[PATCH v2 0/6] rev-list: introduce NUL-delimited output mode
- From
Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
- Date
- Mar 13, 2025, 00:17 UTC
- Message-ID
- <20250313001706.3390502-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
- In-Reply-To
- <20250310192829.661692-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
When walking objects, git-rev-list(1) prints each object entry on a separate line in the form:
<oid> LF
Some options, such as `--objects`, may print additional information about the object on the same line:
<oid> SP [<path>] LF
In this mode, if the object path contains a newline it is truncated at the newline.
The `--boundary` option also modifies output by prefixing boundary objects with `-`:
-<oid> LF
When the `--missing={print,print-info}` option is provided, information about any missing objects encountered during the object walk are also printed in the form:
?<oid> [SP <token>=<value>]... LF
where values containing LF or SP are printed in a token specific fashion so that the resulting encoded value does not contain either of these two problematic bytes. For example, missing object paths are quoted in the C style when they contain LF or SP.
To make machine parsing easier, this series introduces a NUL-delimited output mode for git-rev-list(1) via a `-z` option. In this mode, the output format for object records is unified such that each object and its accompanying metadata is formatted without relying on object metadata order. This format follows the existing `<token>=<value>` used by the `--missing` option to represent object metadata in the form:
<oid> NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...
# Examples
<oid> LF -> <oid> NUL
<oid> SP <path> LF -> <oid> NUL path=<path> NUL
-<oid> LF -> <oid> NUL boundary=yes NUL
?<oid> [SP <token>=<value>]... -> <oid> NUL missing=yes NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...Note that token value info is printed as-is without any special encoding or truncation. Prefixes such as '-' and '?' are dropped in favor using a token/value pair to signal the same information.
While in this mode, if the `--sdtin` option is used, revision and pathspec arguments read from stdin are separated with a NUL byte instead of being newline delimited.
For now this series only adds support for use with the `--objects`, `--boundary` and `--missing` output options. Usage of `-z` with other options is rejected, so it can potentially be added in the future.
This series is structured as follows:
- Patches 1 and 2 do some minor preparatory refactors.
- Patch 3 modifies stdin argument parsing handled by
`setup_revisions()` to support NUL-delimited arguments. - Patch 4 adds the `-z` option to git-rev-list(1) to print
objects in a NUL-delimited fashion. Arguments parsed on stdin
while in the mode are also NUL-delimited. - Patch 5 teaches the `--boundary` option how to print info in a
NUL-delimited fashino using the unified output format. - Patch 6 teaches the `--missing` option how to print info in a
NUL-delimited fashion using the unified output format.Changes since V1:
- Use unified output format with `<token>=<value>` pairs for
all object metadata.- Add support for the `--boundary` option in NUL-delimited mode.
- Add support for NUL-delimited stdin argument parsing in
NUL-delimited mode. - Instead of using two NUL bytes to delimit between object
records, a single NUL byte is used. Now that object metadata
is always in the form `<token>=<value>`, we know a new object
record starts when there is an OID entry which will not
contain '='.Thanks for taking a look, -Justin
Justin Tobler (6): rev-list: inline `show_object_with_name()` in `show_object()` rev-list: refactor early option parsing revision: support NUL-delimited --stdin mode rev-list: support delimiting objects with NUL bytes rev-list: support NUL-delimited --boundary option rev-list: support NUL-delimited --missing option
Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc | 26 ++++++++ builtin/rev-list.c | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- revision.c | 27 ++++----- revision.h | 5 +- t/t6000-rev-list-misc.sh | 51 ++++++++++++++++ t/t6017-rev-list-stdin.sh | 9 +++ t/t6022-rev-list-missing.sh | 31 ++++++++++ 7 files changed, 200 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v1:
1: d2eded3ac7 = 1: d2eded3ac7 rev-list: inline `show_object_with_name()` in `show_object()`
2: 03cd08c859 = 2: 03cd08c859 rev-list: refactor early option parsing
-: ---------- > 3: 803a49933a revision: support NUL-delimited --stdin mode
3: 41c5cb7737 ! 4: d3b3c4ef89 rev-list: support delimiting objects with NUL bytes
@@ Commit message
newline are also truncated at the newline.
Introduce the `-z` option for git-rev-list(1) which reformats the output
- to use NUL-delimiters between objects and associated info. Each object
- line uses two NUL bytes to indicate the end of an object entry and a
- single NUL byte to delimit between object information in the following
- form:
+ to use NUL-delimiters between objects and associated info in the
+ following form:
$ git rev-list -z --objects <rev>
- <oid> [NUL <path>] NUL NUL
+ <oid> NUL [path=<path> NUL]
- For now, the `--objects` flag is the only option that can be used in
- combination with `-z`. In this mode, the object path is not truncated at
- newlines. In a subsequent commit, NUL-delimiter support for other
- options is added. Other options that do not make sense with be used in
- combination with `-z` are rejected.
+ In this form, the start of each record is signaled by an OID entry that
+ is all hexidecimal and does not contain any '='. Additional path info
+ from `--objects` is appended to the record as a token/value pair
+ `path=<path>` as-is without any truncation.
+
+ In this mode, revision and pathspec arguments provided on stdin with the
+ `--stdin` option are also separated by a NUL byte instead of being
+ newline delimited.
+
+ For now, the `--objects` and `--stdin` flag are the only options that
+ can be used in combination with `-z`. In a subsequent commit,
+ NUL-delimited support for other options is added. Other options that do
+ not make sense with be used in combination with `-z` are rejected.
Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
@@ Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc: ifdef::git-rev-list[]
`<header>` text will be printed with each progress update.
+
+-z::
-+ Instead of being newline-delimited, each outputted object is delimited
-+ with two NUL bytes in the following form:
++ Instead of being newline-delimited, each outputted object and its
++ accompanying metadata is delimited using NUL bytes in the following
++ form:
++
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-+<OID> NUL NUL
++<OID> NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
++
-+When the `--objects` option is also present, available object name information
-+is printed in the following form without any truncation for object names
-+containing newline characters:
++Additional object metadata, such as object paths, is printed using the
++`<token>=<value>` form. Token values are printed as-is without any
++encoding/truncation. An OID entry never contains a '=' character and thus
++is used to signal the start of a new object record. Examples:
++
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-+<OID> [NUL <object-name>] NUL NUL
++<OID> NUL
++<OID> NUL path=<path> NUL
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
++
-+This option is only compatible with `--objects`.
++This mode is only compatible with the `--objects` output option. Also, revision
++and pathspec argument parsing on stdin with the `--stdin` option is NUL byte
++delimited instead of using newlines while in this mode.
endif::git-rev-list[]
History Simplification
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: static int arg_show_object_names = 1;
#define DEFAULT_OIDSET_SIZE (16*1024)
-+static int nul_delim;
++static char line_term = '\n';
++static char info_term = ' ';
++
static int show_disk_usage;
static off_t total_disk_usage;
static int human_readable;
-
-+static void print_object_term(int nul_delim)
-+{
-+ char line_sep = '\n';
-+
-+ if (nul_delim)
-+ line_sep = '\0';
-+
-+ putchar(line_sep);
-+ if (nul_delim)
-+ putchar(line_sep);
-+}
-+
- static off_t get_object_disk_usage(struct object *obj)
- {
- off_t size;
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: static void show_commit(struct commit *commit, void *data)
if (revs->commit_format == CMIT_FMT_ONELINE)
putchar(' ');
else if (revs->include_header)
- putchar('\n');
-+ print_object_term(nul_delim);
++ putchar(line_term);
if (revs->verbose_header) {
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: static void show_object(struct object *obj, const char *name
- putchar(' ');
- for (const char *p = name; *p && *p != '\n'; p++)
- putchar(*p);
-+ if (nul_delim && *name) {
-+ putchar('\0');
-+ printf("%s", name);
-+ } else if (!nul_delim) {
-+ putchar(' ');
++ if (line_term) {
++ putchar(info_term);
+ for (const char *p = name; *p && *p != '\n'; p++)
+ putchar(*p);
++ } else if (*name) {
++ printf("%cpath=%s", info_term, name);
+ }
}
- putchar('\n');
-+ print_object_term(nul_delim);
++ putchar(line_term);
}
static void show_edge(struct commit *commit)
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: int cmd_rev_list(int argc,
} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--missing=", &arg)) {
parse_missing_action_value(arg);
+ } else if (!strcmp(arg, "-z")) {
-+ nul_delim = 1;
++ s_r_opt.nul_delim_stdin = 1;
++ line_term = '\0';
++ info_term = '\0';
}
}
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: int cmd_rev_list(int argc,
}
+
-+ if (nul_delim) {
++ /*
++ * Reject options currently incompatible with -z. For some options, this
++ * is not an inherent limitation and support may be implemented in the
++ * future.
++ */
++ if (!line_term) {
+ if (revs.graph || revs.verbose_header || show_disk_usage ||
+ info.show_timestamp || info.header_prefix || bisect_list ||
-+ use_bitmap_index || revs.edge_hint || arg_missing_action)
++ use_bitmap_index || revs.edge_hint || revs.left_right ||
++ revs.cherry_mark || arg_missing_action || revs.boundary)
+ die(_("-z option used with unsupported option"));
+ }
+
@@ t/t6000-rev-list-misc.sh: test_expect_success 'rev-list --unpacked' '
+ oid1=$(git -C repo rev-parse HEAD) &&
+ oid2=$(git -C repo rev-parse HEAD~) &&
+
-+ printf "%s\0\0%s\0\0" "$oid1" "$oid2" >expect &&
++ printf "%s\0%s\0" "$oid1" "$oid2" >expect &&
+ git -C repo rev-list -z HEAD >actual &&
+
+ test_cmp expect actual
@@ t/t6000-rev-list-misc.sh: test_expect_success 'rev-list --unpacked' '
+ path1=1.t &&
+ path2=2.t &&
+
-+ printf "%s\0%s\0\0%s\0%s\0\0" "$oid1" "$path1" "$oid2" "$path2" >expect &&
++ printf "%s\0path=%s\0%s\0path=%s\0" "$oid1" "$path1" "$oid2" "$path2" \
++ >expect &&
+ git -C repo rev-list -z --objects HEAD:1.t HEAD:2.t >actual &&
+
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
test_done
+
+ ## t/t6017-rev-list-stdin.sh ##
+@@ t/t6017-rev-list-stdin.sh: test_expect_success '--not via stdin does not influence revisions from command l
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
++test_expect_success 'NUL-delimited stdin' '
++ printf "%s\0%s\0%s\0" "HEAD" "--" "file-1" > input &&
++
++ git rev-list -z --objects HEAD -- file-1 >expect &&
++ git rev-list -z --objects --stdin <input >actual &&
++
++ test_cmp expect actual
++'
++
+ test_done
-: ---------- > 5: 5e4fc41976 rev-list: support NUL-delimited --boundary option
4: 007adbac25 ! 6: 7744966514 rev-list: support NUL-delimited --missing option
@@ Commit message
rev-list: support NUL-delimited --missing option
The `--missing={print,print-info}` option for git-rev-list(1) prints
- missing objects found while performing the revision walk. Add support
- for printing missing objects in a NUL-delimited format when the `-z`
- option is enabled.
+ missing objects found while performing the object walk in the form:
+
+ $ git rev-list --missing=print-info <rev>
+ ?<oid> [SP <token>=<value>]... LF
+
+ Add support for printing missing objects in a NUL-delimited format when
+ the `-z` option is enabled.
$ git rev-list -z --missing=print-info <rev>
- <oid> NUL NUL
- ?<oid> [NUL <token>=<value>]... NUL NUL
+ <oid> NUL missing=yes NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...
In this mode, values containing special characters or spaces are printed
- as-is without being escaped or quoted.
+ as-is without being escaped or quoted. Instead of prefixing the missing
+ OID with '?', a separate `missing=yes` token/value pair is appended.
Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
## Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc ##
-@@ Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc: containing newline characters:
- <OID> [NUL <object-name>] NUL NUL
+@@ Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc: ifdef::git-rev-list[]
+ <OID> NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...
+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ +
+-Additional object metadata, such as object paths or boundary objects, is
+-printed using the `<token>=<value>` form. Token values are printed as-is
++Additional object metadata, such as object paths or boundary/missing objects,
++is printed using the `<token>=<value>` form. Token values are printed as-is
+ without any encoding/truncation. An OID entry never contains a '=' character
+ and thus is used to signal the start of a new object record. Examples:
+ +
+@@ Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc: and thus is used to signal the start of a new object record. Examples:
+ <OID> NUL
+ <OID> NUL path=<path> NUL
+ <OID> NUL boundary=yes NUL
++<OID> NUL missing=yes NUL [<token>=<value> NUL]...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
--This option is only compatible with `--objects`.
-+When the `--missing` option is provided, missing objects are printed in the
-+following form where value is printed as-is without any token specific
-+encoding:
-++
-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-+?<OID> [NUL <token>=<value>]... NUL NUL
-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-++
-+This option is only compatible with `--objects` and `--missing`.
+-This mode is only compatible with the `--objects` and `--boundary` output
+-options. Also, revision and pathspec argument parsing on stdin with the
+-`--stdin` option is NUL byte delimited instead of using newlines while in this
+-mode.
++This mode is only compatible with the `--objects`, `--boundary`, and
++`--missing` output options. Also, revision and pathspec argument parsing on
++stdin with the `--stdin` option is NUL byte delimited instead of using newlines
++while in this mode.
endif::git-rev-list[]
History Simplification
## builtin/rev-list.c ##
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: static void print_missing_object(struct missing_objects_map_entry *entry,
- int print_missing_info)
{
struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-+ char info_sep = ' ';
+
++ if (line_term)
++ putchar('?');
+
-+ if (nul_delim)
-+ info_sep = '\0';
++ printf("%s", oid_to_hex(&entry->entry.oid));
++
++ if (!line_term)
++ printf("%cmissing=yes", info_term);
+
-+ printf("?%s", oid_to_hex(&entry->entry.oid));
-
if (!print_missing_info) {
- printf("?%s\n", oid_to_hex(&entry->entry.oid));
-+ print_object_term(nul_delim);
++ putchar(line_term);
return;
}
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: static void print_missing_object(struct missing_objects_map_
- strbuf_addstr(&sb, " path=");
- quote_path(entry->path, NULL, &path, QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
- strbuf_addbuf(&sb, &path);
-+ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%cpath=", info_sep);
++ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%cpath=", info_term);
+
-+ if (nul_delim) {
-+ strbuf_addstr(&sb, entry->path);
-+ } else {
++ if (line_term) {
+ quote_path(entry->path, NULL, &path, QUOTE_PATH_QUOTE_SP);
+ strbuf_addbuf(&sb, &path);
++ } else {
++ strbuf_addstr(&sb, entry->path);
+ }
strbuf_release(&path);
}
if (entry->type)
- strbuf_addf(&sb, " type=%s", type_name(entry->type));
-+ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%ctype=%s", info_sep, type_name(entry->type));
++ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%ctype=%s", info_term, type_name(entry->type));
+
+ fwrite(sb.buf, sizeof(char), sb.len, stdout);
-+ print_object_term(nul_delim);
++ putchar(line_term);
- printf("?%s%s\n", oid_to_hex(&entry->entry.oid), sb.buf);
strbuf_release(&sb);
}
@@ builtin/rev-list.c: int cmd_rev_list(int argc,
- if (nul_delim) {
if (revs.graph || revs.verbose_header || show_disk_usage ||
info.show_timestamp || info.header_prefix || bisect_list ||
-- use_bitmap_index || revs.edge_hint || arg_missing_action)
-+ use_bitmap_index || revs.edge_hint)
+ use_bitmap_index || revs.edge_hint || revs.left_right ||
+- revs.cherry_mark || arg_missing_action)
++ revs.cherry_mark)
die(_("-z option used with unsupported option"));
}
@@ t/t6022-rev-list-missing.sh: do
+
+ git rev-list -z --objects --no-object-names \
+ HEAD ^"$oid" >expect &&
-+ printf "?%s\0path=%s\0type=%s\0\0" "$oid" "$path" "$type" >>expect &&
++ printf "%s\0missing=yes\0path=%s\0type=%s\0" "$oid" "$path" \
++ "$type" >>expect &&
+
+ mv "$obj_path" "$obj_path.hidden" &&
+ git rev-list -z --objects --no-object-names \base-commit: 87a0bdbf0f72b7561f3cd50636eee33dcb7dbcc3
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