Global Information Tracker (Rust)

A Rust-based Git-compatible implementation of the Global Information Tracker, a simplified version of the Git version control system built from scratch. This project aims to help understand the internal mechanics of Git by reimplementing its core functionalities in Rust.

Features

• Object storage for blobs, trees, and commits
• Basic command support: init, hash-object, cat-file, write-tree, commit-tree, etc.
• SHA-1 hashing for object identification
• Filesystem structure mimicking .git internals
• Tree serialization/deserialization
• Simple command-line interface

Commands Implemented

Command	Description
git init	Initializes a new Git repository
git hash-object	Stores file content as a blob object
git cat-file	Outputs the contents of a Git object
git write-tree	Creates a tree object from the current index
git commit-tree	Creates a commit object from a tree

Repository Structure

.
├── src/
│   ├── cli.rs             # CLI argument parsing and command handlers
│   ├── commands/          # Individual command implementations
│   │   ├── cat_file.rs
│   │   ├── commit_tree.rs
│   │   ├── hash_object.rs
│   │   ├── init.rs
│   │   └── write_tree.rs
│   ├── git.rs             # Core Git object model and logic
│   └── main.rs            # Entry point
├── .gitignore
├── Cargo.toml

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.