[RFE] Register a generic clone repository url scheme on install

[gitblit]

GitHub for Mac, Tower, and other apps register/install a native url handler for calling those apps from a website link (e.g. a page link with an href like gittower://cloneRepo/https://demo-gitblit.rhcloud.com/git/gitblit.git).

I would like to include a clone url definition for GitX-dev in the next release of Gitblit (open source, Java-based Git server), which will generate these client links based on the advertised platform in the UserAgent of the request. (i.e. Mac requests will see registered Mac git clients).

Aside from SparkleShare, most GUI apps that support this are closed source. It would be nice to promote an open source Mac Git GUI app through Gitblit's client app menus.

I was thinking of something along the lines of:
gitx://cloneRepo/https://demo-gitblit.rhcloud.com/git/gitblit.git

SparkleShare, which is also GPLd and hosted here on GitHub, has a url handler implementation which may serve as a useful reference, if you decide to implement this request.

Thanks for your consideration.

-James

[rowanj]

This is an interesting idea; and should be comparatively easy.

I assume the handler would effectively open a pre-filled clone dialog.

Also, let me know if you want me to start spitting out more redistributable bundles - I'm strongly "pro-" integration with other open source software.

[gitblit]

That's the idea. I'm currently working with @hbons at SparkleShare to improve the handler in that project. Implementing the client handler is the hard part. Generating the URLs in Gitblit is easy. :)

Gitblit's client app menus have links to the project/product so there would be a link to your project site for users to download your app. (working example for SourceTree and Tower here https://demo-gitblit.rhcloud.com/summary/gitblit.git)

[rowanj]

Looks pretty good. I've done far more complicated things with URL schemes this year :-)

[gitblit]

Super! I'm excited at the prospect of adding a GitX-dev app menu for Macs. Now if I could only find a good open source Windows and Linux client project to harass... :)

Let me know if I can test anything for you or otherwise be helpful.

[gitblit]

Just so that we are on the same timeline/page... the next Gitblit release should happen at the end of June after JGit 3.0 is released. This release will ship with many pre-defined client app integrations... which can be overridden by the user... but if you'd like GitX-dev to be included in the stock client integrations list of the next release then we should have something sooner than later.