else:
            repo = Repo(self.repo_path)
            repo.git.checkout(self.branch)
        docs: List[Document] = []
        for item in repo.tree().traverse():
            if not isinstance(item, Blob):
                continue
            file_path = os.path.join(self.repo_path, item.path)
            ignored_files = repo.ignored([file_path])  # type: ignore
            if len(ignored_files):
                continue
            # uses filter to skip files
            if self.file_filter and not self.file_filter(file_path):
                continue
            rel_file_path = os.path.relpath(file_path, self.repo_path)
            try:
                with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
                    content = f.read()
                    file_type = os.path.splitext(item.name)[1]
                    # loads only text files
                    try:
                        text_content = content.decode("utf-8")
                    except UnicodeDecodeError:
                        continue
                    metadata = {
                        "source": rel_file_path,
                        "file_path": rel_file_path,
                        "file_name": item.name,
                        "file_type": file_type,
                    }
                    doc = Document(page_content=text_content, metadata=metadata)
                    docs.append(doc)
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Error reading file {file_path}: {e}")
        return docs
By Harrison Chase
    
      © Copyright 2023, Harrison Chase.
      
  Last updated on Jun 16, 2023.
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