Git Log Relay Chat

What is this

git-log-relay-chat is a chat system based on git. Chat members fork from one common repository to their own local repo, talk by git-commit's commit message, and git-pull-ing each other to retrieve others' message. Each chat session is indivisual repo (with some ancestor), git-merge-ing them glues sessions together.

Installation

# git clone git://github.com/motemen/git-log-relay-chat.git
# cd git-log-relay-chat

Then clone your repository for chatting (ex. gist). Thorugh others' forks of the repo, you can do chat.

Configuration

Configure manually for example:

# # config.pl
# git_root => 'gist-1050889', # your local clone
# pull_remote => [
#     'git://gist.github.com/1050895.git', # sibling fork's public clone URL
#     'git://gist.github.com/1050896.git', # ditto
#     'git://gist.github.com/1050905.git', # ditto
# ],

Or generate by script:

# perl make-config.pl [your-forked-id] > config.pl
# vi config.pl

Usage

# plackup

Chat Start Guide

Join existing chat

Fork existing repo and clone it to local. Specify your local repo as git_root in config.pl. Add other's public clone URL to pull_remote in config.pl to pull other members' messages. Do not forget to tell other members to add your public clone URL to pull_remote in config.pl so that they can pull your message.

Star new chat

Create some new repository (ex. gist). Clone this to local, and specify this as git_root in config.pl. New member should follow the "join existing chat" instruction, and you should add their public clone URL to pull_remote in config.pl.