  .setForce( true )
  .setRefSpec( new RefSpec( "refs/heads/someBranch:refs/remotes/origin/someBranch" ) )
  .call();
git.reset()
  .setMode( ResetType.HARD )
  .setRef( "someBranch" )
  .call();