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is-git-repository
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The is-git-repository npm package is a utility that allows you to check if a given directory is a Git repository. It is useful for scripts and tools that need to verify the presence of a Git repository before performing certain operations.
Check if a directory is a Git repository
This feature allows you to check if a specified directory is a Git repository. The function takes a path and a callback function. The callback function receives an error object and a boolean indicating whether the directory is a Git repository.
const isGitRepo = require('is-git-repository');
const path = '/path/to/directory';
isGitRepo(path, (err, result) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err);
} else {
console.log(result ? 'This is a Git repository' : 'This is not a Git repository');
}
});
simple-git is a lightweight interface for running Git commands in any node.js application. Unlike is-git-repository, which only checks if a directory is a Git repository, simple-git provides a wide range of Git functionalities such as cloning repositories, committing changes, and more.
nodegit is a native Node.js library that provides a comprehensive set of Git functionalities. It allows you to perform various Git operations programmatically, such as creating branches, merging, and more. While is-git-repository is focused on checking the existence of a Git repository, nodegit offers a full suite of Git operations.
isomorphic-git is a pure JavaScript implementation of Git that works in both Node.js and browser environments. It provides a wide range of Git functionalities, including cloning, committing, and pushing changes. Compared to is-git-repository, isomorphic-git offers a more extensive set of features for interacting with Git repositories.
Checks synchronously if a specific directory is a git repository
$ npm i is-git-repository --save
or
$ yarn add is-git-repository
const isGit = require('is-git-repository');
isGit(); // true or false of process.cwd()
isGit('any/git/repo'); // true or false
MIT © Jan Peer Stöcklmair
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A tool to check if a specific path is a git repository
The npm package is-git-repository receives a total of 248,209 weekly downloads. As such, is-git-repository popularity was classified as popular.
We found that is-git-repository demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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