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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Douglas T. Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Brian D. Harry, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Edward R. Hintz, Iii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian M. Lucas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jason Anderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Guckenheimer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Douglas T. Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Brian D. Harry, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Edward R. Hintz, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christian M. Lucas, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jason Anderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Guckenheimer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for automatically evaluating compliance of at least one source code file against at least one checkin policy. In a further embodiment, providing information about the compliance or non-compliance of the at least one source code file with the at least one checkin policy. In another embodiment, providing an option to override a policy failure and submit the at least one source code file to a source code repository. In one embodiment, in response to an override of a policy failure, providing a notification about the override of the policy failure. In some embodiments, an extensible framework enabling the installation of at least one checkin policy plugin, and providing a notification that at least one checkin policy plugin is not installed. In further embodiments, providing and using a work item association policy plugin, a unit tests policy plugin, and a static analysis policy plugin.