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

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Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2026, 13:35 UTC
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 04:11:52AM -0500, Karthik Nayak wrote:
>> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
>> > 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)`?
>
> I don't think there is right now, and I cannot think about any myself.
> How about we leave this as a #leftoverbit though?
>
> Patrick
Sure!
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Message 27 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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