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:christmas_tree: Git Portal Christmas Update :christmas_tree:

Git Portal got a new look!

Here it is, a working proof-of-concept for a decentralised alternative to GitHub running from static storage, and later Safe Network (or any static hosting or p2p storage such as Solid or IPFS etc). It isn’t feature complete yet so you can’t create and edit issues in the UI, but you can see ones which have been created automatically for “New” repositories on the Issues tab.

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@Miguelo is busy with Christmas so has asked me to do the announcement, but the credit for this fantastic UI is his. In a very short time he’s transformed the look and operation of the UI into something that really looks the part as well as demonstrating the key features needed. To get this look he used Tailwind CSS building on the Svelte framework with Go/Wasm backend, plus his own customisations.

Can you see which repository he’s cloned for display, and a who gets mentioned in the Commits tab! Nice touch :smiley:

Thank you @Nigel for your vocal support and for providing the Safe Git logo which appears at the top left. :pray:

Try Git Portal

Anyone can try the demo out by visiting http://gitch.happybeing.com/. Be patient for the first time loading takes a little while (you may need to refresh if you’ve visited this link before). Once the red message goes away you are set.

  • Create Repository: To start, enter a repository name under “Create repository” and click “Create” to make the new repository. This is instant, and lets you browse the files in the .git directory, or view the commits (none yet) or Issues (a few are created automatically).

  • Clone Repository: To clone from github you need to use a proxy as described in the README. If you just want to do a quick test, click on the gear :gear: icon and enter the following proxy URL: https://cors.isomorphic-git.org/. That’s handy for testing but not for regular use. Then click “Clone” and wait while it fetches the data. For large repositories this can take quite a while, so one has been entered for you to try, which should complete in under a minute.

  • Upload Repository: You can choose a repository directory to upload, but be aware this will fail for large repositories at the moment. It works for repositories up to about 2,000 files, but fails if they have 10,000 (including all the commits etc in .git). Again, uploading can take a while so be patient!

Issues

If you think something went wrong or just want to see what’s going on under the hood, open the browser console (Ctrl-Shift-I in Firefox or Chrome/Chromium). Any issues, please report here or on happyborg/github.

Help!

As always, help is welcome. We are looking into further UI and functional improvements for the proof-of-concept, and also for the next step which may involve more JavaScript and a move from Go/Wasm to Rust/Wasm.

This a chance contribute to something you want to happen by either using what you know or learning something new. We’ll help you get going or with learning as you go.

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