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[PATCH v2 11/33] refs: extract function peel_object()

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Apr 22, 2013, 19:52 UTC
Message-ID
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It is a nice, logical unit of work, and putting it in a function removes the need to use a goto in peel_ref(). Soon it will also have other uses.

The algorithm is unchanged.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8b554d8..b0ef129 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1272,11 +1272,38 @@ static int filter_refs(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flags
 	return filter->fn(refname, sha1, flags, filter->cb_data);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Peel the named object; i.e., if the object is a tag, resolve the
+ * tag recursively until a non-tag is found.  Store the result to sha1
+ * and return 0 iff successful.  If the object is not a tag or is not
+ * valid, return -1 and leave sha1 unchanged.
+ */
+static int peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+	struct object *o = lookup_unknown_object(name);
+
+	if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
+		int type = sha1_object_info(name, NULL);
+		if (type < 0)
+			return -1;
+		o->type = type;
+	}
+
+	if (o->type != OBJ_TAG)
+		return -1;
+
+	o = deref_tag_noverify(o);
+	if (!o)
+		return -1;
+
+	hashcpy(sha1, o->sha1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	int flag;
 	unsigned char base[20];
-	struct object *o;
 
 	if (current_ref && (current_ref->name == refname
 		|| !strcmp(current_ref->name, refname))) {
@@ -1286,8 +1313,7 @@ int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1)
 			hashcpy(sha1, current_ref->u.value.peeled);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		hashcpy(base, current_ref->u.value.sha1);
-		goto fallback;
+		return peel_object(current_ref->u.value.sha1, sha1);
 	}
 
 	if (read_ref_full(refname, base, 1, &flag))
@@ -1302,23 +1328,7 @@ int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1)
 		}
 	}
 
-fallback:
-	o = lookup_unknown_object(base);
-	if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
-		int type = sha1_object_info(base, NULL);
-		if (type < 0)
-			return -1;
-		o->type = type;
-	}
-
-	if (o->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-		o = deref_tag_noverify(o);
-		if (o) {
-			hashcpy(sha1, o->sha1);
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-	return -1;
+	return peel_object(base, sha1);
 }
 
 struct warn_if_dangling_data {
-- 
1.8.2.1
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Message 12 of 40 in “Various cleanups around reference packing and peeling”
  1. 00/33 Various cleanups around reference packing and peelingMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  2. 01/33 refs: document flags constants REF_*Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  3. 02/33 refs: document the fields of struct ref_valueMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  4. 03/33 refs: document do_for_each_ref() and do_one_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  5. 04/33 refs: document how current_ref is usedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  6. 05/33 refs: define constant PEELED_LINE_LENGTHMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  7. 06/33 do_for_each_ref_in_dirs(): remove dead codeMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  8. 07/33 get_packed_ref(): return a ref_entryMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  9. 08/33 peel_ref(): use function get_packed_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  10. 09/33 repack_without_ref(): use function get_packed_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  11. 10/33 refs: extract a function ref_resolves_to_object()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  12. 11/33 refs: extract function peel_object()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  13. 12/33 peel_object(): give more specific information in return valueMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  14. 13/33 peel_ref(): fix return value for non-peelable, not-current referenceMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  15. 14/33 refs: extract a function peel_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  16. 15/33 refs: change the internal reference-iteration APIMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  17. 16/33 t3210: test for spurious error messages for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  18. 17/33 repack_without_ref(): silence errors for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  20. 18/33 search_ref_dir(): return an index rather than a pointerMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  21. 19/33 refs: change how packed refs are deletedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  22. 20/33 t3211: demonstrate loss of peeled refs if a packed ref is deletedMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  23. 21/33 repack_without_ref(): write peeled refs in the rewritten fileMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  24. 22/33 refs: extract a function write_packed_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  25. 23/33 pack-refs: rename handle_one_ref() to pack_one_ref()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  26. 24/33 pack-refs: merge code from pack-refs.{c,h} into refs.{c,h}Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  27. 25/33 pack_one_ref(): rename "path" parameter to "refname"Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  28. 26/33 refs: use same lock_file object for both ref-packing functionsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  29. 27/33 pack_refs(): change to use do_for_each_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  30. 28/33 refs: inline function do_not_prune()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  31. 29/33 pack_one_ref(): use function peel_entry()Michael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  32. 30/33 pack_one_ref(): use write_packed_entry() to do the writingMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  33. 31/33 pack_one_ref(): do some cheap tests before a more expensive oneMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  34. 32/33 refs: change do_for_each_*() functions to take ref_cache argumentsMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  35. 33/33 refs: handle the main ref_cache speciallyMichael Haggerty, Apr 22, 2013
  36. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  37. fixup! t3210: test for spurious error messages for dangling packed refsMichael Haggerty, Apr 23, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2013
  39. Michael HaggertyApr 24, 2013
  40. Michael HaggertyApr 27, 2013

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