ls-remote: pass ref prefixes when requesting a remote's refs
[gitweb.git] / builtin / submodule--helper.c
index 4beeda5f9f49d6c2e2f552308b50bacf70ebd421..a5c4a8a6941d46c78e4dc58d0df47532f0bb2b45 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "repository.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "pathspec.h"
 #include "dir.h"
-#include "utf8.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "connect.h"
+#include "revision.h"
+#include "diffcore.h"
+#include "diff.h"
+
+#define OPT_QUIET (1 << 0)
+#define OPT_CACHED (1 << 1)
+#define OPT_RECURSIVE (1 << 2)
+
+typedef void (*each_submodule_fn)(const struct cache_entry *list_item,
+                                 void *cb_data);
 
 static char *get_default_remote(void)
 {
        char *dest = NULL, *ret;
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-       const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, sha1, NULL);
+       const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
 
        if (!refname)
                die(_("No such ref: %s"), "HEAD");
@@ -219,6 +229,64 @@ static int resolve_relative_url_test(int argc, const char **argv, const char *pr
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* the result should be freed by the caller. */
+static char *get_submodule_displaypath(const char *path, const char *prefix)
+{
+       const char *super_prefix = get_super_prefix();
+
+       if (prefix && super_prefix) {
+               BUG("cannot have prefix '%s' and superprefix '%s'",
+                   prefix, super_prefix);
+       } else if (prefix) {
+               struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+               char *displaypath = xstrdup(relative_path(path, prefix, &sb));
+               strbuf_release(&sb);
+               return displaypath;
+       } else if (super_prefix) {
+               return xstrfmt("%s%s", super_prefix, path);
+       } else {
+               return xstrdup(path);
+       }
+}
+
+static char *compute_rev_name(const char *sub_path, const char* object_id)
+{
+       struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+       const char ***d;
+
+       static const char *describe_bare[] = { NULL };
+
+       static const char *describe_tags[] = { "--tags", NULL };
+
+       static const char *describe_contains[] = { "--contains", NULL };
+
+       static const char *describe_all_always[] = { "--all", "--always", NULL };
+
+       static const char **describe_argv[] = { describe_bare, describe_tags,
+                                               describe_contains,
+                                               describe_all_always, NULL };
+
+       for (d = describe_argv; *d; d++) {
+               struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+               prepare_submodule_repo_env(&cp.env_array);
+               cp.dir = sub_path;
+               cp.git_cmd = 1;
+               cp.no_stderr = 1;
+
+               argv_array_push(&cp.args, "describe");
+               argv_array_pushv(&cp.args, *d);
+               argv_array_push(&cp.args, object_id);
+
+               if (!capture_command(&cp, &sb, 0)) {
+                       strbuf_strip_suffix(&sb, "\n");
+                       return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
+               }
+       }
+
+       strbuf_release(&sb);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 struct module_list {
        const struct cache_entry **entries;
        int alloc, nr;
@@ -233,8 +301,7 @@ static int module_list_compute(int argc, const char **argv,
        int i, result = 0;
        char *ps_matched = NULL;
        parse_pathspec(pathspec, 0,
-                      PATHSPEC_PREFER_FULL |
-                      PATHSPEC_STRIP_SUBMODULE_SLASH_CHEAP,
+                      PATHSPEC_PREFER_FULL,
                       prefix, argv);
 
        if (pathspec->nr)
@@ -270,6 +337,27 @@ static int module_list_compute(int argc, const char **argv,
        return result;
 }
 
+static void module_list_active(struct module_list *list)
+{
+       int i;
+       struct module_list active_modules = MODULE_LIST_INIT;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < list->nr; i++) {
+               const struct cache_entry *ce = list->entries[i];
+
+               if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, ce->name))
+                       continue;
+
+               ALLOC_GROW(active_modules.entries,
+                          active_modules.nr + 1,
+                          active_modules.alloc);
+               active_modules.entries[active_modules.nr++] = ce;
+       }
+
+       free(list->entries);
+       *list = active_modules;
+}
+
 static int module_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        int i;
@@ -303,46 +391,66 @@ static int module_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                        printf("%06o %s %d\t", ce->ce_mode,
                               oid_to_hex(&ce->oid), ce_stage(ce));
 
-               utf8_fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", ce->name);
+               fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", ce->name);
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
+static void for_each_listed_submodule(const struct module_list *list,
+                                     each_submodule_fn fn, void *cb_data)
+{
+       int i;
+       for (i = 0; i < list->nr; i++)
+               fn(list->entries[i], cb_data);
+}
+
+struct init_cb {
+       const char *prefix;
+       unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+#define INIT_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+
+static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
+                          unsigned int flags)
 {
        const struct submodule *sub;
        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
        char *upd = NULL, *url = NULL, *displaypath;
 
-       /* Only loads from .gitmodules, no overlay with .git/config */
-       gitmodules_config();
-
-       if (prefix) {
-               strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s%s", prefix, path);
-               displaypath = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
-       } else
-               displaypath = xstrdup(path);
+       displaypath = get_submodule_displaypath(path, prefix);
 
-       sub = submodule_from_path(null_sha1, path);
+       sub = submodule_from_path(&null_oid, path);
 
        if (!sub)
                die(_("No url found for submodule path '%s' in .gitmodules"),
                        displaypath);
 
+       /*
+        * NEEDSWORK: In a multi-working-tree world, this needs to be
+        * set in the per-worktree config.
+        *
+        * Set active flag for the submodule being initialized
+        */
+       if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, path)) {
+               strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.active", sub->name);
+               git_config_set_gently(sb.buf, "true");
+               strbuf_reset(&sb);
+       }
+
        /*
         * Copy url setting when it is not set yet.
         * To look up the url in .git/config, we must not fall back to
         * .gitmodules, so look it up directly.
         */
-       strbuf_reset(&sb);
        strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.url", sub->name);
        if (git_config_get_string(sb.buf, &url)) {
-               url = xstrdup(sub->url);
-
-               if (!url)
+               if (!sub->url)
                        die(_("No url found for submodule path '%s' in .gitmodules"),
                                displaypath);
 
+               url = xstrdup(sub->url);
+
                /* Possibly a url relative to parent */
                if (starts_with_dot_dot_slash(url) ||
                    starts_with_dot_slash(url)) {
@@ -352,12 +460,10 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
                        strbuf_addf(&remotesb, "remote.%s.url", remote);
                        free(remote);
 
-                       if (git_config_get_string(remotesb.buf, &remoteurl))
-                               /*
-                                * The repository is its own
-                                * authoritative upstream
-                                */
+                       if (git_config_get_string(remotesb.buf, &remoteurl)) {
+                               warning(_("could not lookup configuration '%s'. Assuming this repository is its own authoritative upstream."), remotesb.buf);
                                remoteurl = xgetcwd();
+                       }
                        relurl = relative_url(remoteurl, url, NULL);
                        strbuf_release(&remotesb);
                        free(remoteurl);
@@ -368,14 +474,14 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
                if (git_config_set_gently(sb.buf, url))
                        die(_("Failed to register url for submodule path '%s'"),
                            displaypath);
-               if (!quiet)
+               if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET))
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                _("Submodule '%s' (%s) registered for path '%s'\n"),
                                sub->name, url, displaypath);
        }
+       strbuf_reset(&sb);
 
        /* Copy "update" setting when it is not set yet */
-       strbuf_reset(&sb);
        strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.update", sub->name);
        if (git_config_get_string(sb.buf, &upd) &&
            sub->update_strategy.type != SM_UPDATE_UNSPECIFIED) {
@@ -395,17 +501,20 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix, int quiet)
        free(upd);
 }
 
+static void init_submodule_cb(const struct cache_entry *list_item, void *cb_data)
+{
+       struct init_cb *info = cb_data;
+       init_submodule(list_item->name, info->prefix, info->flags);
+}
+
 static int module_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
+       struct init_cb info = INIT_CB_INIT;
        struct pathspec pathspec;
        struct module_list list = MODULE_LIST_INIT;
        int quiet = 0;
-       int i;
 
        struct option module_init_options[] = {
-               OPT_STRING(0, "prefix", &prefix,
-                          N_("path"),
-                          N_("alternative anchor for relative paths")),
                OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("Suppress output for initializing a submodule")),
                OPT_END()
        };
@@ -421,8 +530,172 @@ static int module_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (module_list_compute(argc, argv, prefix, &pathspec, &list) < 0)
                return 1;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
-               init_submodule(list.entries[i]->name, prefix, quiet);
+       /*
+        * If there are no path args and submodule.active is set then,
+        * by default, only initialize 'active' modules.
+        */
+       if (!argc && git_config_get_value_multi("submodule.active"))
+               module_list_active(&list);
+
+       info.prefix = prefix;
+       if (quiet)
+               info.flags |= OPT_QUIET;
+
+       for_each_listed_submodule(&list, init_submodule_cb, &info);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+struct status_cb {
+       const char *prefix;
+       unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+#define STATUS_CB_INIT { NULL, 0 }
+
+static void print_status(unsigned int flags, char state, const char *path,
+                        const struct object_id *oid, const char *displaypath)
+{
+       if (flags & OPT_QUIET)
+               return;
+
+       printf("%c%s %s", state, oid_to_hex(oid), displaypath);
+
+       if (state == ' ' || state == '+')
+               printf(" (%s)", compute_rev_name(path, oid_to_hex(oid)));
+
+       printf("\n");
+}
+
+static int handle_submodule_head_ref(const char *refname,
+                                    const struct object_id *oid, int flags,
+                                    void *cb_data)
+{
+       struct object_id *output = cb_data;
+       if (oid)
+               oidcpy(output, oid);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void status_submodule(const char *path, const struct object_id *ce_oid,
+                            unsigned int ce_flags, const char *prefix,
+                            unsigned int flags)
+{
+       char *displaypath;
+       struct argv_array diff_files_args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+       struct rev_info rev;
+       int diff_files_result;
+
+       if (!submodule_from_path(&null_oid, path))
+               die(_("no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path '%s'"),
+                     path);
+
+       displaypath = get_submodule_displaypath(path, prefix);
+
+       if ((CE_STAGEMASK & ce_flags) >> CE_STAGESHIFT) {
+               print_status(flags, 'U', path, &null_oid, displaypath);
+               goto cleanup;
+       }
+
+       if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, path)) {
+               print_status(flags, '-', path, ce_oid, displaypath);
+               goto cleanup;
+       }
+
+       argv_array_pushl(&diff_files_args, "diff-files",
+                        "--ignore-submodules=dirty", "--quiet", "--",
+                        path, NULL);
+
+       git_config(git_diff_basic_config, NULL);
+       init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
+       rev.abbrev = 0;
+       diff_files_args.argc = setup_revisions(diff_files_args.argc,
+                                              diff_files_args.argv,
+                                              &rev, NULL);
+       diff_files_result = run_diff_files(&rev, 0);
+
+       if (!diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, diff_files_result)) {
+               print_status(flags, ' ', path, ce_oid,
+                            displaypath);
+       } else if (!(flags & OPT_CACHED)) {
+               struct object_id oid;
+
+               if (refs_head_ref(get_submodule_ref_store(path),
+                                 handle_submodule_head_ref, &oid))
+                       die(_("could not resolve HEAD ref inside the "
+                             "submodule '%s'"), path);
+
+               print_status(flags, '+', path, &oid, displaypath);
+       } else {
+               print_status(flags, '+', path, ce_oid, displaypath);
+       }
+
+       if (flags & OPT_RECURSIVE) {
+               struct child_process cpr = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+
+               cpr.git_cmd = 1;
+               cpr.dir = path;
+               prepare_submodule_repo_env(&cpr.env_array);
+
+               argv_array_push(&cpr.args, "--super-prefix");
+               argv_array_pushf(&cpr.args, "%s/", displaypath);
+               argv_array_pushl(&cpr.args, "submodule--helper", "status",
+                                "--recursive", NULL);
+
+               if (flags & OPT_CACHED)
+                       argv_array_push(&cpr.args, "--cached");
+
+               if (flags & OPT_QUIET)
+                       argv_array_push(&cpr.args, "--quiet");
+
+               if (run_command(&cpr))
+                       die(_("failed to recurse into submodule '%s'"), path);
+       }
+
+cleanup:
+       argv_array_clear(&diff_files_args);
+       free(displaypath);
+}
+
+static void status_submodule_cb(const struct cache_entry *list_item,
+                               void *cb_data)
+{
+       struct status_cb *info = cb_data;
+       status_submodule(list_item->name, &list_item->oid, list_item->ce_flags,
+                        info->prefix, info->flags);
+}
+
+static int module_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+       struct status_cb info = STATUS_CB_INIT;
+       struct pathspec pathspec;
+       struct module_list list = MODULE_LIST_INIT;
+       int quiet = 0;
+
+       struct option module_status_options[] = {
+               OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("Suppress submodule status output")),
+               OPT_BIT(0, "cached", &info.flags, N_("Use commit stored in the index instead of the one stored in the submodule HEAD"), OPT_CACHED),
+               OPT_BIT(0, "recursive", &info.flags, N_("recurse into nested submodules"), OPT_RECURSIVE),
+               OPT_END()
+       };
+
+       const char *const git_submodule_helper_usage[] = {
+               N_("git submodule status [--quiet] [--cached] [--recursive] [<path>...]"),
+               NULL
+       };
+
+       argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, module_status_options,
+                            git_submodule_helper_usage, 0);
+
+       if (module_list_compute(argc, argv, prefix, &pathspec, &list) < 0)
+               return 1;
+
+       info.prefix = prefix;
+       if (quiet)
+               info.flags |= OPT_QUIET;
+
+       for_each_listed_submodule(&list, status_submodule_cb, &info);
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -434,8 +707,7 @@ static int module_name(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (argc != 2)
                usage(_("git submodule--helper name <path>"));
 
-       gitmodules_config();
-       sub = submodule_from_path(null_sha1, argv[1]);
+       sub = submodule_from_path(&null_oid, argv[1]);
 
        if (!sub)
                die(_("no submodule mapping found in .gitmodules for path '%s'"),
@@ -498,9 +770,9 @@ static int add_possible_reference_from_superproject(
 
        /*
         * If the alternate object store is another repository, try the
-        * standard layout with .git/modules/<name>/objects
+        * standard layout with .git/(modules/<name>)+/objects
         */
-       if (ends_with(alt->path, ".git/objects")) {
+       if (ends_with(alt->path, "/objects")) {
                char *sm_alternate;
                struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
                struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -578,11 +850,10 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        const char *name = NULL, *url = NULL, *depth = NULL;
        int quiet = 0;
        int progress = 0;
-       FILE *submodule_dot_git;
        char *p, *path = NULL, *sm_gitdir;
-       struct strbuf rel_path = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct string_list reference = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+       char *sm_alternate = NULL, *error_strategy = NULL;
 
        struct option module_clone_options[] = {
                OPT_STRING(0, "prefix", &prefix,
@@ -624,7 +895,7 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                                   module_clone_options);
 
        strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/modules/%s", get_git_dir(), name);
-       sm_gitdir = xstrdup(absolute_path(sb.buf));
+       sm_gitdir = absolute_pathdup(sb.buf);
        strbuf_reset(&sb);
 
        if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
@@ -651,29 +922,27 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                strbuf_reset(&sb);
        }
 
-       /* Write a .git file in the submodule to redirect to the superproject. */
-       strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/.git", path);
-       if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(sb.buf) < 0)
-               die(_("could not create leading directories of '%s'"), sb.buf);
-       submodule_dot_git = fopen(sb.buf, "w");
-       if (!submodule_dot_git)
-               die_errno(_("cannot open file '%s'"), sb.buf);
-
-       fprintf_or_die(submodule_dot_git, "gitdir: %s\n",
-                      relative_path(sm_gitdir, path, &rel_path));
-       if (fclose(submodule_dot_git))
-               die(_("could not close file %s"), sb.buf);
-       strbuf_reset(&sb);
-       strbuf_reset(&rel_path);
+       /* Connect module worktree and git dir */
+       connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(path, sm_gitdir);
 
-       /* Redirect the worktree of the submodule in the superproject's config */
        p = git_pathdup_submodule(path, "config");
        if (!p)
                die(_("could not get submodule directory for '%s'"), path);
-       git_config_set_in_file(p, "core.worktree",
-                              relative_path(path, sm_gitdir, &rel_path));
+
+       /* setup alternateLocation and alternateErrorStrategy in the cloned submodule if needed */
+       git_config_get_string("submodule.alternateLocation", &sm_alternate);
+       if (sm_alternate)
+               git_config_set_in_file(p, "submodule.alternateLocation",
+                                          sm_alternate);
+       git_config_get_string("submodule.alternateErrorStrategy", &error_strategy);
+       if (error_strategy)
+               git_config_set_in_file(p, "submodule.alternateErrorStrategy",
+                                          error_strategy);
+
+       free(sm_alternate);
+       free(error_strategy);
+
        strbuf_release(&sb);
-       strbuf_release(&rel_path);
        free(sm_gitdir);
        free(path);
        free(p);
@@ -742,10 +1011,13 @@ static int prepare_to_clone_next_submodule(const struct cache_entry *ce,
                                           struct strbuf *out)
 {
        const struct submodule *sub = NULL;
+       const char *url = NULL;
+       const char *update_string;
+       enum submodule_update_type update_type;
+       char *key;
        struct strbuf displaypath_sb = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
        const char *displaypath = NULL;
-       char *url = NULL;
        int needs_cloning = 0;
 
        if (ce_stage(ce)) {
@@ -758,7 +1030,7 @@ static int prepare_to_clone_next_submodule(const struct cache_entry *ce,
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
-       sub = submodule_from_path(null_sha1, ce->name);
+       sub = submodule_from_path(&null_oid, ce->name);
 
        if (suc->recursive_prefix)
                displaypath = relative_path(suc->recursive_prefix,
@@ -771,27 +1043,33 @@ static int prepare_to_clone_next_submodule(const struct cache_entry *ce,
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
+       key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.update", sub->name);
+       if (!repo_config_get_string_const(the_repository, key, &update_string)) {
+               update_type = parse_submodule_update_type(update_string);
+       } else {
+               update_type = sub->update_strategy.type;
+       }
+       free(key);
+
        if (suc->update.type == SM_UPDATE_NONE
            || (suc->update.type == SM_UPDATE_UNSPECIFIED
-               && sub->update_strategy.type == SM_UPDATE_NONE)) {
+               && update_type == SM_UPDATE_NONE)) {
                strbuf_addf(out, _("Skipping submodule '%s'"), displaypath);
                strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * Looking up the url in .git/config.
-        * We must not fall back to .gitmodules as we only want
-        * to process configured submodules.
-        */
-       strbuf_reset(&sb);
-       strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.url", sub->name);
-       git_config_get_string(sb.buf, &url);
-       if (!url) {
+       /* Check if the submodule has been initialized. */
+       if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, ce->name)) {
                next_submodule_warn_missing(suc, out, displaypath);
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
+       strbuf_reset(&sb);
+       strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.url", sub->name);
+       if (repo_config_get_string_const(the_repository, sb.buf, &url))
+               url = sub->url;
+
        strbuf_reset(&sb);
        strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/.git", ce->name);
        needs_cloning = !file_exists(sb.buf);
@@ -831,7 +1109,6 @@ static int prepare_to_clone_next_submodule(const struct cache_entry *ce,
                argv_array_push(&child->args, suc->depth);
 
 cleanup:
-       free(url);
        strbuf_reset(&displaypath_sb);
        strbuf_reset(&sb);
 
@@ -901,7 +1178,7 @@ static int update_clone_task_finished(int result,
        const struct cache_entry *ce;
        struct submodule_update_clone *suc = suc_cb;
 
-       int *idxP = *(int**)idx_task_cb;
+       int *idxP = idx_task_cb;
        int idx = *idxP;
        free(idxP);
 
@@ -931,10 +1208,19 @@ static int update_clone_task_finished(int result,
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int gitmodules_update_clone_config(const char *var, const char *value,
+                                         void *cb)
+{
+       int *max_jobs = cb;
+       if (!strcmp(var, "submodule.fetchjobs"))
+               *max_jobs = parse_submodule_fetchjobs(var, value);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int update_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        const char *update = NULL;
-       int max_jobs = -1;
+       int max_jobs = 1;
        struct string_list_item *item;
        struct pathspec pathspec;
        struct submodule_update_clone suc = SUBMODULE_UPDATE_CLONE_INIT;
@@ -971,6 +1257,9 @@ static int update_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        };
        suc.prefix = prefix;
 
+       config_from_gitmodules(gitmodules_update_clone_config, &max_jobs);
+       git_config(gitmodules_update_clone_config, &max_jobs);
+
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, module_update_clone_options,
                             git_submodule_helper_usage, 0);
 
@@ -984,13 +1273,6 @@ static int update_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (pathspec.nr)
                suc.warn_if_uninitialized = 1;
 
-       /* Overlay the parsed .gitmodules file with .git/config */
-       gitmodules_config();
-       git_config(submodule_config, NULL);
-
-       if (max_jobs < 0)
-               max_jobs = parallel_submodules();
-
        run_processes_parallel(max_jobs,
                               update_clone_get_next_task,
                               update_clone_start_failure,
@@ -1009,7 +1291,7 @@ static int update_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                return 1;
 
        for_each_string_list_item(item, &suc.projectlines)
-               utf8_fprintf(stdout, "%s", item->string);
+               fprintf(stdout, "%s", item->string);
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1028,19 +1310,23 @@ static int resolve_relative_path(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 static const char *remote_submodule_branch(const char *path)
 {
        const struct submodule *sub;
-       gitmodules_config();
-       git_config(submodule_config, NULL);
+       const char *branch = NULL;
+       char *key;
 
-       sub = submodule_from_path(null_sha1, path);
+       sub = submodule_from_path(&null_oid, path);
        if (!sub)
                return NULL;
 
-       if (!sub->branch)
+       key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.branch", sub->name);
+       if (repo_config_get_string_const(the_repository, key, &branch))
+               branch = sub->branch;
+       free(key);
+
+       if (!branch)
                return "master";
 
-       if (!strcmp(sub->branch, ".")) {
-               unsigned char sha1[20];
-               const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, sha1, NULL);
+       if (!strcmp(branch, ".")) {
+               const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
 
                if (!refname)
                        die(_("No such ref: %s"), "HEAD");
@@ -1056,7 +1342,7 @@ static const char *remote_submodule_branch(const char *path)
                return refname;
        }
 
-       return sub->branch;
+       return branch;
 }
 
 static int resolve_remote_submodule_branch(int argc, const char **argv,
@@ -1076,33 +1362,163 @@ static int resolve_remote_submodule_branch(int argc, const char **argv,
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int push_check(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+       struct remote *remote;
+       const char *superproject_head;
+       char *head;
+       int detached_head = 0;
+       struct object_id head_oid;
+
+       if (argc < 3)
+               die("submodule--helper push-check requires at least 2 arguments");
+
+       /*
+        * superproject's resolved head ref.
+        * if HEAD then the superproject is in a detached head state, otherwise
+        * it will be the resolved head ref.
+        */
+       superproject_head = argv[1];
+       argv++;
+       argc--;
+       /* Get the submodule's head ref and determine if it is detached */
+       head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, &head_oid, NULL);
+       if (!head)
+               die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
+       if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
+               detached_head = 1;
+
+       /*
+        * The remote must be configured.
+        * This is to avoid pushing to the exact same URL as the parent.
+        */
+       remote = pushremote_get(argv[1]);
+       if (!remote || remote->origin == REMOTE_UNCONFIGURED)
+               die("remote '%s' not configured", argv[1]);
+
+       /* Check the refspec */
+       if (argc > 2) {
+               int i, refspec_nr = argc - 2;
+               struct ref *local_refs = get_local_heads();
+               struct refspec *refspec = parse_push_refspec(refspec_nr,
+                                                            argv + 2);
+
+               for (i = 0; i < refspec_nr; i++) {
+                       struct refspec *rs = refspec + i;
+
+                       if (rs->pattern || rs->matching)
+                               continue;
+
+                       /* LHS must match a single ref */
+                       switch (count_refspec_match(rs->src, local_refs, NULL)) {
+                       case 1:
+                               break;
+                       case 0:
+                               /*
+                                * If LHS matches 'HEAD' then we need to ensure
+                                * that it matches the same named branch
+                                * checked out in the superproject.
+                                */
+                               if (!strcmp(rs->src, "HEAD")) {
+                                       if (!detached_head &&
+                                           !strcmp(head, superproject_head))
+                                               break;
+                                       die("HEAD does not match the named branch in the superproject");
+                               }
+                               /* fallthrough */
+                       default:
+                               die("src refspec '%s' must name a ref",
+                                   rs->src);
+                       }
+               }
+               free_refspec(refspec_nr, refspec);
+       }
+       free(head);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int absorb_git_dirs(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+       int i;
+       struct pathspec pathspec;
+       struct module_list list = MODULE_LIST_INIT;
+       unsigned flags = ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES;
+
+       struct option embed_gitdir_options[] = {
+               OPT_STRING(0, "prefix", &prefix,
+                          N_("path"),
+                          N_("path into the working tree")),
+               OPT_BIT(0, "--recursive", &flags, N_("recurse into submodules"),
+                       ABSORB_GITDIR_RECURSE_SUBMODULES),
+               OPT_END()
+       };
+
+       const char *const git_submodule_helper_usage[] = {
+               N_("git submodule--helper embed-git-dir [<path>...]"),
+               NULL
+       };
+
+       argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, embed_gitdir_options,
+                            git_submodule_helper_usage, 0);
+
+       if (module_list_compute(argc, argv, prefix, &pathspec, &list) < 0)
+               return 1;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
+               absorb_git_dir_into_superproject(prefix,
+                               list.entries[i]->name, flags);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int is_active(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+       if (argc != 2)
+               die("submodule--helper is-active takes exactly 1 argument");
+
+       return !is_submodule_active(the_repository, argv[1]);
+}
+
+#define SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX (1<<0)
+
 struct cmd_struct {
        const char *cmd;
        int (*fn)(int, const char **, const char *);
+       unsigned option;
 };
 
 static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
-       {"list", module_list},
-       {"name", module_name},
-       {"clone", module_clone},
-       {"update-clone", update_clone},
-       {"relative-path", resolve_relative_path},
-       {"resolve-relative-url", resolve_relative_url},
-       {"resolve-relative-url-test", resolve_relative_url_test},
-       {"init", module_init},
-       {"remote-branch", resolve_remote_submodule_branch}
+       {"list", module_list, 0},
+       {"name", module_name, 0},
+       {"clone", module_clone, 0},
+       {"update-clone", update_clone, 0},
+       {"relative-path", resolve_relative_path, 0},
+       {"resolve-relative-url", resolve_relative_url, 0},
+       {"resolve-relative-url-test", resolve_relative_url_test, 0},
+       {"init", module_init, SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX},
+       {"status", module_status, SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX},
+       {"remote-branch", resolve_remote_submodule_branch, 0},
+       {"push-check", push_check, 0},
+       {"absorb-git-dirs", absorb_git_dirs, SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX},
+       {"is-active", is_active, 0},
 };
 
 int cmd_submodule__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        int i;
-       if (argc < 2)
-               die(_("submodule--helper subcommand must be "
-                     "called with a subcommand"));
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++)
-               if (!strcmp(argv[1], commands[i].cmd))
+       if (argc < 2 || !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
+               usage("git submodule--helper <command>");
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
+               if (!strcmp(argv[1], commands[i].cmd)) {
+                       if (get_super_prefix() &&
+                           !(commands[i].option & SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX))
+                               die(_("%s doesn't support --super-prefix"),
+                                   commands[i].cmd);
                        return commands[i].fn(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
+               }
+       }
 
        die(_("'%s' is not a valid submodule--helper "
              "subcommand"), argv[1]);