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Re: [PATCH v7 01/12] for-each-ref: extract helper functions out of grab_single_ref()

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2015, 17:30 UTC
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Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:
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> Extract two helper functions out of grab_single_ref(). Firstly,
> new_refinfo() which is used to allocate memory for a new refinfo
> structure and copy the objectname, refname and flag to it.
> Secondly, match_name_as_path() which when given an array of patterns
> and the refname checks if the refname matches any of the patterns
> given while the pattern is a pathname, also supports wildcard
> characters.
>
> This is a preperatory patch for restructuring 'for-each-ref' and
> eventually moving most of it to 'ref-filter' to provide the
> functionality to similar commands via public API's.
>
> Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
> Mentored-by: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
> Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/for-each-ref.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/for-each-ref.c b/builtin/for-each-ref.c
> index f7e51a7..67c8b62 100644
> --- a/builtin/for-each-ref.c
> +++ b/builtin/for-each-ref.c
> @@ -851,6 +851,44 @@ struct grab_ref_cbdata {
>  };
>  
>  /*
> + * Return 1 if the refname matches with one of the patterns,
s/with //;
> + * otherwise 0.  The patterns can be literal prefix (e.g. a
> + * refname "refs/heads/master" matches a pattern "refs/heads/")
> + * or a wildcard (e.g. the same ref matches "refs/heads/m*",too).
> + */

I know this was my bad suggestion, but "refs/heads/m" can be thought of as a "literal prefix" that may match "refs/heads/master"; we do not want to make that match, so perhaps "literal" is a bad way to say this. "A pattern can be a path prefix or a worldcard"?

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Message 30 of 32 in “Create ref-filter from for-each-ref”
  1. 0/12 Create ref-filter from for-each-refKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  2. 01/12 for-each-ref: extract helper functions out of grab_single_ref()Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  3. 02/12 for-each-ref: clean up codeKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  4. 03/12 for-each-ref: change comment in ref_sortKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2015
  6. Karthik NayakJun 12, 2015
  7. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2015
  8. Karthik NayakJun 12, 2015
  9. Christian CouderJun 12, 2015
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2015
  11. karthik nayakJun 12, 2015
  12. 04/12 for-each-ref: rename 'refinfo' to 'ref_array_item'Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  13. 05/12 for-each-ref: introduce new structures for better organisationKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  14. Matthieu MoyJun 11, 2015
  15. Karthik NayakJun 11, 2015
  16. Matthieu MoyJun 11, 2015
  17. Karthik NayakJun 11, 2015
  18. Matthieu MoyJun 11, 2015
  19. 06/12 for-each-ref: introduce 'ref_array_clear()'Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  20. 07/12 for-each-ref: rename some functions and make them publicKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  21. 08/12 for-each-ref: rename variables called sort to sortingKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  22. 09/12 ref-filter: add 'ref-filter.h'Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  23. 10/12 ref-filter: move code from 'for-each-ref'Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  24. 11/12 for-each-ref: introduce filter_refs()Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  25. Matthieu MoyJun 11, 2015
  26. Karthik NayakJun 11, 2015
  27. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2015
  28. 11/12 for-each-ref: introduce filter_refs()Karthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  29. 12/12 ref-filter: make 'ref_array_item' use a FLEX_ARRAY for refnameKarthik Nayak, Jun 11, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2015
  31. Karthik NayakJun 12, 2015
  32. Matthieu MoyJun 11, 2015

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