aspiers / aspiers/git-deps

don't fork git merge-base

Open
#2 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
319
Forks
55
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

It should be possible to replace invocations of `git merge-base` with calls to the `pygit2` API. This should speed things up a bit.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Locate the invocations of `git merge-base` in the repository and inspect the available `pygit2` API for the equivalent operation. Confirm that the replacement preserves the existing dependency analysis behavior and improves execution without spawning the Git command.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, python
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.