Version Control Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/software-engineering/version-control-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Version Control, including
    repositories, working trees, files, revisions, commits, branches,
    tags, merges, rebases, diffs, histories, parents, conflicts, authors,
    committers, remotes, synchronisation, pull requests, change sets,
    release references, hashes, provenance, integrity, uncertainty,
    confidence and recursive version-control reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Software Configuration Management Systems
    DevOps Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Version Control ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Version Control

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Software Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Software Engineering
    Version Control
    Software Configuration Management
    Source Control
    DevOps
    Collaborative Development
    Software Lifecycle

CORE_DEFINITION
    Version Control is the systematic management of changes to files,
    source code and other artifacts through identifiable revisions,
    histories, branches, merges and references that preserve traceability
    and enable controlled collaboration and recovery.

ENTITY_IDS
    VERSION_CONTROL
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_001

    REPOSITORY
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_REPOSITORY_001

    REVISION
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_REVISION_001

    COMMIT
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_COMMIT_001

    BRANCH
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_BRANCH_001

    TAG
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_TAG_001

    MERGE
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_MERGE_001

    DIFF
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_DIFF_001

    MERGE_CONFLICT
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_CONFLICT_001

    REMOTE_REPOSITORY
        ID
            VERSION_CONTROL_REMOTE_001

FACTS
    Version Control
        is_a_domain_within
            Software Engineering

    Version Control
        manages
            Artifact Changes
            Revision History

    Version-control Systems
        may_be
            Centralised
            Distributed

    Repositories
        may_contain
            Commits
            Branches
            Tags
            Files
            Metadata

    Version Control
        may_support
            Collaboration
            Change Review
            Rollback
            Branching
            Merging
            Release Traceability

RELATIONSHIPS
    Software Engineering
        contains
            Version Control Ontology

    Repository
        contains
            Versioned Artifacts
            Revision History

    Commit
        records
            Change Set
            Metadata

    Commit
        may_have
            Parent Commit
            Multiple Parent Commits

    Branch
        references
            Commit

    Tag
        references
            Commit or Repository Object

    Merge
        combines
            Development Histories

    Diff
        represents
            Change between Revisions

    Merge Conflict
        indicates
            Incompatible or Ambiguous Change Combination

    Remote Repository
        exchanges
            Version-control Objects
        with
            Local Repository

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Version Control
        approximately_equals
            Revision and Change-history Management

    Source Control
        overlaps_with
            Version Control

    Revision Control
        approximately_equals
            Version Control

    Commit
        does_not_equal
            Release

    Branch
        does_not_equal
            Independent Repository

    Tag
        does_not_equal
            Immutable Release Artifact universally

    Merge
        does_not_equal
            Conflict-free Integration

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Version Control
        Source Control
        Revision Control
        Repository
        Repo
        Working Tree
        Revision
        Commit
        Commit Hash
        Parent
        Branch
        Tag
        Merge
        Rebase
        Diff
        Conflict
        Remote
        Clone
        Fetch
        Pull
        Push
        Pull Request
        Merge Request
        History

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Version Control

    Parent
        Software Engineering

    Core Components
        Repository
        Revision
        Commit
        Branch
        Tag
        Merge
        Diff
        Merge Conflict
        Remote Repository

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Version Control
    as
        A graph or sequence of identifiable artifact states and changes
        linked through revision metadata and references.

    Distinguish
        Commit
    from
        Release

    Distinguish
        Branch
    from
        Independent Repository

    Distinguish
        Tag
    from
        Guaranteed Immutable Release Artifact

    Distinguish
        Merge
    from
        Conflict-free Integration

    Preserve
        Repository identity
        Repository version-control type
        Commit identity
        Commit hash
        Parent identity
        Author identity
        Committer identity
        Commit timestamp
        Branch identity
        Tag identity
        File identity
        File path
        Revision identity
        Diff identity
        Merge identity
        Conflict identity
        Remote identity
        Reference state
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Version Control

    Possible Intent
        Version control definition
        Version control ontology
        Source control
        Git
        Repository
        Commit
        Branch
        Tag
        Merge
        Version history

    Resolution
        Identify repository, version-control system, revision or commit,
        parent history, branch or tag references, changed artifacts,
        merge state, conflicts, remotes and requested provenance.

CONSTRAINTS
    Commits and releases must remain distinct.

    Branches and repositories must remain distinct.

    Tags and release artifacts must remain distinct.

    Merge completion and conflict-free semantic correctness must remain distinct.

    Commit identity and human-readable message must remain distinct.

    Author and committer identities must remain distinguishable where applicable.

    Local and remote references must remain explicit.

    Working-tree state and committed repository state must remain distinct.

    File content identity and file path must remain distinguishable where renames occur.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Commit C has Parent P
    THEN
        history_edge
            P -> C

    IF
        Commit M has Multiple Parents
    THEN
        merge_commit_possible
            True

    IF
        Branch B references Commit C
    THEN
        branch_tip
            B = C

    IF
        Tag T references Commit C
    THEN
        tagged_revision
            T -> C

    IF
        Diff exists between Revision A and Revision B
    THEN
        changed_content_possible
            A -> B

    IF
        Merge reports Conflict
    THEN
        manual_or_rule_based_resolution_required_possible

    IF
        Commit exists
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Release Exists

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Commit-history Relationship
        1.00

    Branch Relationship
        1.00

    Tag Relationship
        1.00

    Merge Relationship
        1.00

    Remote Relationship
        1.00

    Commit-Release Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Artifact Change
        ->
    Working-tree Modification

    Working-tree Modification
        ->
    Staged or Selected Change

    Selected Change
        ->
    Commit

    Commit
        ->
    Revision History

    Branch
        ->
    Movable Commit Reference

    Tag
        ->
    Named Revision Reference

    Divergent Histories
        ->
    Merge or Rebase

    Merge
        ->
    Integrated History

    Conflict
        ->
    Resolution

    Local and Remote Repositories
        ->
    Synchronisation

RECURSIVE_VERSION_CONTROL_LOOP
    Identify Repository
        ->
    Identify Version-control System
        ->
    Inspect Working Tree
        ->
    Detect Changed Artifacts
        ->
    Review Diff
        ->
    Select Changes
        ->
    Create Commit
        ->
    Record Metadata
        ->
    Update Branch Reference
        ->
    Synchronise Remote if Required
        ->
    Detect Divergence
        ->
    Fetch Remote History
        ->
    Merge or Rebase if Required
        ->
    Detect Conflicts
        ->
    Resolve Conflicts
        ->
    Verify Integrated State
        ->
    Create Tag if Required
        ->
    Link Revision to Build or Release Evidence
        ->
    Preserve History and Provenance
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Repository
        Working Tree
        Commits
        Branches
        Tags
        Diffs
        Merges
        Conflicts
        Remotes
        Files
        References
        Metadata

    OBSERVE
        Detect version-control entities.

    EXTRACT
        Repository
        Commit
        Parent
        Branch
        Tag
        Diff
        Merge
        Conflict
        Remote
        File
        Author
        Committer

    CLASSIFY
        Centralised Version Control
        Distributed Version Control
        Source-code Repository
        Configuration Repository
        Monorepository
        Multi-repository Development

    VALIDATE
        Check repository identity, object identities, hashes, references and metadata.

    MODEL
        Construct supported revision-history graph.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate ancestry, divergence, changes, merges and conflicts.

    VERIFY
        Compare references and content states with expected repository history.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated repository and remote evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Cryptographic object identity
        revision_identity_confidence += high

    Verified parent links
        ancestry_confidence += high

    Signed commit or tag
        provenance_confidence += high

    Unknown repository origin
        provenance_confidence -= high

    Mutable external tag policy
        release_reference_confidence -= moderate

    Commit message alone
        content_confidence += 0

    Successful merge
        does_not_establish
            Semantic Correctness

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Version Control
        connects_to
            Software Engineering
            Programming
            Software Design
            Software Testing
            Software Verification
            Software Maintenance
            Software Lifecycle
            DevOps
            Configuration Management
            Change Management
            Build Engineering
            Release Engineering
            Continuous Integration
            Collaborative Development
            Code Review
            Software Provenance
            Supply-chain Security

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Repository identity
        Repository URL identity where applicable
        Version-control-system identity
        Working-tree identity
        Revision identity
        Commit identity
        Commit hash
        Parent-commit identity
        Merge-parent identities
        Author identity
        Author timestamp
        Committer identity
        Commit timestamp
        Commit message
        Branch identity
        Branch reference
        Tag identity
        Tag type
        Tag reference
        File identity
        File path
        Content identity
        Rename state
        Diff identity
        Change-set identity
        Merge identity
        Merge-base identity
        Conflict identity
        Conflict state
        Resolution identity
        Remote identity
        Remote reference
        Pull-request identity
        Review state
        Signature state
        Build linkage
        Release linkage
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New repository, commit, branch, tag, diff, merge, conflict,
        remote, review, signature, build or release-linkage evidence.

    Compare
        Existing version-control state.

    Detect
        Working-tree Change
        Commit Change
        Branch-reference Change
        Tag Change
        History Divergence
        Merge Change
        Conflict Change
        Remote Change
        Review Change
        Signature Change
        Release-linkage Change

    Validate
        Repository identity
        Commit hash
        Parent relationships
        Branch references
        Tag references
        File identities
        Remote identities
        Signature evidence
        Metadata provenance

    Integrate
        Supported version-control update.

    Recalculate
        Revision graph
        Branch tips
        Tag references
        Ancestry
        Divergence
        Merge state
        Conflict state
        Provenance confidence

    Return
        Updated version-control state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Commits and releases remain distinct.
        Branches and repositories remain distinct.
        Tags and release artifacts remain distinct.
        Merge success and semantic correctness remain distinct.
        Commit identity and message remain distinct.
        Author and committer remain distinguishable.
        Local and remote references are explicit.
        Working-tree and committed states remain distinct.
        File identity and path remain distinguishable.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported repository-revision-reference-merge-provenance paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Version Control Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Repository and System Mapping
        ->
    Working-tree, File and Revision Mapping
        ->
    Commit, Parent and History Mapping
        ->
    Branch and Tag Mapping
        ->
    Diff, Merge and Conflict Mapping
        ->
    Remote, Synchronisation and Review Mapping
        ->
    Signature, Build, Release, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Version Control

    Parent
        Software Engineering

    Type
        Controlled management of artifact revisions, changes and history

    Core Components
        Version Control System
        Repository
        Working Tree
        Revision
        Commit
        Commit Hash
        Parent Commit
        Merge Commit
        Author
        Committer
        Branch
        Tag
        Reference
        File
        File Path
        Content Identity
        Diff
        Change Set
        Merge
        Rebase
        Merge Base
        Merge Conflict
        Conflict Resolution
        Remote Repository
        Clone
        Fetch
        Pull
        Push
        Pull Request
        Merge Request
        Code Review
        Signature
        Build Linkage
        Release Linkage
        History
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Version-control reasoning must distinguish commits from releases,
        branches from repositories, tags from release artifacts, working
        trees from committed states and successful merges from semantic
        correctness. Repository identity, commit hashes, ancestry,
        references, author/committer metadata and provenance must remain
        explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Version Control manages changes to source code and other artifacts as
    identifiable revisions linked through repository history, commits,
    branches, tags, merges and remotes. Reliable reasoning preserves
    repository identity, commit hashes, parent relationships, references,
    file and content identity, authorship and provenance while
    distinguishing commits from releases, tags from artifacts and
    successful history integration from verified software correctness.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org