how to commit and push in libgit2sharp

Question

I just downloaded the nugget package for libgit2sharp. I am finding it difficult to do even basic operations.

I have an existing git repo (both remote and local). I just need to commit new changes when it occurs and push it to the remote.

I have the code below to explain what I did.

string path = @"working direcory path(local)";
Repository repo = new Repository(path);
repo.Commit("commit done for ...");

Remote remote = repo.Network.Remotes["origin"];          
var credentials = new UsernamePasswordCredentials {Username = "*******", Password = "******"};
var options = new PushOptions();
options.Credentials = credentials;
var pushRefSpec = @"refs/heads/master";                      
repo.Network.Push(remote, pushRefSpec, options, null, "push done...");

Where should I specify remote url's ? also is this the right way of doing these operations(commit & push)?

Thanks

You specify the url as an attribute of the remote. There is no committing going on here, what have you tried for that? What isn't working? — Carlos Martín Nieto, Aug 01 '14 at 17:21
Well, the remote.url has only getter & no setter !?! Also I am just trying to commit the changes i made in my local working directory & later on push it to the remote repository.. — user3900196, Aug 01 '14 at 17:24

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 02 '19 at 04:22

public void StageChanges() {
    try {
        RepositoryStatus status = repo.Index.RetrieveStatus();
        List<string> filePaths = status.Modified.Select(mods => mods.FilePath).ToList();
        repo.Index.Stage(filePaths);
    }
    catch (Exception ex) {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception:RepoActions:StageChanges " + ex.Message);
    }
}

public void CommitChanges() {
    try {

        repo.Commit("updating files..", new Signature(username, email, DateTimeOffset.Now),
            new Signature(username, email, DateTimeOffset.Now));
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception:RepoActions:CommitChanges " + e.Message);
    }
}

public void PushChanges() {
    try {
        var remote = repo.Network.Remotes["origin"];
        var options = new PushOptions();
        var credentials = new UsernamePasswordCredentials { Username = username, Password = password };
        options.Credentials = credentials;
        var pushRefSpec = @"refs/heads/master";
        repo.Network.Push(remote, pushRefSpec, options, new Signature(username, email, DateTimeOffset.Now),
            "pushed changes");
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception:RepoActions:PushChanges " + e.Message);
    }
}

Yours was helpful, and thanks for that(+1). But I guess the main focus was on basic operations like commit & push. I just don't want to mislead others. — user3900196, Aug 05 '14 at 19:45
Breaking change in LibGit2Sharp Version `0.26.2`: ```var status = repo.RetrieveStatus(); var filePaths = status.Modified.Select(mods => mods.FilePath).ToList(); foreach (var filePath in filePaths) { repo.Index.Add(filePath); repo.Index.Write(); }``` — Patrick, Oct 13 '20 at 10:09

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

The remote already has an url.

If you wanted to change the url associated with remote named 'origin', you would need to:

remove that remote:

repo.Network.Remotes.Remove("origin");

# you can check it with:
Assert.Null(repo.Network.Remotes["origin"]);
Assert.Empty(repo.Refs.FromGlob("refs/remotes/origin/*"));

create a new one (default refspec)

const string name = "origin";
const string url = "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2sharp.git";
repo.Network.Remotes.Add(name, url);

# check it with:
Remote remote = repo.Network.Remotes[name];
Assert.NotNull(remote);

See more at LibGit2Sharp.Tests/RemoteFixture.cs

As updated in the comments by nulltoken, contributor to libgit2:

PR 803 has been merged.
This should allow some code such as

Remote updatedremote = 
   repo.Network.Remotes.Update(remote, r => r.Url = "http://yoururl");

**[PR #803](https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2sharp/pull/803)** has been merged. This should allow some code such as `Remote updatedremote = repo.Network.Remotes.Update(remote, r => r.Url = "http://yoururl");` — nulltoken, Sep 01 '14 at 13:48
@nulltoken that looks nicer indeed. I have included your comment in the answer for more visibility; — VonC, Sep 01 '14 at 13:53

how to commit and push in libgit2sharp

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