FilesInMyDiff

A command line tool that takes a git repository path and revision as input. It creates a temporary worktree, checks out the specified revision, and returns a JSON object containing the worktree path, commit SHA, and list of changed files. The tool helps you inspect changes in any git revision without affecting your current working directory.

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

bundle add files_in_my_diff

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

gem install files_in_my_diff

CLI usage as described by the help message:

Usage: files_in_my_diff <folder> <revision>

folder   - Path to git repository
revision - Git revision (branch, tag, or commit SHA)

If you wish to invoke the logic programmatically, you can use the method FilesInMyDiff.checkout(folder: <repository path>, revision: <git revision>).

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/beatmadsen/files_in_my_diff.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.