sigterm_extensions 0.0.4

data/lib/git/index.rb

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+module Git
+  class Index < Git::Path
+    
+  end
+end

data/lib/git/lib.rb

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+require 'tempfile'
+
+module Git
+
+  class GitExecuteError < StandardError
+  end
+
+  class Lib
+
+    @@semaphore = Mutex.new
+
+    def initialize(base = nil, logger = nil)
+      @git_dir = nil
+      @git_index_file = nil
+      @git_work_dir = nil
+      @path = nil
+
+      if base.is_a?(Git::Base)
+        @git_dir = base.repo.path
+        @git_index_file = base.index.path if base.index
+        @git_work_dir = base.dir.path if base.dir
+      elsif base.is_a?(Hash)
+        @git_dir = base[:repository]
+        @git_index_file = base[:index]
+        @git_work_dir = base[:working_directory]
+      end
+      @logger = logger
+    end
+
+    # creates or reinitializes the repository
+    #
+    # options:
+    #   :bare
+    #   :working_directory
+    #
+    def init(opts={})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--bare' if opts[:bare]
+
+      command('init', arr_opts, false)
+    end
+
+    # tries to clone the given repo
+    #
+    # returns {:repository} (if bare)
+    #         {:working_directory} otherwise
+    #
+    # accepts options:
+    #  :bare::      no working directory
+    #  :branch::    name of branch to track (rather than 'master')
+    #  :depth::     the number of commits back to pull
+    #  :origin::    name of remote (same as remote)
+    #  :path::      directory where the repo will be cloned
+    #  :remote::    name of remote (rather than 'origin')
+    #  :recursive:: after the clone is created, initialize all submodules within, using their default settings.
+    #
+    # TODO - make this work with SSH password or auth_key
+    #
+    def clone(repository, name, opts = {})
+      @path = opts[:path] || '.'
+      clone_dir = opts[:path] ? File.join(@path, name) : name
+
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--bare' if opts[:bare]
+      arr_opts << '--branch' << opts[:branch] if opts[:branch]
+      arr_opts << '--depth' << opts[:depth].to_i if opts[:depth] && opts[:depth].to_i > 0
+      arr_opts << '--config' << opts[:config] if opts[:config]
+      arr_opts << '--origin' << opts[:remote] || opts[:origin] if opts[:remote] || opts[:origin]
+      arr_opts << '--recursive' if opts[:recursive]
+      arr_opts << "--mirror" if opts[:mirror]
+
+      arr_opts << '--'
+
+      arr_opts << repository
+      arr_opts << clone_dir
+
+      command('clone', arr_opts)
+
+      (opts[:bare] or opts[:mirror]) ? {:repository => clone_dir} : {:working_directory => clone_dir}
+    end
+
+
+    ## READ COMMANDS ##
+
+    #
+    # Returns most recent tag that is reachable from a commit
+    #
+    # accepts options:
+    #  :all
+    #  :tags
+    #  :contains
+    #  :debug
+    #  :exact_match
+    #  :dirty
+    #  :abbrev
+    #  :candidates
+    #  :long
+    #  :always
+    #  :math
+    #
+    #  @param [String|NilClass] committish target commit sha or object name
+    #  @param [{Symbol=>Object}] opts the given options
+    #  @return [String] the tag name
+    #
+    def describe(committish=nil, opts={})
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << '--all' if opts[:all]
+      arr_opts << '--tags' if opts[:tags]
+      arr_opts << '--contains' if opts[:contains]
+      arr_opts << '--debug' if opts[:debug]
+      arr_opts << '--long' if opts[:long]
+      arr_opts << '--always' if opts[:always]
+      arr_opts << '--exact-match' if opts[:exact_match] || opts[:"exact-match"]
+
+      arr_opts << '--dirty' if opts['dirty'] == true
+      arr_opts << "--dirty=#{opts['dirty']}" if opts['dirty'].is_a?(String)
+
+      arr_opts << "--abbrev=#{opts['abbrev']}" if opts[:abbrev]
+      arr_opts << "--candidates=#{opts['candidates']}" if opts[:candidates]
+      arr_opts << "--match=#{opts['match']}" if opts[:match]
+
+      arr_opts << committish if committish
+
+      return command('describe', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def log_commits(opts={})
+      arr_opts = log_common_options(opts)
+
+      arr_opts << '--pretty=oneline'
+
+      arr_opts += log_path_options(opts)
+
+      command_lines('log', arr_opts, true).map { |l| l.split.first }
+    end
+
+    def full_log_commits(opts={})
+      arr_opts = log_common_options(opts)
+
+      arr_opts << '--pretty=raw'
+      arr_opts << "--skip=#{opts[:skip]}" if opts[:skip]
+
+      arr_opts += log_path_options(opts)
+
+      full_log = command_lines('log', arr_opts, true)
+
+      process_commit_log_data(full_log)
+    end
+
+    def revparse(string)
+      return string if string =~ /^[A-Fa-f0-9]{40}$/  # passing in a sha - just no-op it
+      rev = ['head', 'remotes', 'tags'].map do |d|
+        File.join(@git_dir, 'refs', d, string)
+      end.find do |path|
+        File.file?(path)
+      end
+      return File.read(rev).chomp if rev
+      command('rev-parse', string)
+    end
+
+    def namerev(string)
+      command('name-rev', string).split[1]
+    end
+
+    def object_type(sha)
+      command('cat-file', ['-t', sha])
+    end
+
+    def object_size(sha)
+      command('cat-file', ['-s', sha]).to_i
+    end
+
+    # returns useful array of raw commit object data
+    def commit_data(sha)
+      sha = sha.to_s
+      cdata = command_lines('cat-file', ['commit', sha])
+      process_commit_data(cdata, sha, 0)
+    end
+
+    def process_commit_data(data, sha = nil, indent = 4)
+      hsh = {
+        'sha'     => sha,
+        'message' => '',
+        'parent'  => []
+      }
+
+      loop do
+        key, *value = data.shift.split
+
+        break if key.nil?
+
+        if key == 'parent'
+          hsh['parent'] << value.join(' ')
+        else
+          hsh[key] = value.join(' ')
+        end
+      end
+
+      hsh['message'] = data.collect {|line| line[indent..-1]}.join("\n") + "\n"
+
+      return hsh
+    end
+
+    def tag_data(name)
+      sha = sha.to_s
+      tdata = command_lines('cat-file', ['tag', name])
+      process_tag_data(tdata, name, 0)
+    end
+
+    def process_tag_data(data, name, indent=4)
+      hsh = {
+        'name'    => name,
+        'message' => ''
+      }
+
+      loop do
+        key, *value = data.shift.split
+
+        break if key.nil?
+
+        hsh[key] = value.join(' ')
+      end
+
+      hsh['message'] = data.collect {|line| line[indent..-1]}.join("\n") + "\n"
+
+      return hsh
+    end
+
+    def process_commit_log_data(data)
+      in_message = false
+
+      hsh_array = []
+
+      hsh = nil
+
+      data.each do |line|
+        line = line.chomp
+
+        if line[0].nil?
+          in_message = !in_message
+          next
+        end
+
+        if in_message
+          hsh['message'] << "#{line[4..-1]}\n"
+          next
+        end
+
+        key, *value = line.split
+        value = value.join(' ')
+
+        case key
+          when 'commit'
+            hsh_array << hsh if hsh
+            hsh = {'sha' => value, 'message' => '', 'parent' => []}
+          when 'parent'
+            hsh['parent'] << value
+          else
+            hsh[key] = value
+        end
+      end
+
+      hsh_array << hsh if hsh
+
+      return hsh_array
+    end
+
+    def object_contents(sha, &block)
+      command('cat-file', ['-p', sha], &block)
+    end
+
+    def ls_tree(sha)
+      data = {'blob' => {}, 'tree' => {}}
+
+      command_lines('ls-tree', sha).each do |line|
+        (info, filenm) = line.split("\t")
+        (mode, type, sha) = info.split
+        data[type][filenm] = {:mode => mode, :sha => sha}
+      end
+
+      data
+    end
+
+    def mv(file1, file2)
+      command_lines('mv', ['--', file1, file2])
+    end
+
+    def full_tree(sha)
+      command_lines('ls-tree', ['-r', sha])
+    end
+
+    def tree_depth(sha)
+      full_tree(sha).size
+    end
+
+    def change_head_branch(branch_name)
+      command('symbolic-ref', ['HEAD', "refs/heads/#{branch_name}"])
+    end
+
+    def branches_all
+      arr = []
+      command_lines('branch', '-a').each do |b|
+        current = (b[0, 2] == '* ')
+        arr << [b.gsub('* ', '').strip, current]
+      end
+      arr
+    end
+
+    def list_files(ref_dir)
+      dir = File.join(@git_dir, 'refs', ref_dir)
+      files = []
+      Dir.chdir(dir) { files = Dir.glob('**/*').select { |f| File.file?(f) } } rescue nil
+      files
+    end
+
+    def branch_current
+      branches_all.select { |b| b[1] }.first[0] rescue nil
+    end
+
+    def branch_contains(commit, branch_name="")
+      command("branch",  [branch_name, "--contains", commit])
+    end
+
+    # returns hash
+    # [tree-ish] = [[line_no, match], [line_no, match2]]
+    # [tree-ish] = [[line_no, match], [line_no, match2]]
+    def grep(string, opts = {})
+      opts[:object] ||= 'HEAD'
+
+      grep_opts = ['-n']
+      grep_opts << '-i' if opts[:ignore_case]
+      grep_opts << '-v' if opts[:invert_match]
+      grep_opts << '-e'
+      grep_opts << string
+      grep_opts << opts[:object] if opts[:object].is_a?(String)
+      grep_opts << '--' << opts[:path_limiter] if opts[:path_limiter].is_a? String
+
+      hsh = {}
+      command_lines('grep', grep_opts).each do |line|
+        if m = /(.*)\:(\d+)\:(.*)/.match(line)
+          hsh[m[1]] ||= []
+          hsh[m[1]] << [m[2].to_i, m[3]]
+        end
+      end
+      hsh
+    end
+
+    def diff_full(obj1 = 'HEAD', obj2 = nil, opts = {})
+      diff_opts = ['-p']
+      diff_opts << obj1
+      diff_opts << obj2 if obj2.is_a?(String)
+      diff_opts << '--' << opts[:path_limiter] if opts[:path_limiter].is_a? String
+
+      command('diff', diff_opts)
+    end
+
+    def diff_stats(obj1 = 'HEAD', obj2 = nil, opts = {})
+      diff_opts = ['--numstat']
+      diff_opts << obj1
+      diff_opts << obj2 if obj2.is_a?(String)
+      diff_opts << '--' << opts[:path_limiter] if opts[:path_limiter].is_a? String
+
+      hsh = {:total => {:insertions => 0, :deletions => 0, :lines => 0, :files => 0}, :files => {}}
+
+      command_lines('diff', diff_opts).each do |file|
+        (insertions, deletions, filename) = file.split("\t")
+        hsh[:total][:insertions] += insertions.to_i
+        hsh[:total][:deletions] += deletions.to_i
+        hsh[:total][:lines] = (hsh[:total][:deletions] + hsh[:total][:insertions])
+        hsh[:total][:files] += 1
+        hsh[:files][filename] = {:insertions => insertions.to_i, :deletions => deletions.to_i}
+      end
+
+      hsh
+    end
+
+    def diff_name_status(reference1 = nil, reference2 = nil, opts = {})
+      opts_arr = ['--name-status']
+      opts_arr << reference1 if reference1
+      opts_arr << reference2 if reference2
+
+      opts_arr << '--' << opts[:path] if opts[:path]
+
+      command_lines('diff', opts_arr).inject({}) do |memo, line|
+        status, path = line.split("\t")
+        memo[path] = status
+        memo
+      end
+    end
+
+    # compares the index and the working directory
+    def diff_files
+      diff_as_hash('diff-files')
+    end
+
+    # compares the index and the repository
+    def diff_index(treeish)
+      diff_as_hash('diff-index', treeish)
+    end
+
+    def ls_files(location=nil)
+      location ||= '.'
+      hsh = {}
+      command_lines('ls-files', ['--stage', location]).each do |line|
+        (info, file) = line.split("\t")
+        (mode, sha, stage) = info.split
+        file = eval(file) if file =~ /^\".*\"$/ # This takes care of quoted strings returned from git
+        hsh[file] = {:path => file, :mode_index => mode, :sha_index => sha, :stage => stage}
+      end
+      hsh
+    end
+
+    def ls_remote(location=nil)
+      location ||= '.'
+      Hash.new{ |h,k| h[k] = {} }.tap do |hsh|
+        command_lines('ls-remote', [location], false).each do |line|
+          (sha, info) = line.split("\t")
+          (ref, type, name) = info.split('/', 3)
+          type ||= 'head'
+          type = 'branches' if type == 'heads'
+          value = {:ref => ref, :sha => sha}
+          hsh[type].update( name.nil? ? value : { name => value })
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def ignored_files
+      command_lines('ls-files', ['--others', '-i', '--exclude-standard'])
+    end
+
+
+    def config_remote(name)
+      hsh = {}
+      config_list.each do |key, value|
+        if /remote.#{name}/.match(key)
+          hsh[key.gsub("remote.#{name}.", '')] = value
+        end
+      end
+      hsh
+    end
+
+    def config_get(name)
+      do_get = lambda do |path|
+        command('config', ['--get', name])
+      end
+
+      if @git_dir
+        Dir.chdir(@git_dir, &do_get)
+      else
+        do_get.call
+      end
+    end
+
+    def global_config_get(name)
+      command('config', ['--global', '--get', name], false)
+    end
+
+    def config_list
+      build_list = lambda do |path|
+        parse_config_list command_lines('config', ['--list'])
+      end
+
+      if @git_dir
+        Dir.chdir(@git_dir, &build_list)
+      else
+        build_list.call
+      end
+    end
+
+    def global_config_list
+      parse_config_list command_lines('config', ['--global', '--list'], false)
+    end
+
+    def parse_config_list(lines)
+      hsh = {}
+      lines.each do |line|
+        (key, *values) = line.split('=')
+        hsh[key] = values.join('=')
+      end
+      hsh
+    end
+
+    def parse_config(file)
+      parse_config_list command_lines('config', ['--list', '--file', file], false)
+    end
+
+    # Shows objects
+    #
+    # @param [String|NilClass] objectish the target object reference (nil == HEAD)
+    # @param [String|NilClass] path the path of the file to be shown
+    # @return [String] the object information
+    def show(objectish=nil, path=nil)
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << (path ? "#{objectish}:#{path}" : objectish)
+
+      command('show', arr_opts.compact)
+    end
+
+    ## WRITE COMMANDS ##
+
+    def config_set(name, value)
+      command('config', [name, value])
+    end
+
+    def global_config_set(name, value)
+      command('config', ['--global', name, value], false)
+    end
+
+    # updates the repository index using the working directory content
+    #
+    #    lib.add('path/to/file')
+    #    lib.add(['path/to/file1','path/to/file2'])
+    #    lib.add(:all => true)
+    #
+    # options:
+    #   :all => true
+    #   :force => true
+    #
+    # @param [String,Array] paths files paths to be added to the repository
+    # @param [Hash] options
+    def add(paths='.',options={})
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << '--all' if options[:all]
+      arr_opts << '--force' if options[:force]
+
+      arr_opts << '--'
+
+      arr_opts << paths
+
+      arr_opts.flatten!
+
+      command('add', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def remove(path = '.', opts = {})
+      arr_opts = ['-f']  # overrides the up-to-date check by default
+      arr_opts << ['-r'] if opts[:recursive]
+      arr_opts << ['--cached'] if opts[:cached]
+      arr_opts << '--'
+      if path.is_a?(Array)
+        arr_opts += path
+      else
+        arr_opts << path
+      end
+
+      command('rm', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def commit(message, opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << "--message=#{message}" if message
+      arr_opts << '--amend' << '--no-edit' if opts[:amend]
+      arr_opts << '--all' if opts[:add_all] || opts[:all]
+      arr_opts << '--allow-empty' if opts[:allow_empty]
+      arr_opts << "--author=#{opts[:author]}" if opts[:author]
+      arr_opts << "--date=#{opts[:date]}" if opts[:date].is_a? String
+
+      command('commit', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def reset(commit, opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--hard' if opts[:hard]
+      arr_opts << commit if commit
+      command('reset', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def clean(opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--force' if opts[:force]
+      arr_opts << '-d' if opts[:d]
+      arr_opts << '-x' if opts[:x]
+
+      command('clean', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def revert(commitish, opts = {})
+      # Forcing --no-edit as default since it's not an interactive session.
+      opts = {:no_edit => true}.merge(opts)
+
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--no-edit' if opts[:no_edit]
+      arr_opts << commitish
+
+      command('revert', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def apply(patch_file)
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--' << patch_file if patch_file
+      command('apply', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def apply_mail(patch_file)
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--' << patch_file if patch_file
+      command('am', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def stashes_all
+      arr = []
+      filename = File.join(@git_dir, 'logs/refs/stash')
+      if File.exist?(filename)
+        File.open(filename) do |f|
+          f.each_with_index do |line, i|
+            m = line.match(/:(.*)$/)
+            arr << [i, m[1].strip]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      arr
+    end
+
+    def stash_save(message)
+      output = command('stash save', ['--', message])
+      output =~ /HEAD is now at/
+    end
+
+    def stash_apply(id = nil)
+      if id
+        command('stash apply', [id])
+      else
+        command('stash apply')
+      end
+    end
+
+    def stash_clear
+      command('stash clear')
+    end
+
+    def stash_list
+      command('stash list')
+    end
+
+    def branch_new(branch)
+      command('branch', branch)
+    end
+
+    def branch_delete(branch)
+      command('branch', ['-D', branch])
+    end
+
+    def checkout(branch, opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '-b' if opts[:new_branch] || opts[:b]
+      arr_opts << '--force' if opts[:force] || opts[:f]
+      arr_opts << branch
+
+      command('checkout', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def checkout_file(version, file)
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << version
+      arr_opts << file
+      command('checkout', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def merge(branch, message = nil)
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '-m' << message if message
+      arr_opts += [branch]
+      command('merge', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def unmerged
+      unmerged = []
+      command_lines('diff', ["--cached"]).each do |line|
+        unmerged << $1 if line =~ /^\* Unmerged path (.*)/
+      end
+      unmerged
+    end
+
+    def conflicts # :yields: file, your, their
+      self.unmerged.each do |f|
+        your = Tempfile.new("YOUR-#{File.basename(f)}").path
+        command('show', ":2:#{f}", true, "> #{escape your}")
+
+        their = Tempfile.new("THEIR-#{File.basename(f)}").path
+        command('show', ":3:#{f}", true, "> #{escape their}")
+        yield(f, your, their)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def remote_add(name, url, opts = {})
+      arr_opts = ['add']
+      arr_opts << '-f' if opts[:with_fetch] || opts[:fetch]
+      arr_opts << '-t' << opts[:track] if opts[:track]
+      arr_opts << '--'
+      arr_opts << name
+      arr_opts << url
+
+      command('remote', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def remote_set_url(name, url)
+      arr_opts = ['set-url']
+      arr_opts << name
+      arr_opts << url
+
+      command('remote', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def remote_remove(name)
+      command('remote', ['rm', name])
+    end
+
+    def remotes
+      command_lines('remote')
+    end
+
+    def tags
+      command_lines('tag')
+    end
+
+    def tag(name, *opts)
+      target = opts[0].instance_of?(String) ? opts[0] : nil
+
+      opts = opts.last.instance_of?(Hash) ? opts.last : {}
+
+      if (opts[:a] || opts[:annotate]) && !(opts[:m] || opts[:message])
+        raise  "Can not create an [:a|:annotate] tag without the precense of [:m|:message]."
+      end
+
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << '-f' if opts[:force] || opts[:f]
+      arr_opts << '-a' if opts[:a] || opts[:annotate]
+      arr_opts << '-s' if opts[:s] || opts[:sign]
+      arr_opts << '-d' if opts[:d] || opts[:delete]
+      arr_opts << name
+      arr_opts << target if target
+
+      if opts[:m] || opts[:message]
+        arr_opts << '-m' << (opts[:m] || opts[:message])
+      end
+
+      command('tag', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+
+    def fetch(remote, opts)
+      arr_opts = [remote]
+      arr_opts << opts[:ref] if opts[:ref]
+      arr_opts << '--tags' if opts[:t] || opts[:tags]
+      arr_opts << '--prune' if opts[:p] || opts[:prune]
+
+      command('fetch', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def push(remote, branch = 'master', opts = {})
+      # Small hack to keep backwards compatibility with the 'push(remote, branch, tags)' method signature.
+      opts = {:tags => opts} if [true, false].include?(opts)
+
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '--mirror'  if opts[:mirror]
+      arr_opts << '--delete'  if opts[:delete]
+      arr_opts << '--force'  if opts[:force] || opts[:f]
+      arr_opts << remote
+
+      if opts[:mirror]
+          command('push', arr_opts)
+      else
+          command('push', arr_opts + [branch])
+          command('push', ['--tags'] + arr_opts) if opts[:tags]
+      end
+    end
+
+    def pull(remote='origin', branch='master')
+      command('pull', [remote, branch])
+    end
+
+    def tag_sha(tag_name)
+      head = File.join(@git_dir, 'refs', 'tags', tag_name)
+      return File.read(head).chomp if File.exist?(head)
+
+      command('show-ref',  ['--tags', '-s', tag_name])
+    end
+
+    def repack
+      command('repack', ['-a', '-d'])
+    end
+
+    def gc
+      command('gc', ['--prune', '--aggressive', '--auto'])
+    end
+
+    # reads a tree into the current index file
+    def read_tree(treeish, opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << "--prefix=#{opts[:prefix]}" if opts[:prefix]
+      arr_opts += [treeish]
+      command('read-tree', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    def write_tree
+      command('write-tree')
+    end
+
+    def commit_tree(tree, opts = {})
+      opts[:message] ||= "commit tree #{tree}"
+      t = Tempfile.new('commit-message')
+      t.write(opts[:message])
+      t.close
+
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << tree
+      arr_opts << '-p' << opts[:parent] if opts[:parent]
+      arr_opts += [opts[:parents]].map { |p| ['-p', p] }.flatten if opts[:parents]
+      command('commit-tree', arr_opts, true, "< #{escape t.path}")
+    end
+
+    def update_ref(branch, commit)
+      command('update-ref', [branch, commit])
+    end
+
+    def checkout_index(opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << "--prefix=#{opts[:prefix]}" if opts[:prefix]
+      arr_opts << "--force" if opts[:force]
+      arr_opts << "--all" if opts[:all]
+      arr_opts << '--' << opts[:path_limiter] if opts[:path_limiter].is_a? String
+
+      command('checkout-index', arr_opts)
+    end
+
+    # creates an archive file
+    #
+    # options
+    #  :format  (zip, tar)
+    #  :prefix
+    #  :remote
+    #  :path
+    def archive(sha, file = nil, opts = {})
+      opts[:format] ||= 'zip'
+
+      if opts[:format] == 'tgz'
+        opts[:format] = 'tar'
+        opts[:add_gzip] = true
+      end
+
+      if !file
+        tempfile = Tempfile.new('archive')
+        file = tempfile.path
+        # delete it now, before we write to it, so that Ruby doesn't delete it
+        # when it finalizes the Tempfile.
+        tempfile.close!
+      end
+
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << "--format=#{opts[:format]}" if opts[:format]
+      arr_opts << "--prefix=#{opts[:prefix]}" if opts[:prefix]
+      arr_opts << "--remote=#{opts[:remote]}" if opts[:remote]
+      arr_opts << sha
+      arr_opts << '--' << opts[:path] if opts[:path]
+      command('archive', arr_opts, true, (opts[:add_gzip] ? '| gzip' : '') + " > #{escape file}")
+      return file
+    end
+
+    # returns the current version of git, as an Array of Fixnums.
+    def current_command_version
+      output = command('version', [], false)
+      version = output[/\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)+/]
+      version.split('.').collect {|i| i.to_i}
+    end
+
+    def required_command_version
+      [1, 6]
+    end
+
+    def meets_required_version?
+      (self.current_command_version <=>  self.required_command_version) >= 0
+    end
+
+
+    private
+
+    # Systen ENV variables involved in the git commands.
+    #
+    # @return [<String>] the names of the EVN variables involved in the git commands
+    ENV_VARIABLE_NAMES = ['GIT_DIR', 'GIT_WORK_TREE', 'GIT_INDEX_FILE', 'GIT_SSH']
+
+    def command_lines(cmd, opts = [], chdir = true, redirect = '')
+      cmd_op = command(cmd, opts, chdir)
+      if cmd_op.encoding.name != "UTF-8"
+        op = cmd_op.encode("UTF-8", "binary", {
+          :invalid => :replace,
+          :undef => :replace
+        })
+      else
+        op = cmd_op
+      end
+      op.split("\n")
+    end
+
+    # Takes the current git's system ENV variables and store them.
+    def store_git_system_env_variables
+      @git_system_env_variables = {}
+      ENV_VARIABLE_NAMES.each do |env_variable_name|
+        @git_system_env_variables[env_variable_name] = ENV[env_variable_name]
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Takes the previously stored git's ENV variables and set them again on ENV.
+    def restore_git_system_env_variables
+      ENV_VARIABLE_NAMES.each do |env_variable_name|
+        ENV[env_variable_name] = @git_system_env_variables[env_variable_name]
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Sets git's ENV variables to the custom values for the current instance.
+    def set_custom_git_env_variables
+      ENV['GIT_DIR'] = @git_dir
+      ENV['GIT_WORK_TREE'] = @git_work_dir
+      ENV['GIT_INDEX_FILE'] = @git_index_file
+      ENV['GIT_SSH'] = Git::Base.config.git_ssh
+    end
+
+    # Runs a block inside an environment with customized ENV variables.
+    # It restores the ENV after execution.
+    #
+    # @param [Proc] block block to be executed within the customized environment
+    def with_custom_env_variables(&block)
+      @@semaphore.synchronize do
+        store_git_system_env_variables()
+        set_custom_git_env_variables()
+        return block.call()
+      end
+    ensure
+      restore_git_system_env_variables()
+    end
+
+    def command(cmd, opts = [], chdir = true, redirect = '', &block)
+      global_opts = []
+      global_opts << "--git-dir=#{@git_dir}" if !@git_dir.nil?
+      global_opts << "--work-tree=#{@git_work_dir}" if !@git_work_dir.nil?
+
+      opts = [opts].flatten.map {|s| escape(s) }.join(' ')
+
+      global_opts = global_opts.flatten.map {|s| escape(s) }.join(' ')
+
+      git_cmd = "#{Git::Base.config.binary_path} #{global_opts} #{cmd} #{opts} #{redirect} 2>&1"
+
+      output = nil
+
+      command_thread = nil;
+
+      exitstatus = nil
+
+      with_custom_env_variables do
+        command_thread = Thread.new do
+          output = run_command(git_cmd, &block)
+          exitstatus = $?.exitstatus
+        end
+        command_thread.join
+      end
+
+      if @logger
+        @logger.info(git_cmd)
+        @logger.debug(output)
+      end
+
+      if exitstatus > 1 || (exitstatus == 1 && output != '')
+        raise Git::GitExecuteError.new(git_cmd + ':' + output.to_s)
+      end
+
+      return output
+    end
+
+    # Takes the diff command line output (as Array) and parse it into a Hash
+    #
+    # @param [String] diff_command the diff commadn to be used
+    # @param [Array] opts the diff options to be used
+    # @return [Hash] the diff as Hash
+    def diff_as_hash(diff_command, opts=[])
+      command_lines(diff_command, opts).inject({}) do |memo, line|
+        info, file = line.split("\t")
+        mode_src, mode_dest, sha_src, sha_dest, type = info.split
+
+        memo[file] = {
+          :mode_index => mode_dest,
+          :mode_repo => mode_src.to_s[1, 7],
+          :path => file,
+          :sha_repo => sha_src,
+          :sha_index => sha_dest,
+          :type => type
+        }
+
+        memo
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Returns an array holding the common options for the log commands
+    #
+    # @param [Hash] opts the given options
+    # @return [Array] the set of common options that the log command will use
+    def log_common_options(opts)
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << "-#{opts[:count]}" if opts[:count]
+      arr_opts << "--no-color"
+      arr_opts << "--since=#{opts[:since]}" if opts[:since].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << "--until=#{opts[:until]}" if opts[:until].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << "--grep=#{opts[:grep]}" if opts[:grep].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << "--author=#{opts[:author]}" if opts[:author].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << "#{opts[:between][0].to_s}..#{opts[:between][1].to_s}" if (opts[:between] && opts[:between].size == 2)
+
+      arr_opts
+    end
+
+    # Retrurns an array holding path options for the log commands
+    #
+    # @param [Hash] opts the given options
+    # @return [Array] the set of path options that the log command will use
+    def log_path_options(opts)
+      arr_opts = []
+
+      arr_opts << opts[:object] if opts[:object].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << '--' << opts[:path_limiter] if opts[:path_limiter]
+      arr_opts
+    end
+
+    def run_command(git_cmd, &block)
+      return IO.popen(git_cmd, &block) if block_given?
+
+      `#{git_cmd}`.chomp
+    end
+
+    def escape(s)
+      return "'#{s && s.to_s.gsub('\'','\'"\'"\'')}'" if RUBY_PLATFORM !~ /mingw|mswin/
+
+      # Keeping the old escape format for windows users
+      escaped = s.to_s.gsub('\'', '\'\\\'\'')
+      return %Q{"#{escaped}"}
+    end
+
+  end
+end