Sample: refactor a function name

Lets say there is a function called foo that is used in 60 files. User A creates a new function called bar and wants to replace the function name in 5 files. In the mean while user B modified and saved one of the files. The steps below describes the complete work flow:

  1. User A searches on key word foo. In the first result page, there are 3 files that user A wants to replace.
  2. User A clicks on replace and types bar and hits enter.
  3. User A selects the 3 files and relative matches that will be replaced.
  4. User A compares and confirms the differences between the original and replaced lines.
  5. User A commits the new contents of the 3 files to the server.
  6. All the 3 files are written successfully indicated by the report.
  7. User A replaces the next page by selecting the remaining 2 files and relative matches.
  8. User B modifies one of the 2 files and saves it.
  9. User A commits the replacement.
  10. One of the 2 files is reported written failure because it was modified during the replacing.
  11. User A refreshes the page and replaces the failed file again.
  12. User A commits the replacement successfully.
  13. Optional: To undo the changes, user A checks out the changes in git status page.

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