Make private pod repos support SVN/hg/etc

[swainet]

I want create a private spec repo using an svn server. Is it possible?

[joshkalpin]

I don't see why not, there is support for subversion inside of the cocoapods-downloader (See below).

https://github.com/CocoaPods/cocoapods-downloader/blob/master/lib/cocoapods-downloader/subversion.rb

[swainet]

@kapin , do u mean a spec file can set a subversion source for its pod.
I mean the spec repo itself.
U can use

$ pod repo add NAME SOURCE_URL

to add a private spec repo, but the SOURCE_URL must be a git repo. How can I use a svn source url?

[orta]

To my knowledge, no.
Someone asked me this last weekend too. Could be an easy first step issue for someone. I've updated the main issue to make it more of an action.

[CocoaPodsBot]

Issue has been confirmed by @neonichu

[fabiopelosin]

Currently there is no logic to handle it in CocoaPods and this keeps thing simple... Theoretically you can use an SVN repo... just pod repo add & pod repo update will not work.

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I'm closing this until more comments prove there is actual demand for it as I don't consider it a required feature for CocoaPods. In the meanwhile I would recommend the development of a plugin (if there is any change needed in CP we can discuss it).

[BioLogisch]

I would like to see support for a mercurial private repo

[alloy]

It looks like somebody (@clarkda) already started on a SVN plugin: https://github.com/clarkda/cocoapods-repo-svn.

@BioLogisch As stated by @irrationalfab, atm this will not be in CP itself, but feel free to create a plugin, possibly by porting @clarkda’s work.

[dustywusty]

Give me until tonight and I should have my HG plugin checked in. :)

[BioLogisch]

@clarkda
That would be nice.
Thank you.

[dehengxu]

That's a great feature.