NAME
Git::LowLevel::Reference - class representing a reference in a git repository
VERSION
version 0.4
DESCRIPTION
Class representing a Reference object within the Git::LowLevel distribution.
References in git normally start with refs/heads/ e.g. refs/heads/master
To get a reference to an existing or non existing reference your first require a Git::LowLevel object representing a git repository.
my $repository = Git::LowLevel->new(git_dir => "/tmp/repo");
my $ref = $repository->getReference();The main methods within a reference object are getTree to fetch a tree object of the selected reference, find to find a specific path within the tree and commit to commit any changes to the tree and update the reference within git.
ATTRIBUTES
repository
the repository the rerference lives in
reference
the reference path e.g. refs/heads/master
_hash
the hash pointing to by the reference
tree
the tree of this reference
METHODS
exist
checks if the reference already exists
1 = exist, 0 = not exist
hash
returns the hash pointing to by the reference
getTree
return the tree pointing to by the hash
find
find a path within the tree of the reference
commit
commit all changes and update the reference
AUTHOR
Dominik Meyer <dmeyer@federationhq.de>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2018 by Dominik Meyer.
This is free software, licensed under:
The GNU General Public License, Version 2, June 1991