Merge branch 'kn/for-each-branch'

Update "git branch" that list existing branches, using the
ref-filter API that is shared with "git tag" and "git
for-each-ref".

* kn/for-each-branch:
  branch: add '--points-at' option
  branch.c: use 'ref-filter' APIs
  branch.c: use 'ref-filter' data structures
  branch: drop non-commit error reporting
  branch: move 'current' check down to the presentation layer
  branch: roll show_detached HEAD into regular ref_list
  branch: bump get_head_description() to the top
  branch: refactor width computation

1 files changed, 150 insertions, 352 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 3ba4d1bd3b..01f9530822 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -19,18 +19,17 @@
 #include "column.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
+#include "ref-filter.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
 	N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
+	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
-#define REF_LOCAL_BRANCH    0x01
-#define REF_REMOTE_BRANCH   0x02
-
 static const char *head;
 static unsigned char head_sha1[20];
 
@@ -52,13 +51,6 @@ enum color_branch {
 	BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM = 5
 };
 
-static enum merge_filter {
-	NO_FILTER = 0,
-	SHOW_NOT_MERGED,
-	SHOW_MERGED
-} merge_filter;
-static unsigned char merge_filter_ref[20];
-
 static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 static unsigned int colopts;
 
@@ -121,7 +113,7 @@ static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
 	void *reference_name_to_free = NULL;
 	int merged;
 
-	if (kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) {
+	if (kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
 		struct branch *branch = branch_get(name);
 		const char *upstream = branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -199,14 +191,14 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 	struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	switch (kinds) {
-	case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
+	case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
 		fmt = "refs/remotes/%s";
 		/* For subsequent UI messages */
 		remote_branch = 1;
 
 		force = 1;
 		break;
-	case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
+	case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
 		fmt = "refs/heads/%s";
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -223,7 +215,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 		int flags = 0;
 
 		strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i]);
-		if (kinds == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
+		if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
 			error(_("Cannot delete the branch '%s' "
 			      "which you are currently on."), bname.buf);
 			ret = 1;
@@ -279,147 +271,6 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 	return(ret);
 }
 
-struct ref_item {
-	char *name;
-	char *dest;
-	unsigned int kind, width;
-	struct commit *commit;
-	int ignore;
-};
-
-struct ref_list {
-	struct rev_info revs;
-	int index, alloc, maxwidth, verbose, abbrev;
-	struct ref_item *list;
-	struct commit_list *with_commit;
-	int kinds;
-};
-
-static char *resolve_symref(const char *src, const char *prefix)
-{
-	unsigned char sha1[20];
-	int flag;
-	const char *dst;
-
-	dst = resolve_ref_unsafe(src, 0, sha1, &flag);
-	if (!(dst && (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)))
-		return NULL;
-	if (prefix)
-		skip_prefix(dst, prefix, &dst);
-	return xstrdup(dst);
-}
-
-struct append_ref_cb {
-	struct ref_list *ref_list;
-	const char **pattern;
-	int ret;
-};
-
-static int match_patterns(const char **pattern, const char *refname)
-{
-	if (!*pattern)
-		return 1; /* no pattern always matches */
-	while (*pattern) {
-		if (!wildmatch(*pattern, refname, 0, NULL))
-			return 1;
-		pattern++;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int append_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid, int flags, void *cb_data)
-{
-	struct append_ref_cb *cb = (struct append_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
-	struct ref_list *ref_list = cb->ref_list;
-	struct ref_item *newitem;
-	struct commit *commit;
-	int kind, i;
-	const char *prefix, *orig_refname = refname;
-
-	static struct {
-		int kind;
-		const char *prefix;
-	} ref_kind[] = {
-		{ REF_LOCAL_BRANCH, "refs/heads/" },
-		{ REF_REMOTE_BRANCH, "refs/remotes/" },
-	};
-
-	/* Detect kind */
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind); i++) {
-		prefix = ref_kind[i].prefix;
-		if (skip_prefix(refname, prefix, &refname)) {
-			kind = ref_kind[i].kind;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind) <= i)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Don't add types the caller doesn't want */
-	if ((kind & ref_list->kinds) == 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!match_patterns(cb->pattern, refname))
-		return 0;
-
-	commit = NULL;
-	if (ref_list->verbose || ref_list->with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-		commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(oid->hash, 1);
-		if (!commit) {
-			cb->ret = error(_("branch '%s' does not point at a commit"), refname);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		/* Filter with with_commit if specified */
-		if (!is_descendant_of(commit, ref_list->with_commit))
-			return 0;
-
-		if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-			add_pending_object(&ref_list->revs,
-					   (struct object *)commit, refname);
-	}
-
-	ALLOC_GROW(ref_list->list, ref_list->index + 1, ref_list->alloc);
-
-	/* Record the new item */
-	newitem = &(ref_list->list[ref_list->index++]);
-	newitem->name = xstrdup(refname);
-	newitem->kind = kind;
-	newitem->commit = commit;
-	newitem->width = utf8_strwidth(refname);
-	newitem->dest = resolve_symref(orig_refname, prefix);
-	newitem->ignore = 0;
-	/* adjust for "remotes/" */
-	if (newitem->kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-	    ref_list->kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-		newitem->width += 8;
-	if (newitem->width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-		ref_list->maxwidth = newitem->width;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void free_ref_list(struct ref_list *ref_list)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ref_list->index; i++) {
-		free(ref_list->list[i].name);
-		free(ref_list->list[i].dest);
-	}
-	free(ref_list->list);
-}
-
-static int ref_cmp(const void *r1, const void *r2)
-{
-	struct ref_item *c1 = (struct ref_item *)(r1);
-	struct ref_item *c2 = (struct ref_item *)(r2);
-
-	if (c1->kind != c2->kind)
-		return c1->kind - c2->kind;
-	return strcmp(c1->name, c2->name);
-}
-
 static void fill_tracking_info(struct strbuf *stat, const char *branch_name,
 		int show_upstream_ref)
 {
@@ -482,8 +333,8 @@ static void fill_tracking_info(struct strbuf *stat, const char *branch_name,
 	free(ref);
 }
 
-static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_item *item,
-			     int verbose, int abbrev)
+static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_array_item *item,
+			     struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
 {
 	struct strbuf subject = STRBUF_INIT, stat = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *sub = _(" **** invalid ref ****");
@@ -494,32 +345,74 @@ static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_item *item,
 		sub = subject.buf;
 	}
 
-	if (item->kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
-		fill_tracking_info(&stat, item->name, verbose > 1);
+	if (item->kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
+		fill_tracking_info(&stat, refname, filter->verbose > 1);
 
 	strbuf_addf(out, " %s %s%s",
-		find_unique_abbrev(item->commit->object.sha1, abbrev),
+		find_unique_abbrev(item->commit->object.sha1, filter->abbrev),
 		stat.buf, sub);
 	strbuf_release(&stat);
 	strbuf_release(&subject);
 }
 
-static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
-			   int abbrev, int current, char *prefix)
+static char *get_head_description(void)
+{
+	struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct wt_status_state state;
+	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
+	wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
+	if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
+	    state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
+		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
+			    state.branch);
+	else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
+		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
+			    state.branch);
+	else if (state.detached_from) {
+		/* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
+		   and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
+		if (state.detached_at)
+			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
+				state.detached_from);
+		else
+			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
+				state.detached_from);
+	}
+	else
+		strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
+	free(state.branch);
+	free(state.onto);
+	free(state.detached_from);
+	return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
+}
+
+static void format_and_print_ref_item(struct ref_array_item *item, int maxwidth,
+				      struct ref_filter *filter, const char *remote_prefix)
 {
 	char c;
+	int current = 0;
 	int color;
 	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT, name = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	if (item->ignore)
-		return;
+	const char *prefix = "";
+	const char *desc = item->refname;
+	char *to_free = NULL;
 
 	switch (item->kind) {
-	case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
-		color = BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
+	case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
+		skip_prefix(desc, "refs/heads/", &desc);
+		if (!filter->detached && !strcmp(desc, head))
+			current = 1;
+		else
+			color = BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
 		break;
-	case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
+	case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
+		skip_prefix(desc, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
 		color = BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE;
+		prefix = remote_prefix;
+		break;
+	case FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD:
+		desc = to_free = get_head_description();
+		current = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
 		color = BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN;
@@ -532,8 +425,8 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
 		color = BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT;
 	}
 
-	strbuf_addf(&name, "%s%s", prefix, item->name);
-	if (verbose) {
+	strbuf_addf(&name, "%s%s", prefix, desc);
+	if (filter->verbose) {
 		int utf8_compensation = strlen(name.buf) - utf8_strwidth(name.buf);
 		strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%-*s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
 			    maxwidth + utf8_compensation, name.buf,
@@ -542,159 +435,82 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
 		strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
 			    name.buf, branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
 
-	if (item->dest)
-		strbuf_addf(&out, " -> %s", item->dest);
-	else if (verbose)
+	if (item->symref) {
+		skip_prefix(item->symref, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
+		strbuf_addf(&out, " -> %s", desc);
+	}
+	else if (filter->verbose)
 		/* " f7c0c00 [ahead 58, behind 197] vcs-svn: drop obj_pool.h" */
-		add_verbose_info(&out, item, verbose, abbrev);
+		add_verbose_info(&out, item, filter, desc);
 	if (column_active(colopts)) {
-		assert(!verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
+		assert(!filter->verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
 		string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
 	} else {
 		printf("%s\n", out.buf);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&name);
 	strbuf_release(&out);
+	free(to_free);
 }
 
-static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_list *refs)
-{
-	int i, w = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < refs->index; i++) {
-		if (refs->list[i].ignore)
-			continue;
-		if (refs->list[i].width > w)
-			w = refs->list[i].width;
-	}
-	return w;
-}
-
-static char *get_head_description(void)
-{
-	struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct wt_status_state state;
-	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-	wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
-	if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
-	    state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
-		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
-			    state.branch);
-	else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
-		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
-			    state.branch);
-	else if (state.detached_from) {
-		/* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
-		   and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
-		if (state.detached_at)
-			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
-				state.detached_from);
-		else
-			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
-				state.detached_from);
-	}
-	else
-		strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
-	free(state.branch);
-	free(state.onto);
-	free(state.detached_from);
-	return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
-}
-
-static void show_detached(struct ref_list *ref_list)
+static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_array *refs, int remote_bonus)
 {
-	struct commit *head_commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(head_sha1, 1);
-
-	if (head_commit && is_descendant_of(head_commit, ref_list->with_commit)) {
-		struct ref_item item;
-		item.name = get_head_description();
-		item.width = utf8_strwidth(item.name);
-		item.kind = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-		item.dest = NULL;
-		item.commit = head_commit;
-		item.ignore = 0;
-		if (item.width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-			ref_list->maxwidth = item.width;
-		print_ref_item(&item, ref_list->maxwidth, ref_list->verbose, ref_list->abbrev, 1, "");
-		free(item.name);
+	int i, max = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < refs->nr; i++) {
+		struct ref_array_item *it = refs->items[i];
+		const char *desc = it->refname;
+		int w;
+
+		skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/heads/", &desc);
+		skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
+		w = utf8_strwidth(desc);
+
+		if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+			w += remote_bonus;
+		if (w > max)
+			max = w;
 	}
+	return max;
 }
 
-static int print_ref_list(int kinds, int detached, int verbose, int abbrev, struct commit_list *with_commit, const char **pattern)
+static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct append_ref_cb cb;
-	struct ref_list ref_list;
-
-	memset(&ref_list, 0, sizeof(ref_list));
-	ref_list.kinds = kinds;
-	ref_list.verbose = verbose;
-	ref_list.abbrev = abbrev;
-	ref_list.with_commit = with_commit;
-	if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-		init_revisions(&ref_list.revs, NULL);
-	cb.ref_list = &ref_list;
-	cb.pattern = pattern;
-	cb.ret = 0;
-	for_each_rawref(append_ref, &cb);
+	struct ref_array array;
+	int maxwidth = 0;
+	const char *remote_prefix = "";
+
 	/*
-	 * The following implementation is currently duplicated in ref-filter. It
-	 * will eventually be removed when we port branch.c to use ref-filter APIs.
+	 * If we are listing more than just remote branches,
+	 * then remote branches will have a "remotes/" prefix.
+	 * We need to account for this in the width.
 	 */
-	if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-		struct commit *filter;
-		filter = lookup_commit_reference_gently(merge_filter_ref, 0);
-		if (!filter)
-			die(_("object '%s' does not point to a commit"),
-			    sha1_to_hex(merge_filter_ref));
-
-		filter->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
-		add_pending_object(&ref_list.revs,
-				   (struct object *) filter, "");
-		ref_list.revs.limited = 1;
-
-		if (prepare_revision_walk(&ref_list.revs))
-			die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
-
-		for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-			struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-			struct commit *commit = item->commit;
-			int is_merged = !!(commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING);
-			item->ignore = is_merged != (merge_filter == SHOW_MERGED);
-		}
+	if (filter->kind != FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+		remote_prefix = "remotes/";
 
-		for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-			struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-			clear_commit_marks(item->commit, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
-		}
-		clear_commit_marks(filter, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
+	memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));
 
-		if (verbose)
-			ref_list.maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&ref_list);
-	}
+	verify_ref_format("%(refname)%(symref)");
+	filter_refs(&array, filter, filter->kind | FILTER_REFS_INCLUDE_BROKEN);
 
-	qsort(ref_list.list, ref_list.index, sizeof(struct ref_item), ref_cmp);
-
-	detached = (detached && (kinds & REF_LOCAL_BRANCH));
-	if (detached && match_patterns(pattern, "HEAD"))
-		show_detached(&ref_list);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-		int current = !detached &&
-			(ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) &&
-			!strcmp(ref_list.list[i].name, head);
-		char *prefix = (kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-				ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-				? "remotes/" : "";
-		print_ref_item(&ref_list.list[i], ref_list.maxwidth, verbose,
-			       abbrev, current, prefix);
-	}
+	if (filter->verbose)
+		maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
 
-	free_ref_list(&ref_list);
+	/*
+	 * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
+	 * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
+	 * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
+	 * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
+	 * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
+	 */
+	if (!sorting)
+		sorting = ref_default_sorting();
+	ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
 
-	if (cb.ret)
-		error(_("some refs could not be read"));
+	for (i = 0; i < array.nr; i++)
+		format_and_print_ref_item(array.items[i], maxwidth, filter, remote_prefix);
 
-	return cb.ret;
+	ref_array_clear(&array);
 }
 
 static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
@@ -750,24 +566,6 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
 	strbuf_release(&newsection);
 }
 
-/*
- * This function is duplicated in ref-filter. It will eventually be removed
- * when we port branch.c to use ref-filter APIs.
- */
-static int opt_parse_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-	merge_filter = ((opt->long_name[0] == 'n')
-			? SHOW_NOT_MERGED
-			: SHOW_MERGED);
-	if (unset)
-		merge_filter = SHOW_NOT_MERGED; /* b/c for --no-merged */
-	if (!arg)
-		arg = "HEAD";
-	if (get_sha1(arg, merge_filter_ref))
-		die(_("malformed object name %s"), arg);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const char edit_description[] = "BRANCH_DESCRIPTION";
 
 static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
@@ -807,17 +605,16 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int delete = 0, rename = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
-	int verbose = 0, abbrev = -1, detached = 0;
 	int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
 	int quiet = 0, unset_upstream = 0;
 	const char *new_upstream = NULL;
 	enum branch_track track;
-	int kinds = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-	struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL;
+	struct ref_filter filter;
+	static struct ref_sorting *sorting = NULL, **sorting_tail = &sorting;
 
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_GROUP(N_("Generic options")),
-		OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose,
+		OPT__VERBOSE(&filter.verbose,
 			N_("show hash and subject, give twice for upstream branch")),
 		OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress informational messages")),
 		OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &track, N_("set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))"),
@@ -827,15 +624,15 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, "upstream", "change the upstream info"),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, "Unset the upstream info"),
 		OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, N_("use colored output")),
-		OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &kinds, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
-			REF_REMOTE_BRANCH),
-		OPT_CONTAINS(&with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
-		OPT_WITH(&with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
-		OPT__ABBREV(&abbrev),
+		OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &filter.kind, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
+			FILTER_REFS_REMOTES),
+		OPT_CONTAINS(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+		OPT_WITH(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+		OPT__ABBREV(&filter.abbrev),
 
 		OPT_GROUP(N_("Specific git-branch actions:")),
-		OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &kinds, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
-			REF_REMOTE_BRANCH | REF_LOCAL_BRANCH),
+		OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &filter.kind, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
+			FILTER_REFS_REMOTES | FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES),
 		OPT_BIT('d', "delete", &delete, N_("delete fully merged branch"), 1),
 		OPT_BIT('D', NULL, &delete, N_("delete branch (even if not merged)"), 2),
 		OPT_BIT('m', "move", &rename, N_("move/rename a branch and its reflog"), 1),
@@ -845,22 +642,22 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
 			 N_("edit the description for the branch")),
 		OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion")),
+		OPT_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are merged")),
+		OPT_NO_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are not merged")),
+		OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
+		OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
+			     N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
 		{
-			OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "no-merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-			N_("commit"), N_("print only not merged branches"),
-			PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-			opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
-		},
-		{
-			OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-			N_("commit"), N_("print only merged branches"),
-			PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-			opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
+			OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
+			N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
 		},
-		OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
+	memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
+	filter.kind = FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES;
+	filter.abbrev = -1;
+
 	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
 		usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
@@ -872,11 +669,9 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!head)
 		die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
 	if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
-		detached = 1;
+		filter.detached = 1;
 	else if (!skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head))
 		die(_("HEAD not found below refs/heads!"));
-	hashcpy(merge_filter_ref, head_sha1);
-
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
 			     0);
@@ -884,17 +679,17 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
 		list = 1;
 
-	if (with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
+	if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr)
 		list = 1;
 
 	if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
 	    list + unset_upstream > 1)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
-	if (abbrev == -1)
-		abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
+	if (filter.abbrev == -1)
+		filter.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
 	finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
-	if (verbose) {
+	if (filter.verbose) {
 		if (explicitly_enable_column(colopts))
 			die(_("--column and --verbose are incompatible"));
 		colopts = 0;
@@ -908,20 +703,23 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (delete) {
 		if (!argc)
 			die(_("branch name required"));
-		return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, kinds, quiet);
+		return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, filter.kind, quiet);
 	} else if (list) {
-		int ret = print_ref_list(kinds, detached, verbose, abbrev,
-					 with_commit, argv);
+		/*  git branch --local also shows HEAD when it is detached */
+		if ((filter.kind & FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) && filter.detached)
+			filter.kind |= FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
+		filter.name_patterns = argv;
+		print_ref_list(&filter, sorting);
 		print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
 		string_list_clear(&output, 0);
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	else if (edit_description) {
 		const char *branch_name;
 		struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		if (!argc) {
-			if (detached)
+			if (filter.detached)
 				die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
 			branch_name = head;
 		} else if (argc == 1)
@@ -1009,7 +807,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!branch)
 			die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
 
-		if (kinds != REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
+		if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
 			die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
 
 		if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)