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Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] trailer: separate public from internal portion of trailer_iterator

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 11, 2023, 17:10 UTC
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"Linus Arver via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> From: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
>
> The fields here are not meant to be used by downstream callers, so put
> them behind an anonymous struct named as "internal" to warn against
> their use. This follows the pattern in 576de3d956 (unpack_trees: start
> splitting internal fields from public API, 2023-02-27).

OK. The patch shows that there exist no code external to this file that touch these members that are marked "private", so it has some auditing value from that point of view, which is nice.

But that is only about today's code and does not protect us from future breakage. In other words, "git grep internal\\." would not be an effective way to find misuses of these members from the sidelines. But that is OK, as "git grep -E '([.]|->)info'" would not be an effective way in today's code, either, and the patch is not making things worse.

Queued.  Thanks.
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> Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
> ---
>  trailer.c | 10 +++++-----
>  trailer.h |  6 ++++--
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/trailer.c b/trailer.c
> index f408f9b058d..de4bdece847 100644
> --- a/trailer.c
> +++ b/trailer.c
> @@ -1220,14 +1220,14 @@ void trailer_iterator_init(struct trailer_iterator *iter, const char *msg)
>  	strbuf_init(&iter->key, 0);
>  	strbuf_init(&iter->val, 0);
>  	opts.no_divider = 1;
> -	trailer_info_get(&iter->info, msg, &opts);
> -	iter->cur = 0;
> +	trailer_info_get(&iter->internal.info, msg, &opts);
> +	iter->internal.cur = 0;
>  }
>  
>  int trailer_iterator_advance(struct trailer_iterator *iter)
>  {
> -	while (iter->cur < iter->info.trailer_nr) {
> -		char *trailer = iter->info.trailers[iter->cur++];
> +	while (iter->internal.cur < iter->internal.info.trailer_nr) {
> +		char *trailer = iter->internal.info.trailers[iter->internal.cur++];
>  		int separator_pos = find_separator(trailer, separators);
>  
>  		if (separator_pos < 1)
> @@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ int trailer_iterator_advance(struct trailer_iterator *iter)
>  
>  void trailer_iterator_release(struct trailer_iterator *iter)
>  {
> -	trailer_info_release(&iter->info);
> +	trailer_info_release(&iter->internal.info);
>  	strbuf_release(&iter->val);
>  	strbuf_release(&iter->key);
>  }
> diff --git a/trailer.h b/trailer.h
> index 795d2fccfd9..ab2cd017567 100644
> --- a/trailer.h
> +++ b/trailer.h
> @@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ struct trailer_iterator {
>  	struct strbuf val;
>  
>  	/* private */
> -	struct trailer_info info;
> -	size_t cur;
> +	struct {
> +		struct trailer_info info;
> +		size_t cur;
> +	} internal;
>  };
>  
>  /*
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Message 24 of 72 in “Trailer readability cleanups”
  1. 0/5 Trailer readability cleanupsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  2. 1/5 trailer: separate public from internal portion of trailer_iteratorLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  3. Glen ChooAug 7, 2023
  4. Phillip WoodAug 8, 2023
  5. Linus ArverAug 10, 2023
  6. Linus ArverAug 10, 2023
  7. 2/5 trailer: split process_input_file into separate piecesLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  8. Glen ChooAug 7, 2023
  9. Linus ArverAug 11, 2023
  10. 4/5 trailer: teach find_patch_start about --no-dividerLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  11. Glen ChooAug 7, 2023
  12. Linus ArverAug 11, 2023
  13. Glen ChooAug 11, 2023
  14. 3/5 trailer: split process_command_line_args into separate functionsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  15. Glen ChooAug 7, 2023
  16. Linus ArverAug 11, 2023
  17. Linus ArverAug 11, 2023
  18. Glen ChooAug 11, 2023
  19. 5/5 trailer: rename *_DEFAULT enums to *_UNSPECIFIEDLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2023
  20. Glen ChooAug 7, 2023
  21. Linus ArverAug 11, 2023
  22. 0/6 Trailer readability cleanupsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  23. 1/6 trailer: separate public from internal portion of trailer_iteratorLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  24. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2023
  25. 2/6 trailer: split process_input_file into separate piecesLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  26. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2023
  27. 3/6 trailer: split process_command_line_args into separate functionsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  28. 4/6 trailer: teach find_patch_start about --no-dividerLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2023
  30. Linus ArverSep 14, 2023
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2023
  32. Linus ArverSep 14, 2023
  33. 6/6 trailer: use offsets for trailer_start/trailer_endLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  34. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2023
  35. Linus ArverSep 14, 2023
  36. Linus ArverSep 14, 2023
  37. 5/6 trailer: rename *_DEFAULT enums to *_UNSPECIFIEDLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 9, 2023
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2023
  39. Linus ArverSep 14, 2023
  40. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2023
  41. Linus ArverSep 22, 2023
  42. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2023
  43. Linus ArverSep 26, 2023
  44. 0/9 Trailer readability cleanupsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  45. 1/9 trailer: separate public from internal portion of trailer_iteratorLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  46. 2/9 trailer: split process_input_file into separate piecesLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  47. 3/9 trailer: split process_command_line_args into separate functionsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  48. 4/9 trailer: rename *_DEFAULT enums to *_UNSPECIFIEDLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  49. 5/9 commit: ignore_non_trailer computes number of bytes to ignoreLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  50. 6/9 trailer: find the end of the log messageLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  51. 9/9 trailer: make stack variable names match field namesLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  52. 7/9 trailer: use offsets for trailer_start/trailer_endLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  53. 8/9 trailer: only use trailer_block_* variables if trailers were foundLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 22, 2023
  54. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2023
  55. Linus ArverSep 22, 2023
  56. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2023
  57. Linus ArverSep 26, 2023
  58. 0/4 Trailer readability cleanupsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2023
  59. 1/4 commit: ignore_non_trailer computes number of bytes to ignoreLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2023
  60. 2/4 trailer: find the end of the log messageLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2023
  61. Jonathan TanSep 28, 2023
  62. Linus ArverOct 20, 2023
  63. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2023
  64. 3/4 trailer: use offsets for trailer_start/trailer_endLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2023
  65. 4/4 trailer: only use trailer_block_* variables if trailers were foundLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2023
  66. 0/3 Trailer readability cleanupsLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Oct 20, 2023
  67. 1/3 commit: ignore_non_trailer computes number of bytes to ignoreLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Oct 20, 2023
  68. 2/3 trailer: find the end of the log messageLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Oct 20, 2023
  69. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2023
  70. Linus ArverDec 29, 2023
  71. Linus ArverDec 29, 2023
  72. 3/3 trailer: use offsets for trailer_start/trailer_endLinus Arver via GitGitGadget, Oct 20, 2023

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