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Re: [PATCH 11/17] refs: replace `refs_for_each_ref_in()`

From
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2026, 09:11 UTC
Message-ID
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> Replace calls to `refs_for_each_ref_in()` with the newly introduced
> `refs_for_each_ref_ext()` function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  bisect.c                  |  8 ++++++--
>  builtin/rev-parse.c       | 13 +++++++++----
>  pack-bitmap.c             | 13 +++++++------
>  refs.c                    | 34 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  refs.h                    |  2 --
>  t/helper/test-ref-store.c |  7 +++++--
>  6 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
> index 2bdad4ee42..296836c154 100644
> --- a/bisect.c
> +++ b/bisect.c
> @@ -473,8 +473,12 @@ static int register_ref(const struct reference *ref, void *cb_data UNUSED)
>
>  static int read_bisect_refs(void)
>  {
> -	return refs_for_each_ref_in(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
> -				    "refs/bisect/", register_ref, NULL);
> +	struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
> +		.prefix = "refs/bisect/",
> +		.trim_prefix = strlen("refs/bisect/"),
> +	};
> +	return refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
> +				     register_ref, NULL, &opts);
>  }
>
>  static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_names, "BISECT_NAMES")
> diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
> index 9032cc6327..02703f2fb8 100644
> --- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
> +++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
> @@ -613,13 +613,18 @@ static int opt_with_value(const char *arg, const char *opt, const char **value)
>
>  static void handle_ref_opt(const char *pattern, const char *prefix)
>  {
> -	if (pattern)
> +	if (pattern) {
>  		refs_for_each_glob_ref_in(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
>  					  show_reference, pattern, prefix,
>  					  NULL);
> -	else
> -		refs_for_each_ref_in(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
> -				     prefix, show_reference, NULL);
> +	} else {
> +		struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
> +			.prefix = prefix,
> +			.trim_prefix = strlen(prefix),
Tangent: I wonder if it makes sense to make `trim_prefix` a bool and
then internally trim strlen(prefix). Is there a usecase where
`.trim_prefix != strlen(prefix)`?
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> +		};
> +		refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
> +				      show_reference, NULL, &opts);
> +	}
>  	clear_ref_exclusions(&ref_excludes);
>  }
>
[snip]
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Message 25 of 34 in “refs: unify `refs_for_each_*()` functions”
  1. 00/17 refs: unify `refs_for_each_*()` functionsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  2. 01/17 refs: move `refs_head_ref_namespaced()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  3. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  4. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  5. 02/17 refs: move `do_for_each_ref_flags` further upPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  6. 03/17 refs: rename `do_for_each_ref_flags`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  7. 04/17 refs: rename `each_ref_fn`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  8. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  9. 05/17 refs: remove unused `refs_for_each_include_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  10. Oswald BuddenhagenFeb 20, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  12. 06/17 refs: introduce `refs_for_each_ref_ext`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  13. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  14. 07/17 refs: speed up `refs_for_each_glob_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  15. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  16. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  17. 08/17 refs: generalize `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  18. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  19. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  20. 09/17 refs: generalize `refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  21. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  22. 10/17 refs: improve verification for-each-ref optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  23. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  24. 11/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  25. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  26. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 23, 2026
  27. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026
  28. 12/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_rawref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  29. 13/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_rawref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  30. 14/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  31. 15/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  32. 16/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  33. 17/17 refs: replace `refs_for_each_fullref_in()`Patrick Steinhardt, Feb 20, 2026
  34. Karthik NayakFeb 23, 2026

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