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Clone faster!
Sparo optimizes performance of Git operations for your large frontend monorepo.
Key features
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Familiar interface: The
sparo
command-line interface (CLI) wrapper offers better defaults and performance suggestions without altering the familiargit
syntax. (The nativegit
CLI is also supported.) -
A proven solution: Git provides quite a lot of ingredients for optimizing very large repos; Sparo is your recipe for combining these features intelligently.
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Simplified sparse checkout: Work with sparse checkout profiles instead of confusing "cones" and globs
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Frontend integration: Sparo leverages Rush and PNPM workspace configurations, including the ability to automatically checkout project dependencies
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Dual workflows: The
sparo-ci
tool implements a specialized checkout model optimized for continuous integration (CI) pipelines -
Extra safeguards: Avoid common Git mistakes such as checkouts with staged files outside the active view
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Go beyond Git hooks: Optionally collect anonymized Git timing metrics in your monorepo, enabling your build team to set data-driven goals for local developer experience (not just CI!)
(Metrics are transmitted to your own service and are not accessible by any other party.)
Quick demo
Try out Sparo in 5 easy steps:
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Ensure you are using the latest Git version. For macOS, we recommend to use brew install git. For other operating systems, see the Git documentation for instructions.
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Clone your RushJS monorepo:
sparo clone https://github.com/my-company/my-monorepo.git
👉 For a real world demo, try this repo: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-js.git
💡 Support for PNPM and Yarn workspaces is planned but not implemented yet. Contributions welcome!
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Define a Sparo profile describing the subset of repository folders for Git sparse checkout. Here is a basic example:
common/sparo-profiles/my-team.json
{ "selections": [ { "selector": "--to", "argument": "my-rush-project" } ] }
The
--to
project selector instructs Sparo to checkout all dependencies in the workspace that are required to buildmy-rush-project
.👉 If you're demoing azure-sdk-for-js, replace
my-rush-project
with@azure/arm-commerce
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Check out your Sparo profile:
sparo checkout --profile my-team
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For everyday work, consider choosing mirrored subcommands such as
sparo revert
instead ofgit revert
. The Sparo wrapper provides (1) better defaults, (2) suggestions for better performance, and (3) optional anonymized performance metrics.Examples:
sparo pull sparo commit -m "Example command"