Re: [TSVN] bugtraq feature extension - another approach

Mark Phippard wrote:

> If Subversion were capable of just doing an HTTP GET to retrieve the file
> so that you did not need DAV, then I could maybe see this. Although I
> think having a local file to base this on has it's own problems like
> out-of-date problems.

out-of-date won't be much of a problem. You see, before you start
working on an issue, you do an update (if you don't, you'll risk
conflicts when you try to commit your change later). So that file will
have at least the issue you're working on in it. Also, it is recommended
to do an update before a commit, so then the XML file would be
up-to-date when you do the commit next.

> I also just cannot see using a Subversion repository for this. In a large
> open source project, or an Enterprise system there is just too much issue
> churn.

Not really. The XML file shouldn't contain all the comments made to an
issue. It only has to include the issue number and a short description -
that won't change that often.

> What would you do with the XML file to filter it? We have thousands of
> open issues in our system.

As I mentioned before: that would be the hard part. The issuetracker
would have to server the file directly via DAV and use the username
provided in the authentication process to filter it. And in such a case,
you don't need an actual repository to store the file in - you just
serve the file on-the-fly.

Stefan

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