[Goodies-dev] Thunar svn plugin

[Benedikt Meurer]

Peter de Ridder wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As some of you might already have seen.
> I have started working on a svn plugin for thunar.
> My goal is to make it quite simalar to TortoiseSVN.
> 
> I have run into a design issue and I would like some input from other
> people.
> When a svn command is selected, I have 2 options to handle them, as I see
> it.
> 1. Implement them directly into the plugin using libsvn-1
> 2. Let another procces/application handle the actions.
> 
> Some pros and cons i could think of:
> 1. This could bock whole thunar.
>    When thunar is quit so is all the svn stuff, like logs.
> 2. This would mean duplicate code.
>    Litle slower.
>    Again another app.
> 
> I prefer option 2.
> In that case I have a few quections.
> Should the app be part of the plugin or a stand alone project?
> What should the app be called? I find names like gsvn, xsvn, xfsvn, tsvn a
> bit dull.
> I'm thinking of making the app command-line compatible with svn
> 
> I like to hear what you think :)

The second one is definitely the better choice. You don't need to make
that a separate standalone application, just a program that is invoked
by the plugin with the appropriate parameters.

> Greetings,
> Peter

Benedikt