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[PATCH v4 2/5] refs: add ref_type function

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Jul 29, 2015, 17:58 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Add a function ref_type, which categorizes refs as per-worktree, pseudoref, or normal ref.

Later, we will use this in refs.c to treat pseudorefs specially. Alternate ref backends may use it to treat both pseudorefs and per-worktree refs differently.

Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
---
 refs.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 refs.h |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 0b96ece..0f87884 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2848,6 +2848,32 @@ static int delete_ref_loose(struct ref_lock *lock, int flag, struct strbuf *err)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int is_per_worktree_ref(const char *refname)
+{
+	return !strcmp(refname, "HEAD");
+}
+
+static int is_pseudoref_syntax(const char *refname)
+{
+	const char *c;
+
+	for (c = refname; *c; c++) {
+		if (!isupper(*c) && *c != '-' && *c != '_')
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+enum ref_type ref_type(const char *refname)
+{
+	if (is_per_worktree_ref(refname))
+		return REF_TYPE_PER_WORKTREE;
+	if (is_pseudoref_syntax(refname))
+		return REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF;
+       return REF_TYPE_NORMAL;
+}
+
 int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 	       unsigned int flags)
 {
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index e4e46c3..dca4fb5 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ extern int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char
 
 extern int ref_is_hidden(const char *);
 
+enum ref_type {
+	REF_TYPE_PER_WORKTREE,
+	REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF,
+	REF_TYPE_NORMAL,
+};
+
+enum ref_type ref_type(const char *refname);
+
 enum expire_reflog_flags {
 	EXPIRE_REFLOGS_DRY_RUN = 1 << 0,
 	EXPIRE_REFLOGS_UPDATE_REF = 1 << 1,
-- 
2.0.4.315.gad8727a-twtrsrc
Previous: Johan HerlandNext: David Turner
Message 5 of 8 in “pseudorefs”
  1. 0/5 pseudorefsDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015
  2. 1/5 refs: Introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref conceptsDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2015
  4. Johan HerlandJul 30, 2015
  5. 2/5 refs: add ref_type functionDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015
  6. 3/5 pseudorefs: create and use pseudoref update and delete functionsDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015
  7. 4/5 bisect: use update_refDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015
  8. 5/5 sequencer: replace write_cherry_pick_head with update_refDavid Turner, Jul 29, 2015

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