NeogitOrg/neogit

Show graph like Git Graph

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#1,560 opened on Nov 15, 2024

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Git Graph by https://github.com/isakbm/gitgraph.nvim has nice alignment and is visually more appealing than the log and graph rendered by NeoGit.

Describe the solution you'd like Allow using GitGraph as a backend to render the graphs. Select the options using NeoGit (just as it is currently done), then make a call to gitgraph drawing require'gitgraph'.draw({}, {}) function and use it to render the log messages.

Describe alternatives you've considered Quitting NeoGit and calling GitGraph, but that's a poor workflow because I prefer to use NeoGit except for viewing logs.

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Research direction
Understand how NeoGit currently renders the commit graph, then study GitGraph's API to replace the rendering logic with a call to `require'gitgraph'.draw()` while preserving NeoGit's interactive features.
Tech stack
lua
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
LuaNeovimGitGraph
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50