Re: testing, and Versioning Model
jamsden@us.ibm.com
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:57:49 -0500
From: jamsden@us.ibm.com
To: ietf-dav-versioning@w3.org
Message-ID: <85256705.00478EB4.00@d54mta03.raleigh.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:57:49 -0500
Subject: Re: testing, and Versioning Model
Geoff,
This mail got kicked back, so I'm sending it through ietf-dav-versioning to
make sure you get it. For the rest on the group, this is a text sketch of
the versioning/parallel development/CM model Geoff and I have been working
on. It is a working document intended for our use that may not be
comprehensible without the conversations we've been having to go along with
it. The plan is to have some details added by our next meeting.
---------------------- Forwarded by Jim Amsden/Raleigh/IBM on 01/26/99
07:50 AM ---------------------------
Jim Amsden
01/25/99 07:31 PM
To: "Geoffrey M. Clemm" <gclemm@tantalum.atria.com>
cc:
Subject: Re: testing, and Versioning Model (Document link not converted)
It made it. Here's my model so far.
WebDAV Versioning Model
This model is based on the scenarios in the Versioning Goals document. Only
typical methods of Resource and Resource collection are include to set the
context. There are many other possible methods. All the methods having
anything to do with versioning, parallel development, and configuration
management are included. Method names were chosen to reflect their
semantics, not a particular implementation or protocol method. Arrays
below are ment to indicate collections of the indicated object are
returned, not necessarily that arrays are the implementation. Pre-defined
types are consistent with Java just so I don't have to define them in the
model.
Objects:
Resource
byte[] getContents()
setContents(byte[] newContents)
MultiStatus getProperties()
setProperty(String name, Element value)
lock()
unlock()
boolean isCollection()
checkIn(boolean isMutable)
-----------------------------------
URL
contents
contentType
properties
ResourceCollection isA Resource
ResourceCollection create()
Resource[] getMembers()
Reference isA Resource
Resource getTarget()
-----------------------------------
target
VersionedResource isA Resource
RevisionHistory getRevisionHistory((mutable | immutable | both))
Revision getRoot()
-----------------------------------
rootRevision
Revision isA WorkingResource
String getRevisionId()
Revision[] getDescendents()
String[] getLabels()
boolean hasLabel(String label)
label(String label)
boolean isMutable()
checkout(boolean makeNewRevision, Activity activity)
Activity[] getActivities()
boolean hasActivity(String url)
WorkingResource isA Resource
Resource[] getAncestors()
Activity getActivity()
RevisionHistory isA Element
LineOfDescent
Derivation
boolean isMutable()
<!ELEMENT ConflictReport (ConflictEntry*)>
<!ELEMENT ConflictEntry EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST ConflictEntry
source CDATA #REQUIRED
target CDATA #REQUIRED
>
Configuration isA Activity -- a persistent Activity?
Revision[] getMembers()
addMember(Revision member)
removeMember(Revision member)
containsMember(Revision revision)
Activity[] differencesWith(Configuration configuration)
Workspace isA Resource
VersionSelectionRule getRevisionSelectionRule()
setRevisionSelectionRule(VersionSelectionRule selectionRule)
Activity getCurrentActivity()
setCurrentActivity(Activity value)
Activity createActivity(url)
Resource getResource(url)
VersionedResource getVersionedResource(url)
mergeActivity(Activity activity)
ConflictReport getMergeConflicts(Activity activity)
<!ELEMENT VersionSelectionRule ((configuration | activity | label |
latest)*)>
<!ELEMENT configuration (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT activity (label | latest)>
<!ELEMENT label (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT latest EMPTY>
Activity isA Resource
Resoruce[] getMembers()
boolean containsMember(Resource resource)
Who lists activities in the repository?
Who lists workspaces in the repository?
Relationships:
1 ResourceCollection (parent) may contain many Resources (child)
1 Reference (link) refers to 1 Resource (target)
Many Revisions (descendent) was-derived-from many Revisions (ancestor)
through a Derivation
1 VersionedResource has 1 Revision (root)
Many Workspaces resolve Many Resources
1 Workspace contains 1 CurrentActivity
1 Workspace contains 1 VersionSelectionRule
1 Activity contains Many WorkingRevisions
Many Activities contain Many Revisions
1 WorkingRevision is-checkedout-in 1 Activity
Semantics:
Resource
--------------
byte[] getContents()
Get the contents of a resource.
setContents(byte[] newContents)
Set the contents of a resource to a new value.
MultiStatus getProperties()
Get the properties of a resource.
setProperty(String name, Element value)
Set the property of a resource.
lock()
unlock()
boolean isCollection()
checkIn(boolean isMutable)
Checkin a working resource, or a resource that is not currently a versioned
resource. Set its mutability as indicated. Sets the is-derived-from
(isMutable false) or was-derived-from (isMutable true) relationship.
ResourceCollection isA Resource
--------------------------------------------------
ResourceCollection create()
Resource[] getMembers()
Reference isA Resource
-------------------------------------
Resource getTarget()
VersionedResource isA Resource
---------------------------------------------------
RevisionHistory getRevisionHistory((mutable | immutable | both))
Revision getRoot()
Revision isA WorkingResource
-----------------------------------------------
String getRevisionId()
Revision[] getDescendents()
String[] getLabels()
boolean hasLabel(String label)
label(String label)
boolean isMutable()
checkout(boolean makeNewRevision, Activity activity)
Checkout a revision in the given activity. The checkout fails if the
resource is already checked out in that activity by some other user. If
makeNewRevision is true, create a new revision that is a copy of the
ancestor. Otherwise, just checkout in place. Checkout in place will fail
if the resource is immutable.
Activity[] getActivities()
Get the activities this revision has been or is checked out in. Each
activity represents a parallel development stream.
boolean hasActivity(String url)
WorkingResource isA Resource
------------------------------------------------
Resource[] getAncestors()
Activity getActivity()
RevisionHistory isA Element
LineOfDescent
Configuration isA Activity -- a persistent Activity?
Revision[] getMembers()
addMember(Revision member)
removeMember(Revision member)
containsMember(Revision revision)
Activity[] differencesWith(Configuration configuration)
Returns a collection of Activities containing revisions that are different
in the source and target configurations.
Workspace isA Resource
--------------------------------------
VersionSelectionRule getRevisionSelectionRule()
setRevisionSelectionRule(VersionSelectionRule selectionRule)
Activity getCurrentActivity()
setCurrentActivity(Activity value)
Activity createActivity(url)
Resource getResource(url)
Resolve a resource URL in the context of this workspace and return the
resource. It may be an unversioned resource, a working revision, or a
mutable or immutable revision.
VersionedResource getVersionedResource(url)
mergeActivity(Activity activity)
May want to leave this out as it will require interaction with a user and
is therefore not applicable to a server.
ConflictReport getMergeConflicts(Activity activity)
Activity isA Resource
-------------------------------
Resoruce[] getMembers()
boolean containsMember(Resource resource)
Who lists activities in the repository?
Who lists workspaces in the repository? (are there well-known collections
that contain these in the server?)
Where and what is the default activity ("mainline"?)
Where and what is the default workspace (has version selection rule is
"latest", default activity is activity of ancestor or "mainline" if there
is no ancestor?)