Re: [PATCH 0/3] maintenance: configure credentials to be silent

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 23, 2024, 01:36 UTC
Message-ID: <5114e7fa-7858-458a-bc5d-5c82ea663a48@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqfrpudm51.fsf@gitster.g>

On 9/20/24 5:56 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Add a new configuration value, 'credential.interactive', to specify to the
>> credential helper that it should not prompt for user interaction. This
>> option has been respected by Git Credential Manager since 2020 [1], so this
>> is now presenting it as an official Git config value.
> 
> So, the other helpers are also supposed to check for the variable
> and fail when it has to go interactive now.

I would hold off from saying "supposed to" but Git is definitely hinting towards that behavior.

Perhaps I'm just hung up on the idea that we are not adding a new wrinkle to the "contract" but recommending a good thing that was previously not part of the interaction.

Thanks, -Stolee