RE: Re: Obliterate - client-side authorization [was: Obliterate - call graph, esp. repos and FS layers]
From: Andy Bolstridge <andy_at_bolstridge.plus.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:51:36 -0700 (PDT)
I can give you another reason to make the obliterate functionality part of the client system (even if its turned off or the command itself is not exposed), and that's implementing shelving functionality.
Once obliterate is with us, and it frees up disc space, SVN can get 'temporary commits' that are deleted once the temps are fully committed. The entire system could be implemented as switching to a special hidden path in the repo and committing. When a full commit occurs, the hidden commits can be obliterated in the background.
I don't know how the client commands would look, but it could be implemented entirely on the client if obliterate was a client-callable option.
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