ViewVC 1.1 Template Authoring Guide

Introduction

This document represents an (unfinished) attempt at providing instructions for how to customize ViewVC's HTML output via modification of its templates.

Table of Contents

Using EZT

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Variables Available to ViewVC Templates

Common Template Variable Set (COMMON)

Variable Type Description
annotate_href String URL of the ViewVC annotation view for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file.
cfg Object Representation of the object used by ViewVC for runtime configuration parameters such as those parsed from viewvc.conf. Dot-qualified children of this object map to configuration sections and option keys. For example, cfg.options.show_logs contains the value of the show_logs variable in the options section of the configuration file.
docroot String URL of the static documents directory, generally used for referencing stylesheets and images stored in and under that directory (which is typically relative to the template location).
download_href String ViewVC file contents download URL for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file.
download_text_href String ViewVC file contents as-text download URL for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file.
graph_href String URL of the ViewVC revision graph view for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file.
kv Object Representation of the object used by ViewVC for user-defined key/value mappings. Dot-qualified children of this object map to named key/value files and the sections and keys within them. For example, kv.l10n.labels.directory maps to the value of the directory key under the labels section of the key/value file whose configured abstract name is l10n.
lockinfo String Information about the lock status of the current resource.
log_href String URL of the ViewVC revision log view for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file or (for Subversion roots) dir.
nav_path List Ordered list of path components from the repository root to the current resource.
nav_path.href String URL of the default ViewVC view for the path component.
nav_path.name String Name of the path component.
pathtype String Path kind of the current resource. Valid values: file (file), dir (directory); may be empty.
prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page. Valid only when pathtype is file.
queryform_href String URL for a query form returning results from this directory. Valid only when pathtype is dir.
rev String Revision of the current resource.
revision_href String URL of the Subversion revision view for the current revision.
rootname String Name of the current repository (root).
roots_href String URL of ViewVC root listing view. Valid only when ViewVC is configured in roots-as-url-components mode.
rootpath String Server-local location of the current repository. WARNING: Revealing information to untrusted guests about the details of your server configuration can have negative security implications. Use this token at your own risk.
roottype String Version control type of the current repository (root). Valid values: cvs (CVS), svn (Subversion).
rss_href String URL of RSS feed for current location.
tarball_href String URL to download tarball of the current directory.
up_href String Link to the current object's parent directory view.
username String Authenticated username of the requesting user.
view String Name of the current view. Valid values: annotate (annotation view), diff (file difference view), roots (root listing view), dir (directory listing view), graph (revision graph view), log (revision log view), markup (file contents view), query (revision history query results view), queryform (revision history query form view), rev (revision/changeset view).
view_href String URL of the ViewVC file contents view for the current resource. Valid only when pathtype is file or dir.
vsn String ViewVC version identifier.
where String Path (relative to the current repository root) of the current resource.

Path Revision Form Variable Set (PATHREV)

Variable Type Description
lastrev String If the current path is deleted in a future revision, last revision where the path is available. (Subversion only)
pathrev String Current sticky revision (Subversion) or sticky tag (CVS)
pathrev_action String Form action URL for the sticky revision/tag selection form.
pathrev_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the revision/tag selection form.
pathrev_clear_action String Form action URL for the path revision clear button.
pathrev_clear_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the path revision clear button.

Paging Form Variable Set (PAGING)

Variable Type Description
picklist List List of pages that make up the current directory or log view.
picklist.count String Number of the first item on the page (indexed from 0)
picklist.end String Name of last item on the page
picklist.more Boolean If set, indicates that this picklist item is a placeholder for an unspecified number of additional pages. In this case, picklist.end is undefined.
picklist.page String Page number (indexed from 1)
picklist.start String Name of first item on the page
picklist_len String Number of pages in picklist

Property Listing Variable Set (PROPERTIES)

Variable Type Description
properties List List of item properties set on the current directory, minus those with undisplayable names.
properties.name String Name of an item property.
properties.undisplayable Boolean Indicates whether or not the value of this property is undisplayable (by virtue of not being UTF-8 text).
properties.value String Value of this property.

File Contents View (file.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON and PROPERTIES variable sets
ago String Text description of the time elapsed since date.
annotation String Valid values are "none" (no annotations were attempted), "annotated" (annotation was successful), "binary" (file contents are not line-based and human-readable), and "error" (something went wrong during annotation).
author String Author of the revision being viewed.
branch_points String List of branch tag names which branch off of the revision being viewed (CVS only).
branches List If revision currently being viewed is on a branch, list of names for the branch.
changed String Numbers of lines added and removed since the previous revision.
date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) of the revision currently being viewed.
image_src_href String URL used to display the current revision of the file as an embedded image. (Set only if the file is not a web-viewable image.)
lines List Set of objects containing information about the most recent modification of a single line of file content in the current resource, naturally ordered by the line numbers they represent. Every line in the resource is represented in the set.
lines.author String Username of the most recent modifier of the line.
lines.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) of the modification of the line.
lines.diff_href String URL of the ViewVC file difference view which displays the modification of the line.
lines.line_number String Line number (1-based) of the line.
lines.prev_rev String Youngest revision of the resource prior to the line's modification.
lines.rev String Revision in which the modification of the line occured.
lines.text String Textual contents of the line.
log String Log message of the revision currently being viewed.
mime_type String MIME type of the current file.
orig_path String When viewing an old file revision through a copy of the file, this is the old file revision's original path.
orig_href String URL of a ViewVC log view for orig_path.
prev String Previous revision number.
size String Size of the file revision, in bytes. Subversion only.
state String State of the file revision. Possible values: dead, and the empty string.
tags List Names of tags that have been applied to the current file revision.
vendor_branch Boolean Indicates whether or not the current file revision is on a vendor branch.

Revision Graph View (graph.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
imagemap String HTML markup containing the image map associated with the revision graph.
imagesrc String URL of the ViewVC revision graph image for the current resource.

File Difference View (diff.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
changes List Set of objects which contain information about a single line of file difference data. Valid only when diff_format is h or l.
changes.have_left Boolean Specifies whether the left file has a line of content relevant to the difference data line. Valid only when changes.type is change.
changes.have_right Boolean Specifies whether the right file has a line of content relevant to the difference data line. Valid only when changes.type is change.
changes.left String Textual contents of the relevant line in the left file. Valid only when changes.type is change, context, or remove. When changes.type is change, valid only when changes.have_left is set (in order to delineate between missing lines and empty lines, which EZT does not support).
changes.right String Textual contents of the relevant line in the right file. Valid only when changes.type is add, change, or context. When changes.type is change, valid only when changes.have_left is set (in order to delineate between missing lines and empty lines, which EZT does not support).
changes.line_info_extra String Additional line information for the current difference hunk. Valid only when changes.type is header.
changes.line_info_left String First line number represented by the current hunk in the left file. Valid only when changes.type is header.
changes.line_info_right String First line number represented by the current hunk in the right file. Valid only when changes.type is header.
changes.line_number String Line number (1-based) of the line.
changes.type String The type of change. Value values: add, change, context, header, no-changes, remove.
diff_format String Difference dislay format: Valid values are c (context), f (full human-readable), h (human-readable, or colored), l (long human-readable), s (side-by-side), u (unified).
diff_format_action String Form action URL for the diff format selection form.
diff_format_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the diff format selection form.
left Container Container object for grouping information about the left file.
left.ago String Text description of the time elapsed since left.date.
left.annotate_href String URL of the ViewVC annotation view for the left file. Valid only when entries.pathtype is file.
left.author String Author of the revision of the left file.
left.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) in which the left file revision was created.
left.download_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the left file.
left.download_text_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the left file as text/plain.
left.log String Log message of the left file revision.
left.path String Path of the left file.
left.prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page.
left.rev String Revision of the left file.
left.revision_href String URL of the Subversion revision view for the left file's current revision. Valid only when roottype is svn.
left.size String Size of the left file revision, in bytes. Subversion only.
left.tag String Tag of the left file.
left.view_href String This is a URL for the markup view of the left file.
patch_href String URL of the patch view for the file.
raw_diff String Raw difference text. Valid only when diff_format is c, s, or u.
right Container Container object for grouping information about the right file.
right.author String Author of the revision of the right file.
right.annotate_href String URL of the ViewVC annotation view for the right file. Valid only when entries.pathtype is file.
right.author String Author of the revision of the right file.
right.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) in which the right file revision was created.
right.download_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the right file.
right.download_text_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the right file as text/plain.
right.log String Log message of the right file revision.
right.path String Path of the right file.
right.prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page.
right.rev String Revision of the right file.
right.revision_href String URL of the Subversion revision view for the right file's current revision. Valid only when roottype is svn.
right.size String Size of the right file revision, in bytes. Subversion only.
right.tag String Tag of the right file.
right.view_href String This is a URL for the markup view of the right file.

Directory Listing View (directory.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON, PATHREV, PAGING, and PROPERTIES variable sets
attic_showing Boolean Indicates whether or not the directory list include "dead" files (files not available in, perhaps deleted from, the current tag). CVS only.
branch_tags List Set of branch tag names in use by files in the current directory. CVS only.
dir_pagestart String Item number (zero-based) of the first directory entry requested to be shown on the page. Corresponds to the dir_pagestart CGI parameter.
dir_paging_action String Form action URL for the page selection form.
dir_paging_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the page selection form.
entries List Set of objects which represent the entries of this directory.
entries.ago String Textual description of the time since entries.date.
entries.annotate_href String URL of the ViewVC annotation view for the directory entry. Valid only when entries.pathtype is file.
entries.author String Username of the last modifier of the directory entry.
entries.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) of the last modification of the directory entry.
entries.download_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the directory entry.
entries.download_text_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the directory entry as text/plain.
entries.errors List List of strings containing error messages encountered by the version control backend as it attempted to harvest information about this directory entry. At this time the strings are somewhat freeform; in the future it would be nice to expose these as testable error code or somesuch.
entries.graph_href String URL of the ViewVC revision graph view for the directory entry.
entries.lockinfo String Information about the lock status of the directory entry.
entries.log String Log message of last modification to the directory entry.
entries.log_file String ViewVC optionally calculates the log message of a CVS directory as the log message associated with the most recently modified file in that directory. When that occurs, this is the name of that file. Valid only when entries.pathtype is dir. See also entries.log_rev.
entries.log_href String URL of the ViewVC revision log view for the directory entry.
entries.log_rev String ViewVC optionally calculates the log message of a CVS directory as the log message associated with the most recently modified file in that directory. When that occurs, this is the revision of that file. Valid only when entries.pathtype is dir. See also entries.log_file.
entries.mime_type String MIME type of the directory entry.
entries.name String Name of the directory entry.
entries.pathtype String Path kind of the directory entry. Valid values: file (file), dir (directory); may be empty.
entries.prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page. Valid only when entries.pathtype is file.
entries.rev String Revision of the directory entry. For CVS repositories, this is a revision at the tip of the selected tag or branch; for Subversion, this is the youngest revision as of the revision of the directory being viewed.
entries.revision_href String URL of the Subversion revision view for the directory entry's current revision. Valid only when roottype is svn.
entries.short_log String Log message of last modification to the directory entry, truncated to contain no more than the number of characters specified by the short_log_len configuration option.
entries.size String Size (in bytes) of the directory entry. Valid only when roottype is svn and entries.pathtype is file.
entries.state String State of the directory entry. If the state is uninteresting (a typical, versioned object), this field is empty. Valid, non-empty states include: dead (the object is not available on, or possible removed from, this branch; CVS only).
entries.view_href String This is a URL for the markup view if the entry is a file, and a URL for a directory listing if the entry is a directory.
files_shown String Number of files displayed.
hide_attic_href String URL for the current view, but with "dead" files hidden. CVS only.
num_dead String Number of dead files in the current directory.
plain_tags List List of tag names in use by files in the current directory. CVS only.
search_re String Current search expression, if any.
search_re_action String Form action URL for the regular expression search form, if searching is available.
search_re_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the regular expression search form.
show_attic_href String URL for the current view, but with "dead" files shown. CVS only.
sortby String Current sorting mode. Valid values: file, rev, date, author, and log.
sortby_author_href String URL for the current view, but sorted by author.
sortby_date_href String URL for the current view, but sorted by date.
sortby_file_href String URL for the current view, but sorted by filename.
sortby_log_href String URL for the current view, but sorted by log message.
sortby_rev_href String URL for the current view, but sorted by revision number.
sortdir String Current sorting mode. Valid values: up (ascending) and down (descending)
tree_rev String Last revision number where the current directory (or any path underneath it) was modified. Subversion only.
tree_rev_href String URL for revision view showing information about the tree_rev revision. Subversion only.
youngest_rev String Last revision number in the repository. Subversion only
youngest_rev_href String URL for revision view showing information about the youngest_rev revision. Subversion only.

Error View (error.ezt)

Variable Type Description
msg String Message describing the current error.
stacktrace String Python stack trace showing where the error occurred.
status String HTTP status code like "404 Not Found" that was sent to the browser with this error message.

Revision Log View (log.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON, PATHREV, and PAGING variable sets
branch_tags List Names of branch tags in the file. CVS only.
default_branch List Default branch names (CVS only)
diff_format String Currently selected diff format in the diff selection form. Valid values are c (context), h (human-readable, or colored), l (long human-readable), s (side-by-side), u (unified).
diff_select_action String Form action URL for the diff selection form.
diff_select_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the diff selection form.
entries List List of revisions where the file or directory was modified.
entries.ago String Text description of the time elapsed since entries.date.
entries.annotate_href String URL for the annotate view of the file revision.
entries.author String Author of the revision.
entries.branch_names List If this last revision on a branch, a list of names for that branch.
entries.branch_point String If the revision is on a branch, this is the revision number the branch branched off from. CVS only.
entries.branch_points String List of branch tags which branch off of this revision. CVS only.
entries.branch_points.name String Name of the branch tag.
entries.branch_points.href String URL for the current view, but with this tag set as the sticky tag.
entries.branches String List of branch tags that include this file revision. CVS only.
entries.branches.name String Name of the branch tag.
entries.branches.href String URL for the current view, but with this tag set as the sticky tag.
entries.changed String Numbers of lines added and removed since the previous revision. CVS only.
entries.copy_href String URL for log view of entries.copy_path.
entries.copy_path String If the file revision was copied from somewhere, this is the path it was copied from. Subversion only.
entries.copy_rev String If the file revision was copied from somewhere, this is the revision number of the path it was copied from. Subversion only.
entries.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) of the revision.
entries.diff_to_branch_href String URL for a diff view of this file revision showing the changes since the branch was created at (entries.branch_point). CVS only.
entries.diff_to_main_href String If this revision is at the tip of a branch, URL for a diff view of this file revision showing the differences between it and the latest revision on the parent branch (entries.next_main). CVS only.
entries.diff_to_prev_href String URL for a diff view of this file revision showing the changes since the previous revision (entries.prev).
entries.diff_to_sel_href String URL for a diff view of this file revision and the currently selected revision (rev_selected).
entries.download_href String URL to download the file revision.
entries.download_text_href String URL to download the file revision as text/plain.
entries.lockinfo String Information about the lock status of this revision.
entries.log String Revision log message.
entries.next_main String If this revision is on the tip of the branch, this is the latest revision of the parent branch, a likely merge candidate.
entries.orig_href String URL for log view of entries.orig_path
entries.orig_path String If this file revision is located at a different path than the newest file revision (because it precedes a copy or move), this is the path it was originally located at. Subversion only.
entries.prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page.
entries.prev String Previous revision number.
entries.rev String Revision number.
entries.revision_href String URL for revision view showing more information about the revision.
entries.sel_for_diff_href String URL for current view, but with this revision selected for diffs.
entries.size String Size of the file revision, in bytes. Subversion only.
entries.state String State of the file revision. Possible values: dead, and the empty string.
entries.tag_names List List of tag names which refer to the revision.
entries.tags List List of tags which refer to the revision
entries.tags.name String Name of the tag.
entries.tags.href String URL for the current page, but with this tag set as the sticky tag.
entries.vendor_branch Boolean Indicates if this revision is on a vendor branch.
entries.view_href String URL for markup view for a file revision, or directory listing view for a directory revision.
head_annotate_href String URL for annotate view of the HEAD revision of the file.
head_download_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the file.
head_download_text_href String URL to download the HEAD revision of the file as text/plain.
head_prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default HEAD file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page.
head_view_href String URL for markup view of the HEAD revision of the file.
human_readable Boolean Indicates whether or not currently selected diff format (diff_format) is human readable (colored).
log_pagestart String Item number (zero based) of the first directory entry requested to be shown on the page. Corresponds to the log_pagestart query parameter.
log_paging_action String Form action URL for the page selection form.
log_paging_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the page selection form.
logsort String Current sorting mode. Possible values: date and rev.
logsort_action String Form action URL for log sort drop down box.
logsort_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for the log sort drop down box
mime_type String MIME type of current file.
plain_tags List Names of non-branch in the file. CVS only.
rev_selected String Revision number currently selected for diffs.
tag_annotate_href String URL for annotate view of the file at currently selected sticky tag.
tag_download_href String URL to download the file at currently selected sticky tag. CVS only.
tag_download_text_href String URL to download the file as text/plain at the currently selected sticky tag. CVS only
tag_prefer_markup Boolean Indicates whether to make the default sticky tag file link a link to the markup page instead of the checkout page.
tag_view_href String URL for markup view of the file at the currently selected sticky tag. CVS only.
tags String List of tags that in the current file. CVS only.
tags.rev String Revision number for a non-branch tag, or the latest revision number on the branch for a branch tag.
tags.name String Tag name

Revision History Query Results View (query_results.ezt, rss.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
backout_href String URL for a page that shows a list of commands that can be applied to a working copy to revert all the changes returned by the query.
commits List List of commits to files under the current directory that meet the query criteria.
commits.author String Author of the commit.
commits.files List List of files under the current directory affected by the commit.
commits.files.author String Author of the commit.
commits.files.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) the change to the file was committed.
commits.files.dir String Path of the directory containing the file.
commits.files.dir_href String URL for directory listing of commits.files.dir.
commits.files.file String File name.
commits.files.rev String Revision number of the file.
commits.files.branch File Branch the commit occurred on.
commits.files.diff_href String URL to diff page showing changes since previous file revision.
commits.files.log_href String URL for file's log page.
commits.files.minus String Number of lines removed from the file by the commit.
commits.files.plus String Number of lines added to the file by the commit.
commits.files.type String Type of change made to the file by the commit. Possible values: Change, Add, Remove
commits.log String Commit log message.
commits.limited_files Boolean True if files list was cut short due to limit_changes.
commits.minus String Total number of lines removed from files in this commit.
commits.num_files String Total number of files in the commits.files list.
commits.plus String Number of lines added to files in this commit.
commits.rev String Commit revision number. Subversion only.
commits.rss_date String Date of the commit formatted for RSS.
commits.rss_url String Absolute URL of the revision page for the commit. Subversion only.
commits.short_log String Truncated commit log message.
english_query String Text description of the current query criteria.
limit_changes String Current limit_changes value, maximum number of changed files to show per commit.
limit_changes_href String URL for the current view but with limit_changes disabled.
minus_count String Total number of lines removed from all files across all returned commits.
plus_count String Total number of lines added to all files across all returned commits.
querysort String Indicates how query results are being sorted. Possible values: date, author, and file.
row_limit_reached Boolean Indicates whether the internal database row limit threshold (set via the cvsdb.row_limit and cvsdb.rss_row_limit configuration options) was reached by the query.
show_branch Boolean Indicates whether or not to list branch names in the results. True when query results can include more than a single branch.
sql String SQL string used to query database. Included for debugging purposes.

Revision History Query Form View (query_form.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
branch String Query string for filtering results by branch.
branch_match String Type of match to perform with branch query string. Valid values: exact, like, glob, regex, notregex.
comment String Query string for filtering results by log message.
comment_match String Type of match to perform with comment query string. Possible values: exact, like, glob, regex, notregex.
date String Option for filtering results by date. Possible values: hours, day, week, month, all, explicit.
dir String Query string for filtering results by subdirectory.
dir_href String URL for directory list of current directory.
file String Query string for filtering results by file name.
file_match String Type of match to perform with file query string. Valid values: exact, like, glob, regex, notregex.
hours String If date is hours, number of hours back to include results from.
limit_changes String Current limit_changes value, maximum number of changed files to show per commit.
maxdate String If date is explicit, latest date to include results from.
mindate String If date is explicit, earliest date to include results from.
query_action String Form action URL for query form.
query_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for query form.
querysort String Option for sorting query results. Possible values: date, author, and file.
who String Query string for filtering results by author.
who_match String Type of match to perform with who query string. Possible values: exact, like, glob, regex, notregex.

Revision/ChangeSet View (revision.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
ago String Text description of the time elapsed since date.
author String Author of the revision.
changes List List of paths changed in this revision.
changes.action String Indicates what happened to the path in this revision. Valid values are: added, modified, replaced, and deleted.
changes.copy_path String Original path if path was copied from somewhere in this revision.
changes.copy_rev String Revision number of original path if path was copied from somewhere in this revision
changes.diff_href String URL for diff of changed path against previous revision.
changes.is_copy Boolean Indicates whether path was copied from another path in this revision.
changes.log_href String URL for log view of changed path.
changes.path String Changed path.
changes.pathtype String Type of changed path. Valid values: file or dir
changes.prop_mods Boolean Indicates whether the path's properties changed in this revision
changes.text_mods Boolean Indicates whether the path's file contents changed in this revision.
changes.view_href String URL for markup view of changed path.
date String Revision date (in UTC if not otherwise configured).
first_changes String Configured value for limit_changes.
first_changes_href String URL for the current view but with limit_changes set to the configured value.
jump_rev_action String Form action URL for revision jump form.
jump_rev_hidden_values List Hidden field name/value pairs for revision jump form.
limit_changes String Current limit_changes value, maximum number of changed files to show per commit.
log String Revision log message.
more_changes String Number of changes not being shown due to limit_changes.
more_changes_href String URL for the current view but with limit_changes disabled.
num_changes String Number of paths changed in this revision.
next_href String URL for revision page of the next revision.
prev_href String URL for revision page of the previous revision.
rev String Revision number.

Root Listing View (roots.ezt)

Variable Type Description
Includes all variables from the COMMON variable set
roots List Set of configured viewable repositories.
roots.ago String Textual description of the time since roots.date.
roots.author String Username of the last modifier of the root.
root.date String Date (in UTC if not otherwise configured) of the last modification of the root.
roots.href String URL of root directory view for a configured repository.
roots.log String Log message of last modification to the root.
roots.log_href String URL of log revision view for the top-most (root) directory of the root (repository).
roots.name String Name of a configured repository.
roots.path String Server-local location of a configured repository. WARNING: Revealing information to untrusted guests about the details of your server configuration can have negative security implications. Use this token at your own risk.
roots.rev String Youngest revision of the root.
roots.short_log String Log message of last modification to the root, truncated to contain no more than the number of characters specified by the short_log_len configuration option.
roots.type String Version control type of a configured repository. Valid values: cvs, svn.