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Distributed code repository with limited synchronization locking

US9977786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GITHUB, INC. · US

Inventors

Patrick Reynolds · Pensacola, US
Michael Richard Haggerty · Berlin, DE
Jeffrey King · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2015
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/49
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for a distributed repository includes an input interface and a processor. The input interface is to receive a request to change a portion of code. The processor is to determine a change reference and an existing reference, indicate to lock one or more repositories, determine whether swapping references is approved by a vote, and in the event that swapping references is approved by a vote, swap the references and indicate to unlock the one or more repositories.

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