A few minor updates.
We have just pushed a small update to the production servers. the fixes include:
- Internet Explorer 6,7 and 8 rendering issues on the Dashboard
- Internet Explorer 6,7 and 8 Gantt Chart didn't always show
- Create Milestone button on the Planning Tab didn't work
As always your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Floyd
New Payment Option - PayPal
Hi Guys,
This is a quick post to let you know that we have introduced a new payment option, PayPal!
You go through the same process as normal but select the PayPal option on the payment page, everything else is the same.
Cheers
Floyd Price
Code Spaces
SVN Status Codes
If like me you do a lot of your SVN work in the command line you will be familiar with the SVN status codes, you know when you do an svn status you see a list of files, some have been modified (M), some have been added (A), and other are well in a state of limbo (!).
This is a quick explanation of most of the codes and what it means to your the user if you see them
For those of you who use a nice GUI to manage your working copies, Look Away Now
>svn status ? file1.txt ! file2.txt A file3.txt M file4.txt A+ file5.txt G file6.txt C file7.txt D file8.txt U file9.txt ...
So the above console output isn't quite what you would see every day but it illustrates most of the status codes you will run in to when working with your working copy from the command line.
? - This file is not under version control
As the sumary suggests the ? code is SVN's way of telling your that a file exists in the working copy that isn't under version control and as such will not be send to the server on the next commit.
If you want to add a file you will do use the svn add command
svn add file1.txt
There are many cases when you don't want a file to be under version control for instance if tis a config file that contains passwords, in this case you can tell svn to ignore the file using the svn:ignore property like so:
svn propedit svn:ignore
A - This file will be added to version control, after the commit
you have done an svn:add already and this file is going to be part of the next commit
! - This file is under version control but is missing from the working copy
I see this all the time, and can happen in a number of scenarios but its basically svn's way of telling you that a file that should be in the working copy isnt!
This usually happens when you (or your editor) removes a file but does not tell svn, to delete a file the correct way you must submit an svn delete command
svn delete file1.txt
However this will only work if the file is still there, in the scenario where it has been removed and svn is showing a ! in the status, you can force delete it with :
svn delete file1.txt --force
M - Working copy has been modified
This is the most common status code on an active project, its simply means that a file has been modified and the updated version will be committed next time you do a commit.
G - Changes on the repository were automatically merged into the working copy
You will see this when you do an update (svn up) rather that a status but its important all the same, svn is telling you that is automatically merged changes that somebody else has made into your working copy, In most cases this is a good queue to re-test your own changes (or run that test suite again).
C - Changes on the repository could not be merged in the working copy, manual intervention required
Like G this is svn's way of telling you that changes exist on the server but unlike G the svn client was not able to automatically merge in the changes, its now up to you the developer with the assistance of the developer who made the change in the repository to collaborate and decide which lines of code stay and which ones go.
As of svn version 1.5 interactive conflict resolution was introduced which will allow you to resolve conflicts when you perform an SVN up, providing you have the SVN_EDITOR environment variable set you can open the effected file and see the conflict:
I will write a detailed article about conflict resolution in a later post as it is somewhat out of the scope of this brief guide but for now I would suggest you look at the SVN book for further details.
There are many more status codes, and I welcome your comments on them but for me these are the ones I come across most in my travels and from 2 years of manning the Code Spaces support desk these are the ones that catch out users who are new to Subversion.
Updates this Sunday (15th Nov 2009)
We will be performing some updates to the Subversion Cluster on Sunday the 15th Nov 2009, the updates will cause a 30 minute outage from 10:00 (GMT) to 10:30 (GMT).
The update includes a Subversion Update which will bring all the SVN servers up to version 1.6.6
This change will not effect your working copies in any way, you will not need to update anything (unless you want to).
Please Contact Us if you have any queries about this?
Cheers,
Floyd Price
Code Spaces
Add Work Items by Email
As well as the super extensive API we offer you can also enable Work Item creation by email.
Getting Started
In the project setting tab you will see a check box labeled "Email In Work Items" once checked your project email address will become active.
Usage
Using the email address displayed in the project settings tab you can email work items directly in to your project, this is a great way to give your users mechanism to send in bugs.
You can also get notification messages when this happened if you have check the the appropriate options in your user profile
As always we are really keen to here your thoughts about this, so please Contact Us
Code Spaces API
We have had an API in Code Spaces for about a year now, but until now have neglected to tell a single soul... about 100 of you have spotted it and asked for details so finally here is a fancy guide.
We will be creating sample code for Ruby, C# and Java developers (and any other language you guys ask for) in the coming days.
Getting Started
In the Code Spaces admin section select the project you want to work with and select the API Settings tab.
You will notice a brief list of available functions and a check box to enable the API for this project.
Check the Enable API box and the functions you wish to use.
Now you have enabled the API you will need to use the API Key.
The Api is a simple RESTful service and uses the following URL conventions:
https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/[resource].xml
When you hit this URL you will be prompted for a username and password, the username is your API key and the password is blank.
Resources
List Work Items - Retrieve a list of work items.
URL (GET) :
https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_items
Edit Work Items - Update existing work items.
URL (PUT) :
https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_items/wi_id/
Create Work Items - Create a new work items.
URL (PUT) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_items/
Project Details - Retrieve information about the current project.
URL (PUT) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_items/
List Project Components - Retrieve a list of Project Components.
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/project
List Project Milestones - Retrieve a list of Project Milestones.
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/project_milestones
List Project Users - Retrieve a list of Project Users.
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/users
List Work Item Priorities - Retrieve a list of Work Item Priorities
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_item_priorities
List Work Item Statuses - Retrieve a list of Work Item Statuses
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_item_statuses
List Work Item Types - Retrieve a list of Work Item Types
URL (GET) : https://[your_account].codespaces.com/api/work_item_types
Some Code Space Updates. 1
We have just publish the following updates to the Code Spaces application.
- Fixed Require SSL Support
If you select “Applicaion Requires SSL” or “Login Requires SSL” in the Code Spaces admin section this will be reflected by the App.
- SVN Over SSL Option
You have always been able to use svn over SSL, however you now have the option in the Code Spaces admin section to force SSL.
- Activity Timeline
You will notice a new tab names “Activity Timeline”, this is a simple top down view of your project activity.
- Time Tracking
We have moved the time tracking attributes to a tab inside the Work Item editor and added estimates and actual attributes (We will be creating Burn Rate and velocity graphs for the next release).
- Language Support
We have added support for multiple languages (although we currently only have English) and will be adding more languages this week, including German, French and Spanish. Please let us know if you require any other languages.
That’s about all for now ;-)
As always let us know if you have any issues and/or comments…
Cheers,
Floyd Price
Code Spaces
Free accounts
No More Free Plan!
On the 1st of August 2009 we will be removing the FREE Code Spaces plan and replacing it with a Mini Plan that will cost $2.99 per month.
All existing FREE plan customers will be given 2 months further for FREE and will then need to either switch or move to another FREE host.
Why are we doing this?
Many of the features we are adding (and have added recently) are aimed at higher end customers who by definition do not fit on the FREE plan.
We also feel that our service is somewhat more than simple SVN hosting and as such we feel that it adds little value to our user community to continue serving Free svn users.
What about my Open Source or Non-profit project?
We are proud to support over 100 non profit (and Open Source) projects and will continue to do so, this announcement will not change our position on this.
Give us your feedback?
As always, we are happy to listen to feedback and would love to hear your thoughts, Contact us Here.
Intermittent network issues [resolved]
Hi all. This is a quick service update – we’re experiencing network connectivity issues between Subversion and MySQL right now. This is affecting Subversion’s ability to authenticate usernames and passwords and, as a result, you might be getting ‘500: internal server error’ when you try and checkout, update and commit.
We’re working to resolve this ASAP. I’ll post any updates as and when I can. Our current expectation is that this will be fixed within 30 minutes.
Thank you for your patience.
Adrian
Update (17.00 GMT): These issues are now resolved and the service is stable again.
Svn Backups 1
Further to Adrian’s recent announcement about v2.6 I would also like to add that the SVN Backups tab is now available via the Admin tab, which gives you direct access to your SVN backups.
Please let us know if you have any feedback for any of these enhancements?
Cheers,
Floyd Price
Code Spaces
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