Repository Class

Represents a Perforce server and connection.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Perforce.P4Repository

Namespace: Perforce.P4
Assembly: p4api.net (in p4api.net.dll) Version: 2025.1.277.3624

Syntax

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public class Repository : IDisposable

Public Class Repository
	Implements IDisposable

public ref class Repository : IDisposable

type Repository =  
    class
        interface IDisposable
    end

The Repository type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Repository	Create a repository on the specified server.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Connection	Represents the logical connection between a specific Perforce Server instance and a specific client application.
	Server	Represents a specific Perforce server.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddOrUpdateServerLicense	Adds/updates license information for Perforce Repository.
	ConvertSparseStream	Converts a sparse stream to a development/release stream. If stream is not already open, the stream specification will be opened and any unbranched files from the parent stream will be opened in the workspace for branch to the stream in default changelist.
	CreateBranchSpec(BranchSpec)	Create a new branch in the repository.
	CreateBranchSpec(BranchSpec, Options)	Create a new branch in the repository.
	CreateChangelist(Changelist)	Create a new change in the repository.
	CreateChangelist(Changelist, Options)	Create a new changelist in the repository.
	CreateClient(Client)	Create a new client in the repository.
	CreateClient(Client, Options)	Create a new client in the repository.
	CreateDepot(Depot)	Create a new depot in the repository.
	CreateDepot(Depot, Options)	Create a new depot in the repository.
	CreateGroup(Group)	Create a new group in the repository.
	CreateGroup(Group, Options)	Create a new group in the repository.
	CreateJob(Job)	Create a new job in the repository.
	CreateJob(Job, Options)	Create a new job in the repository.
	CreateLabel(Label)	Create a new label in the repository.
	CreateLabel(Label, Options)	Create a new label in the repository.
	CreateStream(Stream)	Create a new stream in the repository.
	CreateStream(Stream, Options)	Create a new stream in the repository.
	CreateUser(User)	Create a new user in the repository.
	CreateUser(User, Options)	Create a new user in the repository.
	DeleteBranchSpec	Delete a branch from the repository
	DeleteChangelist	Delete a change from the repository
	DeleteClient	Delete a client from the repository
	DeleteCounter	Delete a Perforce counter from the repository.
	DeleteDepot	Delete a depot from the repository
	DeleteGroup	Delete a group from the repository
	DeleteJob	Delete a job from the repository
	DeleteLabel	Delete a label from the repository
	DeleteStream	Delete a stream from the repository
	DeleteUser	Delete a user from the repository
	Dispose	Clean up after a Repository is used. Closes and Disposes the underlying connection
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetBranchSpec(String)	Get a BranchSpec from the branch name
	GetBranchSpec(String, String, String, Options)	Get the record for an existing branch from the repository.
	GetBranchSpecs	Get a list of branches from the repository
	GetChangelist(Int32)	Get the record for an existing change from the repository.
	GetChangelist(Int32, Options)	Get the record for an existing change from the repository.
	GetChangelists	Get a list of changes from the repository
	GetClient(String)	Get the record for an existing client from the repository.
	GetClient(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing client from the repository.
	GetClientMetadata	Get client application information.
	GetClients	Get a list of clients from the repository
	GetCounter	Get a named Perforce counter value from the repository.
	GetCounters	Get the Perforce counters for this repository.
	GetDepot(String)	Get the record for an existing depot from the repository.
	GetDepot(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing depot from the repository.
	GetDepotDirs(IListString, Options)	List selected directory paths in the repository.
	GetDepotDirs(Options, String)	List selected directory paths in the repository.
	GetDepotFileDiffs	Get content and existence diff details for two depot files.
	GetDepotFiles	Return a list of FileSpecs of files in the depot that correspond to the passed-in FileSpecs.
	GetDepots	Get a list of depots from the repository
	GetDepots(Options)
	GetFileAnnotations	Return FileAnnotation objects for the listed FileSpecs.
	GetFileContents(IListFileSpec, Options)	Return the contents of the files identified by the passed-in file specs based on their base file type in the depot. If the file type is unknown or if both text and binary content may be needed, use GetFileContentsEx instead.
	GetFileContents(Options, FileSpec)	Return the contents of the files identified by the passed-in file specs based on their base file type in the depot. If the file type is unknown or if both text and binary content may be needed, use GetFileContentsEx instead.
	GetFileContentsEx(IListFileSpec, Options)	Return the contents of the files identified by the passed-in file specs. Use this method if user wants get file contents in binary format or if server is returning file contents in binary format.
	GetFileContentsEx(Options, FileSpec)	Return the contents of the files identified by the passed-in file specs. Use this method if user wants get file contents in binary format or if server is returning file contents in binary format.
	GetFileDiffs	Compare workspace content to depot content
	GetFileHistory(IListFileSpec, Options)	Get the revision history data for the passed-in file specs.
	GetFileHistory(Options, FileSpec)	Get the revision history data for the passed-in file specs.
	GetFileLineMatches	Get a list of matching lines in the passed-in file specs.
	GetFileMetaData(IListFileSpec, Options)	Use the p4 fstat command to get the file metadata for the files matching the FileSpec.
	GetFileMetaData(Options, FileSpec)	Use the p4 fstat command to get the file metadata for the files matching the FileSpec.
	GetFiles(IListFileSpec, Options)	Return a list of Files in the depot that correspond to the passed-in FileSpecs.
	GetFiles(Options, FileSpec)	Return a list of Files in the depot that correspond to the passed-in FileSpecs.
	GetFixes	List fixes affecting files and / or jobs and / or changelists.
	GetFormSpec	Get a FormSpec of the specified form type.
	GetGroup(String)	Get the record for an existing group from the repository.
	GetGroup(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing group from the repository.
	GetGroups	Get a list of groups from the repository
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetJob(String)	Get the record for an existing job from the repository.
	GetJob(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing job from the repository.
	GetJobs	Get a list of jobs from the repository
	GetLabel(String)	Get the record for an existing label from the repository.
	GetLabel(String, String, Options)	Get the record for an existing label from the repository.
	GetLabels	Get a list of labels from the repository
	GetMaxProtectionAccess
	GetOpenedFiles	Return a list of Files opened by users / clients.
	GetProtectionEntries	Get a list of Perforce protection entries for the passed-in file specs
	GetProtectionTable	Get the repository's protection table.
	GetProtectionTable(Options)	Obsolete. Get the repository's protection table.
	GetReviewers	List Perforce users assigned to review files.
	GetServerLicenseInformation	Retrieves Server License related information from the repository.
	GetServerMetaData	Obsolete.
	GetServerMetaData(Options)	Get server information.
	GetStream(String)	Get the record for an existing stream from the repository.
	GetStream(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing stream from the repository.
	GetStream(String, String, Options)	Obsolete. Get the record for an existing stream from the repository.
	GetStreamLog
	GetStreamMetaData	Get the integration status for a stream in the repository
	GetStreams	Get a list of streams from the repository
	GetSubmittedIntegrations	Get a list of submitted integrations for the passed-in file specs.
	GetTriggerTable	Get the repository's trigger table.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetTypeMap	Get the repository's type map.
	GetUser(String)	Get the record for an existing user from the repository.
	GetUser(String, Options)	Get the record for an existing user from the repository.
	GetUsers(IListString, Options)	Get a list of users from the repository
	GetUsers(Options, String)	Get a list of users from the repository
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	NewChangelist	Create a new empty changelist object using a blank spec returned by the server
	RenameClient	Renames client/workspace in the repository and also modifies all applicable places with new name.
	TagFiles	Tag depot files with the passed-in label.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	UpdateBranchSpec	Update the record for a branch in the repository
	UpdateChangelist(Changelist)	Update the record for a change in the repository
	UpdateChangelist(Changelist, Options)	Update the record for a change in the repository
	UpdateClient	Update the record for a client in the repository
	UpdateDepot	Update the record for a depot in the repository
	UpdateGroup(Group)	Update the record for a group in the repository
	UpdateGroup(Group, Options)	Update the record for a group in the repository
	UpdateJob	Update the record for a job in the repository
	UpdateLabel	Update the record for a label in the repository
	UpdateStream(Stream)	Update the record for a stream in the repository
	UpdateStream(Stream, Options)	Update the record for a stream in the repository
	UpdateSubmittedChangelist(Changelist)	Update the record for a submitted change in the repository
	UpdateSubmittedChangelist(Changelist, Options)	Update the record for a submitted change in the repository
	UpdateUser(User)	Update the record for a user in the repository
	UpdateUser(User, Options)	Update the record for a user in the repository

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Reference

Perforce.P4 Namespace