What HTTP Protocols does GIT use when cloning and pushing?

Question

I'm trying to use the LibGit2Sharp library resond to basic GIT commands such as clone and push with ASP.MVC and not sure how i should set up my controllers to respond accordingly.

Does GIT initiate a HTTP GET and POST request when cloning pushing? And should my controllers be set up like

[HttpGet]
public ActionResult Clone(string path)
{
  //Return repo as stream?
}

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Push(string path)
{
  //Commit to repo
}

Thanks

Answer 1

From what I understand, you're trying to code something similar to git-daemon. Unfortunately, LibGit2Sharp doesn't implement network-related features yet.

Thus, it's not possible to serve push, pull, clone or fetch requests from ASP.Net MVC yet.

@synhershko 's issue in LibGit2Sharp tracker deals with a related subject: Proper pull, fetch, merge support

EDIT: If you wish to get a better understanding about Git transfer protocols from an HTTP perspective, I'd warmly recommend the following resources to start with:

• Pro Git - Transfer Protocols
• Smart HTTP Transport

Then, I'm afraid you'll have to dig into the code in order to get a better grasp of how it "works". My experience is that starting with JGit (java reimplementation of Git) code is a bit easier than a straight dive into the original Git C code. You'll find JGit transport related code here.