How sillecelik/go-gopher works
1. Repository type
- This is a static content repository, not an application or service. Its “architecture” is centered on documentation assets: one canonical pattern file, translated copies, and reference images.
2. Primary domain content
- The core artifact is pattern.md, which contains the English master pattern for the Go Gopher amigurumi.
- The other pattern_*.md files are localized versions of the same content, making the repo a multi-language publication set.
3. Localization layer
- Supported translations are split into separate files: Turkish, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, and Russian.
- These files form a simple parallel-document model rather than a programmatic i18n system: each language is a standalone Markdown document.
4. Asset subsystem
- The image/ directory holds the visual reference material used by the pattern docs.
- The README references image/small/gopher_front.jpg for preview; image/large/large.txt suggests a larger image asset set or an index placeholder for higher-resolution references.
5. Documentation entry point
- README.md acts as the navigation and overview layer.
- It introduces the pattern, shows the preview image, points to the canonical pattern, and lists all translated variants.
6. External provenance and attribution
- The pattern is explicitly based on the Go Gopher vector from an external GitHub repository.
- Authorship and craft attribution are externalized in the README, along with an Etsy storefront for the finished product, showing that this repo also functions as a distribution and marketing page.
7. Content flow
- A reader typically enters through README.md, then follows links to pattern.md or a translated pattern file.
- The pattern files likely reference the image assets for visual guidance, so the main flow is README → pattern document → image references.
8. Repository boundaries
- There is no build system, executable code, database, or runtime service.
- The boundary is purely Git-managed static content: Markdown, images, and supporting text.
9. Maintenance model
- Contributions are content-centric: editing the pattern text or adding new translation files.
- This means the repo’s architecture is governed by document consistency across language files, not by code dependencies.
10. How to draw it
- Model the repo as three main blocks: overview/navigation (README.md), **canonical + translated pattern documents (pattern*.md), and media assets (image/)**.
- Add external links to the source vector asset, the Etsy storefront, and the GitHub-hosted preview image as outbound dependencies.
Main entry points: README.md README · pattern.md Pattern · image Image set · pattern_tr.md Turkish
Components 12
Overview
Entry and navigation layer
- README · Repository overview, preview, and language index
README.md
Patterns
Canonical pattern and language variants
- Pattern · English master pattern for the Go Gopher amigurumi
pattern.md - Turkish · Turkish translation of the pattern
pattern_tr.md - German · German translation of the pattern
pattern_de.md - Spanish · Spanish translation of the pattern
pattern_es.md - Portuguese · Brazilian Portuguese translation of the pattern
pattern_pt-br.md - Japanese · Japanese translation of the pattern
pattern_jp.md - Russian · Russian translation of the pattern
pattern_ru.md
Assets
Image references and media support
- Image set · Visual reference assets used by the pattern docs
image - Large assets · Higher-resolution image area or index placeholder
image/large/large.txt
External
Upstream source and storefront references
- Go Gopher · External vector source used as the pattern basis
- Etsy shop · External storefront for the finished product
Connections 25
- README → Pattern: links to · Primary canonical pattern entry
- README → Turkish: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → German: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → Spanish: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → Portuguese: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → Japanese: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → Russian: indexes · Lists available translations
- README → Image set: shows · Preview image and supporting visuals live under the image directory
- Pattern → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the pattern
- Pattern → Large assets: references · Larger asset set or placeholder index
- Turkish → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- German → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- Spanish → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- Portuguese → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- Japanese → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- Russian → Image set: references · Visual guidance for the translation
- Pattern → Go Gopher: based on · Upstream source inspiration and provenance
- README → Go Gopher: attributes · Credits the external source
- README → Etsy shop: promotes · Links to the finished-product storefront
- Pattern → Turkish: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content
- Pattern → German: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content
- Pattern → Spanish: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content
- Pattern → Portuguese: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content
- Pattern → Japanese: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content
- Pattern → Russian: mirrors · Parallel localized version of the same content