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[PATCH 0/4] refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean value

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Mar 17, 2025, 22:24 UTC
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This series explores treating the 'fetch' field of 'struct refspec' as a Boolean, instead of taking on values called "REFSPEC_FETCH" and "REFSPEC_PUSH".

The refactoring takes place in a couple of steps, but IMHO the end result is pleasing and an improvement in clarity over the existing API.

For reference, in one of the patches above, I had suggested replacing something like:

    if (refspec->fetch == REFSPEC_FETCH) {
      /* something */
    } else {
      /* something else */
    }

with a switch/case-statement, only to realize that 'refspec->fetch' is really a Boolean in disguise.

I am not overly attached to these patches one way or the other. I think they do improve the refspec.h API, but they're also ripe for bike-shedding. So if we agree that they are good, I'm happy to see them move forward. But if not, I'd rather not spend the list's time bike-shedding here, so I'd just as soon drop them.

Thanks in advance for your review!
Taylor Blau (4):
  refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean value
  refspec: replace `refspec_init()` with fetch/push variants
  refspec: remove refspec_item_init_or_die()
  refspec: replace `refspec_item_init()` with fetch/push variants
 builtin/fetch.c    |   2 +-
 builtin/pull.c     |   3 ++-
 git-diff-pairs     | Bin 0 -> 12166200 bytes
 refspec.c          |  38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 refspec.h          |  18 +++++++-----------
 remote.c           |   4 ++--
 transport-helper.c |   2 +-
 7 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 git-diff-pairs
base-commit: c702dd48567cfebca3d4a06b691de97da3f8dc4a
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2.49.0.rc2.13.g95783265fd
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Message 22 of 61 in “Tags are no longer fetched when fetching specific commit”
  1. Igor TodorovskiJan 30, 2025
  2. Taylor BlauFeb 13, 2025
  3. Bence FerdinandyFeb 14, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2025
  5. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2025
  6. fetch: fix following tags when fetching specific OIDTaylor Blau, Mar 7, 2025
  7. Taylor BlauMar 7, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2025
  9. Bence FerdinandyMar 8, 2025
  10. 0/9 fetch: further ref-prefix cleanups and optimizationsJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  11. 1/9 t5702: fix typo in test nameJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  12. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  13. Jeff KingMar 13, 2025
  14. 2/9 t5516: prefer "oid" to "sha1" in some test titlesJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  15. 3/9 t5516: drop NEEDSWORK about v2 reachability behaviorJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  16. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  17. 4/9 t5516: beef up exact-oid ref prefixes testJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  18. 5/9 refspec_ref_prefixes(): clean up refspec_item logicJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  19. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  20. Jeff KingMar 13, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2025
  22. 0/4 refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean valueTaylor Blau, Mar 17, 2025
  23. 1/4 refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean valueTaylor Blau, Mar 17, 2025
  24. Jeff KingMar 18, 2025
  25. Jeff KingMar 18, 2025
  26. Taylor BlauMar 18, 2025
  27. 2/4 refspec: replace `refspec_init()` with fetch/push variantsTaylor Blau, Mar 17, 2025
  28. 3/4 refspec: remove refspec_item_init_or_die()Taylor Blau, Mar 17, 2025
  29. 4/4 refspec: replace `refspec_item_init()` with fetch/push variantsTaylor Blau, Mar 17, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2025
  31. Taylor BlauMar 18, 2025
  32. 0/4 refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean valueTaylor Blau, Mar 18, 2025
  33. 1/4 refspec: treat 'fetch' as a Boolean valueTaylor Blau, Mar 18, 2025
  34. 2/4 refspec: replace `refspec_init()` with fetch/push variantsTaylor Blau, Mar 18, 2025
  35. 3/4 refspec: remove refspec_item_init_or_die()Taylor Blau, Mar 18, 2025
  36. 4/4 refspec: replace `refspec_item_init()` with fetch/push variantsTaylor Blau, Mar 18, 2025
  37. Elijah NewrenMar 19, 2025
  38. Taylor BlauMar 17, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2025
  40. Taylor BlauMar 18, 2025
  41. 6/9 fetch: ask server to advertise HEAD for config-less fetchJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  42. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  43. Jeff KingMar 13, 2025
  44. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2025
  45. Taylor BlauMar 17, 2025
  46. 7/9 fetch: stop protecting additions to ref-prefix listJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  47. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  48. 8/9 fetch: avoid ls-refs only to ask for HEAD symref updateJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  49. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2025
  50. Jeff KingMar 17, 2025
  51. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2025
  52. 0/2 limiting followRemoteHEAD being usedJeff King, Mar 18, 2025
  53. 1/2 fetch: only respect followRemoteHEAD with configured refspecsJeff King, Mar 18, 2025
  54. Taylor BlauMar 18, 2025
  55. 2/2 fetch: don't ask for remote HEAD if followRemoteHEAD is "never"Jeff King, Mar 18, 2025
  56. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2025
  57. Taylor BlauMar 18, 2025
  58. 9/9 fetch: use ref prefix list to skip ls-refsJeff King, Mar 9, 2025
  59. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  60. Taylor BlauMar 12, 2025
  61. Jeff KingMar 13, 2025

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