On 03/13, Jonathan Tan wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:22:44 -0800 > Brandon Williams <bmwill@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > +'stateless-connect':: > > + Experimental; for internal use only. > > + Can attempt to connect to a remote server for communication > > + using git's wire-protocol version 2. This establishes a > > + stateless, half-duplex connection. > > ++ > > +Supported commands: 'stateless-connect'. > > + > > 'push':: > > Can discover remote refs and push local commits and the > > history leading up to them to new or existing remote refs. > > @@ -136,6 +144,14 @@ Capabilities for Fetching > > + > > Supported commands: 'connect'. > > > > +'stateless-connect':: > > + Experimental; for internal use only. > > + Can attempt to connect to a remote server for communication > > + using git's wire-protocol version 2. This establishes a > > + stateless, half-duplex connection. > > ++ > > +Supported commands: 'stateless-connect'. > > I don't think we should use the term "half-duplex" - from a search, it > means that both parties can use the wire but not simultaneously, which > is not strictly true. Might be better to just say "see the documentation > for the stateless-connect command for more information". > > > +'stateless-connect' <service>:: > > + Experimental; for internal use only. > > + Connects to the given remote service for communication using > > + git's wire-protocol version 2. This establishes a stateless, > > + half-duplex connection. Valid replies to this command are empty > > + line (connection established), 'fallback' (no smart transport > > + support, fall back to dumb transports) and just exiting with > > + error message printed (can't connect, don't bother trying to > > + fall back). After line feed terminating the positive (empty) > > + response, the output of the service starts. Messages (both > > + request and response) must be terminated with a single flush > > + packet, allowing the remote helper to properly act as a proxy. > > + After the connection ends, the remote helper exits. > > ++ > > +Supported if the helper has the "stateless-connect" capability. > > I'm not sure of the relevance of "allowing the remote helper to properly > act as a proxy" - this scheme does make it easier to implement proxies, > not for any party to start acting as one instead. I would write that > part as: > > Messages (both request and response) must consist of zero or more > PKT-LINEs, terminating in a flush packet. The client must not expect > the server to store any state in between request-response pairs. > > (This covers the so-called "half-duplex" part and the "stateless" part.) Thanks for helping wordsmith this, I'll update the docs based on these suggestions. -- Brandon Williams
