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[PATCH v2 2/2] add-patch: update hunk splitability after editing

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PGPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 15, 2025, 15:29 UTC
Message-ID
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From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

If, when the user edits a hunk, they change deletion lines into context lines or vice versa, then the number of hunks that the edited hunk can be split into may differ from the unedited hunk. This means that so we should recalculate `hunk->splittable_into` after the hunk has been edited. In practice users are unlikely to hit this bug as it is doubtful that a user who has edited a hunk will split it afterwards.

Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
---
 add-patch.c                | 12 +++++++++++-
 t/t3701-add-interactive.sh | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 32157e31ed..0754f54a38 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -1191,19 +1191,29 @@ static ssize_t recount_edited_hunk(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk,
 {
 	struct hunk_header *header = &hunk->header;
 	size_t i;
+	char ch, marker = ' ';
 
+	hunk->splittable_into = 0;
 	header->old_count = header->new_count = 0;
 	for (i = hunk->start; i < hunk->end; ) {
-		switch(normalize_marker(&s->plain.buf[i])) {
+		ch = normalize_marker(&s->plain.buf[i]);
+		switch (ch) {
 		case '-':
 			header->old_count++;
+			if (marker == ' ')
+				hunk->splittable_into++;
+			marker = ch;
 			break;
 		case '+':
 			header->new_count++;
+			if (marker == ' ')
+				hunk->splittable_into++;
+			marker = ch;
 			break;
 		case ' ':
 			header->old_count++;
 			header->new_count++;
+			marker = ch;
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index 43a856e0c0..77f99e9ecb 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -1311,4 +1311,30 @@ test_expect_success WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 'splitting previous hunk marks split h
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'splitting edited hunk' '
+	# Before the first hunk is edited it can be split into two
+	# hunks, after editing it can be split into three hunks.
+
+	write_script fake-editor.sh <<-\EOF &&
+	sed "s/^ c/-c/" "$1" >"$1.tmp" &&
+	mv "$1.tmp" "$1"
+	EOF
+
+	test_write_lines a b c d e f g h i j k l m n >file &&
+	git add file &&
+	test_write_lines A b c d E f g h i j k l M n >file &&
+	(
+		test_set_editor "$(pwd)/fake-editor.sh" &&
+		if test_have_prereq WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES
+		then
+			test_write_lines e K s j y n y q
+		else
+			test_write_lines e K s n K n y q
+		fi | git add -p file
+	) &&
+	git cat-file blob :file >actual &&
+	test_write_lines a b d e f g h i j k l M n >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  1. 0/2 add -p: a couple of hunk splitting fixesPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2025
  2. 1/2 add -p: mark split hunks as undecidedPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2025
  3. Justin ToblerFeb 21, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2025
  5. phillip.wood123@gmail.comFeb 26, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2025
  7. phillip.wood123@gmail.comFeb 27, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2025
  9. Phillip WoodFeb 28, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2025
  11. Phillip WoodMar 4, 2025
  12. 2/2 add-patch: update hunk splitability after editingPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Feb 21, 2025
  13. Justin ToblerFeb 21, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2025
  15. 0/2 add -p: a couple of hunk splitting fixesPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 15, 2025
  16. 1/2 add -p: mark split hunks as undecidedPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 15, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2025
  18. Phillip WoodSep 16, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2025
  20. 2/2 add-patch: update hunk splitability after editingPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 15, 2025
  21. 0/2 add -p: a couple of hunk splitting fixesPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 25, 2025
  22. 1/2 add -p: mark split hunks as undecidedPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 25, 2025
  23. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2025
  24. Phillip WoodSep 26, 2025
  25. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2025
  26. Phillip WoodOct 8, 2025
  27. 2/2 add-patch: update hunk splitability after editingPhillip Wood via GitGitGadget, Sep 25, 2025

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