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[PATCH 12/13] ident: use a dynamic strbuf in fmt_ident

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 18, 2012, 23:23 UTC
Message-ID
<20120518232338.GL30031@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20120518230528.GA30510@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Now that we accept arbitrary-sized names and email addresses, the only remaining limit is in the actual formatting of the names into a buffer. The current limit is 1000 characters, which is not likely to be reached, but using a strbuf is one less error condition we have to worry about.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 ident.c | 43 +++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index b111e34..cefb829 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -121,15 +121,6 @@ const char *ident_default_date(void)
 	return git_default_date;
 }
 
-static int add_raw(char *buf, size_t size, int offset, const char *str)
-{
-	size_t len = strlen(str);
-	if (offset + len > size)
-		return size;
-	memcpy(buf + offset, str, len);
-	return offset + len;
-}
-
 static int crud(unsigned char c)
 {
 	return  c <= 32  ||
@@ -148,7 +139,7 @@ static int crud(unsigned char c)
  * Copy over a string to the destination, but avoid special
  * characters ('\n', '<' and '>') and remove crud at the end
  */
-static int copy(char *buf, size_t size, int offset, const char *src)
+static void strbuf_addstr_without_crud(struct strbuf *sb, const char *src)
 {
 	size_t i, len;
 	unsigned char c;
@@ -172,19 +163,19 @@ static int copy(char *buf, size_t size, int offset, const char *src)
 	/*
 	 * Copy the rest to the buffer, but avoid the special
 	 * characters '\n' '<' and '>' that act as delimiters on
-	 * an identification line
+	 * an identification line. We can only remove crud, never add it,
+	 * so 'len' is our maximum.
 	 */
+	strbuf_grow(sb, len);
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 		c = *src++;
 		switch (c) {
 		case '\n': case '<': case '>':
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (offset >= size)
-			return size;
-		buf[offset++] = c;
+		sb->buf[sb->len++] = c;
 	}
-	return offset;
+	sb->buf[sb->len] = '\0';
 }
 
 /*
@@ -271,9 +262,8 @@ static const char *env_hint =
 const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 		      const char *date_str, int flag)
 {
-	static char buffer[1000];
+	static struct strbuf ident = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char date[50];
-	int i;
 	int error_on_no_name = (flag & IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
 	int name_addr_only = (flag & IDENT_NO_DATE);
 
@@ -300,19 +290,16 @@ const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 			die("invalid date format: %s", date_str);
 	}
 
-	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0, name);
-	i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, " <");
-	i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, email);
+	strbuf_reset(&ident);
+	strbuf_addstr_without_crud(&ident, name);
+	strbuf_addstr(&ident, " <");
+	strbuf_addstr_without_crud(&ident, email);
+	strbuf_addch(&ident, '>');
 	if (!name_addr_only) {
-		i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i,  "> ");
-		i = copy(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, date);
-	} else {
-		i = add_raw(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, ">");
+		strbuf_addch(&ident, ' ');
+		strbuf_addstr_without_crud(&ident, date);
 	}
-	if (i >= sizeof(buffer))
-		die("Impossibly long personal identifier");
-	buffer[i] = 0;
-	return buffer;
+	return ident.buf;
 }
 
 const char *fmt_name(const char *name, const char *email)
-- 
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  1. 0/13 ident cleanups and bugfixesJeff King, May 18, 2012
  2. 01/13 ident: split setup_ident into separate functionsJeff King, May 18, 2012
  3. 02/13 http-push: do not access git_default_email directlyJeff King, May 18, 2012
  4. 03/13 fmt-merge-msg: don't use static buffer in record_personJeff King, May 18, 2012
  5. 04/13 move identity config parsing to ident.cJeff King, May 18, 2012
  6. 05/13 move git_default_* variables to ident.cJeff King, May 18, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2012
  8. Jeff KingMay 21, 2012
  9. Jeff KingMay 21, 2012
  10. 06/13 format-patch: use default email for generating message idsJeff King, May 18, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2012
  12. Jeff KingMay 21, 2012
  13. 07/13 fmt_ident: drop IDENT_WARN_ON_NO_NAME codeJeff King, May 18, 2012
  14. 08/13 ident: don't write fallback username into git_default_nameJeff King, May 18, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2012
  16. Jeff KingMay 21, 2012
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2012
  18. 0/15 ident cleanups git_default_nameJeff King, May 21, 2012
  19. 01/15 ident: split setup_ident into separate functionsJeff King, May 21, 2012
  20. 02/15 http-push: do not access git_default_email directlyJeff King, May 21, 2012
  21. 03/15 fmt-merge-msg: don't use static buffer in record_personJeff King, May 21, 2012
  22. 04/15 move identity config parsing to ident.cJeff King, May 21, 2012
  23. 05/15 move git_default_* variables to ident.cJeff King, May 21, 2012
  24. 06/15 ident: trim trailing newline from /etc/mailnameJeff King, May 21, 2012
  25. 07/15 format-patch: use default email for generating message idsJeff King, May 21, 2012
  26. 08/15 fmt_ident: drop IDENT_WARN_ON_NO_NAME codeJeff King, May 21, 2012
  27. 09/15 ident: don't write fallback username into git_default_nameJeff King, May 21, 2012
  28. 10/15 drop length limitations on gecos-derived names and emailsJeff King, May 21, 2012
  29. [regression] Re: [PATCHv2 10/15] drop length limitations on gecos-derived names and emailsJonathan Nieder, Jan 24, 2013
  30. Jeff KingJan 25, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoJan 25, 2013
  32. Jeff KingJan 25, 2013
  33. 11/15 ident: report passwd errors with a more friendly messageJeff King, May 21, 2012
  34. 12/15 ident: use full dns names to generate email addressesJeff King, May 21, 2012
  35. 13/15 ident: use a dynamic strbuf in fmt_identJeff King, May 21, 2012
  36. 14/15 ident: trim whitespace from default name/emailJeff King, May 21, 2012
  37. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2012
  38. Jeff KingMay 22, 2012
  39. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2012
  40. 15/15 format-patch: refactor get_patch_filenameJeff King, May 21, 2012
  41. 09/13 drop length limitations on gecos-derived names and emailsJeff King, May 18, 2012
  42. 10/13 ident: report passwd errors with a more friendly messageJeff King, May 18, 2012
  43. 11/13 ident: use full dns names to generate email addressesJeff King, May 18, 2012
  44. 12/13 ident: use a dynamic strbuf in fmt_identJeff King, May 18, 2012
  45. 13/13 format-patch: refactor get_patch_filenameJeff King, May 18, 2012

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