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Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"

From
PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 23, 2020, 10:24 UTC
Message-ID
<65574677-faad-f13c-810f-68e0d07479b1@gmail.com>
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<20200923073022.61293-4-shrinidhi.kaushik@gmail.com>
Hi Srinidhi
On 23/09/2020 08:30, Srinidhi Kaushik wrote:
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> Update test cases for the new option, and document its usage
> and update related references.
> 
>   - t/t5533-push-cas.sh:
>     Update test cases for "compare-and-swap" when used along with
>     "--force-if-includes" helps mitigate overwrites when remote
>     ref are updated in the background.
> 
>   - Documentation:
>     Add reference for the new option, configuration setting
>     ("push.useForceIfIncludes") and advise messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Srinidhi Kaushik <shrinidhi.kaushik@gmail.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/config/advice.txt |  9 ++++--
>   Documentation/config/push.txt   |  6 ++++
>   Documentation/git-push.txt      | 26 +++++++++++++++-
>   t/t5533-push-cas.sh             | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
> index bdd37c3eaa..acbd0c09aa 100644
> --- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
> @@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ advice.*::
>   		that the check is disabled.
>   	pushUpdateRejected::
>   		Set this variable to 'false' if you want to disable
> -		'pushNonFFCurrent',
> -		'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
> -		'pushFetchFirst', and 'pushNeedsForce'
> +		'pushNonFFCurrent', 'pushNonFFMatching', 'pushAlreadyExists',
> +		'pushFetchFirst', 'pushNeedsForce', and 'pushRefNeedsUpdate'
>   		simultaneously.
>   	pushNonFFCurrent::
>   		Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a
> @@ -41,6 +40,10 @@ advice.*::
>   		we can still suggest that the user push to either
>   		refs/heads/* or refs/tags/* based on the type of the
>   		source object.
> +	pushRefNeedsUpdate::
> +		Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of
> +		a branch when its remote-tracking ref has updates that we
> +		do not have locally.
>   	statusAheadBehind::
>   		Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] computes the ahead/behind
>   		counts for a local ref compared to its remote tracking ref,
> diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
> index f5e5b38c68..fd981f7808 100644
> --- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
> @@ -114,3 +114,9 @@ push.recurseSubmodules::
>   	specifying '--recurse-submodules=check|on-demand|no'.
>   	If not set, 'no' is used by default, unless 'submodule.recurse' is
>   	set (in which case a 'true' value means 'on-demand').
> +
> +push.useForceIfIncludes::
> +	If set to "true", it is equivalent to specifying
> +	"--force-if-includes" as an option to linkgit:git-push[1]

I think we normally use backquotes for option names in the documentation so this would be `--force-if-includes`

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> +	in the command line. Adding "--no-force-if-includes" at the
> +	time of push overrides this configuration setting.
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
> index 3b8053447e..706380d263 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
> @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
>   	   [--repo=<repository>] [-f | --force] [-d | --delete] [--prune] [-v | --verbose]
>   	   [-u | --set-upstream] [-o <string> | --push-option=<string>]
>   	   [--[no-]signed|--signed=(true|false|if-asked)]
> -	   [--force-with-lease[=<refname>[:<expect>]]]
> +	   [--force-with-lease[=<refname>[:<expect>]] [--force-if-includes]]
>   	   [--no-verify] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]
>   
>   DESCRIPTION
> @@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ seen and are willing to overwrite, then rewrite history, and finally
>   force push changes to `master` if the remote version is still at
>   `base`, regardless of what your local `remotes/origin/master` has been
>   updated to in the background.
> ++
> +Alternatively, specifying "--force-if-includes" an an ancillary option
> +along with "--force-with-lease[=<refname>]" (i.e., without saying what
> +exact commit the ref on the remote side must be pointing at, or which
> +refs on the remote side are being protected) at the time of "push" will
> +verify if updates from the remote-tracking refs that may have been
> +implicitly updated in the background are integrated locally before
> +allowing a forced update.
>   
>   -f::
>   --force::
> @@ -341,6 +349,22 @@ one branch, use a `+` in front of the refspec to push (e.g `git push
>   origin +master` to force a push to the `master` branch). See the
>   `<refspec>...` section above for details.
>   
> +--[no-]force-if-includes::
> +	Force an update only if the tip of the remote-tracking ref
> +	has been integrated locally.
> ++
> +This option enables a check that verifies if the tip of the
> +remote-tracking ref is reachable from one of the "reflog" entries of
> +the local branch based in it for a rewrite. The check ensures that any
> +updates from the remote have been incorporated locally by rejecting the
> +forced update if that is not the case.
> ++
> +If the option is passed without specifying "--force-with-lease", or
> +specified along with "--force-with-lease=<refname>:<expect>", it is
> +a "no-op".
> ++
> +Specifying "--no-force-if-includes" disables this behavior.
> +
>   --repo=<repository>::
>   	This option is equivalent to the <repository> argument. If both
>   	are specified, the command-line argument takes precedence.
> diff --git a/t/t5533-push-cas.sh b/t/t5533-push-cas.sh
> index 0b0eb1d025..620d101f50 100755
> --- a/t/t5533-push-cas.sh
> +++ b/t/t5533-push-cas.sh
> @@ -256,4 +256,57 @@ test_expect_success 'background updates of REMOTE can be mitigated with a non-up
>   	)
>   '

It's great to see a couple of tests, however I think it would be useful to have some more - one to check that we do not force when the remote is rewound and a couple to show that we do force when we should. In particular we should still force if we `pull --rebase` and then rewrite the local history using `rebase -i` so that the remote ref is no longer an ancestor of the local HEAD.

Best Wishes
Phillip
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> +test_expect_success 'background updates of REMOTE can be mitigated with "--force-if-includes"' '
> +	rm -rf src dst &&
> +	git init --bare src.bare &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf src.bare" &&
> +	git clone --no-local src.bare dst &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf dst" &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst &&
> +		test_commit G &&
> +		git push origin master:master
> +	) &&
> +	git clone --no-local src.bare dst2 &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf dst2" &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst2 &&
> +		test_commit H &&
> +		git push
> +	) &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst &&
> +		test_commit I &&
> +		git fetch origin &&
> +		test_must_fail git push --force-with-lease --force-if-includes origin
> +	)
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'background updates of REMOTE can be mitigated with "push.useForceIfIncludes"' '
> +	rm -rf src dst &&
> +	git init --bare src.bare &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf src.bare" &&
> +	git clone --no-local src.bare dst &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf dst" &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst &&
> +		test_commit G &&
> +		git push origin master:master
> +	) &&
> +	git clone --no-local src.bare dst2 &&
> +	test_when_finished "rm -rf dst2" &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst2 &&
> +		test_commit H &&
> +		git push
> +	) &&
> +	(
> +		cd dst &&
> +		test_commit I &&
> +		git fetch origin &&
> +		git config --local push.useForceIfIncludes "true" &&
> +		test_must_fail git push --force-with-lease origin
> +	)
> +'
> +
>   test_done
> 
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  1. push: make `--force-with-lease[=<ref>]` saferSrinidhi Kaushik, Sep 4, 2020
  2. Phillip WoodSep 7, 2020
  3. Srinidhi KaushikSep 8, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 7, 2020
  5. Srinidhi KaushikSep 8, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
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  10. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
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  18. Srinidhi KaushikSep 10, 2020
  19. Johannes SchindelinSep 11, 2020
  20. Srinidhi KaushikSep 14, 2020
  21. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2020
  22. Srinidhi KaushikSep 16, 2020
  23. Johannes SchindelinSep 16, 2020
  24. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2020
  25. 0/2 push: make "--force-with-lease" saferSrinidhi Kaushik, Sep 12, 2020
  26. 1/2 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 12, 2020
  27. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2020
  28. Srinidhi KaushikSep 12, 2020
  29. 2/2 push: enable "forceIfIncludesWithLease" by defaultSrinidhi Kaushik, Sep 12, 2020
  30. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2020
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 12, 2020
  32. Srinidhi KaushikSep 12, 2020
  33. 0/7 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  34. 1/7 remote: add reflog check for "force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  35. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2020
  36. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2020
  37. Srinidhi KaushikSep 16, 2020
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2020
  39. Johannes SchindelinSep 16, 2020
  40. Srinidhi KaushikSep 19, 2020
  41. 3/7 send-pack: check ref status for "force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  42. 2/7 transport: add flag for "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  43. 4/7 transport-helper: update ref status for "force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  44. 5/7 builtin/push: add option "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  45. Johannes SchindelinSep 16, 2020
  46. 6/7 doc: add reference for "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  47. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2020
  48. Srinidhi KaushikSep 16, 2020
  49. 7/7 t: add tests for "force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 13, 2020
  50. Johannes SchindelinSep 16, 2020
  51. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 19, 2020
  52. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 19, 2020
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  61. Srinidhi KaushikSep 23, 2020
  62. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 19, 2020
  63. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2020
  64. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 19, 2020
  65. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2020
  66. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 23, 2020
  67. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 23, 2020
  68. Phillip WoodSep 23, 2020
  69. Srinidhi KaushikSep 23, 2020
  70. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2020
  71. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2020
  72. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 23, 2020
  73. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 23, 2020
  74. Phillip WoodSep 23, 2020
  75. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  76. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  77. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  78. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  79. Srinidhi KaushikSep 26, 2020
  80. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  81. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  82. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2020
  83. Srinidhi KaushikSep 27, 2020
  84. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  85. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 26, 2020
  86. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 27, 2020
  87. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 27, 2020
  88. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 27, 2020
  89. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Sep 27, 2020
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  91. Srinidhi KaushikSep 30, 2020
  92. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2020
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  94. Srinidhi KaushikSep 28, 2020
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  97. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 1, 2020
  98. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 1, 2020
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  109. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 1, 2020
  110. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 1, 2020
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  117. 0/3 push: add "--[no-]force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 3, 2020
  118. 2/3 push: parse and set flag for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 3, 2020
  119. 1/3 push: add reflog check for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 3, 2020
  120. 3/3 t, doc: update tests, reference for "--force-if-includes"Srinidhi Kaushik, Oct 3, 2020

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