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[PATCH 15/17] refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref()`

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Feb 20, 2026, 08:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20260220-pks-refs-for-each-unification-v1-15-17170bd99de1@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<20260220-pks-refs-for-each-unification-v1-0-17170bd99de1@pks.im>

Replace calls to `refs_for_each_glob_ref()` with the newly introduced `refs_for_each_ref_ext()` function.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 builtin/fetch.c | 7 +++++--
 notes.c         | 7 +++++--
 refs.c          | 9 ---------
 refs.h          | 4 ----
 revision.c      | 7 +++++--
 5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a3bc7e9380..a3323fbfd7 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -1542,6 +1542,9 @@ static void add_negotiation_tips(struct git_transport_options *smart_options)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < negotiation_tip.nr; i++) {
 		const char *s = negotiation_tip.items[i].string;
+		struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
+			.pattern = s,
+		};
 		int old_nr;
 		if (!has_glob_specials(s)) {
 			struct object_id oid;
@@ -1553,8 +1556,8 @@ static void add_negotiation_tips(struct git_transport_options *smart_options)
 			continue;
 		}
 		old_nr = oids->nr;
-		refs_for_each_glob_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-				       add_oid, s, oids);
+		refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+				      add_oid, oids, &opts);
 		if (old_nr == oids->nr)
 			warning("ignoring --negotiation-tip=%s because it does not match any refs",
 				s);
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 090c48bbd5..51a7ef9f83 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -952,8 +952,11 @@ void string_list_add_refs_by_glob(struct string_list *list, const char *glob)
 {
 	assert(list->strdup_strings);
 	if (has_glob_specials(glob)) {
-		refs_for_each_glob_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-				       string_list_add_one_ref, glob, list);
+		struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
+			.pattern = glob,
+		};
+		refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+				      string_list_add_one_ref, list, &opts);
 	} else {
 		struct object_id oid;
 		if (repo_get_oid(the_repository, glob, &oid))
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 1fa16facb8..e11ee94013 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -605,15 +605,6 @@ void normalize_glob_ref(struct string_list_item *item, const char *prefix,
 	strbuf_release(&normalized_pattern);
 }
 
-int refs_for_each_glob_ref(struct ref_store *refs, refs_for_each_cb cb,
-			   const char *pattern, void *cb_data)
-{
-	struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
-		.pattern = pattern,
-	};
-	return refs_for_each_ref_ext(refs, cb, cb_data, &opts);
-}
-
 const char *prettify_refname(const char *name)
 {
 	if (skip_prefix(name, "refs/heads/", &name) ||
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 1d21999ae1..f408367b01 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -526,10 +526,6 @@ int refs_for_each_ref_in_prefixes(struct ref_store *refs,
 				  const struct refs_for_each_ref_options *opts,
 				  refs_for_each_cb cb, void *cb_data);
 
-/* iterates all refs that match the specified glob pattern. */
-int refs_for_each_glob_ref(struct ref_store *refs, refs_for_each_cb fn,
-			   const char *pattern, void *cb_data);
-
 /*
  * references matching any pattern in "exclude_patterns" are omitted from the
  * result set on a best-effort basis.
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index da7737ce28..8a6a871b1c 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2814,10 +2814,13 @@ static int handle_revision_pseudo_opt(struct rev_info *revs,
 		handle_refs(refs, revs, *flags, refs_for_each_remote_ref);
 		clear_ref_exclusions(&revs->ref_excludes);
 	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("glob", argv, &optarg))) {
+		struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
+			.pattern = optarg,
+		};
 		struct all_refs_cb cb;
 		init_all_refs_cb(&cb, revs, *flags);
-		refs_for_each_glob_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-				       handle_one_ref, optarg, &cb);
+		refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+				      handle_one_ref, &cb, &opts);
 		clear_ref_exclusions(&revs->ref_excludes);
 		return argcount;
 	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("exclude", argv, &optarg))) {
-- 
2.53.0.414.gf7e9f6c205.dirty
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Message 31 of 34 in “refs: unify `refs_for_each_*()` functions”
  1. 00/17 refs: unify `refs_for_each_*()` functionsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  2. 01/17 refs: move `refs_head_ref_namespaced()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  3. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  4. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  5. 02/17 refs: move `do_for_each_ref_flags` further upPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  6. 03/17 refs: rename `do_for_each_ref_flags`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  7. 04/17 refs: rename `each_ref_fn`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  8. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  9. 05/17 refs: remove unused `refs_for_each_include_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  10. Oswald BuddenhagenFeb 20, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  12. 06/17 refs: introduce `refs_for_each_ref_ext`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  13. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  14. 07/17 refs: speed up `refs_for_each_glob_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  15. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  16. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  17. 08/17 refs: generalize `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  18. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  19. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  20. 09/17 refs: generalize `refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  21. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  22. 10/17 refs: improve verification for-each-ref optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  23. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  24. 11/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  25. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  26. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  27. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  28. 12/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_rawref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  29. 13/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_rawref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  30. 14/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  31. 15/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  32. 16/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  33. 17/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_fullref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  34. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026

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