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[PATCH 7/9] alias_lookup(): optionally return top-level directory

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jun 7, 2017, 16:06 UTC
Message-ID
<a5bf8684025908e395a9ff664539ba8b3b83e1a3.1496851544.git.johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1496851544.git.johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

When an alias expands to a shell command, and when we are inside a regular worktree's subdirectory (i.e. not inside the .git/ directory nor in a worktree initialized via `git worktree add`), and only then, the current working directory is switched to the top-level directory of the worktree before running the expanded alias.

While this behavior is somewhat confusing, it is well-established and needs to be preserved, even with the upcoming change to use the early config machinery to expand aliases.

That means that alias_lookup() needs to determine the working directory to switch to, in case the alias turns out to expand to a shall command.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 alias.c        | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 builtin/help.c |  2 +-
 cache.h        |  2 +-
 git.c          |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/alias.c b/alias.c
index 3b90397a99d..c1b87154944 100644
--- a/alias.c
+++ b/alias.c
@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 
-char *alias_lookup(const char *alias)
+struct config_alias_data
 {
-	char *v = NULL;
-	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
-	strbuf_addf(&key, "alias.%s", alias);
-	if (git_config_key_is_valid(key.buf))
-		git_config_get_string(key.buf, &v);
-	strbuf_release(&key);
-	return v;
+	struct strbuf key;
+	char *v;
+};
+
+static int config_alias_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *d)
+{
+	struct config_alias_data *data = d;
+
+	if (!strcmp(key, data->key.buf))
+		return git_config_string((const char **)&data->v, key, value);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+char *alias_lookup(const char *alias, struct strbuf *worktree_dir)
+{
+	struct config_alias_data data = { STRBUF_INIT, NULL };
+
+	strbuf_addf(&data.key, "alias.%s", alias);
+	if (git_config_key_is_valid(data.key.buf))
+		read_early_config(config_alias_cb, &data, worktree_dir);
+	strbuf_release(&data.key);
+
+	return data.v;
 }
 
 #define SPLIT_CMDLINE_BAD_ENDING 1
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 49f7a07f85d..6f208ff1ab3 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static const char *check_git_cmd(const char* cmd)
 	if (is_git_command(cmd))
 		return cmd;
 
-	alias = alias_lookup(cmd);
+	alias = alias_lookup(cmd, NULL);
 	if (alias) {
 		printf_ln(_("`git %s' is aliased to `%s'"), cmd, alias);
 		free(alias);
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index a8bbddf5955..77ce8e8c80b 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ extern int ws_blank_line(const char *line, int len, unsigned ws_rule);
 /* ls-files */
 void overlay_tree_on_cache(const char *tree_name, const char *prefix);
 
-char *alias_lookup(const char *alias);
+char *alias_lookup(const char *alias, struct strbuf *worktree_dir);
 int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv);
 /* Takes a negative value returned by split_cmdline */
 const char *split_cmdline_strerror(int cmdline_errno);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 8ff44f081d4..4163beaead4 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	setup_git_directory_gently(&unused_nongit);
 
 	alias_command = (*argv)[0];
-	alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
+	alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command, NULL);
 	if (alias_string) {
 		if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
 			struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-- 
2.13.0.windows.1.460.g13f583bedb5
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Message 19 of 34 in “Avoid problem where git_dir is set after alias expansion”
  1. 0/9 Avoid problem where git_dir is set after alias expansionJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  2. 1/9 discover_git_directory(): avoid setting invalid git_dirJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  3. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  4. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  5. 2/9 config: report correct line number upon errorJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2017
  7. 3/9 help: use early config when autocorrecting aliasesJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  8. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  9. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2017
  11. 4/9 read_early_config(): optionally return the worktree's top-level directoryJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  12. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  13. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  14. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017
  15. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  16. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017
  17. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  18. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017
  19. 7/9 alias_lookup(): optionally return top-level directoryJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  20. 6/9 t7006: demonstrate a problem with aliases in subdirectoriesJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  21. 5/9 t1308: relax the test verifying that empty alias values are disallowedJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  22. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  23. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  24. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017
  25. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2017
  26. 8/9 Use the early config machinery to expand aliasesJohannes Schindelin, Jun 7, 2017
  27. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  28. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  29. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017
  30. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2017
  31. Johannes SchindelinJun 7, 2017
  32. Brandon WilliamsJun 7, 2017
  33. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2017
  34. Brandon WilliamsJun 8, 2017

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