Get git repository information

Usage

get_git_info(path = getwd())

Arguments

path: Path to check for git repository (defaults to current working directory)

Value

A character string with commit information, or empty string if not in a git repo

Details

Returns a formatted string with git commit information if the path is in a git repository, otherwise returns an empty string. This is used in certificate templates to document which commit was checked.

Author

Daniel Nuest

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  # In a git repository
  get_git_info(".")
  # Returns: "This check is based on the commit `abc123...`."

  # Not in a git repository
  get_git_info("/tmp")
  # Returns: ""
} # }