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[PATCH v4 19/26] refs.c: move refname_is_safe to the common code

From
David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Date
Oct 15, 2015, 19:46 UTC
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This function does not contain any backend specific code so we move it to the common code. This function might be used by other refs backends.

Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs-be-files.c | 33 ---------------------------------
 refs.c          | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 refs.h          | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs-be-files.c b/refs-be-files.c
index 73eb1e2..8d966f1 100644
--- a/refs-be-files.c
+++ b/refs-be-files.c
@@ -196,39 +196,6 @@ static struct ref_dir *get_ref_dir(struct ref_entry *entry)
 	return dir;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check if a refname is safe.
- * For refs that start with "refs/" we consider it safe as long they do
- * not try to resolve to outside of refs/.
- *
- * For all other refs we only consider them safe iff they only contain
- * upper case characters and '_' (like "HEAD" AND "MERGE_HEAD", and not like
- * "config").
- */
-static int refname_is_safe(const char *refname)
-{
-	if (starts_with(refname, "refs/")) {
-		char *buf;
-		int result;
-
-		buf = xmalloc(strlen(refname) + 1);
-		/*
-		 * Does the refname try to escape refs/?
-		 * For example: refs/foo/../bar is safe but refs/foo/../../bar
-		 * is not.
-		 */
-		result = !normalize_path_copy(buf, refname + strlen("refs/"));
-		free(buf);
-		return result;
-	}
-	while (*refname) {
-		if (!isupper(*refname) && *refname != '_')
-			return 0;
-		refname++;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static struct ref_entry *create_ref_entry(const char *refname,
 					  const unsigned char *sha1, int flag,
 					  int check_name)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index be08787..3eb3a28 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -950,3 +950,27 @@ int ref_transaction_verify(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 				      NULL, old_sha1,
 				      flags, NULL, err);
 }
+
+int refname_is_safe(const char *refname)
+{
+	if (starts_with(refname, "refs/")) {
+		char *buf;
+		int result;
+
+		buf = xmalloc(strlen(refname) + 1);
+		/*
+		 * Does the refname try to escape refs/?
+		 * For example: refs/foo/../bar is safe but refs/foo/../../bar
+		 * is not.
+		 */
+		result = !normalize_path_copy(buf, refname + strlen("refs/"));
+		free(buf);
+		return result;
+	}
+	while (*refname) {
+		if (!isupper(*refname) && *refname != '_')
+			return 0;
+		refname++;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 3d24c79..be94e18 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -396,6 +396,17 @@ extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
  */
 extern int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags);
 
+/*
+ * Check if a refname is safe.
+ * For refs that start with "refs/" we consider it safe as long they do
+ * not try to resolve to outside of refs/.
+ *
+ * For all other refs we only consider them safe iff they only contain
+ * upper case characters and '_' (like "HEAD" AND "MERGE_HEAD", and not like
+ * "config").
+ */
+extern int refname_is_safe(const char *refname);
+
 extern const char *prettify_refname(const char *refname);
 
 extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict);
-- 
2.4.2.644.g97b850b-twtrsrc
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Message 25 of 35 in “refs backend pre-vtable patches”
  1. 00/26 refs backend pre-vtable patchesDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  2. 01/26 refs.c: create a public version of verify_refname_availableDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  3. 02/26 refs: make repack_without_refs and is_branch publicDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  4. Michael HaggertyOct 16, 2015
  5. David TurnerOct 19, 2015
  6. 03/26 refs-be-files.c: rename refs to refs-be-filesDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  7. Michael HaggertyOct 16, 2015
  8. 04/26 refs.c: add a new refs.c file to hold all common refs codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  9. 05/26 refs.c: move update_ref to refs.cDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  10. David TurnerOct 21, 2015
  11. 06/26 refs.c: move delete_pseudoref and delete_ref to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  12. David TurnerOct 21, 2015
  13. 07/26 refs.c: move read_ref_at to the common refs fileDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  14. 08/26 refs.c: move the hidden refs functions to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  15. 09/26 refs.c: move dwim and friend functions to the common refs codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  16. 10/26 refs.c: move warn_if_dangling_symref* to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  17. 11/26 refs.c: move read_ref, read_ref_full and ref_exists to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  18. 12/26 refs.c: move resolve_refdup to commonDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  19. 13/26 refs.c: move check_refname_format to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  20. 14/26 refs.c: move is_branch to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  21. 15/26 refs.c: move prettify_refname to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  22. 16/26 refs.c: move ref iterators to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  23. 17/26 refs.c: move head_ref_namespaced to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  24. 18/26 refs: move transaction functions into common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  25. 19/26 refs.c: move refname_is_safe to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  26. 20/26 refs.c: move copy_msg to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  27. 21/26 refs.c: move peel_object to the common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  28. 22/26 refs.c: move should_autocreate_reflog to common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  29. 23/26 initdb: move safe_create_dir into common codeDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2015
  31. David TurnerOct 21, 2015
  32. 24/26 refs: make files_log_ref_write functions publicDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  33. 25/26 refs: break out ref conflict checksDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  34. 26/26 introduce "extensions" form of core.repositoryformatversionDavid Turner, Oct 15, 2015
  35. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2015

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