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[PATCH v8 11/12] fsmonitor: add a sample integration script for Watchman

From
Ben Peart <benpeart@microsoft.com>
Date
Sep 22, 2017, 16:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20170922163548.11288-12-benpeart@microsoft.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170922163548.11288-1-benpeart@microsoft.com>

This script integrates the new fsmonitor capabilities of git with the cross platform Watchman file watching service. To use the script:

Download and install Watchman from https://facebook.github.io/watchman/. Rename the sample integration hook from fsmonitor-watchman.sample to fsmonitor-watchman. Configure git to use the extension:

git config core.fsmonitor .git/hooks/fsmonitor-watchman
Optionally turn on the untracked cache for optimal performance.
Signed-off-by: Ben Peart <benpeart@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
---
 templates/hooks--fsmonitor-watchman.sample | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 122 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 templates/hooks--fsmonitor-watchman.sample
diff --git a/templates/hooks--fsmonitor-watchman.sample b/templates/hooks--fsmonitor-watchman.sample
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..870a59d237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/hooks--fsmonitor-watchman.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use IPC::Open2;
+
+# An example hook script to integrate Watchman
+# (https://facebook.github.io/watchman/) with git to speed up detecting
+# new and modified files.
+#
+# The hook is passed a version (currently 1) and a time in nanoseconds
+# formatted as a string and outputs to stdout all files that have been
+# modified since the given time. Paths must be relative to the root of
+# the working tree and separated by a single NUL.
+#
+# To enable this hook, rename this file to "query-watchman" and set
+# 'git config core.fsmonitor .git/hooks/query-watchman'
+#
+my ($version, $time) = @ARGV;
+
+# Check the hook interface version
+
+if ($version == 1) {
+	# convert nanoseconds to seconds
+	$time = int $time / 1000000000;
+} else {
+	die "Unsupported query-fsmonitor hook version '$version'.\n" .
+	    "Falling back to scanning...\n";
+}
+
+# Convert unix style paths to escaped Windows style paths when running
+# in Windows command prompt
+
+my $system = `uname -s`;
+$system =~ s/[\r\n]+//g;
+my $git_work_tree;
+
+if ($system =~ m/^MSYS_NT/) {
+	$git_work_tree = `cygpath -aw "\$PWD"`;
+	$git_work_tree =~ s/[\r\n]+//g;
+	$git_work_tree =~ s,\\,/,g;
+} else {
+	$git_work_tree = $ENV{'PWD'};
+}
+
+my $retry = 1;
+
+launch_watchman();
+
+sub launch_watchman {
+
+	# Set input record separator
+	local $/ = 0666;
+
+	my $pid = open2(\*CHLD_OUT, \*CHLD_IN, 'watchman -j')
+	    or die "open2() failed: $!\n" .
+	    "Falling back to scanning...\n";
+
+	# In the query expression below we're asking for names of files that
+	# changed since $time but were not transient (ie created after
+	# $time but no longer exist).
+	#
+	# To accomplish this, we're using the "since" generator to use the
+	# recency index to select candidate nodes and "fields" to limit the
+	# output to file names only. Then we're using the "expression" term to
+	# further constrain the results.
+	#
+	# The category of transient files that we want to ignore will have a
+	# creation clock (cclock) newer than $time_t value and will also not
+	# currently exist.
+
+	my $query = <<"	END";
+		["query", "$git_work_tree", {
+			"since": $time,
+			"fields": ["name"],
+			"expression": ["not", ["allof", ["since", $time, "cclock"], ["not", "exists"]]]
+		}]
+	END
+
+	print CHLD_IN $query;
+	my $response = <CHLD_OUT>;
+
+	die "Watchman: command returned no output.\n" .
+	    "Falling back to scanning...\n" if $response eq "";
+	die "Watchman: command returned invalid output: $response\n" .
+	    "Falling back to scanning...\n" unless $response =~ /^\{/;
+
+	my $json_pkg;
+	eval {
+		require JSON::XS;
+		$json_pkg = "JSON::XS";
+		1;
+	} or do {
+		require JSON::PP;
+		$json_pkg = "JSON::PP";
+	};
+
+	my $o = $json_pkg->new->utf8->decode($response);
+
+	if ($retry > 0 and $o->{error} and $o->{error} =~ m/unable to resolve root .* directory (.*) is not watched/) {
+		print STDERR "Adding '$git_work_tree' to watchman's watch list.\n";
+		$retry--;
+		qx/watchman watch "$git_work_tree"/;
+		die "Failed to make watchman watch '$git_work_tree'.\n" .
+		    "Falling back to scanning...\n" if $? != 0;
+
+		# Watchman will always return all files on the first query so
+		# return the fast "everything is dirty" flag to git and do the
+		# Watchman query just to get it over with now so we won't pay
+		# the cost in git to look up each individual file.
+		print "/\0";
+		eval { launch_watchman() };
+		exit 0;
+	}
+
+	die "Watchman: $o->{error}.\n" .
+	    "Falling back to scanning...\n" if $o->{error};
+
+	binmode STDOUT, ":utf8";
+	local $, = "\0";
+	print @{$o->{files}};
+}
-- 
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  8. Christian CouderJun 27, 2017
  9. Ben PeartJul 3, 2017
  10. 6/7 fsmonitor: add a sample query-fsmonitor hook script for WatchmanBen Peart, Jun 10, 2017
  11. 7/7 fsmonitor: add a performance testBen Peart, Jun 10, 2017
  12. Ben PeartJun 10, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2017
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  17. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2017
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  19. David TurnerJul 7, 2017
  20. Christian CouderJul 8, 2017
  21. 5/7 fsmonitor: add documentation for the fsmonitor extension.Ben Peart, Jun 10, 2017
  22. Christian CouderJun 28, 2017
  23. Ben PeartJul 10, 2017
  24. Ben PeartJul 10, 2017
  25. 00/12 Fast git status via a file system watcherBen Peart, Sep 15, 2017
  26. 01/12 bswap: add 64 bit endianness helper get_be64Ben Peart, Sep 15, 2017
  27. 04/12 fsmonitor: teach git to optionally utilize a file system monitor to speed up detecting new or changed files.Ben Peart, Sep 15, 2017
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  32. 05/12 fsmonitor: add documentation for the fsmonitor extension.Ben Peart, Sep 15, 2017
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  38. 06/12 ls-files: Add support in ls-files to display the fsmonitor valid bitBen Peart, Sep 15, 2017
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  72. 02/12 preload-index: add override to enable testing preload-indexBen Peart, Sep 15, 2017
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  74. 01/12 bswap: add 64 bit endianness helper get_be64Ben Peart, Sep 19, 2017
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  76. Stefan BellerSep 20, 2017
  77. Ben PeartSep 21, 2017
  78. Stefan BellerSep 21, 2017
  79. 05/12 fsmonitor: add documentation for the fsmonitor extension.Ben Peart, Sep 19, 2017
  80. Martin ÅgrenSep 20, 2017
  81. Ben PeartSep 20, 2017
  82. Martin ÅgrenSep 20, 2017
  83. 04/12 fsmonitor: teach git to optionally utilize a file system monitor to speed up detecting new or changed files.Ben Peart, Sep 19, 2017
  84. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2017
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  86. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2017
  87. Ben PeartSep 21, 2017
  88. Ben PeartSep 21, 2017
  89. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2017
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  91. Ben PeartSep 20, 2017
  92. 08/12 fsmonitor: add a test tool to dump the index extensionBen Peart, Sep 19, 2017
  93. 09/12 split-index: disable the fsmonitor extension when running the split index testBen Peart, Sep 19, 2017
  94. 07/12 update-index: add fsmonitor support to update-indexBen Peart, Sep 19, 2017
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  105. 06/12 ls-files: Add support in ls-files to display the fsmonitor valid bitBen Peart, Sep 19, 2017
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  119. 04/12 fsmonitor: teach git to optionally utilize a file system monitor to speed up detecting new or changed files.Ben Peart, Sep 22, 2017
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  122. 12/12 fsmonitor: add a performance testBen Peart, Sep 22, 2017
  123. 06/12 ls-files: Add support in ls-files to display the fsmonitor valid bitBen Peart, Sep 22, 2017
  124. 05/12 fsmonitor: add documentation for the fsmonitor extension.Ben Peart, Sep 22, 2017
  125. 07/12 update-index: add fsmonitor support to update-indexBen Peart, Sep 22, 2017
  126. 08/12 fsmonitor: add a test tool to dump the index extensionBen Peart, Sep 22, 2017
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