New version of blender-aid

• Subversion integration

Many large productions use Subversion. From Blender-aid it is possible to rename and move files, but also edit files in case of a broken link. The files being edited are locally on disk. Users have to manually update the version control system, remembering all the files that were edited. Integration with Subversion automates the manual update.

With Subversion integrated into Blender-aid, teams can view the history of the production: Who did what, when and why.

• HTML 5

The current Blender-aid is written in python, HTML 4, Javascript and using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). HTML 5 has some features that can improve the user interaction and the performance like showing 3D content (Webgl), improved content editing and improved drag & drop.

HTML 5 will also be supported by new Browsers and will become the standard. Porting the application to HTML 5 will create more possibilities for future development.

• Directory move

The current version of Blender-aid only supports re-factoring on files i.e. renaming files, moving files to other locations. In large productions often complete directories are renamed and moved. Support for this functionality is crucial for large productions.

• API

The Blender-aid code is also used by other open source projects. These initiatives use the Blender-aid core for their open source software. To support development by other open source projects the Blender-aid core needs to have an API. There are 4 types of API to support:

Python API

Service API (Soap/XML)

Json API

REST API

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