gitmini 0.1.4

A lightweight CLI version control system that replicates core Git commands from scratch.

GitMini

GitMini is a lightweight Version Control System built from scratch in Python. It replicates core non-remote Git commands like init, add, commit, log, checkout, and branch.

⭐ This project has been uploaded to PyPI! Find the link here: https://pypi.org/project/gitmini/

---

💪 Motivation

• Exercise in-depth DSA and OOP practices.
• Demystify Git and learn safe Version Control principles.
• Deploy a real-world package to PyPI adhering to PEP standards.
• Practice safe SDLC methods and continuously test during development.
• Build a CLI tool from scratch.
• Learn to efficiently store and search data with hashing.

---

🎥 Demo

🧱 Core Workflow (init, add, commit, .gitmini-ignore)

• Initializing a repository
• Staging (adding) changes
• Comitting files
• .gitmini-ignore support

🌿 Branching Workflow (log, branch, checkout)

• Checking commit logs
• Viewing current branch, creating new branch
• Checkout to branches and past commits

---

🛠️ Features

• gitmini init – Initialize a new GitMini repository
• gitmini add – Stage changes (individual files, folders, or .)
• gitmini commit – Commit staged changes
• gitmini log – View commit history
• gitmini checkout – Switch between branches or restore old versions
• Simple .gitmini-ignore support
• Content-addressable storage using SHA-1
• No external dependencies

---

📦 Installation and Usage

Make sure to create and activate a Python virtual environment before anything.

GitMini is meant to be run inside an activated virtual environment -- it doesn’t add itself to PATH globally.

1. Navigate into your desired directory, then create & activate your virtual environment

cd project-root
python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install 'gitmini' via pip

pip install gitmini

3. Initialize a GitMini repository.

gitmini init

This command will generate the repository (.gitmini/), and the .gitmini-ignore file

4. Ensure that your virtual environment file is ignored by adding it to the .gitmini-ignore file.

If you do not do this, GitMini will track your venv, and the program could break.

# Within .gitmini-ignore, type the following:
<your-virtual-environment>/

5. Create project files/folders as you please, then stage your changes.

Any of the following commands can be used:

# To add a specific file or folder:
gitmini add <file> <folder>

# To add all files in the repo: 
gitmini add .

6. Make your first commit!

gitmini commit -m "Initial commit"

And you're done! You can now freely use GitMini to track your files.

And just like Git, you can make a new branch, checkout to them, and view the commit log.

👤 Author

James David Furtado

[e-mail]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-furtado/

📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.