Re: [GSoC RFC PATCH 0/5] repo-info: add new command for retrieving repository info

From: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 19, 2025, 01:44 UTC
Message-ID: <110154E5-666B-4093-ABB0-ABAF2E3E107D@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqfrfzz4xq.fsf@gitster.g>

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> But I dunno.  When asking a single item from the command line, it is
> perfectly fine to respond with a single value, but when you are
> showing multiple items (especially without any "give me this and
> that item and nothing else" specified on the command line, in which
> case nobody knows in what order the value is given), I think the
> calling script almost always wants to get key-value pairs.

Ok! I'm polishing my v2 and I expect to sent it soon. I already changed the output to that format.

> Also are you planning on later adding a long-running server mode
> like "cat-file --batch-command"?

To be honest, I didn't know about that feature of cat-file until your comment. It seems to be a nice feature to add, entering the keys and printing the corresponding values.

I'm adding a --batch-command feature and the removal of the dependency on the_repository to a todo list to be considered in a future iteration on this command, after delivering its basic functionality.

Thanks!