[PATCH 1/7] cli: Framework for structured output versioning

2012-12-16 Thread David Bremner
Austin Clements writes: > > This series of patches introduces a way for CLI callers to request a > specific format version on the command line and to determine if the > CLI does not supported the requested version pushed, d

[PATCH 1/7] cli: Framework for structured output versioning

2012-12-15 Thread Austin Clements
Currently there is a period of pain whenever we make backward-incompatible changes to the structured output format, which discourages not only backward-incompatible improvements to the format, but also backwards-compatible additions that may not be "perfect". In the end, these problems limit

[PATCH 1/7] cli: Framework for structured output versioning

2012-12-15 Thread Austin Clements
Currently there is a period of pain whenever we make backward-incompatible changes to the structured output format, which discourages not only backward-incompatible improvements to the format, but also backwards-compatible additions that may not be perfect. In the end, these problems limit