+static void unfold_value(struct strbuf *val)
+{
+ struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
+ size_t i;
+
+ strbuf_grow(&out, val->len);
+ i = 0;
+ while (i < val->len) {
+ char c = val->buf[i++];
+ if (c == '\n') {
+ /* Collapse continuation down to a single space. */
+ while (i < val->len && isspace(val->buf[i]))
+ i++;
+ strbuf_addch(&out, ' ');
+ } else {
+ strbuf_addch(&out, c);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Empty lines may have left us with whitespace cruft at the edges */
+ strbuf_trim(&out);
+
+ /* output goes back to val as if we modified it in-place */
+ strbuf_swap(&out, val);
+ strbuf_release(&out);
+}
+