Clone a git repository into an InMemoryRepository with JGit

Question

I need to clone an existing git repository into an InMemoryRepository, using JGit, change a file\'s content and push the changes back to the remote repository.<

Answer 1

The CloneCommand will always create a file-based repository. The lines from your post that create an InMemoryRepository have no effect on the clone command.

I suggest to clone into a temporary location if you only need the repository to make a change and push the result.

For example:

Git.cloneRepository().setURI( ... ).setDirectory( new File("/path/to/empty/dir" ) ).call();  

An InMemoryRepository in JGit still requires a work directory for operations like checkout, etc. Only the object database which is usually found in the .git directory is stored in memory