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Get the list of commits using JGIT remotely

Is it possible to iterate through the list of commits remotely without having to clone the repo?

If no, what is/are the recommended approach to do so.

Use case: Display the list of commits on a web page and must always be up to date.

Sample output: expected output

Thank you.

Solution

  • Without cloning: that depends on the remote API proposed by the remote Git repos hosting server.

    For example, GItHub has a GitHub API which can be used to list commits in a repo.
    And it has a Java library (so, no JGit involved here)