[GSoC] Proposal Discussion: git-refs Project

[Yuting Zheng <05zyt30@gmail.com>]

Dear Git Community,

I am very interested in applying for the GSoC 2025 project "Consolidate
ref-related functionality into git-refs". I have reviewed the relevant
code, documentation, and mailing lists, and as part of the application
prerequisites, I have submitted a microproject patch
(https://lore.kernel.org/git/20250323022111.20226-1-05ZYT30@gmail.com/).

My current idea is to extend the `git-refs` command—by calling into the
existing code—to add subcommands. This approach would replace the
functionalities of the mentioned commands while ensuring that I do not
modify the code underlying them. This guarantees that the new `git-refs`
subcommand meets the new requirements without affecting the usage of the
existing commands.

However, when searching the mailing lists with keywords
“nq:consolidate ref” and “s: refs”, I did not find any discussion about
merging these commands. If anyone has come across any previous discussions
or could kindly provide additional insights on this matter, I would greatly
appreciate your help.

Thank you for your guidance.

Best regards,
Zheng Yuting