libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp

git lfs is not supported

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Description

Commands.Stage & repo.Commit does not preserve LFS files at all, even if LFS is enabled.

Also if you try to read from git history using API like:

Blob blob = repo0.Lookup<Blob>(change.Oid);
using (Stream stream = blob.GetContentStream());
...

Instead of file - you will read pointer file instead -
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/main/docs/spec.md

text file.

Would be nice if LFS would be supported in libgit2sharp library.

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Research direction

Start with the named Commands.Stage, repo.Commit, repo.Lookup, and Blob.GetContentStream APIs. Determine how LFS-enabled repositories should behave for staging, committing, and history reads; completion requires support for both workflows, with tests covering each case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
devtools, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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