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[PATCH 6/6] format-patch: simplify after-subject MIME header handling

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 20, 2024, 00:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20240320003557.GF904136@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20240320002555.GB903718@coredump.intra.peff.net>

In log_write_email_headers(), we append our MIME headers to the set of extra headers by creating a new strbuf, adding the existing headers, and then adding our new ones. We had to do it this way when our output buffer might point to the constant opt->extra_headers variable.

But since the previous commit, we always make a local copy of that variable. Let's turn that into a strbuf, which lets the MIME code simply append to it. That simplifies the function and avoids a pointless extra copy of the headers.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 log-tree.c | 14 ++++++--------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index 5092a75958..eb2e841046 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -474,12 +474,15 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 			     int *need_8bit_cte_p,
 			     int maybe_multipart)
 {
-	char *extra_headers = xstrdup_or_null(opt->extra_headers);
+	struct strbuf headers = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *name = oid_to_hex(opt->zero_commit ?
 				      null_oid() : &commit->object.oid);
 
 	*need_8bit_cte_p = 0; /* unknown */
 
+	if (opt->extra_headers)
+		strbuf_addstr(&headers, opt->extra_headers);
+
 	fprintf(opt->diffopt.file, "From %s Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001\n", name);
 	graph_show_oneline(opt->graph);
 	if (opt->message_id) {
@@ -496,15 +499,13 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 		graph_show_oneline(opt->graph);
 	}
 	if (opt->mime_boundary && maybe_multipart) {
-		struct strbuf subject_buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
 		static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf filename =  STRBUF_INIT;
 		*need_8bit_cte_p = -1; /* NEVER */
 
 		strbuf_reset(&buffer);
 
-		strbuf_addf(&subject_buffer,
-			 "%s"
+		strbuf_addf(&headers,
 			 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 			 "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;"
 			 " boundary=\"%s%s\"\n"
@@ -515,11 +516,8 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 			 "Content-Type: text/plain; "
 			 "charset=UTF-8; format=fixed\n"
 			 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n\n",
-			 extra_headers ? extra_headers : "",
 			 mime_boundary_leader, opt->mime_boundary,
 			 mime_boundary_leader, opt->mime_boundary);
-		free(extra_headers);
-		extra_headers = strbuf_detach(&subject_buffer, NULL);
 
 		if (opt->numbered_files)
 			strbuf_addf(&filename, "%d", opt->nr);
@@ -539,7 +537,7 @@ void log_write_email_headers(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit,
 		opt->diffopt.stat_sep = buffer.buf;
 		strbuf_release(&filename);
 	}
-	*extra_headers_p = extra_headers;
+	*extra_headers_p = headers.len ? strbuf_detach(&headers, NULL) : NULL;
 }
 
 static void show_sig_lines(struct rev_info *opt, int status, const char *bol)
-- 
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  1. 0/3 format-patch: teach `--header-cmd`Kristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 7, 2024
  2. 1/3 log-tree: take ownership of pointerKristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 7, 2024
  3. Jeff KingMar 12, 2024
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 12, 2024
  5. Jeff KingMar 13, 2024
  6. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 13, 2024
  7. 2/3 format-patch: teach `--header-cmd`Kristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 7, 2024
  8. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 8, 2024
  9. Jean-Noël AvilaMar 11, 2024
  10. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 12, 2024
  11. 3/3 format-patch: check if header output looks validKristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 7, 2024
  12. 0/3 format-patch: teach `--header-cmd`Kristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 19, 2024
  13. 1/3 revision: add a per-email field to rev-infoKristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 19, 2024
  14. Jeff KingMar 19, 2024
  15. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 19, 2024
  16. Jeff KingMar 20, 2024
  17. 1/6 shortlog: stop setting pp.print_email_subjectJeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  18. 2/6 pretty: split oneline and email subject printingJeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  19. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  20. 3/6 pretty: drop print_email_subject flagJeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  21. 4/6 log: do not set up extra_headers for non-email formatsJeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  22. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  23. 5/6 format-patch: return an allocated string from log_write_email_headers()Jeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  24. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  25. 6/6 format-patch: simplify after-subject MIME header handlingJeff King, Mar 20, 2024
  26. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  27. Jeff KingMar 20, 2024
  28. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  29. 7/6 format-patch: fix leak of empty header stringJeff King, Mar 22, 2024
  30. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2024
  32. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 22, 2024
  33. 2/3 format-patch: teach `--header-cmd`Kristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 19, 2024
  34. 3/3 format-patch: check if header output looks validKristoffer Haugsbakk, Mar 19, 2024

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