[GSoC] Proposal Discussion: git-refs Project

Dear Git Community,

I am very interested in applying for the GSoC 2025 project "Consolidate ref-related functionality into git-refs". I have reviewed the relevant code, documentation, and mailing lists, and as part of the application prerequisites, I have submitted a microproject patch (https://lore.kernel.org/git/20250323022111.20226-1-05ZYT30@gmail.com/).

My current idea is to extend the `git-refs` command—by calling into the existing code—to add subcommands. This approach would replace the functionalities of the mentioned commands while ensuring that I do not modify the code underlying them. This guarantees that the new `git-refs` subcommand meets the new requirements without affecting the usage of the existing commands.

However, when searching the mailing lists with keywords “nq:consolidate ref” and “s: refs”, I did not find any discussion about merging these commands. If anyone has come across any previous discussions or could kindly provide additional insights on this matter, I would greatly appreciate your help.

Thank you for your guidance.

Best regards, Zheng Yuting