Hsu Zhong Jun

Lowering priority as the build is now performed on GitHub Actions, which has free unlimited build minutes. Also related: #1349

Lowering priority, as OpenJDK 1.8 is [supported until at least May 2026](https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013).

Original issue description updated with some information on the repositories, gathered from the usages in unit tests, as at d7e5d42264409888ace52864d360a4f4e1dbbae7. testrepo-Alpha has 20+ branches each with their own specific purposes,...

We can also extend it to configure the introductory text as outlined in #467.

Related task for setting `sinceDate` and `untilDate`: #634

Sorry @FH-30 @damithc I am currently working on this in #1501. This issue is currently assigned to myself.

@FH-30 I have closed my PR as it is not progressing. Feel free to work on this issue if you wish.

@FH-30 Please do so. You may refer to the original PR I have created if you wish to.

This is quite an epic issue and in the interest of reporting my progress so far, here are some notes on my attempt to perform this migration. ## Potential replacements...

> Maybe we can pack a Git binary and use it if the user does not have local git installation? I think if we manage to migrate to JGit, we...