nodegit · nkallen · Oct 4, 2013 · Oct 2, 2013
diff --git a/example/add-and-commit.js b/example/add-and-commit.js
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+var git = require('../'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    fs = require('fs'),
+    fileName = 'newfile.txt',
+    fileContent = 'hello world'
+    ;
+
+/**
+ * This example creates a certain file `newfile.txt`, adds it to the git index and 
+ * commits it to head. Similar to a `git add newfile.txt` followed by a `git commit`
+**/
+
+//open a git repo
+git.Repo.open(path.resolve(__dirname, '../.git'), function(openReporError, repo) {
+  if (openReporError) throw openReporError;
+
+  //create the file in the repo's workdir
+  fs.writeFile(path.join(repo.workdir(), fileName), fileContent, function(writeError) {
+    if (writeError) throw writeError;
+
+    //add the file to the index...
+    repo.openIndex(function(openIndexError, index) {
+      if (openIndexError) throw openIndexError;
+
+      index.read(function(readError) {
+        if (readError) throw readError;
+
+        index.addByPath(fileName, function(addByPathError) {
+          if (addByPathError) throw addByPathError;
+
+          index.write(function(writeError) {
+            if (writeError) throw writeError;
+
+            index.writeTree(function(writeTreeError, oid) {
+              if (writeTreeError) throw writeTreeError;
+
+              //get HEAD
+              git.Reference.oidForName(repo, 'HEAD', function(oidForName, head) {
+                if (oidForName) throw oidForName;
+
+                //get latest commit (will be the parent commit)
+                repo.getCommit(head, function(getCommitError, parent) {
+                  if (getCommitError) throw getCommitError;
+                  var author = git.Signature.create("Scott Chacon", "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
+                  var committer = git.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon", "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+
+                  //commit
+                  repo.createCommit('HEAD', author, committer, 'message', oid, [parent], function(error, commitId) {
+                    console.log("New Commit:", commitId.sha());
+                  });
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/example/remove-and-commit.js b/example/remove-and-commit.js
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+var git = require('../'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    fileName = 'newfile.txt'
+    ;
+
+/**
+ * This example deletes a certain file `newfile.txt`, removes it from the git index and 
+ * commits it to head. Similar to a `git rm newfile.txt` followed by a `git commit`
+ * Use add-and-commit.js to create the file first.
+**/
+
+//open a git repo
+git.Repo.open(path.resolve(__dirname, '../.git'), function(openReporError, repo) {
+  if (openReporError) throw openReporError;
+
+  //remove the file from the index...
+  repo.openIndex(function(openIndexError, index) {
+    if (openIndexError) throw openIndexError;
+
+    index.read(function(readError) {
+      if (readError) throw readError;
+
+      index.removeByPath(fileName);
+
+      index.write(function(writeError) {
+        if (writeError) throw writeError;
+
+        index.writeTree(function(writeTreeError, oid) {
+          if (writeTreeError) throw writeTreeError;
+
+          //get HEAD
+          git.Reference.oidForName(repo, 'HEAD', function(oidForName, head) {
+            if (oidForName) throw oidForName;
+
+            //get latest commit (will be the parent commit)
+            repo.getCommit(head, function(getCommitError, parent) {
+              if (getCommitError) throw getCommitError;
+              var author = git.Signature.create("Scott Chacon", "schacon@gmail.com", 123456789, 60);
+              var committer = git.Signature.create("Scott A Chacon", "scott@github.com", 987654321, 90);
+
+              //commit
+              repo.createCommit('HEAD', author, committer, 'message', oid, [parent], function(error, commitId) {
+                console.log("New Commit:", commitId.sha());
+                // the file is removed from the git repo, use fs.unlink now to remove it
+                // from the filesystem.
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});