On 2/22/2018 1:31 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
Derrick Stolee writes:
static struct opts_commit_graph {
const char *obj_dir;
const char *graph_file;
+ int set_latest;
} opts;
...
@@ -89,6 +106,8 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
{ OPTION_STRING, 'o', "object-dir", &opts.obj_dir,
N_("dir"),
N_("The object directory to store the graph") },
+ OPT_BOOL('u', "set-latest", &opts.set_latest,
+ N_("update graph-head to written graph file")),
OPT_END(),
};
@@ -102,6 +121,9 @@ static int graph_write(int argc, const char **argv)
graph_name = write_commit_graph(opts.obj_dir);
if (graph_name) {
+ if (opts.set_latest)
+ set_latest_file(opts.obj_dir, graph_name);
+
This feels like a very strange API from potential caller's point of
view. Because you have to decide that you are going to mark it as
the latest one upfront before actually writing the graph file, if
you forget to pass --set-latest, you have to know how to manually
mark the file as latest anyway. I would understand if it were one
of the following:
(1) whenever a new commit graph file is written in the
objects/info/ directory, always mark it as the latest (drop
--set-latest option altogether); or
(2) make set-latest command that takes a name of an existing graph
file in the objects/info/ directory, and sets the latest
pointer to point at it (make it separate from 'write' command).
though.
Perhaps the 'write' subcommand should be replaced with 'replace' which
does the following:
1. Write a new commit graph based on the starting commits (from all
packs, from specified packs, from OIDs).
2. Update 'graph-latest' to point to that new file.
3. Delete all "expired" commit graph files.
(Hence, we would drop the "--set-latest" and "--delete-expired" options.)
Due to the concerns with concurrency, I really don't want to split these
operations into independent processes that consumers need to call in
series. Since this sequence of events is the only real interaction we
expect (for now), this interface will simplify the design.
The biggest reason I didn't design it like this in the first place is
that the behavior changes as the patch develops.
Thanks,
-Stolee
