Re: Functional and UI spec for local moves

On 17 jan 2013, at 20:59, Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Ben and I recently started producing a functional and UI spec for local moves:
>
> <https://wiki.apache.org/subversion/LocalMoves>

I think the table in the wiki provides a well needed overview. If nothing else, it demonstrates the the amount of points of interaction with other commands.

I don't have the knowledge to comment on some things, but I have a lot of interest in seeing move materialise. There was nothing in the wiki page that I have any issues with.

> Idea: 'to' path identifies the move; 'from' path identifies any
> replacement at that path???"

That makes a lot of sense, especially considering replace. Also, it somehow feels consistent with how copy works today (the to-path is key). That should not be a constraint, but still important for end user adoption/understanding.

Regarding revert and --force:

Yes, I think --force should be required to break the move into copy/delete. It would otherwise become one of those incredibly annoying mistakes.

- If both to-path and from-path are included on svn revert, perform revert of the whole move. No force required.
- If from-path has been replaced, the move can not be reverted. The replace must be reverted before (i.e. reverse order to how they were moved).
- If either from-path or (exclusive) to-path is included, require force to break move into copy/delete.

Most of this was just rephrasing of the wiki, except the suggestion to revert the move if both sides are included in the command.

Good stuff,
Thomas Å.
Received on 2013-01-20 22:09:56 CET