Enter the Sparse-Index protocol, shaking things up by ditching Git in favor of a direct HTTPS approach. Now, Cargo fetches files from the index specifically related to your project's crate dependencies. No need for a bulky index fetch; the Sparse protocol ‘leaps over’ the scaling issues of Git, ensuring a faster and more efficient experience when dealing with crates.io or Artifactory.
Deprecation notice:
Starting July 2024, all upcoming JFrog Artifactory versions will exclusively feature the Sparse Index Protocol by default, and the use of Git indexing will be discontinued.
Deprecation notice:
Starting July 2024, all upcoming JFrog Artifactory versions will exclusively feature the Sparse Index Protocol by default, and the use of Git indexing will be discontinued.