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[PATCH 07/13] credential: add credential.*.username

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 24, 2011, 11:02 UTC
Message-ID
<20111124110247.GE8417@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20111124105801.GA6168@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Credential helpers can help users avoid having to type their username and password over and over. However, some users may not want a helper for their password, or they may be running a helper which caches for a short time. In this case, it is convenient to provide the non-secret username portion of their credential via config.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 credential.c           |    4 ++++
 t/t0300-credentials.sh |   13 +++++++++++++
 t/t5550-http-fetch.sh  |   16 ++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/credential.c b/credential.c
index 120ea62..06e4e15 100644
--- a/credential.c
+++ b/credential.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ static int credential_config_callback(const char *var, const char *value,
 
 	if (!strcmp(key, "helper"))
 		string_list_append(&c->helpers, value);
+	else if (!strcmp(key, "username")) {
+		if (!c->username)
+			c->username = xstrdup(value);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/t/t0300-credentials.sh b/t/t0300-credentials.sh
index e3f61f4..57751a1 100755
--- a/t/t0300-credentials.sh
+++ b/t/t0300-credentials.sh
@@ -234,4 +234,17 @@ test_expect_success 'do not match configured credential' '
 	EOF
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'pull username from config' '
+	test_config credential.https://example.com.username foo &&
+	check fill <<-\EOF
+	protocol=https
+	host=example.com
+	--
+	username=foo
+	password=askpass-password
+	--
+	askpass: Password for '\''https://foo@example.com'\'':
+	EOF
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh b/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
index 21e2f5d..18f4d59 100755
--- a/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5550-http-fetch.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,22 @@ test_expect_success 'http auth respects credential helper config' '
 	expect_askpass none
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'http auth can get username from config' '
+	test_config_global "credential.$HTTPD_URL.username" user@host &&
+	>askpass-query &&
+	echo user@host >askpass-response &&
+	git clone "$HTTPD_URL/auth/repo.git" clone-auth-user &&
+	expect_askpass pass user@host
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'configured username does not override URL' '
+	test_config_global "credential.$HTTPD_URL.username" wrong &&
+	>askpass-query &&
+	echo user@host >askpass-response &&
+	git clone "$HTTPD_URL_USER/auth/repo.git" clone-auth-user2 &&
+	expect_askpass pass user@host
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'fetch changes via http' '
 	echo content >>file &&
 	git commit -a -m two &&
-- 
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Message 12 of 49 in “credential helpers, take two”
  1. 0/13 credential helpers, take twoJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  2. 01/13 test-lib: add test_config_global variantJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  3. 02/13 t5550: fix typoJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  4. 03/13 introduce credentials APIJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2011
  6. Jeff KingNov 29, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2011
  8. Jeff KingNov 29, 2011
  9. 04/13 credential: add function for parsing url componentsJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  10. 05/13 http: use credential API to get passwordsJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  11. 06/13 credential: apply helper configJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  12. 07/13 credential: add credential.*.usernameJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  13. 08/13 credential: make relevance of http path configurableJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  14. 09/13 docs: end-user documentation for the credential subsystemJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  15. 10/13 credentials: add "cache" helperJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  16. Eric SunshineNov 24, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2011
  18. Jeff KingNov 29, 2011
  19. 11/13 strbuf: add strbuf_add*_urlencodeJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2011
  21. Jeff KingNov 29, 2011
  22. René ScharfeNov 29, 2011
  23. Jeff KingNov 30, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2011
  25. René ScharfeNov 30, 2011
  26. 12/13 credentials: add "store" helperJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  27. Eric SunshineNov 24, 2011
  28. Jeff KingNov 24, 2011
  29. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2011
  30. Jeff KingNov 29, 2011
  31. 13/13 t: add test harness for external credential helpersJeff King, Nov 24, 2011
  32. Erik Faye-LundNov 24, 2011
  33. Jeff KingNov 24, 2011
  34. Erik Faye-LundNov 24, 2011
  35. 0/6 echo usernames as they are typedJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  36. 1/6 move git_getpass to its own source fileJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  37. 2/6 refactor git_getpass into generic prompt functionJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  38. 3/6 stub out getpass_echo functionJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  39. 4/6 prompt: add PROMPT_ECHO flagJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  40. 5/6 credential: use git_prompt instead of git_getpassJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  41. 6/6 compat/getpass: add a /dev/tty implementationJeff King, Nov 27, 2011
  42. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2011
  43. Erik Faye-LundNov 27, 2011
  44. Jeff KingNov 28, 2011
  45. Erik Faye-LundNov 28, 2011
  46. Jeff KingNov 28, 2011
  47. Frans KlaverNov 28, 2011
  48. Erik Faye-LundNov 28, 2011
  49. Jeff KingNov 28, 2011

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