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[PATCH 01/23] builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-used

From
Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 24, 2009, 09:50 UTC
Message-ID
<4c6211345999ae7b99da14b87283c3836169ab63.1235467368.git.jaysoffian@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1235467368.git.jaysoffian@gmail.com>

Move locate_head() to remote.c and rename it to guess_remote_head() to more accurately reflect what it does. This is in preparation for being able to call it from builtin-remote.c

Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
---
 builtin-clone.c |   41 +++--------------------------------------
 remote.c        |   37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 remote.h        |    9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c
index c338910..d179d1c 100644
--- a/builtin-clone.c
+++ b/builtin-clone.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "pack-refs.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
+#include "remote.h"
 
 /*
  * Overall FIXMEs:
@@ -293,43 +294,6 @@ static void remove_junk_on_signal(int signo)
 	raise(signo);
 }
 
-static const struct ref *locate_head(const struct ref *refs,
-				     const struct ref *mapped_refs,
-				     const struct ref **remote_head_p)
-{
-	const struct ref *remote_head = NULL;
-	const struct ref *remote_master = NULL;
-	const struct ref *r;
-	for (r = refs; r; r = r->next)
-		if (!strcmp(r->name, "HEAD"))
-			remote_head = r;
-
-	for (r = mapped_refs; r; r = r->next)
-		if (!strcmp(r->name, "refs/heads/master"))
-			remote_master = r;
-
-	if (remote_head_p)
-		*remote_head_p = remote_head;
-
-	/* If there's no HEAD value at all, never mind. */
-	if (!remote_head)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* If refs/heads/master could be right, it is. */
-	if (remote_master && !hashcmp(remote_master->old_sha1,
-				      remote_head->old_sha1))
-		return remote_master;
-
-	/* Look for another ref that points there */
-	for (r = mapped_refs; r; r = r->next)
-		if (r != remote_head &&
-		    !hashcmp(r->old_sha1, remote_head->old_sha1))
-			return r;
-
-	/* Nothing is the same */
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static struct ref *write_remote_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 		struct refspec *refspec, const char *reflog)
 {
@@ -545,7 +509,8 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		mapped_refs = write_remote_refs(refs, &refspec, reflog_msg.buf);
 
-		head_points_at = locate_head(refs, mapped_refs, &remote_head);
+		head_points_at = guess_remote_head(refs, mapped_refs,
+						   &remote_head);
 	}
 	else {
 		warning("You appear to have cloned an empty repository.");
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index d7079c6..447f091 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1376,3 +1376,40 @@ int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb)
 			    base, num_ours, num_theirs);
 	return 1;
 }
+
+const struct ref *guess_remote_head(const struct ref *refs,
+				    const struct ref *mapped_refs,
+				    const struct ref **remote_head_p)
+{
+	const struct ref *remote_head = NULL;
+	const struct ref *remote_master = NULL;
+	const struct ref *r;
+	for (r = refs; r; r = r->next)
+		if (!strcmp(r->name, "HEAD"))
+			remote_head = r;
+
+	for (r = mapped_refs; r; r = r->next)
+		if (!strcmp(r->name, "refs/heads/master"))
+			remote_master = r;
+
+	if (remote_head_p)
+		*remote_head_p = remote_head;
+
+	/* If there's no HEAD value at all, never mind. */
+	if (!remote_head)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* If refs/heads/master could be right, it is. */
+	if (remote_master && !hashcmp(remote_master->old_sha1,
+				      remote_head->old_sha1))
+		return remote_master;
+
+	/* Look for another ref that points there */
+	for (r = mapped_refs; r; r = r->next)
+		if (r != remote_head &&
+		    !hashcmp(r->old_sha1, remote_head->old_sha1))
+			return r;
+
+	/* Nothing is the same */
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index a46a5be..cabb14a 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -137,4 +137,13 @@ enum match_refs_flags {
 int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs);
 int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb);
 
+/*
+ * Look in refs for HEAD. Then look for a matching SHA1 in mapped_refs,
+ * first checking if refs/heads/master matches. Return NULL if nothing matches
+ * or if there is no HEAD in refs. remote_head_p is assigned HEAD if not NULL.
+ */
+const struct ref *guess_remote_head(const struct ref *refs,
+				    const struct ref *mapped_refs,
+				    const struct ref **remote_head_p);
+
 #endif
-- 
1.6.2.rc1.291.g83eb
Next: Jay Soffian
Message 1 of 23 in “builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-used”
  1. 01/23 builtin-clone: move locate_head() to remote.c so it can be re-usedJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  2. 02/23 builtin-remote: move duplicated cleanup code its own functionJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  3. 03/23 builtin-remote: teach show to display remote HEADJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  4. 04/23 builtin-remote: add set-head subcommandJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  5. 05/23 builtin-remote: better handling of multiple remote HEADsJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  6. 06/23 remote.c: make match_refs() copy src ref before assigning to peer_refJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  7. 07/23 remote.c: don't short-circuit match_refs() when error in match_explicit_refs()Jay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  8. 08/23 refactor duplicated get_local_heads() to remote.cJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  9. 09/23 refactor duplicated ref_newer() to remote.cJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  10. 10/23 string-list: new for_each_string_list() functionJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  11. 11/23 builtin-remote: rename variable and eliminate redundant function callJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  12. 12/23 builtin-remote: name remote_refs consistentlyJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  13. 13/23 builtin-remote: remove unused code in get_ref_statesJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  14. 14/23 builtin-remote: fix two inconsistencies in the output of "show <remote>"Jay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  15. 15/23 builtin-remote: make get_remote_ref_states() always populate states.trackedJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  16. 16/23 builtin-remote: refactor get_remote_ref_states()Jay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  17. 17/23 builtin-remote: new show output styleJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  18. 18/23 builtin-remote: new show output style for push refspecsJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  19. 19/23 test scripts: refactor start_httpd helperJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  20. 20/23 add basic http clone/fetch testsJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  21. 21/23 refactor find_refs_by_name to accept const listJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  22. 22/23 remote: refactor guess_remote_headJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009
  23. 23/23 remote: use exact HEAD lookup if it is availableJay Soffian, Feb 24, 2009

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