[PATCH v3 4/9] builtin/reflog: implement subcommand to write new entries
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
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- Jul 29, 2025, 08:55 UTC
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While we provide a couple of subcommands in git-reflog(1) to remove reflog entries, we don't provide any to write new entries. Obviously this is not an operation that really would be needed for many use cases out there, or otherwise people would have complained that such a command does not exist yet. But the introduction of the "reftable" backend changes the picture a bit, as it is now basically impossible to manually append a reflog entry if one wanted to do so due to the binary format.
Plug this gap by introducing a simple "write" subcommand. For now, all this command does is to append a single new reflog entry with the given object IDs and message to the reflog. More specifically, it is not yet possible to:
- Write multiple reflog entries at once.
- Insert reflog entries at arbitrary indices.
- Specify the date of the reflog entry.
- Insert reflog entries that refer to nonexistent objects.
If required, those features can be added at a future point in time. For now though, the new command aims to fulfill the most basic use cases while being as strict as possible when it comes to verifying parameters.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> --- Documentation/git-reflog.adoc | 7 +++ builtin/reflog.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++ t/meson.build | 1 + t/t1421-reflog-write.sh | 126 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 199 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.adoc b/Documentation/git-reflog.adoc index c3801b82fb6..34232a539a7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reflog.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.adoc @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS git reflog [show] [<log-options>] [<ref>] git reflog list git reflog exists <ref> +git reflog write <ref> <old-oid> <new-oid> <message> git reflog delete [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <ref>@{<specifier>}... git reflog drop [--all [--single-worktree] | <refs>...] @@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ The "exists" subcommand checks whether a ref has a reflog. It exits with zero status if the reflog exists, and non-zero status if it does not. +The "write" subcommand writes a single entry to the reflog of a given +reference. This new entry is appended to the reflog and will thus become +the most recent entry. The reference name must be fully qualified. Both the old +and new object IDs must not be abbreviated and must point to existing objects. +The reflog message gets normalized. + The "delete" subcommand deletes single entries from the reflog, but not the reflog itself. Its argument must be an _exact_ entry (e.g. "`git reflog delete master@{2}`"). This subcommand is also typically not used diff --git a/builtin/reflog.c b/builtin/reflog.c index b00b3f9edc9..a1b4e022041 100644 --- a/builtin/reflog.c +++ b/builtin/reflog.c @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ #include "builtin.h" #include "config.h" #include "gettext.h" +#include "hex.h" +#include "object-store.h" #include "revision.h" #include "reachable.h" #include "wildmatch.h" @@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ #define BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXISTS_USAGE \ N_("git reflog exists <ref>") +#define BUILTIN_REFLOG_WRITE_USAGE \ + N_("git reflog write <ref> <old-oid> <new-oid> <message>") + #define BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE \ N_("git reflog delete [--rewrite] [--updateref]\n" \ " [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <ref>@{<specifier>}...") @@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ static const char *const reflog_exists_usage[] = { NULL, }; +static const char *const reflog_write_usage[] = { + BUILTIN_REFLOG_WRITE_USAGE, + NULL, +}; + static const char *const reflog_delete_usage[] = { BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE, NULL @@ -66,6 +76,7 @@ static const char *const reflog_usage[] = { BUILTIN_REFLOG_SHOW_USAGE, BUILTIN_REFLOG_LIST_USAGE, BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXISTS_USAGE, + BUILTIN_REFLOG_WRITE_USAGE, BUILTIN_REFLOG_DELETE_USAGE, BUILTIN_REFLOG_DROP_USAGE, BUILTIN_REFLOG_EXPIRE_USAGE, @@ -392,6 +403,59 @@ static int cmd_reflog_drop(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, return ret; } +static int cmd_reflog_write(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, + struct repository *repo) +{ + const struct option options[] = { + OPT_END() + }; + struct object_id old_oid, new_oid; + struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT; + struct ref_transaction *tx; + const char *ref, *message; + int ret; + + argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, reflog_write_usage, 0); + if (argc != 4) + usage_with_options(reflog_write_usage, options); + + ref = argv[0]; + if (!is_root_ref(ref) && check_refname_format(ref, 0)) + die(_("invalid reference name: %s"), ref); + + ret = get_oid_hex_algop(argv[1], &old_oid, repo->hash_algo); + if (ret) + die(_("invalid old object ID: '%s'"), argv[1]); + if (!is_null_oid(&old_oid) && !has_object(the_repository, &old_oid, 0)) + die(_("old object '%s' does not exist"), argv[1]); + + ret = get_oid_hex_algop(argv[2], &new_oid, repo->hash_algo); + if (ret) + die(_("invalid new object ID: '%s'"), argv[2]); + if (!is_null_oid(&new_oid) && !has_object(the_repository, &new_oid, 0)) + die(_("new object '%s' does not exist"), argv[2]); + + message = argv[3]; + + tx = ref_store_transaction_begin(get_main_ref_store(repo), 0, &err); + if (!tx) + die(_("cannot start transaction: %s"), err.buf); + + ret = ref_transaction_update_reflog(tx, ref, &new_oid, &old_oid, + git_committer_info(0), + message, 0, &err); + if (ret) + die(_("cannot queue reflog update: %s"), err.buf); + + ret = ref_transaction_commit(tx, &err); + if (ret) + die(_("cannot commit reflog update: %s"), err.buf); + + ref_transaction_free(tx); + strbuf_release(&err); + return 0; +} + /* * main "reflog" */ @@ -405,6 +469,7 @@ int cmd_reflog(int argc, OPT_SUBCOMMAND("show", &fn, cmd_reflog_show), OPT_SUBCOMMAND("list", &fn, cmd_reflog_list), OPT_SUBCOMMAND("exists", &fn, cmd_reflog_exists), + OPT_SUBCOMMAND("write", &fn, cmd_reflog_write), OPT_SUBCOMMAND("delete", &fn, cmd_reflog_delete), OPT_SUBCOMMAND("drop", &fn, cmd_reflog_drop), OPT_SUBCOMMAND("expire", &fn, cmd_reflog_expire), diff --git a/t/meson.build b/t/meson.build index d052fc3e23d..adcdf09e740 100644 --- a/t/meson.build +++ b/t/meson.build @@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ integration_tests = [ 't1418-reflog-exists.sh', 't1419-exclude-refs.sh', 't1420-lost-found.sh', + 't1421-reflog-write.sh', 't1430-bad-ref-name.sh', 't1450-fsck.sh', 't1451-fsck-buffer.sh', diff --git a/t/t1421-reflog-write.sh b/t/t1421-reflog-write.sh new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..6cad64f40ab --- /dev/null +++ b/t/t1421-reflog-write.sh @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +#!/bin/sh + +test_description='Manually write reflog entries' + +. ./test-lib.sh + +SIGNATURE="C O Mitter <committer@example.com> 1112911993 -0700" + +test_reflog_matches () { + repo="$1" && + refname="$2" && + cat >actual && + test-tool -C "$repo" ref-store main for-each-reflog-ent "$refname" >expected && + test_cmp expected actual +} + +test_expect_success 'invalid number of arguments' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + for args in "" "1" "1 2" "1 2 3" "1 2 3 4 5" + do + test_must_fail git reflog write $args 2>err && + test_grep "usage: git reflog write" err || return 1 + done + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'invalid refname' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_must_fail git reflog write "refs/heads/ invalid" $ZERO_OID $ZERO_OID first 2>err && + test_grep "invalid reference name: " err + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'unqualified refname is rejected' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_must_fail git reflog write unqualified $ZERO_OID $ZERO_OID first 2>err && + test_grep "invalid reference name: " err + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'nonexistent object IDs' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_must_fail git reflog write refs/heads/something $(test_oid deadbeef) $ZERO_OID old-object-id 2>err && + test_grep "old object .* does not exist" err && + test_must_fail git reflog write refs/heads/something $ZERO_OID $(test_oid deadbeef) new-object-id 2>err && + test_grep "new object .* does not exist" err + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'abbreviated object IDs' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_must_fail git reflog write refs/heads/something 12345 $ZERO_OID old-object-id 2>err && + test_grep "invalid old object ID" err && + test_must_fail git reflog write refs/heads/something $ZERO_OID 12345 new-object-id 2>err && + test_grep "invalid new object ID" err + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'reflog message gets normalized' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_commit initial && + COMMIT_OID=$(git rev-parse HEAD) && + git reflog write HEAD $COMMIT_OID $COMMIT_OID "$(printf "message\nwith\nnewlines")" && + git reflog show -1 --format=%gs HEAD >actual && + echo "message with newlines" >expected && + test_cmp expected actual + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'simple writes' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_commit initial && + COMMIT_OID=$(git rev-parse HEAD) && + + git reflog write refs/heads/something $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID first && + test_reflog_matches . refs/heads/something <<-EOF && + $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID $SIGNATURE first + EOF + + git reflog write refs/heads/something $COMMIT_OID $COMMIT_OID second && + # Note: the old object ID of the second reflog entry is broken. + # This will be fixed in subsequent commits. + test_reflog_matches . refs/heads/something <<-EOF + $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID $SIGNATURE first + $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID $SIGNATURE second + EOF + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'can write to root ref' ' + test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" && + git init repo && + ( + cd repo && + test_commit initial && + COMMIT_OID=$(git rev-parse HEAD) && + + git reflog write ROOT_REF_HEAD $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID first && + test_reflog_matches . ROOT_REF_HEAD <<-EOF + $ZERO_OID $COMMIT_OID $SIGNATURE first + EOF + ) +' + +test_done
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