Gradle: How to perform git pull through gradle?

Question

I want to pull changes from git repo before compilation begins. I found this Gradle: how to clone a git repo in a task?, but it clones the repo instead of fetching just the cha

Answer 1

The following gradle script should be helpful:

import org.ajoberstar.grgit.*

buildscript {
   repositories { 
      mavenCentral() 
   }
   dependencies { 
      classpath 'org.ajoberstar:gradle-git:1.1.0' 
   }
}

task pull << {
   def grgit = Grgit.open(dir: project.file('.'))
   grgit.pull(rebase: false)
}