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[PATCH v8 4/7] git-reflog: add exists command

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Jul 9, 2015, 22:50 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Theis are necessary because alternate ref backends might store reflogs somewhere other than .git/logs. Code that now directly manipulates .git/logs should instead go through git-reflog.

Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
---
 Documentation/git-reflog.txt |  4 ++++
 builtin/reflog.c             | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 t/t1411-reflog-show.sh       |  5 +++++
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
index 5e7908e..4b08fc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ depending on the subcommand:
 	[--dry-run] [--verbose] [--all | <refs>...]
 'git reflog delete' [--rewrite] [--updateref]
 	[--dry-run] [--verbose] ref@\{specifier\}...
+'git reflog exists' <ref>
 
 Reference logs, or "reflogs", record when the tips of branches and
 other references were updated in the local repository. Reflogs are
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ argument must be an _exact_ entry (e.g. "`git reflog delete
 master@{2}`"). This subcommand is also typically not used directly by
 end users.
 
+The "exists" subcommand checks whether a ref has a reflog.  It exists
+with zero status if the reflog exists, and non-zero status if it does
+not.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
diff --git a/builtin/reflog.c b/builtin/reflog.c
index c2eb8ff..7ed0e85 100644
--- a/builtin/reflog.c
+++ b/builtin/reflog.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ static const char reflog_expire_usage[] =
 "git reflog expire [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix] [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] [--all] <refs>...";
 static const char reflog_delete_usage[] =
 "git reflog delete [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <refs>...";
+static const char reflog_exists_usage[] =
+"git reflog exists <ref>";
 
 static unsigned long default_reflog_expire;
 static unsigned long default_reflog_expire_unreachable;
@@ -699,12 +701,38 @@ static int cmd_reflog_delete(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int cmd_reflog_exists(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int i, start = 0;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		const char *arg = argv[i];
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--")) {
+			i++;
+			break;
+		}
+		else if (arg[0] == '-')
+			usage(reflog_exists_usage);
+		else
+			break;
+	}
+
+	start = i;
+
+	if (argc - start != 1)
+		usage(reflog_exists_usage);
+
+	if (check_refname_format(argv[start], REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
+		die("invalid ref format: %s", argv[start]);
+	return !reflog_exists(argv[start]);
+}
+
 /*
  * main "reflog"
  */
 
 static const char reflog_usage[] =
-"git reflog [ show | expire | delete ]";
+"git reflog [ show | expire | delete | exists ]";
 
 int cmd_reflog(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -724,5 +752,8 @@ int cmd_reflog(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "delete"))
 		return cmd_reflog_delete(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
 
+	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "exists"))
+		return cmd_reflog_exists(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
+
 	return cmd_log_reflog(argc, argv, prefix);
 }
diff --git a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
index 6f47c0d..3eb4f10 100755
--- a/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
+++ b/t/t1411-reflog-show.sh
@@ -166,4 +166,9 @@ test_expect_success 'git log -g -p shows diffs vs. parents' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'reflog exists works' '
+	git reflog exists refs/heads/master &&
+	! git reflog exists refs/heads/nonexistent
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.0.5.499.g01f6352.dirty-twtrsrc
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Message 6 of 14 in “ref backend preamble”
  1. 0/7 ref backend preambleDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  2. 1/7 refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functionsDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  3. Michael HaggertyJul 21, 2015
  4. 2/7 refs: Break out check for reflog autocreationDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  5. 3/7 refs: new public ref function: safe_create_reflogDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  6. 4/7 git-reflog: add exists commandDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  7. Michael HaggertyJul 21, 2015
  8. 5/7 refs: add REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG flagDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  9. 6/7 update-ref and tag: add --create-reflog argDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  10. Michael HaggertyJul 21, 2015
  11. 7/7 git-stash: use update-ref --create-reflog instead of creating filesDavid Turner, Jul 9, 2015
  12. Philip OakleyJul 10, 2015
  13. David TurnerJul 10, 2015
  14. Michael HaggertyJul 21, 2015

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