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[RFC/PATCH] tag: add --points-at list option

From
Tom Grennan <tmgrennan@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 5, 2012, 22:28 UTC
Message-ID
<1328480887-27463-1-git-send-email-tmgrennan@gmail.com>

This filters the list for annotated|signed tags of the given object. Example,

   john$ git tag -s v1.0-john v1.0
   john$ git tag -l --points-at v1.0
   v1.0-john
Signed-off-by: Tom Grennan <tmgrennan@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-tag.txt |    5 +++-
 builtin/tag.c             |   59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 53ff5f6..b9ec75c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>]
 	<tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
 'git tag' -d <tagname>...
-'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [<pattern>...]
+'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [--points-at <object>] [<pattern>...]
 'git tag' -v <tagname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --contains <commit>::
 	Only list tags which contain the specified commit.
 
+--points-at <object>::
+	Only list annotated or signed tags of the given object.
+
 -m <msg>::
 --message=<msg>::
 	Use the given tag message (instead of prompting).
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index 31f02e8..7568d6c 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 static const char * const git_tag_usage[] = {
 	"git tag [-a|-s|-u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg>|-F <file>] <tagname> [<head>]",
 	"git tag -d <tagname>...",
-	"git tag -l [-n[<num>]] [<pattern>...]",
+	"git tag -l [-n[<num>]] [<pattern>...] \\\n\t\t"
+		"[--contains <commit>] [--points-at <object>]",
 	"git tag -v <tagname>...",
 	NULL
 };
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct tag_filter {
 	const char **patterns;
 	int lines;
 	struct commit_list *with_commit;
+	const unsigned char *points_at;
 };
 
 static int match_pattern(const char **patterns, const char *ref)
@@ -105,16 +107,28 @@ static int show_reference(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 				return 0;
 		}
 
+		buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+		if (!buf || !size)
+			return 0;
+
+		if (filter->points_at) {
+			unsigned char tagged_sha1[20];
+			if (memcmp("object ", buf, 7) \
+			    || buf[47] != '\n' \
+			    || get_sha1_hex(buf + 7, tagged_sha1) \
+			    || memcmp(filter->points_at, tagged_sha1, 20)) {
+				free(buf);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (!filter->lines) {
 			printf("%s\n", refname);
+			free(buf);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		printf("%-15s ", refname);
 
-		buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
-		if (!buf || !size)
-			return 0;
-
 		/* skip header */
 		sp = strstr(buf, "\n\n");
 		if (!sp) {
@@ -143,16 +157,20 @@ static int show_reference(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 }
 
 static int list_tags(const char **patterns, int lines,
-			struct commit_list *with_commit)
+			struct commit_list *with_commit,
+			unsigned char *points_at)
 {
 	struct tag_filter filter;
 
 	filter.patterns = patterns;
 	filter.lines = lines;
 	filter.with_commit = with_commit;
+	filter.points_at = points_at;
 
 	for_each_tag_ref(show_reference, (void *) &filter);
 
+	if (points_at)
+		free(points_at);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -375,12 +393,28 @@ static int strbuf_check_tag_ref(struct strbuf *sb, const char *name)
 	return check_refname_format(sb->buf, 0);
 }
 
+int parse_opt_points_at(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	unsigned char *sha1;
+
+	if (!arg)
+		return -1;
+	sha1 = xmalloc(20);
+	if (get_sha1(arg, sha1)) {
+		free(sha1);
+		return error("malformed object name %s", arg);
+	}
+	*(unsigned char **)opt->value = sha1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 	unsigned char object[20], prev[20];
 	const char *object_ref, *tag;
+	unsigned char *points_at;
 	struct ref_lock *lock;
 	struct create_tag_options opt;
 	char *cleanup_arg = NULL;
@@ -417,6 +451,12 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
 			parse_opt_with_commit, (intptr_t)"HEAD",
 		},
+		{
+			OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &points_at, "object",
+			"print only annotated|signed tags of the object",
+			PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
+			parse_opt_points_at, (intptr_t)"HEAD",
+		},
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -443,11 +483,12 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_with_options(git_tag_usage, options);
 	if (list)
 		return list_tags(argv, lines == -1 ? 0 : lines,
-				 with_commit);
+				 with_commit, points_at);
 	if (lines != -1)
 		die(_("-n option is only allowed with -l."));
-	if (with_commit)
-		die(_("--contains option is only allowed with -l."));
+	if (with_commit || points_at)
+		die(_("--contains and --points-at options "
+		      "are only allowed with -l."));
 	if (delete)
 		return for_each_tag_name(argv, delete_tag);
 	if (verify)
-- 
1.7.8
Next: Junio C Hamano
Message 1 of 53 in “tag: add --points-at list option”
  1. tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 5, 2012
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2012
  3. Tom GrennanFeb 6, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  5. Tom GrennanFeb 6, 2012
  6. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  7. Tom GrennanFeb 6, 2012
  8. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  9. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  10. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  11. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  12. 1/3 tag: fix output of "tag -n" when errors occurJeff King, Feb 6, 2012
  13. 2/3 tag: die when listing missing or corrupt objectsJeff King, Feb 6, 2012
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  15. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  17. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  20. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  22. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2012
  24. 3/3 tag: don't show non-tag contents with "-n"Jeff King, Feb 6, 2012
  25. [PATCHv2] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 7, 2012
  26. [PATCHv2] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 7, 2012
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2012
  28. Tom GrennanFeb 7, 2012
  29. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2012
  30. Tom GrennanFeb 7, 2012
  31. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2012
  32. Tom GrennanFeb 7, 2012
  33. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2012
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2012
  35. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2012
  36. Tom GrennanFeb 7, 2012
  37. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  38. Tom GrennanFeb 8, 2012
  39. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  40. [PATCHv3] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  41. [PATCHv3] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  42. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  43. Tom GrennanFeb 8, 2012
  44. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  45. [PATCHv4] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  46. [PATCHv4] tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  47. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2012
  48. Tom GrennanFeb 8, 2012
  49. tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  50. tag: add --points-at list optionTom Grennan, Feb 8, 2012
  51. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2012
  52. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2012
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