Re: GSoC 2010: "Integrated Web Client for git" proposal

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The lib directory will also contain
some basic modules like Gitweb::Repo, Gitweb::Commit which will make
developing further functionalities easier.

Beware, this might be an awful can of worms. The previous gitweb SoC
project failed to get merged in part due to trying to do something like
this.

I recommend to avoid any large architectural changes and just shuffle
around all the utility routines to lib/Gitweb.pm or so.

Yeah sure.

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d) Usage of the client:

This client can be used in 2 ways.

* Install a local version using instaweb - The gitweb will be only
accessible by you. You can browse through the git repository using
read modules and simultaneously work on them using write modules.
* Install on intranet - A company when installs this gitweb along with
some other login and account managing scripts will be able to order
their employees to login and ask them to work on the code with out the
security risk of providing ssh access to the git repository host. The
authentication support can be implemented as an optional part of my
proposal.
* Install on web - Just like normal gitweb, or enable write modules to
look like gist.github.com

Note that for the latter two, operation mode without working copy is
essential; I have not seen you address it anywhere.

I am not planning to write the "operation mode without working copy"
during GSoC due to reasons I mentioned earlier. But I would like to
add it as an optional part for GSoC along with the authentication
wrapper.

So, When I complete the main parts of my GSoC proposal, you will be
able to use it in your localhost working on your local repos. If I
have time during GSoC I will complete the auth wrapper and "without
working copy" mode. Otherwise I will develop them after GSoC. Then you
can use the write functionalities in repo.or.cz without actual working
copies. :-)

Thanks
-pavan