Overview (Versioning Core)

Versioning Core
Package	Description
org.netbeans.modules.versioning.core.api	Everybody trying to provide own implementation of a NetBeans VCS module should be interested in APIs in this package.
org.netbeans.modules.versioning.core.filesystems	Everybody trying to provide own implementation of file system should be interested in APIs in this package.
org.netbeans.modules.versioning.core.spi	SPI to integrate a VCS module into the NetBeans IDE
org.netbeans.modules.versioning.core.util

The module provides the necessary functionality for Source Code Management (SCM or Versioning) modules to fully integrate into the IDE workflow.

FSIndependentVersioningSPI Enables to fully integrate into the IDE workflow filesystem independent Source Code Management (SCM or Versioning) modules.

What is New (see all changes)?

Use Cases

Main and Popup Menu usecases come from the UI spec available here: Versioning UI spec

Main Menu Itegration

All installed SCM systems must cooperate while constructing popup and main menus, see UI spec.

Popup Menu Itegration

All installed SCM systems must cooperate while constructing popup and main menus, see UI spec.

Coloring and Badging (annotations)

An SCM system needs a way to annotate labels and icons in the IDE.

Automated Versioning

To enable automated versioning (adds, removes, moves, delets), a SCM system needs to integrate at the lowest level into the IDE's filesystem layer. Refactoring is the most critical filesystem client here.

Exported Interfaces

This table lists all of the module exported APIs with defined stability classifications. It is generated based on answers to questions about the architecture of the module. Read them all...

Group of java interfaces

Interface Name	In/Out	Stability	Specified in What Document?
FSIndependentVersioningSPI	Exported	Under Development	Enables to fully integrate into the IDE workflow filesystem independent Source Code Management (SCM or Versioning) modules.

Group of property interfaces

Interface Name	In/Out	Stability	Specified in What Document?
versioning.netbeans.user.versioned	Exported	Private	NetBeans userdir is by default excluded from version control for performance reason. This can be overridden by setting the property to `true`.

Implementation Details

Where are the sources for the module?

The sources for the module are in the NetBeans Mercurial repositories.

What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one, in addition to or instead of a plain module dependency?

No special requirements here.

Read more about the implementation in the answers to architecture questions.

Versioning CoreUnder Development