org.eclipse.jgit.api

Class MergeCommand

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand<MergeResult>

org.eclipse.jgit.api.MergeCommand

All Implemented Interfaces:

Callable<MergeResult>

public class MergeCommand
extends GitCommand<MergeResult>

A class used to execute a Merge command. It has setters for all supported options and arguments of this command and a call() method to finally execute the command. Each instance of this class should only be used for one invocation of the command (means: one call to call())

See Also:

Git documentation about Merge

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	MergeCommand.ConflictStyle Values for the "merge.conflictStyle" git config.
static class	MergeCommand.FastForwardMode The modes available for fast forward merges corresponding to the --ff, --no-ff and --ff-only options under branch.<name>.mergeoptions.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand

repo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	MergeCommand(Repository repo) Constructor for MergeCommand.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MergeResult	call()
MergeCommand	include(AnyObjectId aCommit) Id of a commit which is to be merged with the current head
MergeCommand	include(Ref aCommit) Reference to a commit to be merged with the current head
MergeCommand	include(String name, AnyObjectId aCommit) Include a commit
MergeCommand	setCommit(boolean commit) Controls whether the merge command should automatically commit after a successful merge
MergeCommand	setContentMergeStrategy(ContentMergeStrategy strategy) Sets the content merge strategy to use if the merge strategy is "resolve" or "recursive".
MergeCommand	setFastForward(MergeCommand.FastForwardMode fastForwardMode) Sets the fast forward mode.
MergeCommand	setInsertChangeId(boolean insertChangeId) If set to true a change id will be inserted into the commit message An existing change id is not replaced.
MergeCommand	setMessage(String message) Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in case one is created)
MergeCommand	setProgressMonitor(ProgressMonitor monitor) The progress monitor associated with the diff operation.
MergeCommand	setSquash(boolean squash) If true, will prepare the next commit in working tree and index as if a real merge happened, but do not make the commit or move the HEAD.
MergeCommand	setStrategy(MergeStrategy mergeStrategy) Set merge strategy

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.api.GitCommand

checkCallable, getRepository, setCallable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MergeCommand

protected MergeCommand(Repository repo)

Constructor for MergeCommand.

Parameters:

repo - the Repository

Method Detail

call

public MergeResult call()
                 throws GitAPIException,
                        NoHeadException,
                        ConcurrentRefUpdateException,
                        CheckoutConflictException,
                        InvalidMergeHeadsException,
                        WrongRepositoryStateException,
                        NoMessageException

Execute the command

Execute the Merge command with all the options and parameters collected by the setter methods (e.g. include(Ref)) of this class. Each instance of this class should only be used for one invocation of the command. Don't call this method twice on an instance.

Specified by:

call in interface Callable<MergeResult>

Specified by:

call in class GitCommand<MergeResult>

Throws:

GitAPIException

NoHeadException

ConcurrentRefUpdateException

CheckoutConflictException

InvalidMergeHeadsException

WrongRepositoryStateException

NoMessageException

setStrategy

public MergeCommand setStrategy(MergeStrategy mergeStrategy)

Set merge strategy

Parameters:

mergeStrategy - the MergeStrategy to be used

Returns:

this

setContentMergeStrategy

public MergeCommand setContentMergeStrategy(ContentMergeStrategy strategy)

Sets the content merge strategy to use if the merge strategy is "resolve" or "recursive".

Parameters:

strategy - the ContentMergeStrategy to be used

Returns:

this

Since:

5.12

include

public MergeCommand include(Ref aCommit)

Reference to a commit to be merged with the current head

Parameters:

aCommit - a reference to a commit which is merged with the current head

Returns:

this

include

public MergeCommand include(AnyObjectId aCommit)

Id of a commit which is to be merged with the current head

Parameters:

aCommit - the Id of a commit which is merged with the current head

Returns:

this

include

public MergeCommand include(String name,
                            AnyObjectId aCommit)

Include a commit

Parameters:

name - a name of a Ref pointing to the commit

aCommit - the Id of a commit which is merged with the current head

Returns:

this

setSquash

public MergeCommand setSquash(boolean squash)

If true, will prepare the next commit in working tree and index as if a real merge happened, but do not make the commit or move the HEAD. Otherwise, perform the merge and commit the result.

In case the merge was successful but this flag was set to true a MergeResult with status MergeResult.MergeStatus.MERGED_SQUASHED or MergeResult.MergeStatus.FAST_FORWARD_SQUASHED is returned.

Parameters:

squash - whether to squash commits or not

Returns:

this

Since:

2.0

setFastForward

public MergeCommand setFastForward(@Nullable
                                   MergeCommand.FastForwardMode fastForwardMode)

Sets the fast forward mode.

Parameters:

fastForwardMode - corresponds to the --ff/--no-ff/--ff-only options. If null use the value of the merge.ff option configured in git config. If this option is not configured --ff is the built-in default.

Returns:

this

Since:

2.2

setCommit

public MergeCommand setCommit(boolean commit)

Controls whether the merge command should automatically commit after a successful merge

Parameters:

commit - true if this command should commit (this is the default behavior). false if this command should not commit. In case the merge was successful but this flag was set to false a MergeResult with type MergeResult with status MergeResult.MergeStatus.MERGED_NOT_COMMITTED is returned

Returns:

this

Since:

3.0

setMessage

public MergeCommand setMessage(String message)

Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in case one is created)

Parameters:

message - the message to be used for the merge commit

Returns:

this

Since:

3.5

setInsertChangeId

public MergeCommand setInsertChangeId(boolean insertChangeId)

If set to true a change id will be inserted into the commit message An existing change id is not replaced. An initial change id (I000...) will be replaced by the change id.

Parameters:

insertChangeId - whether to insert a change id

Returns:

this

Since:

5.0

setProgressMonitor

public MergeCommand setProgressMonitor(ProgressMonitor monitor)

The progress monitor associated with the diff operation. By default, this is set to NullProgressMonitor

Parameters:

monitor - A progress monitor

Returns:

this instance

Since:

4.2

See Also:

NullProgressMonitor