Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git Merge Contributor's Summit Mar 7, 2018, Barcelona

[Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>]

Hi Peff,

I would like to register to the contributor summit :-)

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As I am writing you, I thought I could ask you a question:

"git verify-pack" tells me the "size-in-packfile" which is
kind of the "real" size of a file in a Git repo. Are you 
aware of a way to get this number via the GitHub API?

We have written a GitHub bot (soon to be open sourced!) that
warns about large files. We query the file size via Repo Content
API [1]. Largish text files usually compress well and therefore
our bot generates false positive warnings.

I assume it is not possible to query "size-in-packfile" via GitHub
API as this is kind of an internal and not necessarily stable
number. But I thought maybe you happen to know some way!

Thanks,
Lars



[1] https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-content

PS: In my last email I asked you about AsciiDoc rendering via *.adoc
    extension on GitHub. Your argument that Git has custom AsciiDoc 
    configs and attributes convinced me to not propose that idea on 
    the list.


> On 19 Jan 2018, at 01:10, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> 
> Git Merge 2018 is happening on March 8th; there will be a Contributor's
> Summit the day before. Here are the details:
> 
>  When: Wednesday, March 7, 2018. 10am-5pm.
>  Where: Convent Dels Àngels[1], Barcelona, Spain
>  What: Round-table discussion about Git
>  Who: All contributors to Git or related projects in the Git ecosystem
>       are invited; if you're not sure if you qualify, just ask!
> 
> In order to attend, you'll need to register ahead of time. There's a
> super-secret link to do so; email me and I will provide it.
> Registration is free, and comes with a ticket to the main conference on
> the 8th (which I encourage you to attend, but you don't have to).
> 
> As with past years, the agenda is whatever we choose. We'll have room
> for about 25 people with "boardroom-style seating" and a projector.
> Come prepared with topics to present or discuss.
> 
> If you're interested in financial aid for traveling to the conference,
> please send an email to git@sfconservancy.org.  And please do so soon
> (let's say by the end of next week, Jan 26th), so that we have an idea
> of the number and size of requests before making any grants.
> 
> -Peff
> 
> [1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Convent+Dels+Angels/@41.3827189,2.1652982,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a310123f3dc1:0x4588a81b66dce9dc!8m2!3d41.3827189!4d2.1674869