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Git

class Git()

Provides Git operations within a Sandbox.

Example:

# Clone a repository

sandbox.git.clone(

url="https://github.com/user/repo.git",

path="workspace/repo"
)

# Check repository status

status = sandbox.git.status("workspace/repo")

print(f"Modified files: {status.modified}")

# Stage and commit changes

sandbox.git.add("workspace/repo", ["file.txt"])

sandbox.git.commit(

path="workspace/repo",

message="Update file",

author="John Doe",

email="john@example.com"
)

Git.init

def __init__(api_client: GitApi)

Initializes a new Git handler instance.

Arguments:

• api_client GitApi - API client for Sandbox Git operations.

Git.add

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to add files: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def add(path: str,

files: list[str],

request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Stages the specified files for the next commit, similar to running ‘git add’ on the command line.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root. Relative paths are resolved based on the sandbox working directory.
• files list[str] - List of file paths or directories to stage, relative to the repository root.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Stage a single file

sandbox.git.add("workspace/repo", ["file.txt"])

# Stage multiple files

sandbox.git.add("workspace/repo", [

"src/main.py",

"tests/test_main.py",

"README.md"
])

Git.branches

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to list branches: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def branches(path: str,

request_timeout: float | None = None) -> ListBranchResponse

Lists branches in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Returns:

• ListBranchResponse - List of branches in the repository.

Example:

response = sandbox.git.branches("workspace/repo")

print(f"Branches: {response.branches}")

Git.clone

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to clone repository: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def clone(url: str,

path: str,

branch: str | None = None,

commit_id: str | None = None,

username: str | None = None,

password: str | None = None,

insecure_skip_tls: bool | None = None,

depth: int | None = None,

request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Clones a Git repository into the specified path.

Arguments:

• url str - Repository URL to clone from.
• path str - Path where the repository should be cloned.
• branch str | None - Specific branch to clone.
• commit_id str | None - Specific commit to clone.
• username str | None - Git username for authentication.
• password str | None - Git password or token for authentication.
• insecure_skip_tls bool | None - Skip TLS certificate verification (insecure).
• depth int | None - Create a shallow clone.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Clone the default branch

sandbox.git.clone(

url="https://github.com/user/repo.git",

path="workspace/repo"
)

# Clone a specific branch with authentication

sandbox.git.clone(

url="https://github.com/user/private-repo.git",

path="workspace/private",

branch="develop",

username="user",

password="token"
)

# Clone a specific commit

sandbox.git.clone(

url="https://github.com/user/repo.git",

path="workspace/repo-old",

commit_id="abc123"
)

Git.commit

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to commit changes: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def commit(path: str,
           message: str,
           author: str,
           email: str,
           allow_empty: bool = False,
           request_timeout: float | None = None) -> GitCommitResponse

Creates a new commit with the staged changes.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• message str - Commit message describing the changes.
• author str - Name of the commit author.
• email str - Email address of the commit author.
• allow_empty bool, optional - Allow creating an empty commit when no changes are staged.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout.

Example:

# Stage and commit changes

sandbox.git.add("workspace/repo", ["README.md"])

sandbox.git.commit(

path="workspace/repo",

message="Update documentation",

author="John Doe",

email="john@example.com",

allow_empty=True
)

Git.push

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to push changes: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def push(path: str,
         username: str | None = None,
         password: str | None = None,
         branch: str | None = None,
         remote: str | None = None,
         set_upstream: bool = False,
         request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Pushes all local commits on the current branch to the remote repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• username str | None - Git username for authentication.
• password str | None - Git password or token for authentication.
• branch str | None - Branch to push.
• remote str | None - Remote to push to.
• set_upstream bool, optional - Record the pushed branch as the upstream tracking branch.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Push without authentication (for public repos or SSH)

sandbox.git.push("workspace/repo")

# Push with authentication

sandbox.git.push(

path="workspace/repo",

username="user",

password="github_token"
)

# Push a new branch and set its upstream

sandbox.git.push("workspace/repo", branch="feature", set_upstream=True)

Git.pull

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to pull changes: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def pull(path: str,
         username: str | None = None,
         password: str | None = None,
         branch: str | None = None,
         remote: str | None = None,
         request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Pulls changes from the remote repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• username str | None - Git username for authentication.
• password str | None - Git password or token for authentication.
• branch str | None - Branch to pull.
• remote str | None - Remote to pull from.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Pull without authentication

sandbox.git.pull("workspace/repo")

# Pull with authentication

sandbox.git.pull(

path="workspace/repo",

username="user",

password="github_token"
)

# Pull a specific branch from a specific remote

sandbox.git.pull("workspace/repo", remote="upstream", branch="main")

Git.status

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to get status: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def status(path: str, request_timeout: float | None = None) -> GitStatus

Gets the current Git repository status.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Returns:

• GitStatus- Repository status information including:
  • current_branch: Current branch name
  • file_status: List of file statuses
  • ahead: Number of local commits not pushed to remote
  • behind: Number of remote commits not pulled locally
  • branch_published: Whether the branch has been published to the remote repository

Example:

status = sandbox.git.status("workspace/repo")

print(f"On branch: {status.current_branch}")

print(f"Commits ahead: {status.ahead}")

print(f"Commits behind: {status.behind}")

Git.checkout_branch

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to checkout branch: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def checkout_branch(path: str,
                    branch: str,
                    request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Checkout branch in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• branch str - Name of the branch to checkout
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Checkout a branch

sandbox.git.checkout_branch("workspace/repo", "feature-branch")

Git.create_branch

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to create branch: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def create_branch(path: str,
                  name: str,
                  request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Create branch in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• name str - Name of the new branch to create
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Create a new branch

sandbox.git.create_branch("workspace/repo", "new-feature")

Git.delete_branch

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to delete branch: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def delete_branch(path: str,
                  name: str,
                  request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Delete branch in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• name str - Name of the branch to delete
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Delete a branch

sandbox.git.delete_branch("workspace/repo", "old-feature")

Git.init

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to initialize repository: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def init(path: str,
         bare: bool = False,
         initial_branch: str | None = None,
         request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Initializes a new Git repository at the specified path.

Arguments:

• path str - Path where the repository should be initialized.
• bare bool, optional - Create a bare repository without a working tree.
• initial_branch str | None - Name of the initial branch.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

sandbox.git.init("workspace/repo", initial_branch="main")

Git.reset

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to reset: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def reset(path: str,
          mode: str | None = None,
          target: str | None = None,
          files: list[str] | None = None,
          request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Resets the current HEAD to the specified state.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• mode str | None - Reset mode.
• target str | None - Revision to reset to.
• files list[str] | None - Constrain the reset to the given paths.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Unstage all changes (mixed reset to HEAD)

sandbox.git.reset("workspace/repo")

# Hard reset to a previous commit

sandbox.git.reset("workspace/repo", mode="hard", target="HEAD~1")

Git.restore

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to restore files: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def restore(path: str,
            files: list[str],
            staged: bool | None = None,
            worktree: bool | None = None,
            source: str | None = None,
            request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Restores working tree files or unstages changes.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• files list[str] - File paths to restore.
• staged bool | None - Restore the staging index for the given files.
• worktree bool | None - Restore the working tree for the given files.
• source str | None - Restore file contents from the given revision instead of the index.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

# Discard working tree changes

sandbox.git.restore("workspace/repo", ["file.txt"])

# Unstage changes

sandbox.git.restore("workspace/repo", ["file.txt"], staged=True)

Git.remote_add

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to add remote: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def remote_add(path: str,
               name: str,
               url: str,
               fetch: bool = False,
               overwrite: bool = False,
               request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Adds (or overwrites) a remote in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• name str - Name of the remote.
• url str - URL of the remote.
• fetch bool, optional - Fetch from the remote immediately after adding it.
• overwrite bool, optional - Replace an existing remote with the same name.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

sandbox.git.remote_add("workspace/repo", "origin", "https://github.com/user/repo.git")

Git.remotes

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to list remotes: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def remotes(path: str,
            request_timeout: float | None = None) -> ListRemotesResponse

Lists the remotes configured in the repository.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Returns:

• ListRemotesResponse - The configured remotes (name + URL).

Example:

response = sandbox.git.remotes("workspace/repo")

for remote in response.remotes:

print(f"{remote.name}: {remote.url}")

Git.remote_get

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to get remote: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def remote_get(path: str,
               name: str,
               request_timeout: float | None = None) -> str | None

Gets the URL of a remote, or None when it does not exist.

Arguments:

• path str - Path to the Git repository root.
• name str - Name of the remote.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Returns:

str | None: The remote URL, or None when the remote does not exist.

Example:

url = sandbox.git.remote_get("workspace/repo", "origin")

Git.set_config

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to set config: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def set_config(key: str,
               value: str,
               scope: str = "global",
               path: str | None = None,
               request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Sets a Git config value at the given scope.

Arguments:

• key str - Config key in dotted form.
• value str - Config value.
• scope str, optional - Config scope.
• path str | None - Repository path, required when scope is "local".
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

sandbox.git.set_config("user.name", "John Doe")

Git.get_config

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to get config: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def get_config(key: str,
               scope: str = "global",
               path: str | None = None,
               request_timeout: float | None = None) -> str | None

Gets a Git config value at the given scope, or None when unset.

Arguments:

• key str - Config key in dotted form.
• scope str, optional - Config scope.
• path str | None - Repository path, required when scope is "local".
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Returns:

str | None: The config value, or None when the key is not set.

Example:

name = sandbox.git.get_config("user.name")

Git.configure_user

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to configure user: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def configure_user(name: str,
                   email: str,
                   scope: str = "global",
                   path: str | None = None,
                   request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Configures the Git user name and email at the given scope.

Arguments:

• name str - User name (user.name).
• email str - User email (user.email).
• scope str, optional - Config scope.
• path str | None - Repository path, required when scope is "local".
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

sandbox.git.configure_user("John Doe", "john@example.com")

Git.dangerously_authenticate

@intercept_errors(message_prefix="Failed to authenticate: ")
@with_instrumentation()

def dangerously_authenticate(username: str,
                             password: str,
                             host: str | None = None,
                             protocol: str | None = None,
                             request_timeout: float | None = None) -> None

Persists Git credentials globally so that subsequent operations against the given host authenticate automatically.

Warnings: This stores the password in plaintext on disk via the Git credential store.

Arguments:

• username str - Git username.
• password str - Git password or token.
• host str | None - Host to authenticate against.
• protocol str | None - Protocol to authenticate against.
• request_timeout float | None - Optional client-side request timeout in seconds.

Example:

sandbox.git.dangerously_authenticate("user", "github_token")

GitCommitResponse

class GitCommitResponse()

Response from the git commit.

Attributes:

• sha str - The SHA of the commit