5 * gitattributes mechanism gives a uniform way to associate various attributes
9 * Querying Specific Attributes
10 * ----------------------------
12 * - Prepare `struct attr_check` using attr_check_initl() function, enumerating
13 * the names of attributes whose values you are interested in, terminated with
14 * a NULL pointer. Alternatively, an empty `struct attr_check` can be
15 * prepared by calling `attr_check_alloc()` function and then attributes you
16 * want to ask about can be added to it with `attr_check_append()` function.
18 * - Call `git_check_attr()` to check the attributes for the path.
20 * - Inspect `attr_check` structure to see how each of the attribute in the
21 * array is defined for the path.
27 * To see how attributes "crlf" and "ident" are set for different paths.
29 * - Prepare a `struct attr_check` with two elements (because we are checking
33 * static struct attr_check *check;
34 * static void setup_check(void)
37 * return; // already done
38 * check = attr_check_initl("crlf", "ident", NULL);
42 * - Call `git_check_attr()` with the prepared `struct attr_check`:
48 * git_check_attr(path, check);
51 * - Act on `.value` member of the result, left in `check->items[]`:
54 * const char *value = check->items[0].value;
56 * if (ATTR_TRUE(value)) {
57 * The attribute is Set, by listing only the name of the
58 * attribute in the gitattributes file for the path.
59 * } else if (ATTR_FALSE(value)) {
60 * The attribute is Unset, by listing the name of the
61 * attribute prefixed with a dash - for the path.
62 * } else if (ATTR_UNSET(value)) {
63 * The attribute is neither set nor unset for the path.
64 * } else if (!strcmp(value, "input")) {
65 * If none of ATTR_TRUE(), ATTR_FALSE(), or ATTR_UNSET() is
66 * true, the value is a string set in the gitattributes
67 * file for the path by saying "attr=value".
68 * } else if (... other check using value as string ...) {
73 * To see how attributes in argv[] are set for different paths, only
74 * the first step in the above would be different.
77 * static struct attr_check *check;
78 * static void setup_check(const char **argv)
80 * check = attr_check_alloc();
82 * struct git_attr *attr = git_attr(*argv);
83 * attr_check_append(check, attr);
90 * Querying All Attributes
91 * -----------------------
93 * To get the values of all attributes associated with a file:
95 * - Prepare an empty `attr_check` structure by calling `attr_check_alloc()`.
97 * - Call `git_all_attrs()`, which populates the `attr_check` with the
98 * attributes attached to the path.
100 * - Iterate over the `attr_check.items[]` array to examine the attribute
101 * names and values. The name of the attribute described by an
102 * `attr_check.items[]` object can be retrieved via
103 * `git_attr_name(check->items[i].attr)`. (Please note that no items will be
104 * returned for unset attributes, so `ATTR_UNSET()` will return false for all
105 * returned `attr_check.items[]` objects.)
107 * - Free the `attr_check` struct by calling `attr_check_free()`.
111 * The maximum line length for a gitattributes file. If the line exceeds this
112 * length we will ignore it.
114 #define ATTR_MAX_LINE_LENGTH 2048
117 * The maximum size of the giattributes file. If the file exceeds this size we
120 #define ATTR_MAX_FILE_SIZE (100 * 1024 * 1024)
125 * An attribute is an opaque object that is identified by its name. Pass the
126 * name to `git_attr()` function to obtain the object of this type.
127 * The internal representation of this structure is of no interest to the
128 * calling programs. The name of the attribute can be retrieved by calling
133 /* opaque structures used internally for attribute collection */
134 struct all_attrs_item
;
138 * Given a string, return the gitattribute object that
141 const struct git_attr
*git_attr(const char *);
144 extern const char git_attr__true
[];
145 extern const char git_attr__false
[];
151 * An attribute for a path can be in one of four states: Set, Unset, Unspecified
152 * or set to a string, and `.value` member of `struct attr_check_item` records
153 * it. The three macros check these, if none of them returns true, `.value`
154 * member points at a string value of the attribute for the path.
157 /* Returns true if the attribute is Set for the path. */
158 #define ATTR_TRUE(v) ((v) == git_attr__true)
160 /* Returns true if the attribute is Unset for the path. */
161 #define ATTR_FALSE(v) ((v) == git_attr__false)
163 /* Returns true if the attribute is Unspecified for the path. */
164 #define ATTR_UNSET(v) ((v) == NULL)
166 /* This structure represents one attribute and its value. */
167 struct attr_check_item
{
168 const struct git_attr
*attr
;
173 * This structure represents a collection of `attr_check_item`. It is passed to
174 * `git_check_attr()` function, specifying the attributes to check, and
175 * receives their values.
180 struct attr_check_item
*items
;
182 struct all_attrs_item
*all_attrs
;
183 struct attr_stack
*stack
;
186 struct attr_check
*attr_check_alloc(void);
187 struct attr_check
*attr_check_initl(const char *, ...);
188 struct attr_check
*attr_check_dup(const struct attr_check
*check
);
190 struct attr_check_item
*attr_check_append(struct attr_check
*check
,
191 const struct git_attr
*attr
);
193 void attr_check_reset(struct attr_check
*check
);
194 void attr_check_clear(struct attr_check
*check
);
195 void attr_check_free(struct attr_check
*check
);
198 * Return the name of the attribute represented by the argument. The
199 * return value is a pointer to a null-delimited string that is part
200 * of the internal data structure; it should not be modified or freed.
202 const char *git_attr_name(const struct git_attr
*);
204 void git_check_attr(struct index_state
*istate
,
205 const char *path
, struct attr_check
*check
);
208 * Retrieve all attributes that apply to the specified path.
209 * check holds the attributes and their values.
211 void git_all_attrs(struct index_state
*istate
,
212 const char *path
, struct attr_check
*check
);
214 enum git_attr_direction
{
219 void git_attr_set_direction(enum git_attr_direction new_direction
);
221 void attr_start(void);