com.perforce.api
Class Branch

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.perforce.api.SourceControlObject
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        +--com.perforce.api.Mapping
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              +--com.perforce.api.Branch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cacheable, Comparable

public class Branch

extends Mapping

Representation of a source control branch. There are static class methods that can be used to list all P4 branches or to get a particular branch.

Version:

$Date: 2006/10/12 $ $Revision: #1 $

Author:

David Markley

Constructor Summary

Branch()
Default no-argument constructor.

Branch(String name)
Constructor that is passed the branch name.

Method Summary

void	commit() Stores this object back into Perforce, creating it if it didn't already exist.
static Branch	getBranch(Env env, String name, boolean force) Returns a Branch with the specified name, or null if not found.
static Branch	getBranch(String name) Returns a Branch with the specified name, or null if not found.
static Enumeration	getBranches(Env env)
static Iterator	getBranchIterator(Env env)
static Enumeration	getBranchNames(Env env) Returns list of all branch names.
HashDecay	getCache() Returns the HashDecay instance for this class
static Change	integrate(Env env, String source, String branch, StringBuffer sb, Change c) Integrate a set of files using the named branch.
static Change	integrate(Env env, Vector fents, String branch, StringBuffer sb, Change c) Integrate a set of files using the named branch.
static Change	integrate(Env env, Vector fents, String branch, StringBuffer sb, String description) Integrate a set of files using the named branch.
Change	integrate(String source, StringBuffer sb, Change c) Class method for integrating using the instantiated Branch.
static void	loadBranches() Loads the list of branches using the default environment.
static void	loadBranches(Env env) Loads a list of all the branches into an internal class HashDecay.
static Enumeration	lookupBranches(String prefix) Returns a list of branches that begin with the specified prefix.
void	sync() Brings this object back into sync with Perforce.
void	sync(String name) Synchronizes the Branch with the latest information from P4.
String	toXML() Returns a string containing the object in XML form.

Methods inherited from class com.perforce.api.Mapping

addView, addView, compareTo, getDescription, getName, getOwner, getView, getViews, lookupMappings, setDescription, setName, setOwner, toString

Methods inherited from class com.perforce.api.SourceControlObject

clearCache, getEnv, getSyncTime, getUpdateTime, inSync, invalidate, outOfSync, refreshUpdateTime, setEnv

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Branch

public Branch()

Default no-argument constructor.

Branch

public Branch(String name)

Constructor that is passed the branch name.

Method Detail

commit

public void commit()
            throws CommitException

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Stores this object back into Perforce, creating it if it didn't already exist.

Overrides:

commit in class Mapping

getBranch

public static Branch getBranch(Env env,
                               String name,
                               boolean force)

Returns a Branch with the specified name, or null if not found.

Parameters:

env - Environment to use when working with P4.

name - Name of the branch to find.

force - Indicates that the Branch should be sync'd.

getBranch

public static Branch getBranch(String name)

Returns a Branch with the specified name, or null if not found.

Parameters:

name - Name of the branch to find.

getBranches

public static Enumeration getBranches(Env env)

Parameters:

env - Source control environment.

Returns:

Enumeration of Branches.

getBranchIterator

public static Iterator getBranchIterator(Env env)

Parameters:

env - Source control environment.

Returns:

Iterator of Branches.

getBranchNames

public static Enumeration getBranchNames(Env env)

Returns list of all branch names.

Returns:

Enumeration of Strings containing branch names.

getCache

public HashDecay getCache()

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Returns the HashDecay instance for this class

Overrides:

getCache in class SourceControlObject

integrate

public static Change integrate(Env env,
                               String source,
                               String branch,
                               StringBuffer sb,
                               Change c)
                        throws PerforceException

Integrate a set of files using the named branch. Uses the Change passed in to contain the integraed files. The change will be *PENDING* after this completes.

Parameters:

env - environment to use when working with P4.

source - source files to integrate from.

branch - name of the branch to integrate with.

sb - buffer that will contain a log of the integration.

c - Change to be used to contain the integrated files.

Returns:

Change containing the files integrated.

See Also:

Change

integrate

public static Change integrate(Env env,
                               Vector fents,
                               String branch,
                               StringBuffer sb,
                               Change c)
                        throws PerforceException

Integrate a set of files using the named branch. Uses the Change passed in to contain the integraed files. The change will be *PENDING* after this completes.

Parameters:

env - environment to use when working with P4.

fents - list of FileEntries to be integrated.

branch - name of the branch to integrate with.

sb - buffer that will contain a log of the integration.

c - Change to be used to contain the integrated files.

Returns:

Change containing the files integrated.

See Also:

Change

integrate

public static Change integrate(Env env,
                               Vector fents,
                               String branch,
                               StringBuffer sb,
                               String description)
                        throws CommitException,
                               PerforceException

Integrate a set of files using the named branch. Creates a Change that contains the integraed files. The change will be *PENDING* after this completes.

Parameters:

env - environment to use when working with P4.

fents - list of FileEntries to be integrated.

branch - name of the branch to integrate with.

sb - buffer that will contain a log of the integration.

description - description to be used for the Change created.

Returns:

Change containing the files integrated.

See Also:

Change

integrate

public Change integrate(String source,
                        StringBuffer sb,
                        Change c)
                 throws PerforceException

Class method for integrating using the instantiated Branch.

Parameters:

source - source files to integrate from.

sb - buffer that will contain a log of the integration.

c - Change to be used to contain the integrated files.

See Also:

integrate(Env,String,String,StringBuffer,Change)

loadBranches

public static void loadBranches()

Loads the list of branches using the default environment.

See Also:

Env

loadBranches

public static void loadBranches(Env env)

Loads a list of all the branches into an internal class HashDecay. This method will only be called by the class itself if the HashDecay is empty. Users should call this method if they believe the p4 branch information needs to be brought up to date.

Parameters:

env - Environment to use when working with P4

See Also:

HashDecay

lookupBranches

public static Enumeration lookupBranches(String prefix)

Returns a list of branches that begin with the specified prefix.

Parameters:

prefix - Prefix for all branches to be returned

Returns:

List of branches matching the prefix.

sync

public void sync()

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Brings this object back into sync with Perforce. This also sets the sets the update and sync time for this object.

Overrides:

sync in class SourceControlObject

sync

public void sync(String name)

Synchronizes the Branch with the latest information from P4. This method forces the Branch to contain the latest, correct information if it didn't already.

Overrides:

sync in class Mapping

Parameters:

name - Name of the Branch to synchronize.

toXML

public String toXML()

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Returns a string containing the object in XML form.

Overrides:

toXML in class Mapping