Artifact 3180d9f1a4435bfd28915a298c877ef840ef1aa5

File ideas.txt part of check-in [6847e9b22a] - Ran an old fossil, did not auto-push... Updated ideas.txt to reflect that work has begun on this task and what has already been done. Hopefully this one will auto-push... by jnc on 2007-09-25 07:15:02.

Properties:

   * Started out as tags.  AKU suggests adding a value.  That
     seems to work well.
   * If the name begins with "br" then it propagates to non-merge
     children.
   * Special tags and properties:
      +  br-bg-color=COLOR and bg-color=COLOR  -- Set timeline BG color
      +  comment=TEXT         -- Revise the check-in comment text
      +  user=TEXT            -- Revise the check-in username
      +  closed               -- Do not display as a leaf
   * Tags and properties initially live in the tagxref table.
   * Separate operation captured tags and properites as artifacts 
     so that they can be synced.


Possible ticket file format:

   "Ticket"
   title: TEXT
   ticketid: TEXT
   exists-in: BASELINE   -- 0 or more
   fixed-in: BASELINE    -- 0 or more
   tag: TAG              -- 0 or more
   created: DATETIME
   attachment: FILENAME DESCRIPTION
   parent: UUID*
   derived-from: TICKET-FILENAME
   description: MULTILINE-TEXT
   remarks: MULTILINE-TEXT

   * Things handles with tags:
     created-by
     assigned-to
     priority
     severity
     target-release
     status
     resolution
     type
     subsystem

Wiki header format:
   "WikiPage"
   parent: UUID*
   title: TEXT
   pagename: TEXT
   mode: (readonly|appendonly|readwrite)
   attachment: UUID name description

   * Header ends with a blank line.  wiki content follows.

Need a dephantomize algorithm


Random thoughts:

  * Plink.isprim changed to record:
     +  child is the principal descendent of parent. (1)
     +  child is a branch from parent (2)
     +  child uses parent as a merge (0)

  * website can toggle isprim between principal and branch.
     + How to preserve across rebuild.  A new record type?
     + How to share with other repositories
  * isprim guessed using userid of parent and child.  Change
    in id suggests a branch.  Same id suggests principal.
    For a tie, go with the earliest check-in as the principal'

  * Autosync mode
     * Notes:
       + Designed to avoid branching in highly collaborative 
         environments.
     * Outstanding:
       + On commit, first pull.  If commit baseline is not a tip
         prompt user to cancel or branch.  Default is cancel.
       + Need an "undo" capability
     * Done:
       * Set a preferred remote repository to use as a server
          =  Clone repository is the default
       * Push after commit
       * Automatically pull prior to update.

  * Archeological webpage improvements:
     + Use a small amount of CSS+javascript on timelines so that
       branching structure is displayed on mouseover.  On mouseover
       of a checkin, highlight other checkins that are direct (non-merge)
       descendents and ancestors of the mouseover checkin.
     + Timeline showing individual branches
     + Timeline shows forks and merges
     + Tags shown on timeline (maybe) and in vinfo (surely).

Features needed:
  * Means to suppress artifacts
  * Means to cap a branch
  * Ticketing
     +  Problem is/is-not expressed in baseline X.
     +  Append comment and zero or more attachments
  * Modify comments on baselines
  * Append comments to any artifact
  * Wiki?

  

Extended manifests.
  * normal manifest has:
       C comment
       D date-time
       F* filename uuid
       P uuid ...           -- omitted for first manifest
       R repository-md5sum
       U user-login
       Z manifest-checksum

  * Accessory:
       A uuid|* attachment-uuid description
       D date-time
       E uuid new-comment
       G uuid appended-remark
       S repositoryid serial-number
       T (+|-)tag uuid
       U userid
       X uuid-to-surpress
       Z this-file-checksum

  * Change the comment on a version:   -- always a leaf except in cluster
       D date-time
       E new-comment
       P uuid              -- baseline whose comment is changed
       U user-login
       Z checksum
       -- most recent wins
  * Wiki edit
       A* name uuid   -- zero or more attachments
       C? comment
       D date-time
       N name         -- name of the wiki page
       P uuid ...     -- omit for new wiki
       U user-login
       W uuid         -- The content file
       Z manifest-cksum
  * Ticket edit
       A* name uuid   -- zero or more attachments
       D date-time
       N name         -- name of the ticket
       P uuid         -- omit for new ticket
       T uuid         -- content of the ticket
       U user-login
       Z manifest-cksum
  * Set or erase a tag    -- most recent date wins
       B* (+|-)tag uuid
       C? comment
       D date-time
       V* (+|-) tag uuid    -- + to set, - to clear.  
       Z manifest-cksum
       -- Must have at least one B or V.
       -- Branch tag "hidden" means do not sync
       -- Version tag "closed" means do not display as a leaf
  * A cluster
       M+ uuid
       Z manifest-cksum

  * Complete set of cards in a control file:
       A filename uuid             
       B (+|-)branch-tag uuid      
       C comment                   
       D date-time                 
       E uuid edited-comment       
       F filename uuid             
       M uuid                      
       N name                      
       P uuid ...                  
       R repository-md5sum         
       T uuid                      
       U user-login                
       V (+|-)version-tag uuid     
       W uuid                      
       Z manifest-checksum