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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/technical')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-builtin.txt | 73 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt | 86 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt | 285 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt (renamed from Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt) | 50 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt | 25 |
11 files changed, 167 insertions, 451 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-builtin.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-builtin.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 22a39b9299..0000000000 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-builtin.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -builtin API -=========== - -Adding a new built-in ---------------------- - -There are 4 things to do to add a built-in command implementation to -Git: - -. Define the implementation of the built-in command `foo` with - signature: - - int cmd_foo(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix); - -. Add the external declaration for the function to `builtin.h`. - -. Add the command to the `commands[]` table defined in `git.c`. - The entry should look like: - - { "foo", cmd_foo, <options> }, -+ -where options is the bitwise-or of: - -`RUN_SETUP`:: - If there is not a Git directory to work on, abort. If there - is a work tree, chdir to the top of it if the command was - invoked in a subdirectory. If there is no work tree, no - chdir() is done. - -`RUN_SETUP_GENTLY`:: - If there is a Git directory, chdir as per RUN_SETUP, otherwise, - don't chdir anywhere. - -`USE_PAGER`:: - - If the standard output is connected to a tty, spawn a pager and - feed our output to it. - -`NEED_WORK_TREE`:: - - Make sure there is a work tree, i.e. the command cannot act - on bare repositories. - This only makes sense when `RUN_SETUP` is also set. - -. Add `builtin/foo.o` to `BUILTIN_OBJS` in `Makefile`. - -Additionally, if `foo` is a new command, there are 3 more things to do: - -. Add tests to `t/` directory. - -. Write documentation in `Documentation/git-foo.txt`. - -. Add an entry for `git-foo` to `command-list.txt`. - -. Add an entry for `/git-foo` to `.gitignore`. - - -How a built-in is called ------------------------- - -The implementation `cmd_foo()` takes three parameters, `argc`, `argv, -and `prefix`. The first two are similar to what `main()` of a -standalone command would be called with. - -When `RUN_SETUP` is specified in the `commands[]` table, and when you -were started from a subdirectory of the work tree, `cmd_foo()` is called -after chdir(2) to the top of the work tree, and `prefix` gets the path -to the subdirectory the command started from. This allows you to -convert a user-supplied pathname (typically relative to that directory) -to a pathname relative to the top of the work tree. - -The return value from `cmd_foo()` becomes the exit status of the -command. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt index 7f8e78d916..6c77b4920c 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt @@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ The notable options are: Similar to `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`, but return ignored files in `ignored[]` in addition to untracked files in `entries[]`. +`DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS`::: + + Only has meaning if `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO` is also set; if this is set, the + untracked contents of untracked directories are also returned in + `entries[]`. + `DIR_COLLECT_IGNORED`::: Special mode for git-add. Return ignored files in `ignored[]` and diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt index 2602668677..e7cbb7c13a 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt @@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ Data Structure of no interest to the calling programs. The name of the attribute can be retrieved by calling `git_attr_name()`. -`struct git_attr_check`:: +`struct attr_check_item`:: - This structure represents a set of attributes to check in a call - to `git_check_attr()` function, and receives the results. + This structure represents one attribute and its value. + +`struct attr_check`:: + + This structure represents a collection of `attr_check_item`. + It is passed to `git_check_attr()` function, specifying the + attributes to check, and receives their values. Attribute Values @@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ Attribute Values An attribute for a path can be in one of four states: Set, Unset, Unspecified or set to a string, and `.value` member of `struct -git_attr_check` records it. There are three macros to check these: +attr_check_item` records it. There are three macros to check these: `ATTR_TRUE()`:: @@ -48,49 +53,51 @@ value of the attribute for the path. Querying Specific Attributes ---------------------------- -* Prepare an array of `struct git_attr_check` to define the list of - attributes you would want to check. To populate this array, you would - need to define necessary attributes by calling `git_attr()` function. +* Prepare `struct attr_check` using attr_check_initl() + function, enumerating the names of attributes whose values you are + interested in, terminated with a NULL pointer. Alternatively, an + empty `struct attr_check` can be prepared by calling + `attr_check_alloc()` function and then attributes you want to + ask about can be added to it with `attr_check_append()` + function. * Call `git_check_attr()` to check the attributes for the path. -* Inspect `git_attr_check` structure to see how each of the attribute in - the array is defined for the path. +* Inspect `attr_check` structure to see how each of the + attribute in the array is defined for the path. Example ------- -To see how attributes "crlf" and "indent" are set for different paths. +To see how attributes "crlf" and "ident" are set for different paths. -. Prepare an array of `struct git_attr_check` with two elements (because - we are checking two attributes). Initialize their `attr` member with - pointers to `struct git_attr` obtained by calling `git_attr()`: +. Prepare a `struct attr_check` with two elements (because + we are checking two attributes): ------------ -static struct git_attr_check check[2]; +static struct attr_check *check; static void setup_check(void) { - if (check[0].attr) + if (check) return; /* already done */ - check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf"); - check[1].attr = git_attr("ident"); + check = attr_check_initl("crlf", "ident", NULL); } ------------ -. Call `git_check_attr()` with the prepared array of `struct git_attr_check`: +. Call `git_check_attr()` with the prepared `struct attr_check`: ------------ const char *path; setup_check(); - git_check_attr(path, ARRAY_SIZE(check), check); + git_check_attr(path, check); ------------ -. Act on `.value` member of the result, left in `check[]`: +. Act on `.value` member of the result, left in `check->items[]`: ------------ - const char *value = check[0].value; + const char *value = check->items[0].value; if (ATTR_TRUE(value)) { The attribute is Set, by listing only the name of the @@ -109,20 +116,39 @@ static void setup_check(void) } ------------ +To see how attributes in argv[] are set for different paths, only +the first step in the above would be different. + +------------ +static struct attr_check *check; +static void setup_check(const char **argv) +{ + check = attr_check_alloc(); + while (*argv) { + struct git_attr *attr = git_attr(*argv); + attr_check_append(check, attr); + argv++; + } +} +------------ + Querying All Attributes ----------------------- To get the values of all attributes associated with a file: -* Call `git_all_attrs()`, which returns an array of `git_attr_check` - structures. +* Prepare an empty `attr_check` structure by calling + `attr_check_alloc()`. + +* Call `git_all_attrs()`, which populates the `attr_check` + with the attributes attached to the path. -* Iterate over the `git_attr_check` array to examine the attribute - names and values. The name of the attribute described by a - `git_attr_check` object can be retrieved via - `git_attr_name(check[i].attr)`. (Please note that no items will be - returned for unset attributes, so `ATTR_UNSET()` will return false - for all returned `git_array_check` objects.) +* Iterate over the `attr_check.items[]` array to examine + the attribute names and values. The name of the attribute + described by a `attr_check.items[]` object can be retrieved via + `git_attr_name(check->items[i].attr)`. (Please note that no items + will be returned for unset attributes, so `ATTR_UNSET()` will return + false for all returned `attr_check.items[]` objects.) -* Free the `git_array_check` array. +* Free the `attr_check` struct by calling `attr_check_free()`. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 28f5a8b715..0000000000 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-hashmap.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,285 +0,0 @@ -hashmap API -=========== - -The hashmap API is a generic implementation of hash-based key-value mappings. - -Data Structures ---------------- - -`struct hashmap`:: - - The hash table structure. Members can be used as follows, but should - not be modified directly: -+ -The `size` member keeps track of the total number of entries (0 means the -hashmap is empty). -+ -`tablesize` is the allocated size of the hash table. A non-0 value indicates -that the hashmap is initialized. It may also be useful for statistical purposes -(i.e. `size / tablesize` is the current load factor). -+ -`cmpfn` stores the comparison function specified in `hashmap_init()`. In -advanced scenarios, it may be useful to change this, e.g. to switch between -case-sensitive and case-insensitive lookup. - -`struct hashmap_entry`:: - - An opaque structure representing an entry in the hash table, which must - be used as first member of user data structures. Ideally it should be - followed by an int-sized member to prevent unused memory on 64-bit - systems due to alignment. -+ -The `hash` member is the entry's hash code and the `next` member points to the -next entry in case of collisions (i.e. if multiple entries map to the same -bucket). - -`struct hashmap_iter`:: - - An iterator structure, to be used with hashmap_iter_* functions. - -Types ------ - -`int (*hashmap_cmp_fn)(const void *entry, const void *entry_or_key, const void *keydata)`:: - - User-supplied function to test two hashmap entries for equality. Shall - return 0 if the entries are equal. -+ -This function is always called with non-NULL `entry` / `entry_or_key` -parameters that have the same hash code. When looking up an entry, the `key` -and `keydata` parameters to hashmap_get and hashmap_remove are always passed -as second and third argument, respectively. Otherwise, `keydata` is NULL. - -Functions ---------- - -`unsigned int strhash(const char *buf)`:: -`unsigned int strihash(const char *buf)`:: -`unsigned int memhash(const void *buf, size_t len)`:: -`unsigned int memihash(const void *buf, size_t len)`:: - - Ready-to-use hash functions for strings, using the FNV-1 algorithm (see - http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/fnv). -+ -`strhash` and `strihash` take 0-terminated strings, while `memhash` and -`memihash` operate on arbitrary-length memory. -+ -`strihash` and `memihash` are case insensitive versions. - -`unsigned int sha1hash(const unsigned char *sha1)`:: - - Converts a cryptographic hash (e.g. SHA-1) into an int-sized hash code - for use in hash tables. Cryptographic hashes are supposed to have - uniform distribution, so in contrast to `memhash()`, this just copies - the first `sizeof(int)` bytes without shuffling any bits. Note that - the results will be different on big-endian and little-endian - platforms, so they should not be stored or transferred over the net. - -`void hashmap_init(struct hashmap *map, hashmap_cmp_fn equals_function, size_t initial_size)`:: - - Initializes a hashmap structure. -+ -`map` is the hashmap to initialize. -+ -The `equals_function` can be specified to compare two entries for equality. -If NULL, entries are considered equal if their hash codes are equal. -+ -If the total number of entries is known in advance, the `initial_size` -parameter may be used to preallocate a sufficiently large table and thus -prevent expensive resizing. If 0, the table is dynamically resized. - -`void hashmap_free(struct hashmap *map, int free_entries)`:: - - Frees a hashmap structure and allocated memory. -+ -`map` is the hashmap to free. -+ -If `free_entries` is true, each hashmap_entry in the map is freed as well -(using stdlib's free()). - -`void hashmap_entry_init(void *entry, unsigned int hash)`:: - - Initializes a hashmap_entry structure. -+ -`entry` points to the entry to initialize. -+ -`hash` is the hash code of the entry. -+ -The hashmap_entry structure does not hold references to external resources, -and it is safe to just discard it once you are done with it (i.e. if -your structure was allocated with xmalloc(), you can just free(3) it, -and if it is on stack, you can just let it go out of scope). - -`void *hashmap_get(const struct hashmap *map, const void *key, const void *keydata)`:: - - Returns the hashmap entry for the specified key, or NULL if not found. -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`key` is a hashmap_entry structure (or user data structure that starts with -hashmap_entry) that has at least been initialized with the proper hash code -(via `hashmap_entry_init`). -+ -If an entry with matching hash code is found, `key` and `keydata` are passed -to `hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key. - -`void *hashmap_get_from_hash(const struct hashmap *map, unsigned int hash, const void *keydata)`:: - - Returns the hashmap entry for the specified hash code and key data, - or NULL if not found. -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`hash` is the hash code of the entry to look up. -+ -If an entry with matching hash code is found, `keydata` is passed to -`hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key. The -`entry_or_key` parameter points to a bogus hashmap_entry structure that -should not be used in the comparison. - -`void *hashmap_get_next(const struct hashmap *map, const void *entry)`:: - - Returns the next equal hashmap entry, or NULL if not found. This can be - used to iterate over duplicate entries (see `hashmap_add`). -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`entry` is the hashmap_entry to start the search from, obtained via a previous -call to `hashmap_get` or `hashmap_get_next`. - -`void hashmap_add(struct hashmap *map, void *entry)`:: - - Adds a hashmap entry. This allows to add duplicate entries (i.e. - separate values with the same key according to hashmap_cmp_fn). -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`entry` is the entry to add. - -`void *hashmap_put(struct hashmap *map, void *entry)`:: - - Adds or replaces a hashmap entry. If the hashmap contains duplicate - entries equal to the specified entry, only one of them will be replaced. -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`entry` is the entry to add or replace. -+ -Returns the replaced entry, or NULL if not found (i.e. the entry was added). - -`void *hashmap_remove(struct hashmap *map, const void *key, const void *keydata)`:: - - Removes a hashmap entry matching the specified key. If the hashmap - contains duplicate entries equal to the specified key, only one of - them will be removed. -+ -`map` is the hashmap structure. -+ -`key` is a hashmap_entry structure (or user data structure that starts with -hashmap_entry) that has at least been initialized with the proper hash code -(via `hashmap_entry_init`). -+ -If an entry with matching hash code is found, `key` and `keydata` are -passed to `hashmap_cmp_fn` to decide whether the entry matches the key. -+ -Returns the removed entry, or NULL if not found. - -`void hashmap_iter_init(struct hashmap *map, struct hashmap_iter *iter)`:: -`void *hashmap_iter_next(struct hashmap_iter *iter)`:: -`void *hashmap_iter_first(struct hashmap *map, struct hashmap_iter *iter)`:: - - Used to iterate over all entries of a hashmap. -+ -`hashmap_iter_init` initializes a `hashmap_iter` structure. -+ -`hashmap_iter_next` returns the next hashmap_entry, or NULL if there are no -more entries. -+ -`hashmap_iter_first` is a combination of both (i.e. initializes the iterator -and returns the first entry, if any). - -`const char *strintern(const char *string)`:: -`const void *memintern(const void *data, size_t len)`:: - - Returns the unique, interned version of the specified string or data, - similar to the `String.intern` API in Java and .NET, respectively. - Interned strings remain valid for the entire lifetime of the process. -+ -Can be used as `[x]strdup()` or `xmemdupz` replacement, except that interned -strings / data must not be modified or freed. -+ -Interned strings are best used for short strings with high probability of -duplicates. -+ -Uses a hashmap to store the pool of interned strings. - -Usage example -------------- - -Here's a simple usage example that maps long keys to double values. ------------- -struct hashmap map; - -struct long2double { - struct hashmap_entry ent; /* must be the first member! */ - long key; - double value; -}; - -static int long2double_cmp(const struct long2double *e1, const struct long2double *e2, const void *unused) -{ - return !(e1->key == e2->key); -} - -void long2double_init(void) -{ - hashmap_init(&map, (hashmap_cmp_fn) long2double_cmp, 0); -} - -void long2double_free(void) -{ - hashmap_free(&map, 1); -} - -static struct long2double *find_entry(long key) -{ - struct long2double k; - hashmap_entry_init(&k, memhash(&key, sizeof(long))); - k.key = key; - return hashmap_get(&map, &k, NULL); -} - -double get_value(long key) -{ - struct long2double *e = find_entry(key); - return e ? e->value : 0; -} - -void set_value(long key, double value) -{ - struct long2double *e = find_entry(key); - if (!e) { - e = malloc(sizeof(struct long2double)); - hashmap_entry_init(e, memhash(&key, sizeof(long))); - e->key = key; - hashmap_add(&map, e); - } - e->value = value; -} ------------- - -Using variable-sized keys -------------------------- - -The `hashmap_entry_get` and `hashmap_entry_remove` functions expect an ordinary -`hashmap_entry` structure as key to find the correct entry. If the key data is -variable-sized (e.g. a FLEX_ARRAY string) or quite large, it is undesirable -to create a full-fledged entry structure on the heap and copy all the key data -into the structure. - -In this case, the `keydata` parameter can be used to pass -variable-sized key data directly to the comparison function, and the `key` -parameter can be a stripped-down, fixed size entry structure allocated on the -stack. - -See test-hashmap.c for an example using arbitrary-length strings as keys. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt deleted file mode 100644 index adbdbf5d75..0000000000 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-in-core-index.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -in-core index API -================= - -Talk about <read-cache.c> and <cache-tree.c>, things like: - -* cache -> the_index macros -* read_index() -* write_index() -* ie_match_stat() and ie_modified(); how they are different and when to - use which. -* index_name_pos() -* remove_index_entry_at() -* remove_file_from_index() -* add_file_to_index() -* add_index_entry() -* refresh_index() -* discard_index() -* cache_tree_invalidate_path() -* cache_tree_update() - -(JC, Linus) diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt index 3e75497a37..b0c11f868d 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -sha1-array API +oid-array API ============== -The sha1-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of SHA-1 +The oid-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of object identifiers. The emphasis is on storage and processing efficiency, making them suitable for large lists. Note that the ordering of items is not preserved over some operations. @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ not preserved over some operations. Data Structures --------------- -`struct sha1_array`:: +`struct oid_array`:: - A single array of SHA-1 hashes. This should be initialized by - assignment from `SHA1_ARRAY_INIT`. The `sha1` member contains + A single array of object IDs. This should be initialized by + assignment from `OID_ARRAY_INIT`. The `oid` member contains the actual data. The `nr` member contains the number of items in the set. The `alloc` and `sorted` members are used internally, and should not be needed by API callers. @@ -20,48 +20,52 @@ Data Structures Functions --------- -`sha1_array_append`:: - Add an item to the set. The sha1 will be placed at the end of +`oid_array_append`:: + Add an item to the set. The object ID will be placed at the end of the array (but note that some operations below may lose this ordering). -`sha1_array_lookup`:: - Perform a binary search of the array for a specific sha1. +`oid_array_lookup`:: + Perform a binary search of the array for a specific object ID. If found, returns the offset (in number of elements) of the - sha1. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array is - not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. + object ID. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array + is not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. -`sha1_array_clear`:: +`oid_array_clear`:: Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the initial, empty state. -`sha1_array_for_each_unique`:: +`oid_array_for_each_unique`:: Efficiently iterate over each unique element of the list, executing the callback function for each one. If the array is - not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. + not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. If + the callback returns a non-zero value, the iteration ends + immediately and the callback's return is propagated; otherwise, + 0 is returned. Examples -------- ----------------------------------------- -void print_callback(const unsigned char sha1[20], +int print_callback(const struct object_id *oid, void *data) { - printf("%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1)); + printf("%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid)); + return 0; /* always continue */ } void some_func(void) { - struct sha1_array hashes = SHA1_ARRAY_INIT; - unsigned char sha1[20]; + struct sha1_array hashes = OID_ARRAY_INIT; + struct object_id oid; /* Read objects into our set */ - while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1)) - sha1_array_append(&hashes, sha1); + while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash)) + oid_array_append(&hashes, &oid); /* Check if some objects are in our set */ - while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1)) { - if (sha1_array_lookup(&hashes, sha1) >= 0) + while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash)) { + if (oid_array_lookup(&hashes, &oid) >= 0) printf("it's in there!\n"); /* @@ -71,6 +75,6 @@ void some_func(void) * Instead, this will sort once and then skip duplicates * in linear time. */ - sha1_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL); + oid_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL); } ----------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 27bd701c0d..829b558110 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt @@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: Introduce an option with string argument. The string argument is put into `str_var`. +`OPT_STRING_LIST(short, long, &struct string_list, arg_str, description)`:: + Introduce an option with string argument. + The string argument is stored as an element in `string_list`. + Use of `--no-option` will clear the list of preceding values. + `OPT_INTEGER(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: Introduce an option with integer argument. The integer is put into `int_var`. @@ -178,13 +183,13 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: scale the provided value by 1024, 1024^2 or 1024^3 respectively. The scaled value is put into `unsigned_long_var`. -`OPT_DATE(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: +`OPT_DATE(short, long, ×tamp_t_var, description)`:: Introduce an option with date argument, see `approxidate()`. - The timestamp is put into `int_var`. + The timestamp is put into `timestamp_t_var`. -`OPT_EXPIRY_DATE(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: +`OPT_EXPIRY_DATE(short, long, ×tamp_t_var, description)`:: Introduce an option with expiry date argument, see `parse_expiry_date()`. - The timestamp is put into `int_var`. + The timestamp is put into `timestamp_t_var`. `OPT_CALLBACK(short, long, &var, arg_str, description, func_ptr)`:: Introduce an option with argument. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt index 540e455689..eb1fa9853e 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-setup.txt @@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ parse_pathspec(). This function takes several arguments: - prefix and args come from cmd_* functions -get_pathspec() is obsolete and should never be used in new code. - parse_pathspec() helps catch unsupported features and reject them politely. At a lower level, different pathspec-related functions may not support the same set of features. Such pathspec-sensitive diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt index 941fa178dd..3dce003fda 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-submodule-config.txt @@ -47,16 +47,20 @@ Functions Can be passed to the config parsing infrastructure to parse local (worktree) submodule configurations. -`const struct submodule *submodule_from_path(const unsigned char *commit_sha1, const char *path)`:: +`const struct submodule *submodule_from_path(const unsigned char *treeish_name, const char *path)`:: - Lookup values for one submodule by its commit_sha1 and path. + Given a tree-ish in the superproject and a path, return the + submodule that is bound at the path in the named tree. -`const struct submodule *submodule_from_name(const unsigned char *commit_sha1, const char *name)`:: +`const struct submodule *submodule_from_name(const unsigned char *treeish_name, const char *name)`:: The same as above but lookup by name. -If given the null_sha1 as commit_sha1 the local configuration of a -submodule will be returned (e.g. consolidated values from local git +Whenever a submodule configuration is parsed in `parse_submodule_config_option` +via e.g. `gitmodules_config()`, it will overwrite the null_sha1 entry. +So in the normal case, when HEAD:.gitmodules is parsed first and then overlayed +with the repository configuration, the null_sha1 entry contains the local +configuration of a submodule (e.g. consolidated values from local git configuration and the .gitmodules file in the worktree). For an example usage see test-submodule-config.c. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt index 736f3894a8..a34917153f 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt @@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ out of what the server said it could do with the first 'want' line. shallow-line = PKT-LINE("shallow" SP obj-id) - depth-request = PKT-LINE("deepen" SP depth) + depth-request = PKT-LINE("deepen" SP depth) / + PKT-LINE("deepen-since" SP timestamp) / + PKT-LINE("deepen-not" SP ref) first-want = PKT-LINE("want" SP obj-id SP capability-list) additional-want = PKT-LINE("want" SP obj-id) @@ -349,14 +351,19 @@ ACK after 'done' if there is at least one common base and multi_ack or multi_ack_detailed is enabled. The server always sends NAK after 'done' if there is no common base found. +Instead of 'ACK' or 'NAK', the server may send an error message (for +example, if it does not recognize an object in a 'want' line received +from the client). + Then the server will start sending its packfile data. ---- - server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak + server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak / error-line ack_multi = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id ack_status) ack_status = "continue" / "common" / "ready" ack = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id) nak = PKT-LINE("NAK") + error-line = PKT-LINE("ERR" SP explanation-text) ---- A simple clone may look like this (with no 'have' lines): @@ -466,13 +473,10 @@ that it wants to update, it sends a line listing the obj-id currently on the server, the obj-id the client would like to update it to and the name of the reference. -This list is followed by a flush-pkt. Then the push options are transmitted -one per packet followed by another flush-pkt. After that the packfile that -should contain all the objects that the server will need to complete the new -references will be sent. +This list is followed by a flush-pkt. ---- - update-request = *shallow ( command-list | push-cert ) [packfile] + update-requests = *shallow ( command-list | push-cert ) shallow = PKT-LINE("shallow" SP obj-id) @@ -493,12 +497,35 @@ references will be sent. PKT-LINE("pusher" SP ident LF) PKT-LINE("pushee" SP url LF) PKT-LINE("nonce" SP nonce LF) + *PKT-LINE("push-option" SP push-option LF) PKT-LINE(LF) *PKT-LINE(command LF) *PKT-LINE(gpg-signature-lines LF) PKT-LINE("push-cert-end" LF) - packfile = "PACK" 28*(OCTET) + push-option = 1*( VCHAR | SP ) +---- + +If the server has advertised the 'push-options' capability and the client has +specified 'push-options' as part of the capability list above, the client then +sends its push options followed by a flush-pkt. + +---- + push-options = *PKT-LINE(push-option) flush-pkt +---- + +For backwards compatibility with older Git servers, if the client sends a push +cert and push options, it MUST send its push options both embedded within the +push cert and after the push cert. (Note that the push options within the cert +are prefixed, but the push options after the cert are not.) Both these lists +MUST be the same, modulo the prefix. + +After that the packfile that +should contain all the objects that the server will need to complete the new +references will be sent. + +---- + packfile = "PACK" 28*(OCTET) ---- If the receiving end does not support delete-refs, the sending end MUST diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt index 4c28d3a8ae..26dcc6f502 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt @@ -179,6 +179,31 @@ This capability adds "deepen", "shallow" and "unshallow" commands to the fetch-pack/upload-pack protocol so clients can request shallow clones. +deepen-since +------------ + +This capability adds "deepen-since" command to fetch-pack/upload-pack +protocol so the client can request shallow clones that are cut at a +specific time, instead of depth. Internally it's equivalent of doing +"rev-list --max-age=<timestamp>" on the server side. "deepen-since" +cannot be used with "deepen". + +deepen-not +---------- + +This capability adds "deepen-not" command to fetch-pack/upload-pack +protocol so the client can request shallow clones that are cut at a +specific revision, instead of depth. Internally it's equivalent of +doing "rev-list --not <rev>" on the server side. "deepen-not" +cannot be used with "deepen", but can be used with "deepen-since". + +deepen-relative +--------------- + +If this capability is requested by the client, the semantics of +"deepen" command is changed. The "depth" argument is the depth from +the current shallow boundary, instead of the depth from remote refs. + no-progress ----------- |