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Re: [PATCH 10/15] update submodules: add submodule_go_from_to

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2017, 21:15 UTC
Message-ID
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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

[administrivia: I've been seeing "unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)" for all of your recent patches. Can it be corrected on your end, please?]

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> In later patches we introduce the options and flag for commands
> that modify the working directory, e.g. git-checkout.
>
> This piece of code will be used universally for
> all these working tree modifications as it
> * supports dry run to answer the question:
>   "Is it safe to change the submodule to this new state?"
>   e.g. is it overwriting untracked files or are there local
>   changes that would be overwritten?
> * supports a force flag that can be used for resetting
>   the tree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
> ---
>  submodule.c | 151 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  submodule.h |   5 ++
>  2 files changed, 156 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
> index b262c5b0ad..84cc62f3bb 100644
> --- a/submodule.c
> +++ b/submodule.c
> @@ -1250,6 +1250,157 @@ int bad_to_remove_submodule(const char *path, unsigned flags)
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> +static int submodule_has_dirty_index(const struct submodule *sub)
> +{
> +	ssize_t len;
> +	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
> +	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	prepare_submodule_repo_env_no_git_dir(&cp.env_array);
> +
> +	cp.git_cmd = 1;
> +	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "diff-index", "--cached", "HEAD", NULL);

We'd want to use the QUICK optimization here, I suspect. This caller does not need to (or want to) learn which exact paths are modified, right?

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> +void submodule_clean_index(const char *path)
> +{
> +	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
> +	prepare_submodule_repo_env_no_git_dir(&cp.env_array);
> +
> +	cp.git_cmd = 1;
> +	cp.no_stdin = 1;
> +	cp.dir = path;
> +
> +	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--super-prefix=%s/", path);
> +	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "read-tree", "-u", "--reset", NULL);
> +
> +	argv_array_push(&cp.args, EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX);
> +
> +	if (run_command(&cp))
> +		die("could not clean submodule index");
> +}
Do s/clean/reset/ everywhere above.
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> +/**
> + * Moves a submodule at a given path from a given head to another new head.
> + * For edge cases (a submodule coming into existence or removing a submodule)
> + * pass NULL for old or new respectively.
> + *
> + * TODO: move dryrun and forced to flags.
The reason why this seeingly trivial thing is left as TODO is...???
Show 7 quoted lines
> + */
> +int submodule_go_from_to(const char *path,
> +			 const char *old,
> +			 const char *new,
> +			 int dry_run,
> +			 int force)
> +{

go-from-to does not tell me what it does, but my cursory read of the body of the function tells me that this is doing a checkout of a branch in the submodule? The operation in builtin/checkout.c that conceptually correspond to this is called switch_branches(), I think, so perhaps submodule_switch_branches() is a better name?

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> +	int ret = 0;
> +	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
> +	const struct submodule *sub;
> +
> +	sub = submodule_from_path(null_sha1, path);
> +
> +	if (!sub)
> +		die("BUG: could not get submodule information for '%s'", path);
> +
> +	if (!dry_run) {
> +		if (old) {
> +			if (!submodule_uses_gitfile(path))
> +				absorb_git_dir_into_superproject("", path,
> +					ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES);
> +		} else {
> +			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> +			strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/modules/%s",
> +				    get_git_common_dir(), sub->name);
> +			connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, sb.buf);
> +			strbuf_release(&sb);
> +
> +			/* make sure the index is clean as well */
> +			submodule_clean_index(path);
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (old && !force) {
> +		/* Check if the submodule has a dirty index. */
> +		if (submodule_has_dirty_index(sub)) {
> +			/* print a thing here? */
> +			return -1;
> +		}

Isn't it too late to do this here? You already reset the index in the submodule, no?

Is the idea that changes that are only in the submodule's working tree are noticed by later "read-tree -u -m" down there? Not complaining but trying to understand.

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> +	}
> +
> +	prepare_submodule_repo_env_no_git_dir(&cp.env_array);
> +
> +	cp.git_cmd = 1;
> +	cp.no_stdin = 1;
> +	cp.dir = path;
> +
> +	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--super-prefix=%s/", path);
> +	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "read-tree", NULL);
> +
> +	if (dry_run)
> +		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "-n");
> +	else
> +		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "-u");
> +
> +	if (force)
> +		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "--reset");
> +	else
> +		argv_array_push(&cp.args, "-m");
> +
> +	argv_array_push(&cp.args, old ? old : EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX);
> +	argv_array_push(&cp.args, new ? new : EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX);
> +
> +	if (run_command(&cp)) {
> +		ret = -1;
> +		goto out;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!dry_run) {
> +		if (new) {
> +			struct child_process cp1 = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
> +			/* also set the HEAD accordingly */
> +			cp1.git_cmd = 1;
> +			cp1.no_stdin = 1;
> +			cp1.dir = path;
> +
> +			argv_array_pushl(&cp1.args, "update-ref", "HEAD",
> +					 new ? new : EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX, NULL);
> +
> +			if (run_command(&cp1)) {
> +				ret = -1;
> +				goto out;
> ...
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  1. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  2. 01/14 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  3. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  4. 02/14 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  5. Brandon WilliamsFeb 15, 2017
  6. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  7. 07/14 update submodules: introduce is_interesting_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  8. Brandon WilliamsFeb 15, 2017
  9. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  10. 06/14 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  11. 05/14 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  13. 11/14 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  14. 10/14 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  15. 09/14 update submodules: add submodule_go_from_toStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  16. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  17. 04/14 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  19. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  21. 13/14 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  22. 14/14 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  23. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  24. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  25. 12/14 read-cache: remove_marked_cache_entries to wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  26. 03/14 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  28. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  29. 08/14 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 15, 2017
  30. brian m. carlsonFeb 15, 2017
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  32. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  33. 05/15 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  35. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  37. 07/15 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  38. 03/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  40. Stefan BellerFeb 22, 2017
  41. 02/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: do not use ./. as submodule remoteStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  42. 08/15 submodules: introduce check to see whether to touch a submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  44. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  45. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  46. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  47. 04/15 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  48. 09/15 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  49. 10/15 update submodules: add submodule_go_from_toStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  50. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  51. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  52. 06/15 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  53. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  54. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  55. Jacob KellerFeb 21, 2017
  56. 13/15 read-cache: remove_marked_cache_entries to wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  57. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  58. 15/15 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  59. 11/15 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  60. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  61. 12/15 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  62. Brandon WilliamsFeb 16, 2017
  63. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  64. Jacob KellerFeb 17, 2017
  65. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  66. Jacob KellerFeb 21, 2017
  67. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  68. Jacob KellerFeb 22, 2017
  69. 14/15 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  70. 01/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 16, 2017
  71. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  72. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  73. Stefan BellerFeb 16, 2017
  74. Jacob KellerFeb 16, 2017
  75. 00/14 Checkout aware of Submodules!Stefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  76. 08/15 submodules: introduce check to see whether to touch a submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  77. 09/15 update submodules: move up prepare_submodule_repo_envStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  78. 01/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: reorder create_lib_submodule_repoStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  79. 04/15 make is_submodule_populated gentlyStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  80. 03/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: define tests for recursing into submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  81. 11/15 unpack-trees: pass old oid to verify_clean_submoduleStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  82. 02/15 lib-submodule-update.sh: do not use ./. as submodule remoteStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  83. 06/15 update submodules: add submodule config parsingStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  84. 14/15 entry.c: update submodules when interestingStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  85. 12/15 unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodulesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  86. 05/15 connect_work_tree_and_git_dir: safely create leading directoriesStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  87. 07/15 update submodules: add a config option to determine if submodules are updatedStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  88. 10/15 update submodules: add submodule_move_headStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  89. Ramsay JonesFeb 24, 2017
  90. Stefan BellerFeb 24, 2017
  91. 13/15 read-cache, remove_marked_cache_entries: wipe selected submodules.Stefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  92. 15/15 builtin/checkout: add --recurse-submodules switchStefan Beller, Feb 23, 2017
  93. Ramsay JonesFeb 24, 2017
  94. Stefan BellerFeb 24, 2017

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