Gitbackend: Difference between revisions

Tag: visualeditor
added user workflow
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== '''Git Backend''' ==
== '''Git Backend''' ==


'''Overview'''
=== '''Overview''' ===
 
The project is aimed to develop a git based backend for Journal.
The project is aimed to develop a git based backend for Journal.


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* Look at history of their program
* Look at history of their program
* Clone others and their programs
* Clone others and their programs
* Save new content to versioned programs
* Look at difference between current state of program and versioned state
* Create different branches  
* Create different branches  
* Merge branches
* Merge branches
* Fork others program
* Fork others program
* Make pull request to others program
* Make pull request to others program
=== User Workflow ===
<gallery>file:///media/shaifali/New%20Volume/gsoc/sugar/userWorkflow.png
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The dia file of above workflow is
==== '''Steps to move on this project:''' ====
==== '''Steps to move on this project:''' ====
1. Code to use git as datastore
1. Code to use git as datastore
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     We can use [https://developer.github.com/v3/git/ github API] need discussions(Why/Why not):
     We can use [https://developer.github.com/v3/git/ github API] need discussions(Why/Why not):
     API have certain limitations like the git API limits the support of blobs up to 100 megabytes in size [https://developer.github.com/v3/git/blobs/ proof], number of requests per hour are limited(60 requests for unauthenticated requests[https://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting proof]. So it is better to build the datastore from scratch.  
     API have certain limitations like the git API limits the support of blobs up to 100 megabytes in size [https://developer.github.com/v3/git/blobs/ proof], number of requests per hour are limited(60 requests for unauthenticated requests[https://developer.github.com/v3/#rate-limiting proof]. So it is better to build the datastore from scratch.
Desigin UI
  Desigin UI
     UI should allow user to perform following activies in database:
     UI should allow user to perform following activies in database:
         * fork
         * fork