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[PATCH v4 3/6] clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()

From
Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
Date
Jan 31, 2025, 15:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20250131-toon-clone-refs-v4-3-2a4ff851498f@iotcl.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250131-toon-clone-refs-v4-0-2a4ff851498f@iotcl.com>

The function wanted_peer_refs() is used to map the refs returned by the server to refs we will save in our clone.

Over time this function grown to be very complex. Refactor it.
Signed-off-by: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
---
 builtin/clone.c | 39 +++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 69d1ad029dfa84a2f7136fa4a3c4c8a594b179c4..d652682494d0d27dd73cd0585e28b23f2883786d 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -434,46 +434,37 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 {
 	struct ref *head = copy_ref(find_ref_by_name(refs, "HEAD"));
 	struct ref *local_refs = head;
-	struct ref **tail = head ? &head->next : &local_refs;
+	struct ref **tail = local_refs ? &local_refs->next : &local_refs;
 	struct refspec_item tag_refspec;
+	struct ref *to_free = NULL;
 
 	refspec_item_init(&tag_refspec, TAG_REFSPEC, 0);
 
 	if (option_single_branch) {
-		struct ref *remote_head = NULL;
-
 		if (!option_branch)
-			remote_head = guess_remote_head(head, refs, 0);
+			refs = to_free = guess_remote_head(head, refs, 0);
 		else {
 			free_one_ref(head);
 			local_refs = head = NULL;
 			tail = &local_refs;
-			remote_head = copy_ref(find_remote_branch(refs, option_branch));
-		}
-
-		if (!remote_head && option_branch)
-			warning(_("Could not find remote branch %s to clone."),
-				option_branch);
-		else {
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < refspec->nr; i++)
-				get_fetch_map(remote_head, &refspec->items[i],
-					      &tail, 0);
-
-			/* if --branch=tag, pull the requested tag explicitly */
-			get_fetch_map(remote_head, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
+			refs = to_free = copy_ref(find_remote_branch(refs, option_branch));
 		}
-		free_refs(remote_head);
-	} else {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < refspec->nr; i++)
-			get_fetch_map(refs, &refspec->items[i], &tail, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (!option_mirror && !option_single_branch && option_tags)
+	for (int i = 0; i < refspec->nr; i++)
+		get_fetch_map(refs, &refspec->items[i], &tail, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Grab all refs that match the TAG_REFSPEC. Any tags we don't care
+	 * about won't be present in `refs` anyway.
+	 * Except with option --mirror, where we grab all refs already.
+	 */
+	if (!option_mirror)
 		get_fetch_map(refs, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
 
+	free_one_ref(to_free);
 	refspec_item_clear(&tag_refspec);
+
 	return local_refs;
 }
 
-- 
2.48.1.164.g9a5474a648.dirty
Previous: Jean-Noël AVILANext: Patrick Steinhardt
Message 12 of 57 in “builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= option”
  1. builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Nov 29, 2024
  2. Patrick SteinhardtDec 2, 2024
  3. Jeff KingDec 2, 2024
  4. Michal SuchánekDec 3, 2024
  5. Toon ClaesDec 19, 2024
  6. builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Dec 19, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2024
  8. 0/6 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  9. 1/6 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  10. 2/6 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  11. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 1, 2025
  12. 3/6 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  13. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  14. 4/6 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  15. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  16. 5/6 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  17. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  18. 6/6 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Jan 31, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2025
  20. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 1, 2025
  21. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 3, 2025
  22. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  23. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  24. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  25. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  26. Toon ClaesFeb 5, 2025
  27. Jean-Noël AVILAFeb 5, 2025
  28. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  29. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  30. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  31. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  32. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  34. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 4, 2025
  35. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  36. Toon ClaesFeb 5, 2025
  37. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 5, 2025
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2025
  39. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  40. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  41. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  42. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  43. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  44. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  45. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  46. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 5, 2025
  47. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2025
  48. 0/7 Enable doing a shallow clone of a specific git revisionToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  49. 1/7 clone: cut down on global variables in clone.cToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  50. 2/7 clone: make it possible to specify --tagsToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  51. 3/7 clone: refactor wanted_peer_refs()Toon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  52. 4/7 clone: add tags refspec earlier to fetch refspecToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  53. 5/7 clone: introduce struct clone_opts in builtin/clone.cToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  54. 6/7 parse-options: introduce die_for_incompatible_opt2()Toon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  55. 7/7 builtin/clone: teach git-clone(1) the --revision= optionToon Claes, Feb 6, 2025
  56. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 6, 2025
  57. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2025

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