Functions/GenXdev.Coding.Git/Get-GitChangedFiles.ps1
function Get-GitChangedFiles { <# .SYNOPSIS Get the list of changed files in a Git repository. .DESCRIPTION This function retrieves the list of files that have been changed in the current Git repository. It can be used to identify which files have been modified, added, or deleted. By default, returns relative paths with .\ prefix. Use -PassThru to get FileInfo objects. .PARAMETER PassThru Returns FileInfo objects (like Get-ChildItem) instead of path strings. .EXAMPLE Get-GitChangedFile Returns relative paths like ".\Modules\GenXdev.AI\1.190.2025\README.md" .EXAMPLE Get-GitChangedFile -PassThru Returns FileInfo objects for each changed file #> [CmdletBinding()] [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseSingularNouns', '')] [Alias('gitchanged', 'Get-GitChangedFile')] param( [switch]$PassThru ) # Ensure the current directory is a Git repository if ("true" -ne (git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree)) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Error "This command must be run inside a Git repository." return } # Get the list of changed files $changedFiles = git diff --name-only HEAD if ($changedFiles) { $changedFiles | Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\ForEach-Object { $file = $_.Trim() if ($PassThru) { # Return FileInfo object like Get-ChildItem would if (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Test-Path $file) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Get-Item $file } else { # For deleted files, we can't get FileInfo, so return a custom object [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Split-Path $file -Leaf FullName = (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Resolve-Path $file -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Path RelativePath = $file Exists = $false } } } else { # Return relative path with .\ prefix ".\$($file.Replace('/', '\'))" } } } else { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Output "No changed files found." } } |