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From: "Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
	Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>,
	Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:01:32 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2264.v3.git.git.1775714492944.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2264.v2.git.git.1775668134796.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>

repo info currently does not expose the repository's
working tree root, even though this information is
available via `repo_get_work_tree()` and
`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.

Add a new field `paths.toplevel` to expose this value.

While doing so, document the correspondence between
`git rev-parse` options and `repo info` fields to make
it easier to identify missing or future additions.

For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent
with other non-applicable fields.

Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com
---
    repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
    
    repo info currently does not expose the repository's working tree root,
    even though this information is available via repo_get_work_tree().
    
    This makes it harder for scripts to retrieve the repository root through
    a structured interface, often requiring the use of git rev-parse
    --show-toplevel.
    
    Add a new field paths.toplevel to git repo info that returns the working
    tree root. For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent with
    other non-applicable fields.
    
    This provides a consistent and script-friendly way to query repository
    paths without invoking additional commands.
    
    Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com

Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2264%2Fjayesh0104%2Frepo-toplevel-v3
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2264/jayesh0104/repo-toplevel-v3
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2264

Range-diff vs v2:

 1:  05e34bfe2c ! 1:  8a58b6ce03 repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
     @@ Commit message
          For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent
          with other non-applicable fields.
      
     -    Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga [jayeshdaga99@gmail.com](mailto:jayeshdaga99@gmail.com)
     +    Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com
      
       ## builtin/repo.c ##
      @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
     @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struc
       
      +static int get_paths_toplevel(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
      +{
     -+    const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
     ++	const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
      +
     -+    if (!wt)
     -+	return -1; /* match existing error style */
     ++	if (!wt)
     ++		return -1; /* match existing error style */
      +
     -+    strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
     -+    return 0;
     ++	strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
     ++	return 0;
      +}
      +
       static int get_layout_shallow(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
       {
       	strbuf_addstr(buf,
     -@@ builtin/repo.c: static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
     +@@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_references_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
     + 	return 0;
     + }
     + 
     ++/*
     ++ * rev-parse --<opt>        repo info <field>
     ++ *
     ++ * is-bare-repository      layout.bare
     ++ * is-shallow-repository   layout.shallow
     ++ * show-object-format      object.format
     ++ * show-ref-format         references.format
     ++ * show-toplevel           paths.toplevel
     ++ *
     ++ * show-cdup               <missing>
     ++ * show-prefix             <missing>
     ++ *
     ++ * Some <missing> entries may be candidates for future
     ++ * implementation, while others may not be needed.
     ++ */
     ++
     + /* repo_info_field keys must be in lexicographical order */
     + static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
       	{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
       	{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
       	{ "object.format", get_object_format },


 builtin/repo.c       | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t1900-repo-info.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
index 71a5c1c29c..8c9afc1150 100644
--- a/builtin/repo.c
+++ b/builtin/repo.c
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int get_paths_toplevel(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
+
+	if (!wt)
+		return -1; /* match existing error style */
+
+	strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int get_layout_shallow(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
 	strbuf_addstr(buf,
@@ -82,11 +93,28 @@ static int get_references_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * rev-parse --<opt>        repo info <field>
+ *
+ * is-bare-repository      layout.bare
+ * is-shallow-repository   layout.shallow
+ * show-object-format      object.format
+ * show-ref-format         references.format
+ * show-toplevel           paths.toplevel
+ *
+ * show-cdup               <missing>
+ * show-prefix             <missing>
+ *
+ * Some <missing> entries may be candidates for future
+ * implementation, while others may not be needed.
+ */
+
 /* repo_info_field keys must be in lexicographical order */
 static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
 	{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
 	{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
 	{ "object.format", get_object_format },
+	{ "paths.toplevel", get_paths_toplevel },
 	{ "references.format", get_references_format },
 };
 
diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
index 39bb77dda0..470e06e8c2 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
@@ -155,4 +155,20 @@ test_expect_success 'git repo info -h shows only repo info usage' '
 	test_grep ! "git repo structure" actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'repo info paths.toplevel' '
+    git repo info paths.toplevel >actual &&
+    echo "paths.toplevel=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" >expected &&
+    test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'repo info paths.toplevel (bare repo)' '
+    git init --bare bare.git &&
+    (
+	cd bare.git &&
+	git repo info paths.toplevel >actual &&
+	echo "paths.toplevel=" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+    )
+'
+
 test_done

base-commit: 256554692df0685b45e60778b08802b720880c50
-- 
gitgitgadget

  reply	other threads:[~2026-04-09  6:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-02 17:14 [PATCH] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget
2026-04-02 17:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-08 17:08 ` [PATCH v2] " Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget
2026-04-09  6:01   ` Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-04-09 13:13     ` [PATCH v3] " Karthik Nayak
2026-04-09 14:48       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-09 16:01         ` Karthik Nayak
2026-04-09 14:42     ` Junio C Hamano

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