Ask HN: Interface like Google forms with Git back end?
As we move more towards gitops, I see a lot of processes that could benefit from a simple UI.
Example: modifying user permissions in a kubernetes cluster:
1. User requests permission to a specific namespace by modifying a yaml file and making a PR.
2. Cluster admins review and merge the PR.
3. Cluster admins apply the change.
The paper trail of requests and reviews is a great benefit of using Git for this type of process. However it's inaccessible to users with minimal knowledge of Git.
It seems like it wouldn't be terribly difficult to build a generalizable UI for this type of process. Admins create some forms where inputs map to changes in specific files. When a user fills out a form, the app makes a PR. Admins can review and proceed as usual.
Does such a thing like this exist?
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