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+# Libra Development
+
+In theory, libra should run on all platforms that support rust and sqlite.
+
+## storage
+
+Libra store project's data in `.libra` directory in the root of the project.
+
+Libra use sqlite to store some information, such as config, HEAD, refs, which are files in git. However, we keep `index file` and `objects` in the file system, which is the same as git.
+
+The structure of `.libra` directory:
+
+```bash
+.libra/
+├── libra.db
+└── objects
+    ├── xx
+    │   └── 9dda22e9f8a653838120287d1813305be6cfb3
+    ├── info
+    └── pack
+```
+
+## Data Model
+
+### Database
+
+Libra use `sea-orm` to interact with sqlite database. The data model is defined in `libra/src/internal/model`, with two tables: `config` and `reference`.
+
+The `config` table is used to store the configuration of the project, which corresponds to the `config` file in git. The `reference` table is used to store the reference of the project, which corresponds to the `HEAD` and `refs/*` files in git.
+
+The relationship between the git file and the sqlite table is as follows:
+
+-   **reference**:
+
+| Category                              | Description                                                    | Database format                                                                                                                                         |
+| ------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `.git/HEAD `                          | Current head pointer (branch or commit hash)                   | - Reference(name=<branch>; kind=HEAD;commit=null;remote=null) <br />- Reference(name=null; kind=HEAD;commit=<commit hash>;remote=null)                  |
+| `.git/refs/heads/<branch>`            | Branch name, can’t be “HEAD”                                   | - Reference(name=<branch>, kind=Branch; commit=<commit hash>; remote=null)                                                                              |
+| `.git/refs/tags/<tag> `               | Similar to branch                                              | - Reference(name=<tag>, kind=Tag; commit=<commit hash>; remote=null)                                                                                    |
+| `.git/refs/remotes/<remote>/<branch>` | Contains branch heads and HEAD*Remote HEAD can’t be detached.* | - Reference(name=<branch>, kind=Branch; commit=<commit hash>; remote=<remote>)<br />- Reference(name=<branch>; type=HEAD; commit=null; remote=<remote>) |
+
+-   **config**:
+
+```ini
+# config Example
+[core]
+        filemode = true
+        ignorecase = false
+[remote "origin"]
+        url = url.git
+        fetch = +refs/heads……
+```
+
+| Category     | Description              | Database format                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| ------------ | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `.gitconfig` | Ini format configuration | - Config(configuration=”core”; name=null; key=”filemode”;value=”true” )<br />- Config(configuration=”core”; name=null; key=”ignorecase”;value=”false” ) <br />- Config(configuration=”remote”; name=”origin”; key=”url”;value=”url.git” )<br />- Config(configuration=”remote”; name=”null”; key=”fetch”;value=”+refs……” ) |
+
+### Business Model Design
+
+For decoupling, the `sea-orm` model is not directly used in the code, and the business model is redefined (located in `libra/src/internal`), and common CRUD operations are implemented.
+
+Currently, the `config`, `head` and `reference` models are implemented.
+
+### Git Model
+
+Libra use mega's shared model to interact with git objects. The model is defined in `mercury/src/internal`.
+
+The model is used to interact with the git object, such as `commit`, `tree`, `blob`, `tag`, `index`, `pack`, `pack-index`, etc.
+
+Libar use interface in `libra/src/command/mod.rs` to process git object's read and write.
+
+## Add new command
+
+Libra use `clap` to parse the command line arguments. And each subcommand define it's own struct to parse the arguments. The arguments match is defined in `libra/src/main.rs`.
+
+Use `libra push` as an example.
+
+1. Add a new file in `libra/src/command` named `push.rs`, and add it to the `mod.rs` file.
+
+2. Define the subcommand struct and implement the `Parse` trait.
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+pub struct PushArgs {
+    #[clap(requires("refspec"))]
+    repository: Option<String>,
+    #[clap(requires("repository"))]
+    refspec: Option<String>,
+}
+```
+
+3. Define the funtion to handle the subcommand, usually named `execute`
+
+```rust
+pub async fn execute(args: PushArgs){
+    unimplemented!()
+}
+```
+
+4. Add the subcommand to the `Command` enum in `libra/src/main.rs`
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
+enum Commands {
+    // ......
+    #[command(about = "Update remote refs along with associated objects")]
+    Push(command::push::PushArgs),
+}
+```
+
+5. Add the subcommand to the `match` in `libra/src/main.rs`
+
+```rust
+    // parse the command and execute the corresponding function with it's args
+    match args.command {
+        // ......
+        Commands::Push(args) => command::push::execute(args).await,
+    }
+```
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 ### Others
 - [ ] `.gitignore` and `.gitattributes`
 - [ ] `lfs`
-- [ ] `ssh`
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+- [ ] `ssh`
+
+## Development
+Refs to [Development](../docs/libra/development.md)
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