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[PATCH 03/16] avoid using skip_prefix as a boolean

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jun 18, 2014, 19:42 UTC
Message-ID
<20140618194214.GC22622@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20140618194117.GA22269@sigill.intra.peff.net>
There's no point in using:
  if (skip_prefix(buf, "foo"))
over
  if (starts_with(buf, "foo"))

as the point of skip_prefix is to return a pointer to the data after the prefix. Using starts_with is more readable, and will make refactoring skip_prefix easier.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 3906eda..72378e6 100644
--- a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void credit_people(struct strbuf *out,
 	    (them->nr == 1 &&
 	     me &&
 	     (me = skip_prefix(me, them->items->string)) != NULL &&
-	     skip_prefix(me, " <")))
+	     starts_with(me, " <")))
 		return;
 	strbuf_addf(out, "\n%c %s ", comment_line_char, label);
 	add_people_count(out, them);
-- 
2.0.0.566.gfe3e6b2
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Message 4 of 33 in “skip_prefix refactoring and cleanups”
  1. 0/16 skip_prefix refactoring and cleanupsJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  2. 01/16 parse_diff_color_slot: drop ofs parameterJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  3. 02/16 daemon: mark some strings as constJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  4. 03/16 avoid using skip_prefix as a booleanJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  5. 04/16 refactor skip_prefix to return a booleanJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  6. Eric SunshineJun 20, 2014
  7. Jeff KingJun 20, 2014
  8. Eric SunshineJun 20, 2014
  9. Jeff KingJun 20, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2014
  11. Jeff KingJun 23, 2014
  12. builtin/clone.c: detect a clone starting at a tag correctlyJunio C Hamano, Jun 23, 2014
  13. 05/16 apply: use skip_prefix instead of raw additionJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  14. 06/16 fast-import: fix read of uninitialized argv memoryJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  15. 07/16 transport-helper: avoid reading past end-of-stringJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  16. 08/16 use skip_prefix to avoid magic numbersJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2014
  18. Jeff KingJul 1, 2014
  19. 09/16 use skip_prefix to avoid repeating stringsJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  20. 10/16 fast-import: use skip_prefix for parsing inputJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  21. Eric SunshineJun 20, 2014
  22. Jeff KingJun 20, 2014
  23. Eric SunshineJun 20, 2014
  24. 11/16 daemon: use skip_prefix to avoid magic numbersJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  25. 12/16 stat_opt: check extra strlen callJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  26. 13/16 fast-import: refactor parsing of spacesJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  27. 14/16 fetch-pack: refactor parsing in get_ackJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  28. Eric SunshineJun 20, 2014
  29. 15/16 git: avoid magic number with skip_prefixJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  30. 16/16 use skip_prefix to avoid repeated calculationsJeff King, Jun 18, 2014
  31. Tanay AbhraJun 19, 2014
  32. 17/16 http-push: refactor parsing of remote object namesJeff King, Jun 19, 2014
  33. Jeff KingJun 19, 2014

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