TracChangeFileBiffPlugin 0.3.0

Provides a feature like Biff for file in repository

Notes

TracChangeFileBiffPlugin is useful to query or monitor certain file in the repository when someone will update it.

Note: TracChangeFileBiffPlugin requires Trac 1.0 or higher since it uses the list format of text type. (TracTicketsCustomFields)

Features

• Provides a feature like Biff for file in repository

Configuration

• Enable TracChangeFileBiffPlugin in Plugins page.

• Access to File Biff admin panel

The option of ticket-custom section would be added when you access to File Biff admin page like this.

[ticket-custom]
filebiff = text
filebiff.format = list
filebiff.label = Biff       ; change filed label as you like
filebiff.multiple = true    ; this option is used by TracMultiSelectBoxPlugin
filebiff.options =          ; will be set when you configure File Biff settings
filebiff.size = 3           ; this option is used by TracMultiSelectBoxPlugin

• Configure a File Biff settings

Specification:

* White-space is not allowed to include into Name
* Cc and Filename are configured multiple values separated by comma.
* The glob pattern for Filename is allowed with [fnmatch module](https://docs.python.org/2/library/fnmatch.html "fnmatch module").

Added [changefilebiff] section after you configured File Biff settings like this.

[changefilebiff]
biff.2e320ca20d1aed6a.cc = user1
biff.2e320ca20d1aed6a.filename = *.txt, *.text
biff.2e320ca20d1aed6a.name = text-files
biff.319ddde3cb437ffc.cc = user2, guest1
biff.319ddde3cb437ffc.filename = *.properties
biff.319ddde3cb437ffc.name = property-files
biff.dd487b83e5e76d08.cc = user1, user2
biff.dd487b83e5e76d08.filename = *.gif, *.png, *.jpg
biff.dd487b83e5e76d08.name = Image-files
biff_keys = dd487b83e5e76d08, 319ddde3cb437ffc, 2e320ca20d1aed6a

Operation Tips

integrate TracMultiSelectBoxPlugin

To integrate TracMultiSelectBoxPlugin is good practice for ticket maintenance like this.

ChangeLog

0.3.0 (2014-04-04)

• first release