Re: Version 4.0: roadmap

>>>> I'm devoting some time to understand what
to do with a new version (4.0),
>>>> but I won't start coding it before having a
clear and reasonable plan.
>>> I would like to see SVN (or some kind of
version tracking) integration.
> 
>> I'm not sure if such a feature would make it in 4.0
- it depends greatly (99%)
>> on Apache Commons VFS. So at the moment what's
required is lobby and "pressure"
>> from the users at Apache to have those problems
solved (or even help).
> 
> Ok, looks like SVN will be too much work. And it would
be overkill for
> most users anyway.
No it won't be too much worked, nor would be an overkill if
it's done as described .
The VCS(SVN) repository could be everywhere, have more
instances, be synchronized (for open source sites
it could be even hosted on sourceforge or googlecode) etc. -
everything SVN (server + client) can do.
Not to mention about the reliability and the transaction
orientation, compared to plain dummy
file system accesses.

> I would gladly use something as rudimentary as saving
content of each
> page before editing. Somewhere in meshcms/versions...
> 
> Other related features I would like to see:
> * Revert to an old version
> * Specify comment describing change done
Everything that you wish/described would work just by using
a VCS(SVN) with Apache VFS.

Implementing that in MeshCMS without a VCS, means just
reinventing/reimplementing that the 
functionality - lot of work, hacks (due to arhitecture). Not
to mention that later users will want 
more - all form the things that already work in a VCS.

One of the goals of MeshCMS is to remain simple (for use and
implementation), and the requested
features are not  - unless
they're done by someone else - e.g. SVN or another VCS (in a
reliable way).


Ahmed.



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