Feature: Support shallow cloning of git repositories

docs/input/docs/reference/requirements.md

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ build server, needs to adhere to the below requirements.
 
 ### Unshallow
 
-The repository needs to be an [unshallow][git-unshallow] clone. This means
-that the `fetch-depth` in GitHub Actions needs to be set to `0`, for instance.
+The repository should be an [unshallow][git-unshallow] clone. This means
+that the `fetch-depth` in GitHub Actions should set to `0`, unless
+the `allowshallow` flag is used.
 Check with your [build server][build-servers] to see how it can be configured
 appropriately.
 

docs/input/docs/usage/cli/arguments.md

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ GitVersion [path]
                     Currently supported config overrides: tag-prefix
     /nocache        Bypasses the cache, result will not be written to the cache.
     /nonormalize    Disables normalize step on a build server.
+    /allowshallow   Allows GitVersion to run on a shallow clone.
+                    This is not recommended, but can be used if you are sure
+                    that the shallow clone contains all the information needed
+                    to calculate the version.
     /verbosity      Specifies the amount of information to be displayed.
                     (Quiet, Minimal, Normal, Verbose, Diagnostic)
                     Default is Normal

docs/input/docs/usage/msbuild.md

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ version information that is compiled into the resulting artifact.
 Since version 6.0 only MSBuild running on .NET Core (`dotnet msbuild`) is supported.
 
 Unfortunately, up until at least Visual Studio 2022 17.11, Visual Studio runs all builds
-using the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, and therefore **Visual Studio is not supported**. 
-For more information see [this discussion](https://github.com/GitTools/GitVersion/discussions/4130).  
+using the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, and therefore **Visual Studio is not supported**.
+For more information see [this discussion](https://github.com/GitTools/GitVersion/discussions/4130).
 
 ## TL;DR
 
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ There are properties that correspond to certain
 In particular, setting `GitVersion_NoFetchEnabled` to `true` disables `git fetch`
 during version calculation, setting `GitVersion_NoNormalizeEnabled` to `true` disables
 normalize step on a build server, setting `GitVersion_NoCacheEnabled` to `true`
-makes GetVersion ignore cache. All the rest command line arguments can be passed via
+makes GetVersion ignore cache, setting `GitVersion_AllowShallowEnabled` to `true`
+does not mandate a full clone of the repository to determine the version.
+All the rest command line arguments can be passed via
 `GitVersion_CommandLineArguments` variable.
 
 ## My Git repository requires authentication. What should I do?

src/GitVersion.App.Tests/ArgumentParserTests.cs

@@ -629,6 +629,13 @@ public void NoNormalizeTrueWhenDefined()
         arguments.NoNormalize.ShouldBe(true);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void AllowshallowTrueWhenDefined()
+    {
+        var arguments = this.argumentParser.ParseArguments("-allowshallow");
+        arguments.AllowShallow.ShouldBe(true);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void OtherArgumentsCanBeParsedBeforeNofetch()
     {
@@ -653,18 +660,45 @@ public void OtherArgumentsCanBeParsedBeforeNocache()
         arguments.NoCache.ShouldBe(true);
     }
 
-    [TestCase("-nofetch -nonormalize -nocache")]
-    [TestCase("-nofetch -nocache -nonormalize")]
-    [TestCase("-nocache -nofetch -nonormalize")]
-    [TestCase("-nocache -nonormalize -nofetch")]
-    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nocache -nofetch")]
-    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nofetch -nocache")]
+    [Test]
+    public void OtherArgumentsCanBeParsedBeforeAllowshallow()
+    {
+        var arguments = this.argumentParser.ParseArguments("targetpath -allowshallow");
+        arguments.TargetPath.ShouldBe("targetpath");
+        arguments.AllowShallow.ShouldBe(true);
+    }
+
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -nonormalize -nocache -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -nonormalize -allowshallow -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -nocache -nonormalize -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -nocache -allowshallow -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -allowshallow -nonormalize -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-nofetch -allowshallow -nocache -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nofetch -nocache -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nofetch -allowshallow -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nocache -nofetch -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -nocache -allowshallow -nofetch")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -allowshallow -nofetch -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-nonormalize -allowshallow -nocache -nofetch")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -nofetch -nonormalize -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -nofetch -allowshallow -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -nonormalize -nofetch -allowshallow")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -nonormalize -allowshallow -nofetch")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -allowshallow -nofetch -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-nocache -allowshallow -nonormalize -nofetch")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nofetch -nonormalize -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nofetch -nocache -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nonormalize -nofetch -nocache")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nonormalize -nocache -nofetch")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nocache -nofetch -nonormalize")]
+    [TestCase("-allowshallow -nocache -nonormalize -nofetch")]
     public void SeveralSwitchesCanBeParsed(string commandLineArgs)
     {
         var arguments = this.argumentParser.ParseArguments(commandLineArgs);
         arguments.NoCache.ShouldBe(true);
         arguments.NoNormalize.ShouldBe(true);
         arguments.NoFetch.ShouldBe(true);
+        arguments.AllowShallow.ShouldBe(true);
     }
 
     [Test]

src/GitVersion.App.Tests/HelpWriterTests.cs

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public void AllArgsAreInHelp()
             { nameof(Arguments.NoCache), "/nocache" },
             { nameof(Arguments.NoFetch), "/nofetch" },
             { nameof(Arguments.NoNormalize), "/nonormalize" },
+            { nameof(Arguments.AllowShallow), "/allowshallow" },
         };
         var helpText = string.Empty;
 

src/GitVersion.App/ArgumentParser.cs

@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ private static bool ParseSwitches(Arguments arguments, string? name, IReadOnlyLi
             return true;
         }
 
+        if (name.IsSwitch("allowshallow"))
+        {
+            arguments.AllowShallow = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (name.IsSwitch("verbosity"))
         {
             ParseVerbosity(arguments, value);

src/GitVersion.App/ArgumentParserExtensions.cs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public static bool IsSwitch(this string? value, string switchName)
 
     public static bool ArgumentRequiresValue(this string argument, int argumentIndex)
     {
-        var booleanArguments = new[] { "updateassemblyinfo", "ensureassemblyinfo", "nofetch", "nonormalize", "nocache" };
+        var booleanArguments = new[] { "updateassemblyinfo", "ensureassemblyinfo", "nofetch", "nonormalize", "nocache", "allowshallow" };
 
         var argumentMightRequireValue = !booleanArguments.Contains(argument[1..], StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 

src/GitVersion.App/Arguments.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ internal class Arguments
     public bool NoFetch;
     public bool NoCache;
     public bool NoNormalize;
+    public bool AllowShallow;
 
     public string? LogFilePath;
     public string? ShowVariable;
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ public GitVersionOptions ToOptions()
             {
                 NoFetch = NoFetch,
                 NoCache = NoCache,
-                NoNormalize = NoNormalize
+                NoNormalize = NoNormalize,
+                AllowShallow = AllowShallow,
             },
 
             WixInfo =

src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/Core/GitVersionExecutorTests.cs

@@ -597,6 +597,79 @@ public void CalculateVersionVariables_ShallowFetch_ThrowException()
         exception?.Message.ShouldBe("Repository is a shallow clone. Git repositories must contain the full history. See https://gitversion.net/docs/reference/requirements#unshallow for more info.");
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void CalculateVersionVariables_ShallowFetch_WithAllowShallow_ShouldNotThrowException()
+    {
+        // Setup
+        using var fixture = new RemoteRepositoryFixture();
+        fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.MakeShallow();
+
+        using var worktreeFixture = new LocalRepositoryFixture(new(fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.RepositoryPath));
+        var gitVersionOptions = new GitVersionOptions
+        {
+            WorkingDirectory = worktreeFixture.RepositoryPath,
+            Settings = { AllowShallow = true }
+        };
+
+        var environment = new TestEnvironment();
+        environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(AzurePipelines.EnvironmentVariableName, "true");
+
+        this.sp = GetServiceProvider(gitVersionOptions, environment: environment);
+
+        sp.DiscoverRepository();
+
+        var sut = sp.GetRequiredService<IGitVersionCalculateTool>();
+
+        // Execute
+        var version = sut.CalculateVersionVariables();
+
+        // Verify
+        version.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        var commits = worktreeFixture.Repository.Head.Commits;
+        version.Sha.ShouldBe(commits.First().Sha);
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void CalculateVersionVariables_WithLimitedCloneDepth_AndAllowShallowTrue_ShouldCalculateVersionCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Setup
+        using var fixture = new RemoteRepositoryFixture();
+        fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.MakeShallow();
+
+        fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.Repository.MakeACommit("Initial commit");
+        fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.Repository.MakeATaggedCommit("1.0.0");
+        var latestCommit = fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.Repository.MakeACommit("+semver:major");
+
+        using var worktreeFixture = new LocalRepositoryFixture(new(fixture.LocalRepositoryFixture.RepositoryPath));
+
+        var gitVersionOptions = new GitVersionOptions
+        {
+            WorkingDirectory = worktreeFixture.RepositoryPath,
+            Settings = { AllowShallow = true }
+        };
+
+        var environment = new TestEnvironment();
+        environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(AzurePipelines.EnvironmentVariableName, "true");
+
+        this.sp = GetServiceProvider(gitVersionOptions, environment: environment);
+        sp.DiscoverRepository();
+        var sut = sp.GetRequiredService<IGitVersionCalculateTool>();
+
+        // Execute
+        var version = sut.CalculateVersionVariables();
+
+        // Verify
+        version.ShouldNotBeNull();
+
+        // Verify that the correct commit is used
+        version.Sha.ShouldBe(latestCommit.Sha);
+        version.MajorMinorPatch.ShouldBe("2.0.0");
+
+        // Verify repository is still recognized as shallow
+        var repository = this.sp.GetRequiredService<IGitRepository>();
+        repository.IsShallow.ShouldBeTrue("Repository should still be shallow after version calculation");
+    }
+
     private string GetWorktreePath(EmptyRepositoryFixture fixture)
     {
         var worktreePath = FileSystemHelper.Path.Combine(this.fileSystem.Directory.GetParent(fixture.RepositoryPath)?.FullName, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());

src/GitVersion.Core/Core/GitPreparer.cs

@@ -190,7 +190,14 @@ private void NormalizeGitDirectory(bool noFetch, string? currentBranchName, bool
 
         if (this.repository.IsShallow)
         {
-            throw new WarningException("Repository is a shallow clone. Git repositories must contain the full history. See https://gitversion.net/docs/reference/requirements#unshallow for more info.");
+            if (this.options.Value.Settings.AllowShallow)
+            {
+                this.log.Info("Repository is a shallow clone. GitVersion will continue, but it is recommended to use a full clone for accurate versioning.");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw new WarningException("Repository is a shallow clone. Git repositories must contain the full history. See https://gitversion.net/docs/reference/requirements#unshallow for more info.");
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/GitVersion.Core/Options/Settings.cs

@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ public record Settings
     public bool NoCache;
     public bool NoNormalize;
     public bool OnlyTrackedBranches = false;
+    public bool AllowShallow = false;
 }

src/GitVersion.Core/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt

@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ GitVersion.Settings.NoCache -> bool
 GitVersion.Settings.NoFetch -> bool
 GitVersion.Settings.NoNormalize -> bool
 GitVersion.Settings.OnlyTrackedBranches -> bool
+GitVersion.Settings.AllowShallow -> bool
 GitVersion.VersionCalculation.BaseVersion
 GitVersion.VersionCalculation.BaseVersion.BaseVersion() -> void
 GitVersion.VersionCalculation.BaseVersion.BaseVersion(GitVersion.VersionCalculation.BaseVersionOperand! Operand) -> void

src/GitVersion.MsBuild/msbuild/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.props

@@ -11,20 +11,22 @@
         <GitVersion_NoFetchEnabled Condition="$(GitVersion_NoFetchEnabled) == ''">false</GitVersion_NoFetchEnabled>
         <GitVersion_NoNormalizeEnabled Condition="$(GitVersion_NoNormalizeEnabled) == ''">false</GitVersion_NoNormalizeEnabled>
         <GitVersion_NoCacheEnabled Condition="$(GitVersion_NoCacheEnabled) == ''">false</GitVersion_NoCacheEnabled>
+        <GitVersion_AllowShallowEnabled Condition="$(GitVersion_AllowShallowEnabled) == ''">false</GitVersion_AllowShallowEnabled>
 
         <GitVersion_ToolArgments>$(GitVersion_CommandLineArguments) -output file -outputfile &quot;$(GitVersionOutputFile)&quot;</GitVersion_ToolArgments>
         <GitVersion_ToolArgments Condition=" '$(GitVersion_NoFetchEnabled)' == 'true' ">$(GitVersion_ToolArgments) -nofetch</GitVersion_ToolArgments>
         <GitVersion_ToolArgments Condition=" '$(GitVersion_NoNormalizeEnabled)' == 'true' ">$(GitVersion_ToolArgments) -nonormalize</GitVersion_ToolArgments>
         <GitVersion_ToolArgments Condition=" '$(GitVersion_NoCacheEnabled)' == 'true' ">$(GitVersion_ToolArgments) -nocache</GitVersion_ToolArgments>
+        <GitVersion_ToolArgments Condition=" '$(GitVersion_AllowShallowEnabled)' == 'true' ">$(GitVersion_ToolArgments) -allowshallow</GitVersion_ToolArgments>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <!-- The GitVersion task is explicitly disabled when running on the .NET Framework because it's no longer supported. 
-        If a project that uses GitVersion.MsBuild is opened in Visual Studio, 
-        the task will be turned off because Visual Studio operates on the .NET Framework's version of MSBuild. 
+        <!-- The GitVersion task is explicitly disabled when running on the .NET Framework because it's no longer supported.
+        If a project that uses GitVersion.MsBuild is opened in Visual Studio,
+        the task will be turned off because Visual Studio operates on the .NET Framework's version of MSBuild.
         However, you can still execute GitVersion.MsBuild as part of the `dotnet build` or `dotnet msbuild` commands. -->
         <DisableGitVersionTask Condition=" '$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' != 'Core' ">true</DisableGitVersionTask>
-        
+
         <DisableGitVersionTask Condition=" '$(DisableGitVersionTask)' == '' ">false</DisableGitVersionTask>
 
         <!-- Property that enables WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog -->