Add number of direct reverse dependencies to release index?

[neilb]

I quite often want to generate lists of dists where I display or order by the number of direct dependencies. So I look up the reverse deps and count them.

How about putting the count in the index for a release, so you could get this (or the most recent counting of it, done daily?) without having to do the more expensive (I assume) reverse deps lookup?

Cheers,
Neil

[rwstauner]

I said something similar when talking yesterday about metacpan/metacpan-web#793

I think reverse_dep count could go on the distribution document (alongside bugs, for example).

[neilb]

\o/

[rwstauner]

I think a batch process to recount makes sense in this case.
I was trying to decide about direct versus total, maybe we should store both numbers?

Anybody have additional thoughts?

[monken]

http://www.neo4j.org/

[rwstauner]

https://gist.github.com/ribasushi/9087296/#file-depgraph-pl

[neilb]

@monken :-)

[oalders]

@ribasushi weren't you looking at graphing this as well?

[ribasushi]

@oalders Yes, and field-tests highlighted multiple corner cases that I am not properly handling. So the current logic is in a disassembled state, waiting for it's 4th overhaul. I will speed this up given there is interest.

[ribasushi]

@rwstauner this is an old incarnation, totally unfit for human consumption. I will kill the gist unless you object.

[rwstauner]

I don't object.
I was just searching my browser history for that thing you sent before in
case it was relevant here.

So if you have anything helpful to add to the conversation, please do :-)

[oalders]

@rwstauner why would you want to put this under distribution rather than release?

[rwstauner]

It seems version-independent like bug count, favorites, etc.

[oalders]

OK, so I wasn't paying attention. Carry on!