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2025-04-15 08:38:29Flotilla-Budabit is fork of Flotilla which aims to provide a first class, git-centric community experience for developers. Based on the popular Coracle client, Flotilla is a drop in replacement for Matrix/Discord/Slack, using a variation of NIP-29. This post is a result of a brainstorming session for features that would deliver the best possible user experience.
1. Repositories Overview
Goal: Browse and discover Git repositories. - Project cards showing name, description, tags, clone URL. - Buttons: Star, Watch, Fork. - Links to discussion channels and activity.
Powered by:
kind:30617
2. Branch and Tag View
Goal: Show active branches and tags with latest commits. - Branch/tag selector - HEAD pointer visualization - Timeline of commits
Powered by:
kind:30618
3. Issues Board
Goal: Track bugs, discussions, and feature requests. - Markdown issue rendering - Labels and status indicators - Threaded comments
Powered by:
kind:1621,kind:1630–1632
4. Patch Threads
Goal: View and discuss patches as threaded conversations. - Rich patch preview - Reply threads for review - Revision tracking
Powered by:
kind:1617,kind:1630–1633,NIP-10
5. Pull Request UX
Goal: Display patch series as PR-style units. - Patch stack visualization - Merge/apply status indicators - Final result commit link
Powered by:
kind:1617,kind:1631,merge-commit,applied-as-commits
6. Diff and Merge Preview
Goal: Side-by-side comparison with inline comments. - Expandable diff viewer - Merge conflict resolution UI - Apply/Close buttons
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kind:1622,parent-commit,commit
7. Real-time Git Chat
Goal: Communicate in real-time around a repo. - Dedicated chat channels for each repo - Markdown, code snippets, and tagging support - Pinned patches, issues, and sessions
Powered by:
NIP-29,a:30617,kind:1337
8. Notifications and Mentions
Goal: Alert users to relevant events. - Mentions, assignments, and status changes - Personal notification pane
Powered by:
ptags,mentione-tags
9. Repository-Wide Search
Goal: Search patches, issues, snippets. - Full-text search with filters - Search by kind, label, commit ID
Powered by:
kind:1617,1621,1337,t,x,l,subject
10. Repository Wikis
Goal: Collaboratively edit and view project documentation. - Wiki sidebar tab - Markdown articles with versioning - Linked inline in chat
Powered by (proposed):
kind:1341(Wiki article)
kind:30617withwiki-hometag
11. Live Coding Sessions
Goal: Host real-time collaborative coding events. -
/livecodestarts a session thread - Snippets auto-tagged to session - Export as patch or wikiPowered by (proposed):
kind:1347(Live coding session)
kind:1337,kind:1622,kind:1341
Supporting Tools
1. GitHub Browser Extension
Goal: Publish GitHub content to Nostr directly. - “Share on Nostr” buttons on PRs, issues, commits
Backed by:
kind:1623,1622,1617,1621
2. VS Code Extension
Goal: Enable developers to interact with Flotilla from their IDE. - Repo feed, patch submission, issue tracking - Inline threads and comment rendering
Backed by:
kind:1617,1621,1337,163x
3. GitHub Actions Integration
Goal: Automate Nostr publishing of repo activity. - Push = repo state - PR = patch - Issue/Comment = issue - Merge = status update
Backed by:
kind:30618,1617,1621,1631
Configured via.nostr.yml