threads / patch / 9773

patchFunctions for updating refs.

Subject: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

## tl;dr

10 messages between Sep 4, 2007 and Sep 5, 2007. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

replies: 9people: 5as markdown or json

Carlos Rica· Sep 4, 2007, 13:39 UTC · lore
Signed-off-by: Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com>
---
   They are designed to be reused also from other builtins,
   like the recently changed builtin-tag.c and the upcoming
   builtin-reset.c, and perhaps also from builtin-fetch--tool.c.
 builtin-update-ref.c |    8 ++------
 refs.c               |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 refs.h               |    8 ++++++++
 send-pack.c          |   12 ++++--------
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
Show changes to 4 files +46 −14

builtin-update-ref.c, refs.c, refs.h, send-pack.c

diff --git a/builtin-update-ref.c b/builtin-update-ref.c
index 8339cf1..bd7fe4d 100644
--- a/builtin-update-ref.c
+++ b/builtin-update-ref.c
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (oldval && *oldval && get_sha1(oldval, oldsha1))
 		die("%s: not a valid old SHA1", oldval);

-	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval ? oldsha1 : NULL, ref_flags);
-	if (!lock)
-		die("%s: cannot lock the ref", refname);
-	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
-		die("%s: cannot update the ref", refname);
-	return 0;
+	return update_ref_or_die(msg, refname, sha1,
+				oldval ? oldsha1 : NULL, ref_flags);
 }
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 09a2c87..4fd5065 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1455,3 +1455,35 @@ int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	return do_for_each_reflog("", fn, cb_data);
 }
+
+int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
+				const unsigned char *sha1,
+				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
+{
+	static struct ref_lock *lock;
+	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, flags);
+	if (!lock)
+		die("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
+	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0)
+		die("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int update_ref_or_error(const char *action, const char *refname,
+				const unsigned char *sha1,
+				const unsigned char *oldval, int quiet)
+{
+	static struct ref_lock *lock;
+	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, 0);
+	if (!lock) {
+		if (!quiet)
+			error("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0) {
+		if (!quiet)
+			error("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index f234eb7..3d0100e 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -64,4 +64,12 @@ extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg
 /** resolve ref in nested "gitlink" repository */
 extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *name, const char *refname, unsigned char *result);

+/** lock a ref and then write its file */
+int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
+				const unsigned char *sha1,
+				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags);
+int update_ref_or_error(const char *action, const char *refname,
+				const unsigned char *sha1,
+				const unsigned char *oldval, int quiet);
+
 #endif /* REFS_H */
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 9fc8a81..1907684 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -313,14 +313,10 @@ static int send_pack(int in, int out, struct remote *remote, int nr_refspec, cha
 					if (delete_ref(rs.dst, NULL)) {
 						error("Failed to delete");
 					}
-				} else {
-					lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(rs.dst, NULL, 0);
-					if (!lock)
-						error("Failed to lock");
-					else
-						write_ref_sha1(lock, ref->new_sha1,
-							       "update by push");
-				}
+				} else
+					update_ref_or_error("update by push",
+							rs.dst, ref->new_sha1,
+							NULL, 0);
 				free(rs.dst);
 			}
 		}

-- 
1.5.0
Johannes Schindelin· Sep 4, 2007, 13:45 UTC · re: Carlos Rica · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Hi,
On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Carlos Rica wrote:
Show 6 quoted lines
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
>    They are designed to be reused also from other builtins,
>    like the recently changed builtin-tag.c and the upcoming
>    builtin-reset.c, and perhaps also from builtin-fetch--tool.c.
This should go into the commit message.
> +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
> +				const unsigned char *sha1,
> +				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
Should this not be "void"?  And should it not use update_ref_or_error()?
Otherwise I like it.

Ciao, Dscho

Johannes Sixt· Sep 4, 2007, 14:28 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
Show 6 quoted lines
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Carlos Rica wrote:
>> +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
>> +				const unsigned char *sha1,
>> +				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
> 
> Should this not be "void"?  And should it not use update_ref_or_error()?

It should not use *_error() directly because then it would print two error messages in a row.

-- Hannes
Johannes Schindelin· Sep 4, 2007, 14:58 UTC · re: Johannes Sixt · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Hi,
On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Johannes Sixt wrote:
Show 10 quoted lines
> Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
> > On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Carlos Rica wrote:
> > > +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
> > > +				const unsigned char *sha1,
> > > +				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
> > 
> > Should this not be "void"?  And should it not use update_ref_or_error()?
> 
> It should not use *_error() directly because then it would print two error
> messages in a row.
Well, my idea was to let _error() print the message, and just die().

Ciao, Dscho

Johannes Sixt· Sep 4, 2007, 15:08 UTC · re: Johannes Schindelin · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
Show 14 quoted lines
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> 
>> Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
>>> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Carlos Rica wrote:
>>>> +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
>>>> +				const unsigned char *sha1,
>>>> +				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
>>> Should this not be "void"?  And should it not use update_ref_or_error()?
>> It should not use *_error() directly because then it would print two error
>> messages in a row.
> 
> Well, my idea was to let _error() print the message, and just die().
How do you avoid that die() prints an error, too?
-- Hannes
Karl Hasselström· Sep 4, 2007, 15:29 UTC · re: Johannes Sixt · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

On 2007-09-04 17:08:54 +0200, Johannes Sixt wrote:
Show 5 quoted lines
> Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
>
> > Well, my idea was to let _error() print the message, and just die().
>
> How do you avoid that die() prints an error, too?

Make a generic function that takes a function pointer argument, then call it with die or error as appropriate.

-- 
Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle
Johannes Schindelin· Sep 4, 2007, 15:33 UTC · re: Johannes Sixt · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Hi,
On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Johannes Sixt wrote:
Show 5 quoted lines
> Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
> 
> > Well, my idea was to let _error() print the message, and just die().
> 
> How do you avoid that die() prints an error, too?
Good point.  Colour me convinced.

Ciao, Dscho

Junio C Hamano· Sep 4, 2007, 17:52 UTC · re: Carlos Rica · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com> writes:
Show 40 quoted lines
> diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
> index 09a2c87..4fd5065 100644
> --- a/refs.c
> +++ b/refs.c
> @@ -1455,3 +1455,35 @@ int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
>  {
>  	return do_for_each_reflog("", fn, cb_data);
>  }
> +
> +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
> +				const unsigned char *sha1,
> +				const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
> +{
> +	static struct ref_lock *lock;
> +	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, flags);
> +	if (!lock)
> +		die("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
> +	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0)
> +		die("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int update_ref_or_error(const char *action, const char *refname,
> +				const unsigned char *sha1,
> +				const unsigned char *oldval, int quiet)
> +{
> +	static struct ref_lock *lock;
> +	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, 0);
> +	if (!lock) {
> +		if (!quiet)
> +			error("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0) {
> +		if (!quiet)
> +			error("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +	return 0;
> +}
This makes me wonder three things:
 - Why doesn't "or_error" side allow "flags" as "or_die" one?
   Could the 'quiet' option become part of "flags" perhaps?
 - They look quite similar.  Is it a good idea to refactor them
   further, or they are so small it does not matter?
 - Why isn't lock released with unlock_ref()?
Carlos Rica· Sep 4, 2007, 23:32 UTC · re: Junio C Hamano · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

2007/9/4, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
Show 47 quoted lines
> Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
> > index 09a2c87..4fd5065 100644
> > --- a/refs.c
> > +++ b/refs.c
> > @@ -1455,3 +1455,35 @@ int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
> >  {
> >       return do_for_each_reflog("", fn, cb_data);
> >  }
> > +
> > +int update_ref_or_die(const char *action, const char *refname,
> > +                             const unsigned char *sha1,
> > +                             const unsigned char *oldval, int flags)
> > +{
> > +     static struct ref_lock *lock;
> > +     lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, flags);
> > +     if (!lock)
> > +             die("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
> > +     if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0)
> > +             die("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int update_ref_or_error(const char *action, const char *refname,
> > +                             const unsigned char *sha1,
> > +                             const unsigned char *oldval, int quiet)
> > +{
> > +     static struct ref_lock *lock;
> > +     lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval, 0);
> > +     if (!lock) {
> > +             if (!quiet)
> > +                     error("Cannot lock the ref '%s'.", refname);
> > +             return 1;
> > +     }
> > +     if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, action) < 0) {
> > +             if (!quiet)
> > +                     error("Cannot update the ref '%s'.", refname);
> > +             return 1;
> > +     }
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
>
> This makes me wonder three things:
>
>  - Why doesn't "or_error" side allow "flags" as "or_die" one?
>    Could the 'quiet' option become part of "flags" perhaps?

I saw that the only code that needed the flags was the builtin-update-ref.c, and it also needed to die(). The others I saw only want that parameter set to 0. builtin-tag.c was doing die() also, not using flags, though.

>  - They look quite similar.  Is it a good idea to refactor them
>    further, or they are so small it does not matter?

I would like to know how to refactor it, however the code I saw sometimes needs to call die(), others to error() and others need to get only a value of success or not.

The function die() returns 128 and terminates the program, prepending "fatal: " in the message, while error() doesn't exit and prepend "error: ", so they were very different and I resolved to separate them.

Another option is returning different error codes, so the caller could decide what to output in each case, but I thought that these functions were only useful to unify those instructions with those error messages for this common operation that many builtins use, specially when they come from scripts who call to "git update-ref".

>
>  - Why isn't lock released with unlock_ref()?

I inspected this some weeks ago, and I finally came to think that it is released in the write_ref_sha1 call after the lock. But the code was complex, can someone confirm this?

Junio C Hamano· Sep 5, 2007, 00:16 UTC · re: Carlos Rica · lore

Re: [PATCH] Functions for updating refs.

"Carlos Rica" <jasampler@gmail.com> writes:
Show 7 quoted lines
>>  - Why doesn't "or_error" side allow "flags" as "or_die" one?
>>    Could the 'quiet' option become part of "flags" perhaps?
>
> I saw that the only code that needed the flags was the
> builtin-update-ref.c, and it also needed to die(). The
> others I saw only want that parameter set to 0.
> builtin-tag.c was doing die() also, not using flags, though.

Ok, when other built-ins start using these functions, they might want to pass different flags, but it is easy enough for us to extend the interface later.

Show 7 quoted lines
>>  - They look quite similar.  Is it a good idea to refactor them
>>    further, or they are so small it does not matter?
>
> The function die() returns 128 and terminates the program,
> prepending "fatal: " in the message, while error() doesn't exit
> and prepend "error: ", so they were very different and I
> resolved to separate them.
Fair enough.
>>  - Why isn't lock released with unlock_ref()?
>
> I inspected this some weeks ago, and I finally came to think
> that it is released in the write_ref_sha1 call after the lock.
Ah, that's right!

← back to recent threads