# Git Repository Setup - GWEncoder v3.0

## 📁 Repository Structure

```
GWUTILZ/
├── .git/                    # Git repository data
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore rules
├── gwutils/                # Shared utilities package
│   ├── common.go           # Common functions
│   ├── config.go           # Configuration structures
│   └── go.mod              # Package module
├── gwencoder/              # Unified encoder application
│   ├── main.go             # Main application code
│   └── go.mod              # Application module
├── README.md               # Project documentation
├── CHANGELOG.md            # Project history
├── CONSOLIDATION_SUMMARY.md # Consolidation details
├── ENCODING_TEST_RESULTS.md # Test results
├── GIT_SETUP.md            # This file
├── build.sh                # Build script
└── test_encoding.sh        # Test script
```

## 🌿 Git Branches

- **main** - Production branch with stable releases
- **development** - Development branch for new features

## 📝 Commit History

```
* 9d41c91 Update .gitignore - Exclude test files and binaries
* 471590f Add CHANGELOG.md - Document project history and consolidation details
* 47e73ca Initial commit: GWEncoder v3.0 - Unified Video Encoding Tool
```

## 🔧 Git Configuration

```bash
# Repository configuration
git config user.name "GWEncoder Developer"
git config user.email "developer@gwencoder.local"

# Branch configuration
git config init.defaultBranch main
```

## 📋 .gitignore Rules

### Excluded Files:
- Compiled binaries (`/gwencoder/gwencoder`, `/gwencoder/main`)
- Test files (`testvid.webm`)
- Output files (`*-AV1-*-GWELL.*`)
- Log files (`*.log`, `gwencoder_log.txt`)
- Configuration files (`gwencoder_config.json`)
- Temporary files (`*.tmp`, `*.temp`)
- IDE files (`.vscode/`, `.idea/`)
- OS files (`.DS_Store`, `Thumbs.db`)

### Included Files:
- Source code (`.go` files)
- Documentation (`.md` files)
- Build scripts (`build.sh`, `test_encoding.sh`)
- Module files (`go.mod`)

## 🚀 Quick Git Commands

```bash
# Check status
git status

# View commit history
git log --oneline --graph

# Switch branches
git checkout main
git checkout development

# Create new branch
git checkout -b feature/new-feature

# Add and commit changes
git add .
git commit -m "Descriptive commit message"

# View differences
git diff

# View file history
git log --follow filename
```

## 📊 Repository Statistics

- **Total Commits**: 3
- **Files Tracked**: 12
- **Lines of Code**: ~1,700
- **Branches**: 2 (main, development)
- **Tags**: 0 (ready for v3.0.0 tag)

## 🏷️ Ready for Tagging

The repository is ready for the first release tag:

```bash
git tag -a v3.0.0 -m "GWEncoder v3.0.0 - Initial Release"
git push origin v3.0.0
```

## 🔄 Development Workflow

1. **Feature Development**: Work on `development` branch
2. **Testing**: Test all modes with various video files
3. **Documentation**: Update README, CHANGELOG as needed
4. **Release**: Merge to `main` and create tag
5. **Maintenance**: Bug fixes and improvements

## 📈 Future Enhancements

The git repository is set up to support:
- Feature branches for new encoding modes
- Hotfix branches for bug fixes
- Release branches for version management
- Automated testing and CI/CD integration
- Code review workflows
- Issue tracking integration