International Business Machines Corporation

Dirk Baeumer

Erich Gamma

Tobias Kaspar Widmer

A method is provided for synchronization of a first workspace with a second workspace. Both workspaces are connected to a version control system. The method comprises for a first refactoring operation being performed on the first workspace, performing first refactoring step, resulting in a modification of an object, storing the modification in a change information for the object, storing in a change information recording step the change information, and storing in a descriptor recording step refactoring information comprising information enabling execution of a refactoring corresponding to the first refactoring step during an update operation. The method further comprises for a commit operation, delivering in a change information delivery step the change information to the version control system, and delivering in a descriptor commit step the refactoring information to the version control system. Then the method comprises for the update operation being performed on the second workspace, retrieving into the second workspace in a load step from the version control system the change information and the refactoring information, performing a second refactoring operation using the refactoring information, and performing in an execution step an update of the object in the second workspace using the change information.

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Zurich, Switzerland

Dirk Baeumer