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[PATCH] builtin-mailinfo.c: Trim only first pair of square brackets in subject

From
RLRoger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>
Date
Jun 29, 2009, 21:17 UTC
Message-ID
<1246310220-16909-1-git-send-email-rleigh@debian.org>
In-Reply-To
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Use a regular expression to match text after "Re:" or any text in the first pair of square brackets such as "[PATCH n/m]". This replaces the complex hairy string munging with a simple single pattern match.

Signed-off-by: Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>
---
 builtin-mailinfo.c |   61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-mailinfo.c b/builtin-mailinfo.c
index 92637ac..6d19046 100644
--- a/builtin-mailinfo.c
+++ b/builtin-mailinfo.c
@@ -219,35 +219,42 @@ static int is_multipart_boundary(const struct strbuf *line)
 
 static void cleanup_subject(struct strbuf *subject)
 {
-	char *pos;
-	size_t remove;
-	while (subject->len) {
-		switch (*subject->buf) {
-		case 'r': case 'R':
-			if (subject->len <= 3)
-				break;
-			if (!memcmp(subject->buf + 1, "e:", 2)) {
-				strbuf_remove(subject, 0, 3);
-				continue;
-			}
-			break;
-		case ' ': case '\t': case ':':
-			strbuf_remove(subject, 0, 1);
-			continue;
-		case '[':
-			if ((pos = strchr(subject->buf, ']'))) {
-				remove = pos - subject->buf;
-				if (remove <= (subject->len - remove) * 2) {
-					strbuf_remove(subject, 0, remove + 1);
-					continue;
-				}
-			} else
-				strbuf_remove(subject, 0, 1);
-			break;
-		}
+	int status;
+	regex_t regex;
+	regmatch_t match[4];
+
+	/* Strip off 'Re:' and/or the first text in square brackets, such as
+	   '[PATCH]' at the start of the mail Subject. */
+	status = regcomp(&regex,
+			 "^([Rr]e:)?([^]]*\\[[^]]+\\])(.*)$",
+			 REG_EXTENDED);
+
+	if (status) {
+		/* Compiling the regex failed.  Find out why and tell
+		   the user.  This is always a bug in the code. */
+		int esize = regerror(status, &regex, NULL, 0);
+		struct strbuf etext = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		strbuf_grow(&etext, esize);
+		regerror(status, &regex, etext.buf, esize);
+		fprintf (stderr,
+			 "Error compiling regular expression: %s\n",
+			 etext.buf);
+		strbuf_release(&etext);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	/* Store any matches in match. */
+	status = regexec(&regex, subject->buf, 4, match, 0);
+
+	/* If there was a match for \3 in the regex, trim the subject
+	   to this match. */
+	if (!status && match[3].rm_so > 0) {
+		strbuf_remove(subject, 0, match[3].rm_so);
 		strbuf_trim(subject);
-		return;
 	}
+
+	return;
 }
 
 static void cleanup_space(struct strbuf *sb)
-- 
1.6.3.3
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Message 8 of 21 in “git mailinfo strips important context from patch subjects”
  1. Roger LeighJun 28, 2009
  2. Jeff KingJun 28, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2009
  4. Andreas EricssonJun 29, 2009
  5. mailinfo: Remove only one set of square bracketsAndreas Ericsson, Jun 29, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2009
  7. Jeff KingJun 30, 2009
  8. builtin-mailinfo.c: Trim only first pair of square brackets in subjectRoger Leigh, Jun 29, 2009
  9. Jakub NarebskiJun 29, 2009
  10. Roger LeighJun 29, 2009
  11. Neil RobertsSep 22, 2009
  12. Neil RobertsSep 22, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2009
  14. Neil RobertsSep 22, 2009
  15. Jason HoldenSep 23, 2009
  16. 2/2 builtin-mailinfo.c: Free regular expression after useRoger Leigh, Jun 29, 2009
  17. Roger LeighJun 29, 2009
  18. git mailinfo strips important context from patch subjectsPaolo Bonzini, Jun 28, 2009
  19. Andreas EricssonJun 29, 2009
  20. Paolo BonziniJun 29, 2009
  21. Andreas EricssonJun 29, 2009

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