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[PATCH v4 8/8] branch: add '--points-at' option

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 13, 2015, 07:23 UTC
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Add the '--points-at' option provided by 'ref-filter'. The option lets the user to list only branches which points at the given object.

Add documentation and tests for the same.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-branch.txt | 6 +++++-
 builtin/branch.c             | 7 ++++++-
 t/t3203-branch-output.sh     | 9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 897cd81..211cfc3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
 	[--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
 	[--column[=<options>] | --no-column]
-	[(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [--sort=<key>] [<pattern>...]
+	[(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [--sort=<key>]
+	[--points-at <object>] [<pattern>...]
 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
 'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
@@ -237,6 +238,9 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
 	for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to sorting based on branch
 	type.
 
+--points-at <object>::
+	Only list branches of the given object.
+
 Examples
 --------
 
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index e0aa44c..32a0d11 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
 	N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
+	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -652,6 +653,10 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
 		OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
 			     N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
+		{
+			OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
+			N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
+		},
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -680,7 +685,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
 		list = 1;
 
-	if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE)
+	if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr)
 		list = 1;
 
 	if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
index 53d166d..c819f3e 100755
--- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
+++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
@@ -154,4 +154,13 @@ test_expect_success 'git branch `--sort` option' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'git branch --points-at option' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	  master
+	  branch-one
+	EOF
+	git branch --points-at=branch-one >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  1. 0/8 port the filtering part of branch.c to use ref-filter APIsKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  2. 1/8 branch: refactor width computationKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  3. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  4. Karthik NayakSep 13, 2015
  5. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  6. 2/8 branch: bump get_head_description() to the topKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  7. 3/8 branch: roll show_detached HEAD into regular ref_listKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  8. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  9. Karthik NayakSep 13, 2015
  10. Eric SunshineSep 13, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineSep 13, 2015
  12. Karthik NayakSep 14, 2015
  13. Matthieu MoySep 14, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2015
  15. Karthik NayakSep 16, 2015
  16. Karthik NayakSep 17, 2015
  17. Matthieu MoySep 17, 2015
  18. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2015
  19. Matthieu MoySep 17, 2015
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2015
  21. Matthieu MoySep 17, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2015
  23. Karthik NayakSep 17, 2015
  24. 4/8 branch: move 'current' check down to the presentation layerKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  25. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  26. Karthik NayakSep 13, 2015
  27. 4/8 branch: move 'current' check down to the presentation layerKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  28. 5/8 branch: drop non-commit error reportingKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2015
  30. Karthik NayakSep 16, 2015
  31. 6/8 branch.c: use 'ref-filter' data structuresKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  32. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  33. Karthik NayakSep 13, 2015
  34. Matthieu MoySep 13, 2015
  35. 6/8 branch.c: use 'ref-filter' data structuresKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  36. Karthik NayakSep 13, 2015
  37. 8/8 branch: add '--points-at' optionKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015
  38. 7/8 branch.c: use 'ref-filter' APIsKarthik Nayak, Sep 13, 2015

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