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Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] add `config_set` API for caching config-like files

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 9, 2014, 15:17 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
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> My opinion on this:
>
> * It's low priority. I think the order of priority should be (high to
>   low)
>
>   1) Finish and get the current series into pu (we're almost there, it's
>      not time to back off and restart something new).
>
>   2) Work on the other series that uses the new API. We don't need to
>      change _all_ the uses, but we do need a few tens of them to
>      validate the fact that the new API is nice and convenient to use.
>
>   3) Get new actual features for the user (tidy up config files, give
>      error messages based on numbers).
>
>   You probably won't finish everything, so just think: if the GSoC ends
>   between 1) and 2), how serious is it? if it ends between 2) and 3),
>   how serious? If reverse the order, then the risk of having nothing
>   finished and mergeable at the end is high. If it happens, the
>   community may or may not take over and finish it ...
>
> * Still, making sure that the (file, line) is doable later without too
>   much change is good. So, if indeed, moving all code to another file is
>   required, then it may make sense to do it now to avoid code move
>   later.

Good thinking. As long as the code is prepared, it is a good idea to start small and bite off only we can chew at once, do things incrementally.

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>> 1. config-hash.c had to be shifted to config.c entirely.
>
> Why? I guess one reason is the use of struct cf (are there others?), but
> moving just
>
> config_hash_callback
> config_hash_add_value
> git_configset_add_file
>
> to config.c should do it. Then, config.c could use config-hash.c.

I am not sure why you guys needed a new file config-hash.c to begin with, actually. Besides, "hash" in its name is an implementation detail (what it gives us is a way to grab values for configuration variables from a config set) which we would rather not want to see.

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Message 6 of 14 in “git config cache & special querying api utilizing the cache”
  1. 0/3 git config cache & special querying api utilizing the cacheTanay Abhra, Jul 9, 2014
  2. 1/2 add `config_set` API for caching config-like filesTanay Abhra, Jul 9, 2014
  3. Matthieu MoyJul 9, 2014
  4. Tanay AbhraJul 9, 2014
  5. Matthieu MoyJul 9, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2014
  8. Matthieu MoyJul 10, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2014
  10. Tanay AbhraJul 9, 2014
  11. Matthieu MoyJul 10, 2014
  12. 2/2 test-config: Add tests for the config_set APITanay Abhra, Jul 9, 2014
  13. Matthieu MoyJul 9, 2014
  14. Tanay AbhraJul 9, 2014

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