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srinannapa
srinannapa

Reputation: 3207

Java Clearcase API

Is there a Java ClearCase API?

Upvotes: 9

Views: 4012

Answers (2)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1330102

Update 2016 (as mentioned by hack's answer below)

I mentioned since 2010 the CM API multiple times, as soon as 2012 and as recently as last March 2016.
Since ClearTeam 8.x, this API does support dynamic view, as well as snapshot views with 8.0.1.7.

See more with Rational ClearCase CM API introduction (v 9.0.0).
Its "installation and setup requirements" do involve Java, with at least:

  • Rational CM API component infrastructure JAR files
  • Rational CM API subprovider JAR file for ClearCase®

Original answer (2010, pre ClearCase Team Explorer)

The is no Java API dedicated for ClearCase.

There is a Java CM API, but about the Rational CM Server used by CCRC (a light-client installation, a simple web server which will forward all request to the actual ClearCase VOB server), not for ClearCase per se:

  • it won't support dynamic views (since a CCRC always operates with snapshot "web" views)
  • it won't support all ClearCase operations, only some of the ones supported by CCRC.

Upvotes: 9

hack
hack

Reputation: 146

The (Java) CM API for ClearCase was originally only available for the ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC), which at the time (V7.1), only supported Web views.

In V8.0, the CM API was enhanced to support dynamic views:

In V8.0.1.6, the CM API was enhanced to support snapshot views:

In V8.0.1.7, a new type of view for CCRC, the "automatic view", was introduced and was immediately supported by the CM API:

Thus, as of V8.0.1.6, the CM API supported all available types of views in ClearCase.

Upvotes: 1

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