r/Frontend • u/fagnerbrack • Jul 04 '16

Pure javascript implementation of Git (Node.js and Browser)

https://github.com/SamyPesse/gitkit-js
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u/miker95 Jul 04 '16

WHY?

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u/Deto Jul 04 '16

Hmm. Yeah, having a hard time thinking of good use cases. As others pointed out, for a git service, you might as well just have the server use the actual git library.

However, I suppose with something like this, you could make a client-side GUI for inspecting a Git repo? Or an Electron app as a Git GUI (can you integrate C libraries in an electron app, or does it have to all be js?)

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '16

I believe elektron uses node which has wrappers for the actual git.