Re: [PATCH 01/17] odb: split `struct odb_source` into separate header

From: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 4, 2026, 15:55 UTC
Message-ID: <aahToju3J2qj6lR3@denethor>
In-Reply-To: <20260223-b4-pks-odb-source-pluggable-v1-1-253bac1db598@pks.im>

On 26/02/23 05:17PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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> Subsequent commits will expand the `struct odb_source` to become a
> generic interface for accessing an object database source. As part of
> these refactorings we'll add a set of function pointers that will
> significantly expand the structure overall.
> 
> Prepare for this by splitting out the `struct odb_source` into a
> separate header. This keeps the high-level object database interface
> detached from the low-level object database sources.

This certainly seems sensible to me. I've been thinking about also splitting out ODB transactions into a separate header. I may do something similar in the future.

> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---

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> diff --git a/odb.h b/odb.h
> index 68b8ec2289..e13b5b7c44 100644
> --- a/odb.h
> +++ b/odb.h
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>  
>  #include "hashmap.h"
>  #include "object.h"
> +#include "odb/source.h"

Out of curiousity, since we include the header here, it is transitively included wherever we are using `struct odb_source`. Ideally should we be explicit or would it be best to just rely on this transitively?

The rest of this patch looks good.

-Justin