CORS support on git servers

[kumavis]

This would allow web-apps (e.g. in-browser IDEs) to use libraries like [js-git](https://github.com/creationix/js-git/ to interact directly with Github.)

[kumavis]

I sent an email to Github support

Hello,
I am working on an in-browser IDE for newcomers to the world of programming. I would like to leverage browser-friendly git libraries such as js-git (https://github.com/creationix/js-git/) to interact directly with Github. However this is currently not possible due to CORS restrictions on Github's git servers. I would like to request CORS support on github's git servers.
I have created an issue here to track this feature request (#263)
Thank you,
kumavis

[daurnimator]

👍

[stuartpb]

Related: #330

[btakita]

👍

[btakita]

There's always https://about.gitlab.com/

Since it's open source, anybody could develop this feature & not rely on convincing corporate overlords.

Ironically, Github is not open source...Which raises the question; why are we hosting our open source projects on a proprietary platform?

[kumavis]

also, you can use a CORS proxy
https://crossorigin.me/

[btakita]

One could use a proxy. However, why should we have that extra hop & http
request obfuscation instead of addressing the root cause?

On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 3:05 PM, kumavis [email protected] wrote:

also, you can use a CORS proxy
https://crossorigin.me/

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[davidgiven]

Is there any news on this? I have exactly the same requirement (being able to access git servers from a web browser), and currently I can't support github because of it.