Helix Swarm Guide (2019.1)

Helix Swarm Guide

This guide tells you how to use Helix Swarm, for collaboration and code review for teams using Helix Core Server. It is intended for anyone using Swarm to perform code review tasks with Helix Server.

See these topics to get started:

New for Swarm 2019.1

Following is a summary of new information with links to the most prominent topics. For a complete list, see What's new.

Markdown support improved

  • Swarm now supports a number of Markdown file extensions. Valid Markdown file extensions are: md, markdown, mdown, mkdn, mkd, mdwn, mdtxt, mdtext.
  • The Files section now displays rendered Markdown text in a new Markdown tab, the View tab is still present and displays plain text as before, see Markdown files.
  • You can now use more Markdown styles in comments, see Markdown.
  • Administrators can now restrict what is rendered in Markdown in project overview pages and files for added security, see Markdown.

Swarm upgraded to use the Zend 3 framework

Swarm now uses the Zend 3 framework, this is part of our commitment to move away from using versions of platforms that have reached End-of-Life (EOL). For instructions on updating custom modules for the Zend 3 framework, see Upgrade custom modules to work with Zend 3.

Review page improved

  • Swarm now displays the revision of the review being viewed and the total number of revisions available in brackets next to the Review ID on the Review page.
  • When continuous integration has been configured for a project, a new Tests in Progress Tests in Progress image state has been added to the existing Tests Passed Tests Passed image and Tests Failed Tests Failed image states displayed on the Review page.

Additional help for Helix Core

Command line client usage

See the Helix Core Server User Guide for information on how to use the Helix Server Command Line Client.

Command reference

See p4 client (graph) in the P4 Command Reference for help configuring Helix Server for building from mixed clients.

Helix Server administration

See Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Fundamentals for information on installation, configuration, and management of Helix Server.