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[PATCH v2 7/7] string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splitting

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 31, 2025, 22:46 UTC
Message-ID
<20250731224607.3942417-8-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250731224607.3942417-1-gitster@pobox.com>

Thanks to the new STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY flag, a common pattern to split a string into a string list and then remove empty items in the resulting list is no longer needed. Instead, just tell the string_list_split*() to omit empty ones while splitting.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 notes.c                     | 4 ++--
 pathspec.c                  | 3 +--
 t/helper/test-hashmap.c     | 4 ++--
 t/helper/test-json-writer.c | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 6afcf088b9..3603c4a42b 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ void string_list_add_refs_from_colon_sep(struct string_list *list,
 	char *globs_copy = xstrdup(globs);
 	int i;
 
-	string_list_split_in_place(&split, globs_copy, ":", -1);
-	string_list_remove_empty_items(&split, 0);
+	string_list_split_in_place_f(&split, globs_copy, ":", -1,
+				     STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < split.nr; i++)
 		string_list_add_refs_by_glob(list, split.items[i].string);
diff --git a/pathspec.c b/pathspec.c
index de325f7ef9..5993c4afa0 100644
--- a/pathspec.c
+++ b/pathspec.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ static void parse_pathspec_attr_match(struct pathspec_item *item, const char *va
 	if (!value || !*value)
 		die(_("attr spec must not be empty"));
 
-	string_list_split(&list, value, " ", -1);
-	string_list_remove_empty_items(&list, 0);
+	string_list_split_f(&list, value, " ", -1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY);
 
 	item->attr_check = attr_check_alloc();
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(item->attr_match, list.nr);
diff --git a/t/helper/test-hashmap.c b/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
index 7782ae585e..e4dc02bd7a 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ int cmd__hashmap(int argc UNUSED, const char **argv UNUSED)
 
 		/* break line into command and up to two parameters */
 		string_list_setlen(&parts, 0);
-		string_list_split_in_place(&parts, line.buf, DELIM, 2);
-		string_list_remove_empty_items(&parts, 0);
+		string_list_split_in_place_f(&parts, line.buf, DELIM, 2,
+					     STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY);
 
 		/* ignore empty lines */
 		if (!parts.nr)
diff --git a/t/helper/test-json-writer.c b/t/helper/test-json-writer.c
index a288069b04..f8316a7d29 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-json-writer.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-json-writer.c
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ static int scripted(void)
 
 		/* break line into command and zero or more tokens */
 		string_list_setlen(&parts, 0);
-		string_list_split_in_place(&parts, line, " ", -1);
-		string_list_remove_empty_items(&parts, 0);
+		string_list_split_in_place_f(&parts, line, " ", -1,
+					     STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY);
 
 		/* ignore empty lines */
 		if (!parts.nr || !*parts.items[0].string)
-- 
2.50.1-618-g45d530d26b
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Message 35 of 72 in “string_list_split*() updates”
  1. 0/5 string_list_split*() updatesJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  2. 1/5 string-list: report programming error with BUGJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  3. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2025
  5. 2/5 string-list: align string_list_split() with its _in_place() counterpartJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  6. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  7. 3/5 string-list: unify string_list_split* functionsJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  8. 4/5 string-list: optionally trim string pieces split by string_list_split()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  9. 5/5 diff: simplify parsing of diff.colormovedwsJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  10. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  11. 0/7 string_list_split*() updatesJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  12. 1/7 string-list: report programming error with BUGJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  13. 2/7 string-list: align string_list_split() with its _in_place() counterpartJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  14. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  16. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  18. 3/7 string-list: unify string_list_split* functionsJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  19. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  20. 4/7 string-list: optionally trim string pieces split by string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  21. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  23. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  25. shejialuoAug 2, 2025
  26. Patrick SteinhardtAug 1, 2025
  27. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  28. 5/7 diff: simplify parsing of diff.colormovedwsJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  29. Patrick SteinhardtAug 1, 2025
  30. 6/7 string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  31. Eric SunshineJul 31, 2025
  32. shejialuoAug 1, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtAug 1, 2025
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2025
  35. 7/7 string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splittingJunio C Hamano, Jul 31, 2025
  36. Patrick SteinhardtAug 1, 2025
  37. 0/7 string_list_split*() updatesJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  38. 1/7 string-list: report programming error with BUGJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  39. 2/7 string-list: align string_list_split() with its _in_place() counterpartJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  40. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  41. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2025
  42. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  43. 3/7 string-list: unify string_list_split* functionsJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  44. 4/7 string-list: optionally trim string pieces split by string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  45. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  46. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2025
  47. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  48. 5/7 diff: simplify parsing of diff.colormovedwsJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  49. 6/7 string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  50. 7/7 string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splittingJunio C Hamano, Aug 1, 2025
  51. 0/7 string_list_split*() updatesJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  52. 1/7 string-list: report programming error with BUGJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  53. 2/7 string-list: align string_list_split() with its _in_place() counterpartJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  54. 3/7 string-list: unify string_list_split* functionsJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  55. 4/7 string-list: optionally trim string pieces split by string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  56. 5/7 diff: simplify parsing of diff.colormovedwsJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  57. 6/7 string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  58. 7/7 string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splittingJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  59. Patrick SteinhardtAug 4, 2025
  60. 00/12 do not overuse strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  61. 01/12 wt-status: avoid strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  62. 02/12 clean: do not pass strbuf by valueJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  63. 03/12 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 1]Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  64. 04/12 clean: do not pass the whole structure when it is not necessaryJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  65. 05/12 clean: do not use strbuf_split*() [part 2]Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  66. 06/12 merge-tree: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  67. 07/12 notes: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  68. 08/12 config: do not use strbuf_split()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  69. 09/12 environment: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  70. 10/12 sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  71. 11/12 trace2: trim_trailing_newline followed by trim is a no-opJunio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025
  72. 12/12 trace2: do not use strbuf_split*()Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2025

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