Re: [TSVN] Trac/bugtraq - Ticket to Changeset link [was: Re: Trac [was: TortoiseSVN 1.1.1 released]]

SteveKing wrote:
> This is definitely a good idea and also not very difficult to
> implement, as long as some precautions are used:
> 
> - NO network connection must be made when showing the commit dialog. I
> suggest a connection when the combobox is first 'touched', i.e. opened
> and then filled.

That would definitely be the best approach.

> - To keep things easy for the normal user, I recommend not using a
> script which each user would have to install (for every subversion
> client in use).
> - Instead of a script, how about an URL pointing to a file which a
> client can download, parse and get the open issues from that file.
> Trac (or any other Bugtracking system) could generate that file on
> request like a dynamic webpage. 

Good suggestion! I'd guess doing that in Trac wouldn't be very 
difficult, a similar report is readily available.

> Problem here: what if that list is
> 'protected', i.e. if you have to authenticate to just get that file?

I have no idea what would be used inside TSVN to connect to the given 
URL - I don't have enough of a Windows background to judge here but I'd 
expect any component which could be used for that should be able to 
prompt the user with a password dialog. I'm assuming authentication is 
http/webserver-based.
Still possible I'm missing the point and talking rubbish here :-/

> On the other hand: it's not much work for a user to open a webbrowser
> and check the list of open tickets/issues with the browser....

True - this would really be more of a convenience feature than an 
absolutely needed one. Maybe something which could be added to the long 
term road-map?

Thinking about it a bit more I'd say only a list of issue numbers 
wouldn't be sufficient - you'd still have to look up which one you want 
in the browser. But it would be worth it if the list would consist of 
number + ticket title/abstract. The whole point is not being forced to 
remember ticket numbers or to look them up, in contrast remembering the 
approximate abstract is easy.

I'd even volunteer to look into this myself, but realistically speaking 
I must admit I neither have the dev environment needed to do TSVN 
development nor the time :-(

Lars.