SYNCHRONIZING FILES ON DIFFERENT COMPUTING DEVICES USING FILE ANCHORS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for carrying out a file synchronization between a first computing device and a second computing device, comprising:
- receiving an identifier of a first file that is eligible for copying from storage of the first computing device to storage of the second computing device;
determining, based on the identifier, if there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file;
in response to determining that there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file, determining if a timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than a timestamp associated with a file anchor stored in the storage of the second computing device; and
in response to determining that the timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than the timestamp associated with the file anchor stored in the storage of the second computing device, causing the second file to be overwritten by the first file.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that enable files, such as source code files used in building executable code, to be synchronized between two computing devices in a manner that utilizes file anchors or other time-stamped objects generated by and stored on each computing device. The file anchors can be used to determine which source code files on each computing device have been updated since a prior synchronization with another computing device and also to determine which version of a source code file stored on each computing device is the newer version, even when both computing devices have a different notion of time.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for carrying out a file synchronization between a first computing device and a second computing device, comprising:
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receiving an identifier of a first file that is eligible for copying from storage of the first computing device to storage of the second computing device; determining, based on the identifier, if there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file; in response to determining that there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file, determining if a timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than a timestamp associated with a file anchor stored in the storage of the second computing device; and in response to determining that the timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than the timestamp associated with the file anchor stored in the storage of the second computing device, causing the second file to be overwritten by the first file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A first computing device, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory that is connected to the one or more processors and stores computer program logic for execution thereby, the computer program logic including; file synchronization logic that is configured to perform a file synchronization between the first computing device and a second computing device that is communicatively connected thereto, performing the file synchronization including identifying a first file stored in storage of the first computing device as eligible for copying to storage of the second computing device, the identifying including determining that a timestamp associated with the first file stored in the storage of the first computing device is later than a timestamp associated with a file anchor stored in the storage of the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable memory having computer program logic recorded thereon that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an identifier of a first file that is eligible for copying from storage of a first computing device to storage of a second computing device; determining, based on the identifier, if there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file; in response to determining that there is a second file stored in the storage of the second computing device that corresponds to the first file, determining if a timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than a timestamp associated with an object stored in the storage of the second computing device; and in response to determining that the timestamp associated with the second file is earlier than the timestamp associated with the object stored in the storage of the second computing device, causing the second file to be overwritten by the first file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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