* resulting SHA1 into the first SHA1 argument (cur_sha1). A non-zero return
* value indicates failure.
*
- * The two given SHA1s must both be non-NULL and different from each other.
+ * The two given SHA1s shall both be non-NULL and different from each other.
+ * Either of them (but not both) may be == null_sha1, which indicates an
+ * empty/non-existent note. If the resulting SHA1 (cur_sha1) is == null_sha1,
+ * the note will be removed from the notes tree.
*
* The default combine_notes function (you get this when passing NULL) is
* combine_notes_concatenate(), which appends the contents of the new note to
int combine_notes_concatenate(unsigned char *cur_sha1, const unsigned char *new_sha1);
int combine_notes_overwrite(unsigned char *cur_sha1, const unsigned char *new_sha1);
int combine_notes_ignore(unsigned char *cur_sha1, const unsigned char *new_sha1);
+int combine_notes_cat_sort_uniq(unsigned char *cur_sha1, const unsigned char *new_sha1);
/*
* Notes tree object
int dirty;
} default_notes_tree;
+/*
+ * Return the default notes ref.
+ *
+ * The default notes ref is the notes ref that is used when notes_ref == NULL
+ * is passed to init_notes().
+ *
+ * This the first of the following to be defined:
+ * 1. The '--ref' option to 'git notes', if given
+ * 2. The $GIT_NOTES_REF environment variable, if set
+ * 3. The value of the core.notesRef config variable, if set
+ * 4. GIT_NOTES_DEFAULT_REF (i.e. "refs/notes/commits")
+ */
+const char *default_notes_ref(void);
+
/*
* Flags controlling behaviour of notes tree initialization
*
/*
* Add the given note object to the given notes_tree structure
*
+ * If there already exists a note for the given object_sha1, the given
+ * combine_notes function is invoked to break the tie. If not given (i.e.
+ * combine_notes == NULL), the default combine_notes function for the given
+ * notes_tree is used.
+ *
+ * Passing note_sha1 == null_sha1 indicates the addition of an
+ * empty/non-existent note. This is a (potentially expensive) no-op unless
+ * there already exists a note for the given object_sha1, AND combining that
+ * note with the empty note (using the given combine_notes function) results
+ * in a new/changed note.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success; non-zero means combine_notes failed.
+ *
* IMPORTANT: The changes made by add_note() to the given notes_tree structure
* are not persistent until a subsequent call to write_notes_tree() returns
* zero.
*/
-void add_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
+int add_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
const unsigned char *note_sha1, combine_notes_fn combine_notes);
/*
/*
* Copy a note from one object to another in the given notes_tree.
*
- * Fails if the to_obj already has a note unless 'force' is true.
+ * Returns 1 if the to_obj already has a note and 'force' is false. Otherwise,
+ * returns non-zero if 'force' is true, but the given combine_notes function
+ * failed to combine from_obj's note with to_obj's existing note.
+ * Returns zero on success.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The changes made by copy_note() to the given notes_tree structure
+ * are not persistent until a subsequent call to write_notes_tree() returns
+ * zero.
*/
int copy_note(struct notes_tree *t,
const unsigned char *from_obj, const unsigned char *to_obj,
- int force, combine_notes_fn combine_fn);
+ int force, combine_notes_fn combine_notes);
/*
* Flags controlling behaviour of for_each_note()
* notes tree) from within the callback:
* - add_note()
* - remove_note()
+ * - copy_note()
* - free_notes()
*/
typedef int each_note_fn(const unsigned char *object_sha1,