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 05/13] config: format bools gently
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:55:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f8e0b8304fcff1d380029542fe2915c2d67a92e3.1771026918.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 bool config values into a helper method
and use gentle parsing when needed.
This makes 'git config list --type=bool' not fail when coming across a
non-boolean value. Such unparseable values are filtered out quietly.
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
builtin/config.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
t/t1300-config.sh | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index d259a91d53..2c169fc126 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -256,6 +256,24 @@ static int format_config_int64(struct strbuf *buf,
return 0;
}
+static int format_config_bool(struct strbuf *buf,
+ const char *key_,
+ const char *value_,
+ int gently)
+{
+ int v = 0;
+ if (gently) {
+ if ((v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value_)) < 0)
+ return -1;
+ } else {
+ /* may die() */
+ v = git_config_bool(key_, value_);
+ }
+
+ strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Format the configuration key-value pair (`key_`, `value_`) and
* append it into strbuf `buf`. Returns a negative value on failure,
@@ -284,8 +302,7 @@ static int format_config(const struct config_display_options *opts,
if (opts->type == TYPE_INT)
res = format_config_int64(buf, key_, value_, kvi, gently);
else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL)
- strbuf_addstr(buf, git_config_bool(key_, value_) ?
- "true" : "false");
+ res = format_config_bool(buf, key_, value_, gently);
else if (opts->type == TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT) {
int is_bool, v;
v = git_config_bool_or_int(key_, value_, kvi,
diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index 362e580604..59a82b9aef 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -2514,7 +2514,9 @@ test_expect_success 'list --type=bool shows only canonicalizable bool values' '
section.big=true
EOF
- test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=bool
+ git config ${mode_prefix}list --type=bool >actual 2>err &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ test_must_be_empty err
'
test_expect_success 'list --type=path shows only canonicalizable path values' '
--
gitgitgadget
next prev 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 ` Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget [this message]
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 ` [PATCH v2 09/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` 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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