gwutilz/GIT_SETUP.md

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

# 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

# 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:

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