From: SoutrikDas Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:06:03 GMT Subject: Re: [GSOC Proposal] Complete and extend the remote-object-info command for git cat-file Message-ID: <20260317130603.84482-1-valusoutrik@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Hi there, > s/has/have/ > s/its/it's/ > s/sreies/series/ > s/type/types/ I will correct all the spelling mistakes. > > multiple network trips to get a single object's data. > > The `git cat-file` command has a `--batch-command[=]` option > to enter a command mode. In this command mode some special commands > and arguments can be passed via stdin to `git cat-file` to request > information. Will correct that. > But anyway I think "information type" is not a good wording for these > things, because we already talk about "type" for Git object types. > Please try to find a better wording. How about object property or object attribute or object field? I feel like object fields may be a bit more technically correct. > You can try a rebase to see which issues would need to be resolved to > complete a rebase, and talk a bit about these issues in your proposal, > but otherwise applicants shouldn't start working on a project before > they have been accepted. I tried a rebase on the current master , and there were indeed conflicts I will include this part in my v2. > Would you implement both the client and the server side in the same > patch series or do it separately? I am not sure actually... since Eric Ju did everything in one patch series. But personally I feel like doing one series for server side first and another for client side would be a bit more focused. But I am not sure if it would cost more time for everyone involved, like giving feedback and all that? > > My current semester is ending in the first week of April, so I will be > > able to contribute 7-8 hours per day, totalling around 35-40 hrs a week > > on the project. > > Do you have another semester starting after the current one? Actually I made a mistake, its ending in the first week of May. But no, after this semester we have a summer break so ... I will update this part. > Not sure if that would be very useful first. Also that might be better > in a different command than `cat-file`. Alright. I will ask that as a question before my final gsoc proposal submission so that if its approved, I will add it to my tasks in gsoc. > There are other ways to do this, like using: > > git rev-list --objects --all --missing=print Did not know that ... but thats great! I will remove this from the proposal. Thanks for the feedback.