THtheknarf·Apr 14, 2021
I also recommend js-git (https://github.com/creationix/js-git) if you need more low level control.
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13 sourcesThere's a pretty full functioning project from several years ago (seems actively maintained) that has similar goals here:
https://github.com/creationix/js-git
I think it was initially crowdfunded.
In A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and browsersThe one thing that bothers me about using an editor in the browser is that filesystem access is a headache no matter how you do it.
Proxying to a server is annoying and ugly (and requires an always on connection to do anything substantial), and loading from the local filesystem is slow, complicated, and difficult to use and re-save. But I think there could be a really powerful way of solving this problem that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else.
Work directly from a hosted git repo over HTTPS.
It would require a re-implementation of a subset of git in javascript, but from there you could plug it into the BrowserFS as a backing store, and you could then work directly from a git repo (and not just from a "blessed" git backend, but from any git backend that provides "git-over-https"). Loading files from there, saving them locally in index
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eddb or something, then committing them back to the repo when ready.
I've only given this a minute or so of thought, so please tell me if i'm missing something big here.
Edit:
Giving it a little bit more time, it looks like a js reimplementation of enough of git for my uses already exists [0], and there seem to be at least 3 others as well. But in the notes he mentions that CORS is not and most likely won't be enabled for github which could be a problem. However that's not really a technical problem but more of a "political" one. If something like this became popular and perhaps other hosted git solutions (like GitLab) decided to allow you to enable CORS per account or repo or something, it could light a fire under GitHub's ass to allow it.
[0] https://github.com/creationix/js-git
Android port of the two apps I had mentioned previously, like Sublime and/or Eclipse
I believe the Eclipse folks think that Orion (http://www.eclipse.org/orion/) is the path out of that jam. I'm super stoked about that project, and think it may have real legs if they don't lose focus.
That is their solution to your git need, also, unless one requires a dedicated git client to do rebases or other ninjary: https://github.com/creationix/js-git
In 2015 Chromebook PixelThere is also js-git [1], a complete implementation of git in JS, founded by two fundraisers [2][3].
[1] https://github.com/creationix/js-git
[2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creationix/js-git
[3] https://www.bountysource.com/teams/js-git/fundraiser
In Gitlet: Git implemented in JavaScriptSee also: https://github.com/creationix/js-git
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creationix/js-git
In Gitlet: Git implemented in JavaScriptSome might also find js-git interesting: https://github.com/creationix/js-git
In Gitlet: Git implemented in JavaScriptThere is js-git: https://github.com/creationix/js-git
In Gogs: a self-hosted Git Service written in GoHow about https://github.com/creationix/js-git ?
In Zlib.js: zlib, deflate, inflate, zip libraryReiterating on my point again, the aim of this project is not to replicate Git. JS-Git (https://github.com/creationix/js-git) does that.Here I am trying to code basic concepts relaxing complex stuff so that reader can focus & visualize more abstract concepts. I have tried to bring in concepts as and when wanted instead of just overloading the reader with complex stuff all at once.
In Build Git – Learn GitI suspect you may already be aware, but if not then here's a related project https://github.com/creationix/js-git.
Lest you misunderstand, I'm not saying you should stop development, I just thought it might be of interest!
In Build Git – Learn GitDespite being unrelated, the GP is still correct: https://github.com/creationix/js-git
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