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From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com,
	"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>,
	"Phillip Wood" <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
	"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
	"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>,
	"Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks.im>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 09/13] config: format paths gently
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:55:14 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d1cfa0c5e1295d7b6655a0962bd47f8e89bc4a04.1771026918.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2044.v2.git.1771026918.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>

Move the logic for formatting path config values into a helper method
and use gentle parsing when needed.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/config.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 0c539ff98e..4664651dd2 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -314,6 +314,28 @@ static int format_config_bool_or_str(struct strbuf *buf,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int format_config_path(struct strbuf *buf,
+			      const char *key_,
+			      const char *value_,
+			      int gently)
+{
+	char *v;
+	if (gently) {
+		if (git_parse_maybe_pathname(value_, &v) < 0)
+			return -1;
+	} else if (git_config_pathname(&v, key_, value_) < 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (v)
+		strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
+	else
+		return 1; /* :(optional)no-such-file */
+
+	free(v);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Format the configuration key-value pair (`key_`, `value_`) and
  * append it into strbuf `buf`.  Returns a negative value on failure,
@@ -347,16 +369,9 @@ static int format_config(const struct config_display_options *opts,
 			res = format_config_bool_or_int(buf, key_, value_, kvi, gently);
 		else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL_OR_STR)
 			res = format_config_bool_or_str(buf, value_);
-		else if (opts->type == TYPE_PATH) {
-			char *v;
-			if (git_config_pathname(&v, key_, value_) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			if (v)
-				strbuf_addstr(buf, v);
-			else
-				return 1; /* :(optional)no-such-file */
-			free((char *)v);
-		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE) {
+		else if (opts->type == TYPE_PATH)
+			res = format_config_path(buf, key_, value_, gently);
+		else if (opts->type == TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE) {
 			timestamp_t t;
 			if (git_config_expiry_date(&t, key_, value_) < 0)
 				return -1;
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-13 23:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-10  4:42 [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10  4:42 ` [PATCH 1/5] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10  4:42 ` [PATCH 2/5] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10  4:42 ` [PATCH 3/5] config: allow format_config() to filter Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10  5:04   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:12     ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-10  4:42 ` [PATCH 4/5] config: create special init for list mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10  4:42 ` [PATCH 5/5] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-11 17:49     ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-12  6:39       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10  4:59 ` [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:18   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17  9:04     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17  9:04     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:11       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 16:13         ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-14  0:42     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17  9:05     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23  3:41       ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17  9:05     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23  3:25       ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 08/13] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-02-17  9:05     ` [PATCH v2 09/13] config: format paths gently Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 10/13] config: format expiry dates gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 11/13] color: add color_parse_gently() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17  9:05     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-23  2:12         ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-23  5:03           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 12/13] config: format colors gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55   ` [PATCH v2 13/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17  9:05     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 12:26   ` [PATCH v3 00/13] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 08/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 09/13] config: format expiry dates quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 10/13] color: add color_parse_quietly() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 11/13] config: format colors quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 12/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26     ` [PATCH v3 13/13] config: use an enum for type Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget

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