Clone URL in browser?

[rbren]

Sorry if there's something I'm missing here...

I'd like to clone git repos in the browser by URL. I understand there are CORS issues, but I can set up a proxy.

I've got GitHub working fine (using js-github) but can't figure out how to work with non-GitHub URLs. I found git-web-platform, but it doesn't seem to be published.

Any pointers?

Thanks!
-Bobby

[rdzakmic]

I got the same issue.

[creationix]

So you just want real only of public repos that allow cloning over the smart http protocol? What about the plain TCP git:// protocol?

[rdzakmic]

In my case just http protocol.

[creationix]

Back when I was working on this, I had written this extension that added CORS to github response headers . https://github.com/creationix/corson

Now to see if I can find the repo that powered the test site.

[creationix]

Found it. See if this helps. https://github.com/creationix/clone-test

[rdzakmic]

Thanks, i'll give it a try.

[easrng]

Is this issue up to date? I need to do a smart HTTPS clone, and am wondering how.

[creationix]

As far as I know nothing has changed and github still doesn't send the headers required for your browser to talk to it.

[easrng]

As far as I know nothing has changed and github still doesn't send the headers required for your browser to talk to it.

I'm not actually cloning from github, and I am planning on running this on a runtime where CORS is not an issue.

[Sleepful]

this is super old lol, but if you got a server you can proxy the request between github and the browser, so you manage the headers.