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

On Wednesday 21 April 2010 22:49:02 Pavan Kumar Sunkara wrote:

1.What is the goal of your project?
The project goal is to try and implement write functionalities into gitweb
to go along with it's browsing functionalities. Another goal is to split
gitweb Perl script and reorganize its structure. I would like to split the
gitweb script in such a way that, in the future others will be able to
develop more functionalities for gitweb (let it be 'read' or 'write'
actions) with the help of the framework like structure of the new gitweb.

'read' means browsing through the code and repository
'write' means working on the code and repository.

I will be describing about them detailedly in the later parts of the
proposal.

Perhaps this sentence could be worded like this:

"I will describe in detail the read and write actions in the later part of the 
proposal."
 

2.How would you measure its success or failure?
There are two parameters which would majorly determine the success or
failure of the project.

   * Splitting gitweb such that there should be no problem with the
installation of gitweb across cross servers and cross systems.
   * Working with new addition to gitweb should be as easy as working with
other git GUIs (git commit tools)
   * User friendly graphical interface with smart UI design

3.Describe your project in more detail.
I would like to split the currently 6800 long piece of code in
gitweb.plperl script into small files which will result in better
readability,
maintainability and modifiability. The file structure of the new gitweb is
given below and I will explain the working after it.

(From now on, I would like to call the actions of gitweb as modules of
gitweb)

Perhaps it would be better to state that in the end each action will have its 
own Perl module.

Though I agree with Petr that first you should probably just shuffle around all 
the utility routines in one module and develop write actions in another module 
that uses the first one.

Thanks,
Christian.