golang port

[automerge]

golang port

[wdullaer]

@gedw99 did you ever publish the code for this?

[pvh]

A golang implementation sounds great. I'd be a little concerned about the difficulty of keeping various implementations in sync but automerge doesn't specify network protocols or storage so divergence is relatively benign.

I have heard talk from someone about a Rust Port as well, and I've given thought to a Dart port so that I could use automerge more easily from flutter.

I don't think shifting automerge to be a golang-first repository is a particularly productive conversation at this stage. If there were a fast implementation in another language with good bindings that worked in the browser then the conversation would be different, though still by no means settled.

[pvh]

Closing the issue since this isn't really an issue with the automerge repo but if there are specific documentation or technical questions please feel free to open issues for that or ask in the slack.

Keep us abreast of your progress!

@pvh
Yeah i can really understand why you want to stick with the JS version.
So, i have gotten a JS to golang converter working. Not working yet, but the cleaness of the JS code makes it reasonably easy with a little fiddling.
I have to replace the immutable facebook js lib your using with a golang one though i think.

I am writing the conversion so that its indempotent and so i can take your JS and run it through the converter whenever you hit a release.

Happy to hear a Rust and Dart version are happening.

Will let you know when i have something worth looking at.

@pvh

I have finished the port and will publish it on GitHub.

Do you have a link to the person that is doing the Dart port. I can help with that too

[pvh]

That person is me and I haven't started but I'd love to see it!

hehe :)