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<h1>eric6.VCS.VersionControl</h1>
<p>
Module implementing an abstract base class to be subclassed by all specific
VCS interfaces.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl">VersionControl</a></td>
<td>Class implementing an abstract base class to be subclassed by all specific VCS interfaces.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="VersionControl" ID="VersionControl"></a>
<h2>VersionControl</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing an abstract base class to be subclassed by all specific
    VCS interfaces.
</p><p>
    It defines the vcs interface to be implemented by subclasses
    and the common methods.
</p><h3>Signals</h3>
<dl>
<dt>vcsStatusChanged()</dt>
<dd>
emitted to indicate a change of the overall
        VCS status
</dd><dt>vcsStatusMonitorData(list of str)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to update the VCS status
</dd><dt>vcsStatusMonitorStatus(str, str)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to signal the status of
        the monitoring thread (ok, nok, op, off) and a status message
</dd>
</dl>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
QObject
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>canBeAdded</td></tr><tr><td>canBeCommitted</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__init__">VersionControl</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__statusMonitorData">__statusMonitorData</a></td>
<td>Private method to receive the status monitor status.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus">__statusMonitorStatus</a></td>
<td>Private method to receive the status monitor status.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl._createStatusMonitorThread">_createStatusMonitorThread</a></td>
<td>Protected method to create an instance of the VCS status monitor thread.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.addArguments">addArguments</a></td>
<td>Public method to add an argument list to the already present arguments.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.checkVCSStatus">checkVCSStatus</a></td>
<td>Public method to wake up the VCS status monitor thread.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.clearStatusCache">clearStatusCache</a></td>
<td>Public method to clear the status cache.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.clearStatusMonitorCachedState">clearStatusMonitorCachedState</a></td>
<td>Public method to clear the cached VCS state of a file/directory.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate">getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</a></td>
<td>Public method to retrieve the status of the auto update function.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.getStatusMonitorInterval">getStatusMonitorInterval</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the monitor interval.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate">setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</a></td>
<td>Public method to enable the auto update function.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.setStatusMonitorInterval">setStatusMonitorInterval</a></td>
<td>Public method to change the monitor interval.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.splitPath">splitPath</a></td>
<td>Public method splitting name into a directory part and a file part.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.splitPathList">splitPathList</a></td>
<td>Public method splitting the list of names into a common directory part and a file list.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.startStatusMonitor">startStatusMonitor</a></td>
<td>Public method to start the VCS status monitor thread.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.startSynchronizedProcess">startSynchronizedProcess</a></td>
<td>Public method to start a synchroneous process.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.stopStatusMonitor">stopStatusMonitor</a></td>
<td>Public method to stop the VCS status monitor thread.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsAdd">vcsAdd</a></td>
<td>Public method used to add a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsAddBinary">vcsAddBinary</a></td>
<td>Public method used to add a file/directory in binary mode in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsAddTree">vcsAddTree</a></td>
<td>Public method to add a directory tree rooted at path in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsAllRegisteredStates">vcsAllRegisteredStates</a></td>
<td>Public method used to get the registered states of a number of files in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsCheckout">vcsCheckout</a></td>
<td>Public method used to check the project out of the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsCleanup">vcsCleanup</a></td>
<td>Public method used to cleanup the local copy.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsCommandLine">vcsCommandLine</a></td>
<td>Public method used to execute arbitrary vcs commands.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsCommit">vcsCommit</a></td>
<td>Public method used to make the change of a file/directory permanent in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsConvertProject">vcsConvertProject</a></td>
<td>Public method to convert an uncontrolled project to a version controlled project.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsDiff">vcsDiff</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the diff of a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsExists">vcsExists</a></td>
<td>Public method used to test for the presence of the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsExport">vcsExport</a></td>
<td>Public method used to export a directory from the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsGetOptions">vcsGetOptions</a></td>
<td>Public method used to retrieve the options of the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsGetOtherData">vcsGetOtherData</a></td>
<td>Public method used to retrieve vcs specific data.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper">vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper</a></td>
<td>Public method to instanciate a helper object for the different project browsers.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsGetProjectHelper">vcsGetProjectHelper</a></td>
<td>Public method to instanciate a helper object for the project.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsImport">vcsImport</a></td>
<td>Public method used to import the project into the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsInit">vcsInit</a></td>
<td>Public method used to initialize the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsInitConfig">vcsInitConfig</a></td>
<td>Public method to initialize the VCS configuration.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsLogBrowser">vcsLogBrowser</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the log of a file/directory in the vcs with a log browser dialog.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsMerge">vcsMerge</a></td>
<td>Public method used to merge a tag/branch into the local project.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsMove">vcsMove</a></td>
<td>Public method used to move a file/directory.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsName">vcsName</a></td>
<td>Public method returning the name of the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog">vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a dialog to enter repository info for getting a new project.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsOptionsDialog">vcsOptionsDialog</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a dialog to enter repository info.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsRegisteredState">vcsRegisteredState</a></td>
<td>Public method used to get the registered state of a file in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsRemove">vcsRemove</a></td>
<td>Public method used to add a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsRepositoryInfos">vcsRepositoryInfos</a></td>
<td>Public method to retrieve information about the repository.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsRevert">vcsRevert</a></td>
<td>Public method used to revert changes made to a file/directory.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSetData">vcsSetData</a></td>
<td>Public method used to set an entry in the otherData dictionary.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSetDataFromDict">vcsSetDataFromDict</a></td>
<td>Public method used to set entries in the otherData dictionary.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSetOptions">vcsSetOptions</a></td>
<td>Public method used to set the options for the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSetOtherData">vcsSetOtherData</a></td>
<td>Public method used to set vcs specific data.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsShutdown">vcsShutdown</a></td>
<td>Public method used to shutdown the vcs interface.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsStatus">vcsStatus</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the status of a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSupportCommandOptions">vcsSupportCommandOptions</a></td>
<td>Public method to signal the support of user settable command options.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsSwitch">vcsSwitch</a></td>
<td>Public method used to switch a directory to a different tag/branch.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsTag">vcsTag</a></td>
<td>Public method used to set the tag of a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.vcsUpdate">vcsUpdate</a></td>
<td>Public method used to update a file/directory in the vcs.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<a NAME="VersionControl.__init__" ID="VersionControl.__init__"></a>
<h4>VersionControl (Constructor)</h4>
<b>VersionControl</b>(<i>parent=None, name=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p><dl>
<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget (QWidget)
</dd><dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
name of this object (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.__statusMonitorData" ID="VersionControl.__statusMonitorData"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.__statusMonitorData</h4>
<b>__statusMonitorData</b>(<i>statusList</i>)
<p>
        Private method to receive the status monitor status.
</p><p>
        It simply reemits the received status list.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>statusList</i></dt>
<dd>
list of status records (list of strings)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus" ID="VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus</h4>
<b>__statusMonitorStatus</b>(<i>status, statusMsg</i>)
<p>
        Private method to receive the status monitor status.
</p><p>
        It simply reemits the received status.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>status</i></dt>
<dd>
status of the monitoring thread (string, ok, nok or off)
</dd><dt><i>statusMsg</i></dt>
<dd>
explanotory text for the signaled status (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl._createStatusMonitorThread" ID="VersionControl._createStatusMonitorThread"></a>
<h4>VersionControl._createStatusMonitorThread</h4>
<b>_createStatusMonitorThread</b>(<i>interval, project</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to create an instance of the VCS status monitor
        thread.
</p><p>
        Note: This method should be overwritten in subclasses in order to
        support VCS status monitoring.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>interval</i></dt>
<dd>
check interval for the monitor thread in seconds
            (integer)
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the monitor thread (QThread)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.addArguments" ID="VersionControl.addArguments"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.addArguments</h4>
<b>addArguments</b>(<i>args, argslist</i>)
<p>
        Public method to add an argument list to the already present
        arguments.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>args</i></dt>
<dd>
current arguments list (list of strings)
</dd><dt><i>argslist</i></dt>
<dd>
list of arguments (list of strings)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.checkVCSStatus" ID="VersionControl.checkVCSStatus"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.checkVCSStatus</h4>
<b>checkVCSStatus</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to wake up the VCS status monitor thread.
</p><a NAME="VersionControl.clearStatusCache" ID="VersionControl.clearStatusCache"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.clearStatusCache</h4>
<b>clearStatusCache</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to clear the status cache.
</p><a NAME="VersionControl.clearStatusMonitorCachedState" ID="VersionControl.clearStatusMonitorCachedState"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.clearStatusMonitorCachedState</h4>
<b>clearStatusMonitorCachedState</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method to clear the cached VCS state of a file/directory.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the entry to be cleared (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate" ID="VersionControl.getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</h4>
<b>getStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to retrieve the status of the auto update function.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
status of the auto update function (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.getStatusMonitorInterval" ID="VersionControl.getStatusMonitorInterval"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.getStatusMonitorInterval</h4>
<b>getStatusMonitorInterval</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the monitor interval.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
interval in seconds (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate" ID="VersionControl.setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</h4>
<b>setStatusMonitorAutoUpdate</b>(<i>auto</i>)
<p>
        Public method to enable the auto update function.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>auto</i></dt>
<dd>
status of the auto update function (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.setStatusMonitorInterval" ID="VersionControl.setStatusMonitorInterval"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.setStatusMonitorInterval</h4>
<b>setStatusMonitorInterval</b>(<i>interval, project</i>)
<p>
        Public method to change the monitor interval.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>interval</i></dt>
<dd>
new interval in seconds (integer)
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.splitPath" ID="VersionControl.splitPath"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.splitPath</h4>
<b>splitPath</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method splitting name into a directory part and a file part.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
path name (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a tuple of 2 strings (dirname, filename).
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.splitPathList" ID="VersionControl.splitPathList"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.splitPathList</h4>
<b>splitPathList</b>(<i>names</i>)
<p>
        Public method splitting the list of names into a common directory part
        and a file list.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>names</i></dt>
<dd>
list of paths (list of strings)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a tuple of string and list of strings (dirname, filenamelist)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.startStatusMonitor" ID="VersionControl.startStatusMonitor"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.startStatusMonitor</h4>
<b>startStatusMonitor</b>(<i>project</i>)
<p>
        Public method to start the VCS status monitor thread.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the monitor thread (QThread)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.startSynchronizedProcess" ID="VersionControl.startSynchronizedProcess"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.startSynchronizedProcess</h4>
<b>startSynchronizedProcess</b>(<i>proc, program, arguments, workingDir=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method to start a synchroneous process.
</p><p>
        This method starts a process and waits
        for its end while still serving the Qt event loop.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>proc</i></dt>
<dd>
process to start (QProcess)
</dd><dt><i>program</i></dt>
<dd>
path of the executable to start (string)
</dd><dt><i>arguments</i></dt>
<dd>
list of arguments for the process (list of strings)
</dd><dt><i>workingDir</i></dt>
<dd>
working directory for the process (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating normal exit (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.stopStatusMonitor" ID="VersionControl.stopStatusMonitor"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.stopStatusMonitor</h4>
<b>stopStatusMonitor</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to stop the VCS status monitor thread.
</p><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsAdd" ID="VersionControl.vcsAdd"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsAdd</h4>
<b>vcsAdd</b>(<i>name, isDir=False, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to add a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be added (string)
</dd><dt><i>isDir</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating name is a directory (boolean)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsAddBinary" ID="VersionControl.vcsAddBinary"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsAddBinary</h4>
<b>vcsAddBinary</b>(<i>name, isDir=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to add a file/directory in binary mode in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be added (string)
</dd><dt><i>isDir</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating name is a directory (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsAddTree" ID="VersionControl.vcsAddTree"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsAddTree</h4>
<b>vcsAddTree</b>(<i>path</i>)
<p>
        Public method to add a directory tree rooted at path in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>path</i></dt>
<dd>
root directory of the tree to be added (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsAllRegisteredStates" ID="VersionControl.vcsAllRegisteredStates"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsAllRegisteredStates</h4>
<b>vcsAllRegisteredStates</b>(<i>names, dname</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to get the registered states of a number of files
        in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>names</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary with all filenames to be checked as keys
</dd><dt><i>dname</i></dt>
<dd>
directory to check in (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the received dictionary completed with a combination of
            canBeCommited and canBeAdded or None in order to signal an error
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsCheckout" ID="VersionControl.vcsCheckout"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsCheckout</h4>
<b>vcsCheckout</b>(<i>vcsDataDict, projectDir, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to check the project out of the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the checkout
</dd><dt><i>projectDir</i></dt>
<dd>
project directory to create (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an execution without errors (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsCleanup" ID="VersionControl.vcsCleanup"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsCleanup</h4>
<b>vcsCleanup</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to cleanup the local copy.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
directory name to be cleaned up (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsCommandLine" ID="VersionControl.vcsCommandLine"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsCommandLine</h4>
<b>vcsCommandLine</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to execute arbitrary vcs commands.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
directory name of the working directory (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsCommit" ID="VersionControl.vcsCommit"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsCommit</h4>
<b>vcsCommit</b>(<i>name, message, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to make the change of a file/directory permanent in
        the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be committed (string)
</dd><dt><i>message</i></dt>
<dd>
message for this operation (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsConvertProject" ID="VersionControl.vcsConvertProject"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsConvertProject</h4>
<b>vcsConvertProject</b>(<i>vcsDataDict, project</i>)
<p>
        Public method to convert an uncontrolled project to a version
        controlled project.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the conversion
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsDiff" ID="VersionControl.vcsDiff"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsDiff</h4>
<b>vcsDiff</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the diff of a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be diffed (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsExists" ID="VersionControl.vcsExists"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsExists</h4>
<b>vcsExists</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method used to test for the presence of the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of flag indicating the existence and a string
            giving an error message in case of failure
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsExport" ID="VersionControl.vcsExport"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsExport</h4>
<b>vcsExport</b>(<i>vcsDataDict, projectDir</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to export a directory from the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the export
</dd><dt><i>projectDir</i></dt>
<dd>
project directory to create (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an execution without errors (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsGetOptions" ID="VersionControl.vcsGetOptions"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsGetOptions</h4>
<b>vcsGetOptions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method used to retrieve the options of the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of option strings that can be passed to
            vcsSetOptions.
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsGetOtherData" ID="VersionControl.vcsGetOtherData"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsGetOtherData</h4>
<b>vcsGetOtherData</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method used to retrieve vcs specific data.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of vcs specific data
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper" ID="VersionControl.vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper</h4>
<b>vcsGetProjectBrowserHelper</b>(<i>browser, project, isTranslationsBrowser=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method to instanciate a helper object for the different
        project browsers.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>browser</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project browser object
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd><dt><i>isTranslationsBrowser</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, the helper is requested
            for the translations browser (this needs some special treatment)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the project browser helper object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsGetProjectHelper" ID="VersionControl.vcsGetProjectHelper"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsGetProjectHelper</h4>
<b>vcsGetProjectHelper</b>(<i>project</i>)
<p>
        Public method to instanciate a helper object for the project.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the project helper object
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsImport" ID="VersionControl.vcsImport"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsImport</h4>
<b>vcsImport</b>(<i>vcsDataDict, projectDir, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to import the project into the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the import
</dd><dt><i>projectDir</i></dt>
<dd>
project directory (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an execution without errors (boolean)
            and a flag indicating the version controll status (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsInit" ID="VersionControl.vcsInit"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsInit</h4>
<b>vcsInit</b>(<i>vcsDir, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to initialize the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>vcsDir</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the VCS directory (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsInitConfig" ID="VersionControl.vcsInitConfig"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsInitConfig</h4>
<b>vcsInitConfig</b>(<i>project</i>)
<p>
        Public method to initialize the VCS configuration.
</p><p>
        This method could ensure, that certain files or directories are
        exclude from being version controlled.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project (Project)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsLogBrowser" ID="VersionControl.vcsLogBrowser"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsLogBrowser</h4>
<b>vcsLogBrowser</b>(<i>name, isFile=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the log of a file/directory in the vcs
        with a log browser dialog.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the log for (string)
</dd><dt><i>isFile=</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating log for a file is to be shown
            (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsMerge" ID="VersionControl.vcsMerge"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsMerge</h4>
<b>vcsMerge</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to merge a tag/branch into the local project.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be merged (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsMove" ID="VersionControl.vcsMove"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsMove</h4>
<b>vcsMove</b>(<i>name, project, target=None, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to move a file/directory.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be moved (string)
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd><dt><i>target</i></dt>
<dd>
new name of the file/directory (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating successfull operation (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsName" ID="VersionControl.vcsName"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsName</h4>
<b>vcsName</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method returning the name of the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
name of the vcs (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog" ID="VersionControl.vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog</h4>
<b>vcsNewProjectOptionsDialog</b>(<i>parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a dialog to enter repository info for getting a
        new project.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget (QWidget)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsOptionsDialog" ID="VersionControl.vcsOptionsDialog"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsOptionsDialog</h4>
<b>vcsOptionsDialog</b>(<i>project, archive, editable=False, parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a dialog to enter repository info.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd><dt><i>archive</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the project in the repository (string)
</dd><dt><i>editable</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating that the project name is editable
            (boolean)
</dd><dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget (QWidget)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsRegisteredState" ID="VersionControl.vcsRegisteredState"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsRegisteredState</h4>
<b>vcsRegisteredState</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to get the registered state of a file in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
filename to check (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a combination of canBeCommited and canBeAdded or
            0 in order to signal an error
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsRemove" ID="VersionControl.vcsRemove"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsRemove</h4>
<b>vcsRemove</b>(<i>name, project=False, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to add a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be removed (string)
</dd><dt><i>project</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating deletion of a project tree (boolean)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsRepositoryInfos" ID="VersionControl.vcsRepositoryInfos"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsRepositoryInfos</h4>
<b>vcsRepositoryInfos</b>(<i>ppath</i>)
<p>
        Public method to retrieve information about the repository.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>ppath</i></dt>
<dd>
local path to get the repository infos (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
string with ready formated info for display (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsRevert" ID="VersionControl.vcsRevert"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsRevert</h4>
<b>vcsRevert</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to revert changes made to a file/directory.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be reverted (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSetData" ID="VersionControl.vcsSetData"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSetData</h4>
<b>vcsSetData</b>(<i>key, value</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set an entry in the otherData dictionary.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>key</i></dt>
<dd>
the key of the data (string)
</dd><dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
the value of the data
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSetDataFromDict" ID="VersionControl.vcsSetDataFromDict"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSetDataFromDict</h4>
<b>vcsSetDataFromDict</b>(<i>dict</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set entries in the otherData dictionary.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>dict</i></dt>
<dd>
dictionary to pick entries from
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSetOptions" ID="VersionControl.vcsSetOptions"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSetOptions</h4>
<b>vcsSetOptions</b>(<i>options</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set the options for the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>options</i></dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of option strings with keys as
                defined by the default options
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSetOtherData" ID="VersionControl.vcsSetOtherData"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSetOtherData</h4>
<b>vcsSetOtherData</b>(<i>data</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set vcs specific data.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>data</i></dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of vcs specific data
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsShutdown" ID="VersionControl.vcsShutdown"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsShutdown</h4>
<b>vcsShutdown</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method used to shutdown the vcs interface.
</p><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsStatus" ID="VersionControl.vcsStatus"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsStatus</h4>
<b>vcsStatus</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the status of a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the status for (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSupportCommandOptions" ID="VersionControl.vcsSupportCommandOptions"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSupportCommandOptions</h4>
<b>vcsSupportCommandOptions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to signal the support of user settable command options.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the support  of user settable command options
            (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSwitch" ID="VersionControl.vcsSwitch"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSwitch</h4>
<b>vcsSwitch</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to switch a directory to a different tag/branch.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
directory name to be switched (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, that the switch contained an add
            or delete (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsTag" ID="VersionControl.vcsTag"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsTag</h4>
<b>vcsTag</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set the tag of a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be tagged (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="VersionControl.vcsUpdate" ID="VersionControl.vcsUpdate"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsUpdate</h4>
<b>vcsUpdate</b>(<i>name, noDialog=False</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to update a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be updated (string)
</dd><dt><i>noDialog</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, that the update contained an add
            or delete (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Raises <b>RuntimeError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
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