Git Environment Variables within Managed Code

Question

Is there an option that would allow me to place a variable place holder to a git environment variable and upon committing, have that variable be populated with the information within it?

I have an XML file that I have appended my changes too, while providing a comment for visual satisfaction for those who dont use Git and review my files. I want to append the date of the commit from GIT into that variable place holder in the document.

<root>
    <!--CR **{git_commit_date}**: Added a root.-->
</root>

I don't *think* git offers that sort of option, but I could be wrong. Your use case sounds like a changelog tho, and there does exist good automation for that. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3523534/good-ways-to-manage-a-changelog-using-git#22492425 — Jacob Vanus, Mar 21 '18 at 16:36

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 21 '18 at 17:25

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Yes and no.

What you are after is traditionally (since SCCS or may be even older) is called "keyword expansion" — as it was used to expand special placeholders such as $Id$ by some meta-information from the most recent commit created by a VCS.

Git explicitly refuses to support this out of the box but provides means to do that with the help of external tools.

Here is a gentle introduction to the topic, and here is the manual.

answered Mar 21 '18 at 17:25

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Thank you, I believe this is what I am after. – Krptodr Mar 21 '18 at 17:32

Git Environment Variables within Managed Code

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