Chapter 114. Git Component

Available as of Camel version 2.16

The git: component allows you to work with a generic Git repository. 

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-git</artifactId>
    <version>x.x.x</version>
    <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>

URI Format

git://localRepositoryPath[?options]

114.1. URI Options

The producer allows to do operations on a specific repository.
The consumer allows consuming commits, tags and branches on a specific repository.

The Git component has no options.

The Git endpoint is configured using URI syntax:

git:localPath

with the following path and query parameters:

114.1.1. Path Parameters (1 parameters):

NameDescriptionDefaultType

localPath

Required Local repository path

 

String

114.1.2. Query Parameters (13 parameters):

NameDescriptionDefaultType

branchName (common)

The branch name to work on

 

String

password (common)

Remote repository password

 

String

remoteName (common)

The remote repository name to use in particular operation like pull

 

String

remotePath (common)

The remote repository path

 

String

tagName (common)

The tag name to work on

 

String

username (common)

Remote repository username

 

String

bridgeErrorHandler (consumer)

Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler, which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

false

boolean

type (consumer)

The consumer type

 

GitType

exceptionHandler (consumer)

To let the consumer use a custom ExceptionHandler. Notice if the option bridgeErrorHandler is enabled then this options is not in use. By default the consumer will deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

 

ExceptionHandler

exchangePattern (consumer)

Sets the exchange pattern when the consumer creates an exchange.

 

ExchangePattern

allowEmpty (producer)

The flag to manage empty git commits

true

boolean

operation (producer)

The operation to do on the repository

 

String

synchronous (advanced)

Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).

false

boolean

114.2. Message Headers

NameDefault ValueTypeContextDescription

CamelGitOperation

null

String

Producer

The operation to do on a repository, if not specified as endpoint option

CamelGitFilename

null

String

Producer

The file name in an add operation

CamelGitCommitMessage

null

String

Producer

The commit message related in a commit operation

CamelGitCommitUsername

null

String

Producer

The commit username in a commit operation

CamelGitCommitEmail

null

String

Producer

The commit email in a commit operation

CamelGitCommitId

null

String

Producer

The commit id

CamelGitAllowEmpty

null

Boolean

Producer

The flag to manage empty git commits

114.3. Producer Example

Below is an example route of a producer that add a file test.java to a local repository, commit it with a specific message on master branch and then push it to remote repository.

from("direct:start")
        .setHeader(GitConstants.GIT_FILE_NAME, constant("test.java"))
        .to("git:///tmp/testRepo?operation=add")
        .setHeader(GitConstants.GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE, constant("first commit"))
        .to("git:///tmp/testRepo?operation=commit")
        .to("git:///tmp/testRepo?operation=push&remotePath=https://foo.com/test/test.git&username=xxx&password=xxx")

114.4. Consumer Example

Below is an example route of a consumer that consumes commit:

from("git:///tmp/testRepo?type=commit")
                        .to(....)