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Feature request: Import from JSON? #1065

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@arcanemachine

Hello, I know you're busy and this amazing project is already loaded with things to do. I am just wondering at the feasability of something I would like to do: import a JSON file into a freshly-cloned repo and populate a git-bug issue tracker with that data (which would be exported by git bug ls --format json). Sort of like a bridge, but with JSON instead of a specific git provider.

The background is that I've been having trouble with the bridges, both GitLab (I've tried the dev branch, still having issues), and GitHub (this one I should probably troubleshoot more).

Ultimately, what it comes down to is that I really like the git-bug interface, but my issues in dealing with the bridges led me to the realization that git-bug allows you to export the data as JSON. Because I use the issue tracker as a personal to-do list + notepad (and there are no other lightweight TUI programs (that I could find) that match the git-bug experience), if I was able to take that exported data and import it into a copy of the repo on another machine, then I would be able to use the awesome git-bug interface, with full portability, without any dependence on bridges which could break compatibility at any moment.

I hope this idea makes sense, and I hope it could be implemented without too much effort. :)

Thanks

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