Private/Get-GitFileChangeMetadata.ps1
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function Get-GitFileChangeMetadata { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets metadata about file changes between two Git branches. .DESCRIPTION Compares two Git branches using `git diff --name-status` and returns structured metadata including the file path, type of change (New, Modify, Delete, Rename), and handles rename similarity. .PARAMETER BaseBranch The name of the base branch to compare from (e.g., 'main'). .PARAMETER FeatureBranch The name of the feature or topic branch to compare against the base. .OUTPUTS [PSCustomObject] with properties: File (string), TypeOfChange (string) .NOTES Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti Date: 2025-07-27 #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$BaseBranch, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$FeatureBranch ) git diff --name-status $BaseBranch $FeatureBranch | ForEach-Object { $parts = $_ -split "`t" $status = $parts[0] if ($status -match "^R(\d{3})") { $similarity = [int]$matches[1] if ($similarity -ge 95) { [PSCustomObject]@{ File = "$($parts[1]) → $($parts[2])" TypeOfChange = "Rename" } } else { return @( [PSCustomObject]@{ File = $parts[1] TypeOfChange = "Delete" }, [PSCustomObject]@{ File = $parts[2] TypeOfChange = "New" } ) } } else { $typeOfChange = switch ($status) { "A" { "New" } "M" { "Modify" } "D" { "Delete" } default { $status } } [PSCustomObject]@{ File = $parts[-1] TypeOfChange = $typeOfChange } } } } |