Fold the merge_automatic API into the existing merge_peg API
From: Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:18:48 +0000 (GMT)
Brane told me that while updating the JavaHL API he noticed that the new svn_client_merge_automatic() is Yet Another Merge API, and would prefer make the existing JavaHL merge API encompass that functionality rather than add yet another variant. So I said if let's see if we can apply that idea to the libsvn_client API.
Idea: 'automatic' merge is (in a high level logical sense) most similar to a subset of the 'pegged' merge. So make 'merge_peg' do the automatic merge (like calling the automatic merge API) if the params are suitable. The intention is that this should be easier for Subversion client developers to understand and for them to DTRT.
API differences between pegged and automatic merge:
Pegged merge Automatic merge
The 'find'API: Single merge_peg call does Separate'find' and 'do' calls.
Source: revision ranges X:Y[,X:Y...] revision range 0:Y
Target: optional non-WC tgt for 'find'
If mergeinfo: skip already-merged revs (same)
No mergeinfo: don't skip revs error out
Options differ: allow_mixed_rev allow_mixed_rev
At that level, it looks close enough to be feasible to embed 'automatic' merge inside 'pegged'. I'm looking closer now.
Any thoughts?
- Julian
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