theupdateframework / theupdateframework/rust-tuf
Use "symlinking" to point unversioned metadata at latest metadata
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Feature :: Improvement
Priority :: Low
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 198
- Forks
- 39
- Avg merge
- 9h 19m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 2
Description
For example, a repo shouldn't have to store both root.json and 1.root.json, but it should smartly update a pointer. In the case of a FS repo, this should be done with symlinks.
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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
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the filesystem repository handling for root.json and versioned metadata, then determine how an unversioned metadata pointer should be updated; done should include the requested symlink behavior without requiring duplicate metadata files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100