bzrlib.bzrdir : API documentation

BzrDir logic. The BzrDir is the basic control directory used by bzr.

At format 7 this was split out into Branch, Repository and Checkout control directories.

Note: This module has a lot of open functions/methods that return references to in-memory objects. As a rule, there are no matching close methods. To free any associated resources, simply stop referencing the objects returned.

Class	BzrDir	A .bzr control diretory.
Class	BzrDirHooks	Hooks for BzrDir operations.
Class	RepoInitHookParams	`Object holding parameters passed to *_repo_init hooks.`
Class	BzrDirPreSplitOut	A common class for the all-in-one formats.
Class	BzrDir4	A .bzr version 4 control object.
Class	BzrDir5	A .bzr version 5 control object.
Class	BzrDir6	A .bzr version 6 control object.
Class	BzrDirMeta1	A .bzr meta version 1 control object.
Class	BzrProber	Prober for formats that use a .bzr/ control directory.
Class	RemoteBzrProber	Prober for remote servers that provide a Bazaar smart server.
Class	BzrDirFormat	ControlDirFormat base class for .bzr/ directories.
Class	BzrDirFormat4	Bzr dir format 4.
Class	BzrDirFormatAllInOne	Common class for formats before meta-dirs.
Class	BzrDirFormat5	Bzr control format 5.
Class	BzrDirFormat6	Bzr control format 6.
Class	BzrDirMetaFormat1	Bzr meta control format 1
Class	Converter	Converts a disk format object from one format to another.
Class	ConvertBzrDir4To5	Converts format 4 bzr dirs to format 5.
Class	ConvertBzrDir5To6	Converts format 5 bzr dirs to format 6.
Class	ConvertBzrDir6ToMeta	Converts format 6 bzr dirs to metadirs.
Class	ConvertMetaToMeta	Converts the components of metadirs.
Class	RemoteBzrDirFormat	Format representing bzrdirs accessed via a smart server
Class	RepositoryAcquisitionPolicy	Abstract base class for repository acquisition policies.
Class	CreateRepository	A policy of creating a new repository
Class	UseExistingRepository	A policy of reusing an existing repository
Function	register_metadir	Register a metadir subformat.

def register_metadir(registry, key, repository_format, help, native=True, deprecated=False, branch_format=None, tree_format=None, hidden=False, experimental=False, alias=False):

These all use a BzrDirMetaFormat1 bzrdir, but can be parameterized by the Repository/Branch/WorkingTreeformats.

Parameters	repository_format	The fully-qualified repository format class name as a string.
	branch_format	Fully-qualified branch format class name as a string.
	tree_format	Fully-qualified tree format class name as a string.

b.bzrdir : module documentation