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[GSoC Patch v5 0/7] add more path keys to git repo info

From
K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 25, 2026, 17:58 UTC
Message-ID
<20260825175818.645579-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
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Series adds keys to git repo info.
Keys output paths of repository components:
* path.toplevel: repository tree.
* path.superproject-root: superproject tree from submodules.
* path.hooks: repository hooks.
* path.index: repository index.
* path.grafts: repository grafts.
* path.git-prefix: prefix offset.
* path.cdup: relative path to top level from subdirectory.

Keys support suffixes for format. Commits contain documentation and tests.

changes since v4:
* Add path.cdup in git repo.
* Drop unused header cleanup patch as it will be sent in the next set of cleanup only
  patches.
K Jayatheerth (7):
  repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formatting
  repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixes
  repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixes
  repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixes
  repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixes
  repo: add path.git-prefix
  repo: add path.cdup
 Documentation/git-repo.adoc |  62 +++++++++++++
 builtin/repo.c              | 151 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t1900-repo-info.sh        | 177 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 388 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v4:
1:  db54cf2177 = 1:  3880485020 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formatting
2:  5f5ab2b844 = 2:  1b7b0d286c repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixes
3:  a8c3526958 = 3:  517f621eb0 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixes
4:  a419389911 = 4:  37d28712de repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixes
5:  a5a28f2e92 = 5:  d88340f5a6 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixes
6:  39775f8d2f = 6:  38b19d8bfd repo: add path.git-prefix
7:  74dbca6f17 ! 7:  d6ce98e25e repo: remove unused setup.h include
    @@ Metadata
     Author: K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
     
      ## Commit message ##
    -    repo: remove unused setup.h include
    +    repo: add path.cdup
     
    -    The repository prefix is now stored in `struct repository`, so
    -    builtin/repo.c no longer uses any declarations from setup.h.
    +    Scripts sometimes need the relative path from the current working
    +    directory to the repository's working tree root (cdup). While this
    +    information can be retrieved through `git rev-parse --show-cdup`,
    +    `git repo info` does not currently expose it as a scriptable key.
     
    -    Remove the now-unused include.
    +    Introduce the `path.cdup` key to `git repo info`. The key returns the
    +    path from the current working directory to the root of the working tree,
    +    returning the empty string when invoked from the working tree root.
     
         Mentored-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
         Mentored-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
         Signed-off-by: K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
     
    + ## Documentation/git-repo.adoc ##
    +@@ Documentation/git-repo.adoc: values that they return:
    + `object.format`::
    + 	The object format (hash algorithm) used in the repository.
    + 
    ++`path.cdup`::
    ++	The path to the root of the working tree relative to the current
    ++	working directory. Returns the empty string when the current
    ++	working directory is the root of the working tree.
    ++
    + `path.commondir.absolute`::
    + 	The canonical absolute path to the Git repository's common
    + 	directory (the shared `.git` directory containing objects,
    +
      ## builtin/repo.c ##
    -@@
    - #include "ref-filter.h"
    - #include "refs.h"
    - #include "revision.h"
    --#include "setup.h"
    - #include "strbuf.h"
    - #include "string-list.h"
    - #include "shallow.h"
    +@@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_object_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
    + 	return 0;
    + }
    + 
    ++static int get_path_cdup(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
    ++{
    ++	const char *pfx = repo->prefix;
    ++
    ++	while (pfx) {
    ++		pfx = strchr(pfx, '/');
    ++		if (pfx) {
    ++			pfx++;
    ++			strbuf_addstr(buf, "../");
    ++		}
    ++	}
    ++	return 0;
    ++}
    ++
    + static int get_path_commondir_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
    + {
    + 	const char *common_dir = repo_get_common_dir(repo);
    +@@ builtin/repo.c: static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
    + 	{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
    + 	{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
    + 	{ "object.format", get_object_format },
    ++	{ "path.cdup", get_path_cdup },
    + 	{ "path.commondir.absolute", get_path_commondir_absolute },
    + 	{ "path.commondir.relative", get_path_commondir_relative },
    + 	{ "path.git-prefix", get_path_git_prefix },
    +
    + ## t/t1900-repo-info.sh ##
    +@@ t/t1900-repo-info.sh: test_repo_info_path 'commondir with only GIT_DIR' 'commondir' \
    + 	'.git' \
    + 	'GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR'
    + 
    ++test_expect_success 'path.cdup at repository root' '
    ++	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
    ++	git init repo &&
    ++	(
    ++		cd repo &&
    ++		echo "path.cdup=" >expect &&
    ++		git repo info path.cdup >actual &&
    ++		test_cmp expect actual
    ++	)
    ++'
    ++
    ++test_expect_success 'path.cdup in subdirectory' '
    ++	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
    ++	git init repo &&
    ++	mkdir -p repo/sub/dir &&
    ++	(
    ++		cd repo/sub/dir &&
    ++		echo "path.cdup=../../" >expect &&
    ++		git repo info path.cdup >actual &&
    ++		test_cmp expect actual
    ++	)
    ++'
    ++
    + test_expect_success 'path.git-prefix at repository root' '
    + 	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
    + 	git init repo &&
-- 
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  1. 0/7 repo: add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  2. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  3. Lucas Seiki OshiroAug 15, 2026
  4. K JayatheerthAug 18, 2026
  5. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-working-tree with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  6. 3/7 repo: add path.objects with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  7. 4/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  8. 5/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  9. 6/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  10. 7/7 repo: add path.git-prefix path key validationK Jayatheerth, Jul 16, 2026
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 16, 2026
  12. K JayatheerthJul 16, 2026
  13. 0/7 repo: add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  14. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  15. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-working-tree with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  16. 3/7 repo: add path.objects with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  17. 4/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  18. 5/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  19. Lucas Seiki OshiroJul 20, 2026
  20. K JayatheerthJul 24, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2026
  22. 6/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  23. Lucas Seiki OshiroJul 20, 2026
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2026
  25. K JayatheerthJul 21, 2026
  26. 7/7 repo: add path.git-prefix path keyK Jayatheerth, Jul 17, 2026
  27. 0/7 repo: add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  28. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2026
  30. K JayatheerthJul 28, 2026
  31. Justin ToblerJul 28, 2026
  32. K JayatheerthJul 29, 2026
  33. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-working-tree with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  34. Justin ToblerJul 28, 2026
  35. 3/7 repo: add path.objects with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  36. Justin ToblerJul 28, 2026
  37. 4/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  38. Justin ToblerJul 28, 2026
  39. 5/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  40. 6/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  41. 7/7 repo: add path.git-prefix path keyK Jayatheerth, Jul 26, 2026
  42. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2026
  43. K JayatheerthJul 26, 2026
  44. Lucas Seiki OshiroJul 27, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2026
  46. 0/7 repo: add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  47. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  48. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  49. 3/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  50. 4/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  51. 5/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  52. 6/7 repo: add path.git-prefixK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  53. Lucas Seiki OshiroAug 16, 2026
  54. K JayatheerthAug 18, 2026
  55. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2026
  56. K JayatheerthAug 21, 2026
  57. 7/7 repo: remove unused setup.h includeK Jayatheerth, Aug 6, 2026
  58. 0/7 add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  59. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  60. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  61. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2026
  62. K JayatheerthSep 5, 2026
  63. 3/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  64. 4/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  65. 5/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  66. 6/7 repo: add path.git-prefixK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  67. 7/7 repo: add path.cdupK Jayatheerth, Aug 25, 2026
  68. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2026
  69. K JayatheerthSep 4, 2026
  70. SZEDER GáborAug 26, 2026
  71. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2026
  72. 0/7 add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  73. 1/7 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  74. 2/7 repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  75. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2026
  76. K JayatheerthSep 23, 2026
  77. 3/7 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  78. 4/7 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  79. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2026
  80. K JayatheerthSep 23, 2026
  81. 5/7 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  82. 6/7 repo: add path.git-prefixK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  83. 7/7 repo: add path.cdupK Jayatheerth, Sep 11, 2026
  84. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2026
  85. K JayatheerthSep 23, 2026
  86. 0/8 add more path keys to git repo infoK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  87. 1/8 repo: add path.toplevel with absolute and relative suffix formattingK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  88. 2/8 submodule: use repository to find superprojectK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  89. 3/8 repo: add path.superproject-root with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  90. 4/8 repo: add path.hooks with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  91. 5/8 repo: add path.index with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  92. 6/8 repo: add path.grafts with absolute and relative suffixesK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  93. 7/8 repo: add path.git-prefixK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026
  94. 8/8 repo: add path.cdupK Jayatheerth, Sep 27, 2026

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