gix2

gix2 is an open-source software library and toolkit for interacting with Git repositories. It is intended as the successor to the gix project, providing a high-level, ergonomic API for reading and manipulating Git data while emphasizing correctness, performance, and cross-platform portability.

The project is implemented primarily in Rust and follows a modular architecture that separates concerns such as object storage, references, commits, trees, packfiles, and remotes. It supports streaming access to packfiles, efficient in-memory representations where possible, and asynchronous I/O. A pluggable transport layer enables remote operations over different protocols, while the object model remains compatible with standard Git data formats.

gix2 targets developers who need to embed Git functionality into applications, tooling, or CI pipelines. The API covers reading commits and trees, traversing histories, resolving references, and performing basic remote operations, with emphasis on safety and predictability. It is designed to interoperate with existing Git objects and references and to integrate with common Rust ecosystems.

The project is released as open-source under a permissive license and is maintained by the Gix community. It is presented as a modern alternative to earlier Git libraries, with a focus on API stability, concurrency, and clear documentation.

See also: gix, git, rust, gitoxide.