Git commit log gist, that demostrate how you can list commits from git repsoitory.

GitLogCommand.java

package crossover;

import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git;
import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileRepositoryBuilder;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Created by Noor on 3/27/17.
 */
public class GitCommitLog {


    public void log() throws Exception{

        FileRepositoryBuilder builder = new FileRepositoryBuilder();
        Repository repo = builder.setGitDir(new File("/path/to/repo" + "/.git"))
                .setMustExist(true).build();
        Git git = new Git(repo);
        Iterable<RevCommit> log = git.log()
                //.add(repo.resolve("master"))
                //.addRange(repo.resolve("1406d4267a6b0006d9a1b1daa6152aa9a046e2a0"), repo.resolve("3ef5115aaa23d03289fb68af19abd6acd935c057"))
                //.setMaxCount(3)
                //.addPath("domain/src/main/java/io/noorulhaq/functional/banking/domain/algebra/AccountService.java")
                .call();

        for (RevCommit commit : log) {
            System.out.println(" >>>>>>>>> " + commit.getName());
            System.out.println(" >>>>>>>>> " + new Date(commit.getCommitTime()));
            System.out.println(" >>>>>>>>> " + commit.getAuthorIdent().getName());
            System.out.println(" >>>>>>>>> " + commit.getCommitterIdent().getName());
            System.out.println(" >>>>>>>>> " + commit.getFullMessage());
            System.out.println("----------------------------------------------------------------");
        }
        git.close();
    }


}