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[GSOC PATCH v2] environment: move access to "core.sparsecheckout" into repo_settings

From
Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 8, 2025, 00:31 UTC
Message-ID
<20250608003134.7488-1-ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250603131806.14915-1-ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>

The setting "core.sparsecheckout" is stored in the global `core_apply_sparse_checkout` and is populated in config.c. Refactor the code to store it in the variable `sparse_checkout` in the struct `repo_settings`. Also, create functions to set and get the value of the setting and update all the occurrences.

This also allows us to remove the definition `#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE` from the file 'builtin/backfill.c'.

This change is part of an ongoing effort to eliminate global variables, improve modularity and help libify the codebase.

Signed-off-by: Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/backfill.c        |  5 +----
 builtin/clone.c           |  2 +-
 builtin/grep.c            |  2 +-
 builtin/mv.c              |  2 +-
 builtin/sparse-checkout.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
 builtin/worktree.c        |  2 +-
 config.c                  |  5 -----
 dir.c                     |  2 +-
 environment.c             |  1 -
 environment.h             |  1 -
 repo-settings.c           | 13 +++++++++++++
 repo-settings.h           |  5 +++++
 sparse-index.c            |  4 ++--
 unpack-trees.c            |  2 +-
 wt-status.c               |  2 +-
 15 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index fa82ad2f6f..e16d116e98 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/* We need this macro to access core_apply_sparse_checkout */
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
 	repo_config(repo, git_default_config, NULL);
 
 	if (ctx.sparse < 0)
-		ctx.sparse = core_apply_sparse_checkout;
+		ctx.sparse = repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(repo);
 
 	result = do_backfill(&ctx);
 	backfill_context_clear(&ctx);
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 91b9cd0d16..ba25e58258 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int git_sparse_checkout_init(const char *repo)
 	 * We must apply the setting in the current process
 	 * for the later checkout to use the sparse-checkout file.
 	 */
-	core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+	repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(the_repository, 1);
 
 	cmd.git_cmd = 1;
 	if (run_command(&cmd)) {
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 3ce574a605..63342f5e36 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static int grep_submodule(struct grep_opt *opt,
 	 *	"forget" the sparse-index feature switch. As a result, the index
 	 *	of these submodules are expanded unexpectedly.
 	 *
-	 * 2. "core_apply_sparse_checkout"
+	 * 2. "sparse_checkout"
 	 *	When running `grep` in the superproject, this setting is
 	 *	populated using the superproject's configs. However, once
 	 *	initialized, this config is globally accessible and is read by
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index 07548fe96a..95d24843d9 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc,
 		rename_index_entry_at(the_repository->index, pos, dst);
 
 		if (ignore_sparse &&
-		    core_apply_sparse_checkout &&
+		    repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository) &&
 		    core_sparse_checkout_cone) {
 			/*
 			 * NEEDSWORK: we are *not* paying attention to
diff --git a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
index 1bf01591b2..662858b0a8 100644
--- a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	int res;
 
 	setup_work_tree();
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		die(_("this worktree is not sparse"));
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
@@ -397,11 +397,11 @@ static int set_config(enum sparse_checkout_mode mode)
 
 static enum sparse_checkout_mode update_cone_mode(int *cone_mode) {
 	/* If not specified, use previous definition of cone mode */
-	if (*cone_mode == -1 && core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (*cone_mode == -1 && repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		*cone_mode = core_sparse_checkout_cone;
 
 	/* Set cone/non-cone mode appropriately */
-	core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+	repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(the_repository, 1);
 	if (*cone_mode == 1 || *cone_mode == -1) {
 		core_sparse_checkout_cone = 1;
 		return MODE_CONE_PATTERNS;
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int update_modes(int *cone_mode, int *sparse_index)
 	int mode, record_mode;
 
 	/* Determine if we need to record the mode; ensure sparse checkout on */
-	record_mode = (*cone_mode != -1) || !core_apply_sparse_checkout;
+	record_mode = (*cone_mode != -1) || !repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository);
 
 	mode = update_cone_mode(cone_mode);
 	if (record_mode && set_config(mode))
@@ -695,9 +695,9 @@ static int modify_pattern_list(struct strvec *args, int use_stdin,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout) {
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository)) {
 		set_config(MODE_ALL_PATTERNS);
-		core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+		repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(the_repository, 1);
 		changed_config = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	int ret;
 
 	setup_work_tree();
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		die(_("no sparse-checkout to add to"));
 
 	repo_read_index(the_repository);
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_reapply(int argc, const char **argv,
 	};
 
 	setup_work_tree();
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		die(_("must be in a sparse-checkout to reapply sparsity patterns"));
 
 	reapply_opts.cone_mode = -1;
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_disable(int argc, const char **argv,
 	struct pattern_list pl;
 
 	/*
-	 * We do not exit early if !core_apply_sparse_checkout; due to the
+	 * We do not exit early if !sparse_checkout; due to the
 	 * ability for users to manually muck things up between
 	 *   direct editing of .git/info/sparse-checkout
 	 *   running read-tree -m u HEAD or update-index --skip-worktree
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int sparse_checkout_disable(int argc, const char **argv,
 	hashmap_init(&pl.recursive_hashmap, pl_hashmap_cmp, NULL, 0);
 	hashmap_init(&pl.parent_hashmap, pl_hashmap_cmp, NULL, 0);
 	pl.use_cone_patterns = 0;
-	core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+	repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(the_repository, 1);
 
 	add_pattern("/*", empty_base, 0, &pl, 0);
 
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 88a36ea9f8..590bec334f 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 	 * If the current worktree has sparse-checkout enabled, then copy
 	 * the sparse-checkout patterns from the current worktree.
 	 */
-	if (core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		copy_sparse_checkout(sb_repo.buf);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index b18b5617fc..8fd4dd8c81 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1612,11 +1612,6 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.sparsecheckout")) {
-		core_apply_sparse_checkout = git_config_bool(var, value);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.sparsecheckoutcone")) {
 		core_sparse_checkout_cone = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index a374972b62..323017e7a5 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ enum pattern_match_result path_matches_pattern_list(
 
 int init_sparse_checkout_patterns(struct index_state *istate)
 {
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(the_repository))
 		return 1;
 	if (istate->sparse_checkout_patterns)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index c61d773e7e..a379a9149e 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ enum push_default_type push_default = PUSH_DEFAULT_UNSPECIFIED;
 #endif
 enum object_creation_mode object_creation_mode = OBJECT_CREATION_MODE;
 int grafts_keep_true_parents;
-int core_apply_sparse_checkout;
 int core_sparse_checkout_cone;
 int sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns;
 int merge_log_config = -1;
diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index 3d98461a06..6a30512f3c 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ extern int precomposed_unicode;
 extern int protect_hfs;
 extern int protect_ntfs;
 
-extern int core_apply_sparse_checkout;
 extern int core_sparse_checkout_cone;
 extern int sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns;
 
diff --git a/repo-settings.c b/repo-settings.c
index 4129f8fb2b..e11201e25b 100644
--- a/repo-settings.c
+++ b/repo-settings.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void prepare_repo_settings(struct repository *r)
 		      &r->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal,
 		      r->settings.pack_use_bitmap_boundary_traversal);
 	repo_cfg_bool(r, "core.usereplacerefs", &r->settings.read_replace_refs, 1);
+	repo_cfg_bool(r, "core.sparsecheckout", &r->settings.sparse_checkout, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * The GIT_TEST_MULTI_PACK_INDEX variable is special in that
@@ -227,3 +228,15 @@ void repo_settings_reset_shared_repository(struct repository *repo)
 {
 	repo->settings.shared_repository_initialized = 0;
 }
+
+int repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(struct repository *repo)
+{
+	prepare_repo_settings(repo);
+	return repo->settings.sparse_checkout;
+}
+
+void repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(struct repository *repo, int value)
+{
+	prepare_repo_settings(repo);
+	repo->settings.sparse_checkout = value;
+}
diff --git a/repo-settings.h b/repo-settings.h
index 2bf24b2597..0d181e3f21 100644
--- a/repo-settings.h
+++ b/repo-settings.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct repo_settings {
 	unsigned long big_file_threshold;
 
 	char *hooks_path;
+	int sparse_checkout;
 };
 #define REPO_SETTINGS_INIT { \
 	.shared_repository = -1, \
@@ -98,4 +99,8 @@ int repo_settings_get_shared_repository(struct repository *repo);
 void repo_settings_set_shared_repository(struct repository *repo, int value);
 void repo_settings_reset_shared_repository(struct repository *repo);
 
+/* Read or set the value for "core.sparseCheckout". */
+int repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(struct repository *repo);
+void repo_settings_set_sparse_checkout(struct repository *repo, int value);
+
 #endif /* REPO_SETTINGS_H */
diff --git a/sparse-index.c b/sparse-index.c
index 5634abafaa..1bedb35001 100644
--- a/sparse-index.c
+++ b/sparse-index.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int index_has_unmerged_entries(struct index_state *istate)
 
 int is_sparse_index_allowed(struct index_state *istate, int flags)
 {
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout || !core_sparse_checkout_cone)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(istate->repo) || !core_sparse_checkout_cone)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!(flags & SPARSE_INDEX_MEMORY_ONLY)) {
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ static void clear_skip_worktree_from_present_files_full(struct index_state *ista
 
 void clear_skip_worktree_from_present_files(struct index_state *istate)
 {
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout ||
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(istate->repo) ||
 	    sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 471837f032..c8eba27e5f 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ int unpack_trees(unsigned len, struct tree_desc *t, struct unpack_trees_options
 	if (o->prefix)
 		update_sparsity_for_prefix(o->prefix, o->src_index);
 
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout || !o->update)
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(repo) || !o->update)
 		o->skip_sparse_checkout = 1;
 	if (!o->skip_sparse_checkout) {
 		memset(&pl, 0, sizeof(pl));
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 454601afa1..004f2945b7 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ static void wt_status_check_sparse_checkout(struct repository *r,
 	int skip_worktree = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!core_apply_sparse_checkout || r->index->cache_nr == 0) {
+	if (!repo_settings_get_sparse_checkout(r) || r->index->cache_nr == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * Don't compute percentage of checked out files if we
 		 * aren't in a sparse checkout or would get division by 0.
-- 
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  35. 2/3 environment: move access to "core.sparsecheckoutcone" into repo_settingsAyush Chandekar, Jul 19, 2025
  36. 3/3 environment: remove the global variable 'sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns'Ayush Chandekar, Jul 19, 2025
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