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@@ -6,6 +6,94 @@ #include "cache.h" #include "commit.h" +/* + * 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. + * + * `SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX`: + * + * The built-in supports `--super-prefix`. + * + * `DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG`: + * + * If RUN_SETUP or RUN_SETUP_GENTLY is set, git.c normally handles + * the `pager.<cmd>`-configuration. If this flag is used, git.c + * will skip that step, instead allowing the built-in to make a + * more informed decision, e.g., by ignoring `pager.<cmd>` for + * certain subcommands. + * + * . Add `builtin/foo.o` to `BUILTIN_OBJS` in `Makefile`. + * + * Additionally, if `foo` is a new command, there are 4 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. + */ + #define DEFAULT_MERGE_LOG_LEN 20 extern const char git_usage_string[]; @@ -25,6 +113,18 @@ struct fmt_merge_msg_opts { extern int fmt_merge_msg(struct strbuf *in, struct strbuf *out, struct fmt_merge_msg_opts *); +/** + * If a built-in has DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG set, the built-in should call this early + * when it wishes to respect the `pager.foo`-config. The `cmd` is the name of + * the built-in, e.g., "foo". If a paging-choice has already been setup, this + * does nothing. The default in `def` should be 0 for "pager off", 1 for "pager + * on" or -1 for "punt". + * + * You should most likely use a default of 0 or 1. "Punt" (-1) could be useful + * to be able to fall back to some historical compatibility name. + */ +extern void setup_auto_pager(const char *cmd, int def); + extern int is_builtin(const char *s); extern int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix); |