Re: [PATCH GSoC RFC v13 12/12] cat-file: make remote-object-info allow-list dynamic

From: Chandra Pratap <chandrapratap3519@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 21, 2026, 06:19 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+J6zkRoS5uZFkW1jJv1JO7jPMPO-ZANOYerbUxn4WPaApPV6g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20260619-ps-eric-work-rebase-v13-12-3d4c7315d2f8@gmail.com>

On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 20:27, Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> wrote:

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> The static allow-list in expand_atom() is hardcoded to only allow
> "objectname" and "objectsize" for remote queries. This works because
> up to this point all servers will either support object-info with name
> and size or they do not support them at all, but we cannot expect that
> in a future different servers with different git versions to have the
> same object-info capabilities. Therefore, the allow_list needs to be
> dynamic depending on what does the server advertise.

Nit: "...depending on what does the server advertise." ->
"...depending on what the server advertises."

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