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@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ A proxy would not hold the content of files itself. It would be a clone of
the git repository though, probably. Uploads and downloads would stream the git repository though, probably. Uploads and downloads would stream
through the proxy. The git-annex [[P2P_protocol]] could be relayed in this way. through the proxy. The git-annex [[P2P_protocol]] could be relayed in this way.
## discovering UUIDS ## UUID discovery
A significant difficulty in implementing a proxy for the P2P protocol is A significant difficulty in implementing a proxy is that each git-annex
that each git-annex remote has a single UUID. But the remote that points at remote has a single UUID. But the remote that points at the proxy can't
the proxy can't just have the UUID of the proxy's repository, git-annex just have the UUID of the proxy's repository, git-annex needs to know that
needs to know that the remote can be used to access repositories with every the proxy's remote can be used to access repositories with every UUID in
UUID in the cluster. the cluster.
---- ### UUID discovery via P2P protocol extension
Could the P2P protocol be extended to let the proxy communicate the UUIDs Could the P2P protocol be extended to let the proxy communicate the UUIDs
of all the repositories behind it? of all the repositories behind it?
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ a proxy. Then it could do UUID discovery each time git-annex starts up.
But that adds significant overhead, git-annex would be making a connection But that adds significant overhead, git-annex would be making a connection
to the proxy in situations where it is not going to use it. to the proxy in situations where it is not going to use it.
---- ### UUID discovery via git-annex branch
Could the proxy's set of UUIDs instead be recorded somewhere in the Could the proxy's set of UUIDs instead be recorded somewhere in the
git-annex branch? git-annex branch?