Hi guys.
I need to add additional functionality to Subversion. My task is to make SVN
able to insert special "watermarks" into working copy source files which
identify a developer working on them. This means every source file will contain
some identifying comment (e.g. // {developer id} ). My customer says this step
will protect the source code from stealing (the responsible person will be
identified and punished). Yes, it's stupid, but that is my current task. So SVN
must smartly insert the watermark when updating (checking out) the code and
remove it at time of commit (the repo must not contain watermarks).
Thus I have two initial questions:
1. Where the needed modification should be located? Actually, I have two
candidate places: mod-Dav (the customer developers access SVN using HTTPS) and
repo core (svnlib-repo & svnlib-fs-fs). Client code must be intact (developer
can use any client tool he wants).
2. Can I find a book with a detailed explanation of the SVN internals
(not a chapter in SVN book about general layered structure)? I know, the source
code comments cover the most of details, but it's very hard...
Thanks in advance.
