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[PATCHv5 21/23] Provide 'git notes get-ref' to easily retrieve current notes ref

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Oct 25, 2010, 00:08 UTC
Message-ID
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Script may use 'git notes get-ref' to easily retrieve the current notes ref.
Suggested-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
---
 Documentation/git-notes.txt |    5 +++++
 builtin/notes.c             |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3301-notes.sh            |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index 1de1417..296f314 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git notes' merge --abort [-v | -q]
 'git notes' remove [<object>]
 'git notes' prune [-n | -v]
+'git notes' get-ref
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ remove::
 prune::
 	Remove all notes for non-existing/unreachable objects.
 
+get-ref::
+	Print the current notes ref. This provides an easy way to
+	retrieve the current notes ref (e.g. from scripts).
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 -f::
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 79783a5..ef52ffd 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
 	"git notes merge --abort [-v | -q]",
 	"git notes [--ref <notes_ref>] remove [<object>]",
 	"git notes [--ref <notes_ref>] prune [-n | -v]",
+	"git notes [--ref <notes_ref>] get-ref",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ static const char * const git_notes_prune_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+static const char * const git_notes_get_ref_usage[] = {
+	"git notes get-ref",
+	NULL
+};
+
 static const char note_template[] =
 	"\n"
 	"#\n"
@@ -1002,6 +1008,21 @@ static int prune(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int get_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct option options[] = { OPT_END() };
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options,
+			     git_notes_get_ref_usage, 0);
+
+	if (argc) {
+		error("too many parameters");
+		usage_with_options(git_notes_get_ref_usage, options);
+	}
+
+	puts(default_notes_ref());
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int result;
@@ -1040,6 +1061,8 @@ int cmd_notes(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		result = remove_cmd(argc, argv, prefix);
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "prune"))
 		result = prune(argc, argv, prefix);
+	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "get-ref"))
+		result = get_ref(argc, argv, prefix);
 	else {
 		result = error("Unknown subcommand: %s", argv[0]);
 		usage_with_options(git_notes_usage, options);
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index 4bf4e52..f5b72c7 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -1058,4 +1058,23 @@ test_expect_success 'git notes copy diagnoses too many or too few parameters' '
 	test_must_fail git notes copy one two three
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (no overrides)' '
+	git config --unset core.notesRef &&
+	unset GIT_NOTES_REF &&
+	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/commits"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (core.notesRef)' '
+	git config core.notesRef refs/notes/foo &&
+	test "$(git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/foo"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (GIT_NOTES_REF)' '
+	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes get-ref)" = "refs/notes/bar"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git notes get-ref (--ref)' '
+	test "$(GIT_NOTES_REF=refs/notes/bar git notes --ref=baz get-ref)" = "refs/notes/baz"
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
1.7.3.98.g5ad7d9
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Message 24 of 31 in “[PATCHv5 00/23] git notes merge”
  1. Johan HerlandOct 25, 2010
  2. 01/23 notes.c: Hexify SHA1 in die() message from init_notes()Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  3. 02/23 (trivial) notes.h: Minor documentation fixes to copy_notes()Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  4. 03/23 notes.h: Make default_notes_ref() available in notes APIJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  5. 04/23 notes.c: Reorder functions in preparation for next commitJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  6. 05/23 notes.h/c: Allow combine_notes functions to remove notesJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  7. 06/23 notes.h/c: Propagate combine_notes_fn return value to add_note() and beyondJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  8. 07/23 (trivial) t3303: Indent with tabs instead of spaces for consistencyJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  9. 08/23 notes.c: Use two newlines (instead of one) when concatenating notesJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  10. 09/23 builtin/notes.c: Split notes ref DWIMmery into a separate functionJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  11. 10/23 git notes merge: Initial implementation handling trivial merges onlyJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  12. 11/23 builtin/notes.c: Refactor creation of notes commits.Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  13. 12/23 git notes merge: Handle real, non-conflicting notes mergesJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  14. 13/23 git notes merge: Add automatic conflict resolvers (ours, theirs, union)Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  15. 14/23 Documentation: Preliminary docs on 'git notes merge'Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  16. 15/23 git notes merge: Manual conflict resolution, part 1/2Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  17. 16/23 git notes merge: Manual conflict resolution, part 2/2Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  18. 17/23 git notes merge: List conflicting notes in notes merge commit messageJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  19. 18/23 git notes merge: --commit should fail if underlying notes ref has movedJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  20. 19/23 git notes merge: Add another auto-resolving strategy: "cat_sort_uniq"Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  21. 20/23 git notes merge: Add testcases for merging notes trees at different fanoutsJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  22. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2010
  23. Johan HerlandNov 1, 2010
  24. 21/23 Provide 'git notes get-ref' to easily retrieve current notes refJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  25. 22/23 cmd_merge(): Parse options before checking MERGE_HEADJohan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  26. 23/23 Provide 'git merge --abort' as a synonym to 'git reset --merge'Johan Herland, Oct 25, 2010
  27. Jonathan NiederOct 25, 2010
  28. Johan HerlandOct 25, 2010
  29. Johan HerlandOct 26, 2010
  30. 22/23 cmd_merge(): Parse options before checking MERGE_HEADJohan Herland, Oct 26, 2010
  31. 23/23 Provide 'git merge --abort' as a synonym to 'git reset --merge'Johan Herland, Oct 26, 2010

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