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[PATCH 1/4] config: factor out config file stack management

From
Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Date
Feb 26, 2013, 19:38 UTC
Message-ID
<20130226193850.GB22756@sandbox-ub>
In-Reply-To
<20130226193050.GA22756@sandbox-ub>

Because a config callback may start parsing a new file, the global context regarding the current config file is stored as a stack. Currently we only need to manage that stack from git_config_from_file. Let's factor it out to allow new sources of config data.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
---

Peff, I hope you do not mind that I totally copied your commit message here. The patch takes a different approach though. If you like we can add a

	Commit-Message-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
here :-)
Cheers Heiko
 config.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index aefd80b..2c299dc 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -896,6 +896,28 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *dummy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int do_config_from(struct config_file *top, config_fn_t fn, void *data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* push config-file parsing state stack */
+	top->prev = cf;
+	top->linenr = 1;
+	top->eof = 0;
+	strbuf_init(&top->value, 1024);
+	strbuf_init(&top->var, 1024);
+	cf = top;
+
+	ret = git_parse_file(fn, data);
+
+	/* pop config-file parsing state stack */
+	strbuf_release(&top->value);
+	strbuf_release(&top->var);
+	cf = top->prev;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -905,22 +927,10 @@ int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
 	if (f) {
 		config_file top;
 
-		/* push config-file parsing state stack */
-		top.prev = cf;
 		top.f = f;
 		top.name = filename;
-		top.linenr = 1;
-		top.eof = 0;
-		strbuf_init(&top.value, 1024);
-		strbuf_init(&top.var, 1024);
-		cf = &top;
-
-		ret = git_parse_file(fn, data);
-
-		/* pop config-file parsing state stack */
-		strbuf_release(&top.value);
-		strbuf_release(&top.var);
-		cf = top.prev;
+
+		ret = do_config_from(&top, fn, data);
 
 		fclose(f);
 	}
-- 
1.8.2.rc0.26.gf7384c5
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  1. 0/3 fetch moved submodules on-demandHeiko Voigt, Feb 25, 2013
  2. 1/3 teach config parsing to read from strbufHeiko Voigt, Feb 25, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2013
  4. Heiko VoigtFeb 25, 2013
  5. 0/4 allow more sources for config valuesHeiko Voigt, Feb 26, 2013
  6. 1/4 config: factor out config file stack managementHeiko Voigt, Feb 26, 2013
  7. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2013
  8. Heiko VoigtFeb 26, 2013
  9. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2013
  11. Heiko VoigtFeb 27, 2013
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2013
  13. Heiko VoigtFeb 27, 2013
  14. 2/4 config: drop file pointer validity check in get_next_char()Heiko Voigt, Feb 26, 2013
  15. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2013
  16. Heiko VoigtFeb 27, 2013
  17. Heiko VoigtFeb 28, 2013
  18. Heiko VoigtFeb 28, 2013
  19. 3/4 config: make parsing stack struct independent from actual data sourceHeiko Voigt, Feb 26, 2013
  20. 4/4 teach config parsing to read from strbufHeiko Voigt, Feb 26, 2013
  21. Ramsay JonesMar 7, 2013
  22. Heiko VoigtMar 10, 2013
  23. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2013
  24. 2/3 implement fetching of moved submodulesHeiko Voigt, Feb 25, 2013
  25. 3/3 submodule: simplify decision tree whether to or not to fetchHeiko Voigt, Feb 25, 2013

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