Re: [RFC/GSoC] Introduction

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On 20 Mar 2016, at 16:51, Sidhant Sharma <tigerkid001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sunday 20 March 2016 09:09 PM, Lars Schneider wrote:
>> Hi Sidhant,
>> 
>> that sounds about right to me. In what language do you plan to implement the 
>> wrapper?
> I'm comfortable in programming with C, so I think I can use that. Otherwise,
> I'm also comfortable with python and familiar with bash, if they are required.
> Would C be the right choice though?
> Also, I've made a draft proposal for the project and uploaded to the GSoC
> application site. Should I send it to the list as well for RFC?

Although I like Python a lot, I don't think it would be a good choice. AFAIK Git
core does not depend on Python and therefore you can't really expect a Python
interpreter in every Git environment (e.g. it is not part of Git for Windows).

The wrapper could certainly be implemented in C, although I don't know if this 
would make things harder then they need to be. My initial thought was to use a
scripting language that is known to be shipped with Git (Bash or Perl). I
think Perl might even have an advantage as it offers very good regex/string
processing functions (disclaimer: I am no Perl expert at all...).

Please post your draft proposal as plain text RFC to the list.

Thanks,
Lars


> 
> Thanks,
> Sidhant Sharma
>> Best,
>> Lars
>> 
>> On 17 Mar 2016, at 15:52, Sidhant Sharma <tigerkid001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> So to sum up, the list of tasks for the project would be:
>>> 1. A wrapper is to be implemented around (called 'ggit') that will scan the
>>> arguments for potentially destructive commands. When none are found, all the
>>> arguments will simply be passed through to git.
>>> 2. If such a command is found, 'ggit' will:
>>>   a. Show what the command is actually going to do.
>>>   b. Ask the user if they are sure they want to execute it.
>>> Eg. "You are about to do X which  will permanently destroy Y. Do you want to
>>> continue?"
>>> 3. For all commands that are entered, 'ggit' will also show a brief summary of
>>> the command what it will do when executed, explaining it's intended usage.
>>> 
>>> Is the list correct, or did I miss something?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>> Sidhant Sharma
> 

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