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[PATCH v3 6/7] string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 1, 2025, 22:04 UTC
Message-ID
<20250801220423.1230969-7-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250801220423.1230969-1-gitster@pobox.com>

Teach the unified split_string() machinery a new flag bit, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY, to cause empty split pieces to be omitted from the resulting string list.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 string-list.c                |  3 +++
 string-list.h                |  2 ++
 t/unit-tests/u-string-list.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index 86a309f8fb..343cf1ca90 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ static int append_one(struct string_list *list,
 				break;
 	}
 
+	if ((flags & STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY) && (end <= p))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (in_place) {
 		*((char *)end) = '\0';
 		string_list_append(list, p);
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 87ccc5f1e6..c25f28e9a3 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ int string_list_split_in_place(struct string_list *list, char *string,
 enum {
 	/* trim() resulting string piece before adding it to the list */
 	STRING_LIST_SPLIT_TRIM = (1 << 0),
+	/* omit adding empty string piece to the resulting list */
+	STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY = (1 << 1),
 };
 
 int string_list_split_f(struct string_list *, const char *string,
diff --git a/t/unit-tests/u-string-list.c b/t/unit-tests/u-string-list.c
index daa9307e45..a2457d7b1e 100644
--- a/t/unit-tests/u-string-list.c
+++ b/t/unit-tests/u-string-list.c
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ void test_string_list__split_f(void)
 			      "foo", "bar", "baz", NULL);
 	t_string_list_split_f("  a  b c  ", " ", 1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_TRIM,
 			      "a", "b c", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_f("::foo::bar:baz:", ":", -1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY,
+			      "foo", "bar", "baz", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_f("foo:baz", ":", -1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY,
+			      "foo", "baz", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_f("foo :: : baz", ":", -1,
+			      STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY | STRING_LIST_SPLIT_TRIM,
+			      "foo", "baz", NULL);
 }
 
 static void t_string_list_split_in_place_f(const char *data_, const char *delim,
@@ -125,6 +132,14 @@ void test_string_list__split_in_place_f(void)
 				       "foo", "bar", "baz", NULL);
 	t_string_list_split_in_place_f("  a  b c  ", " ", 1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_TRIM,
 				       "a", "b c", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_in_place_f("::foo::bar:baz:", ":", -1,
+				       STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY,
+				       "foo", "bar", "baz", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_in_place_f("foo:baz", ":", -1, STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY,
+				       "foo", "baz", NULL);
+	t_string_list_split_in_place_f("foo :: : baz", ":", -1,
+				       STRING_LIST_SPLIT_NONEMPTY | STRING_LIST_SPLIT_TRIM,
+				       "foo", "baz", NULL);
 }
 
 void test_string_list__split(void)
-- 
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  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
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  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
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  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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