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feat: add --json output mode
dotidoti-cao Jun 16, 2026
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fix: correct --json implementation
dotidoti-cao Jun 16, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions git_context/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def main():
p.add_argument('--files', action='store_true', help='Include source file contents')
p.add_argument('--log', type=int, default=20, help='Number of recent commits (default: 20, 0=skip)')
p.add_argument('--output', '-o', help='Write to file instead of stdout')
p.add_argument('--json', action='store_true', help='Output in JSON format')
p.add_argument('--dir', default=os.getcwd(), help='Target directory (default: cwd)')
args = p.parse_args()

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sections.append("\n## File Contents")
sections.append(contents)

if args.json:
import json as _json
json_out = {"repo": repo_name, "generated": datetime.now().isoformat(), "path": target, "branch": branch, "remote": remote, "working_tree": "clean" if (not has_unstaged and not has_staged) else "dirty", "commits": log if args.log > 0 else "", "branches": branches, "tree": tree_out}
print(_json.dumps(json_out, indent=2, default=str))
return
output = "\n".join(sections)

if args.output:
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