Release notes: grammatical fixes
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1 #ifndef REFS_H
2 #define REFS_H
4 struct ref_lock {
5 char *ref_name;
6 char *orig_ref_name;
7 struct lock_file *lk;
8 unsigned char old_sha1[20];
9 int lock_fd;
10 int force_write;
13 struct ref_transaction;
16 * Bit values set in the flags argument passed to each_ref_fn():
19 /* Reference is a symbolic reference. */
20 #define REF_ISSYMREF 0x01
22 /* Reference is a packed reference. */
23 #define REF_ISPACKED 0x02
26 * Reference cannot be resolved to an object name: dangling symbolic
27 * reference (directly or indirectly), corrupt reference file, or
28 * symbolic reference refers to ill-formatted reference name.
30 #define REF_ISBROKEN 0x04
33 * The signature for the callback function for the for_each_*()
34 * functions below. The memory pointed to by the refname and sha1
35 * arguments is only guaranteed to be valid for the duration of a
36 * single callback invocation.
38 typedef int each_ref_fn(const char *refname,
39 const unsigned char *sha1, int flags, void *cb_data);
42 * The following functions invoke the specified callback function for
43 * each reference indicated. If the function ever returns a nonzero
44 * value, stop the iteration and return that value. Please note that
45 * it is not safe to modify references while an iteration is in
46 * progress, unless the same callback function invocation that
47 * modifies the reference also returns a nonzero value to immediately
48 * stop the iteration.
50 extern int head_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
51 extern int for_each_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
52 extern int for_each_ref_in(const char *, each_ref_fn, void *);
53 extern int for_each_tag_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
54 extern int for_each_branch_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
55 extern int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
56 extern int for_each_replace_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
57 extern int for_each_glob_ref(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, void *);
58 extern int for_each_glob_ref_in(each_ref_fn, const char *pattern, const char* prefix, void *);
60 extern int head_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
61 extern int for_each_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
62 extern int for_each_ref_in_submodule(const char *submodule, const char *prefix,
63 each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
64 extern int for_each_tag_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
65 extern int for_each_branch_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
66 extern int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
68 extern int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
69 extern int for_each_namespaced_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
71 static inline const char *has_glob_specials(const char *pattern)
73 return strpbrk(pattern, "?*[");
76 /* can be used to learn about broken ref and symref */
77 extern int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn, void *);
79 extern void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname);
80 extern void warn_dangling_symrefs(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const struct string_list* refnames);
83 * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to
84 * hold_lock_file_for_update(). Return 0 on success.
85 * Errno is set to something meaningful on error.
87 extern int lock_packed_refs(int flags);
90 * Add a reference to the in-memory packed reference cache. This may
91 * only be called while the packed-refs file is locked (see
92 * lock_packed_refs()). To actually write the packed-refs file, call
93 * commit_packed_refs().
95 extern void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1);
98 * Write the current version of the packed refs cache from memory to
99 * disk. The packed-refs file must already be locked for writing (see
100 * lock_packed_refs()). Return zero on success.
101 * Sets errno to something meaningful on error.
103 extern int commit_packed_refs(void);
106 * Rollback the lockfile for the packed-refs file, and discard the
107 * in-memory packed reference cache. (The packed-refs file will be
108 * read anew if it is needed again after this function is called.)
110 extern void rollback_packed_refs(void);
113 * Flags for controlling behaviour of pack_refs()
114 * PACK_REFS_PRUNE: Prune loose refs after packing
115 * PACK_REFS_ALL: Pack _all_ refs, not just tags and already packed refs
117 #define PACK_REFS_PRUNE 0x0001
118 #define PACK_REFS_ALL 0x0002
121 * Write a packed-refs file for the current repository.
122 * flags: Combination of the above PACK_REFS_* flags.
124 int pack_refs(unsigned int flags);
126 extern int repack_without_refs(const char **refnames, int n,
127 struct strbuf *err);
129 extern int ref_exists(const char *);
131 extern int is_branch(const char *refname);
134 * If refname is a non-symbolic reference that refers to a tag object,
135 * and the tag can be (recursively) dereferenced to a non-tag object,
136 * store the SHA1 of the referred-to object to sha1 and return 0. If
137 * any of these conditions are not met, return a non-zero value.
138 * Symbolic references are considered unpeelable, even if they
139 * ultimately resolve to a peelable tag.
141 extern int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
144 * Locks a "refs/" ref returning the lock on success and NULL on failure.
145 * On failure errno is set to something meaningful.
147 extern struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1);
149 /** Locks any ref (for 'HEAD' type refs). */
150 #define REF_NODEREF 0x01
151 /* errno is set to something meaningful on failure */
152 extern struct ref_lock *lock_any_ref_for_update(const char *refname,
153 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
154 int flags, int *type_p);
156 /** Close the file descriptor owned by a lock and return the status */
157 extern int close_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
159 /** Close and commit the ref locked by the lock */
160 extern int commit_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
162 /** Release any lock taken but not written. **/
163 extern void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock);
165 /** Writes sha1 into the ref specified by the lock. **/
166 extern int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock, const unsigned char *sha1, const char *msg);
169 * Setup reflog before using. Set errno to something meaningful on failure.
171 int log_ref_setup(const char *refname, char *logfile, int bufsize);
173 /** Reads log for the value of ref during at_time. **/
174 extern int read_ref_at(const char *refname, unsigned long at_time, int cnt,
175 unsigned char *sha1, char **msg,
176 unsigned long *cutoff_time, int *cutoff_tz, int *cutoff_cnt);
178 /** Check if a particular reflog exists */
179 extern int reflog_exists(const char *refname);
181 /** Delete a reflog */
182 extern int delete_reflog(const char *refname);
184 /* iterate over reflog entries */
185 typedef int each_reflog_ent_fn(unsigned char *osha1, unsigned char *nsha1, const char *, unsigned long, int, const char *, void *);
186 int for_each_reflog_ent(const char *refname, each_reflog_ent_fn fn, void *cb_data);
187 int for_each_reflog_ent_reverse(const char *refname, each_reflog_ent_fn fn, void *cb_data);
190 * Calls the specified function for each reflog file until it returns nonzero,
191 * and returns the value
193 extern int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn, void *);
195 #define REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL 1
196 #define REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN 2
197 #define REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT 4
200 * Return 0 iff refname has the correct format for a refname according
201 * to the rules described in Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt.
202 * If REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL is set in flags, then accept one-level
203 * reference names. If REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set in flags, then
204 * allow a "*" wildcard character in place of one of the name
205 * components. No leading or repeated slashes are accepted. If
206 * REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT is set in flags, then allow refname
207 * components to start with "." (but not a whole component equal to
208 * "." or "..").
210 extern int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags);
212 extern const char *prettify_refname(const char *refname);
213 extern char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict);
215 /** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
216 extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref, const char *logmsg);
219 * Resolve refname in the nested "gitlink" repository that is located
220 * at path. If the resolution is successful, return 0 and set sha1 to
221 * the name of the object; otherwise, return a non-zero value.
223 extern int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
225 enum action_on_err {
226 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR,
227 UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR,
228 UPDATE_REFS_QUIET_ON_ERR
232 * Begin a reference transaction. The reference transaction must
233 * be freed by calling ref_transaction_free().
235 struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(void);
238 * The following functions add a reference check or update to a
239 * ref_transaction. In all of them, refname is the name of the
240 * reference to be affected. The functions make internal copies of
241 * refname, so the caller retains ownership of the parameter. flags
242 * can be REF_NODEREF; it is passed to update_ref_lock().
246 * Add a reference update to transaction. new_sha1 is the value that
247 * the reference should have after the update, or zeros if it should
248 * be deleted. If have_old is true, then old_sha1 holds the value
249 * that the reference should have had before the update, or zeros if
250 * it must not have existed beforehand.
251 * Function returns 0 on success and non-zero on failure. A failure to update
252 * means that the transaction as a whole has failed and will need to be
253 * rolled back. On failure the err buffer will be updated.
255 int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
256 const char *refname,
257 const unsigned char *new_sha1,
258 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
259 int flags, int have_old,
260 struct strbuf *err);
263 * Add a reference creation to transaction. new_sha1 is the value
264 * that the reference should have after the update; it must not be the
265 * null SHA-1. It is verified that the reference does not exist
266 * already.
268 void ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
269 const char *refname,
270 const unsigned char *new_sha1,
271 int flags);
274 * Add a reference deletion to transaction. If have_old is true, then
275 * old_sha1 holds the value that the reference should have had before
276 * the update (which must not be the null SHA-1).
278 void ref_transaction_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
279 const char *refname,
280 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
281 int flags, int have_old);
284 * Commit all of the changes that have been queued in transaction, as
285 * atomically as possible. Return a nonzero value if there is a
286 * problem.
287 * If err is non-NULL we will add an error string to it to explain why
288 * the transaction failed. The string does not end in newline.
290 int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
291 const char *msg, struct strbuf *err);
294 * Free an existing transaction and all associated data.
296 void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction);
298 /** Lock a ref and then write its file */
299 int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
300 const unsigned char *sha1, const unsigned char *oldval,
301 int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
303 extern int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *);
304 extern int ref_is_hidden(const char *);
306 #endif /* REFS_H */