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[Question] Ascii histograms for repo structure

From
K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 16, 2026, 09:26 UTC
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Hi Justin,

I was catching up on the recent patch series builtin/repo: include largest object information _cc'ing everyone in the discussion_

The discussion with Patrick and Junio about adding object size and entry distributions (histograms) to the git repo structure output was interesting to me.

I noticed you mentioned planning to explore this in a follow-up series. I am currently finalizing my GSoC 2026 proposal to improve the git repo command, and I wanted to include implementing these streaming buckets and ASCII bar charts as one of my core project goals.

Before I officially commit to it in my proposal, I wanted to check in and see if you have already started working on this locally, or if you would be open to me picking it up as part of my GSoC project? I certainly don't want to step on your toes or duplicate any effort if you already have patches in flight.

Regards,
- K Jayatheerth
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