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Re: [PATCH 1/5] parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()

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JSJiamu Sun <39@barroit.sh>
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Mar 9, 2026, 01:56 UTC
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On Sun, Mar 08, 2026 at 04:40:44PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> ... here.  Move the variable definition up in the block introduced
> by the for(;;) statement, perhaps?
> 
> > +		*opt_val = options->subcommand_fn;
> > +
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}

Agree. Actually, I forgot to check the CodingGuidelines. Will fix the coding style issue in v3.

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> Editing the hunk to only show the postimage shows us that the blank
> line at the end of the "if ()" block is funny.  Drop it.  Or even
> better, as the block either returns or continues anyway, lose the
> "else" block, perhaps?  Which will make the above read like so:
> 
> 			if (!ctx->has_subcommands) {
> 				if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION)
>                                 	return PARSE_OPT_NON_OPTION;
> 				ctx->out[ctx->cpidx++] = ctx->argv[0];
> 				continue;
> 			}
> 
>                         return has_subcommands(ctx, arg, options, usagestr);
> 
> or swapping the logic the other way around, i.e.,
> 
> 			if (ctx->has_subcommands)
> 				return has_subcommands(ctx, arg,
> 						       options, usagestr);
> 
>                         if (ctx->flags & PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION)
>                                 return PARSE_OPT_NON_OPTION;
> 
>                         ctx->out[ctx->cpidx++] = ctx->argv[0];
>                         continue;
> 
> may make the result even easier to read, perhaps?

Swapping the logic works better here. Returning early in the ctx->has_subcommands path lets the rest of the block assume !ctx->has_subcommands, so the extra check can go away. That makes the code easier to read. Will do that.

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Jiamu Sun <39@barroit.sh>
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  1. 0/5 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  2. 1/5 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2026
  4. Jiamu SunMar 9, 2026
  5. 2/5 help: refactor command autocorrection handlingJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2026
  7. Jiamu SunMar 9, 2026
  8. 3/5 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 9, 2026
  10. Jiamu SunMar 9, 2026
  11. 4/5 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrect for remote and notesJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  12. 5/5 help: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  13. Aaron PlattnerMar 11, 2026
  14. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2026
  17. Jiamu SunMar 8, 2026
  18. 0/5 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  19. 1/5 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  20. 2/5 help: refactor command autocorrection handlingJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  21. 3/5 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  22. 4/5 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrect for remote and notesJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  23. 5/5 help: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 8, 2026
  24. 0/8 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  25. 1/8 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  26. Karthik NayakMar 10, 2026
  27. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2026
  30. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  31. 2/8 help: make autocorrect handling reusableJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  32. Karthik NayakMar 10, 2026
  33. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2026
  34. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  35. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  36. 3/8 help: move tty check for autocorrection to autocorrect.cJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  37. Karthik NayakMar 10, 2026
  38. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  39. Jiamu SunMar 12, 2026
  40. 4/8 autocorrect: rename AUTOCORRECT_SHOW to AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLYJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  41. Karthik NayakMar 10, 2026
  42. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  43. 5/8 autocorrect: provide config resolution APIJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  44. Karthik NayakMar 10, 2026
  45. 6/8 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  46. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2026
  47. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  48. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  49. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2026
  50. Jiamu SunMar 12, 2026
  51. 7/8 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrection for git-remote and git-notesJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  52. 8/8 help: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 10, 2026
  53. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2026
  54. Jiamu SunMar 11, 2026
  55. 00/10 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  56. 01/10 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  57. 02/10 help: make autocorrect handling reusableJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  58. 03/10 help: move tty check for autocorrection to autocorrect.cJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  59. 04/10 autocorrect: use mode and delay instead of magic numbersJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  60. 05/10 autocorrect: rename AUTOCORRECT_SHOW to AUTOCORRECT_HINTJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  61. 06/10 autocorrect: provide config resolution APIJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  62. 07/10 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  63. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  64. Jiamu SunMar 17, 2026
  65. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2026
  66. Jiamu SunApr 16, 2026
  67. 08/10 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrection for git-remote and git-notesJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  68. 09/10 parseopt: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  69. 10/10 doc: document autocorrect APIJiamu Sun, Mar 16, 2026
  70. 00/10 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  71. 02/10 help: make autocorrect handling reusableJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  72. 01/10 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  73. 03/10 help: move tty check for autocorrection to autocorrect.cJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  74. 04/10 autocorrect: use mode and delay instead of magic numbersJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  75. 05/10 autocorrect: rename AUTOCORRECT_SHOW to AUTOCORRECT_HINTJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  76. 06/10 autocorrect: provide config resolution APIJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  77. 07/10 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  78. 08/10 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrection for git-remote and git-notesJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  79. 09/10 parseopt: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  80. 10/10 doc: document autocorrect APIJiamu Sun, Apr 22, 2026
  81. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2026
  82. Jiamu SunApr 23, 2026
  83. 00/10 parseopt: add subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  84. 01/10 parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()Jiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  85. 02/10 help: make autocorrect handling reusableJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  86. 03/10 help: move tty check for autocorrection to autocorrect.cJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  87. 04/10 autocorrect: use mode and delay instead of magic numbersJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  88. 06/10 autocorrect: provide config resolution APIJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  89. 10/10 doc: document autocorrect APIJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  90. 05/10 autocorrect: rename AUTOCORRECT_SHOW to AUTOCORRECT_HINTJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  91. 07/10 parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommandsJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  92. 08/10 parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrection for git-remote and git-notesJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  93. 09/10 parseopt: add tests for subcommand autocorrectionJiamu Sun, Apr 23, 2026
  94. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2026
  95. Jiamu SunMay 15, 2026
  96. Junio C HamanoJun 6, 2026

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