How can we use/access/read file contents of files placed in a private gitlab repository in our java code

I want to use/access/read file contents of files (excel, properties file, etc.) placed in a private gitlab repository in my java code, which would be creating a CSV file as output using the contents of the files from the private gitlab repository.

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