+ # check it then save it
+ # BUG: the following is commented out because it always fails on my
+ # install. I think it's a Rails bug.
+
+ #if !rel.preconditions_ok?
+ # return -2, "Relation preconditions failed"
+ #else
+ rel.save_with_history!
+ #end
+
+ [0,relid,rel.id]
+ end
+
+ # ----- putway
+ # saves a way to the database
+ # in: [0] user token (string),
+ # [1] original way id (may be negative),
+ # [2] array of points (as getway/getway_old),
+ # [3] hash of way tags,
+ # [4] original way version (0 if not a reverted/undeleted way),
+ # [5] baselong, [6] basey, [7] masterscale
+ # does: saves way to the database
+ # all constituent nodes are created/updated as necessary
+ # (or deleted if they were in the old version and are otherwise unused)
+ # out: [0] 0 (code for success), [1] original way id (unchanged),
+ # [2] new way id, [3] hash of renumbered nodes (old id=>new id),
+ # [4] xmin, [5] xmax, [6] ymin, [7] ymax (unprojected bbox)
+ def putway(args,renumberednodes) #:doc: