From: Ralph Seichter <github@xxxxxxxxxxx> Introduce the ability to append comments to modifications made using git-config. Example usage: git config --comment "changed via script" \ --add safe.directory /home/alice/repo.git based on the proposed patch, the output produced is: [safe] directory = /home/alice/repo.git #changed via script Users need to be able to distinguish between config entries made using automation and entries made by a human. Automation can add comments containing a URL pointing to explanations for the change made, avoiding questions from users as to why their config file was changed by a third party. The implementation ensures that a # character is unconditionally prepended to the provided comment string, and that the comment text is appended as a suffix to the changed key-value-pair in the same line of text. Multi-line comments (i.e. comments containing linefeed) are rejected as errors, causing Git to exit without making changes. Comments are aimed at humans who inspect or change their Git config using a pager or editor. Comments are not meant to be read or displayed by git-config at a later time. Signed-off-by: Ralph Seichter <github@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- config: add --comment option to add a comment Changes since v2: * Address reviewers' remarks. Changes since v1: * Rewrite commit message to address reviewers' questions. Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1681%2Frseichter%2Fissue-1680-v3 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1681/rseichter/issue-1680-v3 Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1681 Range-diff vs v2: 1: 1e6ccc81685 ! 1: 99cc839a115 config: add --comment option to add a comment @@ Commit message [safe] directory = /home/alice/repo.git #changed via script - * Motivation: + Users need to be able to distinguish between config entries made + using automation and entries made by a human. Automation can add + comments containing a URL pointing to explanations for the change + made, avoiding questions from users as to why their config file + was changed by a third party. - The use case which triggered my submitting this patch is - my need to distinguish between config entries made using - automation and entries made by a human. Automation can - add comments containing a URL pointing to explanations - for the change made, avoiding questions from users as to - why their config file was changed by a third party. + The implementation ensures that a # character is unconditionally + prepended to the provided comment string, and that the comment + text is appended as a suffix to the changed key-value-pair in the + same line of text. Multi-line comments (i.e. comments containing + linefeed) are rejected as errors, causing Git to exit without + making changes. - * Design considerations and implementation details: - - The implementation ensures that a # character is always - prepended to the provided comment string, and that the - comment text is appended as a suffix to the changed key- - value-pair in the same line of text. Multiline comments - are deliberately not supported, because their usefulness - does not justifiy the possible problems they pose when - it comes to removing ML comments later. - - * Target audience: - - Regarding the intended consumers of the comments made: - They are aimed at humans who inspect or change their Git - config using a pager or editor. Comments are not meant - to be read or displayed by git-config at a later time. + Comments are aimed at humans who inspect or change their Git + config using a pager or editor. Comments are not meant to be + read or displayed by git-config at a later time. Signed-off-by: Ralph Seichter <github@xxxxxxxxxxx> @@ Documentation/git-config.txt: OPTIONS values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the `value-pattern` in `--replace-all`. -+--comment:: -+ Append a comment to new or modified lines. A '#' character -+ will be automatically prepended to the value. ++--comment <value>:: ++ Append a comment to new or modified lines. A '#' character will be ++ unconditionally prepended to the value. The value must not contain ++ linefeed characters (no multi-line comments are permitted). + --get:: Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex @@ builtin/config.c: int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix usage_builtin_config(); } -+ if (comment && !(actions & (ACTION_ADD|ACTION_SET|ACTION_SET_ALL|ACTION_REPLACE_ALL))) { -+ error(_("--comment is only applicable to add/set/replace operations")); -+ usage_builtin_config(); ++ if (comment && ++ !(actions & (ACTION_ADD|ACTION_SET|ACTION_SET_ALL|ACTION_REPLACE_ALL))) { ++ error(_("--comment is only applicable to add/set/replace operations")); ++ usage_builtin_config(); + } + /* check usage of --fixed-value */ @@ config.c: static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value, break; } - strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s\n", quote); -+ if (comment) -+ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s #%s\n", quote, comment); -+ else ++ ++ if (comment) { ++ if (strchr(comment, '\n')) ++ die(_("multi-line comments are not permitted: '%s'"), comment); ++ else ++ strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s #%s\n", quote, comment); ++ } else + strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s\n", quote); ret = write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len); @@ t/t1300-config.sh: test_expect_success 'replace with non-match (actually matchin - penguin = kingpin + penguin = gentoo #Pygoscelis papua + disposition = peckish #find fish ++ foo = bar ## abc [Sections] WhatEver = Second EOF +test_expect_success 'append comments' ' + git config --replace-all --comment="Pygoscelis papua" section.penguin gentoo && + git config --comment="find fish" section.disposition peckish && ++ git config --comment="# abc" section.foo bar && + test_cmp expect .git/config ++' ++ ++test_expect_success 'Prohibited LF in comment' ' ++ test_must_fail git config --comment="a${LF}b" section.k v +' test_expect_success 'non-match result' 'test_cmp expect .git/config' Documentation/git-config.txt | 11 ++++++++--- builtin/config.c | 22 +++++++++++++++------- builtin/gc.c | 4 ++-- builtin/submodule--helper.c | 2 +- builtin/worktree.c | 4 ++-- config.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++-------- config.h | 4 ++-- sequencer.c | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- submodule-config.c | 2 +- submodule.c | 2 +- t/t1300-config.sh | 15 +++++++++++++-- worktree.c | 4 ++-- 12 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index dff39093b5e..e608d5ffef2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ git-config - Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] <name> [<value> [<value-pattern>]] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add <name> <value> -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all <name> <value> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--comment=<value>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] <name> [<value> [<value-pattern>]] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--comment=<value>] --add <name> <value> +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--comment=<value>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all <name> <value> [<value-pattern>] 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get <name> [<value-pattern>] 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all <name> [<value-pattern>] 'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp <name-regex> [<value-pattern>] @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ OPTIONS values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the `value-pattern` in `--replace-all`. +--comment <value>:: + Append a comment to new or modified lines. A '#' character will be + unconditionally prepended to the value. The value must not contain + linefeed characters (no multi-line comments are permitted). + --get:: Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c index b55bfae7d66..c54e9941a5f 100644 --- a/builtin/config.c +++ b/builtin/config.c @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static struct config_options config_options; static int show_origin; static int show_scope; static int fixed_value; +static const char *comment; #define ACTION_GET (1<<0) #define ACTION_GET_ALL (1<<1) @@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ static struct option builtin_config_options[] = { OPT_BOOL(0, "show-origin", &show_origin, N_("show origin of config (file, standard input, blob, command line)")), OPT_BOOL(0, "show-scope", &show_scope, N_("show scope of config (worktree, local, global, system, command)")), OPT_STRING(0, "default", &default_value, N_("value"), N_("with --get, use default value when missing entry")), + OPT_STRING(0, "comment", &comment, N_("value"), N_("human-readable comment string (# will be prepended automatically)")), OPT_END(), }; @@ -797,6 +799,12 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) usage_builtin_config(); } + if (comment && + !(actions & (ACTION_ADD|ACTION_SET|ACTION_SET_ALL|ACTION_REPLACE_ALL))) { + error(_("--comment is only applicable to add/set/replace operations")); + usage_builtin_config(); + } + /* check usage of --fixed-value */ if (fixed_value) { int allowed_usage = 0; @@ -880,7 +888,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) check_write(); check_argc(argc, 2, 2); value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1], &default_kvi); - ret = git_config_set_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], value); + ret = git_config_set_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], comment, value); if (ret == CONFIG_NOTHING_SET) error(_("cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value\n" " Use a regexp, --add or --replace-all to change %s."), argv[0]); @@ -891,7 +899,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1], &default_kvi); ret = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], value, argv[2], - flags); + comment, flags); } else if (actions == ACTION_ADD) { check_write(); @@ -900,7 +908,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) ret = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], value, CONFIG_REGEX_NONE, - flags); + comment, flags); } else if (actions == ACTION_REPLACE_ALL) { check_write(); @@ -908,7 +916,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1], &default_kvi); ret = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], value, argv[2], - flags | CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE); + comment, flags | CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE); } else if (actions == ACTION_GET) { check_argc(argc, 1, 2); @@ -936,17 +944,17 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) if (argc == 2) return git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], NULL, argv[1], - flags); + NULL, flags); else return git_config_set_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, - argv[0], NULL); + argv[0], NULL, NULL); } else if (actions == ACTION_UNSET_ALL) { check_write(); check_argc(argc, 1, 2); return git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], NULL, argv[1], - flags | CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE); + NULL, flags | CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE); } else if (actions == ACTION_RENAME_SECTION) { check_write(); diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c index cb80ced6cb5..342907f7bdb 100644 --- a/builtin/gc.c +++ b/builtin/gc.c @@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ static int maintenance_register(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) die(_("$HOME not set")); rc = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently( config_file, "maintenance.repo", maintpath, - CONFIG_REGEX_NONE, 0); + CONFIG_REGEX_NONE, NULL, 0); free(global_config_file); if (rc) @@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ static int maintenance_unregister(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefi if (!config_file) die(_("$HOME not set")); rc = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently( - config_file, key, NULL, maintpath, + config_file, key, NULL, maintpath, NULL, CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE | CONFIG_FLAGS_FIXED_VALUE); free(global_config_file); diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c index fda50f2af1e..e4e18adb575 100644 --- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c +++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c @@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ static void sync_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, submodule_to_gitdir(&sb, path); strbuf_addstr(&sb, "/config"); - if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(sb.buf, remote_key, sub_origin_url)) + if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(sb.buf, remote_key, NULL, sub_origin_url)) die(_("failed to update remote for submodule '%s'"), path); diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c index 9c76b62b02d..a20cc8820e5 100644 --- a/builtin/worktree.c +++ b/builtin/worktree.c @@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ static void copy_filtered_worktree_config(const char *worktree_git_dir) if (!git_configset_get_bool(&cs, "core.bare", &bare) && bare && git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently( - to_file, "core.bare", NULL, "true", 0)) + to_file, "core.bare", NULL, "true", NULL, 0)) error(_("failed to unset '%s' in '%s'"), "core.bare", to_file); if (!git_configset_get(&cs, "core.worktree") && git_config_set_in_file_gently(to_file, - "core.worktree", NULL)) + "core.worktree", NULL, NULL)) error(_("failed to unset '%s' in '%s'"), "core.worktree", to_file); diff --git a/config.c b/config.c index 3cfeb3d8bd9..2f3f6d123c6 100644 --- a/config.c +++ b/config.c @@ -3001,6 +3001,7 @@ static ssize_t write_section(int fd, const char *key, } static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value, + const char *comment, const struct config_store_data *store) { int i; @@ -3041,7 +3042,14 @@ static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value, strbuf_addch(&sb, value[i]); break; } - strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s\n", quote); + + if (comment) { + if (strchr(comment, '\n')) + die(_("multi-line comments are not permitted: '%s'"), comment); + else + strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s #%s\n", quote, comment); + } else + strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s\n", quote); ret = write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len); strbuf_release(&sb); @@ -3130,9 +3138,9 @@ static void maybe_remove_section(struct config_store_data *store, } int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename, - const char *key, const char *value) + const char *key, const char *comment, const char *value) { - return git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(config_filename, key, value, NULL, 0); + return git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(config_filename, key, value, NULL, comment, 0); } void git_config_set_in_file(const char *config_filename, @@ -3153,7 +3161,7 @@ int repo_config_set_worktree_gently(struct repository *r, if (r->repository_format_worktree_config) { char *file = repo_git_path(r, "config.worktree"); int ret = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently( - file, key, value, NULL, 0); + file, key, value, NULL, NULL, 0); free(file); return ret; } @@ -3195,6 +3203,7 @@ void git_config_set(const char *key, const char *value) int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename, const char *key, const char *value, const char *value_pattern, + const char *comment, unsigned flags) { int fd = -1, in_fd = -1; @@ -3245,7 +3254,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename, free(store.key); store.key = xstrdup(key); if (write_section(fd, key, &store) < 0 || - write_pair(fd, key, value, &store) < 0) + write_pair(fd, key, value, comment, &store) < 0) goto write_err_out; } else { struct stat st; @@ -3399,7 +3408,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename, if (write_section(fd, key, &store) < 0) goto write_err_out; } - if (write_pair(fd, key, value, &store) < 0) + if (write_pair(fd, key, value, comment, &store) < 0) goto write_err_out; } @@ -3444,7 +3453,7 @@ void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename, const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags) { if (!git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(config_filename, key, value, - value_pattern, flags)) + value_pattern, NULL, flags)) return; if (value) die(_("could not set '%s' to '%s'"), key, value); @@ -3467,7 +3476,7 @@ int repo_config_set_multivar_gently(struct repository *r, const char *key, int res = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(file, key, value, value_pattern, - flags); + NULL, flags); free(file); return res; } diff --git a/config.h b/config.h index 5dba984f770..a85a8271696 100644 --- a/config.h +++ b/config.h @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int git_config_pathname(const char **, const char *, const char *); int git_config_expiry_date(timestamp_t *, const char *, const char *); int git_config_color(char *, const char *, const char *); -int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *); +int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *); /** * write config values to a specific config file, takes a key/value pair as @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int git_config_parse_key(const char *, char **, size_t *); int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned); void git_config_set_multivar(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned); int repo_config_set_multivar_gently(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned); -int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned); +int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned); /** * takes four parameters: diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c index f49a871ac06..4c91ca5a844 100644 --- a/sequencer.c +++ b/sequencer.c @@ -3460,54 +3460,54 @@ static int save_opts(struct replay_opts *opts) if (opts->no_commit) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.no-commit", "true"); + "options.no-commit", NULL, "true"); if (opts->edit >= 0) - res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.edit", + res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.edit", NULL, opts->edit ? "true" : "false"); if (opts->allow_empty) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.allow-empty", "true"); + "options.allow-empty", NULL, "true"); if (opts->allow_empty_message) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.allow-empty-message", "true"); + "options.allow-empty-message", NULL, "true"); if (opts->keep_redundant_commits) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.keep-redundant-commits", "true"); + "options.keep-redundant-commits", NULL, "true"); if (opts->signoff) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.signoff", "true"); + "options.signoff", NULL, "true"); if (opts->record_origin) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.record-origin", "true"); + "options.record-origin", NULL, "true"); if (opts->allow_ff) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.allow-ff", "true"); + "options.allow-ff", NULL, "true"); if (opts->mainline) { struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT; strbuf_addf(&buf, "%d", opts->mainline); res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.mainline", buf.buf); + "options.mainline", NULL, buf.buf); strbuf_release(&buf); } if (opts->strategy) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.strategy", opts->strategy); + "options.strategy", NULL, opts->strategy); if (opts->gpg_sign) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.gpg-sign", opts->gpg_sign); + "options.gpg-sign", NULL, opts->gpg_sign); for (size_t i = 0; i < opts->xopts.nr; i++) res |= git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(opts_file, "options.strategy-option", - opts->xopts.v[i], "^$", 0); + opts->xopts.v[i], "^$", NULL, 0); if (opts->allow_rerere_auto) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.allow-rerere-auto", + "options.allow-rerere-auto", NULL, opts->allow_rerere_auto == RERERE_AUTOUPDATE ? "true" : "false"); if (opts->explicit_cleanup) res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file, - "options.default-msg-cleanup", + "options.default-msg-cleanup", NULL, describe_cleanup_mode(opts->default_msg_cleanup)); return res; } diff --git a/submodule-config.c b/submodule-config.c index 54130f6a385..11428b4adad 100644 --- a/submodule-config.c +++ b/submodule-config.c @@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ int config_set_in_gitmodules_file_gently(const char *key, const char *value) { int ret; - ret = git_config_set_in_file_gently(GITMODULES_FILE, key, value); + ret = git_config_set_in_file_gently(GITMODULES_FILE, key, NULL, value); if (ret < 0) /* Maybe the user already did that, don't error out here */ warning(_("Could not update .gitmodules entry %s"), key); diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c index 213da79f661..86630932d09 100644 --- a/submodule.c +++ b/submodule.c @@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ void submodule_unset_core_worktree(const struct submodule *sub) submodule_name_to_gitdir(&config_path, the_repository, sub->name); strbuf_addstr(&config_path, "/config"); - if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(config_path.buf, "core.worktree", NULL)) + if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(config_path.buf, "core.worktree", NULL, NULL)) warning(_("Could not unset core.worktree setting in submodule '%s'"), sub->path); diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh index 31c38786870..ac7b02e6b07 100755 --- a/t/t1300-config.sh +++ b/t/t1300-config.sh @@ -69,13 +69,24 @@ test_expect_success 'replace with non-match (actually matching)' ' cat > expect << EOF [section] - penguin = very blue Movie = BadPhysics UPPERCASE = true - penguin = kingpin + penguin = gentoo #Pygoscelis papua + disposition = peckish #find fish + foo = bar ## abc [Sections] WhatEver = Second EOF +test_expect_success 'append comments' ' + git config --replace-all --comment="Pygoscelis papua" section.penguin gentoo && + git config --comment="find fish" section.disposition peckish && + git config --comment="# abc" section.foo bar && + test_cmp expect .git/config +' + +test_expect_success 'Prohibited LF in comment' ' + test_must_fail git config --comment="a${LF}b" section.k v +' test_expect_success 'non-match result' 'test_cmp expect .git/config' diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c index b02a05a74a3..cf5eea8c931 100644 --- a/worktree.c +++ b/worktree.c @@ -807,9 +807,9 @@ int should_prune_worktree(const char *id, struct strbuf *reason, char **wtpath, static int move_config_setting(const char *key, const char *value, const char *from_file, const char *to_file) { - if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(to_file, key, value)) + if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(to_file, key, NULL, value)) return error(_("unable to set %s in '%s'"), key, to_file); - if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(from_file, key, NULL)) + if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(from_file, key, NULL, NULL)) return error(_("unable to unset %s in '%s'"), key, from_file); return 0; } base-commit: 0f9d4d28b7e6021b7e6db192b7bf47bd3a0d0d1d -- gitgitgadget