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<h1>eric5.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>Protected 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.vcsDefaultOptions">vcsDefaultOptions</a></td>
<td>Public method used to retrieve the default options for the vcs.</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.vcsHistory">vcsHistory</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the history of a file/directory in the vcs.</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.vcsLog">vcsLog</a></td>
<td>Public method used to view the log of a file/directory in the vcs.</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>
        Protected 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.vcsDefaultOptions" ID="VersionControl.vcsDefaultOptions"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsDefaultOptions</h4>
<b>vcsDefaultOptions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method used to retrieve the default options for the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
a dictionary with the vcs operations as key and
            the respective options as values. The key 'global' must contain
            the global options. The other keys must be 'commit', 'update',
            'add', 'remove', 'diff', 'log', 'history', 'tag', 'status' and
            'export'.
</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.vcsHistory" ID="VersionControl.vcsHistory"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsHistory</h4>
<b>vcsHistory</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the history of a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the history 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.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.vcsLog" ID="VersionControl.vcsLog"></a>
<h4>VersionControl.vcsLog</h4>
<b>vcsLog</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method used to view the log of a file/directory in the vcs.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
file/directory name to show the log 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.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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