Calvin Wan <calvinwan@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Sometimes it is useful to get information about an object without having
> to download it completely. The server logic has already been implemented
> as “a2ba162cda (object-info: support for retrieving object info,
> 2021-04-20)”. This patch implements the client option for it.
>
> Add `--object-info` option to `cat-file --batch-command`. This option
> allows the client to make an object-info command request to a server
> that supports protocol v2. If the server is v2, but does not allow for
> the object-info command request, the entire object is fetched and the
> relevant object info is returned.
>
> === Changes since v4 ===
> - Instead of making 2 rounds trips to determine whether the server can
> handle the client object-info request, the server now advertises the
> features it can send back so the client can immediately fallback to
> fetch if any feature is not supported
> - Fixed nits and clarified some documentation/commit messages
>
> Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@xxxxxxxxxx>
FWIW, this one seems to make t1006 fail under SANITIZE=address, i.e.
$ SANITIZE=address make test
I thought it would be better to report this before you send out v6
after the release.
Thanks.
