Nostr Web Client

The problem is git enables many feature like shallow and parse cloning, packing specific object and data, getting specific files and git logs, etc. These are all battle tested on solid git server implementations. This is all not possible trying to reinvent a simplified git server with blossom.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1mo ago

i'm definitely with you on that. i personally would even suggest to not even write one single bit of code that handles git. palm it off to Linus' excellent implementation and then see what it misses.

i always envisioned that nostr was just negotiation rendezvous easy inbound connection. i've already tried to work with an attempt to clone the core features of git, in pure Go, and it was endlessly problematic with even minimal lag between their work and what the git project has already progressed to.

git is just a unix shell protocol, based on stdio and unix filesystem. don't over think it. the protocol only needs to provide the correct references and paths.

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DanConwayDev 1mo ago

The reference implementation does exactly that. It uses nginx to pass request to the git-http-backend CGI scripts maintained by the git project.

DanConwayDev 1mo ago

It turns out that the http wrapper (CGI scripts) is not that complicated. There are nearly 3 grasp implementations that do this bit internally. This enables shipping a single binary and handling the authorisation *before* the data is sent.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1mo ago

i dream of a day, where other people understand that most things are just pipes and shells and access control. if you ever read me on a regular basis you kknow the last point is my biggest gripe with most devs, and i already have experienced first hand how hard it is to explain the first two to most devs.

networks are just pipes with extra steps.