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<h1>eric7.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>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControlState">VersionControlState</a></td>
<td>Class defining the global VCS states of files and directories.</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

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<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>committed()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the commit action has completed
</dd>
<dt>vcsStatusChanged()</dt>
<dd>
emitted to indicate a change of the overall
        VCS status
</dd>
<dt>vcsStatusMonitorAllData(dict)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to signal all VCS status
        (key is project relative file name, value is status)
</dd>
<dt>vcsStatusMonitorData(list of str)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to update the VCS status
</dd>
<dt>vcsStatusMonitorInfo(str)</dt>
<dd>
emitted to signal some info of the
        monitoring thread
</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>commitHistoryData</td></tr>
<tr><td>commitHistoryLock</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.__statusMonitorAllData">__statusMonitorAllData</a></td>
<td>Private method to receive all status monitor data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__statusMonitorData">__statusMonitorData</a></td>
<td>Private method to receive the status monitor data update.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__statusMonitorInfo">__statusMonitorInfo</a></td>
<td>Private slot to receive the status monitor info message.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus">__statusMonitorStatus</a></td>
<td>Private slot 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._vcsAddProjectCommitMessage">_vcsAddProjectCommitMessage</a></td>
<td>Protected method to add a commit message to the list of project specific saved messages.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl._vcsClearProjectCommitMessages">_vcsClearProjectCommitMessages</a></td>
<td>Protected method to clear the list of project specific saved messages.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#VersionControl._vcsProjectCommitMessages">_vcsProjectCommitMessages</a></td>
<td>Protected method to get the list of saved commit messages.</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.vcsAddCommitMessage">vcsAddCommitMessage</a></td>
<td>Public method to add a commit message to the list of saved messages.</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.vcsClearCommitMessages">vcsClearCommitMessages</a></td>
<td>Public method to clear the list of saved messages.</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.vcsCommitMessages">vcsCommitMessages</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the list of saved commit messages.</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.vcsForget">vcsForget</a></td>
<td>Public method used to remove a file from the repository.</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.vcsResolved">vcsResolved</a></td>
<td>Public method used to resolve conflicts of a file/directory.</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.vcsSbsDiff">vcsSbsDiff</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the difference of a file to the Mercurial repository side-by-side.</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> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget
</dd>
<dt><i>name</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of this object
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.__statusMonitorAllData" ID="VersionControl.__statusMonitorAllData"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.__statusMonitorAllData</h4>
<b>__statusMonitorAllData</b>(<i>statusDict</i>)
<p>
        Private method to receive all status monitor data.
</p>
<p>
        It simply re-emits the received status list.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>statusDict</i> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary of status records
</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 data update.
</p>
<p>
        It simply re-emits the received status list.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>statusList</i> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
list of status records
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.__statusMonitorInfo" ID="VersionControl.__statusMonitorInfo"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.__statusMonitorInfo</h4>
<b>__statusMonitorInfo</b>(<i>info</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to receive the status monitor info message.
</p>
<p>
        It simply re-emits the received info message.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>info</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
received info message
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus" ID="VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.__statusMonitorStatus</h4>
<b>__statusMonitorStatus</b>(<i>status, statusMsg</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to receive the status monitor status.
</p>
<p>
        It simply re-emits the received status.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>status</i> (str (one of ok, nok or off))</dt>
<dd>
status of the monitoring thread
</dd>
<dt><i>statusMsg</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
explanotory text for the signaled status
</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> (int)</dt>
<dd>
check interval for the monitor thread in seconds
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the monitor thread
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
QThread
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl._vcsAddProjectCommitMessage" ID="VersionControl._vcsAddProjectCommitMessage"></a>
<h4>VersionControl._vcsAddProjectCommitMessage</h4>
<b>_vcsAddProjectCommitMessage</b>(<i>message</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to add a commit message to the list of project
        specific saved messages.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>message</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
message to be added
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl._vcsClearProjectCommitMessages" ID="VersionControl._vcsClearProjectCommitMessages"></a>
<h4>VersionControl._vcsClearProjectCommitMessages</h4>
<b>_vcsClearProjectCommitMessages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Protected method to clear the list of project specific saved messages.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl._vcsProjectCommitMessages" ID="VersionControl._vcsProjectCommitMessages"></a>
<h4>VersionControl._vcsProjectCommitMessages</h4>
<b>_vcsProjectCommitMessages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Protected method to get the list of saved commit messages.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of saved commit messages
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</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> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
current arguments list
</dd>
<dt><i>argslist</i> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
list of arguments
</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the entry to be cleared
</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
status of the auto update function
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
interval in seconds
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
int
</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> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
status of the auto update function
</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> (int)</dt>
<dd>
new interval in seconds
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (Project)</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
path name
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing the directory name and the file name
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (str, str)
</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> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
list of paths
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing the directory name and the file name list
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (str, list of str)
</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> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the monitor thread
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
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> (QProcess)</dt>
<dd>
process to start
</dd>
<dt><i>program</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
path of the executable to start
</dd>
<dt><i>arguments</i> (list of str)</dt>
<dd>
list of arguments for the process
</dd>
<dt><i>workingDir</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory for the process
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating normal exit
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be added
</dd>
<dt><i>isDir</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating name is a directory
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be added
</dd>
<dt><i>isDir</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating name is a directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsAddCommitMessage" ID="VersionControl.vcsAddCommitMessage"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsAddCommitMessage</h4>
<b>vcsAddCommitMessage</b>(<i>message</i>)
<p>
        Public method to add a commit message to the list of saved messages.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>message</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
message to be added
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
root directory of the tree to be added
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary with all filenames to be checked as keys
</dd>
<dt><i>dname</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
directory to check in
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the received dictionary completed with the VCS state or None in
            order to signal an error
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
dict
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the checkout
</dd>
<dt><i>projectDir</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
project directory to create
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an execution without errors
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
directory name to be cleaned up
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsClearCommitMessages" ID="VersionControl.vcsClearCommitMessages"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsClearCommitMessages</h4>
<b>vcsClearCommitMessages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to clear the list of saved messages.
</p>

<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
directory name of the working directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be committed
</dd>
<dt><i>message</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
message for this operation
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsCommitMessages" ID="VersionControl.vcsCommitMessages"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsCommitMessages</h4>
<b>vcsCommitMessages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the list of saved commit messages.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of saved commit messages
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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, addAll=True</i>)
<p>
        Public method to convert an uncontrolled project to a version
        controlled project.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the conversion
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
<dt><i>addAll</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating to add all files to the repository
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be diffed
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of flag indicating the existence and an error message
            in case of failure
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, str)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the export
</dd>
<dt><i>projectDir</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
project directory to create
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an execution without errors
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsForget" ID="VersionControl.vcsForget"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsForget</h4>
<b>vcsForget</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to remove a file from the repository.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>name</i> (str or list of str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be removed
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of option strings that can be passed to
            vcsSetOptions.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
dict
</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
a dictionary of vcs specific data
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
dict
</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> (ProjectBaseBrowser)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project browser object
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
<dt><i>isTranslationsBrowser</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, the helper is requested
            for the translations browser (this needs some special treatment)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the project browser helper object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
VcsProjectBrowserHelper
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the project helper object
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
VcsProjectHelper
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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, addAll=True</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to import the project into the vcs.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>vcsDataDict</i> (dict)</dt>
<dd>
dictionary of data required for the import
</dd>
<dt><i>projectDir</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
project directory
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
<dt><i>addAll</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating to add all files to the repository
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
tuple containing a flag indicating an execution without errors
            and a flag indicating the version control status
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (bool, bool)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the VCS directory
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the 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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the log for
</dd>
<dt><i>isFile</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating log for a file is to be shown
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be merged
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be moved
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
<dt><i>target</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
new name of the file/directory
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating successfull operation
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of the vcs
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (Project)</dt>
<dd>
reference to the project object
</dd>
<dt><i>archive</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the project in the repository
</dd>
<dt><i>editable</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating that the project name is editable
</dd>
<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filename to check
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
registered state
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
VersionControlState
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be removed
</dd>
<dt><i>project</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating deletion of a project tree
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
local path to get the repository infos
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
string with ready formated info for display
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsResolved" ID="VersionControl.vcsResolved"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsResolved</h4>
<b>vcsResolved</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to resolve conflicts of a file/directory.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>name</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be resolved
</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be reverted
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, that the update contained an add
            or delete
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
<a NAME="VersionControl.vcsSbsDiff" ID="VersionControl.vcsSbsDiff"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsSbsDiff</h4>
<b>vcsSbsDiff</b>(<i>name, extended=False, revisions=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the difference of a file to the Mercurial
        repository side-by-side.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>name</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file name to be diffed
</dd>
<dt><i>extended</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the extended variant
</dd>
<dt><i>revisions</i> (tuple of two str)</dt>
<dd>
tuple of two revisions
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
the key of the data
</dd>
<dt><i>value</i> (Any)</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>dictionary</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to set entries in the otherData dictionary.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>dictionary</i> (dict)</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> (dict)</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> (dict)</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>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the status for
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating the support  of user settable command options
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
directory name to be switched
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, that the switch contained an add
            or delete
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be tagged
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</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> (str)</dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to be updated
</dd>
<dt><i>noDialog</i> (bool)</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating quiet operations
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, that the update contained an add
            or delete
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>

<dt>Raises <b>NotImplementedError</b>:</dt>
<dd>
to indicate that this method must be
            implemented by a subclass
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="VersionControlState" ID="VersionControlState"></a>
<h2>VersionControlState</h2>
<p>
    Class defining the global VCS states of files and directories.
</p>

<h3>Derived from</h3>
enum.Enum
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>Controlled</td></tr>
<tr><td>Uncontrolled</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>


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