[SERVER-11963] rename field "indirectRoles" in output of rolesInfo command Created: 04/Dec/13  Updated: 10/Dec/14  Resolved: 12/Dec/13

Status: Closed
Project: Core Server
Component/s: Security, Usability
Affects Version/s: 2.5.4
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Task Priority: Minor - P4
Reporter: Kay Kim (Inactive) Assignee: Spencer Brody (Inactive)
Resolution: Duplicate Votes: 0
Labels: None
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified

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duplicates SERVER-11961 Make names of direct/indirect roles/p... Closed
Backwards Compatibility: Minor Change
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 Description   

"indirectRoles" is a bit unclear, I think "inheritedRoles" is easier to understand.



 Comments   
Comment by Spencer Brody (Inactive) [ 12/Dec/13 ]

While inheritedRoles may be a clearer name in the rolesInfo output, it'd be nice to use the same name as the equivalent field in the usersInfo command output, and there I think indirectRoles makes more sense, so I think it's clearer all around to just leave things as-is.

Comment by Spencer Brody (Inactive) [ 05/Dec/13 ]

Changing from "backwards breaking": rarely to "backwards breaking": yes.

If this is changed before 2.6 is released it's rarely backwards breaking as it only breaks users of 2.5.4. If we wait until after 2.6, however, we'll probably never be able to change this as it will break any scripts users have written to parse the output of rolesInfo.

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