STATEFUL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

摘要

According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for a stateful development control system is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of product rules that include evolution rules, sets, and states. A state aware software repository is initialized with source code files. The source code files receive a first state of “0” or “1”. In response to modifying one or more source code files, a second state is assigned to the modified one or more source code files. In response to assigning the second state, a determination is made whether to perform a merge of the one or more source code files and one or more of the source code files. The merge is one of a vertical merge and a horizontal merge.