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[PATCH 6/7] strbuf_check_branch_ref(): a helper to check a refname for a branch

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 21, 2009, 22:13 UTC
Message-ID
<1237673619-12608-7-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<1237673619-12608-6-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com>
This allows a common calling sequence
	strbuf_branchname(&ref, name);
	strbuf_splice(&ref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
	if (check_ref_format(ref.buf))
		die(...);
to be refactored into
	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, name))
		die(...);
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 branch.c                   |    5 +----
 builtin-branch.c           |    8 ++------
 builtin-check-ref-format.c |    5 ++---
 builtin-checkout.c         |    7 +++----
 strbuf.c                   |    8 ++++++++
 strbuf.h                   |    1 +
 6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 558f092..62030af 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -135,10 +135,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
 	struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int forcing = 0;
 
-	strbuf_branchname(&ref, name);
-	strbuf_splice(&ref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
-
-	if (check_ref_format(ref.buf))
+	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, name))
 		die("'%s' is not a valid branch name.", name);
 
 	if (resolve_ref(ref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL)) {
diff --git a/builtin-branch.c b/builtin-branch.c
index e15440f..cd8f42d 100644
--- a/builtin-branch.c
+++ b/builtin-branch.c
@@ -468,14 +468,10 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
 	if (!oldname)
 		die("cannot rename the current branch while not on any.");
 
-	strbuf_branchname(&oldref, oldname);
-	strbuf_splice(&oldref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
-	if (check_ref_format(oldref.buf))
+	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&oldref, oldname))
 		die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", oldname);
 
-	strbuf_branchname(&newref, newname);
-	strbuf_splice(&newref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
-	if (check_ref_format(newref.buf))
+	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&newref, newname))
 		die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", newname);
 
 	if (resolve_ref(newref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL) && !force)
diff --git a/builtin-check-ref-format.c b/builtin-check-ref-format.c
index 39db6cb..f9381e0 100644
--- a/builtin-check-ref-format.c
+++ b/builtin-check-ref-format.c
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ int cmd_check_ref_format(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	if (argc == 3 && !strcmp(argv[1], "--branch")) {
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_branchname(&sb, argv[2]);
-		strbuf_splice(&sb, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
-		if (check_ref_format(sb.buf))
+
+		if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&sb, argv[2]))
 			die("'%s' is not a valid branch name", argv[2]);
 		printf("%s\n", sb.buf + 11);
 		exit(0);
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index b268046..66df0c0 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -733,12 +733,11 @@ no_reference:
 
 	if (opts.new_branch) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
+		if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
+			die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.",
+			    opts.new_branch);
 		if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
 			die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
-		if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
-			die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 	}
 
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index a60b0ad..a884960 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "refs.h"
 
 int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -366,3 +367,10 @@ int strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
 	strbuf_add(sb, name, len);
 	return len;
 }
+
+int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
+{
+	strbuf_branchname(sb, name);
+	strbuf_splice(sb, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
+	return check_ref_format(sb->buf);
+}
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 68923e1..9ee908a 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -132,5 +132,6 @@ extern void stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
 extern int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env);
 
 extern int strbuf_branchname(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
+extern int strbuf_check_branch_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name);
 
 #endif /* STRBUF_H */
-- 
1.6.2.1.299.gda643a
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Message 7 of 14 in “Clean up interpret_nth_last_branch feature”
  1. 0/7 Clean up interpret_nth_last_branch featureJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  2. 1/7 check_ref_format(): tighten refname rulesJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  3. 2/7 Rename interpret/substitute nth_last_branch functionsJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  4. 3/7 check-ref-format --branch: give Porcelain a way to grok branch shorthandJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  5. 4/7 strbuf_branchname(): a wrapper for branch name shorthandsJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  6. 5/7 Fix "branch -m @{-1} newname"Junio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  7. 6/7 strbuf_check_branch_ref(): a helper to check a refname for a branchJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  8. 7/7 checkout -: make "-" to mean "previous branch" everywhereJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  9. 7/7 checkout -: make "-" to mean "previous branch" everywhereJunio C Hamano, Mar 22, 2009
  10. Bert WesargMar 22, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinMar 22, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2009

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