[PATCH v4] doc: clarify server behavior for invalid 'want' lines in HTTP protocol

Queen Ediri Jessa· Nov 5, 2025, 14:38 UTC · lore

Update the documentation to clearly describe how the server responds when a client sends an invalid or malformed `want` line during the HTTP protocol exchange. The server includes the offending object name in its error message.

Signed-off-by: Queen Ediri Jessa <qjessa662@gmail.com>
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Changes since v3:
- Removed extra explanatory lines per reviewer feedback.

 Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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diff --git a/Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc b/Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc
index d024010414..e2ef7f0459 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ If no "want" objects are received, send an error:
 TODO: Define error if no "want" lines are requested.
 
 If any "want" object is not reachable, send an error:
-TODO: Define error if an invalid "want" is requested.
+When a Git server receives an invalid or malformed `want` line, it
+responds with an error message that includes the offending object name.
 
 Create an empty list, `s_common`.

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Junio C Hamano· Nov 6, 2025, 17:46 UTC · re: Queen Ediri Jessa · lore

Re: [PATCH v4] doc: clarify server behavior for invalid 'want' lines in HTTP protocol

Queen Ediri Jessa <qjessa662@gmail.com> writes:

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> Update the documentation to clearly describe how the server responds when a
> client sends an invalid or malformed `want` line during the HTTP protocol
> exchange. The server includes the offending object name in its error message.
>
> Signed-off-by: Queen Ediri Jessa <qjessa662@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes since v3:
> - Removed extra explanatory lines per reviewer feedback.
>
>  Documentation/gitprotocol-http.adoc | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Thanks, will queue.

v4doc: clarify server behavior for invalid 'want' lines in HTTP protocol