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[PATCHv2 3/8] convert some config callbacks to parse_config_key

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 23, 2013, 06:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20130123062422.GC5036@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20130123062132.GA2038@sigill.intra.peff.net>

These callers can drop some inline pointer arithmetic and magic offset constants, making them more readable and less error-prone (those constants had to match the lengths of strings, but there is no automatic verification of that fact).

The "ep" pointer (presumably for "end pointer"), which points to the final key segment of the config variable, is given the more standard name "key" to describe its function rather than its derivation.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 convert.c  | 14 +++++---------
 ll-merge.c | 14 +++++---------
 userdiff.c | 13 +++----------
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 6602155..3520252 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int read_convert_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 
 static int read_convert_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
-	const char *ep, *name;
+	const char *key, *name;
 	int namelen;
 	struct convert_driver *drv;
 
@@ -465,10 +465,8 @@ static int read_convert_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	 * External conversion drivers are configured using
 	 * "filter.<name>.variable".
 	 */
-	if (prefixcmp(var, "filter.") || (ep = strrchr(var, '.')) == var + 6)
+	if (parse_config_key(var, "filter", &name, &namelen, &key) < 0 || !name)
 		return 0;
-	name = var + 7;
-	namelen = ep - name;
 	for (drv = user_convert; drv; drv = drv->next)
 		if (!strncmp(drv->name, name, namelen) && !drv->name[namelen])
 			break;
@@ -479,8 +477,6 @@ static int read_convert_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		user_convert_tail = &(drv->next);
 	}
 
-	ep++;
-
 	/*
 	 * filter.<name>.smudge and filter.<name>.clean specifies
 	 * the command line:
@@ -490,13 +486,13 @@ static int read_convert_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	 * The command-line will not be interpolated in any way.
 	 */
 
-	if (!strcmp("smudge", ep))
+	if (!strcmp("smudge", key))
 		return git_config_string(&drv->smudge, var, value);
 
-	if (!strcmp("clean", ep))
+	if (!strcmp("clean", key))
 		return git_config_string(&drv->clean, var, value);
 
-	if (!strcmp("required", ep)) {
+	if (!strcmp("required", key)) {
 		drv->required = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/ll-merge.c b/ll-merge.c
index acea33b..fb61ea6 100644
--- a/ll-merge.c
+++ b/ll-merge.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
 	struct ll_merge_driver *fn;
-	const char *ep, *name;
+	const char *key, *name;
 	int namelen;
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "merge.default")) {
@@ -236,15 +236,13 @@ static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	 * especially, we do not want to look at variables such as
 	 * "merge.summary", "merge.tool", and "merge.verbosity".
 	 */
-	if (prefixcmp(var, "merge.") || (ep = strrchr(var, '.')) == var + 5)
+	if (parse_config_key(var, "merge", &name, &namelen, &key) < 0 || !name)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Find existing one as we might be processing merge.<name>.var2
 	 * after seeing merge.<name>.var1.
 	 */
-	name = var + 6;
-	namelen = ep - name;
 	for (fn = ll_user_merge; fn; fn = fn->next)
 		if (!strncmp(fn->name, name, namelen) && !fn->name[namelen])
 			break;
@@ -256,16 +254,14 @@ static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		ll_user_merge_tail = &(fn->next);
 	}
 
-	ep++;
-
-	if (!strcmp("name", ep)) {
+	if (!strcmp("name", key)) {
 		if (!value)
 			return error("%s: lacks value", var);
 		fn->description = xstrdup(value);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp("driver", ep)) {
+	if (!strcmp("driver", key)) {
 		if (!value)
 			return error("%s: lacks value", var);
 		/*
@@ -289,7 +285,7 @@ static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp("recursive", ep)) {
+	if (!strcmp("recursive", key)) {
 		if (!value)
 			return error("%s: lacks value", var);
 		fn->recursive = xstrdup(value);
diff --git a/userdiff.c b/userdiff.c
index ed958ef..a4ea1e9 100644
--- a/userdiff.c
+++ b/userdiff.c
@@ -188,20 +188,13 @@ static struct userdiff_driver *parse_driver(const char *var,
 		const char *value, const char *type)
 {
 	struct userdiff_driver *drv;
-	const char *dot;
-	const char *name;
+	const char *name, *key;
 	int namelen;
 
-	if (prefixcmp(var, "diff."))
-		return NULL;
-	dot = strrchr(var, '.');
-	if (dot == var + 4)
-		return NULL;
-	if (strcmp(type, dot+1))
+	if (parse_config_key(var, "diff", &name, &namelen, &key) < 0 ||
+	    !name || strcmp(type, key))
 		return NULL;
 
-	name = var + 5;
-	namelen = dot - name;
 	drv = userdiff_find_by_namelen(name, namelen);
 	if (!drv) {
 		ALLOC_GROW(drivers, ndrivers+1, drivers_alloc);
-- 
1.8.0.2.15.g815dc66
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  2. Jeff KingJan 13, 2013
  3. Joachim SchmitzJan 14, 2013
  4. Jeff KingJan 14, 2013
  5. Jeff KingJan 14, 2013
  6. 1/6 config: add helper function for parsing key namesJeff King, Jan 14, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2013
  8. Jeff KingJan 15, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2013
  11. 0/8 config key-parsing cleanupsJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  12. 1/8 config: add helper function for parsing key namesJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  13. 2/8 archive-tar: use parse_config_key when parsing configJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  14. 3/8 convert some config callbacks to parse_config_keyJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  15. 4/8 userdiff: drop parse_driver functionJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  16. 5/8 submodule: use parse_config_key when parsing configJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  17. Jens LehmannJan 23, 2013
  18. 6/8 submodule: simplify memory handling in config parsingJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  19. Jens LehmannJan 23, 2013
  20. 7/8 help: use parse_config_key for man configJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  21. 8/8 reflog: use parse_config_key in config callbackJeff King, Jan 23, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  23. Jonathan NiederJan 23, 2013
  24. 2/6 archive-tar: use match_config_key when parsing configJeff King, Jan 14, 2013
  25. 3/6 convert some config callbacks to match_config_keyJeff King, Jan 14, 2013
  26. Jonathan NiederJan 14, 2013
  27. Jeff KingJan 14, 2013
  28. Jeff KingJan 14, 2013
  29. 4/6 userdiff: drop parse_driver functionJeff King, Jan 14, 2013
  30. 5/6 submodule: use match_config_key when parsing configJeff King, Jan 14, 2013
  31. 6/6 submodule: simplify memory handling in config parsingJeff King, Jan 14, 2013

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