* Proposal: "GitPanel" Project Contribution
@ 2025-01-25 19:59 dev oft
2025-01-25 21:16 ` brian m. carlson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: dev oft @ 2025-01-25 19:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
Dear Git Team,
I am devtracer on GitHub, and I recently reached out to Git’s GitHub
page to contribute a project of mine to the community. During this
process, I had the privilege of receiving guidance from dscho, who
kindly explained how to open pull requests and share ideas in a
respectful and constructive manner. Following their advice, I’m
reaching out through this email to share my project idea and verify
whether any similar projects exist within the community. For
reference, here is a link to our prior conversation: Git Pull Request
#1877 https://github.com/git/git/pull/1877
The project I am proposing is called gitpanel (a working title subject
to change). Gitpanel is designed to provide a built-in terminal user
interface (TUI) for viewing and managing Git and GitHub accounts
directly from the terminal. The key features include:
Profile Overview: Displays an ASCII-styled version of the user’s
GitHub profile picture (similar to Neofetch), along with their
username and email address.
*Account Management* : Allows users to easily add or update their
account details, such as username and email.
*Project Preview*: Provides quick access to a user’s GitHub projects,
enhancing convenience for developers.
The motivation behind this project lies in its potential to simplify
access and usability. By running a single command (gitpanel), users
can:
*Streamline Setup*: Guide first-time Git users on a device through
logging in to their GitHub account and configuring their username and
email.
*Boost Accessibility*: Offer an intuitive TUI interface that presents
account information and projects in a clear, organized way, all within
a terminal environment.
I think gitpanel can complement the Git ecosystem by enhancing
usability and accessibility for users who prefer terminal-based
workflows.
In this email, I have addressed the questions: What does this project
aim to accomplish? and Why does it function as it does now? I would
greatly appreciate your feedback and insights, as well as any
information on similar projects that might exist within the community.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to
collaborating further!
Best regards,
devtracer
(GitHub: https://github.com/devtracer)
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* Re: Proposal: "GitPanel" Project Contribution
2025-01-25 19:59 Proposal: "GitPanel" Project Contribution dev oft
@ 2025-01-25 21:16 ` brian m. carlson
2025-01-28 9:56 ` dev oft
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: brian m. carlson @ 2025-01-25 21:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dev oft; +Cc: git
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On 2025-01-25 at 19:59:17, dev oft wrote:
> Dear Git Team,
>
> I am devtracer on GitHub, and I recently reached out to Git’s GitHub
> page to contribute a project of mine to the community. During this
> process, I had the privilege of receiving guidance from dscho, who
> kindly explained how to open pull requests and share ideas in a
> respectful and constructive manner. Following their advice, I’m
> reaching out through this email to share my project idea and verify
> whether any similar projects exist within the community. For
> reference, here is a link to our prior conversation: Git Pull Request
> #1877 https://github.com/git/git/pull/1877
>
> The project I am proposing is called gitpanel (a working title subject
> to change). Gitpanel is designed to provide a built-in terminal user
> interface (TUI) for viewing and managing Git and GitHub accounts
> directly from the terminal. The key features include:
> Profile Overview: Displays an ASCII-styled version of the user’s
> GitHub profile picture (similar to Neofetch), along with their
> username and email address.
I think this sounds like an interesting project, but it's probably not
appropriate as part of the Git project.
Part of the reason is that there are many different forges, of which
GitHub is only one, and we try not to prioritize any particular forge or
implementation. From the project's point of view, we consider it just
as desirable to host your own source code using a simple HTTPS or SSH
server, or using a self-hosted solution such as Gitolite and cgit, as it
is to use something like GitHub, GitLab, or Codeberg.
With that in mind, a lot of the functionality that you offer here is
quite specific to GitHub. Pull requests are not a Git feature, although
most forges have them under some name. Similarly, Git doesn't have the
idea of a profile picture, or even a profile at all.
So ultimately I think many people might find your project useful, but it
wouldn't be suitable to be within the Git project itself. As for
similar projects, I believe there's tig, which provides a Git-related
TUI (although I've never used it, and so can't speak to it much more
than that).
A suggestion I might make if you want your project to be more generally
useful is to support a couple different types of forges, possibly by
creating some sort of reusable generic abstraction layer. For instance,
I'm sure GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo all have profiles, so being able to
work with all three would be useful, and if your software also supported
the on-premises versions of these forges, it might be useful as well to
people in large companies and universities, which often self-host for
various reasons.
Part of the reason I suggest that is because even though I do work for
one of the major forges (although my participation here is in my
individual capacity), some of the open-source software I use in my
personal or even work life is hosted on another forge (which I'm sure is
also true for many other contributors), so being able to use the same
tooling that works for a variety of forges is helpful.
Best of luck on your project!
--
brian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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* Re: Proposal: "GitPanel" Project Contribution
2025-01-25 21:16 ` brian m. carlson
@ 2025-01-28 9:56 ` dev oft
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: dev oft @ 2025-01-28 9:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: brian m. carlson, dev oft, git
Dear Brian,
Thank you for taking the time to review my proposal for Gitpanel and
for providing such thoughtful and detailed feedback. I truly
appreciate your guidance and insights regarding the direction of my
project and its alignment (or lack thereof) with the goals of the Git
project.
I now have a clearer understanding of the Git project's approach to
maintaining forge-neutrality, and I see how prioritizing Git-hub
specific features might not align with its principles. Your suggestion
to explore support for multiple forges by developing a generic
abstraction layer is invaluable. This would undoubtedly make the
project more versatile and appealing to a broader audience.
I'll also take a closer look at tools to better understand existing
solutions and identify potential gaps that Gitpanel could address.
Your suggestion to consider the needs of both hosted and self-hosted
environments resonates with my goal of creating a widely useful and
adaptable tool.
Thank you again for your encouragement and for sharing your
perspective. I look forward to iterating on Gitpanel and exploring
ways to make it more inclusive and valuable for the larger Git
ecosystem.
Best regards,
devtracer
On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM brian m. carlson
<sandals@crustytoothpaste•net> wrote:
>
> On 2025-01-25 at 19:59:17, dev oft wrote:
> > Dear Git Team,
> >
> > I am devtracer on GitHub, and I recently reached out to Git’s GitHub
> > page to contribute a project of mine to the community. During this
> > process, I had the privilege of receiving guidance from dscho, who
> > kindly explained how to open pull requests and share ideas in a
> > respectful and constructive manner. Following their advice, I’m
> > reaching out through this email to share my project idea and verify
> > whether any similar projects exist within the community. For
> > reference, here is a link to our prior conversation: Git Pull Request
> > #1877 https://github.com/git/git/pull/1877
> >
> > The project I am proposing is called gitpanel (a working title subject
> > to change). Gitpanel is designed to provide a built-in terminal user
> > interface (TUI) for viewing and managing Git and GitHub accounts
> > directly from the terminal. The key features include:
> > Profile Overview: Displays an ASCII-styled version of the user’s
> > GitHub profile picture (similar to Neofetch), along with their
> > username and email address.
>
> I think this sounds like an interesting project, but it's probably not
> appropriate as part of the Git project.
>
> Part of the reason is that there are many different forges, of which
> GitHub is only one, and we try not to prioritize any particular forge or
> implementation. From the project's point of view, we consider it just
> as desirable to host your own source code using a simple HTTPS or SSH
> server, or using a self-hosted solution such as Gitolite and cgit, as it
> is to use something like GitHub, GitLab, or Codeberg.
>
> With that in mind, a lot of the functionality that you offer here is
> quite specific to GitHub. Pull requests are not a Git feature, although
> most forges have them under some name. Similarly, Git doesn't have the
> idea of a profile picture, or even a profile at all.
>
> So ultimately I think many people might find your project useful, but it
> wouldn't be suitable to be within the Git project itself. As for
> similar projects, I believe there's tig, which provides a Git-related
> TUI (although I've never used it, and so can't speak to it much more
> than that).
>
> A suggestion I might make if you want your project to be more generally
> useful is to support a couple different types of forges, possibly by
> creating some sort of reusable generic abstraction layer. For instance,
> I'm sure GitHub, GitLab, and Forgejo all have profiles, so being able to
> work with all three would be useful, and if your software also supported
> the on-premises versions of these forges, it might be useful as well to
> people in large companies and universities, which often self-host for
> various reasons.
>
> Part of the reason I suggest that is because even though I do work for
> one of the major forges (although my participation here is in my
> individual capacity), some of the open-source software I use in my
> personal or even work life is hosted on another forge (which I'm sure is
> also true for many other contributors), so being able to use the same
> tooling that works for a variety of forges is helpful.
>
> Best of luck on your project!
> --
> brian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)
> Toronto, Ontario, CA
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