Add 'version' file to local backend

backend/interface.go

@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ const (
 	Tree          = "tree"
 )
 
+const (
+	BackendVersion = 1
+)
+
 type Server interface {
 	Create(Type, []byte) (ID, error)
 	Get(Type, ID) ([]byte, error)
 	List(Type) (IDs, error)
 	Test(Type, ID) (bool, error)
 	Remove(Type, ID) error
+	Version() uint
 
 	Location() string
 }

backend/local.go

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -15,10 +18,12 @@ const (
 	lockPath        = "locks"
 	keyPath         = "keys"
 	tempPath        = "tmp"
+	versionFileName = "version"
 )
 
 type Local struct {
 	p   string
+	ver uint
 }
 
 // OpenLocal opens the local backend at dir.
@@ -40,12 +45,45 @@ func OpenLocal(dir string) (*Local, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &Local{p: dir}, nil
+	// read version file
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(dir, versionFileName))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read version file: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 100)
+	n, err := f.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = f.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	version, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(string(buf[:n])))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to convert version to integer: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if version != BackendVersion {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong version %d", version)
+	}
+
+	// check version
+	if version != BackendVersion {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong version %d", version)
+	}
+
+	return &Local{p: dir, ver: uint(version)}, nil
+
 }
 
 // CreateLocal creates all the necessary files and directories for a new local
 // backend at dir.
 func CreateLocal(dir string) (*Local, error) {
+	versionFile := filepath.Join(dir, versionFileName)
 	dirs := []string{
 		dir,
 		filepath.Join(dir, blobPath),
@@ -56,6 +94,12 @@ func CreateLocal(dir string) (*Local, error) {
 		filepath.Join(dir, tempPath),
 	}
 
+	// test if version file already exists
+	_, err := os.Lstat(versionFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("version file already exists")
+	}
+
 	// test if directories already exist
 	for _, d := range dirs[1:] {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(d); err == nil {
@@ -71,6 +115,22 @@ func CreateLocal(dir string) (*Local, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// create version file
+	f, err := os.Create(versionFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = f.Write([]byte(strconv.Itoa(BackendVersion)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = f.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// open repository
 	return OpenLocal(dir)
 }
@@ -211,3 +271,8 @@ func (b *Local) List(t Type) (IDs, error) {
 
 	return ids, nil
 }
+
+// Version returns the version of this local backend.
+func (b *Local) Version() uint {
+	return b.ver
+}