teach config --blob option to parse config from database

This can be used to read configuration values directly from git's
database. For example it is useful for reading to be checked out
.gitmodules files directly from the database.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Acked-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Documentation/git-config.txt

@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
 --file config-file::
 	Use the given config file instead of the one specified by GIT_CONFIG.
 
+--blob blob::
+	Similar to '--file' but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g.
+	you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file
+	'.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
+	section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for a more complete list of
+	ways to spell blob names.
+
 --remove-section::
 	Remove the given section from the configuration file.
 

builtin/config.c

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static char term = '\n';
 
 static int use_global_config, use_system_config, use_local_config;
 static const char *given_config_file;
+static const char *given_config_blob;
 static int actions, types;
 static const char *get_color_slot, *get_colorbool_slot;
 static int end_null;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static struct option builtin_config_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "system", &use_system_config, N_("use system config file")),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "local", &use_local_config, N_("use repository config file")),
 	OPT_STRING('f', "file", &given_config_file, N_("file"), N_("use given config file")),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "blob", &given_config_blob, N_("blob-id"), N_("read config from given blob object")),
 	OPT_GROUP(N_("Action")),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get", &actions, N_("get value: name [value-regex]"), ACTION_GET),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get-all", &actions, N_("get all values: key [value-regex]"), ACTION_GET_ALL),
@@ -218,7 +220,8 @@ static int get_value(const char *key_, const char *regex_)
 	}
 
 	git_config_with_options(collect_config, &values,
-				given_config_file, respect_includes);
+				given_config_file, given_config_blob,
+				respect_includes);
 
 	ret = !values.nr;
 
@@ -302,7 +305,8 @@ static void get_color(const char *def_color)
 	get_color_found = 0;
 	parsed_color[0] = '\0';
 	git_config_with_options(git_get_color_config, NULL,
-				given_config_file, respect_includes);
+				given_config_file, given_config_blob,
+				respect_includes);
 
 	if (!get_color_found && def_color)
 		color_parse(def_color, "command line", parsed_color);
@@ -330,7 +334,8 @@ static int get_colorbool(int print)
 	get_colorbool_found = -1;
 	get_diff_color_found = -1;
 	git_config_with_options(git_get_colorbool_config, NULL,
-				given_config_file, respect_includes);
+				given_config_file, given_config_blob,
+				respect_includes);
 
 	if (get_colorbool_found < 0) {
 		if (!strcmp(get_colorbool_slot, "color.diff"))
@@ -348,6 +353,12 @@ static int get_colorbool(int print)
 		return get_colorbool_found ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
+static void check_blob_write(void)
+{
+	if (given_config_blob)
+		die("writing config blobs is not supported");
+}
+
 int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int nongit = !startup_info->have_repository;
@@ -359,7 +370,8 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			     builtin_config_usage,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
-	if (use_global_config + use_system_config + use_local_config + !!given_config_file > 1) {
+	if (use_global_config + use_system_config + use_local_config +
+	    !!given_config_file + !!given_config_blob > 1) {
 		error("only one config file at a time.");
 		usage_with_options(builtin_config_usage, builtin_config_options);
 	}
@@ -438,6 +450,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		check_argc(argc, 0, 0);
 		if (git_config_with_options(show_all_config, NULL,
 					    given_config_file,
+					    given_config_blob,
 					    respect_includes) < 0) {
 			if (given_config_file)
 				die_errno("unable to read config file '%s'",
@@ -450,13 +463,16 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		check_argc(argc, 0, 0);
 		if (!given_config_file && nongit)
 			die("not in a git directory");
+		if (given_config_blob)
+			die("editing blobs is not supported");
 		git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 		launch_editor(given_config_file ?
 			      given_config_file : git_path("config"),
 			      NULL, NULL);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_SET) {
 		int ret;
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		ret = git_config_set_in_file(given_config_file, argv[0], value);
@@ -466,18 +482,21 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_SET_ALL) {
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 3);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], value, argv[2], 0);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_ADD) {
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], value, "^$", 0);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_REPLACE_ALL) {
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 3);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
@@ -500,6 +519,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return get_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_UNSET) {
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 2);
 		if (argc == 2)
 			return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
@@ -509,12 +529,14 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 						      argv[0], NULL);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_UNSET_ALL) {
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 2);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], NULL, argv[1], 1);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_RENAME_SECTION) {
 		int ret;
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(given_config_file,
 							argv[0], argv[1]);
@@ -525,6 +547,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_REMOVE_SECTION) {
 		int ret;
+		check_blob_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 1);
 		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(given_config_file,
 							argv[0], NULL);

cache.h

@@ -1142,11 +1142,15 @@ extern int update_server_info(int);
 typedef int (*config_fn_t)(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int git_default_config(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *, void *);
+extern int git_config_from_buf(config_fn_t fn, const char *name,
+			       const char *buf, size_t len, void *data);
 extern void git_config_push_parameter(const char *text);
 extern int git_config_from_parameters(config_fn_t fn, void *data);
 extern int git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *);
 extern int git_config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *,
-				   const char *filename, int respect_includes);
+				   const char *filename,
+				   const char *blob_ref,
+				   int respect_includes);
 extern int git_config_early(config_fn_t fn, void *, const char *repo_config);
 extern int git_parse_ulong(const char *, unsigned long *);
 extern int git_config_int(const char *, const char *);

config.c

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ struct config_source {
 	struct config_source *prev;
 	union {
 		FILE *file;
+		struct config_buf {
+			const char *buf;
+			size_t len;
+			size_t pos;
+		} buf;
 	} u;
 	const char *name;
 	int linenr;
@@ -45,6 +50,28 @@ static long config_file_ftell(struct config_source *conf)
 	return ftell(conf->u.file);
 }
 
+
+static int config_buf_fgetc(struct config_source *conf)
+{
+	if (conf->u.buf.pos < conf->u.buf.len)
+		return conf->u.buf.buf[conf->u.buf.pos++];
+
+	return EOF;
+}
+
+static int config_buf_ungetc(int c, struct config_source *conf)
+{
+	if (conf->u.buf.pos > 0)
+		return conf->u.buf.buf[--conf->u.buf.pos];
+
+	return EOF;
+}
+
+static long config_buf_ftell(struct config_source *conf)
+{
+	return conf->u.buf.pos;
+}
+
 #define MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH 10
 static const char include_depth_advice[] =
 "exceeded maximum include depth (%d) while including\n"
@@ -961,6 +988,57 @@ int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int git_config_from_buf(config_fn_t fn, const char *name, const char *buf,
+			size_t len, void *data)
+{
+	struct config_source top;
+
+	top.u.buf.buf = buf;
+	top.u.buf.len = len;
+	top.u.buf.pos = 0;
+	top.name = name;
+	top.fgetc = config_buf_fgetc;
+	top.ungetc = config_buf_ungetc;
+	top.ftell = config_buf_ftell;
+
+	return do_config_from(&top, fn, data);
+}
+
+static int git_config_from_blob_sha1(config_fn_t fn,
+				     const char *name,
+				     const unsigned char *sha1,
+				     void *data)
+{
+	enum object_type type;
+	char *buf;
+	unsigned long size;
+	int ret;
+
+	buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+	if (!buf)
+		return error("unable to load config blob object '%s'", name);
+	if (type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+		free(buf);
+		return error("reference '%s' does not point to a blob", name);
+	}
+
+	ret = git_config_from_buf(fn, name, buf, size, data);
+	free(buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int git_config_from_blob_ref(config_fn_t fn,
+				    const char *name,
+				    void *data)
+{
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+
+	if (get_sha1(name, sha1) < 0)
+		return error("unable to resolve config blob '%s'", name);
+	return git_config_from_blob_sha1(fn, name, sha1, data);
+}
+
 const char *git_etc_gitconfig(void)
 {
 	static const char *system_wide;
@@ -1026,7 +1104,9 @@ int git_config_early(config_fn_t fn, void *data, const char *repo_config)
 }
 
 int git_config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *data,
-			    const char *filename, int respect_includes)
+			    const char *filename,
+			    const char *blob_ref,
+			    int respect_includes)
 {
 	char *repo_config = NULL;
 	int ret;
@@ -1045,6 +1125,8 @@ int git_config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *data,
 	 */
 	if (filename)
 		return git_config_from_file(fn, filename, data);
+	else if (blob_ref)
+		return git_config_from_blob_ref(fn, blob_ref, data);
 
 	repo_config = git_pathdup("config");
 	ret = git_config_early(fn, data, repo_config);
@@ -1055,7 +1137,7 @@ int git_config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *data,
 
 int git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
-	return git_config_with_options(fn, data, NULL, 1);
+	return git_config_with_options(fn, data, NULL, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 /*

t/t1307-config-blob.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='support for reading config from a blob'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'create config blob' '
+	cat >config <<-\EOF &&
+	[some]
+		value = 1
+	EOF
+	git add config &&
+	git commit -m foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'list config blob contents' '
+	echo some.value=1 >expect &&
+	git config --blob=HEAD:config --list >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fetch value from blob' '
+	echo true >expect &&
+	git config --blob=HEAD:config --bool some.value >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reading non-existing value from blob is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config non.existing
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reading from blob and file is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config --system --list
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reading from missing ref is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:doesnotexist --list
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reading from non-blob is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD --list
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setting a value in a blob is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config some.value foo
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'deleting a value in a blob is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config --unset some.value
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'editing a blob is an error' '
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config --edit
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'parse errors in blobs are properly attributed' '
+	cat >config <<-\EOF &&
+	[some]
+		value = "
+	EOF
+	git add config &&
+	git commit -m broken &&
+
+	test_must_fail git config --blob=HEAD:config some.value 2>err &&
+
+	# just grep for our token as the exact error message is likely to
+	# change or be internationalized
+	grep "HEAD:config" err
+'
+
+test_done