I would like to be able to add my own commands to the TortoiseSVN
context menu, I believe this could be done via some sort of API and/or
static configuration.
The question is: Do others think this is a good idea, who would make
use if it?
It would work like this:
TSVN could be installed normally, then additional program installs
would add functionality through external .dll and/or static
configuration files. These external files would register their
functionality with TortoiseSVN, adding (indeed perhaps removing) items
from the Tortoise context menu. Although separate programs, modified
versions of the TSVN windows installer could add these plugins during
TSVN install in one pass for easy software distribution.
This external 'plugin' would probably be able to do most of its work
through TortoiseProc, though the API would supply something like the
following (pseudo) function:
AddContextMenuItem(MenuItem,Location,MenuCallbackFunction)
GetWorkingVersion(Context)
GetRepositoryPath(Context)
GetContextPath(Context)
GetContextFile(Context)
GetModifiedState(Context)
CallTortoiseProc(Command)
Others....?
The only change to TortoiseProc would be the need for silent
operating, allowing user interaction to be eliminated if necessary.
Thus, these external plugins would have access to some subset of
TSVN's functionality through a combination this new API and the
existing TortoiseProc, this new functionality would include, but not
be limited to:
Gaining information about the working version
Adding items to the context menu(s) while registering some .dll
callback in the process.
The benefit would be that an organisation need only install, configure
and maintain one install; instead of installing both TSVN and SVN
Client plus their additional tool(s). Lastly and most importantly it
would also provide a consistent interface to SVN under windows meaning
less training within organisations regardless of their differing
needs.
What thoughts?
j.
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Received on 2008-09-11 16:11:00 CEST