Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] Integrate hash algorithm support with repo setup

[Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>]

On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 1:57 PM, brian m. carlson
<sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 09:44:07PM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote:
>> > +#define current_hash the_repository->hash_algo
>>
>> The all-lowercase name "current_hash" seems likely to conflict with a
>> variable name some day; the fact that it is also a #define makes such
>> a collision even more worrisome. Although it is retrieving the "hash
>> algorithm", when reading the terse name "current_hash", one may
>> instead intuitively think it is referring to a hash _value_ (not an
>> algorithm).
>
> I can do CURRENT_HASH_ALGO or CURRENT_HASH instead if you think that's
> an improvement.  I originally omitted the "algo" portion to keep it
> short.

I don't have strong feelings about it aside from worrying about a
"current_hash" name clash or a reader misunderstanding what it
represents.

Does "current" need to be in the name? What about HASH_ALGO or REPO_HASH_ALGO?

> Alternatively, we could have a current_hash() (or current_hash_algo())
> inline function if people like that better.

hash_algo() or repo_hash_algo()?