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Get last modification dates of files in directory in git


I have a folder full of files and I want to get the timestamps of last git update for each of those files.

I'd like to get those in a Gradle task.

I tried the following with GrGit:

def git = org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit.open dir:project.rootDir

task showGit() {
    doFirst {
        file( "$project.rootDir/src/main/java/some/folder" ).listFiles().each{ f ->
            git.log( includes:[ 'HEAD' ], paths:[ f.name ] ).each{
                println "$f.name -> Author: $it.author.name - Date: ${it.date.format( 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm' )}"
            }
        }
    }
}

but it prints nothing.

If I ommit the paths like so:

task showGit() {
    doFirst {
         git.log( includes:[ 'HEAD' ] ).each{
           println "Author: $it.author.name - Date: ${it.date.format( 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm' )}"
        }
    }
}

it prints all commit infos for the whole dir.

How to get the timestamps for each file?


Solution

  • It turns out it was fairly easy.

    Inspired by How to get the last commit date for a bunch of files in Git? I put together my own GrGit task:

    def git = org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit.open dir:project.rootDir
    
    task lastGitUpdated() {
        doFirst {
            int base = project.rootDir.toURI().toString().size()
    
            def dates = file( "$project.rootDir/src/main/java/some/dir" ).listFiles().collect{
                git.log( includes:[ 'HEAD' ], paths:[ it.toURI().toString().substring( base ) ], maxCommits:1 )[ 0 ].date
            }
        }
    }
    

    and it works like a charm!

    The only thing which is slightly dissappointing is, that the tasks on a dir with ~150 files takes ~2 mins to complete...