Currently, set-head --auto will print a message saying "remote/HEAD set
to branch", which implies something was changed.
Change the output of --auto, so the output actually reflects what was
done: a) set a previously unset HEAD, b) change HEAD because remote
changed or c) no updates. As edge cases, if HEAD is changed from
a previous symbolic reference that was not a remote branch, explicitly
call attention to this fact, and also notify the user if the previous
reference was not a symbolic reference.
Signed-off-by: Bence Ferdinandy <bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Notes:
v1-v2:
was RFC in https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240910203835.2288291-1-bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
v3:
This patch was originally sent along when I thought set-head was
going to be invoked by fetch, but the discussion on the RFC
concluded that it should be not. This opened the possibility to make
it more explicit.
Note: although I feel both things the patch does are really just
cosmetic, an argument could be made for breaking it into two, one
for the no-op part and one for the --auto print update.
Was sent in:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240915221055.904107-1-bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
v4:
- changes are now handled atomically via the ref update transaction
- outputs have changed along the lines of Junio's suggestion
- minor refactor to set_head for improved legibility
v5: - the minor refactor has been split out into its own patch
v6: - fixed uninitialized prev_head
- fixed case of unusual previous target
- fixed a test that would have been actually broken at this patch
(the output was only correct with the later update to fetch)
- added 4 tests for the 4 output cases
v7: - change commit prefix to be more in line with project standards
- fixed tests to also work with the reftable backend
- renamed report function, fixed style issue with checking buf len
- fixed not releasing an strbuf
v8: no change
v9: - mark output strings in report_set_head_auto as translatable
- rename buf_prev to b_local_head for consistency
- use ${SQ} in tests instead of '\''
v10: no change
v11: no change
v12: no change
v13: added handling the edge case of previous remote/HEAD being
a detached HEAD
v14: - fixed badly named variable
- fixed not reporting errors correctly
builtin/remote.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
t/t5505-remote.sh | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index bcc3ee91ef..6d659d63ca 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1399,10 +1399,38 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
return result;
}
+static void report_set_head_auto(const char *remote, const char *head_name,
+ struct strbuf *b_local_head, int was_detached) {
+ struct strbuf buf_prefix = STRBUF_INIT;
+ const char *prev_head = NULL;
+
+ strbuf_addf(&buf_prefix, "refs/remotes/%s/", remote);
+ skip_prefix(b_local_head->buf, buf_prefix.buf, &prev_head);
+
+ if (prev_head && !strcmp(prev_head, head_name))
+ printf(_("'%s/HEAD' is unchanged and points to '%s'\n"),
+ remote, head_name);
+ else if (prev_head)
+ printf(_("'%s/HEAD' has changed from '%s' and now points to '%s'\n"),
+ remote, prev_head, head_name);
+ else if (!b_local_head->len)
+ printf(_("'%s/HEAD' is now created and points to '%s'\n"),
+ remote, head_name);
+ else if (was_detached && b_local_head->len)
+ printf(_("'%s/HEAD' was detached at '%s' and now points to '%s'\n"),
+ remote, b_local_head->buf, head_name);
+ else
+ printf(_("'%s/HEAD' used to point to '%s' "
+ "(which is not a remote branch), but now points to '%s'\n"),
+ remote, b_local_head->buf, head_name);
+ strbuf_release(&buf_prefix);
+}
+
static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
- int i, opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0;
- struct strbuf b_head = STRBUF_INIT, b_remote_head = STRBUF_INIT;
+ int i, opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0, was_detached;
+ struct strbuf b_head = STRBUF_INIT, b_remote_head = STRBUF_INIT,
+ b_local_head = STRBUF_INIT;
char *head_name = NULL;
struct ref_store *refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository);
@@ -1440,20 +1468,27 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
} else
usage_with_options(builtin_remote_sethead_usage, options);
- if (head_name) {
- strbuf_addf(&b_remote_head, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", argv[0], head_name);
- /* make sure it's valid */
- if (!refs_ref_exists(refs, b_remote_head.buf))
- result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), b_remote_head.buf);
- else if (refs_update_symref(refs, b_head.buf, b_remote_head.buf, "remote set-head"))
- result |= error(_("Could not set up %s"), b_head.buf);
- else if (opt_a)
- printf("%s/HEAD set to %s\n", argv[0], head_name);
- free(head_name);
+ if (!head_name)
+ goto cleanup;
+ strbuf_addf(&b_remote_head, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", argv[0], head_name);
+ if (!refs_ref_exists(refs, b_remote_head.buf)) {
+ result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), b_remote_head.buf);
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
+ was_detached = refs_update_symref_extended(refs, b_head.buf, b_remote_head.buf,
+ "remote set-head", &b_local_head);
+ if (was_detached == -1) {
+ result |= error(_("Could not set up %s"), b_head.buf);
+ goto cleanup;
}
+ if (opt_a)
+ report_set_head_auto(argv[0], head_name, &b_local_head, was_detached);
+cleanup:
+ free(head_name);
strbuf_release(&b_head);
strbuf_release(&b_remote_head);
+ strbuf_release(&b_local_head);
return result;
}
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index 4e127bf5b8..e6acff4afe 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -444,12 +444,63 @@ test_expect_success REFFILES 'set-head --auto failure' '
)
'
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto detects creation' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/remotes/origin/HEAD &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} is now created and points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto to update a non symbolic ref' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/remotes/origin/HEAD &&
+ git update-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD HEAD &&
+ HEAD=$(git log --pretty="%H") &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} was detached at ${SQ}${HEAD}${SQ} and now points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto detects no change' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} is unchanged and points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto detects change' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/ahead &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} has changed from ${SQ}ahead${SQ} and now points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto detects strange ref' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/heads/main &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} used to point to ${SQ}refs/heads/main${SQ} (which is not a remote branch), but now points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
test_expect_success 'set-head --auto has no problem w/multiple HEADs' '
(
cd test &&
git fetch two "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/two/*" &&
git remote set-head --auto two >output 2>&1 &&
- echo "two/HEAD set to main" >expect &&
+ echo "${SQ}two/HEAD${SQ} is now created and points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
test_cmp expect output
)
'
@@ -468,6 +519,16 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head explicit' '
)
'
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto reports change' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git remote set-head origin side2 &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output 2>&1 &&
+ echo "${SQ}origin/HEAD${SQ} has changed from ${SQ}side2${SQ} and now points to ${SQ}main${SQ}" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
cat >test/expect <<EOF
Pruning origin
URL: $(pwd)/one
--
2.47.0.298.g52a96ec17b
