walk-history.js

var nodegit = require("../"),
    path = require("path");

// This code walks the history of the master branch and prints results
// that look very similar to calling `git log` from the command line

nodegit.Repository.open(path.resolve(__dirname, "../.git"))
  .then(function(repo) {
    return repo.getMasterCommit();
  })
  .then(function(firstCommitOnMaster){
    // History returns an event.
    var history = firstCommitOnMaster.history(nodegit.Revwalk.SORT.Time);

    // History emits "commit" event for each commit in the branch's history
    history.on("commit", function(commit) {
      console.log("commit " + commit.sha());
      console.log("Author:", commit.author().name() +
        " <" + commit.author().email() + ">");
      console.log("Date:", commit.date());
      console.log("\n    " + commit.message());
    });

    // Don't forget to call `start()`!
    history.start();
  })
  .done();