Function scan_git 

pub fn scan_git(
    name: &str,
    git_config: &GitConnectorConfig,
    db_path: &Path,
) -> Result<Vec<SourceItem>>

Scan a Git repository and produce SourceItems.

Workflow

1. Determine a local cache directory for the clone.
2. Clone (shallow if configured) or pull to update.
3. Walk files under the configured root subdirectory.
4. Apply include/exclude globs.
5. Extract per-file metadata from git log.
6. Generate web-browsable URLs.

Arguments

• name — the instance name (e.g. "platform"). Used as part of the source identifier: "git:<name>".
• git_config — the Git connector configuration for this instance.
• db_path — path to the SQLite database, used to derive the default cache directory.

Errors

Returns an error if:

• git binary is not available
• Clone or pull fails
• The configured root subdirectory does not exist in the repo