API for push URL for branches

[Jonathan Lange]

A branch on Launchpad has a URL that can be used to push to it. Launchpad already has logic for determining this URL, as demonstrated by the branch index page.

This URL should be a property of IBranch and should be exposed over the API. This would allow scripts to push to existing branches easily.

[Tim Penhey (thumper)]

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:36:35 Jonathan Lange wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> A branch on Launchpad has a URL that can be used to push to it.
> Launchpad already has logic for determining this URL, as demonstrated by
> the branch index page.
>
> This URL should be a property of IBranch and should be exposed over the
> API. This would allow scripts to push to existing branches easily.
>
> ** Affects: launchpad-code
> Importance: Low
> Status: Triaged
>
>
> ** Tags: api cleanup
>

Do you mean the bzr_identity that is already exported?

[Jonathan Lange (jml)]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Tim Penhey <email address hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:36:35 Jonathan Lange wrote:
>> Public bug reported:
>>
>> A branch on Launchpad has a URL that can be used to push to it.
>> Launchpad already has logic for determining this URL, as demonstrated by
>> the branch index page.
>>
>> This URL should be a property of IBranch and should be exposed over the
>> API. This would allow scripts to push to existing branches easily.
>>
>> ** Affects: launchpad-code
>>      Importance: Low
>>          Status: Triaged
>>
>>
>> ** Tags: api cleanup
>>
>
> Do you mean the bzr_identity that is already exported?
>

Almost, but not quite. What I really want is
bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~blah/blah/blah. Partly to save
expensive round-trips, partly to avoid confusion when working with
bzrlib, partly to not have to think about privacy. Granted this would
be solved by making lp resolution work with privacy, but that's a
multi-part fix involving Launchpad and Bazaar changes.

A couple of almost-related things:
  * I wouldn't have looked for 'bzr_identity' if I was thinking 'push
URL'. Maybe we could have a better name, or maybe it's just me.
  * The API docs don't mention privacy, which mislead me, because
privacy matters if you are pushing a branch.

jml