{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/StanfordBioinformatics/loom/issues/30","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/StanfordBioinformatics/loom","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/StanfordBioinformatics/loom/issues/30/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/StanfordBioinformatics/loom/issues/30/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/StanfordBioinformatics/loom/issues/30/events","html_url":"https://github.com/StanfordBioinformatics/loom/issues/30","id":136839612,"number":30,"title":"Tags and branches - unique, human-readable name for objects","user":{"login":"nhammond","id":1828858,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1828858?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond","html_url":"https://github.com/nhammond","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nhammond/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-02-26T23:03:35Z","updated_at":"2016-02-26T23:03:35Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Allowing multiple objects to have the use-assigned is likely to cause some errors. e.g. if two workflows exist called \"my_workflow@4a9114dc4\" and \"my_workflow@3fcd917315d\", it will be difficult for a user to select the correct one.\r\n\r\nHowever, allowing user-assigned names as globally unique ideas will cause conflicts when data is exported from one server and imported in another.\r\n\r\nOne way to address this is through tags or branches. I can assign the \"current_workflow\" tag to one specific object and know that this name is unique within my Loom server.\r\n\r\nA closely related features is branches. I could create a branch called \"workflow_x\" and add successive versions of my workflow to that branch. This makes it simple to select the most recent, or to browse earlier versions and select a specific one."}}