Re: [PATCH] Proof of concept: User defined command extensions for subversion core

["Hyrum K. Wright" <hy...@mail.utexas.edu>]

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James Hanley wrote:
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> There are a number of scripts that run "outside" of subversion
> that use the API.
> 
> I was think that it would be a easier solution for the end user
> if those scripts could be embedded into the subversion core,
> having them associated with a specific repo or path in the
> repo.  This way there is one interface to the user for
> executing commands - svn.  This could also be extended to other
> svn clients such as tortoise.  That was new commands could be
> dynamically added to subversion.
> 
> I wrote this patch as a proof of concept.  I am fairly
> unfamiliar with the code base and was stumbling through.  The
> patch as it is right now just allows simple IO (in case you
> want to write a hello-world) for the purpose of showing
> capabilities.  I've included a property svn:lua:helloworld.txt
> as a test for everyone to peek at.
> 
> Some of the items I had trouble with:
> I was trying to create a method to "inherit"
> commands/properties to sub-trees in the repo.
> I was unsure how to enforce that certain property types
> (svn:lua:*) are only applicable to directory node types.
> 
> Some issues I believe must be resolved prior to a full
> implementation:
> ACL's on who can modify certain properties
> Having this code could open up svn sites to worm attacks.
> 
> More information on Lua
> http://www.lua.org/
> http://luaforge.net/

This is tracked as issue #2917.

- -Hyrum
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