# [Proposal][GSOC] extending git repo info with additional path metadata

1 messages from 2026-04-04 to 2026-04-04. Participants: Arsh Srivastava.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/65430

## Arsh Srivastava, 2026-04-04 04:57

Subject: [Proposal][GSOC] extending git repo info with additional path metadata
Message-ID: <CAOAgETPYmCr=1UudOZdphjShp-kFabyVJo4sxUkXiqSBNoT5gA@mail.gmail.com>

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Hi,

This is a follow up mail to proposal for [GSOC] "git repo info", it
seems that it doesn’t expose some of the path-related information that
users often end up needing, like the Git directory, working tree root,
or object directory.

In practice, users still rely on "git rev-parse" for these, which
feels a bit inconsistent given that repo info already provides a
structured way to query repository metadata.

After looking at "repo.c", it appears that the existing field-based
setup could be extended fairly easily to include these without
changing the overall design. The idea would be to add a few
path-related fields using the same getter pattern that’s already
there.

Before going further with this, it would be helpful to understand
whether this direction fits within the intended scope of "git repo
info", or if there are reasons this kind of information is
intentionally not exposed through it.

Thanks,
Arsh Srivastava

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