libgit2 / libgit2/rugged

Submodules disappears when checking out a revision

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Description

I have a git project that has several submodules, if I checkout a specific version:

repo.checkout("origin/#{branch_name}", {strategy: :force})

the submodules folder is empty and it seems I can't checkout the submodules in any way.

I see that checkout should have an option
Recursively checkout submodules with same options (NOT IMPLEMENTED).

but it is not working because it is not implemented. Anyway I can checkout also the submodules through the Rugged Library?

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Research direction

Start at Rugged's repo.checkout API and the documented recursive submodule option, using the origin/<branch_name> example as the reproduction. Determine how checkout currently handles submodules and define completion as recursively checking out submodules with the same options, with behavior verified for a project containing several submodules.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, ruby
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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