libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp
Refactor `UpdateHeadTarget`
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Description
This code goes back and forth between the core ReferenceCollection and ReferenceCollectionExtensions, relies on the "HEAD" magic string and is, in the end, pretty hard to grasp.
Let's try to find a better way to express this through code.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Trace UpdateHeadTarget across ReferenceCollection and ReferenceCollectionExtensions, paying attention to the hard-coded "HEAD" string. No file, test, or acceptance criterion is named; establish the intended ownership and verify reference-update behavior before considering the refactor complete.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, git
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100