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[PATCH v5 12/12] Support "**" wildcard in .gitignore and .gitattributes

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 14, 2012, 02:35 UTC
Message-ID
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitignore.txt        | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 attr.c                             |  4 +++-
 dir.c                              |  4 +++-
 t/t0003-attributes.sh              | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
index 1b82fe1..91a6438 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,25 @@ PATTERN FORMAT
    For example, "/{asterisk}.c" matches "cat-file.c" but not
    "mozilla-sha1/sha1.c".
 
+Two consecutive asterisks ("`**`") in patterns matched against
+full pathname may have special meaning:
+
+ - A leading "`**`" followed by a slash means match in all
+   directories. For example, "`**/foo`" matches file or directory
+   "`foo`" anywhere, the same as pattern "`foo`". "**/foo/bar"
+   matches file or directory "`bar`" anywhere that is directly
+   under directory "`foo`".
+
+ - A trailing "/**" matches everything inside. For example,
+   "abc/**" matches all files inside directory "abc", relative
+   to the location of the `.gitignore` file, with infinite depth.
+
+ - A slash followed by two consecutive asterisks then a slash
+   matches zero or more directories. For example, "`a/**/b`"
+   matches "`a/b`", "`a/x/b`", "`a/x/y/b`" and so on.
+
+ - Other consecutive asterisks are considered invalid.
+
 NOTES
 -----
 
diff --git a/attr.c b/attr.c
index 887a9ae..8010429 100644
--- a/attr.c
+++ b/attr.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
 #include "attr.h"
 #include "dir.h"
+#include "wildmatch.h"
 
 const char git_attr__true[] = "(builtin)true";
 const char git_attr__false[] = "\0(builtin)false";
@@ -666,7 +667,8 @@ static int path_matches(const char *pathname, int pathlen,
 		return 0;
 	if (baselen != 0)
 		baselen++;
-	return fnmatch_icase(pattern, pathname + baselen, FNM_PATHNAME) == 0;
+	return wildmatch(pattern, pathname + baselen,
+			 ignore_case ? FNM_CASEFOLD : 0) == 0;
 }
 
 static int macroexpand_one(int attr_nr, int rem);
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 4868339..442db1c 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "wildmatch.h"
 
 struct path_simplify {
 	int len;
@@ -575,7 +576,8 @@ int excluded_from_list(const char *pathname,
 			namelen -= prefix;
 		}
 
-		if (!namelen || !fnmatch_icase(exclude, name, FNM_PATHNAME))
+		if (!namelen ||
+		    wildmatch(exclude, name, ignore_case ? FNM_CASEFOLD : 0) == 0)
 			return to_exclude;
 	}
 	return -1; /* undecided */
diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index febc45c..d5a6946 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -196,6 +196,43 @@ test_expect_success 'root subdir attribute test' '
 	attr_check subdir/a/i unspecified
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"**" test' '
+	echo "**/f foo=bar" >.gitattributes &&
+	cat <<\EOF >expect &&
+f: foo: bar
+a/f: foo: bar
+a/b/f: foo: bar
+a/b/c/f: foo: bar
+EOF
+	git check-attr foo -- "f" >actual 2>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/b/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/b/c/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_line_count = 0 err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"**" with no slashes test' '
+	echo "a**f foo=bar" >.gitattributes &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "f" >actual &&
+	cat <<\EOF >expect &&
+f: foo: unspecified
+af: foo: bar
+axf: foo: bar
+a/f: foo: unspecified
+a/b/f: foo: unspecified
+a/b/c/f: foo: unspecified
+EOF
+	git check-attr foo -- "f" >actual 2>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "af" >>actual 2>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "axf" >>actual 2>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/b/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	git check-attr foo -- "a/b/c/f" >>actual 2>>err &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	test_line_count = 0 err
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'setup bare' '
 	git clone --bare . bare.git &&
 	cd bare.git
diff --git a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
index c8fe978..278315d 100755
--- a/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t3001-ls-files-others-exclude.sh
@@ -214,4 +214,23 @@ test_expect_success 'subdirectory ignore (l1)' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+
+test_expect_success 'ls-files with "**" patterns' '
+	cat <<\EOF >expect &&
+a.1
+one/a.1
+one/two/a.1
+three/a.1
+EOF
+	git ls-files -o -i --exclude "**/a.1" >actual
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+
+test_expect_success 'ls-files with "**" patterns and no slashes' '
+	: >expect &&
+	git ls-files -o -i --exclude "one**a.1" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  1. 00/12 nd/wildmatchNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  2. 01/12 ctype: make sane_ctype[] const arrayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  3. 02/12 ctype: support iscntrl, ispunct, isxdigit and isprintNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2012
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 14, 2012
  6. René ScharfeOct 14, 2012
  7. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 14, 2012
  8. René ScharfeOct 14, 2012
  9. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 14, 2012
  10. Jan H. SchönherrOct 17, 2012
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 17, 2012
  12. Correct Git's version of isprint and isspaceNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 13, 2012
  13. Jan H. SchönherrNov 13, 2012
  14. René ScharfeNov 13, 2012
  15. René ScharfeNov 13, 2012
  16. Linus TorvaldsNov 13, 2012
  17. Linus TorvaldsNov 13, 2012
  18. René ScharfeNov 14, 2012
  19. Johannes SixtNov 13, 2012
  20. wildmatch: correct isprint and isspaceNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 15, 2012
  21. Jan H. SchönherrNov 15, 2012
  22. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 16, 2012
  23. 03/12 Import wildmatch from rsyncNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  24. 04/12 wildmatch: remove unnecessary functionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  25. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2012
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 14, 2012
  27. 05/12 Integrate wildmatch to gitNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  28. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2012
  29. Torsten BögershausenOct 14, 2012
  30. 06/12 t3070: disable unreliable fnmatch testsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  31. 07/12 wildmatch: make wildmatch's return value compatible with fnmatchNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  32. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2012
  33. 08/12 wildmatch: remove static variable force_lower_caseNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  34. 09/12 wildmatch: fix case-insensitive matchingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  35. 10/12 wildmatch: adjust "**" behaviorNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  36. 11/12 wildmatch: make /**/ match zero or more directoriesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012
  37. 12/12 Support "**" wildcard in .gitignore and .gitattributesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 14, 2012

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