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[PATCH v5 0/6] make git worktree add dwim more

From
Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 26, 2017, 19:43 UTC
Message-ID
<20171126194356.16187-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20171122223020.2780-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com>

The previous rounds can be found at https://public-inbox.org/git/20171112134305.3949-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com/, https://public-inbox.org/git/20171118181103.28354-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com/, https://public-inbox.org/git/20171118224706.13810-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com/ and https://public-inbox.org/git/20171122223020.2780-1-t.gummerer@gmail.com/.

Thanks Junio for the review of the previous round and Randall for the suggestion of documenting that git worktree add can take a commit-ish, not just a branch.

The main changes in this round are hiding the new behaviour for 'git worktree <path>' behind a flag, and adding a config option to turn the new behaviour on by default. It's also no longer relying on the --[no]-track flag, but using a new --[no-]guess-remote flag instead.

Interdiff between this and the previous round below:
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 5f65fa9234..4966d90ebb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -3425,3 +3425,13 @@ web.browser::
 	Specify a web browser that may be used by some commands.
 	Currently only linkgit:git-instaweb[1] and linkgit:git-help[1]
 	may use it.
+
+worktree.guessRemote::
+	With `add`, if no branch argument, and neither of `-b` nor
+	`-B` nor `--detach` are given, the command defaults to
+	creating a new branch from HEAD.  If `worktree.guessRemote` is
+	set to true, `worktree add` tries to find a remote-tracking
+	branch whose name uniquely matches the new branch name.  If
+	such a branch exists, it is checked out and set as "upstream"
+	for the new branch.  If no such match can be found, it falls
+	back to creating a new branch from the current HEAD.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index abc8f1f50d..fd841886ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-worktree - Manage multiple working trees
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<branch>]
+'git worktree add' [-f] [--detach] [--checkout] [--lock] [-b <new-branch>] <path> [<commit-ish>]
 'git worktree list' [--porcelain]
 'git worktree lock' [--reason <string>] <worktree>
 'git worktree prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>]
@@ -45,33 +45,24 @@ specifying `--reason` to explain why the working tree is locked.
 
 COMMANDS
 --------
-add <path> [<branch>]::
+add <path> [<commit-ish>]::
 
-Create `<path>` and checkout `<branch>` into it. The new working directory
+Create `<path>` and checkout `<commit-ish>` into it. The new working directory
 is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
 directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc. `-` may also be
-specified as `<branch>`; it is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
+specified as `<commit-ish>`; it is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
 +
-If <branch> is not found, and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` are
-used, but there does exist a tracking branch in exactly one remote
-(call it <remote>) with a matching name, treat as equivalent to
+If <commit-ish> is a branch name (call it `<branch>` and is not found,
+and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` are used, but there does
+exist a tracking branch in exactly one remote (call it `<remote>`)
+with a matching name, treat as equivalent to
 ------------
 $ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch>
 ------------
 +
-If `<branch>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
-then, as a convenience, if there exists a tracking branch in exactly
-one remote (call it `<remote>`) matching the basename of the path
-(call it `<branch>`), treat it as equivalent to
-------------
-$ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch>
-------------
-If no tracking branch exists in exactly one remote, `<branch>` is
-created based on HEAD, as if `-b $(basename <path>)` was specified.
-+
-To disable the behaviour of trying to match the basename of <path> to
-a remote, and always create a new branch from HEAD, the `--no-track`
-flag can be passed to `git worktree add`.
+If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
+then, as a convenience, a new branch based at HEAD is created automatically,
+as if `-b $(basename <path>)` was specified.
 
 list::
 
@@ -101,34 +92,44 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-	By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<branch>`
+	By default, `add` refuses to create a new working tree when `<commit-ish>` is a branch name and
 	is already checked out by another working tree. This option overrides
 	that safeguard.
 
 -b <new-branch>::
 -B <new-branch>::
 	With `add`, create a new branch named `<new-branch>` starting at
-	`<branch>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
-	If `<branch>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
+	`<commit-ish>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
+	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
 	By default, `-b` refuses to create a new branch if it already
 	exists. `-B` overrides this safeguard, resetting `<new-branch>` to
-	`<branch>`.
+	`<commit-ish>`.
 
 --detach::
 	With `add`, detach HEAD in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
 	in linkgit:git-checkout[1].
 
 --[no-]checkout::
-	By default, `add` checks out `<branch>`, however, `--no-checkout` can
+	By default, `add` checks out `<commit-ish>`, however, `--no-checkout` can
 	be used to suppress checkout in order to make customizations,
 	such as configuring sparse-checkout. See "Sparse checkout"
 	in linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
 
+--[no-]guess-remote::
+	With `add`, instead of creating a new branch from HEAD when
+	`<commit-ish>` is not given, if there exists a tracking branch
+	in exactly one remote matching the basename of the path, base
+	the new branch on the remote-tracking branch, and mark the
+	remote-tracking branch as "upstream" from the new branch.
++
+This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
+`worktree.guessRemote` config option.
+
 --[no-]track::
-	With `--track` `<branch>` is set as "tracking" branch for
-	`<new-branch>`.  This is the default if `<branch>` is a remote
-	tracking branch, and can be suppressed with `--no-track`.  See
-	also linkgit:git-branch[1].
+	When creating a new branch, if `<commit-ish>` is a branch,
+	mark it as "upstream" from the new branch.  This is the
+	default if `<commit-ish>` is a remote-tracking branch.  See
+	"--track" in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
 
 --lock::
 	Keep the working tree locked after creation. This is the
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 83c73ecb0d..426aea8761 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -33,8 +33,19 @@ struct add_opts {
 
 static int show_only;
 static int verbose;
+static int guess_remote;
 static timestamp_t expire;
 
+static int git_worktree_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(var, "worktree.guessremote")) {
+		guess_remote = git_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int prune_worktree(const char *id, struct strbuf *reason)
 {
 	struct stat st;
@@ -355,9 +366,13 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_PASSTHRU(0, "track", &opt_track, NULL,
 			     N_("set up tracking mode (see git-branch(1))"),
 			     PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_OPTARG),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "guess-remote", &guess_remote,
+			 N_("try to match the new branch name with a remote-tracking branch")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
+	git_config(git_worktree_config, NULL);
+
 	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 	opts.checkout = 1;
 	ac = parse_options(ac, av, prefix, options, worktree_usage, 0);
@@ -389,7 +404,7 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		int n;
 		const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
 		opts.new_branch = xstrndup(s, n);
-		if (!opt_track || strcmp(opt_track, "--no-track")) {
+		if (guess_remote) {
 			struct object_id oid;
 			const char *remote =
 				unique_tracking_name(opts.new_branch, &oid);
diff --git a/checkout.c b/checkout.c
index b0c744d37a..ac42630f74 100644
--- a/checkout.c
+++ b/checkout.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "remote.h"
+#include "checkout.h"
 
 struct tracking_name_data {
 	/* const */ char *src_ref;
diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
index 6fd3da4036..6ce9b9c070 100755
--- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
@@ -326,10 +326,7 @@ test_branch_upstream () {
 test_expect_success '--track sets up tracking' '
 	test_when_finished rm -rf track &&
 	git worktree add --track -b track track master &&
-	git config "branch.track.merge" &&
-	(
-		test_branch_upstream track . master
-	)
+	test_branch_upstream track . master
 '
 
 # setup remote repository $1 and repository $2 with $1 set up as
@@ -362,10 +359,9 @@ test_expect_success '--no-track avoids setting up tracking' '
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd foo &&
-		! test_branch_upstream foo repo_upstream foo &&
-		git rev-parse repo_upstream/foo >expect &&
-		git rev-parse foo >actual &&
-		test_cmp expect actual
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.remote" &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.merge" &&
+		test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_upstream/foo refs/heads/foo
 	)
 '
 
@@ -384,41 +380,67 @@ test_expect_success '"add" <path> <branch> dwims' '
 	(
 		cd foo &&
 		test_branch_upstream foo repo_upstream foo &&
-		git rev-parse repo_upstream/foo >expect &&
-		git rev-parse foo >actual &&
-		test_cmp expect actual
+		test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_upstream/foo refs/heads/foo
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git worktree add --no-track does not set up tracking' '
+test_expect_success 'git worktree add does not match remote' '
 	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_a repo_b foo &&
 	setup_remote_repo repo_a repo_b &&
 	(
 		cd repo_b &&
-		git worktree add --no-track ../foo
+		git worktree add ../foo
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd foo &&
-		! test_branch_upstream foo repo_a foo &&
-		git rev-parse repo_a/foo >expect &&
-		git rev-parse foo >actual &&
-		! test_cmp expect actual
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.remote" &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.merge" &&
+		! test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_a/foo refs/heads/foo
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git worktree add sets up tracking' '
-	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_a repo_b &&
+test_expect_success 'git worktree add --guess-remote sets up tracking' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_a repo_b foo &&
 	setup_remote_repo repo_a repo_b &&
 	(
 		cd repo_b &&
+		git worktree add --guess-remote ../foo
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd foo &&
+		test_branch_upstream foo repo_a foo &&
+		test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_a/foo refs/heads/foo
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git worktree add with worktree.guessRemote sets up tracking' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_a repo_b foo &&
+	setup_remote_repo repo_a repo_b &&
+	(
+		cd repo_b &&
+		git config worktree.guessRemote true &&
 		git worktree add ../foo
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd foo &&
 		test_branch_upstream foo repo_a foo &&
-		git rev-parse repo_a/foo >expect &&
-		git rev-parse foo >actual &&
-		test_cmp expect actual
+		test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_a/foo refs/heads/foo
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git worktree --no-guess-remote option overrides config' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf repo_a repo_b foo &&
+	setup_remote_repo repo_a repo_b &&
+	(
+		cd repo_b &&
+		git config worktree.guessRemote true &&
+		git worktree add --no-guess-remote ../foo
+	) &&
+	(
+		cd foo &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.remote" &&
+		test_must_fail git config "branch.foo.merge" &&
+		! test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/repo_a/foo refs/heads/foo
 	)
 '
 
Thomas Gummerer (6):
  checkout: factor out functions to new lib file
  worktree: add can be created from any commit-ish
  worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommand
  worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwim
  worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommand
  add worktree.guessRemote config option

 Documentation/config.txt       |  10 ++++
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt |  44 ++++++++++----
 Makefile                       |   1 +
 builtin/checkout.c             |  41 +------------
 builtin/worktree.c             |  46 +++++++++++++++
 checkout.c                     |  43 ++++++++++++++
 checkout.h                     |  13 +++++
 t/t2025-worktree-add.sh        | 130 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 278 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 checkout.c
 create mode 100644 checkout.h
-- 
2.15.0.426.gb06021eeb
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Message 19 of 36 in “make git worktree add dwim more”
  1. 0/4 make git worktree add dwim moreThomas Gummerer, Nov 22, 2017
  2. 4/4 worktree: make add <path> dwimThomas Gummerer, Nov 22, 2017
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  4. Thomas GummererNov 25, 2017
  5. Paul SmithNov 25, 2017
  6. Thomas GummererNov 25, 2017
  7. Randall S. BeckerNov 25, 2017
  8. Thomas GummererNov 25, 2017
  9. Paul SmithNov 25, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2017
  11. Thomas GummererNov 26, 2017
  12. 3/4 worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwimThomas Gummerer, Nov 22, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  14. 1/4 checkout: factor out functions to new lib fileThomas Gummerer, Nov 22, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  16. 2/4 worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommandThomas Gummerer, Nov 22, 2017
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  18. Thomas GummererNov 25, 2017
  19. 0/6 make git worktree add dwim moreThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  20. 1/6 checkout: factor out functions to new lib fileThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  21. 2/6 worktree: add can be created from any commit-ishThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  22. 3/6 worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommandThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  23. 4/6 worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwimThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  24. 6/6 add worktree.guessRemote config optionThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  25. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2017
  26. Thomas GummererNov 27, 2017
  27. 5/6 worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommandThomas Gummerer, Nov 26, 2017
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2017
  29. Thomas GummererNov 27, 2017
  30. 0/6 make git worktree add dwim moreThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  31. 1/6 checkout: factor out functions to new lib fileThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  32. 2/6 worktree: add can be created from any commit-ishThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  33. 3/6 worktree: add --[no-]track option to the add subcommandThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  34. 5/6 worktree: add --guess-remote flag to add subcommandThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  35. 6/6 add worktree.guessRemote config optionThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017
  36. 4/6 worktree: make add <path> <branch> dwimThomas Gummerer, Nov 29, 2017

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