Mega is an unofficial open source implementation of Google Piper. It is a monorepo & monolithic codebase management system that supports Git. Mega is designed to manage large-scale codebases, streamline development, and foster collaboration.
Google Piper is a massive, centralized version control system that Google uses internally to manage their vast codebase. It is a monorepo, and a monolithic which mean is a single repository that contains all the source code for Google's software. It is designed to manage large-scale codebases, streamline development, and foster collaboration. It is built on top of Google's internal infrastructure and is designed to be highly scalable and efficient. More information on the Why Google Stores Billions of Lines of Code in a Single Repository.
Google Piper is not open source
Mega is an unofficial open source implementation of Google Piper. And it has the following features:
Mega offers the ability to utilize Git with a monorepo. This allows for easy cloning or pulling of any monorepo folder into local filesystem as a Git repository, and seamless pushing of changes back.
When it comes to managing large codebases in a centralized manner, trunk-based development is the way to go. More trunk-based Development information on the Trunk-Based Development.
Mega will support conventional commits, which are a set of rules for creating clear and concise commit messages. More information on the Conventional Commits.
For now, the entire open source community base on Git and GitHub. It's centralized model, and it's not suitable for growing speed of open source world. Mega is working on build a decentralized open source collaboration model with ZTM(Zero Trust Model) and decentralized social network like Nostr, Matrix and Mastodon.
For now, we are developing on the macOS and Arch Linux. And quick start manuel in the Quick start manuel to developing or testing.
- mega - The main entry of Mega.
- gateway - The Gateway module is responsible for handling
git,git-lfsand web UI requests through the HTTP and SSH protocol. More information on the Gateway. - libra - The Libra is a
gitprogram that rewrite in Rust. More information on the Libra. - craft - The Craft is
gitfilters includegit-lfsandencrypt/decryptfiler. More information on the Craft. - gemini - The Gemini is a decentralized module of Mega. More information on the Gemini.
- scorpio - The Scorpio is a FUSE filesystem that allow you to mount a Mega repository as a local filesystem. More information on the Scorpio.
- mercury - The Mercury module is the core module of Mega, which rewrites Git internal object like Blob, Tree, etc. More information on the Mercury Module.
- ceres - The Ceres implement translate protocol for Mega. More information on the Ceres.
- jupiter - The Jupiter is storage engine for Mega. More information on the Jupiter.
- venus - The Venus is a monorepo engine for Mega. More information on the Venus.
- moon - The Moon is a web UI for Mega. More information on the Moon.
- mars - The Mars is website for Mega. More information on the Mars.
The mega project relies on community contributions and aims to simplify getting started. To develop Mega, clone the repository, then install all dependencies and initialize the database schema, run the test suite and try it out locally. Pick an issue, make changes, and submit a pull request for community review.
More information on contributing to Mega is available in the Contributing Guide.
If you interested in Mega, you can make an appointment with us on Google Calendar to discuss your ideas, questions or problems, and we will share our vision and roadmap with you.
Mega is licensed under this Licensed:
- MIT LICENSE ( LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)