Patent ID: 9442719
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method for alerting a developer to a potential regression, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more computer processors, an instruction from a first location to associate a first changeset with a regression alert record, wherein the regression alert record is stored in metadata of the first changeset, and wherein the regression alert record comprises regression-avoidance guidance authored by a first user at the first location for reference by a second user at a second location when attempting to modify the first changeset; receiving, by one or more computer processors, an instruction from the second user at the second location to modify the first changeset by merging a second changeset with the first changeset; determining, by one or more computer processors, responsive to receiving the instruction to merge, based on searching for changesets with associated regression alert records, that a regression alert record is associated with the first changeset; sending, by one or more computer processors, an alert to the second user at the second location to indicate that merging the first and second changesets may cause a regression, wherein the alert displays information concerning the existence of the regression alert record and provides options to override the alert or take preventative action based on the guidance authored by the first user at the first location; receiving, by one or more computer processors, an instruction from the second user at the second location to deliver the second changeset to a repository, wherein the instruction is based on an override of the alert or confirmation that preventative action has been taken; and delivering, by one or more computer processors, responsive to receiving the instruction based on overriding the alert or confirming that preventative action has been taken, the second changeset to a repository.