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[PATCHv13 20/30] builtin-notes: Add "prune" subcommand for removing notes for missing objects

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Feb 13, 2010, 21:28 UTC
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"git notes prune" will remove all notes that annotate unreachable/non- existing objects.

The patch includes tests verifying correct behaviour of the new subcommand.
Suggested-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
---
 Documentation/git-notes.txt |    4 +-
 builtin-notes.c             |   28 ++++++++-----
 t/t3306-notes-prune.sh      |   94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 t/t3306-notes-prune.sh
diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index a52d23a..3973f90 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-notes - Add/inspect commit notes
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git notes' (edit [-F <file> | -m <msg>] | show | remove) [commit]
+'git notes' (edit [-F <file> | -m <msg>] | show | remove | prune) [commit]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ remove::
 	This is equivalent to specifying an empty note message to
 	the `edit` subcommand.
 
+prune::
+	Remove all notes for non-existing/unreachable objects.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
diff --git a/builtin-notes.c b/builtin-notes.c
index 7c40075..48bc455 100644
--- a/builtin-notes.c
+++ b/builtin-notes.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
 	"git notes edit [-m <msg> | -F <file>] [<object>]",
 	"git notes show [<object>]",
 	"git notes remove [<object>]",
+	"git notes prune",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	const char *object_ref;
 	char logmsg[100];
 
-	int edit = 0, show = 0, remove = 0;
+	int edit = 0, show = 0, remove = 0, prune = 0;
 	const char *msgfile = NULL;
 	struct msg_arg msg = { 0, STRBUF_INIT };
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -222,8 +223,10 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		show = 1;
 	else if (argc && !strcmp(argv[0], "remove"))
 		remove = 1;
+	else if (argc && !strcmp(argv[0], "prune"))
+		prune = 1;
 
-	if (edit + show + remove != 1)
+	if (edit + show + remove + prune != 1)
 		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
 
 	if ((msg.given || msgfile) && !edit) {
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	object_ref = argc == 2 ? argv[1] : "HEAD";
-	if (argc > 2) {
+	if (argc > 2 || (prune && argc > 1)) {
 		error("too many parameters");
 		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
 	}
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return execv_git_cmd(show_args);
 	}
 
-	/* edit/remove command */
+	/* edit/remove/prune command */
 
 	if (remove)
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
@@ -278,12 +281,17 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			die_errno("could not open or read '%s'", msgfile);
 	}
 
-	create_note(object, &buf, msg.given || msgfile || remove, note,
-		    new_note);
-	if (is_null_sha1(new_note))
-		remove_note(t, object);
-	else
-		add_note(t, object, new_note, combine_notes_overwrite);
+	if (prune) {
+		hashclr(new_note);
+		prune_notes(t);
+	} else {
+		create_note(object, &buf, msg.given || msgfile || remove, note,
+			    new_note);
+		if (is_null_sha1(new_note))
+			remove_note(t, object);
+		else
+			add_note(t, object, new_note, combine_notes_overwrite);
+	}
 	snprintf(logmsg, sizeof(logmsg), "Note %s by 'git notes %s'",
 		 is_null_sha1(new_note) ? "removed" : "added", argv[0]);
 	commit_notes(t, logmsg);
diff --git a/t/t3306-notes-prune.sh b/t/t3306-notes-prune.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b0adc7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3306-notes-prune.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='Test git notes prune'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup: create a few commits with notes' '
+
+	: > file1 &&
+	git add file1 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m 1st &&
+	git notes edit -m "Note #1" &&
+	: > file2 &&
+	git add file2 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m 2nd &&
+	git notes edit -m "Note #2" &&
+	: > file3 &&
+	git add file3 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m 3rd &&
+	git notes edit -m "Note #3"
+'
+
+cat > expect <<END_OF_LOG
+commit 5ee1c35e83ea47cd3cc4f8cbee0568915fbbbd29
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:15:13 2005 -0700
+
+    3rd
+
+Notes:
+    Note #3
+
+commit 08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:14:13 2005 -0700
+
+    2nd
+
+Notes:
+    Note #2
+
+commit ab5f302035f2e7aaf04265f08b42034c23256e1f
+Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 7 15:13:13 2005 -0700
+
+    1st
+
+Notes:
+    Note #1
+END_OF_LOG
+
+test_expect_success 'verify commits and notes' '
+
+	git log > actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remove some commits' '
+
+	git reset --hard HEAD~2 &&
+	git reflog expire --expire=now HEAD &&
+	git gc --prune=now
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verify that commits are gone' '
+
+	! git cat-file -p 5ee1c35e83ea47cd3cc4f8cbee0568915fbbbd29 &&
+	! git cat-file -p 08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189 &&
+	git cat-file -p ab5f302035f2e7aaf04265f08b42034c23256e1f
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verify that notes are still present' '
+
+	git notes show 5ee1c35e83ea47cd3cc4f8cbee0568915fbbbd29 &&
+	git notes show 08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189 &&
+	git notes show ab5f302035f2e7aaf04265f08b42034c23256e1f
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'prune notes' '
+
+	git notes prune
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verify that notes are gone' '
+
+	! git notes show 5ee1c35e83ea47cd3cc4f8cbee0568915fbbbd29 &&
+	! git notes show 08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189 &&
+	git notes show ab5f302035f2e7aaf04265f08b42034c23256e1f
+'
+
+test_done
-- 
1.7.0.rc1.141.gd3fd
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Message 21 of 35 in “[PATCHv13 00/30] git notes”
  1. Johan HerlandFeb 13, 2010
  2. 01/30 Minor cosmetic fixes to notes.cJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  3. 02/30 Notes API: get_commit_notes() -> format_note() + remove the commit restrictionJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  4. 03/30 Add tests for checking correct handling of $GIT_NOTES_REF and core.notesRefJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  5. 04/30 Notes API: init_notes(): Initialize the notes tree from the given notes refJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  6. 05/30 Notes API: add_note(): Add note objects to the internal notes tree structureJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  7. 06/30 Notes API: remove_note(): Remove note objects from the notes tree structureJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  8. 07/30 Notes API: get_note(): Return the note annotating the given objectJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  9. 08/30 Notes API: for_each_note(): Traverse the entire notes tree with a callbackJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  10. 09/30 Notes API: write_notes_tree(): Store the notes tree in the databaseJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  11. 10/30 Notes API: Allow multiple concurrent notes trees with new struct notes_treeJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  12. 11/30 Refactor notes concatenation into a flexible interface for combining notesJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  13. 12/30 Builtin-ify git-notesJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  14. 13/30 t3301: Verify successful annotation of non-commitsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  15. 14/30 t3305: Verify that adding many notes with git-notes triggers increased fanoutJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  16. 15/30 Teach notes code to properly preserve non-notes in the notes treeJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  17. 16/30 Teach builtin-notes to remove empty notesJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  18. 17/30 builtin-notes: Add "remove" subcommand for removing existing notesJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  19. 18/30 t3305: Verify that removing notes triggers automatic fanout consolidationJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  20. 19/30 Notes API: prune_notes(): Prune notes that belong to non-existing objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  21. 20/30 builtin-notes: Add "prune" subcommand for removing notes for missing objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  22. 21/30 Documentation: Generalize git-notes docs to 'objects' instead of 'commits'Johan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  23. 22/30 builtin-notes: Add "list" subcommand for listing note objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  24. 23/30 builtin-notes: Add --message/--file aliases for -m/-F optionsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  25. 24/30 builtin-notes: Add "add" subcommand for adding notes to objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  26. 25/30 builtin-notes: Add "append" subcommand for appending to note objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  27. 26/30 builtin-notes: Deprecate the -m/-F options for "git notes edit"Johan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  28. 27/30 builtin-notes: Refactor handling of -F option to allow combining -m and -FJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  29. 28/30 builtin-notes: Add -c/-C options for reusing notesJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  30. Stephen BoydFeb 15, 2010
  31. Johan HerlandFeb 16, 2010
  32. builtin-notes: Minor (mostly parse_options-related) fixesJohan Herland, Feb 25, 2010
  33. Stephen BoydFeb 25, 2010
  34. 29/30 builtin-notes: Misc. refactoring of argc and exit value handlingJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010
  35. 30/30 builtin-notes: Add "copy" subcommand for copying notes between objectsJohan Herland, Feb 13, 2010

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