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Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] update-ref: add support for 'symref-delete' command

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Jun 5, 2024, 08:02 UTC
Message-ID
<ZmAbgGfNpZzU76pd@tanuki>
In-Reply-To
<20240530120940.456817-4-knayak@gitlab.com>
On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 03:09:37PM +0300, Karthik Nayak wrote:
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> diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
> index cdc4d25557..e29abebe1d 100644
> --- a/refs.c
> +++ b/refs.c
> @@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ int refs_delete_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
>  	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, &err);
>  	if (!transaction ||
>  	    ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refname, old_oid,
> -				   flags, msg, &err) ||
> +				   flags, NULL, msg, &err) ||
>  	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
>  		error("%s", err.buf);
>  		ref_transaction_free(transaction);
> @@ -1283,14 +1283,20 @@ int ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
>  int ref_transaction_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
>  			   const char *refname,
>  			   const struct object_id *old_oid,
> -			   unsigned int flags, const char *msg,
> +			   unsigned int flags,
> +			   const char *old_target,

The old target is somewhat weirdly placed here, as I'd have expected it to live next to `old_oid`. That's only a minor nit, nothing that's worth a reroll in my opinion.

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> diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
> index 52801be07d..848d6fc42e 100755
> --- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
> +++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
> @@ -1731,6 +1731,60 @@ do
>  		test_cmp expect actual
>  	'
>  
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete fails without --no-deref" '
> +		git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref $a &&
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref" "$a" >stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin $type <stdin 2>err &&
> +		grep "fatal: symref-delete: cannot operate with deref mode" err
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete fails with no ref" '
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete " >stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin 2>err &&
> +		grep "fatal: symref-delete: missing <ref>" err
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete fails with too many arguments" '
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref" "$a" "$a" >stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin 2>err &&
> +		if test "$type" = "-z"
> +		then
> +			grep "fatal: unknown command: $a" err
> +		else
> +			grep "fatal: symref-delete refs/heads/symref: extra input:  $a" err
> +		fi
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete fails with wrong old value" '
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref" "$m" >stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin 2>err &&
> +		grep "fatal: verifying symref target: ${SQ}refs/heads/symref${SQ}: is at $a but expected refs/heads/main" err &&
> +		git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref >expect &&
> +		echo $a >actual &&
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete works with right old value" '
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref" "$a" >stdin &&
> +		git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify -q refs/heads/symref
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete works with empty old value" '
> +		git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref $a >stdin &&
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref" "" >stdin &&
> +		git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify -q $b
> +	'
> +
> +	test_expect_success "stdin $type symref-delete succeeds for dangling reference" '
> +		test_must_fail git symbolic-ref refs/heads/nonexistent &&
> +		git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref2 refs/heads/nonexistent &&
> +		format_command $type "symref-delete refs/heads/symref2" "refs/heads/nonexistent" >stdin &&
> +		git update-ref --stdin $type --no-deref <stdin &&
> +		test_must_fail git symbolic-ref -d refs/heads/symref2
> +	'
> +

Not sure whether I overlooked it, but one test I missed was when trying to delete a non-symbolic-ref.

Patrick
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  1. 0/6 update-ref: add symref support for --stdinKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  2. 1/6 refs: create and use `ref_update_ref_must_exist()`Karthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  3. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  4. Karthik NayakMay 17, 2024
  5. 2/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-verify' commandKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  6. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  7. Karthik NayakMay 17, 2024
  8. Patrick SteinhardtMay 21, 2024
  9. 3/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-delete' commandKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  10. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  11. 4/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-create' commandKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  12. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  13. Karthik NayakMay 19, 2024
  14. 5/6 reftable: pick either 'oid' or 'target' for new updatesKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  15. 6/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-update' commandKarthik Nayak, May 14, 2024
  16. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  17. Karthik NayakMay 21, 2024
  18. Karthik NayakMay 22, 2024
  19. 0/6 update-ref: add symref support for --stdinKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  20. 1/6 refs: create and use `ref_update_expects_existing_old_ref()`Karthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  21. 2/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-verify' commandKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  22. 3/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-delete' commandKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  23. 4/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-create' commandKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  24. 5/6 reftable: pick either 'oid' or 'target' for new updatesKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  25. 6/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-update' commandKarthik Nayak, May 22, 2024
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2024
  27. Karthik NayakMay 29, 2024
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  29. Karthik NayakMay 23, 2024
  30. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  31. Karthik NayakMay 23, 2024
  32. Eric SunshineMay 23, 2024
  33. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  34. Eric SunshineMay 23, 2024
  35. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  36. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  37. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024
  38. 0/6 update-ref: add symref support for --stdinKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  39. Patrick SteinhardtJun 5, 2024
  40. 1/6 refs: create and use `ref_update_expects_existing_old_ref()`Karthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  41. 2/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-verify' commandKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  42. 3/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-delete' commandKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  43. Patrick SteinhardtJun 5, 2024
  44. Karthik NayakJun 5, 2024
  45. Junio C HamanoJun 5, 2024
  46. 4/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-create' commandKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  47. Patrick SteinhardtJun 5, 2024
  48. 5/6 reftable: pick either 'oid' or 'target' for new updatesKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  49. 6/6 update-ref: add support for 'symref-update' commandKarthik Nayak, May 30, 2024
  50. Patrick SteinhardtJun 5, 2024

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