Support for the reftable format

[gracinet]

Hi, are there any plans to support the new reftable storage format for Git refs?

I could not find any occurrence in the code base, but don't hesitate to correct me if I am wrong.

My immediate problem is that GitLab has started transitioning to the new format, and the piece of software I am maintaining, Heptapod, has some legacy content relying on Dulwich (via hg-git actually). More context if people are curious in this issue.

I probably don't have much time myself to work on bringing the support in, but I've been told today that gitoxide is gaining support for the reftable format right now.

[jelmer]

I don't have any active plans to work on this, but would welcome PRs to add support. If nobody else picks it up, I might do.

FWIW https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2024/05/30/a-beginners-guide-to-the-git-reftable-format/ seems to have more background on the exact format.

[gracinet]

Thanks for your fast reply! We'll see what happens