[Pulp-list] Repo cloning cli

[Sayli Karmarkar]

Todd B. Sanders wrote:
>  On 10/21/2010 01:38 PM, Sayli Karmarkar wrote:
>> We want to support 3 types of feed for repo cloning:
>> 1. Feedless.
>> 2. Parent repo as a feed. Essentially content of repo on pulp server 
>> is a feed for cloned repo.
>> 3. Parent's feed. So repo and its clone point to the same feed.
>>
>> In order to support 3rd feed type, we need to make changes to cli. 
>> Here are a couple of options:
>>
>> Options 1:
>> pulp repo clone --id= --clone_id=  --feedless
>> pulp repo clone --id= --clone_id=  --feed=default/parent
>> where default is Case 2 and parent is Case 3 above.
>>
>> Option 2:
>> pulp repo clone --id= --clone_id=  --feed=default/parent/none
>>
>> I am not really happy with using "default" and "parent", but can't 
>> think of any better short names for these feed types. Any better 
>> suggestions?
>>
>> ~SayliK
>>
>>
> I prefer option 2.  Would "origin", "parent", and "none" be better?
>
> Where:
>
> origin is: feed = parent's feed
> parent is: feed = parent
> none is: feed = none
>
> -Todd
I like "origin" better than "default". It suggests what it stands for 
rather than relying on option help.


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