built-in support for the file protocol

[Sebastian Thiel (Byron)]

Currently gitoxide relies on shelling this out to the git upload-pack binary which isn't necessarily available on all systems. Instead, we must implement the server side of the fetch operation ourselves and use it.

Key Features

• Shallow support
  • Cargo supports shallow clones, and ideally these also work locally just like when using git
• Protocol V2
  • Probably V1 can be skipped

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Original issue: #734

[Horu (HigherOrderLogic)]

Does this also include implementing the protocol for use on server-side? E.g. similar to #2104.

[Sebastian Thiel (Byron)]

It would have to, after all, outside of 'local' mode, Git will do what the server would do. So yes, writing this is another way of adding machinery for a server-side serving a fetch, but also for the client pushing.