Store different versions of the same file

Question

User-820447932 posted

Hi, I'm implementing version control system using WCF service and client application. I can not figure out, how to store files on the server side to easily access different versions. Can you please provide any suggestions?

Answer 1

User197322208 posted

simplest way : store each file separately with a time stamp near to differentiate

hard way : store only differences between version 2 and 1, 3 and 2, 4 and 3 and so on...

Answer 2

User-2004844803 posted

Hi

One solution that popped up in my head is to build your WCF service against a SubVersion repository on your server (or some other server). There are some C# APIs that allow you to talk to subversion, one off them is SharpSVN, I have not tried this myself but it sounds like it should be doable. 

If you'r not yet familar with subversion take a look at SubVersion. It's a really good version control system!

Answer 3

User-820447932 posted

No, I want to make my own repository. It is my study work.

Answer 4

User1509556905 posted

You could do one thing.. Maintain an XML file (or you can use database) on server.. Which will store record of each file present in repository.

e.g.

<root>

<file ID="1" Name="Test.txt"/>

<file ID="2" Name="Test.txt"/>

</root> 

Now in repository u just store those files as Test_1.txt and Test_2.txt (appending their resp IDs form xml). And you can search those files by just name of file and appended ID. 

 

Answer 5

User-2004844803 posted

No, I want to make my own repository. It is my study work.

ok, I see. Incrementing your files with a revision number each time you commit a new file shouldnt be a big problem. If you store them on disk just name them like "filename_rev_001.cs".

Answer 6

User-820447932 posted

Thanks) I was thinking about the same thing.