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 # asyncgit
 
-*allow using git2 in a asynchronous context*
+*allow using git2 in an asynchronous context*
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+This crate is designed as part of the [gitui](http://gitui.org) project.
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+`asyncgit` provides the primary interface to interact with *git* repositories. It is split into the main module and a `sync` part. The latter provides convenience wrapper for typical usage patterns against git repositories.
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+The primary goal however is to allow putting certain (potentially) long running [git2](https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs) calls onto a thread pool.[crossbeam-channel](https://github.com/crossbeam-rs/crossbeam) is then used to wait for a notification confirming the result. 
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+In `gitui` this allows the main-thread and therefore the *ui* to stay responsive.
 
-This crate is part of the [gitui](http://gitui.org) project.
-It is used put long running [git2](https://github.com/rust-lang/git2-rs) calls onto a thread pool and use [crossbeam-channel](https://github.com/crossbeam-rs/crossbeam) to wait for a message to confirm the call finished.
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