added tests for commits with dates

Author: avinassh

git/index/base.py

@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ def move(self, items, skip_errors=False, **kwargs):
 
         return out
 
-    def commit(self, message, parent_commits=None, head=True, author=None, committer=None, author_date=None, commit_date=None):
+    def commit(self, message, parent_commits=None, head=True, author=None,
+               committer=None, author_date=None, commit_date=None):
         """Commit the current default index file, creating a commit object.
         For more information on the arguments, see tree.commit.
 

git/test/test_index.py

@@ -470,6 +470,17 @@ def mixed_iterator():
         assert cur_head.commit == commit_actor
         assert cur_head.log()[-1].actor == my_committer
 
+        # commit with author_date and commit_date
+        cur_commit = cur_head.commit
+        commit_message = u"commit with dates by Avinash Sajjanshetty"
+
+        new_commit = index.commit(commit_message, author_date="2006-04-07T22:13:13", commit_date="2005-04-07T22:13:13")
+        assert cur_commit != new_commit
+        print(new_commit.authored_date, new_commit.committed_date)
+        assert new_commit.message == commit_message
+        assert new_commit.authored_date == 1144447993
+        assert new_commit.committed_date == 1112911993
+
         # same index, no parents
         commit_message = "index without parents"
         commit_no_parents = index.commit(commit_message, parent_commits=list(), head=True)