Per Backend Metadata¶

Backend metadata is located in each backend’s __init__.py.

currently the following variables are used:

workdir control:
repo class:	the full name of the repository class in setuptools notation
workdir class:	the full name of the workdir class in setuptools notation
	the name of the directory that identifies a workdir

Other required (but not yet implemented) fields

workdir features:
repo_control:	lists sets of paths that will exist in a repository
repo features:	same in green
repo commands:	required executables for repo to function propper
repo modules:	required modules to function propper
serving_class:	the full name of the reposity serving class in setuptools notation
	stuff the repo can do like graph, merge, props
workdir commands:
	required executables for repo to function propper
workdir modules:
	required modules to function propper
license:	the license of the backend code (would help with avoiding license problems)