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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package forgepb;
+
+import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto"; // Import the well-known type for Timestamp
+
+// define 3 branches. that is all that is supported
+// the term 'master' is used in the code because 'main' is a reserved word in golang already
+// allow 'read only' and 'private' flags
+// package names sometimes must be different than the binary name
+// for example 'zookeeper' is packaged as 'zookeeper-go'
+//      due to the prior apache foundation project. This happens and is ok!
+message ForgeConfig {
+  string goPath			= 1; // Examples: 'go.wit.com/apps/go-clone' or "~/mythings" or "/home/src/foo"
+
+  bool writable			= 2; // if you have write access to the repo
+  bool readOnly			= 3; // the opposite, but needed for now because I don't know what I'm doing
+  bool private			= 4; // if the repo can be published
+  bool directory		= 5; // everything in this directory should use these writable & private values
+  bool favorite			= 6; // you like this. always git clone/go clone this repo
+  bool interesting		= 7; // this is something interesting you found and want to remember it
+
+  string masterBranch		= 8; // git 'main' or 'master' branch name
+  string develBranch		= 9; // whatever the git 'devel' branch name is
+  string userBranch		= 10; // whatever your username branch is
+
+  string debName 		= 11; // the actual name used with 'apt install' (or distro apt equivalent.
+// todo: appeal to everyone to alias 'apt' on rhat, gentoo, arch, etc to alias 'apt install' 
+// so we can make easier instructions for new linux users. KISS
+
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp     verstamp      = 12;    // the git commit timestamp of the version
+}
+
+// TODO: autogen 'Repos'
+message ForgeConfigs {
+	string   uuid	        = 1;    // could be useful for /usr/share/file/magic someday?
+	string   version        = 2;    // could be used for protobuf schema change violations?
+	repeated ForgeConfig 	ForgeConfigs = 3;
+}