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Re: [PATCH v3 3/8] reftable: check for trailing newline in 'tables.list'

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Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 23, 2025, 15:42 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> diff --git a/reftable/basics.h b/reftable/basics.h
>> index 7d22f96261..019dfe6d7e 100644
>> --- a/reftable/basics.h
>> +++ b/reftable/basics.h
>> @@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ void free_names(char **a);
>>
>>  /*
>>   * Parse a newline separated list of names. `size` is the length of the buffer,
>> - * without terminating '\0'. Empty names are discarded. Returns a `NULL`
>> - * pointer when allocations fail.
>> + * without terminating '\0'. Empty names are discarded.
>> + *
>> + * Errors are assigned to the `err` variable.
>>   */
>> -char **parse_names(char *buf, int size);
>> +char **parse_names(char *buf, int size, int *err);
>>
>>  /* compares two NULL-terminated arrays of strings. */
>>  int names_equal(const char **a, const char **b);
>
> Makes sense.
>
>> diff --git a/reftable/stack.c b/reftable/stack.c
>> index f91ce50bcd..955be1edb6 100644
>> --- a/reftable/stack.c
>> +++ b/reftable/stack.c
>> @@ -109,11 +109,9 @@ static int fd_read_lines(int fd, char ***namesp)
>>  	}
>>  	buf[size] = 0;
>>
>> -	*namesp = parse_names(buf, size);
>> -	if (!*namesp) {
>> -		err = REFTABLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR;
>> +	*namesp = parse_names(buf, size, &err);
>> +	if (!*namesp)
>>  		goto done;
>
> Nice.
>
>> diff --git a/t/unit-tests/u-reftable-basics.c b/t/unit-tests/u-reftable-basics.c
>> index a0471083e7..f77ec96429 100644
>> --- a/t/unit-tests/u-reftable-basics.c
>> +++ b/t/unit-tests/u-reftable-basics.c
>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
>>  #include "unit-test.h"
>>  #include "lib-reftable.h"
>>  #include "reftable/basics.h"
>> +#include "reftable/reftable-error.h"
>>
>>  struct integer_needle_lesseq_args {
>>  	int needle;
>> @@ -79,14 +80,17 @@ void test_reftable_basics__names_equal(void)
>>  void test_reftable_basics__parse_names(void)
>>  {
>>  	char in1[] = "line\n";
>> -	char in2[] = "a\nb\nc";
>> -	char **out = parse_names(in1, strlen(in1));
>> +	char in2[] = "a\nb\nc\n";
>> +	int err = 0;
>> +	char **out = parse_names(in1, strlen(in1), &err);
>> +	cl_assert(err == 0);
>>  	cl_assert(out != NULL);
>>  	cl_assert_equal_s(out[0], "line");
>>  	cl_assert(!out[1]);
>>  	free_names(out);
>>
>> -	out = parse_names(in2, strlen(in2));
>> +	out = parse_names(in2, strlen(in2), &err);
>> +	cl_assert(err == 0);
>>  	cl_assert(out != NULL);
>>  	cl_assert_equal_s(out[0], "a");
>>  	cl_assert_equal_s(out[1], "b");
>
> Sensible.
>
>> @@ -95,10 +99,21 @@ void test_reftable_basics__parse_names(void)
>>  	free_names(out);
>>  }
>>
>> +void test_reftable_basics__parse_names_missing_newline(void)
>> +{
>> +	char in1[] = "line\nline2";
>> +	int err = 0;
>> +	char **out = parse_names(in1, strlen(in1), &err);
>> +	cl_assert(err == REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR);
>> +	cl_assert(out == NULL);
>> +}
>
> OK.
>
>>  void test_reftable_basics__parse_names_drop_empty_string(void)
>>  {
>>  	char in[] = "a\n\nb\n";
>> -	char **out = parse_names(in, strlen(in));
>> +	int err = 0;
>> +	char **out = parse_names(in, strlen(in), &err);
>> +	cl_assert(err ==  0);
>
> I'll drop an extra SP after == here (no need to resend only to fix
> this).
>

Ah! thanks for doing that. I'll patch it locally incase I need to reroll!

Karthik
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  1. 0/5 refs/reftable: add fsck checksKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  2. 1/5 fsck: order 'fsck_msg_type' alphabeticallyKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  3. 2/5 refs/reftable: add fsck check for checking the table nameKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  4. shejialuoAug 26, 2025
  5. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2025
  6. shejialuoSep 3, 2025
  7. 3/5 refs/reftable: add fsck check for number of tablesKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  8. shejialuoAug 26, 2025
  9. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2025
  10. shejialuoAug 26, 2025
  11. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2025
  12. 4/5 refs/reftable: add fsck check for trailing newlineKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  13. 5/5 refs/reftable: add fsck check for incorrect update indexKarthik Nayak, Aug 19, 2025
  14. shejialuoAug 26, 2025
  15. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2025
  16. 0/8 refs/reftable: add consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  17. 1/8 refs: remove unused headersKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  18. 2/8 refs: move consistency check msg to generic layerKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  19. 3/8 reftable: check for trailing newline in 'tables.list'Karthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2025
  21. Karthik NayakSep 23, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtSep 24, 2025
  23. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  24. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 24, 2025
  25. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  26. 5/8 Documentation/fsck-msgids: remove duplicate msg idKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  27. 4/8 reftable: ensure tables in a stack use sequential update indicesKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  28. Patrick SteinhardtSep 24, 2025
  29. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoSep 24, 2025
  31. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  32. Patrick SteinhardtSep 25, 2025
  33. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2025
  34. 6/8 fsck: order 'fsck_msg_type' alphabeticallyKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  35. 7/8 reftable: add code to facilitate consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  36. Patrick SteinhardtSep 24, 2025
  37. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  38. Patrick SteinhardtSep 25, 2025
  39. 8/8 refs/reftable: add fsck check for checking the table nameKarthik Nayak, Sep 18, 2025
  40. Patrick SteinhardtSep 24, 2025
  41. Karthik NayakSep 24, 2025
  42. 0/7 refs/reftable: add consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  43. 1/7 refs: remove unused headersKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  44. 2/7 refs: move consistency check msg to generic layerKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  45. 3/7 reftable: check for trailing newline in 'tables.list'Karthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  46. 4/7 Documentation/fsck-msgids: remove duplicate msg idKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  47. 5/7 fsck: order 'fsck_msg_type' alphabeticallyKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  48. 6/7 reftable: add code to facilitate consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  49. 7/7 refs/reftable: add fsck check for checking the table nameKarthik Nayak, Oct 6, 2025
  50. Jeff KingOct 7, 2025
  51. Karthik NayakOct 7, 2025
  52. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2025
  53. Karthik NayakOct 7, 2025
  54. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2025
  55. 0/7 refs/reftable: add consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  56. 1/7 refs: remove unused headersKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  57. 2/7 refs: move consistency check msg to generic layerKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  58. 3/7 reftable: check for trailing newline in 'tables.list'Karthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  59. 4/7 Documentation/fsck-msgids: remove duplicate msg idKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  60. 5/7 fsck: order 'fsck_msg_type' alphabeticallyKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  61. 6/7 reftable: add code to facilitate consistency checksKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  62. 7/7 refs/reftable: add fsck check for checking the table nameKarthik Nayak, Oct 7, 2025
  63. Patrick SteinhardtOct 7, 2025
  64. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2025

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