Source code files in a file directory system having multiple hierarchies representing contextual views
First Claim
1. In a file data processing system, a mechanism for managing source code files in file directory hierarchies, comprising:
- a first hierarchy having at least one branch containing objects representing a physical location of the source code files; and
at least one additional hierarchy having branches representing contextual views of items from the source code files, each said item being a reference to an individual source code file physically located in accordance with said first hierarchy, wherein said at least one additional hierarchy has a tree structure independent of said first hierarchy.
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Abstract
The invention provides a technique for managing multiple contextual views of source code files. In a file system, different tasks demand that source code files be grouped in different hierarchical directories. When some or all of this manipulation is of the physical files themselves, the directories can become confused, and it may be difficult for the next user to access needed source code files. In the technique of the invention, the physical location of the files is independent of all contextual views, and is maintained in a separate viewable hierarchy. All items in contextual view hierarchies contain only references to the physical location of the source code files, and so modifications of those items, such as delete, move and copy, only alter the references themselves. A separate set of operations can be used for explicitly maintaining or modifying the physical source code files.
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1. In a file data processing system, a mechanism for managing source code files in file directory hierarchies, comprising:
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a first hierarchy having at least one branch containing objects representing a physical location of the source code files; and at least one additional hierarchy having branches representing contextual views of items from the source code files, each said item being a reference to an individual source code file physically located in accordance with said first hierarchy, wherein said at least one additional hierarchy has a tree structure independent of said first hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a file data processing system, a method for managing source code files in file directory hierarchies comprising:
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maintaining a first hierarchy having at least one branch containing objects representing a physical location of the source code files; and creating at least one additional hierarchy having branches representing contextual views of items from the source code files, each said item being a reference to an individual source code file physically located in accordance with said first hierarchy, wherein said at least one additional hierarchy has a tree structure independent of said first hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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