Re: Automate source code backup to SVN

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

I expect that in a couple weeks Aaron. I would definitely like that tool.

On Nov 28, 2007 9:32 AM, Aaron Bartell <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Very cool idea!
>
> > This program does the more heavy work such as determining the beginning
> and
> end of one save. For example by analyzing the timestamp that the
> triggerprogram adds to each record it puts in the dataqueue in combination
> with the sequence number of each record.
>
> I wonder if SVN could be doing more of the heavy work on this.  Don't
> bother
> trying to figure out if it changed, just submit it to SVN and it will do
> the
> figuring.  I would make sure to strip off the sequence and date area so
> that
> didn't alter the source file comparison in SVN.  For example, if somebody
> resequences the member then SVN will show that ALL lines of code changed -
> ouch.
>
> After the trigger executes I would have it immediately make a copy of the
> source file out to a temp area in the IFS so an exact image was saved that
> could be sync'd back to SVN.  This protects against the programmer making
> another change before the syncing process is complete (i.e. network
> connection might be down, SVN server might be down, connection might be
> slow, etc).
>
> Oh man, now I have to convince myself NOT to try and code this before I
> get
> my other projects out of the way. This would be such a cool project -
> maybe
> my next open source tool! :-)
>
> The best part is that the SVN tooling comes with a web browser "view diff"
> right out of the box (at least the one we use does).  So your programmers
> wouldn't even have to load the WDSC/Eclipse SVN plugin if they were
> strictly
> a PDM/SEU type programmer.
>
> Fun fun!
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>
>
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> Subject: RE: Automate source code backup to SVN
>
>
> Hi Aaron,
>
>  FYI,
>
> Some time ago i was also thinking about how to use CVS (or SVN) and couple
> it with the sourcefiles on the as/400. But instead of syncing every night
> i
> would like to save each version into CVS, thus each time somebody on our
> team saves a member it is automatically saves into the repository. This
> way
> you have a history of each saved snapshot of a source. So that you can
> compare the current one with the one of yesterdam at 4pm for example.
> Having
> this set up it is easy to install for example a PHP app to provide a neat
> user interface to the repository from which every teammember could look up
> a
> snapshot, analyze the changes that were made to a specific sourcemember.
>
> I though of a way to do implement this in a robust way such that each time
> a
> member is saved, no matter from which tool, being PDM or WDSCi, the
> snapshot
> is saved in the repository.
>
> The basic idea is then to add a trigger to a sourcefile which would be
> executed whenever a record to the sourcemember is added. When saving from
> SEU or WDSCi the member is first cleared and then all records are added.
> This can be captured with a trigger program.
>
> This trigger program does not much except that it puts the added records
> into a dataqueue which is read by a program running in batch. This program
> does the more heavy work such as determining the beginning and end of one
> save. For example by analyzing the timestamp that the triggerprogram adds
> to
> each record it puts in the dataqueue in combination with the sequence
> number
> of each record.
>
> The program reading the dataqueue then communicates with CVS, for example
> by
> calling a script in the PASE environment to save a source into the
> repository.
>
> It's not trivial, but it's no rocket science either.
>
> Jacobus
>
> > From: albartell@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Automate source code backup to SVN
> > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:18:24 -0600
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have been playing around with using SVN to change manage my RPG code.
>  I
> > have installed SVN on the i5 but decided not to go that route once I
> found
> > that SVN on the i5 has a good chance of NOT being supported anymore (i.e
> .
> > Mark Phippard isn't in the i5 space anymore).
> >
> >
> >
> > I then started using WDSC's iSeries Projects to get the source into a
> place
> > where SVN could be enacted on it using the eclipse tooling and SVN
> plugin.
> > This would have been fine except I DON'T do my development from iSeries
> > Projects and instead like to work directly with the members on the i5
> > (faster).  The problem comes into play when debugging because the
> debugger
> > looks at iSeries Projects first for the source member to bring up before
> > looking on the server - major bummer.
> >
> >
> >
> > So my next attempt at change management with SVN is as follows:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) Setup a netserver allowance for
> > /QSYS.LIB/LIBTOBACKUP.LIB/SRCPFTOBACKUP.FILE
> >
> > 2) Write a script (thinking .bat file or Java) that logs into that
> folder
> > each night and downloads the source to a folder on the PC server
> (Windows).
> > 3) Execute the SVN commands to sync up that folder with the repository.
> >
> >
> >
> > Right now I have TortioseSVN loaded on the Windows server and am
> thinking
> > there must be some automated things I could do with that to get the
> source
> > into SVN at 2am each morning.
> >
> >
> >
> > Before I dive too far into this I am wondering if anybody else has
> already
> > tried it, or if somebody has a better way to get code into SVN?
> >
> >
> >
> > Actually, the more I think of it, a guy could easily write a Java app
> that
> > resides on the iSeries and does ALL of this without involving the
> Windows
> > side at all.  All that would be needed would be a config file stating
> which
> > source physical files should be backed up, the repository
> location/user/pwd,
> > and you should be set! BTW, I found this completely Java open source
> tool:
> > http://svnkit.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Aaron Bartell
> >
> > http://mowyourlawn.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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