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+package vcs
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
+	"gitlab.com/tozd/go/errors"
+)
+
+type Author struct {
+	Name  string
+	Email string
+}
+
+type Commit struct {
+	Hash    string
+	Message string
+	Author  Author
+	Date    time.Time
+	Link    *url.URL
+}
+
+func (r *Repository) makeCommitURL(hash string) *url.URL {
+	u := r.remoteURL.JoinPath("commit")
+	q := u.Query()
+	q.Add("id", hash)
+	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+
+	return u
+}
+
+func (r *Repository) GetFileLog(filename string) (cs []*Commit, err error) {
+	fl, err := r.repo.Log(&git.LogOptions{
+		Order:    git.LogOrderCommitterTime,
+		FileName: &filename,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, "could not get git log for file %s", filename)
+	}
+
+	defer fl.Close()
+	err = fl.ForEach(func(c *object.Commit) error {
+		cs = append(cs, &Commit{
+			Hash:    c.Hash.String(),
+			Message: c.Message,
+			Author: Author{
+				Name:  c.Author.Name,
+				Email: c.Author.Email,
+			},
+			Date: c.Author.When,
+			Link: r.makeCommitURL(c.Hash.String()),
+		})
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, "could not iterate over commits for file %s", filename)
+	}
+
+	return cs, nil
+}