# Re: [TopGit PATCH] pre-commit: check .top* files in the to-be-commited tree

3 messages from 2009-06-02 to 2009-06-04. Participants: Uwe Kleine-König, Bert Wesarg.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19657

## Bert Wesarg, 2009-06-02 20:40

Subject: [TopGit PATCH] pre-commit: check .top* files in the to-be-commited tree
Message-ID: <1243975238-4807-1-git-send-email-bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1243975238-4807-1-git-send-email-bert.wesarg%40googlemail.com

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We currently check fo these files only in the working tree. But we should check
what would be commited. We use write-tree to be able to utilize ls-tree and
check the result.

Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>

---
 hooks/pre-commit.sh |   36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit.sh b/hooks/pre-commit.sh
index 9d677e9..7f66c75 100644
--- a/hooks/pre-commit.sh
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,36 @@ else
 	exit 0;
 fi
 
-# TODO: check the index, not the working copy
-[ -s "$root_dir/.topdeps" ] ||
-	die ".topdeps is missing"
-[ -s "$root_dir/.topmsg" ] ||
-	die ".topmsg is missing"
+check_topfile()
+{
+	local tree=$1
+	local file=$2
+
+	local ls_line="$(git ls-tree --long "$tree" "$file")" ||
+		die "Can't ls tree for $file"
+
+	[ -n "$ls_line" ] ||
+		die "$file is missing"
+
+	# check for type and size
+	set -- $ls_line
+	local type=$2
+	local size=$4
+
+	# check file is of type blob (file)
+	[ "x$type" = "xblob" ] ||
+		die "$file is not a file"
+
+	# check for positive size
+	[ "$size" -gt 0 ] ||
+		die "$file has empty size"
+}
+
+# I suspect this can't fail, but who knows
+tree=$(git write-tree) ||
+	die "Can't write tree"
+
+check_topfile "$tree" ".topdeps"
+check_topfile "$tree" ".topmsg"
 
 # TODO: Verify .topdeps for valid branch names and against cycles
-- 
tg: (b725fc9..) bw/pre-commit-check-.top-files (depends on: master)

```

## Uwe Kleine-König, 2009-06-04 05:27

Subject: Re: [TopGit PATCH] pre-commit: check .top* files in the to-be-commited tree
Message-ID: <20090604052716.GA24414@pengutronix.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090604052716.GA24414%40pengutronix.de
In-Reply-To: <1243975238-4807-1-git-send-email-bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>

```
Hi Bert,

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 10:40:38PM +0200, Bert Wesarg wrote:
> We currently check fo these files only in the working tree. But we should check
> what would be commited. We use write-tree to be able to utilize ls-tree and
> check the result.
<nitpick> I prefer not speaking about "us" in the commit log.  Better
use passive voice. </nitpick>  So what about:

The pre-commit hook used to check that the working copy has the .top*
files.  Instead of that assert that the tree that is about to be
commited has these files.

> +# I suspect this can't fail, but who knows
> +tree=$(git write-tree) ||
> +	die "Can't write tree"
Actually you don't need to write the tree.  You can use:

	git cat-file -t :0:.topdeps
	-> blob

	git cat-file blob :0:.topdeps | grep .

Up to now I only shortly looked at your patches, but they seem to be OK.
I hope I get around to push the changes later today.

Best regards
Uwe

-- 
Pengutronix e.K.                              | Uwe Kleine-König            |
Industrial Linux Solutions                    | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |

```

## Bert Wesarg, 2009-06-04 21:29

Subject: Re: [TopGit PATCH] pre-commit: check .top* files in the to-be-commited tree
Message-ID: <36ca99e90906041429o32dcc093sccaa2fba21fddd10@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/36ca99e90906041429o32dcc093sccaa2fba21fddd10%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <20090604052716.GA24414@pengutronix.de>

```
2009/6/4 Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>:
> Hi Bert,
Hi Uwe,

>
> On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 10:40:38PM +0200, Bert Wesarg wrote:
>> We currently check fo these files only in the working tree. But we should check
>> what would be commited. We use write-tree to be able to utilize ls-tree and
>> check the result.
> <nitpick> I prefer not speaking about "us" in the commit log.  Better
> use passive voice. </nitpick>  So what about:
>
> The pre-commit hook used to check that the working copy has the .top*
> files.  Instead of that assert that the tree that is about to be
> commited has these files.
Yes, thats right, Your message is nice, you can use it for the commit.

>
>> +# I suspect this can't fail, but who knows
>> +tree=$(git write-tree) ||
>> +     die "Can't write tree"
> Actually you don't need to write the tree.  You can use:
>
>        git cat-file -t :0:.topdeps
>        -> blob
>
>        git cat-file blob :0:.topdeps | grep .
Hmm, not very nice:

$ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/bertw/tmp/has-file/.git/
$ touch .topdeps
$ git add .topdeps
$ git commit -m.topdeps
[master (root-commit) 8193982] .topdeps
 0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .topdeps
$ git rm .topdeps
rm '.topdeps'
$ git cat-file -t :0:.topdeps
fatal: Not a valid object name :0:.topdeps
$ echo $?
128
$ git cat-file blob :0:.topdeps | grep .
fatal: Not a valid object name :0:.topdeps
$ echo $?
1

My proposal:

$ git ls-tree --long "$(git write-tree)" .topdeps
$ echo $?
0

Here I know, that all git commands don't die(), they all succeed. The
.topdeps file, I'm looking for, is not in the tree, i.e. empty output.

Bert

> Best regards
> Uwe

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