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[PATCH 4/6] revert: make commit subjects in insn sheet optional

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 19, 2011, 21:03 UTC
Message-ID
<1319058208-17923-5-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1319058208-17923-1-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>

Change the instruction sheet format subtly so that the subject of the commit message that follows the object name is optional. As a result, an instruction sheet like this is now perfectly valid:

  pick 35b0426
  pick fbd5bbcbc2e
  pick 7362160f
Suggested-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 builtin/revert.c                |   37 ++++++++++++++++---------------------
 t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh |   14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 474dda1..8e34dc0 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -685,31 +685,27 @@ static int format_todo(struct strbuf *buf, struct commit_list *todo_list,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct commit *parse_insn_line(char *start, struct replay_opts *opts)
+static struct commit *parse_insn_line(char *bol, char *eol, struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
 	unsigned char commit_sha1[20];
-	char sha1_abbrev[40];
 	enum replay_action action;
-	int insn_len = 0;
-	char *p, *q;
+	char *end_of_object_name;
+	int saved, status;
 
-	if (!prefixcmp(start, "pick ")) {
+	if (!prefixcmp(bol, "pick ")) {
 		action = CHERRY_PICK;
-		insn_len = strlen("pick");
-		p = start + insn_len + 1;
-	} else if (!prefixcmp(start, "revert ")) {
+		bol += strlen("pick ");
+	} else if (!prefixcmp(bol, "revert ")) {
 		action = REVERT;
-		insn_len = strlen("revert");
-		p = start + insn_len + 1;
+		bol += strlen("revert ");
 	} else
 		return NULL;
 
-	q = strchr(p, ' ');
-	if (!q || q - p + 1 > sizeof(sha1_abbrev))
-		return NULL;
-	q++;
-
-	strlcpy(sha1_abbrev, p, q - p);
+	end_of_object_name = bol + strcspn(bol, " \n");
+	saved = *end_of_object_name;
+	*end_of_object_name = '\0';
+	status = get_sha1(bol, commit_sha1);
+	*end_of_object_name = saved;
 
 	/*
 	 * Verify that the action matches up with the one in
@@ -722,7 +718,7 @@ static struct commit *parse_insn_line(char *start, struct replay_opts *opts)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (get_sha1(sha1_abbrev, commit_sha1) < 0)
+	if (status < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return lookup_commit_reference(commit_sha1);
@@ -737,13 +733,12 @@ static int parse_insn_buffer(char *buf, struct commit_list **todo_list,
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 1; *p; i++) {
-		commit = parse_insn_line(p, opts);
+		char *eol = strchrnul(p, '\n');
+		commit = parse_insn_line(p, eol, opts);
 		if (!commit)
 			return error(_("Could not parse line %d."), i);
 		next = commit_list_append(commit, next);
-		p = strchrnul(p, '\n');
-		if (*p)
-			p++;
+		p = *eol ? eol + 1 : eol;
 	}
 	if (!*todo_list)
 		return error(_("No commits parsed."));
diff --git a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
index 2113308..39b55c1 100755
--- a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
+++ b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
@@ -225,4 +225,18 @@ test_expect_success 'malformed instruction sheet 3' '
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --continue
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'commit descriptions in insn sheet are optional' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick base..anotherpick &&
+	echo "c" >foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git commit &&
+	cut -d" " -f1,2 .git/sequencer/todo >new_sheet &&
+	cp new_sheet .git/sequencer/todo &&
+	git cherry-pick --continue &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/sequencer &&
+	git rev-list HEAD >commits
+	test_line_count = 4 commits
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
1.7.6.351.gb35ac.dirty
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Message 14 of 16 in “Sequencer fixups mini-series”
  1. 0/6 Sequencer fixups mini-seriesRamkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  2. 1/6 revert: free msg in format_todo()Ramkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  3. 2/6 revert: simplify getting commit subject in format_todo()Ramkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  4. 3/6 revert: fix buffer overflow in insn sheet parserRamkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2011
  6. Jonathan NiederOct 20, 2011
  7. Ramkumar RamachandraOct 20, 2011
  8. Jonathan NiederOct 20, 2011
  9. Ramkumar RamachandraOct 20, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2011
  11. Jonathan NiederOct 20, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2011
  13. Ramkumar RamachandraOct 22, 2011
  14. 4/6 revert: make commit subjects in insn sheet optionalRamkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  15. 5/6 revert: allow mixed pick and revert instructionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011
  16. 6/6 revert: simplify communicating command-line argumentsRamkumar Ramachandra, Oct 19, 2011

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