SwiftGit2

Swift bindings to libgit2.

let URL: URL = ...
let result = Repository.at(URL)
switch result {
case let .success(repo):
    let latestCommit = repo
        .HEAD()
        .flatMap {
            repo.commit($0.oid)
        }

    switch latestCommit {
    case let .success(commit):
        print("Latest Commit: \(commit.message) by \(commit.author.name)")

    case let .failure(error):
        print("Could not get commit: \(error)")
    }

case let .failure(error):
    print("Could not open repository: \(error)")
}

Design

SwiftGit2 uses value objects wherever possible. That means using Swift’s structs and enums without holding references to libgit2 objects. This has a number of advantages:

1. Values can be used concurrently.
2. Consuming values won’t result in disk access.
3. Disk access can be contained to a smaller number of APIs.

This vastly simplifies the design of long-lived applications, which are the most common use case with Swift. Consequently, SwiftGit2 APIs don’t necessarily map 1-to-1 with libgit2 APIs.

All methods for reading from or writing to a repository are on SwiftGit’s only class: Repository. This highlights the failability and mutation of these methods, while freeing up all other instances to be immutable structs and enums.

Adding SwiftGit2 to your Project

This fork of SwiftGit2 depends on the system installation of libgit2 (and potentially other libraries in the future such as libssh and libgpg). It is thus only available for developer use on desktop devices equipped with a package manager, or some other means of installing the required libraries as system dependencies.

Contributions

We ❤️ to receive pull requests! GitHub makes it easy:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch with your changes
3. Send a Pull Request

All contributions should match GitHub’s Swift Style Guide.

License

SwiftGit2 is available under the MIT license.