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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: remote helper example with push/fetch capabilities
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:47:40 -0800
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Hi,

Klein W wrote:

> Is there any example of a remote helper [0] with push and fetch capabilities?

Sure --- see remote-curl.c.

There's also the "connect" capability.  builtin/remote-ext.c and
builtin/remote-fd.c are examples using that one.

[...]
> Also, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a remote helper
> with push/fetch capabilities vs a remote helper with import/export
> capabilities?

It mainly has to do with what it is convenient for your helper to
produce.  If the helper would find it more convenient to write native
git objects (for example because the remote server speaks a
git-specific protocol, as in the case of remote-curl.c) then the
"fetch" capability will be more convenient.  If the helper wants to
make a batch of new objects then a fast-import stream can be a
convenient way to do this and the "import" capability takes care of
running fast-import to take care of that.

Thanks and hope that helps,
Jonathan