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[PATCH v4 1/2] config: refactor include_by_gitdir() into include_by_path()

From
Chen Linxuan via B4 Relay <devnull+me.black-desk.cn@kernel.org>
Date
May 13, 2026, 08:08 UTC
Message-ID
<20260513-includeif-worktree-v4-1-f8e6212d1fba@black-desk.cn>
In-Reply-To
<20260513-includeif-worktree-v4-0-f8e6212d1fba@black-desk.cn>
From: Chen Linxuan <me@black-desk.cn>

The include_by_gitdir() function matches the realpath of a given path against a glob pattern, but its interface is tightly coupled to the gitdir condition: it takes a struct config_options *opts and extracts opts->git_dir internally.

Refactor it into a more generic include_by_path() helper that takes a const char *path parameter directly, and update the gitdir and gitdir/i callers to pass opts->git_dir explicitly. No behavior change, just preparing for the addition of a new worktree condition that will reuse the same path-matching logic with a different path.

Signed-off-by: Chen Linxuan <me@black-desk.cn>
---
 config.c | 19 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 156f2a24fa00..7d5dae0e8450 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -235,23 +235,20 @@ static int prepare_include_condition_pattern(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int include_by_gitdir(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
-			     const struct config_options *opts,
-			     const char *cond, size_t cond_len, int icase)
+static int include_by_path(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
+			   const char *path,
+			   const char *cond, size_t cond_len, int icase)
 {
 	struct strbuf text = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf pattern = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t prefix;
 	int ret = 0;
-	const char *git_dir;
 	int already_tried_absolute = 0;
 
-	if (opts->git_dir)
-		git_dir = opts->git_dir;
-	else
+	if (!path)
 		goto done;
 
-	strbuf_realpath(&text, git_dir, 1);
+	strbuf_realpath(&text, path, 1);
 	strbuf_add(&pattern, cond, cond_len);
 	ret = prepare_include_condition_pattern(kvi, &pattern, &prefix);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -284,7 +281,7 @@ static int include_by_gitdir(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
 		 * which'll do the right thing
 		 */
 		strbuf_reset(&text);
-		strbuf_add_absolute_path(&text, git_dir);
+		strbuf_add_absolute_path(&text, path);
 		already_tried_absolute = 1;
 		goto again;
 	}
@@ -400,9 +397,9 @@ static int include_condition_is_true(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
 	const struct config_options *opts = inc->opts;
 
 	if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "gitdir:", &cond, &cond_len))
-		return include_by_gitdir(kvi, opts, cond, cond_len, 0);
+		return include_by_path(kvi, opts->git_dir, cond, cond_len, 0);
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "gitdir/i:", &cond, &cond_len))
-		return include_by_gitdir(kvi, opts, cond, cond_len, 1);
+		return include_by_path(kvi, opts->git_dir, cond, cond_len, 1);
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "onbranch:", &cond, &cond_len))
 		return include_by_branch(inc, cond, cond_len);
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "hasconfig:remote.*.url:", &cond,
-- 
2.53.0
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  1. 0/2 includeIf: add "worktree" condition for matching working tree pathChen Linxuan via B4 Relay, May 13, 2026
  2. 2/2 config: add "worktree" and "worktree/i" includeIf conditionsChen Linxuan via B4 Relay, May 13, 2026
  3. 1/2 config: refactor include_by_gitdir() into include_by_path()Chen Linxuan via B4 Relay, May 13, 2026
  4. Phillip WoodMay 13, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtMay 21, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2026
  7. Chen LinxuanMay 25, 2026
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2026

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