This document describes how Continuum should handle credentials for pom retrieval and scm access.
| Were credentials provided when the project was added? | Was 'Use cached credentials if available' checked when the project was added? | Are there Subversion credentials cached for the user running Continuum? | Were credentials provided during release prepare? | Initial project add | Scheduled or Forced Build | Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y | Y | Y | Y | use the provided credentials for the HTTP GET to retrieve the POM. Rely on cached credentials for the initial checkout [2]. Do not store the credentials in the database because the checkbox says we should rely on cached credentials. | Rely on the cached credentials [2] | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| Y | Y | Y | N | " | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2] | |
| Y | Y | N | Y | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2]. Will probably fail because they are missing. | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| Y | Y | N | N | " | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2]. | |
| Y | N | Y | Y | use the provided credentials for the HTTP GET to retrieve the pom and for the initial checkout. Store the credentials in the database for later use. | Use the credentials from the database [3] | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| Y | N | Y | N | " | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2]. | |
| Y | N | N | Y | " | " | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| Y | N | N | N | " | " | Rely on unauthenticated access to the scm repo | |
| N | Y | Y | Y | GET the pom and do the initial checkout with no credentials | Rely on cached credentials or unauthenticated access to the scm repo [2]. | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| N | Y | Y | N | " | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2]. | |
| N | Y | N | Y | " | " | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| N | Y | N | N | " | " | rely on cached credentials or unauthenticated access to scm [2]. | |
| N | N | Y | Y | " | " | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| N | N | Y | N | " | " | Rely on the cached credentials [2] | |
| N | N | N | Y | " | " | use the credentials provided during release prepare. Avoid caching these credentials. [1] | |
| N | N | N | N | " | Rely on unauthenticated access to the scm repo | Rely on unauthenticated access to the scm repo |
A " (double quote) in a table cell means "same as above".
Implementation Notes for Subversion:
Currently the tests for these features tend to be manual since they require access to a secured website and/or scm repository. This test is currently disabled: AbstractContinuumProjectBuilderTest.