如何直接在 Azure Git 存储库中更新 excel 输入文件，而无需将整个项目文件夹下载到本地计算机

Question

I have a java maven project (Eclipse) in Azure Git repository. It is a test project to create data in system based on the input given in the excel. Currently I have the entire project cloned in local machine with git, update the input excel file and push to Azure repository, before running the test. Is there a way to push changes to the input excel file directly in repository, without downloading the entire project folder to local?

Answer 1

Maybe, using the Azure DevOps Services REST / Pushes - Create

POST https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/pushes?api-version=6.0

But that seems a lot of work compared to a simple script which would, every time you have modified locally your Excel file:

• git add
• git commit
• git push

Answer 2

Just upload it directly...

... naturally, it will create a commit but this is easy enough. I've made code changes before without an IDE by simply editing existing files in the repo online.

Answer 3

You can use REST and Powershell to update files on remote repo.... as an example:

$user = ""
$token = "<PAT>" #https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops&tabs=preview-page

$base64AuthInfo = [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes(("{0}:{1}" -f $user,$token)))
$orgUrl = "https://dev.azure.com/<org>"
$teamProject = "TestProject"
$repoName = "Repo1"

$localFilePath = 'c:/temp/tst.xlsx'
$gitFilePath = 'testfolder/tst.xlsx'
$gitBranch = "master"

$restApiUpdateFile = "$orgUrl/$teamProject/_apis/git/repositories/$repoName/pushes?api-version=6.1-preview.2"
$restApiGetMasterRef = "$orgUrl/$teamProject/_apis/git/repositories/$repoName/refs?filter=heads/$gitBranch`&api-version=6.1-preview.1"

$fileContentToUpdate = [convert]::ToBase64String((Get-Content -path $localFilePath -Encoding byte))

function InvokeGetRequest ($GetUrl)
{    
    return Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $GetUrl -Method Get -ContentType "application/json" -Headers @{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)}    
}

function InvokePostRequest ($PostUrl, $body)
{   
    return Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $PostUrl -Method Post -ContentType "application/json" -Headers @{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)}  -Body $body
}

$updateBody = @"
{
    "refUpdates": [
      {
        "name": "refs/heads/{gitbranchpath}",
        "oldObjectId": "{mainBranchObjectId}"
      }
    ],
    "commits": [
      {
        "comment": "Updates file",
        "changes": [
          {
            "changeType": "edit",
            "item": {
              "path": "{filePathToUpdate}"
            },
            "newContent": {
              "content": "{newFileContentToUpdate}",
              "contentType": "base64encoded"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
"@

$res = InvokeGetRequest $restApiGetMasterRef

$updateBody = $updateBody.Replace("{gitbranchpath}", $gitBranch);
$updateBody = $updateBody.Replace("{mainBranchObjectId}", $res.value[0].objectId);
$updateBody = $updateBody.Replace("{filePathToUpdate}", $gitFilePath);
$updateBody = $updateBody.Replace("{newFileContentToUpdate}", $fileContentToUpdate);


InvokePostRequest $restApiUpdateFile $updateBody

Answer 4

We have no method to directly open and edit an Excel file in Git repository on the web browser.

I have tried on several Git-based version control platforms (Azure Git Repos, GutHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc..). None of then can allow users to directly open and edit an Excel file in Git repository.

I also did not find any available extension can help to do this.

So, you need to download the Excel file to the local where the MS Office installed, then open and edit it locally.