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[RFC PATCH 5/7] t7706: test --drop-filtered enumeration and validation

From
Siddharth Shrimali <r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 16, 2026, 13:28 UTC
Message-ID
<20260716132848.95982-6-r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260716132848.95982-1-r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
Add tests for the --drop-filtered option.
  * Validation: --drop-filtered requires --filter and -a, is
    incompatible with --filter-to and --write-bitmap-index, --dry-run
    only takes effect with --drop-filtered, and --drop-filtered
    requires a promisor remote.
  * Enumeration: in a repository with a promisor remote, --dry-run
    lists promisor blobs above the filter threshold and excludes
    smaller ones. Promisor blobs are created with a synthetic promisor
    pack, following the helper pattern used in t0410.
  * Safety: a locally created large blob, which is not a promisor
    object and therefore not recoverable from the remote, is never
    listed as a drop candidate.
  * Non-destructiveness: --dry-run leaves the filtered objects intact
    in the repository.
Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Mentored-by: Siddharth Asthana <siddharthasthana31@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Siddharth Shrimali <r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com>
---
 t/meson.build                   |   1 +
 t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 140 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
diff --git a/t/meson.build b/t/meson.build
index 8ae6ab6c5f..37f272d7f4 100644
--- a/t/meson.build
+++ b/t/meson.build
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ integration_tests = [
   't7703-repack-geometric.sh',
   't7704-repack-cruft.sh',
   't7705-repack-incremental-midx.sh',
+  't7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh',
   't7800-difftool.sh',
   't7810-grep.sh',
   't7811-grep-open.sh',
diff --git a/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh b/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b558807847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t7706-repack-drop-filtered.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git repack --drop-filtered enumerates
+filtered promisor blobs'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+delete_object () {
+	local repo="$1" &&
+	local obj="$2" &&
+	local path="$repo/.git/objects/$(test_oid_to_path "$obj")" &&
+	rm "$path"
+}
+
+# pack the objects into a promisor pack inside "repo",
+# it is a pack accompanied by an empty ".promisor" marker file. objects
+# in such a pack are treated as recoverable from the promisor remote.
+pack_as_from_promisor () {
+	HASH=$(git -C repo pack-objects .git/objects/pack/pack) &&
+	>repo/.git/objects/pack/pack-$HASH.promisor &&
+	echo $HASH
+}
+
+# write a blob of $1 bytes into "repo", record it as coming from the
+# promisor remote (promisor pack), and remove the loose copy so the
+# object is only present in the promisor pack.
+promisor_blob () {
+	test-tool genrandom "$1" "$2" >blob_content &&
+	OID=$(git -C repo hash-object -w --stdin <blob_content) &&
+	printf "%s\n" "$OID" | pack_as_from_promisor >/dev/null &&
+	delete_object repo "$OID" &&
+	echo "$OID"
+}
+
+# checks for options validations before any promisor walk
+test_expect_success 'setup plain repo for validation' '
+	git init plain &&
+	test_commit -C plain initial &&
+	git clone --bare plain plain.git &&
+	git -C plain.git repack -a -d
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered requires --filter' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered --dry-run -a 2>err &&
+	test_grep "drop-filtered requires --filter" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered cannot be used with --filter-to' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered \
+		--filter=blob:limit=1k --filter-to=./filter-out 2>err &&
+	test_grep "options .--drop-filtered. and .--filter-to. cannot be used together" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--dry-run only takes effect with --drop-filtered' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --dry-run 2>err &&
+	test_grep "dry-run only takes effect with --drop-filtered" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered without --dry-run is rejected' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered \
+		--filter=blob:limit=1k -a 2>err &&
+	test_grep "drop-filtered doesn.t work without --dry-run yet" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered requires -a' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered \
+		--filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run 2>err &&
+	test_grep "drop-filtered requires -a" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered fails with --write-bitmap-index' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered \
+		--filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a -b 2>err &&
+	test_grep "options .--drop-filtered. and .--write-bitmap-index. cannot be used together" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--drop-filtered fails without a promisor remote' '
+	test_must_fail git -C plain.git repack --drop-filtered \
+		--filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a 2>err &&
+	test_grep "drop-filtered requires a promisor remote" err
+'
+
+# enumeration and safety tests using promisor packs
+test_expect_success 'setup repo with a promisor remote' '
+	rm -rf repo &&
+	test_create_repo repo &&
+	test_commit -C repo base &&
+
+	# mark the repo as a partial clone with a promisor remote so the
+	# promisor walk and the safety guard are satisfied.
+	git -C repo config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+	git -C repo config extensions.partialclone origin &&
+	git -C repo config remote.origin.promisor true &&
+	git -C repo config remote.origin.url "." &&
+
+	BIG=$(promisor_blob big 3072) &&
+	SMALL=$(promisor_blob small 512) &&
+	echo "$BIG" >big_oid &&
+	echo "$SMALL" >small_oid
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'promisor blob over the threshold is listed' '
+	BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+	SMALL=$(cat small_oid) &&
+
+	git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+		repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+	test_grep "$BIG" out &&
+	test_grep ! "$SMALL" out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'locally created blob is never listed' '
+	BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+
+	# large blob that exists only locally (no promisor pack) must
+	# never be a drop candidate: dropping it would be unrecoverable
+	# data loss.
+	test-tool genrandom local 4096 >local_content &&
+	LOCAL=$(git -C repo hash-object -w --stdin <local_content) &&
+
+	git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+		repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+	test_grep "$BIG" out &&
+	test_grep ! "$LOCAL" out
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--dry-run does not remove the filtered objects' '
+	BIG=$(cat big_oid) &&
+
+	git -C repo -c repack.writeBitmaps=false \
+		repack --drop-filtered --filter=blob:limit=1k --dry-run -a >out &&
+
+	# candidate blob must still be present after a dry run.
+	git -C repo cat-file -e "$BIG"
+'
+
+test_done
-- 
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  7. Siddharth ShrimaliJul 20, 2026
  8. 2/7 list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()Siddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  9. 3/7 repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor packSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  10. 4/7 builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  11. 5/7 t7706: test --drop-filtered enumeration and validationSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  12. 6/7 builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobsSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  13. Siddharth AsthanaJul 23, 2026
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  15. 7/7 repack-promisor: record dropped objects in a drop logSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 16, 2026
  16. Siddharth AsthanaJul 23, 2026
  17. Siddharth ShrimaliJul 25, 2026
  18. Siddharth AsthanaJul 23, 2026
  19. Siddharth ShrimaliJul 25, 2026
  20. 0/7 repack: add --drop-filtered to reclaim space in partial clonesSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  21. 1/7 builtin/repack.c: add --drop-filtered and --dry-run optionsSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  22. Siddharth AsthanaAug 4, 2026
  23. 2/7 list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()Siddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  24. 3/7 repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor packSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  25. 4/7 builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  26. 5/7 builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobsSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  27. 6/7 builtin/repack: add safety guards for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  28. Siddharth AsthanaAug 4, 2026
  29. 7/7 Documentation/git-repack: document --drop-filtered and --dry-runSiddharth Shrimali, Jul 30, 2026
  30. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2026
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  36. 1/7 builtin/repack.c: add --drop-filtered and --dry-run optionsSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 6, 2026
  37. 2/7 list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()Siddharth Shrimali, Aug 6, 2026
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  39. 4/7 builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 6, 2026
  40. 5/7 builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobsSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 6, 2026
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  42. 7/7 Documentation/git-repack: document --drop-filtered and --dry-runSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 6, 2026
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  49. 1/7 builtin/repack.c: add --drop-filtered and --dry-run optionsSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
  50. 2/7 list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()Siddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
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  54. 3/7 repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor packSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
  55. 4/7 builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
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  57. 5/7 builtin/repack: actually drop filtered promisor blobsSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
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  61. 7/7 Documentation/git-repack: document --drop-filtered and --dry-runSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 10, 2026
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  69. 4/6 builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filteredSiddharth Shrimali, Aug 13, 2026
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