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[PATCH v3 03/11] cat-file: use streaming interface to print blobs

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 5, 2012, 03:43 UTC
Message-ID
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/cat-file.c |   24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t1050-large.sh   |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index 8ed501f..ce68a20 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "userdiff.h"
+#include "streaming.h"
 
 #define BATCH 1
 #define BATCH_CHECK 2
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ static int cat_one_file(int opt, const char *exp_type, const char *obj_name)
 			return cmd_ls_tree(2, ls_args, NULL);
 		}
 
+		if (type == OBJ_BLOB)
+			return stream_blob_to_fd(1, sha1, NULL, 0);
 		buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
 		if (!buf)
 			die("Cannot read object %s", obj_name);
@@ -149,6 +152,27 @@ static int cat_one_file(int opt, const char *exp_type, const char *obj_name)
 		break;
 
 	case 0:
+		if (type_from_string(exp_type) == OBJ_BLOB) {
+			unsigned char blob_sha1[20];
+			if (sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL) == OBJ_TAG) {
+				enum object_type type;
+				unsigned long size;
+				char *buffer = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+				if (memcmp(buffer, "object ", 7) ||
+				    get_sha1_hex(buffer + 7, blob_sha1))
+					die("%s not a valid tag", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+				free(buffer);
+			} else
+				hashcpy(blob_sha1, sha1);
+
+			if (sha1_object_info(blob_sha1, NULL) == OBJ_BLOB)
+				return stream_blob_to_fd(1, blob_sha1, NULL, 0);
+			/* we attempted to dereference a tag to a blob
+			   and failed, perhaps there are new dereference
+			   mechanisms this code is not aware of,
+			   fallthrough and let read_object_with_reference
+			   deal with it */
+		}
 		buf = read_object_with_reference(sha1, exp_type, &size, NULL);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/t/t1050-large.sh b/t/t1050-large.sh
index 80f157a..97ad5b3 100755
--- a/t/t1050-large.sh
+++ b/t/t1050-large.sh
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ test_expect_success 'hash-object' '
 	git hash-object large1
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'cat-file a large file' '
+test_expect_success 'cat-file a large file' '
 	git cat-file blob :large1 >/dev/null
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'cat-file a large file from a tag' '
+test_expect_success 'cat-file a large file from a tag' '
 	git tag -m largefile largefiletag :large1 &&
 	git cat-file blob largefiletag >/dev/null
 '
-- 
1.7.3.1.256.g2539c.dirty
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Message 38 of 48 in “Large blob fixes”
  1. 00/11 Large blob fixesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  2. 01/11 Add more large blob test casesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  3. Peter BaumannFeb 27, 2012
  4. 02/11 Factor out and export large blob writing code to arbitrary file handleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  7. 03/11 cat-file: use streaming interface to print blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  9. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 28, 2012
  10. 04/11 parse_object: special code path for blobs to avoid putting whole object in memoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  11. 05/11 show: use streaming interface for showing blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  13. 06/11 index-pack --verify: skip sha-1 collision testNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  14. 07/11 index-pack: split second pass obj handling into own functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  15. 08/11 index-pack: reduce memory usage when the pack has large blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  16. 09/11 pack-check: do not unpack blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  17. 10/11 archive: support streaming large files to a tar archiveNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  18. 11/11 fsck: use streaming interface for writing lost-found blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 27, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  20. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 28, 2012
  21. 00/10 Large blob fixesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  22. 01/10 Add more large blob test casesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  24. 02/10 streaming: make streaming-write-entry to be more reusableNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  25. 03/10 cat-file: use streaming interface to print blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2012
  27. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 5, 2012
  28. 04/10 parse_object: special code path for blobs to avoid putting whole object in memoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  29. 05/10 show: use streaming interface for showing blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  30. 06/10 index-pack: split second pass obj handling into own functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  31. 07/10 index-pack: reduce memory usage when the pack has large blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  32. 08/10 pack-check: do not unpack blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  33. 09/10 archive: support streaming large files to a tar archiveNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  34. 10/10 fsck: use streaming interface for writing lost-found blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 4, 2012
  35. 00/11 Large blob fixesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  36. 01/11 Add more large blob test casesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  37. 02/11 streaming: make streaming-write-entry to be more reusableNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  38. 03/11 cat-file: use streaming interface to print blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  39. 04/11 parse_object: special code path for blobs to avoid putting whole object in memoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  41. 05/11 show: use streaming interface for showing blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  42. 06/11 index-pack: split second pass obj handling into own functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  43. 07/11 index-pack: reduce memory usage when the pack has large blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  44. 08/11 pack-check: do not unpack blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  45. 09/11 archive: support streaming large files to a tar archiveNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  46. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  47. 10/11 fsck: use streaming interface for writing lost-found blobsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012
  48. 11/11 update-server-info: respect core.bigfilethresholdNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2012

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