Merge branch 'en/merge-strategy-docs' into maint
[git.git] / merge-ort.h
blobc011864ffeb115b43a26940a8f0b24d33c8e8182
1 #ifndef MERGE_ORT_H
2 #define MERGE_ORT_H
4 #include "merge-recursive.h"
6 struct commit;
7 struct tree;
9 struct merge_result {
11 * Whether the merge is clean; possible values:
12 * 1: clean
13 * 0: not clean (merge conflicts)
14 * <0: operation aborted prematurely. (object database
15 * unreadable, disk full, etc.) Worktree may be left in an
16 * inconsistent state if operation failed near the end.
18 int clean;
21 * Result of merge. If !clean, represents what would go in worktree
22 * (thus possibly including files containing conflict markers).
24 struct tree *tree;
27 * Additional metadata used by merge_switch_to_result() or future calls
28 * to merge_incore_*(). Includes data needed to update the index (if
29 * !clean) and to print "CONFLICT" messages. Not for external use.
31 void *priv;
32 /* Also private */
33 unsigned _properly_initialized;
37 * rename-detecting three-way merge with recursive ancestor consolidation.
38 * working tree and index are untouched.
40 * merge_bases will be consumed (emptied) so make a copy if you need it.
42 * NOTE: empirically, the recursive algorithm will perform better if you
43 * pass the merge_bases in the order of oldest commit to the
44 * newest[1][2].
46 * [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1907252055500.21907@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet/
47 * [2] commit 8918b0c9c2 ("merge-recur: try to merge older merge bases
48 * first", 2006-08-09)
50 void merge_incore_recursive(struct merge_options *opt,
51 struct commit_list *merge_bases,
52 struct commit *side1,
53 struct commit *side2,
54 struct merge_result *result);
57 * rename-detecting three-way merge, no recursion.
58 * working tree and index are untouched.
60 void merge_incore_nonrecursive(struct merge_options *opt,
61 struct tree *merge_base,
62 struct tree *side1,
63 struct tree *side2,
64 struct merge_result *result);
66 /* Update the working tree and index from head to result after incore merge */
67 void merge_switch_to_result(struct merge_options *opt,
68 struct tree *head,
69 struct merge_result *result,
70 int update_worktree_and_index,
71 int display_update_msgs);
73 /* Do needed cleanup when not calling merge_switch_to_result() */
74 void merge_finalize(struct merge_options *opt,
75 struct merge_result *result);
77 #endif