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[memory bank] Initialize cline memory bank (#20632)
* [memory bank] Initialize cline memory bank Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Start documenting first components (blobserve, content-service, dashboard, ws-manager-mk2) Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document more components (supervisor, ws-daemon) Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] More components (ide-service, registry-facade, image-builder-mk3) Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document proxy, server and ws-proxy Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document gitpod-cli and gitpod-db Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document gitpod-protocol Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document ide-proxy, ide and ws-manager-bridge Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document ide-metrics and local-app Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document public-api-serverr and usage Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document common-go and workspacekit Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Document spicedb, scrubber and service-waiter Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Documented docker-up, image-builder-bob, node-labeler Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Documented openvsx-proxy, scheduler-extender, ipfs Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud * [memory-bank] Update rules to lay out the "components" structure Tool: gitpod/catfood.gitpod.cloud
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‎memory-bank/.clinerules‎

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# Gitpod Project Intelligence
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This file captures important patterns, preferences, and project intelligence that help me work more effectively with the Gitpod codebase. It serves as a learning journal that will be updated as I discover new insights.
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## Project Structure Patterns
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- **Component Organization**: The project is organized into components, each with its own directory in the `components/` folder
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- **API Definitions**: API definitions are typically in separate packages with `-api` suffix (e.g., `content-service-api`)
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- **Protocol Buffers**: gRPC service definitions use Protocol Buffers (`.proto` files)
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- **Build Configuration**: Each component has a `BUILD.yaml` file defining its build configuration
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- **Docker Configuration**: Components that run as containers have a `leeway.Dockerfile`
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## Code Style Preferences
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- **Go Code**:
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- Follow standard Go conventions (gofmt)
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- Error handling with explicit checks
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- Context propagation for cancellation
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- Structured logging
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- **TypeScript Code**:
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- Use TypeScript for type safety
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- React for UI components
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- Functional components with hooks
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- ESLint and Prettier for formatting
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## Development Workflow
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- **Build System**: Use Leeway for building components
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- `leeway build` to build specific components
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- `leeway exec` to run commands across components
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- **Testing**:
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- Unit tests alongside code
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- Integration tests in separate directories
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- End-to-end tests in the `test/` directory
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- **Local Development**:
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- Use Gitpod workspaces for development (dogfooding)
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- Components can be run individually for testing
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- Preview environments for testing changes
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## Critical Implementation Paths
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- **Workspace Lifecycle**: The critical path for workspace operations involves:
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- Workspace Manager
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- Image Builder
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- Kubernetes
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- Workspace Daemon
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- Supervisor
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- **User Authentication**: The critical path for user authentication involves:
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- Auth Service
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- Dashboard
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- Proxy
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## Known Challenges
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- **Build System Complexity**: The Leeway build system has a learning curve
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- **Component Dependencies**: Understanding dependencies between components can be challenging
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- **Testing Environment**: Setting up proper testing environments for all components
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## Tool Usage Patterns
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- **VS Code**: Primary IDE for TypeScript development
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- **GoLand/IntelliJ**: Often used for Go development
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- **Docker**: Used for containerized development and testing
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- **kubectl**: Used for interacting with Kubernetes clusters
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- **Werft**: CI/CD system for automated builds and tests
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## Documentation Patterns
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- **README.md**: Each component should have a README explaining its purpose
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- **API Documentation**: Generated from Protocol Buffer definitions
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- **Architecture Documentation**: System-level documentation in various formats
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- **Memory Bank Documentation**:
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- Component-specific documentation is stored in `memory-bank/components/` directory
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- Each component gets its own markdown file with detailed information about its purpose, architecture, and implementation
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- API components (with "*-api" suffix) should NOT be documented separately as they are typically just interface definitions
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- Component documentation should focus on the main service components that implement business logic
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- Documentation follows a consistent structure with sections for Overview, Purpose, Architecture, Key Features, etc.
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## Evolution of Project Decisions
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This section will be updated as I learn about how and why certain architectural and design decisions were made.
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### Memory Bank Organization
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- **Component Documentation**: The decision to create separate documentation files for each component in the `memory-bank/components/` directory was made to:
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1. Provide a clear, organized structure for component documentation
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2. Allow for detailed documentation of each component's purpose, architecture, and implementation
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3. Make it easier to find information about specific components
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4. Enable incremental updates to component documentation without affecting other files
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- **API Component Exclusion**: The decision to exclude "*-api" components from separate documentation was made because:
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1. API components primarily contain interface definitions, not implementation logic
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2. The interfaces are typically documented within the main service component that implements them
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3. Documenting API components separately would create redundancy
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4. The focus should be on documenting the service components that implement business logic
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## User Preferences
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This section will be updated as I learn about specific user preferences for working with the codebase.
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Note: This file will be continuously updated as I work with the Gitpod codebase and discover new patterns, preferences, and insights.

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# Active Context: Gitpod
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## Current Work Focus
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We are focusing on understanding the Gitpod codebase and architecture. The primary goal is to build a comprehensive knowledge base that will allow for effective development, troubleshooting, and enhancement of the Gitpod platform.
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Key areas of focus include:
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1. **System Architecture Understanding**: Mapping out the relationships between components and services
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2. **Component Documentation**: Creating detailed documentation for each component
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3. **Development Workflow**: Understanding how to effectively develop and test changes
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4. **Documentation**: Maintaining a comprehensive memory bank for future reference
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## Recent Changes
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- Created the initial memory bank structure with core files
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- Added a components subdirectory to the memory bank
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- Created detailed documentation for key components:
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- blobserve: Service that provides static assets from OCI images
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- content-service: Manages various types of content within the platform
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- dashboard: Web-based user interface for Gitpod
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- ws-manager-mk2: Kubernetes controller for managing workspace lifecycle
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- supervisor: Init process that runs inside each workspace container
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- ws-daemon: Node-level daemon for workspace operations
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- ide-service: Manages IDE configurations and resolves workspace IDE requirements
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- registry-facade: Modifies container images by adding layers for workspaces
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- image-builder-mk3: Builds custom workspace images from user-defined Dockerfiles
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- server: Main backend service handling API requests and user management
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- proxy: Main entry point for all HTTP and WebSocket traffic
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- ws-proxy: Handles routing and proxying of traffic to workspaces
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- gitpod-cli: Command-line interface for interacting with Gitpod workspaces
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- gitpod-db: Database layer for the Gitpod platform
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- gitpod-protocol: Core type definitions and shared protocol library
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- ide: Packages and manages IDEs available in Gitpod workspaces
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- ide-proxy: Serves static IDE-related assets and proxies requests
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- ws-manager-bridge: Bridges between workspace managers and the rest of the platform
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- ide-metrics: Collects and processes metrics and error reports from IDE components
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- local-app: Provides tools for interacting with Gitpod workspaces from local machine
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- public-api-server: Provides a stable, versioned API for programmatic access to Gitpod
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- usage: Tracks, calculates, and manages workspace usage and billing
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- common-go: Foundational Go library providing shared utilities across services
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- workspacekit: Manages container setup and namespace isolation for workspaces
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- spicedb: Provides authorization and permission management
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- scrubber: Removes or masks sensitive information from data
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- service-waiter: Waits for services to become available
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- docker-up: Sets up and manages Docker within workspace containers
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- image-builder-bob: Builds and pushes workspace images during workspace startup
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- node-labeler: Manages node labels and annotations for workspace scheduling
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- openvsx-proxy: Caching proxy service for the OpenVSX registry
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- scheduler-extender: Extends Kubernetes scheduling capabilities for workspaces
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- ipfs: Provides distributed content-addressable storage for container images
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As work progresses, this section will continue to be updated to reflect:
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- Additional component documentation
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- Code changes implemented
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- Bug fixes
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- Feature additions
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- Refactoring efforts
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## Next Steps
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The immediate next steps are:
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1. **Explore Component Interactions**: Understand how components interact with each other
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2. **Set Up Development Environment**: Configure a local development environment for effective testing
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3. **Identify Initial Tasks**: Determine specific tasks or improvements to focus on
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4. **Establish Testing Approach**: Define how changes will be tested and validated
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5. **Update Memory Bank**: Continue to refine and expand the memory bank as new information is discovered
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## Active Decisions and Considerations
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### Architecture Decisions
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- **Component Boundaries**: Understanding and respecting the boundaries between different microservices
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- **API Contracts**: Maintaining compatibility with existing API contracts
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- **Performance Considerations**: Ensuring changes maintain or improve performance characteristics
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### Development Approach
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- **Testing Strategy**: Determining appropriate testing approaches for different types of changes
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- **Documentation Standards**: Establishing standards for code documentation and memory bank updates
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- **Collaboration Model**: Defining how to effectively collaborate with the team
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### Technical Considerations
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- **Backward Compatibility**: Ensuring changes maintain compatibility with existing clients and integrations
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- **Security Implications**: Evaluating security implications of any changes
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- **Scalability**: Considering how changes impact system scalability
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## Current Questions and Uncertainties
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As we begin working with the Gitpod codebase, several questions and uncertainties exist:
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1. **Component Interactions**: How do the various components interact in specific scenarios?
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2. **Performance Bottlenecks**: What are the current performance bottlenecks in the system?
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3. **Testing Approach**: What is the most effective way to test changes to different components?
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4. **Deployment Process**: What is the process for deploying changes to production?
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5. **Feature Priorities**: What features or improvements are currently prioritized?
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These questions will be addressed as we continue to explore the codebase and work with the system.
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## Active Experiments
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No active experiments are currently in progress. This section will be updated as experiments are designed and conducted to test hypotheses about the system or potential improvements.
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## Recent Learnings
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Initial exploration of the Gitpod codebase has revealed:
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- **Microservices Architecture**: Gitpod is built as a collection of loosely coupled services, each with specific responsibilities
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- **Go and TypeScript**: Backend services are primarily written in Go, while frontend components use TypeScript/React
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- **Kubernetes Native**: Many components are designed as Kubernetes controllers or operators
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- **gRPC Communication**: Services communicate using gRPC for efficient, typed communication
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- **Component Patterns**: Components follow consistent patterns:
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- Go services typically have a cmd/ directory with command implementations
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- TypeScript services use React and modern frontend practices
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- Most components have a clear separation between API definitions and implementations
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This section will be continuously updated as new insights are gained through working with the system.

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# Blobserve Component
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## Overview
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Blobserve is a service that provides static assets from OCI (Open Container Initiative) images. It serves as a specialized content delivery mechanism for container images, allowing efficient access to static content within those images.
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## Purpose
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## Architecture
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Blobserve operates as an HTTP server that:
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### Internal Dependencies
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- `components/common-go:lib`: Common Go utilities used across Gitpod
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## Security Considerations
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