diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index e09ed5d7d5..b759009c75 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ git-config - Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git config' [] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]] -'git config' [] [type] --add name value -'git config' [] [type] --replace-all name value [value_regex] -'git config' [] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex] -'git config' [] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex] -'git config' [] [type] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex] -'git config' [] [type] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL +'git config' [] [--type=] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] name [value [value_regex]] +'git config' [] [--type=] --add name value +'git config' [] [--type=] --replace-all name value [value_regex] +'git config' [] [--type=] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get name [value_regex] +'git config' [] [--type=] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] --get-all name [value_regex] +'git config' [] [--type=] [--show-origin] [-z|--null] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value_regex] +'git config' [] [--type=] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL 'git config' [] --unset name [value_regex] 'git config' [] --unset-all name [value_regex] 'git config' [] --rename-section old_name new_name @@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see also <>). -The type specifier can be either `--int` or `--bool`, to make -'git config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and -convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int, -a "true" or "false" string for bool), or `--path`, which does some -path expansion (see `--path` below). If no type specifier is passed, no -checks or transformations are performed on the value. +The `--type=` option instructs 'git config' to ensure that incoming and +outgoing values are canonicalize-able under the given . If no +`--type=` is given, no canonicalization will be performed. Callers may +unset an existing `--type` specifier with `--no-type`. When reading, the values are read from the system, global and repository local configuration files by default, and options @@ -160,30 +158,39 @@ See also <>. --list:: List all variables set in config file, along with their values. +--type :: + 'git config' will ensure that any input or output is valid under the given + type constraint(s), and will canonicalize outgoing values in ``'s + canonical form. ++ +Valid ``'s include: ++ +- 'bool': canonicalize values as either "true" or "false". +- 'int': canonicalize values as simple decimal numbers. An optional suffix of + 'k', 'm', or 'g' will cause the value to be multiplied by 1024, 1048576, or + 1073741824 upon input. +- 'bool-or-int': canonicalize according to either 'bool' or 'int', as described + above. +- 'path': canonicalize by adding a leading `~` to the value of `$HOME` and + `~user` to the home directory for the specified user. This specifier has no + effect when setting the value (but you can use `git config section.variable + ~/` from the command line to let your shell do the expansion.) +- 'expiry-date': canonicalize by converting from a fixed or relative date-string + to a timestamp. This specifier has no effect when setting the value. ++ + --bool:: - 'git config' will ensure that the output is "true" or "false" - --int:: - 'git config' will ensure that the output is a simple - decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g' - in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied - by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output. - --bool-or-int:: - 'git config' will ensure that the output matches the format of - either --bool or --int, as described above. - --path:: - `git config` will expand a leading `~` to the value of - `$HOME`, and `~user` to the home directory for the - specified user. This option has no effect when setting the - value (but you can use `git config section.variable ~/` - from the command line to let your shell do the expansion). - --expiry-date:: - `git config` will ensure that the output is converted from - a fixed or relative date-string to a timestamp. This option - has no effect when setting the value. + Historical options for selecting a type specifier. Prefer instead `--type`, + (see: above). + +--no-type:: + Un-sets the previously set type specifier (if one was previously set). This + option requests that 'git config' not canonicalize the retrieved variable. + `--no-type` has no effect without `--type=` or `--`. -z:: --null:: diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c index 92fb8d56b1..24d735e16a 100644 --- a/builtin/config.c +++ b/builtin/config.c @@ -61,6 +61,60 @@ static int show_origin; #define TYPE_PATH 4 #define TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE 5 +#define OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(s, l, v, h, i) \ + { OPTION_CALLBACK, (s), (l), (v), NULL, (h), PARSE_OPT_NOARG | \ + PARSE_OPT_NONEG, option_parse_type, (i) } + +static struct option builtin_config_options[]; + +static int option_parse_type(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, + int unset) +{ + int new_type, *to_type; + + if (unset) { + *((int *) opt->value) = 0; + return 0; + } + + /* + * To support '--' style flags, begin with new_type equal to + * opt->defval. + */ + new_type = opt->defval; + if (!new_type) { + if (!strcmp(arg, "bool")) + new_type = TYPE_BOOL; + else if (!strcmp(arg, "int")) + new_type = TYPE_INT; + else if (!strcmp(arg, "bool-or-int")) + new_type = TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT; + else if (!strcmp(arg, "path")) + new_type = TYPE_PATH; + else if (!strcmp(arg, "expiry-date")) + new_type = TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE; + else + die(_("unrecognized --type argument, %s"), arg); + } + + to_type = opt->value; + if (*to_type && *to_type != new_type) { + /* + * Complain when there is a new type not equal to the old type. + * This allows for combinations like '--int --type=int' and + * '--type=int --type=int', but disallows ones like '--type=bool + * --int' and '--type=bool + * --type=int'. + */ + error("only one type at a time."); + usage_with_options(builtin_config_usage, + builtin_config_options); + } + *to_type = new_type; + + return 0; +} + static struct option builtin_config_options[] = { OPT_GROUP(N_("Config file location")), OPT_BOOL(0, "global", &use_global_config, N_("use global config file")), @@ -84,11 +138,12 @@ static struct option builtin_config_options[] = { OPT_BIT(0, "get-color", &actions, N_("find the color configured: slot [default]"), ACTION_GET_COLOR), OPT_BIT(0, "get-colorbool", &actions, N_("find the color setting: slot [stdout-is-tty]"), ACTION_GET_COLORBOOL), OPT_GROUP(N_("Type")), - OPT_SET_INT(0, "bool", &type, N_("value is \"true\" or \"false\""), TYPE_BOOL), - OPT_SET_INT(0, "int", &type, N_("value is decimal number"), TYPE_INT), - OPT_SET_INT(0, "bool-or-int", &type, N_("value is --bool or --int"), TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT), - OPT_SET_INT(0, "path", &type, N_("value is a path (file or directory name)"), TYPE_PATH), - OPT_SET_INT(0, "expiry-date", &type, N_("value is an expiry date"), TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE), + OPT_CALLBACK('t', "type", &type, "", N_("value is given this type"), option_parse_type), + OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(0, "bool", &type, N_("value is \"true\" or \"false\""), TYPE_BOOL), + OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(0, "int", &type, N_("value is decimal number"), TYPE_INT), + OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(0, "bool-or-int", &type, N_("value is --bool or --int"), TYPE_BOOL_OR_INT), + OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(0, "path", &type, N_("value is a path (file or directory name)"), TYPE_PATH), + OPT_CALLBACK_VALUE(0, "expiry-date", &type, N_("value is an expiry date"), TYPE_EXPIRY_DATE), OPT_GROUP(N_("Other")), OPT_BOOL('z', "null", &end_null, N_("terminate values with NUL byte")), OPT_BOOL(0, "name-only", &omit_values, N_("show variable names only")), diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh index 24de37d544..e06af3d337 100755 --- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh +++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh @@ -1613,13 +1613,65 @@ test_expect_success '--local requires a repo' ' cat >.git/config <<-\EOF && [core] +foo = true number = 10 +big = 1M EOF -test_expect_success 'later legacy specifiers are given precedence' ' - git config --bool --int core.number >actual && - echo 10 >expect && +test_expect_success 'identical modern --type specifiers are allowed' ' + git config --type=int --type=int core.big >actual && + echo 1048576 >expect && test_cmp expect actual ' +test_expect_success 'identical legacy --type specifiers are allowed' ' + git config --int --int core.big >actual && + echo 1048576 >expect && + test_cmp expect actual +' + +test_expect_success 'identical mixed --type specifiers are allowed' ' + git config --int --type=int core.big >actual && + echo 1048576 >expect && + test_cmp expect actual +' + +test_expect_success 'non-identical modern --type specifiers are not allowed' ' + test_must_fail git config --type=int --type=bool core.big 2>error && + test_i18ngrep "only one type at a time" error +' + +test_expect_success 'non-identical legacy --type specifiers are not allowed' ' + test_must_fail git config --int --bool core.big 2>error && + test_i18ngrep "only one type at a time" error +' + +test_expect_success 'non-identical mixed --type specifiers are not allowed' ' + test_must_fail git config --type=int --bool core.big 2>error && + test_i18ngrep "only one type at a time" error +' + +test_expect_success '--type allows valid type specifiers' ' + echo "true" >expect && + git config --type=bool core.foo >actual && + test_cmp expect actual +' + +test_expect_success '--no-type unsets type specifiers' ' + echo "10" >expect && + git config --type=bool --no-type core.number >actual && + test_cmp expect actual +' + +test_expect_success 'unset type specifiers may be reset to conflicting ones' ' + echo 1048576 >expect && + git config --type=bool --no-type --type=int core.big >actual && + test_cmp expect actual +' + +test_expect_success '--type rejects unknown specifiers' ' + test_must_fail git config --type=nonsense core.foo 2>error && + test_i18ngrep "unrecognized --type argument" error +' + test_done