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[PATCH v3 18/18] sparse-checkout: provide a new reapply subcommand

From
Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 27, 2020, 00:49 UTC
Message-ID
<93dbdd78acf5f703126695aff0e27024a6b725c0.1585270142.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<pull.726.v3.git.git.1585270142.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>

If commands like merge or rebase materialize files as part of their work, or a previous sparse-checkout command failed to update individual files due to dirty changes, users may want a command to simply 'reapply' the sparsity rules. Provide one.

Reviewed-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt | 10 +++++++
 builtin/sparse-checkout.c             | 10 ++++++-
 t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh    | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt
index c0342e53938..1a3ace60820 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ C-style quoted strings.
 	`core.sparseCheckoutCone` is enabled, the given patterns are interpreted
 	as directory names as in the 'set' subcommand.
 
+'reapply::
+	Reapply the sparsity pattern rules to paths in the working tree.
+	Commands like merge or rebase can materialize paths to do their
+	work (e.g. in order to show you a conflict), and other
+	sparse-checkout commands might fail to sparsify an individual file
+	(e.g. because it has unstaged changes or conflicts).  In such
+	cases, it can make sense to run `git sparse-checkout reapply` later
+	after cleaning up affected paths (e.g. resolving conflicts, undoing
+	or committing changes, etc.).
+
 'disable'::
 	Disable the `core.sparseCheckout` config setting, and restore the
 	working directory to include all files. Leaves the sparse-checkout
diff --git a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
index aa81199f85d..95d08824172 100644
--- a/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/sparse-checkout.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 static const char *empty_base = "";
 
 static char const * const builtin_sparse_checkout_usage[] = {
-	N_("git sparse-checkout (init|list|set|add|disable) <options>"),
+	N_("git sparse-checkout (init|list|set|add|reapply|disable) <options>"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -554,6 +554,12 @@ static int sparse_checkout_set(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	return modify_pattern_list(argc, argv, m);
 }
 
+static int sparse_checkout_reapply(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	repo_read_index(the_repository);
+	return update_working_directory(NULL);
+}
+
 static int sparse_checkout_disable(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct pattern_list pl;
@@ -603,6 +609,8 @@ int cmd_sparse_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			return sparse_checkout_set(argc, argv, prefix, REPLACE);
 		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "add"))
 			return sparse_checkout_set(argc, argv, prefix, ADD);
+		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "reapply"))
+			return sparse_checkout_reapply(argc, argv);
 		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "disable"))
 			return sparse_checkout_disable(argc, argv);
 	}
diff --git a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
index 8e2976bc7b8..dee99eeec30 100755
--- a/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
+++ b/t/t1091-sparse-checkout-builtin.sh
@@ -370,6 +370,47 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout (init|set|disable) warns with unmerged stat
 	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout disable
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout reapply' '
+	git clone repo tweak &&
+
+	echo dirty >tweak/deep/deeper2/a &&
+
+	cat >input <<-EOF &&
+	0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000	folder1/a
+	100644 $(git -C tweak rev-parse HEAD:folder1/a) 1	folder1/a
+	EOF
+	git -C tweak update-index --index-info <input &&
+
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout init --cone 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are not up to date" err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
+
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout set folder2 deep/deeper1 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are not up to date" err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
+
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout reapply 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are not up to date" err &&
+	test_path_is_file tweak/deep/deeper2/a &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
+	test_path_is_file tweak/folder1/a &&
+
+	git -C tweak checkout HEAD deep/deeper2/a &&
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout reapply 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep ! "warning.*The following paths are not up to date" err &&
+	test_path_is_missing tweak/deep/deeper2/a &&
+	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
+	test_path_is_file tweak/folder1/a &&
+
+	git -C tweak add folder1/a &&
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout reapply 2>err &&
+	test_must_be_empty err &&
+	test_path_is_missing tweak/deep/deeper2/a &&
+	test_path_is_missing tweak/folder1/a &&
+
+	git -C tweak sparse-checkout disable
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'cone mode: set with core.ignoreCase=true' '
 	rm repo/.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
 	git -C repo sparse-checkout init --cone &&
-- 
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  1. 0/7 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  2. 7/7 sparse-checkout: provide a new update subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  3. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  4. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  5. Derrick StoleeMar 16, 2020
  6. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  7. 1/7 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  8. 3/7 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  9. 4/7 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  10. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  11. 5/7 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  12. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  13. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  14. 2/7 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  15. 6/7 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 14, 2020
  16. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  17. Elijah NewrenMar 16, 2020
  18. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2020
  19. 00/18 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  20. 01/18 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  21. 03/18 unpack-trees: simplify verify_absent_sparse()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  22. 02/18 unpack-trees: remove unused error typeElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  23. 04/18 unpack-trees: simplify pattern_list freeingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  24. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  25. 06/18 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  26. 05/18 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  27. 08/18 unpack-trees: pull sparse-checkout pattern reading into a new functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  28. 09/18 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  29. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  30. Elijah NewrenMar 23, 2020
  31. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2020
  33. 11/18 sparse-checkout: use improved unpack_trees porcelain messagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  34. 13/18 unpack-trees: rename ERROR_* fields meant for warnings to WARNING_*Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  35. 10/18 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  36. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  37. Elijah NewrenMar 23, 2020
  38. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  39. 15/18 unpack-trees: make sparse path messages sound like warningsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  40. 18/18 sparse-checkout: provide a new reapply subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  41. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  42. 17/18 unpack-trees: failure to set SKIP_WORKTREE bits always just a warningElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  43. 14/18 unpack-trees: split display_error_msgs() into twoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  44. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  45. 16/18 unpack-trees: provide warnings on sparse updates for unmerged paths tooElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  46. 07/18 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  47. 12/18 unpack-trees: move ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_SUBMODULE earlierElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 21, 2020
  48. Derrick StoleeMar 23, 2020
  49. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2020
  50. 00/18 Sparse checkout improvements -- improved sparsity updatingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  51. 01/18 unpack-trees: fix minor typo in commentElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  52. 02/18 unpack-trees: remove unused error typeElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  53. 06/18 unpack-trees: allow check_updates() to work on a different indexElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  54. 04/18 unpack-trees: simplify pattern_list freeingElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  55. 05/18 t1091: make some tests a little more defensive against failuresElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  56. 03/18 unpack-trees: simplify verify_absent_sparse()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  57. 07/18 unpack-trees: do not mark a dirty path with SKIP_WORKTREEElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  58. 08/18 unpack-trees: pull sparse-checkout pattern reading into a new functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  59. 09/18 unpack-trees: add a new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  60. 10/18 sparse-checkout: use new update_sparsity() functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  61. 11/18 sparse-checkout: use improved unpack_trees porcelain messagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  62. 13/18 unpack-trees: rename ERROR_* fields meant for warnings to WARNING_*Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  63. 16/18 unpack-trees: provide warnings on sparse updates for unmerged paths tooElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  64. 18/18 sparse-checkout: provide a new reapply subcommandElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  65. 15/18 unpack-trees: make sparse path messages sound like warningsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  66. 14/18 unpack-trees: split display_error_msgs() into twoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  67. 17/18 unpack-trees: failure to set SKIP_WORKTREE bits always just a warningElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  68. 12/18 unpack-trees: move ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_SUBMODULE earlierElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 27, 2020
  69. Derrick StoleeMar 27, 2020

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