Issue 7302: Add "replace" parameter to installPackage                                                                                                                                                               (deployment-ftf)
Source: Mercury Computer Systems (Mr. Frank Pilhofer, fpilhofe@mc.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: The RepositoryManager has two operations to install packages in the
Repository: installPackage() and createPackage(). But while the latter
has a "replace" parameter, to decide whether an existing package (with
the same installationName) shall be replaced or not, the former doesn't.
I don't see why this difference should exist.


Proposed resolution:


In section 6.5.1.2 (RepositoryManager operations), add a third "replace"
parameter of boolean type to the installPackage operation. Thus, change


  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. Raises the NameExists exception if a configuration by this
    name already exists. Raises the PackageError exception if an
    internal error is detected in the package.


to


  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String, replace:
Boolean)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. If the replace parameter is true, an existing
PackageConfiguration
    with the same name is replaced. If the replace parameter is false,
and if
    a package with the same name exists in the repository, the
NameExists
    exception is raised. Raises the PackageError exception if an
internal
    error is detected in the package.
Resolution: 
Revised Text: In section 6.5.1.2 (RepositoryManager operations), add a third "replace" parameter of boolean type to the installPackage operation. Thus, change

  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. Raises the NameExists exception if a configuration by this
    name already exists. Raises the PackageError exception if an
    internal error is detected in the package.

to

  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String, replace:
    Boolean)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. If the replace parameter is true, an existing
    PackageConfiguration with the same name is replaced. If the replace 
    parameter is false, and if a package with the same name exists in 
    the repository, the NameExists exception is raised. Raises the 
    PackageError exception if an internal error is detected in the 
    package.


Actions taken:
May 5, 2004: received issue
May 9, 2005: closed issue
Discussion: 
Resolution:
Add a third "replace" parameter of boolean type to the installPackage operation.


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ubject: Add "replace" parameter to installPackage 
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 13:22:30 -0400 
Thread-Topic: Add "replace" parameter to installPackage 
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From: "Pilhofer, Frank" <fpilhofe@mc.com> 
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The RepositoryManager has two operations to install packages in the
Repository: installPackage() and createPackage(). But while the latter
has a "replace" parameter, to decide whether an existing package (with
the same installationName) shall be replaced or not, the former doesn't.
I don't see why this difference should exist.


Proposed resolution:


In section 6.5.1.2 (RepositoryManager operations), add a third "replace"
parameter of boolean type to the installPackage operation. Thus, change


  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. Raises the NameExists exception if a configuration by this
    name already exists. Raises the PackageError exception if an
    internal error is detected in the package.


to


  installPackage (installationName: String, location: String, replace:
Boolean)
    Installs a package in the repository, under the given installation
    name. If the replace parameter is true, an existing
PackageConfiguration
    with the same name is replaced. If the replace parameter is false,
and if
    a package with the same name exists in the repository, the
NameExists
    exception is raised. Raises the PackageError exception if an
internal
    error is detected in the package.