Submodules

A submodule is a foreign repository that is embedded within adedicated subdirectory of the repositories tree.

  • Repository.init_submodules()
  • init_submodule(submodules=None, overwrite=False)

Initialize all submodules in repository.submodules: List of submodules to initialize. Default argument initializes all submodules.overwrite: Flag indicating if initialization should overwrite submodule entries.

  • Repository.updatesubmodules(_submodules=None, init=False, callbacks=None)
  • Repository.lookupsubmodule(_path)
  • Repository.listall_submodules() → [str, …]
  • Return a list with all submodule paths in the repository.

The Submodule type

  • Submodule.open()

  • Open the repository for a submodule.

  • Submodule.name

  • Name of the submodule.

  • Submodule.path

  • Path of the submodule.

  • Submodule.url

  • URL of the submodule.

  • Submodule.branch

  • Branch that is to be tracked by the submodule.

  • Submodule.head_id

  • Head of the submodule.