Code Management System

A virtual file management system comprising:

• a computer system;
• a virtual file system on the computer system, wherein the virtual file system receives a usage request to use a subset of objects from a client data processing system, wherein the objects are stored in a data repository and transfers the subset of the objects to the client data processing system in response to receiving the usage request;
• a transfer agent runs on the computer system, wherein the transfer agent generates an object transfer record in response to the subset of the objects being transferred to the client data processing system, wherein the object transfer record describes the subset of the objects sent to the client data processing system;
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• a usage management server that manages a utilization of the subset of the objects on the client data processing system utilizing the object transfer record.

A computer program product for managing usage of objects, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable-storage media;
• first program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for receiving a usage request to use a subset of the objects from a client data processing system, wherein the objects are stored in a data repository;
• second program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, responsive to receiving the usage request, for transferring the subset of the objects to the client data processing system;
• third program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, responsive to receiving the requesting, for generating an object transfer record, wherein the object transfer record describes the subset of the objects sent to the client data processing system;
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• fourth program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for managing a utilization of the subset of the objects on the client data processing system utilizing the object transfer record.

A method for managing usage of objects, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer system, a usage request to use a subset of the objects from a client data processing system, wherein the objects are stored in a data repository for a version control system;
• responsive to receiving the usage request, transferring, by the computer system, a subset of the objects to the client data processing system;
• responsive to transferring the subset of the objects, by the computer system, generating an object transfer record, wherein the object transfer record describes the subset of the objects transferred to the client data processing system;
• responsive to utilizing the subset of the objects on the client data processing system, generating, by the client data processing system an object usage record, wherein the object usage record describes the subset of the objects utilized by the client data processing system;
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• managing a utilization of the subset of the objects on the client data processing system utilizing at least one of the object transfer record or the object usage record.

A virtual file management system comprising:

• a computer system;
• a client data processing system;
• a transfer agent running on the computer system, wherein the transfer agent sends an object transfer record to a usage management server, wherein an object usage record describes a subset of objects sent to the client data processing system;
• and wherein the usage management server manages a usage of the subset of the objects utilizing at least one of the object usage record or the object transfer record;
• a usage agent running on the client data processing system, wherein usage agent generates the object usage record in response to the usage of the subset of the objects on the client data processing system, wherein the object usage record describes the subset of the objects utilized by the client data processing system in response to the client data processing system;
• and sends the object usage record to a usage management server that manages a utilization of the subset of the objects utilizing the object usage record;
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• a usage management server that manages a utilization of the subset of the objects on the client data processing system using at least one of the object transfer record received from the transfer agent or the object usage received from the usage agent.