Support getting last commit message using contents-ext API

modules/structs/repo_file.go

@@ -116,14 +116,17 @@ type ContentsExtResponse struct {
 
 // ContentsResponse contains information about a repo's entry's (dir, file, symlink, submodule) metadata and content
 type ContentsResponse struct {
-	Name          string `json:"name"`
-	Path          string `json:"path"`
-	SHA           string `json:"sha"`
-	LastCommitSHA string `json:"last_commit_sha"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	SHA  string `json:"sha"`
+
+	LastCommitSHA *string `json:"last_commit_sha,omitempty"`
 	// swagger:strfmt date-time
-	LastCommitterDate time.Time `json:"last_committer_date"`
+	LastCommitterDate *time.Time `json:"last_committer_date,omitempty"`
 	// swagger:strfmt date-time
-	LastAuthorDate time.Time `json:"last_author_date"`
+	LastAuthorDate    *time.Time `json:"last_author_date,omitempty"`
+	LastCommitMessage *string    `json:"last_commit_message,omitempty"`
+
 	// `type` will be `file`, `dir`, `symlink`, or `submodule`
 	Type string `json:"type"`
 	Size int64  `json:"size"`
@@ -141,8 +144,8 @@ type ContentsResponse struct {
 	SubmoduleGitURL *string            `json:"submodule_git_url"`
 	Links           *FileLinksResponse `json:"_links"`
 
-	LfsOid  *string `json:"lfs_oid"`
-	LfsSize *int64  `json:"lfs_size"`
+	LfsOid  *string `json:"lfs_oid,omitempty"`
+	LfsSize *int64  `json:"lfs_size,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // FileCommitResponse contains information generated from a Git commit for a repo's file.

routers/api/v1/repo/file.go

@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ func GetContentsExt(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: filepath
 	//   in: path
-	//   description: path of the dir, file, symlink or submodule in the repo
+	//   description: path of the dir, file, symlink or submodule in the repo. Swagger requires path parameter to be "required",
+	//                you can leave it empty or pass a single dot (".") to get the root directory.
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: ref
@@ -823,7 +824,8 @@ func GetContentsExt(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// - name: includes
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: By default this API's response only contains file's metadata. Use comma-separated "includes" options to retrieve more fields.
-	//                Option "file_content" will try to retrieve the file content, option "lfs_metadata" will try to retrieve LFS metadata.
+	//                Option "file_content" will try to retrieve the file content, "lfs_metadata" will try to retrieve LFS metadata,
+	//                "commit_metadata" will try to retrieve commit metadata, and "commit_message" will try to retrieve commit message.
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: false
 	// responses:
@@ -832,6 +834,9 @@ func GetContentsExt(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
+	if treePath := ctx.PathParam("*"); treePath == "." || treePath == "/" {
+		ctx.SetPathParam("*", "") // workaround for swagger, it requires path parameter to be "required", but we need to list root directory
+	}
 	opts := files_service.GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: ctx.PathParam("*")}
 	for includeOpt := range strings.SplitSeq(ctx.FormString("includes"), ",") {
 		if includeOpt == "" {
@@ -842,6 +847,10 @@ func GetContentsExt(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			opts.IncludeSingleFileContent = true
 		case "lfs_metadata":
 			opts.IncludeLfsMetadata = true
+		case "commit_metadata":
+			opts.IncludeCommitMetadata = true
+		case "commit_message":
+			opts.IncludeCommitMessage = true
 		default:
 			ctx.APIError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("unknown include option %q", includeOpt))
 			return
@@ -883,7 +892,11 @@ func GetContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/ContentsResponse"
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
-	ret := getRepoContents(ctx, files_service.GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: ctx.PathParam("*"), IncludeSingleFileContent: true})
+	ret := getRepoContents(ctx, files_service.GetContentsOrListOptions{
+		TreePath:                 ctx.PathParam("*"),
+		IncludeSingleFileContent: true,
+		IncludeCommitMetadata:    true,
+	})
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}

services/repository/files/content.go

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type GetContentsOrListOptions struct {
 	TreePath                 string
 	IncludeSingleFileContent bool // include the file's content when the tree path is a file
 	IncludeLfsMetadata       bool
+	IncludeCommitMetadata    bool
+	IncludeCommitMessage     bool
 }
 
 // GetContentsOrList gets the metadata of a file's contents (*ContentsResponse) if treePath not a tree
@@ -132,39 +134,46 @@ func getFileContentsByEntryInternal(_ context.Context, repo *repo_model.Reposito
 	}
 	selfURLString := selfURL.String()
 
-	err = gitRepo.AddLastCommitCache(repo.GetCommitsCountCacheKey(refCommit.InputRef, refType != git.RefTypeCommit), repo.FullName(), refCommit.CommitID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	lastCommit, err := refCommit.Commit.GetCommitByPath(opts.TreePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// All content types have these fields in populated
 	contentsResponse := &api.ContentsResponse{
-		Name:          entry.Name(),
-		Path:          opts.TreePath,
-		SHA:           entry.ID.String(),
-		LastCommitSHA: lastCommit.ID.String(),
-		Size:          entry.Size(),
-		URL:           &selfURLString,
+		Name: entry.Name(),
+		Path: opts.TreePath,
+		SHA:  entry.ID.String(),
+		Size: entry.Size(),
+		URL:  &selfURLString,
 		Links: &api.FileLinksResponse{
 			Self: &selfURLString,
 		},
 	}
 
-	// GitHub doesn't have these fields in the response, but we could follow other similar APIs to name them
-	// https://docs.github.com/en/rest/commits/commits?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-commits
-	if lastCommit.Committer != nil {
-		contentsResponse.LastCommitterDate = lastCommit.Committer.When
-	}
-	if lastCommit.Author != nil {
-		contentsResponse.LastAuthorDate = lastCommit.Author.When
+	if opts.IncludeCommitMetadata || opts.IncludeCommitMessage {
+		err = gitRepo.AddLastCommitCache(repo.GetCommitsCountCacheKey(refCommit.InputRef, refType != git.RefTypeCommit), repo.FullName(), refCommit.CommitID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		lastCommit, err := refCommit.Commit.GetCommitByPath(opts.TreePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if opts.IncludeCommitMetadata {
+			contentsResponse.LastCommitSHA = util.ToPointer(lastCommit.ID.String())
+			// GitHub doesn't have these fields in the response, but we could follow other similar APIs to name them
+			// https://docs.github.com/en/rest/commits/commits?apiVersion=2022-11-28#list-commits
+			if lastCommit.Committer != nil {
+				contentsResponse.LastCommitterDate = util.ToPointer(lastCommit.Committer.When)
+			}
+			if lastCommit.Author != nil {
+				contentsResponse.LastAuthorDate = util.ToPointer(lastCommit.Author.When)
+			}
+		}
+		if opts.IncludeCommitMessage {
+			contentsResponse.LastCommitMessage = util.ToPointer(lastCommit.Message())
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Now populate the rest of the ContentsResponse based on entry type
+	// Now populate the rest of the ContentsResponse based on the entry type
 	if entry.IsRegular() || entry.IsExecutable() {
 		contentsResponse.Type = string(ContentTypeRegular)
 		// if it is listing the repo root dir, don't waste system resources on reading content

services/repository/files/content_test.go

@@ -5,56 +5,21 @@ package files
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/contexttest"
 
 	_ "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/actions"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	unittest.MainTest(m)
 }
 
-func getExpectedReadmeContentsResponse() *api.ContentsResponse {
-	treePath := "README.md"
-	sha := "4b4851ad51df6a7d9f25c979345979eaeb5b349f"
-	encoding := "base64"
-	content := "IyByZXBvMQoKRGVzY3JpcHRpb24gZm9yIHJlcG8x"
-	selfURL := "https://try.gitea.io/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/contents/" + treePath + "?ref=master"
-	htmlURL := "https://try.gitea.io/user2/repo1/src/branch/master/" + treePath
-	gitURL := "https://try.gitea.io/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/git/blobs/" + sha
-	downloadURL := "https://try.gitea.io/user2/repo1/raw/branch/master/" + treePath
-	return &api.ContentsResponse{
-		Name:              treePath,
-		Path:              treePath,
-		SHA:               "4b4851ad51df6a7d9f25c979345979eaeb5b349f",
-		LastCommitSHA:     "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d",
-		LastCommitterDate: time.Date(2017, time.March, 19, 16, 47, 59, 0, time.FixedZone("", -14400)),
-		LastAuthorDate:    time.Date(2017, time.March, 19, 16, 47, 59, 0, time.FixedZone("", -14400)),
-		Type:              "file",
-		Size:              30,
-		Encoding:          &encoding,
-		Content:           &content,
-		URL:               &selfURL,
-		HTMLURL:           &htmlURL,
-		GitURL:            &gitURL,
-		DownloadURL:       &downloadURL,
-		Links: &api.FileLinksResponse{
-			Self:    &selfURL,
-			GitURL:  &gitURL,
-			HTMLURL: &htmlURL,
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetContents(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
 	ctx, _ := contexttest.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1")
@@ -63,45 +28,8 @@ func TestGetContents(t *testing.T) {
 	contexttest.LoadRepoCommit(t, ctx)
 	contexttest.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
 	contexttest.LoadGitRepo(t, ctx)
-	defer ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Close()
-	repo, gitRepo := ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.GitRepo
-	refCommit, err := utils.ResolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	t.Run("GetContentsOrList(README.md)-MetaOnly", func(t *testing.T) {
-		expectedContentsResponse := getExpectedReadmeContentsResponse()
-		expectedContentsResponse.Encoding = nil // because will be in a list, doesn't have encoding and content
-		expectedContentsResponse.Content = nil
-		extResp, err := GetContentsOrList(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: "README.md", IncludeSingleFileContent: false})
-		assert.Equal(t, expectedContentsResponse, extResp.FileContents)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("GetContentsOrList(README.md)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		expectedContentsResponse := getExpectedReadmeContentsResponse()
-		extResp, err := GetContentsOrList(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: "README.md", IncludeSingleFileContent: true})
-		assert.Equal(t, expectedContentsResponse, extResp.FileContents)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("GetContentsOrList(RootDir)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		readmeContentsResponse := getExpectedReadmeContentsResponse()
-		readmeContentsResponse.Encoding = nil // because will be in a list, doesn't have encoding and content
-		readmeContentsResponse.Content = nil
-		expectedContentsListResponse := []*api.ContentsResponse{readmeContentsResponse}
-		// even if IncludeFileContent is true, it has no effect for directory listing
-		extResp, err := GetContentsOrList(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: "", IncludeSingleFileContent: true})
-		assert.Equal(t, expectedContentsListResponse, extResp.DirContents)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	})
 
-	t.Run("GetContentsOrList(NoSuchTreePath)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		extResp, err := GetContentsOrList(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: "no-such/file.md"})
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-		assert.EqualError(t, err, "object does not exist [id: , rel_path: no-such]")
-		assert.Nil(t, extResp.DirContents)
-		assert.Nil(t, extResp.FileContents)
-	})
+	// GetContentsOrList's behavior is fully tested in integration tests, so we don't need to test it here.
 
 	t.Run("GetBlobBySHA", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sha := "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d"

services/repository/files/file.go

@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ import (
 func GetContentsListFromTreePaths(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.Repository, refCommit *utils.RefCommit, treePaths []string) (files []*api.ContentsResponse) {
 	var size int64
 	for _, treePath := range treePaths {
-		fileContents, _ := GetFileContents(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{TreePath: treePath, IncludeSingleFileContent: true}) // ok if fails, then will be nil
+		// ok if fails, then will be nil
+		fileContents, _ := GetFileContents(ctx, repo, gitRepo, refCommit, GetContentsOrListOptions{
+			TreePath:                 treePath,
+			IncludeSingleFileContent: true,
+			IncludeCommitMetadata:    true,
+		})
 		if fileContents != nil && fileContents.Content != nil && *fileContents.Content != "" {
 			// if content isn't empty (e.g., due to the single blob being too large), add file size to response size
 			size += int64(len(*fileContents.Content))

tests/integration/api_repo_file_create_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/gitrepo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ func getCreateFileOptions() api.CreateFileOptions {
 func normalizeFileContentResponseCommitTime(c *api.ContentsResponse) {
 	// decoded JSON response may contain different timezone from the one parsed by git commit
 	// so we need to normalize the time to UTC to make "assert.Equal" pass
-	c.LastCommitterDate = c.LastCommitterDate.UTC()
-	c.LastAuthorDate = c.LastAuthorDate.UTC()
+	c.LastCommitterDate = util.ToPointer(c.LastCommitterDate.UTC())
+	c.LastAuthorDate = util.ToPointer(c.LastAuthorDate.UTC())
 }
 
 type apiFileResponseInfo struct {
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ func getExpectedFileResponseForCreate(info apiFileResponseInfo) *api.FileRespons
 			Name:              path.Base(info.treePath),
 			Path:              info.treePath,
 			SHA:               sha,
-			LastCommitSHA:     info.lastCommitSHA,
-			LastCommitterDate: info.lastCommitterWhen,
-			LastAuthorDate:    info.lastAuthorWhen,
+			LastCommitSHA:     util.ToPointer(info.lastCommitSHA),
+			LastCommitterDate: util.ToPointer(info.lastCommitterWhen),
+			LastAuthorDate:    util.ToPointer(info.lastAuthorWhen),
 			Size:              16,
 			Type:              "file",
 			Encoding:          &encoding,

tests/integration/api_repo_file_update_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/gitrepo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ func getExpectedFileResponseForUpdate(info apiFileResponseInfo) *api.FileRespons
 			Name:              path.Base(info.treePath),
 			Path:              info.treePath,
 			SHA:               sha,
-			LastCommitSHA:     info.lastCommitSHA,
-			LastCommitterDate: info.lastCommitterWhen,
-			LastAuthorDate:    info.lastAuthorWhen,
+			LastCommitSHA:     util.ToPointer(info.lastCommitSHA),
+			LastCommitterDate: util.ToPointer(info.lastCommitterWhen),
+			LastAuthorDate:    util.ToPointer(info.lastAuthorWhen),
 			Type:              "file",
 			Size:              20,
 			Encoding:          &encoding,