Systems and methods for determining the software components included in a view of a software development project at a particular time

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-readable signals defining a data structure corresponding to a software project represented by a hierarchy of versions of a software project, each version comprising a set of software components and corresponding to one or more users of a software configuration management application, the application operable to provide a view of a first version of the software development project for the one or more users, the data structure comprising:

• a first entry specifying a first time and specifying whether a first software component of the first version was included in the view of the first version at the first time.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a system for determining software components included in a first view of a first version of the software development project at a first time, the first view provided by the configuration management software application, the system comprising:

• a stream view engine to determine whether a first software component is included in the first view of the first version at the first time by accessing a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy;
• and
• a user interface to control a display of the first software component in the first view of the first version if it is determined that the first software component was included in the first view at the first time.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a system for determining software components included in a first view of a first version of the software development project at a first time, the first view provided by the configuration management software application, the system comprising:

• means for determining whether a first software component is included in the first view of the first version at the first time by accessing a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy;
• and
• a user interface to control a display of the first software component in the first view of the first version if it is determined that the first software component was included in the first view at the first time.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a computer-readable medium having computer-readable signals stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, control the computer to perform a method of determining software components included in a first view of a first version of the software development project at a first time, the first view provided by the configuration management software application, the method comprising acts of:

• (A) determining whether a first software component is included in the first view of the first version at the first time by accessing a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy;
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• (B) if it is determined that the first software component was included in the first view at the first time, displaying the first software component in the first view of the first version.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a method of recording an instruction indicating whether to include a first software component in a view of a first version of the software development project, the view provided by the configuration management software application, the method comprising acts of:

• (A) receiving the instruction at a first time;
• and
• (B) recording an entry in a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy, the entry specifying the instruction and the first time at which the instruction was received.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a system for recording an instruction indicating whether to include a first software component in a view of a first version of the software development project, the view provided by the configuration management software application, the system comprising:

• a user interface to receive the instruction at a first time;
• and
• a stream view engine to record an entry in a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy, the entry specifying the instruction and the first time at which the instruction was received.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a system for recording an instruction indicating whether to include a first software component in a view of a first version of the software development project, the view provided by the configuration management software application, the system comprising:

• a user interface to receive the instruction at a first time;
• and
• means for recording an entry in a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy, the entry specifying the instruction and the first time at which the instruction was received.

For use in conjunction with a configuration management software application to manage a software development project represented by a hierarchy of versions of the software development project, each version comprising a set of software components, a computer-readable medium having computer-readable signals stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, control the computer to perform a method of recording an instruction indicating whether to include a first software component in a view of a first version of the software development project, the view provided by the configuration management software application, the method comprising acts of:

• (A) receiving the instruction at a first time;
• and
• (B) recording an entry in a data structure that represents a history of views of versions of the software development project included in the hierarchy, the entry specifying the instruction and the first time at which the instruction was received.