Links to shared resources / Unique ID's for resources

[Dirk Hoffmann <dh...@web.de>]

Hi all,

is it possible to get a kind of unique ids for resources via some C-API ?

I'm planning to implement a kind of shared resources, i.e. resources 
that may be accessed via a link. My implementation should be based on 
normal repository nodes of file type. Links will be identified by 
properties.

The reference to the resource could be it's pathname, but what if the 
path to it changes. It is virtually impossible to keep track of 
structural changes to ensure referential integrity.

So if there where unique IDs for resources I would be able to use these 
as references, like inode numbers in unix filesystems.

This is not about checking in or out symbolic links, but a way to make 
resources accessible through different pathnames at the same time, i.e. 
if you modify a resource via  one pathname you will be able to see those 
changes via one of the other pathnames.

Any advice very much appreciated.

Regards
Dirk


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