[PATCH 0/7] create argv_array API

[PATCH 0/7] create argv_array API

[Jeff King]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:34:58AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> > Will do. Junio, do you want me to re-roll the quadratic fix, or just
> > build the refactoring on top?
> 
> The latter would be fine and it probably is not even urgent.

I went ahead and did it now, while it is still in my head. The first two
patches are unrelated fixups I noticed while working on it. The third is
the refactoring, and then the rest use it in various places. They're
certainly not urgent, and the final one borders on code churn, so they
may not all be worth applying.  But I don't think they conflict with
anything in 'next', so now might be a good time.

These are on top of what you have in jk/maint-fetch-submodule-check-fix.

  [1/7]: add sha1_array API docs
  [2/7]: quote.h: fix bogus comment
  [3/7]: refactor argv_array into generic code
  [4/7]: quote: provide sq_dequote_to_argv_array
  [5/7]: bisect: use argv_array API
  [6/7]: checkout: use argv_array API
  [7/7]: run_hook: use argv_array API

-Peff

[PATCH 1/7] add sha1_array API docs

[Jeff King]

This API was introduced in 902bb36, but never documented.
Let's be nice to future users of the code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt |   79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a4bae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+sha1-array API
+==============
+
+The sha1-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of SHA1
+identifiers. The emphasis is on storage and processing efficiency,
+making them suitable for large lists. Note that the ordering of items is
+not preserved over some operations.
+
+Data Structures
+---------------
+
+`struct sha1_array`::
+
+	A single array of SHA1 hashes. This should be initialized by
+	assignment from `SHA1_ARRAY_INIT`.  The `sha1` member contains
+	the actual data. The `nr` member contains the number of items in
+	the set.  The `alloc` and `sorted` members are used internally,
+	and should not be needed by API callers.
+
+Functions
+---------
+
+`sha1_array_append`::
+	Add an item to the set. The sha1 will be placed at the end of
+	the array (but note that some operations below may lose this
+	ordering).
+
+`sha1_array_sort`::
+	Sort the elements in the array.
+
+`sha1_array_lookup`::
+	Perform a binary search of the array for a specific sha1.
+	If found, returns the offset (in number of elements) of the
+	sha1. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array is
+	not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
+
+`sha1_array_clear`::
+	Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
+	initial, empty state.
+
+`sha1_array_for_each_unique`::
+	Efficiently iterate over each unique element of the list,
+	executing the callback function for each one. If the array is
+	not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+-----------------------------------------
+void print_callback(const unsigned char sha1[20],
+		    void *data)
+{
+	printf("%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+}
+
+void some_func(void)
+{
+	struct sha1_array hashes = SHA1_ARRAY_INIT;
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+
+	/* Read objects into our set */
+	while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1))
+		sha1_array_append(&hashes, sha1);
+
+	/* Check if some objects are in our set */
+	while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1)) {
+		if (sha1_array_lookup(&hashes, sha1) >= 0)
+			printf("it's in there!\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * Print the unique set of objects. We could also have
+	 * avoided adding duplicate objects in the first place,
+	 * but we would end up re-sorting the array repeatedly.
+	 * Instead, this will sort once and then skip duplicates
+	 * in linear time.
+	 */
+	sha1_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
+}
+-----------------------------------------
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[PATCH 2/7] quote.h: fix bogus comment

[Jeff King]

Commit 758e915 made sq_quote_next static, removing it from
quote.h. However, it forgot to update the related comment,
making it appear as a confusing description of sq_quote_to_argv.

Let's remove the crufty bits, and elaborate more on sq_quote_to_argv.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 quote.h |    5 ++---
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quote.h b/quote.h
index 024e21d..252b0df 100644
--- a/quote.h
+++ b/quote.h
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
 
 /*
  * Same as the above, but can be used to unwrap many arguments in the
- * same string separated by space. "next" is changed to point to the
- * next argument that should be passed as first parameter. When there
- * is no more argument to be dequoted, "next" is updated to point to NULL.
+ * same string separated by space. Like sq_quote, it works in place,
+ * modifying arg and appending pointers into it to argv.
  */
 extern int sq_dequote_to_argv(char *arg, const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc);
 
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[PATCH 3/7] refactor argv_array into generic code

[Jeff King]

The submodule code recently grew generic code to build a
dynamic argv array. Many other parts of the code can reuse
this, too, so let's make it generically available.

There are two enhancements not found in the original code:

  1. We now handle the NULL-termination invariant properly,
     even when no strings have been pushed (before, you
     could have an empty, NULL argv). This was not a problem
     for the submodule code, which always pushed at least
     one argument, but was not sufficiently safe for
     generic code.

  2. There is a formatted variant of the "push" function.
     This is a convenience function which was not needed by
     the submodule code, but will make it easier to port
     other users to the new code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt |   46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Makefile                                   |    2 +
 argv-array.c                               |   52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 argv-array.h                               |   20 +++++++++++
 submodule.c                                |   41 +++-------------------
 5 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt
 create mode 100644 argv-array.c
 create mode 100644 argv-array.h

diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b3d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+argv-array API
+==============
+
+The argv-array API allows one to dynamically build and store
+NULL-terminated lists.  An argv-array maintains the invariant that the
+`argv` member always points to a non-NULL array, and that the array is
+always NULL-terminated at the element pointed to by `argv[argc]`. This
+makes the result suitable for passing to functions expecting to receive
+argv from main(), or the link:api-run-command.html[run-command API].
+
+The link:api-string-list.html[string-list API] is similar, but cannot be
+used for these purposes; instead of storing a straight string pointer,
+it contains an item structure with a `util` field that is not compatible
+with the traditional argv interface.
+
+Each `argv_array` manages its own memory. Any strings pushed into the
+array are duplicated, and all memory is freed by argv_array_clear().
+
+Data Structures
+---------------
+
+`struct argv_array`::
+
+	A single array. This should be initialized by assignment from
+	`ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`, or by calling `argv_array_init`. The `argv`
+	member contains the actual array; the `argc` member contains the
+	number of elements in the array, not including the terminating
+	NULL.
+
+Functions
+---------
+
+`argv_array_init`::
+	Initialize an array. This is no different than assigning from
+	`ARGV_ARRAY_INIT`.
+
+`argv_array_push`::
+	Push a copy of a string onto the end of the array.
+
+`argv_array_pushf`::
+	Format a string and push it onto the end of the array. This is a
+	convenience wrapper combining `strbuf_addf` and `argv_array_push`.
+
+`argv_array_clear`::
+	Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
+	initial, empty state.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e40ac0c..ec7d06c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ VCSSVN_LIB=vcs-svn/lib.a
 
 LIB_H += advice.h
 LIB_H += archive.h
+LIB_H += argv-array.h
 LIB_H += attr.h
 LIB_H += blob.h
 LIB_H += builtin.h
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += alloc.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive-tar.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive-zip.o
+LIB_OBJS += argv-array.o
 LIB_OBJS += attr.o
 LIB_OBJS += base85.o
 LIB_OBJS += bisect.o
diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a50507a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argv-array.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+
+static const char *empty_argv_storage = NULL;
+const char **empty_argv = &empty_argv_storage;
+
+void argv_array_init(struct argv_array *array)
+{
+	array->argv = empty_argv;
+	array->argc = 0;
+	array->alloc = 0;
+}
+
+static void argv_array_push_nodup(struct argv_array *array, const char *value)
+{
+	if (array->argv == empty_argv)
+		array->argv = NULL;
+
+	ALLOC_GROW(array->argv, array->argc + 2, array->alloc);
+	array->argv[array->argc++] = value;
+	array->argv[array->argc] = NULL;
+}
+
+void argv_array_push(struct argv_array *array, const char *value)
+{
+	argv_array_push_nodup(array, xstrdup(value));
+}
+
+void argv_array_pushf(struct argv_array *array, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	struct strbuf v = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	strbuf_vaddf(&v, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	argv_array_push_nodup(array, strbuf_detach(&v, NULL));
+}
+
+void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *array)
+{
+	if (array->argv != empty_argv) {
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < array->argc; i++)
+			free((char **)array->argv[i]);
+		free(array->argv);
+	}
+	argv_array_init(array);
+}
+
diff --git a/argv-array.h b/argv-array.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b6273b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argv-array.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef ARGV_ARRAY_H
+#define ARGV_ARRAY_H
+
+extern const char **empty_argv;
+
+struct argv_array {
+	const char **argv;
+	int argc;
+	int alloc;
+};
+
+#define ARGV_ARRAY_INIT { empty_argv, 0, 0 };
+
+void argv_array_init(struct argv_array *);
+void argv_array_push(struct argv_array *, const char *);
+__attribute__((format (printf,2,3)))
+void argv_array_pushf(struct argv_array *, const char *fmt, ...);
+void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *);
+
+#endif /* ARGV_ARRAY_H */
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 9431c42..6306737 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "sha1-array.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
 
 static struct string_list config_name_for_path;
 static struct string_list config_fetch_recurse_submodules_for_name;
@@ -388,52 +389,22 @@ void check_for_new_submodule_commits(unsigned char new_sha1[20])
 	sha1_array_append(&ref_tips_after_fetch, new_sha1);
 }
 
-struct argv_array {
-	const char **argv;
-	unsigned int argc;
-	unsigned int alloc;
-};
-
-static void init_argv(struct argv_array *array)
-{
-	array->argv = NULL;
-	array->argc = 0;
-	array->alloc = 0;
-}
-
-static void push_argv(struct argv_array *array, const char *value)
-{
-	ALLOC_GROW(array->argv, array->argc + 2, array->alloc);
-	array->argv[array->argc++] = xstrdup(value);
-	array->argv[array->argc] = NULL;
-}
-
-static void clear_argv(struct argv_array *array)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < array->argc; i++)
-		free((char **)array->argv[i]);
-	free(array->argv);
-	init_argv(array);
-}
-
 static void add_sha1_to_argv(const unsigned char sha1[20], void *data)
 {
-	push_argv(data, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	argv_array_push(data, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 }
 
 static void calculate_changed_submodule_paths(void)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
 	struct commit *commit;
-	struct argv_array argv;
+	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 
 	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
-	init_argv(&argv);
-	push_argv(&argv, "--"); /* argv[0] program name */
+	argv_array_push(&argv, "--"); /* argv[0] program name */
 	sha1_array_for_each_unique(&ref_tips_after_fetch,
 				   add_sha1_to_argv, &argv);
-	push_argv(&argv, "--not");
+	argv_array_push(&argv, "--not");
 	sha1_array_for_each_unique(&ref_tips_before_fetch,
 				   add_sha1_to_argv, &argv);
 	setup_revisions(argv.argc, argv.argv, &rev, NULL);
@@ -460,7 +431,7 @@ static void calculate_changed_submodule_paths(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	clear_argv(&argv);
+	argv_array_clear(&argv);
 	sha1_array_clear(&ref_tips_before_fetch);
 	sha1_array_clear(&ref_tips_after_fetch);
 	initialized_fetch_ref_tips = 0;
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

Re: [PATCH 3/7] refactor argv_array into generic code

[Christian Couder]

Hi Peff,

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..a50507a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/argv-array.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> +#include "cache.h"
> +#include "argv-array.h"
> +#include "strbuf.h"
> +
> +static const char *empty_argv_storage = NULL;
> +const char **empty_argv = &empty_argv_storage;
> +
> +void argv_array_init(struct argv_array *array)
> +{
> +       array->argv = empty_argv;
> +       array->argc = 0;
> +       array->alloc = 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void argv_array_push_nodup(struct argv_array *array, const char *value)
> +{
> +       if (array->argv == empty_argv)
> +               array->argv = NULL;
> +
> +       ALLOC_GROW(array->argv, array->argc + 2, array->alloc);
> +       array->argv[array->argc++] = value;
> +       array->argv[array->argc] = NULL;
> +}
> +
> +void argv_array_push(struct argv_array *array, const char *value)
> +{
> +       argv_array_push_nodup(array, xstrdup(value));
> +}
> +
> +void argv_array_pushf(struct argv_array *array, const char *fmt, ...)
> +{
> +       va_list ap;
> +       struct strbuf v = STRBUF_INIT;
> +
> +       va_start(ap, fmt);
> +       strbuf_vaddf(&v, fmt, ap);
> +       va_end(ap);
> +
> +       argv_array_push_nodup(array, strbuf_detach(&v, NULL));
> +}

In sha1-array you called the "push" function "sha1_array_append"
instead of "sha1_array_push", so I wonder why here you call them
"*_push*" instead of "*_append*"?

Thanks for doing this anyway,
Christian.

Re: [PATCH 3/7] refactor argv_array into generic code

[Jeff King]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 07:54:48AM +0200, Christian Couder wrote:

> In sha1-array you called the "push" function "sha1_array_append"
> instead of "sha1_array_push", so I wonder why here you call them
> "*_push*" instead of "*_append*"?

I dunno. It just seemed natural to write "push" in the context of argv.
Maybe too much perl (push, pop, shift, unshift).

argv_array_append does make sense. One could argue that
sha1_array_append actually doesn't. True, it does append to the end of
the array, but after writing the docs for it yesterday, I realized that
it less of an array, and more of a set container. Because the point of
using it is the optimized lookup/unique function, which is going to sort
it. The array is really just an implementation detail.

So arguably it should be "struct sha1_set", and "sha1_set_insert" or
something. I'm not sure if it's really worth changing (because this is
C, our data structures tend to be a little leaky, anyway, and you _can_
use sha1_array as an ordered list if you want; just don't call the
lookup or sorting functions).

-Peff

Re: [PATCH 3/7] refactor argv_array into generic code

[Junio C Hamano]

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> The submodule code recently grew generic code to build a
> dynamic argv array.

That has not yet happened as far as I am concerned X-<.

I do not want the clean-up to depend on the uncooked submodule code and
that was why I said this is not urgent.

Will think about what to do next. Eh, rather, will backburner thinking
about it for now ;-).

Re: [PATCH 3/7] refactor argv_array into generic code

[Junio C Hamano]

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>
>> The submodule code recently grew generic code to build a
>> dynamic argv array.
>
> That has not yet happened as far as I am concerned X-<.
>
> I do not want the clean-up to depend on the uncooked submodule code and
> that was why I said this is not urgent.
>
> Will think about what to do next. Eh, rather, will backburner thinking
> about it for now ;-).

Ahh, I thought this "submodule" was about enhancing the on-demand stuff,
but you meant your fix to the "other half". I should have looked before
responding; sorry.

Will queue directly on top of that fix and all will be well.

Thanks.

[PATCH 4/7] quote: provide sq_dequote_to_argv_array

[Jeff King]

This is similar to sq_dequote_to_argv, but more convenient
if you have an argv_array. It's tempting to just feed the
components of the argv_array to sq_dequote_to_argv instead,
but:

  1. It wouldn't maintain the NULL-termination invariant
     of argv_array.

  2. It doesn't match the memory ownership policy of
     argv_array (in which each component is free-able, not a
     pointer into a separate buffer).

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 quote.c |   23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 quote.h |    8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quote.c b/quote.c
index 63d3b01..87bc65e 100644
--- a/quote.c
+++ b/quote.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "quote.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
 
 int quote_path_fully = 1;
 
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ void sq_quote_argv(struct strbuf *dst, const char** argv, size_t maxlen)
 	return sq_dequote_step(arg, NULL);
 }
 
-int sq_dequote_to_argv(char *arg, const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc)
+static int sq_dequote_to_argv_internal(char *arg,
+				       const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc,
+				       struct argv_array *array)
 {
 	char *next = arg;
 
@@ -130,13 +133,27 @@ int sq_dequote_to_argv(char *arg, const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc)
 		char *dequoted = sq_dequote_step(next, &next);
 		if (!dequoted)
 			return -1;
-		ALLOC_GROW(*argv, *nr + 1, *alloc);
-		(*argv)[(*nr)++] = dequoted;
+		if (argv) {
+			ALLOC_GROW(*argv, *nr + 1, *alloc);
+			(*argv)[(*nr)++] = dequoted;
+		}
+		if (array)
+			argv_array_push(array, dequoted);
 	} while (next);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int sq_dequote_to_argv(char *arg, const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc)
+{
+	return sq_dequote_to_argv_internal(arg, argv, nr, alloc, NULL);
+}
+
+int sq_dequote_to_argv_array(char *arg, struct argv_array *array)
+{
+	return sq_dequote_to_argv_internal(arg, NULL, NULL, NULL, array);
+}
+
 /* 1 means: quote as octal
  * 0 means: quote as octal if (quote_path_fully)
  * -1 means: never quote
diff --git a/quote.h b/quote.h
index 252b0df..133155a 100644
--- a/quote.h
+++ b/quote.h
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
  */
 extern int sq_dequote_to_argv(char *arg, const char ***argv, int *nr, int *alloc);
 
+/*
+ * Same as above, but store the unquoted strings in an argv_array. We will
+ * still modify arg in place, but unlike sq_dequote_to_argv, the argv_array
+ * will duplicate and take ownership of the strings.
+ */
+struct argv_array;
+extern int sq_dequote_to_argv_array(char *arg, struct argv_array *);
+
 extern int unquote_c_style(struct strbuf *, const char *quoted, const char **endp);
 extern size_t quote_c_style(const char *name, struct strbuf *, FILE *, int no_dq);
 extern void quote_two_c_style(struct strbuf *, const char *, const char *, int);
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[PATCH 5/7] bisect: use argv_array API

[Jeff King]

Now that the argv_array API exists, we can save some lines
of code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 bisect.c |   48 +++++++++++-------------------------------------
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index dd7e8ed..ef92871 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -10,18 +10,13 @@
 #include "log-tree.h"
 #include "bisect.h"
 #include "sha1-array.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
 
 static struct sha1_array good_revs;
 static struct sha1_array skipped_revs;
 
 static const unsigned char *current_bad_sha1;
 
-struct argv_array {
-	const char **argv;
-	int argv_nr;
-	int argv_alloc;
-};
-
 static const char *argv_checkout[] = {"checkout", "-q", NULL, "--", NULL};
 static const char *argv_show_branch[] = {"show-branch", NULL, NULL};
 
@@ -404,21 +399,6 @@ struct commit_list *find_bisection(struct commit_list *list,
 	return best;
 }
 
-static void argv_array_push(struct argv_array *array, const char *string)
-{
-	ALLOC_GROW(array->argv, array->argv_nr + 1, array->argv_alloc);
-	array->argv[array->argv_nr++] = string;
-}
-
-static void argv_array_push_sha1(struct argv_array *array,
-				 const unsigned char *sha1,
-				 const char *format)
-{
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	strbuf_addf(&buf, format, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-	argv_array_push(array, strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
-}
-
 static int register_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 			int flags, void *cb_data)
 {
@@ -448,16 +428,10 @@ static void read_bisect_paths(struct argv_array *array)
 		die_errno("Could not open file '%s'", filename);
 
 	while (strbuf_getline(&str, fp, '\n') != EOF) {
-		char *quoted;
-		int res;
-
 		strbuf_trim(&str);
-		quoted = strbuf_detach(&str, NULL);
-		res = sq_dequote_to_argv(quoted, &array->argv,
-					 &array->argv_nr, &array->argv_alloc);
-		if (res)
+		if (sq_dequote_to_argv_array(str.buf, array))
 			die("Badly quoted content in file '%s': %s",
-			    filename, quoted);
+			    filename, str.buf);
 	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&str);
@@ -622,7 +596,7 @@ static void bisect_rev_setup(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix,
 			     const char *bad_format, const char *good_format,
 			     int read_paths)
 {
-	struct argv_array rev_argv = { NULL, 0, 0 };
+	struct argv_array rev_argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 	int i;
 
 	init_revisions(revs, prefix);
@@ -630,17 +604,17 @@ static void bisect_rev_setup(struct rev_info *revs, const char *prefix,
 	revs->commit_format = CMIT_FMT_UNSPECIFIED;
 
 	/* rev_argv.argv[0] will be ignored by setup_revisions */
-	argv_array_push(&rev_argv, xstrdup("bisect_rev_setup"));
-	argv_array_push_sha1(&rev_argv, current_bad_sha1, bad_format);
+	argv_array_push(&rev_argv, "bisect_rev_setup");
+	argv_array_pushf(&rev_argv, bad_format, sha1_to_hex(current_bad_sha1));
 	for (i = 0; i < good_revs.nr; i++)
-		argv_array_push_sha1(&rev_argv, good_revs.sha1[i],
-				     good_format);
-	argv_array_push(&rev_argv, xstrdup("--"));
+		argv_array_pushf(&rev_argv, good_format,
+				 sha1_to_hex(good_revs.sha1[i]));
+	argv_array_push(&rev_argv, "--");
 	if (read_paths)
 		read_bisect_paths(&rev_argv);
-	argv_array_push(&rev_argv, NULL);
 
-	setup_revisions(rev_argv.argv_nr, rev_argv.argv, revs, NULL);
+	setup_revisions(rev_argv.argc, rev_argv.argv, revs, NULL);
+	/* XXX leak rev_argv, as "revs" may still be pointing to it */
 }
 
 static void bisect_common(struct rev_info *revs)
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[PATCH 6/7] checkout: use argv_array API

[Jeff King]

We were using a similar ad-hoc rev_list_args structure, but
this saves some code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 builtin/checkout.c |   27 ++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 28cdc51..bb056e4 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "ll-merge.h"
 #include "resolve-undo.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
 
 static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
 	"git checkout [options] <branch>",
@@ -588,24 +589,12 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		report_tracking(new);
 }
 
-struct rev_list_args {
-	int argc;
-	int alloc;
-	const char **argv;
-};
-
-static void add_one_rev_list_arg(struct rev_list_args *args, const char *s)
-{
-	ALLOC_GROW(args->argv, args->argc + 1, args->alloc);
-	args->argv[args->argc++] = s;
-}
-
 static int add_one_ref_to_rev_list_arg(const char *refname,
 				       const unsigned char *sha1,
 				       int flags,
 				       void *cb_data)
 {
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(cb_data, refname);
+	argv_array_push(cb_data, refname);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -684,15 +673,14 @@ static void suggest_reattach(struct commit *commit, struct rev_info *revs)
  */
 static void orphaned_commit_warning(struct commit *commit)
 {
-	struct rev_list_args args = { 0, 0, NULL };
+	struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 	struct rev_info revs;
 
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(&args, "(internal)");
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(&args, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(&args, "--not");
+	argv_array_push(&args, "(internal)");
+	argv_array_push(&args, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
+	argv_array_push(&args, "--not");
 	for_each_ref(add_one_ref_to_rev_list_arg, &args);
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(&args, "--");
-	add_one_rev_list_arg(&args, NULL);
+	argv_array_push(&args, "--");
 
 	init_revisions(&revs, NULL);
 	if (setup_revisions(args.argc - 1, args.argv, &revs, NULL) != 1)
@@ -704,6 +692,7 @@ static void orphaned_commit_warning(struct commit *commit)
 	else
 		describe_detached_head(_("Previous HEAD position was"), commit);
 
+	argv_array_clear(&args);
 	clear_commit_marks(commit, -1);
 	for_each_ref(clear_commit_marks_from_one_ref, NULL);
 }
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[PATCH 7/7] run_hook: use argv_array API

[Jeff King]

This was a pretty straightforward use, so it really doesn't
save that many lines. Still, perhaps it's a little bit more
readable.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 run-command.c |   18 ++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 70e8a24..73e013e 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
+#include "argv-array.h"
 
 static inline void close_pair(int fd[2])
 {
@@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
 int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
 {
 	struct child_process hook;
-	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
+	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+	const char *p, *env[2];
 	char index[PATH_MAX];
 	va_list args;
 	int ret;
-	size_t i = 0, alloc = 0;
 
 	if (access(git_path("hooks/%s", name), X_OK) < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	va_start(args, name);
-	ALLOC_GROW(argv, i + 1, alloc);
-	argv[i++] = git_path("hooks/%s", name);
-	while (argv[i-1]) {
-		ALLOC_GROW(argv, i + 1, alloc);
-		argv[i++] = va_arg(args, const char *);
-	}
+	argv_array_push(&argv, git_path("hooks/%s", name));
+	while ((p = va_arg(args, const char *)))
+		argv_array_push(&argv, p);
 	va_end(args);
 
 	memset(&hook, 0, sizeof(hook));
-	hook.argv = argv;
+	hook.argv = argv.argv;
 	hook.no_stdin = 1;
 	hook.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 	if (index_file) {
@@ -639,6 +637,6 @@ int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
 	}
 
 	ret = run_command(&hook);
-	free(argv);
+	argv_array_clear(&argv);
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
1.7.7.rc1.2.gb2409

[nit] diff func headers ignore context

[Jeff King]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 05:58:25PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:

> @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
>  int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
>  {
>  	struct child_process hook;
> -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
> +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;

I find this diff function header pretty confusing. Of course we're not
in finish_async, as you can see by the fact that the context contains
the start of run_hook.

I don't think this is something that can be solved with xfuncname
config; we would have to teach xdiff to look at context lines when
picking a header line.

Am I the only one who finds this confusing? Can anyone think of a reason
to keep showing finish_async in this example?

-Peff

Re: [nit] diff func headers ignore context

[Andreas Ericsson]

On 09/14/2011 12:04 AM, Jeff King wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 05:58:25PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
> 
>> @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
>>   int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
>>   {
>>   	struct child_process hook;
>> -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
>> +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
> 
> I find this diff function header pretty confusing. Of course we're not
> in finish_async, as you can see by the fact that the context contains
> the start of run_hook.
> 
> I don't think this is something that can be solved with xfuncname
> config; we would have to teach xdiff to look at context lines when
> picking a header line.
> 
> Am I the only one who finds this confusing? Can anyone think of a reason
> to keep showing finish_async in this example?
> 

I've never thought about the problem as I tend to read changes and
context before header.

Current behaviour makes sense if the closing brace of the previous
function is inside the context, so if we're going to change this,
we'd either have to teach xfuncname() (or whatever we'll be using)
about indentation to make it handle bannerstyle[1] indentation, or
take any closing brace before a new first-level indentation as a
sign to close the previous function. OTOH we could just ignore
bannerstyle indent, as it's sort of bizarre and not very widely
used, but we'd still have to handle the case of the previous
function being closed inside the context.

Personally, I don't think it's worth it, but I certainly see your
point.


*1. Bannerstyle indent looks like this, for those who aren't
    familiar with this very confusing style.
int prefixcmp(char *haystack, char *needle) {
	return strncmp(haystack, needle, strlen(needle));
	}

-- 
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Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and
terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war
on peace.

Re: [nit] diff func headers ignore context

[Junio C Hamano]

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 05:58:25PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
>
>> @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
>>  int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
>>  {
>>  	struct child_process hook;
>> -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
>> +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
>
> I find this diff function header pretty confusing. Of course we're not
> in finish_async, as you can see by the fact that the context contains
> the start of run_hook.
>
> I don't think this is something that can be solved with xfuncname
> config; we would have to teach xdiff to look at context lines when
> picking a header line.
>
> Am I the only one who finds this confusing? Can anyone think of a reason
> to keep showing finish_async in this example?

Would this be sufficient?  Instead of looking for the first line that
matches the "beginning" pattern going backwards starting from one line
before the displayed context, we start our examination at the first line
shown in the context.

 xdiff/xemit.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xdiff/xemit.c b/xdiff/xemit.c
index 277e2ee..5f9c0e0 100644
--- a/xdiff/xemit.c
+++ b/xdiff/xemit.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int xdl_emit_diff(xdfenv_t *xe, xdchange_t *xscr, xdemitcb_t *ecb,
 
 		if (xecfg->flags & XDL_EMIT_FUNCNAMES) {
 			long l;
-			for (l = s1 - 1; l >= 0 && l > funclineprev; l--) {
+			for (l = s1; l >= 0 && l > funclineprev; l--) {
 				const char *rec;
 				long reclen = xdl_get_rec(&xe->xdf1, l, &rec);
 				long newfunclen = ff(rec, reclen, funcbuf,

Re: [PATCH 7/7] run_hook: use argv_array API

[Junio C Hamano]

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
>  int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
>  {
>  	struct child_process hook;
> -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
> +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
> +	const char *p, *env[2];

Given that in argv-array.h you define it as

    #define ARGV_ARRAY_INIT { empty_argv, 0, 0 };

the above will introduce decl-after-stmt.

Re: [PATCH 7/7] run_hook: use argv_array API

[Jeff King]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:54:11AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
> >  int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
> >  {
> >  	struct child_process hook;
> > -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
> > +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
> > +	const char *p, *env[2];
> 
> Given that in argv-array.h you define it as
> 
>     #define ARGV_ARRAY_INIT { empty_argv, 0, 0 };
> 
> the above will introduce decl-after-stmt.

Oops. Can you squash in removing the semicolon from the macro
definition?

-Peff

Re: [PATCH 7/7] run_hook: use argv_array API

[Junio C Hamano]

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:54:11AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>> 
>> > @@ -609,26 +610,23 @@ int finish_async(struct async *async)
>> >  int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
>> >  {
>> >  	struct child_process hook;
>> > -	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
>> > +	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
>> > +	const char *p, *env[2];
>> 
>> Given that in argv-array.h you define it as
>> 
>>     #define ARGV_ARRAY_INIT { empty_argv, 0, 0 };
>> 
>> the above will introduce decl-after-stmt.
>
> Oops. Can you squash in removing the semicolon from the macro
> definition?

Yes, I did. Thanks.