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Re: [PATCH 0/7] Rewrite `git_config()` using config-set API

From
Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 24, 2014, 15:04 UTC
Message-ID
<53D12078.2070004@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<xmqqiomnda1y.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
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> 
> Are you done with the original series, or do you still want to fix
> the const-ness issue with the string pointer before working on
> follow-up topics like this one?
>

I am attaching the v12 with two new functions git_configset_get_string() & git_configset_get_string_const().

Diff between v11 and v12 is appended below for easy review.
-- 8< --
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-config.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-config.txt
index 8a86e45..815c1ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-config.txt
@@ -138,13 +138,18 @@ as well as retrieval for the queried variable, including:
 	Similar to `git_config_get_bool`, except that it returns -1 on error
 	rather than dying.

-`int git_config_get_string(const char *key, const char **dest)`::
+`int git_config_get_string_const(const char *key, const char **dest)`::

 	Allocates and copies the retrieved string into the `dest` parameter for
 	the configuration variable `key`; if NULL string is given, prints an
 	error message and returns -1. When the configuration variable `key` is
 	not found, returns 1 without touching `dest`.

+`int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest)`::
+
+	Similar to `git_config_get_string_const`, except that retrieved value
+	copied into the `dest` parameter is a mutable string.
+
 `int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, const char **dest)`::

 	Similar to `git_config_get_string`, but expands `~` or `~user` into
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2f63fd1..7292aef 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1361,7 +1361,8 @@ extern int git_configset_add_file(struct config_set *cs, const char *filename);
 extern int git_configset_get_value(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **value);
 extern const struct string_list *git_configset_get_value_multi(struct config_set *cs, const char *key);
 extern void git_configset_clear(struct config_set *cs);
-extern int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest);
+extern int git_configset_get_string_const(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest);
+extern int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest);
 extern int git_configset_get_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
 extern int git_configset_get_ulong(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
 extern int git_configset_get_bool(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
@@ -1373,7 +1374,8 @@ extern int git_config_get_value(const char *key, const char **value);
 extern const struct string_list *git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key);
 extern void git_config_clear(void);
 extern void git_config_iter(config_fn_t fn, void *data);
-extern int git_config_get_string(const char *key, const char **dest);
+extern int git_config_get_string_const(const char *key, const char **dest);
+extern int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest);
 extern int git_config_get_int(const char *key, int *dest);
 extern int git_config_get_ulong(const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
 extern int git_config_get_bool(const char *key, int *dest);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 22971e9..0d799e0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ const struct string_list *git_configset_get_value_multi(struct config_set *cs, c
 	return e ? &e->value_list : NULL;
 }

-int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest)
+int git_configset_get_string_const(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest)
 {
 	const char *value;
 	if (!git_configset_get_value(cs, key, &value))
@@ -1341,6 +1341,19 @@ int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char
 		return 1;
 }

+int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest)
+{
+	const char *value;
+	if (!git_configset_get_value(cs, key, &value)) {
+		if (!value)
+			return config_error_nonbool(key);
+		*dest = xstrdup(value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else
+		return 1;
+}
+
 int git_configset_get_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest)
 {
 	const char *value;
@@ -1430,7 +1443,13 @@ const struct string_list *git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key)
 	return git_configset_get_value_multi(&the_config_set, key);
 }

-int git_config_get_string(const char *key, const char **dest)
+int git_config_get_string_const(const char *key, const char **dest)
+{
+	git_config_check_init();
+	return git_configset_get_string_const(&the_config_set, key, dest);
+}
+
+int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest)
 {
 	git_config_check_init();
 	return git_configset_get_string(&the_config_set, key, dest);
-- 8< --
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Matthieu Moy
Message 44 of 51 in “Rewrite `git_config()` using config-set API”
  1. 0/7 Rewrite `git_config()` using config-set APITanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  2. 1/7 config.c: fix accuracy of line number in errorsTanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  4. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  6. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  7. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  8. 2/7 rewrite git_config() to use the config-set APITanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  9. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  10. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  12. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  13. 3/7 add a test for semantic errors in config filesTanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  14. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  16. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  17. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  19. 4/7 add line number and file name info to `config_set`Tanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  21. 5/7 enforce `xfuncname` precedence over `funcname`Tanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  22. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  23. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2014
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  25. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  26. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  27. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  28. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  29. John KeepingJul 24, 2014
  30. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  31. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  32. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  33. Ramsay JonesJul 24, 2014
  34. Tanay AbhraJul 25, 2014
  35. Matthieu MoyJul 25, 2014
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2014
  37. Matthieu MoyJul 25, 2014
  38. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2014
  39. 6/7 config: add `git_die_config()` to the config-set APITanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  40. 7/7 Add tests for `git_config_get_string()`Tanay Abhra, Jul 23, 2014
  41. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  42. Matthieu MoyJul 23, 2014
  43. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  44. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  45. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  46. Tanay AbhraJul 24, 2014
  47. Matthieu MoyJul 24, 2014
  48. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  49. 1/2 add `config_set` API for caching config-like filesTanay Abhra, Jul 24, 2014
  50. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  51. 2/2 test-config: add tests for the config_set APITanay Abhra, Jul 24, 2014

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