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Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 25, 2017, 03:35 UTC
Message-ID
<xmqqshfbfo21.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To
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Prathamesh Chavan <pc44800@gmail.com> writes:
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> Introduce function get_submodule_displaypath() to replace the code
> occurring in submodule_init() for generating displaypath of the
> submodule with a call to it.
>
> This new function will also be used in other parts of the system
> in later patches.
>
> Mentored-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
> Mentored-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Prathamesh Chavan <pc44800@gmail.com>
> ---
>  builtin/submodule--helper.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
> index 818fe74f0..d24ac9028 100644
> --- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
> +++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
> @@ -220,6 +220,29 @@ static int resolve_relative_url_test(int argc, const char **argv, const char *pr
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +/* the result should be freed by the caller. */
> +static char *get_submodule_displaypath(const char *path, const char *prefix)
> +{
> +	const char *super_prefix = get_super_prefix();
> +
> +	if (prefix && super_prefix) {
> +		BUG("cannot have prefix '%s' and superprefix '%s'",
> +		    prefix, super_prefix);
> +	} else if (prefix) {
> +		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> +		char *displaypath = xstrdup(relative_path(path, prefix, &sb));
> +		strbuf_release(&sb);
> +		return displaypath;
> +	} else if (super_prefix) {
> +		int len = strlen(super_prefix);
> +		const char *format = (len > 0 && is_dir_sep(super_prefix[len - 1])) ? "%s%s" : "%s/%s";
> +
> +		return xstrfmt(format, super_prefix, path);
> +	} else {
> +		return xstrdup(path);
> +	}
> +}

Looks like a fairly faithful rewrite of the original below, with a reasonable clean-up (e.g. use of xstrfmt() instead of addf()).

One thing I noticed is that future callers of this function, unlike init_submodule() which is its original caller, are allowed to have super-prefix that does not end in a slash, because the helper automatically supplies one when it is missing.

I am not sure the added leniency is desirable [*1*], but in any case, the added leniency deserves a mention in the log message, I would think.

[Footnote]

*1* Often it is harder to introduce bugs when the internal rules are stricter, e.g. "prefix must end with slash", than when they are looser, e.g. "prefix may or may not end with slash", because allowing different codepaths to have the same thing in different representations would hide bugs that is only uncovered when these codepaths eventually meet (e.g. one codepath has a path with and the other without trailing slash and they both think that is the prefix---then they use strcmp() to see if they have the same prefix, which would be a bug, which may not be noticed for a long time).

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>  struct module_list {
>  	const struct cache_entry **entries;
>  	int alloc, nr;
> @@ -335,15 +358,7 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
>  	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
>  	char *upd = NULL, *url = NULL, *displaypath;
>  
> -	if (prefix && get_super_prefix())
> -		die("BUG: cannot have prefix and superprefix");
> -	else if (prefix)
> -		displaypath = xstrdup(relative_path(path, prefix, &sb));
> -	else if (get_super_prefix()) {
> -		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s%s", get_super_prefix(), path);
> -		displaypath = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
> -	} else
> -		displaypath = xstrdup(path);
> +	displaypath = get_submodule_displaypath(path, prefix);
>  
>  	sub = submodule_from_path(&null_oid, path);
>  
> @@ -358,9 +373,9 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
>  	 * Set active flag for the submodule being initialized
>  	 */
>  	if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, path)) {
> -		strbuf_reset(&sb);
>  		strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.active", sub->name);
>  		git_config_set_gently(sb.buf, "true");
> +		strbuf_reset(&sb);
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -368,7 +383,6 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
>  	 * To look up the url in .git/config, we must not fall back to
>  	 * .gitmodules, so look it up directly.
>  	 */
> -	strbuf_reset(&sb);
>  	strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.url", sub->name);
>  	if (git_config_get_string(sb.buf, &url)) {
>  		if (!sub->url)
> @@ -405,9 +419,9 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
>  				_("Submodule '%s' (%s) registered for path '%s'\n"),
>  				sub->name, url, displaypath);
>  	}
> +	strbuf_reset(&sb);
>  
>  	/* Copy "update" setting when it is not set yet */
> -	strbuf_reset(&sb);
>  	strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.update", sub->name);
>  	if (git_config_get_string(sb.buf, &upd) &&
>  	    sub->update_strategy.type != SM_UPDATE_UNSPECIFIED) {
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  1. Prathamesh ChavanAug 21, 2017
  2. [GSoC][PATCH 2/4] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_submodule_list()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 21, 2017
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2017
  4. [GSoC][PATCH 3/4] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 21, 2017
  5. Heiko VoigtAug 21, 2017
  6. Prathamesh ChavanAug 21, 2017
  7. [GSoC][PATCH 4/4] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 21, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2017
  9. [GSoC][PATCH v2 0/4] submodule: Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 23, 2017
  10. [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/4] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 23, 2017
  11. [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/4] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 23, 2017
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2017
  13. Stefan BellerAug 23, 2017
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2017
  15. [GSoC][PATCH v3 0/4] Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 24, 2017
  16. [GSoC][PATCH v3 1/4] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 24, 2017
  17. [GSoC][PATCH v3 2/4] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_listed_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 24, 2017
  18. [GSoC][PATCH v3 3/4] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 24, 2017
  19. [GSoC][PATCH v3 4/4] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 24, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2017
  21. Stefan BellerAug 25, 2017
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2017
  23. Prathamesh ChavanAug 27, 2017
  24. [GSoC][PATCH v4 0/4] Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 28, 2017
  25. [GSoC][PATCH v4 1/4] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 28, 2017
  26. [GSoC][PATCH v4 1/4] submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Han-Wen Nienhuys, Sep 21, 2017
  27. [GSoC][PATCH v4 2/4] submodule--helper: introduce for_each_listed_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Aug 28, 2017
  28. [GSoC][PATCH v4 3/4] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 28, 2017
  29. [GSoC][PATCH v4 3/4] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CHan-Wen Nienhuys, Sep 21, 2017
  30. [GSoC][PATCH v4 4/4] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 28, 2017
  31. [GSoC][PATCH v4 4/4] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CHan-Wen Nienhuys, Sep 21, 2017
  32. 0/4 Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Sep 24, 2017
  33. 1/4 submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Sep 24, 2017
  34. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2017
  35. 2/4 submodule--helper: introduce for_each_listed_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Sep 24, 2017
  36. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2017
  37. 3/4 submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Sep 24, 2017
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2017
  39. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2017
  40. 4/4 submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Sep 24, 2017
  41. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2017
  42. 0/3 Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Sep 29, 2017
  43. 1/3 submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Sep 29, 2017
  44. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2017
  45. 2/3 submodule--helper: introduce for_each_listed_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Sep 29, 2017
  46. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2017
  47. 3/3 submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Sep 29, 2017
  48. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2017
  49. 0/3 Incremental rewrite of git-submodulesPrathamesh Chavan, Oct 6, 2017
  50. 1/3 submodule--helper: introduce get_submodule_displaypath()Prathamesh Chavan, Oct 6, 2017
  51. Eric SunshineOct 6, 2017
  52. 2/3 submodule--helper: introduce for_each_listed_submodule()Prathamesh Chavan, Oct 6, 2017
  53. Eric SunshineOct 6, 2017
  54. 3/3 submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Oct 6, 2017
  55. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2017
  56. Eric SunshineOct 7, 2017
  57. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2017
  58. [GSoC][PATCH v2 3/4] submodule: port set_name_rev() from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 23, 2017
  59. [GSoC][PATCH v2 4/4] submodule: port submodule subcommand 'status' from shell to CPrathamesh Chavan, Aug 23, 2017

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