How to distinguish two files from JGit without creating a repo?

Question

When I use JGit for diff with two files, I must first create a repo. But in Git, I need to use the git diff --no-index 1.txt 2.txt .

Is there a way to use diff in JGit without creating a repo?

Answer 1

Thank you! I solved this issue!

below

 private static String getDiff(String file1, String file2) { OutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); try { RawText rt1 = new RawText(new File(file1)); RawText rt2 = new RawText(new File(file2)); EditList diffList = new EditList(); diffList.addAll(differ.diff(COMP, rt1, rt2)); new DiffFormatter(out).format(diffList, rt1, rt2); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return out.toString(); } 

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Thank you for your help!

Answer 2

Hm I don’t exactly understand the question, but maybe you are looking for something like gitective that does this with its BlobUtils " Diff two files " for an easier task.