Hi all,
For what is I think the second time (fortunately this was only on the Test Tool Shed), I have managed to upload a tar-ball to the wrong repository:
2:fae4084a0bc0 http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/view/peterjc/fastq_paired_unpaired
It could have been a glitch, but more likely is was simply inattention on my part (most likely - multiple tab browsing has its downsides).
This leads me to offer some suggestions for how to prevent this kind of user error in future:
(1) After the upload, show a preview of the changes for confirmation (the drawback is this could take a long time to process for a large upload, and lead to time outs).
(2) After upload, before committing the changes, compare the tool contents - adding or removing some tools is normal, replacing ALL the tools with different tools is probably an error and should be subject to user confirmation.
(3) Offer a repository action to revert to a prior commit (current workaround is to re-upload the old good file, which I did as 3:81ac324efa49 in this case).
Peter