stablerange: rework the debug command to allow for multiple method Similar to what we did for the other debug command related to sorting, we prepare for the arrival of multiple method to produce the result (including simple implementation that are easy to read but do not scale).

deptcache: make sure we warm the dept cache before warming the obsdiscovery The depthcache need to a warmed a bit more agressively

stablesort: add a 'method' argument to the debugstablesort command Let start experimenting with other way to do stable sorting.

stablesort: rename function to stablesort_branchpoint We are about to test different approach to stable sorting. We clarify that the existing method is sorting from branch points.

stablerange: update the filename to avoid cache confusion The schema validation seems to not work as well as intended, we update the file name to make sure there will be no confusion.

stablesort: extract in its own module We are going to introduce variants, cache and more complex logic, we move that in its own repository beforehand.

compat: in depth cache, only use cachevfs when available We support older version without the new vfs.

depthcache: issue a progress bar when loading the depth cache The operation can be in the minute order of magnitude of some larger repository. We better keep the user entertain when he wait.

depthcache: move to a dedicated object and storage The SQL cache was overkill and fragile. We move to a dedicated storage using the new generic class.

cache: adds debug details about what the content of the update Having more data in debug is good, we add a small method to help providing them. This code was headed for core during the 4.3 cycle but never made it there. So we starts with a copy in the evolve repository.

cache: introduce a changelogsourcebase class This abstract class will help code that need a cache tracking the changelog content (eg: the branchmap cache). The cache key used is the same as what the branchmap uses. This code was headed for core during the 4.3 cycle but never made it there. So we starts with a copy in the evolve repository.

cache: introduce an abstract class for cache we can upgrade incrementally Right now each class implements their own mechanism for validation, and update. We start introducing abstract class to ultimately allow more unification of the cache code. The end goal of this series is to introduce a cache for some obsolescence property, not to actually implement the cache. However, taking advantage of adding a new cache to introduce the abstract class seems like a win. This code was headed for core during the 4.3 cycle but never made it there. So we starts with a copy in the evolve repository.