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[PATCHv12 17/23] builtin-notes: Add "remove" subcommand for removing existing notes

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Jan 27, 2010, 11:51 UTC
Message-ID
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Using "git notes remove" is equivalent to specifying an empty note message.
The patch includes tests verifying correct behaviour of the new subcommand.
Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
---
 Documentation/git-notes.txt |   15 ++++++---
 builtin-notes.c             |   65 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 t/t3301-notes.sh            |   27 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index 0d1ada6..a52d23a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ git-notes - Add/inspect commit notes
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git notes' (edit [-F <file> | -m <msg>] | show) [commit]
+'git notes' (edit [-F <file> | -m <msg>] | show | remove) [commit]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-This command allows you to add notes to commit messages, without
-changing the commit.  To discern these notes from the message stored
-in the commit object, the notes are indented like the message, after
-an unindented line saying "Notes:".
+This command allows you to add/remove notes to/from commit messages,
+without changing the commit.  To discern these notes from the message
+stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the message,
+after an unindented line saying "Notes:".
 
 To disable commit notes, you have to set the config variable
 core.notesRef to the empty string.  Alternatively, you can set it
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ edit::
 show::
 	Show the notes for a given commit (defaults to HEAD).
 
+remove::
+	Remove the notes for a given commit (defaults to HEAD).
+	This is equivalent to specifying an empty note message to
+	the `edit` subcommand.
+
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
diff --git a/builtin-notes.c b/builtin-notes.c
index 5a0234f..88b99a7 100644
--- a/builtin-notes.c
+++ b/builtin-notes.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
 	"git notes edit [-m <msg> | -F <file>] [<object>]",
 	"git notes show [<object>]",
+	"git notes remove [<object>]",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -155,9 +156,10 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct notes_tree *t;
 	unsigned char object[20], new_note[20];
 	const unsigned char *note;
-	const char *object_ref, *logmsg;
+	const char *object_ref;
+	char logmsg[100];
 
-	int edit = 0, show = 0;
+	int edit = 0, show = 0, remove = 0;
 	const char *msgfile = NULL;
 	struct msg_arg msg = { 0, STRBUF_INIT };
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -176,10 +178,22 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		edit = 1;
 	else if (argc && !strcmp(argv[0], "show"))
 		show = 1;
+	else if (argc && !strcmp(argv[0], "remove"))
+		remove = 1;
 
-	if (edit + show != 1)
+	if (edit + show + remove != 1)
 		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
 
+	if ((msg.given || msgfile) && !edit) {
+		error("cannot use -m/-F options with %s subcommand.", argv[0]);
+		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
+	}
+
+	if (msg.given && msgfile) {
+		error("mixing -m and -F options is not allowed.");
+		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
+	}
+
 	object_ref = argc == 2 ? argv[1] : "HEAD";
 	if (argc > 2) {
 		error("too many parameters");
@@ -194,7 +208,7 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (prefixcmp(t->ref, "refs/notes/"))
 		die("Refusing to %s notes in %s (outside of refs/notes/)",
-		    edit ? "edit" : "show", t->ref);
+		    argv[0], t->ref);
 
 	note = get_note(t, object);
 
@@ -208,35 +222,28 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return execv_git_cmd(show_args);
 	}
 
-	/* edit command */
-
-	if (msg.given || msgfile) {
-		if (msg.given && msgfile) {
-			error("mixing -m and -F options is not allowed.");
-			usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
-		}
-		if (msg.given)
-			strbuf_addbuf(&buf, &(msg.buf));
-		else {
-			if (!strcmp(msgfile, "-")) {
-				if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 1024) < 0)
-					die_errno("cannot read '%s'", msgfile);
-			} else {
-				if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, msgfile, 1024) < 0)
-					die_errno("could not open or read '%s'",
-						msgfile);
-			}
-		}
+	/* edit/remove command */
+
+	if (remove)
+		strbuf_reset(&buf);
+	else if (msg.given)
+		strbuf_addbuf(&buf, &(msg.buf));
+	else if (msgfile) {
+		if (!strcmp(msgfile, "-")) {
+			if (strbuf_read(&buf, 0, 1024) < 0)
+				die_errno("cannot read '%s'", msgfile);
+		} else if (strbuf_read_file(&buf, msgfile, 1024) < 0)
+			die_errno("could not open or read '%s'", msgfile);
 	}
 
-	create_note(object, &buf, msg.given || msgfile, note, new_note);
-	if (is_null_sha1(new_note)) {
+	create_note(object, &buf, msg.given || msgfile || remove, note,
+		    new_note);
+	if (is_null_sha1(new_note))
 		remove_note(t, object);
-		logmsg = "Note removed by 'git notes edit'";
-	} else {
+	else
 		add_note(t, object, new_note, combine_notes_overwrite);
-		logmsg = "Note added by 'git notes edit'";
-	}
+	snprintf(logmsg, sizeof(logmsg), "Note %s by 'git notes %s'",
+		 is_null_sha1(new_note) ? "removed" : "added", argv[0]);
 	commit_notes(t, logmsg);
 
 	free_notes(t);
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index fe59e73..d29daac 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -265,6 +265,33 @@ test_expect_success 'verify non-creation of note with -m ""' '
 	! git notes show
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'remove note with "git notes remove" (setup)' '
+	git notes remove HEAD^
+'
+
+cat > expect-rm-remove << EOF
+commit bd1753200303d0a0344be813e504253b3d98e74d
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:17:13 2005 -0700
+
+    5th
+
+commit 15023535574ded8b1a89052b32673f84cf9582b8
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:16:13 2005 -0700
+
+    4th
+EOF
+
+printf "\n" >> expect-rm-remove
+cat expect-multiline >> expect-rm-remove
+
+test_expect_success 'verify note removal with "git notes remove"' '
+	git log -4 > output &&
+	test_cmp expect-rm-remove output &&
+	! git notes show HEAD^
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'create other note on a different notes ref (setup)' '
 	: > a6 &&
 	git add a6 &&
-- 
1.6.6.405.g80ed6
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Message 20 of 31 in “[PATCHv12 00/23] git notes”
  1. Johan HerlandJan 27, 2010
  2. 01/23 Minor non-functional fixes to notes.cJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2010
  4. Johan HerlandJan 27, 2010
  5. 02/23 Notes API: get_commit_notes() -> format_note() + remove the commit restrictionJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  6. 03/23 Add tests for checking correct handling of $GIT_NOTES_REF and core.notesRefJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  7. 04/23 Notes API: init_notes(): Initialize the notes tree from the given notes refJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  8. 05/23 Notes API: add_note(): Add note objects to the internal notes tree structureJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  9. 06/23 Notes API: remove_note(): Remove note objects from the notes tree structureJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  10. 07/23 Notes API: get_note(): Return the note annotating the given objectJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  11. 08/23 Notes API: for_each_note(): Traverse the entire notes tree with a callbackJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  12. 09/23 Notes API: write_notes_tree(): Store the notes tree in the databaseJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  13. 10/23 Notes API: Allow multiple concurrent notes trees with new struct notes_treeJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  14. 11/23 Refactor notes concatenation into a flexible interface for combining notesJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  15. 12/23 Builtin-ify git-notesJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  16. 13/23 t3301: Verify successful annotation of non-commitsJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  17. 14/23 t3305: Verify that adding many notes with git-notes triggers increased fanoutJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  18. 15/23 Teach notes code to properly preserve non-notes in the notes treeJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  19. 16/23 Teach builtin-notes to remove empty notesJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  20. 17/23 builtin-notes: Add "remove" subcommand for removing existing notesJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  21. 18/23 t3305: Verify that removing notes triggers automatic fanout consolidationJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  22. 19/23 Notes API: prune_notes(): Prune notes that belong to non-existing objectsJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  23. 20/23 builtin-notes: Add "prune" subcommand for removing notes for missing objectsJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  24. 21/23 Documentation: Generalize git-notes docs to 'objects' instead of 'commits'Johan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  25. 22/23 builtin-notes: Add "list" subcommand for listing note objectsJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  26. 23/23 builtin-notes: Add "add" subcommand for appending to note objectsJohan Herland, Jan 27, 2010
  27. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2010
  28. Sverre RabbelierJan 27, 2010
  29. Johan HerlandJan 27, 2010
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2010
  31. Johan HerlandJan 28, 2010

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