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[RFC PATCH v2 19/36] bundle: parse table of contents during 'fetch'

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 18, 2022, 17:23 UTC
Message-ID
<RFC-patch-v2-19.36-a5245a31a12-20220418T165545Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<RFC-cover-v2-00.36-00000000000-20220418T165545Z-avarab@gmail.com>
From: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>

In order to support a flexible bundle URI feature, we allow the server to return a "table of contents" file that is formatted according to Git config file standards. These files can describe multiple bundles, intended to assist with using bundle URIs for fetching or with partial clone.

Here is an example table of contents file:
[bundle "tableofcontents"]
	version = 1
[bundle "2022-02-09-1644442601-daily"]
	uri = 2022-02-09-1644442601-daily.bundle
	timestamp = 1644442601
	requires = 2022-02-02-1643842562
[bundle "2022-02-02-1643842562"]
	uri = 2022-02-02-1643842562.bundle
	timestamp = 1643842562
[bundle "2022-02-09-1644442631-daily-blobless"]
	uri = 2022-02-09-1644442631-daily-blobless.bundle
	timestamp = 1644442631
	requires = 2022-02-02-1643842568-blobless
	filter = blob:none
[bundle "2022-02-02-1643842568-blobless"]
	uri = 2022-02-02-1643842568-blobless.bundle
	timestamp = 1643842568
	filter = blob:none
(End of example.)
This file contains some important fixed values, such as
 * bundle.tableofcontents.version = 1
Also, different bundles are referenced by <id>, using keys with names
 * bundle.<id>.uri: the URI to download this bundle. This could be an
   absolute URI or a URI relative to the bundle file's URI.
 * bundle.<id>.timestamp: the timestamp when this file was generated.
 * bundle.<id>.filter: the partial clone filter applied on this bundle.
 * bundle.<id>.requires: the ID for the previous bundle.

The current change does not parse the '.filter' option, but does use the '.requires' in the 'while (stack)' loop.

The process is that 'git bundle fetch' will parse the table of contents and pick the most-recent bundle and download that one. That bundle header has a ref listing, including (possibly) a list of commits that are missing from the bundle. If any of those commits are missing, then Git downloads the bundle specified by the '.requires' value and tries again. Eventually, Git should download a bundle where all missing commits actually exist in the current repository, or Git downloads a bundle with no missing commits.

Of course, the server could be advertising incorrect information, so it could advertise bundles that never satisfy the missing objects. It could also create a directed cycle in its '.requires' specifications. In each of these cases, Git will die with a "bundle '<id>' still invalid after downloading required bundle" message or a "bundle from '<uri>' has missing prerequisites and no dependent bundle" message.

RFC-TODO: add a direct test of table of contents parsing in this change.
RFC-TODO: create tests that check these erroneous cases.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/bundle.c | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 165 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/bundle.c b/builtin/bundle.c
index 6b6107d83cf..255d7aa774b 100644
--- a/builtin/bundle.c
+++ b/builtin/bundle.c
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "hashmap.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "packfile.h"
 
 /*
  * Basic handler for bundle files to connect repositories via sneakernet.
@@ -166,12 +168,21 @@ struct remote_bundle_info {
 	char *uri;
 
 	/**
-	 * The 'next_id' string, if non-NULL, contains the 'id'
+	 * The 'requires_id' string, if non-NULL, contains the 'id'
 	 * for a bundle that contains the prerequisites for this
 	 * bundle. Used by table of contents to allow fetching
 	 * a portion of a repository incrementally.
 	 */
-	char *next_id;
+	char *requires_id;
+
+	/**
+	 * The 'filter_str' string, if non-NULL, specifies the
+	 * filter capability exists in this bundle with the given
+	 * specification. Allows selecting bundles that match the
+	 * client's desired filter. If NULL, then no filter exists
+	 * on the bundle.
+	 */
+	char *filter_str;
 
 	/**
 	 * A table of contents can include a timestamp for the
@@ -192,7 +203,108 @@ struct remote_bundle_info {
 	 * a stack.
 	 */
 	struct remote_bundle_info *stack_next;
+
+	/**
+	 * 'pushed' is set when first pushing the required bundle
+	 * onto the stack. Used to error out when verifying the
+	 * prerequisites and avoiding an infinite loop.
+	 */
+	unsigned pushed:1;
 };
+#define REMOTE_BUNDLE_INFO_INIT { \
+	.file = STRBUF_INIT, \
+}
+
+static int remote_bundle_cmp(const void *unused_cmp_data,
+			     const struct hashmap_entry *a,
+			     const struct hashmap_entry *b,
+			     const void *key)
+{
+	const struct remote_bundle_info *ee1 =
+			container_of(a, struct remote_bundle_info, ent);
+	const struct remote_bundle_info *ee2 =
+			container_of(b, struct remote_bundle_info, ent);
+
+	return strcmp(ee1->id, ee2->id);
+}
+
+static int parse_toc_config(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
+{
+	struct hashmap *toc = data;
+	const char *key1, *key2, *id_end;
+	struct strbuf id = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct remote_bundle_info info_lookup = REMOTE_BUNDLE_INFO_INIT;
+	struct remote_bundle_info *info;
+
+	if (!skip_prefix(key, "bundle.", &key1))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (skip_prefix(key1, "tableofcontents.", &key2)) {
+		if (!strcmp(key2, "version")) {
+			int version = git_config_int(key, value);
+
+			if (version != 1) {
+				warning(_("table of contents version %d not understood"), version);
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	id_end = strchr(key1, '.');
+
+	/*
+	 * If this key is of the form "bundle.<x>" with no third item,
+	 * then we do not know about it. We should ignore it. Later versions
+	 * might start caring about this data on an optional basis. Increase
+	 * the version number to add keys that must be understood.
+	 */
+	if (!id_end)
+		return 0;
+
+	strbuf_add(&id, key1, id_end - key1);
+	key2 = id_end + 1;
+
+	info_lookup.id = id.buf;
+	hashmap_entry_init(&info_lookup.ent, strhash(info_lookup.id));
+	if (!(info = hashmap_get_entry(toc, &info_lookup, ent, NULL))) {
+		CALLOC_ARRAY(info, 1);
+		info->id = strbuf_detach(&id, NULL);
+		strbuf_init(&info->file, 0);
+		hashmap_entry_init(&info->ent, strhash(info->id));
+		hashmap_add(toc, &info->ent);
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(key2, "uri")) {
+		if (info->uri)
+			warning(_("duplicate 'uri' value for id '%s'"), info->id);
+		else
+			info->uri = xstrdup(value);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(key2, "timestamp")) {
+		if (info->timestamp)
+			warning(_("duplicate 'timestamp' value for id '%s'"), info->id);
+		else
+			info->timestamp = git_config_int64(key, value);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(key2, "requires")) {
+		if (info->requires_id)
+			warning(_("duplicate 'requires' value for id '%s'"), info->id);
+		else
+			info->requires_id = xstrdup(value);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(key2, "filter")) {
+		if (info->filter_str)
+			warning(_("duplicate 'filter' value for id '%s'"), info->id);
+		else
+			info->filter_str = xstrdup(value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Return 0 here to ignore unknown options. */
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static void download_uri_to_file(const char *uri, const char *file)
 {
@@ -290,13 +402,14 @@ static void unbundle_fetched_bundle(struct remote_bundle_info *info)
 
 static int cmd_bundle_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, used_hashmap = 0;
 	int progress = isatty(2);
 	char *bundle_uri;
 	struct remote_bundle_info first_file = {
 		.file = STRBUF_INIT,
 	};
 	struct remote_bundle_info *stack = NULL;
+	struct hashmap toc = { 0 };
 
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "progress", &progress,
@@ -320,15 +433,31 @@ static int cmd_bundle_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 2: Check if the file is a bundle (if so, add it to the
-	 * stack and move to step 3).
+	 * stack and move to step 3). Otherwise, expect it to be a table
+	 * of contents. Use the table to populate a hashtable of bundles
+	 * and push the most recent bundle to the stack.
 	 */
 
 	if (is_bundle(first_file.file.buf, 1)) {
 		/* The simple case: only one file, no stack to worry about. */
 		stack = &first_file;
 	} else {
-		/* TODO: Expect and parse a table of contents. */
-		die(_("unexpected data at bundle URI"));
+		struct hashmap_iter iter;
+		struct remote_bundle_info *info;
+		timestamp_t max_time = 0;
+
+		/* populate a hashtable with all relevant bundles. */
+		used_hashmap = 1;
+		hashmap_init(&toc, remote_bundle_cmp, NULL, 0);
+		git_config_from_file(parse_toc_config, first_file.file.buf, &toc);
+
+		/* initialize stack using timestamp heuristic. */
+		hashmap_for_each_entry(&toc, &iter, info, ent) {
+			if (info->timestamp > max_time || !stack) {
+				stack = info;
+				max_time = info->timestamp;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -358,6 +487,7 @@ static int cmd_bundle_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (bundle_fd < 0)
 			die(_("failed to read bundle from '%s'"), stack->uri);
 
+		reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
 		for_each_string_list_item(prereq, &header.prerequisites) {
 			struct object_info info = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
 			struct object_id *oid = prereq->util;
@@ -374,11 +504,28 @@ static int cmd_bundle_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		if (valid) {
 			unbundle_fetched_bundle(stack);
-		} else if (stack->next_id) {
+		} else if (stack->pushed) {
+			die(_("bundle '%s' still invalid after downloading required bundle"), stack->id);
+		} else if (stack->requires_id) {
 			/*
 			 * Load the next bundle from the hashtable and
 			 * push it onto the stack.
 			 */
+			struct remote_bundle_info *info;
+			struct remote_bundle_info info_lookup = REMOTE_BUNDLE_INFO_INIT;
+			info_lookup.id = stack->requires_id;
+
+			hashmap_entry_init(&info_lookup.ent, strhash(info_lookup.id));
+			if ((info = hashmap_get_entry(&toc, &info_lookup, ent, NULL))) {
+				/* Push onto the stack */
+				stack->pushed = 1;
+				info->stack_next = stack;
+				stack = info;
+				continue;
+			} else {
+				die(_("unable to find bundle '%s' required by bundle '%s'"),
+				    stack->requires_id, stack->id);
+			}
 		} else {
 			die(_("bundle from '%s' has missing prerequisites and no dependent bundle"),
 			    stack->uri);
@@ -387,6 +534,17 @@ static int cmd_bundle_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		stack = stack->stack_next;
 	}
 
+	if (used_hashmap) {
+		struct hashmap_iter iter;
+		struct remote_bundle_info *info;
+		hashmap_for_each_entry(&toc, &iter, info, ent) {
+			free(info->id);
+			free(info->uri);
+			free(info->requires_id);
+			free(info->filter_str);
+		}
+		hashmap_clear_and_free(&toc, struct remote_bundle_info, ent);
+	}
 	free(bundle_uri);
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
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  22. 00/13 bundle-uri: a "dumb CDN" for gitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  23. 02/13 bundle-uri docs: add design notesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  24. 01/13 protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeletonÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  25. 04/13 connect.c: refactor sending of agent & object-formatÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  26. 06/13 bundle-uri client: add "git ls-remote-bundle-uri"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
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  28. 07/13 bundle-uri client: add transfer.injectBundleURI supportÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  29. 03/13 bundle-uri client: add "bundle-uri" parsing + testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  30. 08/13 bundle-uri client: add boolean transfer.bundleURI settingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  31. 09/13 fetch-pack: add a deref_without_lazy_fetch_extended()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  32. 10/13 fetch-pack: move --keep=* option filling to a functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  33. 13/13 bundle-uri: make the download program configurableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  34. 11/13 bundle.h: make "fd" version of read_bundle_header() publicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
  35. 12/13 bundle-uri client: support for bundle-uri with "clone"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 11, 2022
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  37. 00/36 bundle-uri: a "dumb CDN" for git + TOC formatÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  38. 01/36 connect.c: refactor sending of agent & object-formatÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  39. 02/36 dir API: add a generalized path_match_flags() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
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  43. 04/36 fetch-pack: move --keep=* option filling to a functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  44. 05/36 http: make http_get_file() externalÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  45. 07/36 remote: allow relative_url() to return an absolute urlÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  46. 06/36 remote: move relative_url()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  47. 08/36 bundle.h: make "fd" version of read_bundle_header() publicÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  48. 09/36 protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeletonÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  49. 10/36 bundle-uri client: add "bundle-uri" parsing + testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  50. 11/36 bundle-uri client: add minimal NOOP clientÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  51. 12/36 bundle-uri client: add "git ls-remote-bundle-uri"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  52. 14/36 bundle-uri client: add boolean transfer.bundleURI settingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  53. 15/36 bundle-uri client: support for bundle-uri with "clone"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  54. 13/36 bundle-uri client: add transfer.injectBundleURI supportÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  55. 16/36 bundle-uri: make the download program configurableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  56. 18/36 bundle: implement 'fetch' command for direct bundlesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  57. 17/36 remote-curl: add 'get' capabilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  58. 19/36 bundle: parse table of contents during 'fetch'Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  59. 20/36 bundle: add --filter option to 'fetch'Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  60. 21/36 bundle: allow relative URLs in table of contentsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  61. 22/36 bundle: make it easy to call 'git bundle fetch'Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  62. 23/36 clone: add --bundle-uri optionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  63. 26/36 fetch: fetch bundles before fetching original dataÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  64. 25/36 bundle: only fetch bundles if timestamp is newÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  65. 24/36 clone: --bundle-uri cannot be combined with --depthÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  66. 28/36 serve: understand but do not advertise 'features' capabilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  67. 27/36 protocol-caps: implement cap_features()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  68. 30/36 connect: implement get_recommended_features()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  69. 29/36 serve: advertise 'features' when config existsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  70. 33/36 t5601: basic bundle URI testÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  71. 32/36 clone: use server-recommended bundle URIÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  72. 31/36 transport: add connections for 'features' capabilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  73. 34/36 protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeleton (docs)Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  74. 35/36 bundle-uri docs: add design notesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  75. 36/36 docs: document bundle URI standardÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 18, 2022
  76. Derrick StoleeApr 21, 2022
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