Enhance git clone with missing options #1846
Description
Summary
The git clone command in dulwich is missing several useful options that are available in standard git.
Missing Options
--shallow-since: Create a shallow clone with history after a specific date--shallow-exclude: Create a shallow clone excluding commits reachable from specified refs--single-branch: Clone only the history leading to the tip of a single branch--no-tags: Don't clone any tags--recurse-submodules: Initialize and clone submodules recursively
Benefits
These options would improve dulwich's git clone functionality by:
- Enabling shallow clones with specific date constraints using
--shallow-since - Providing more control over shallow clone boundaries with
--shallow-exclude - Reducing clone size and time with
--single-branchand--no-tags - Supporting projects with submodules through
--recurse-submodules
This would bring dulwich's clone command closer to feature parity with standard git and better support modern development practices like CI/CD pipelines that benefit from faster, smaller clones.