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   1 /*
   2  * The backend-independent part of the reference module.
   3  */
   4
   5 #include "cache.h"
   6 #include "lockfile.h"
   7 #include "refs.h"
   8 #include "refs/refs-internal.h"
   9 #include "object.h"
  10 #include "tag.h"
  11
  12 /*
  13  * List of all available backends
  14  */
  15 static struct ref_storage_be *refs_backends = &refs_be_files;
  16
  17 static struct ref_storage_be *find_ref_storage_backend(const char *name)
  18 {
  19         struct ref_storage_be *be;
  20         for (be = refs_backends; be; be = be->next)
  21                 if (!strcmp(be->name, name))
  22                         return be;
  23         return NULL;
  24 }
  25
  26 int ref_storage_backend_exists(const char *name)
  27 {
  28         return find_ref_storage_backend(name) != NULL;
  29 }
  30
  31 /*
  32  * How to handle various characters in refnames:
  33  * 0: An acceptable character for refs
  34  * 1: End-of-component
  35  * 2: ., look for a preceding . to reject .. in refs
  36  * 3: {, look for a preceding @ to reject @{ in refs
  37  * 4: A bad character: ASCII control characters, and
  38  *    ":", "?", "[", "\", "^", "~", SP, or TAB
  39  * 5: *, reject unless REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set
  40  */
  41 static unsigned char refname_disposition[256] = {
  42         1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4,
  43         4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4,
  44         4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1,
  45         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4,
  46         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  47         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 4, 0, 4, 0,
  48         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
  49         0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 4, 4
  50 };
  51
  52 /*
  53  * Try to read one refname component from the front of refname.
  54  * Return the length of the component found, or -1 if the component is
  55  * not legal.  It is legal if it is something reasonable to have under
  56  * ".git/refs/"; We do not like it if:
  57  *
  58  * - any path component of it begins with ".", or
  59  * - it has double dots "..", or
  60  * - it has ASCII control characters, or
  61  * - it has ":", "?", "[", "\", "^", "~", SP, or TAB anywhere, or
  62  * - it has "*" anywhere unless REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set, or
  63  * - it ends with a "/", or
  64  * - it ends with ".lock", or
  65  * - it contains a "@{" portion
  66  */
  67 static int check_refname_component(const char *refname, int *flags)
  68 {
  69         const char *cp;
  70         char last = '\0';
  71
  72         for (cp = refname; ; cp++) {
  73                 int ch = *cp & 255;
  74                 unsigned char disp = refname_disposition[ch];
  75                 switch (disp) {
  76                 case 1:
  77                         goto out;
  78                 case 2:
  79                         if (last == '.')
  80                                 return -1; /* Refname contains "..". */
  81                         break;
  82                 case 3:
  83                         if (last == '@')
  84                                 return -1; /* Refname contains "@{". */
  85                         break;
  86                 case 4:
  87                         return -1;
  88                 case 5:
  89                         if (!(*flags & REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN))
  90                                 return -1; /* refspec can't be a pattern */
  91
  92                         /*
  93                          * Unset the pattern flag so that we only accept
  94                          * a single asterisk for one side of refspec.
  95                          */
  96                         *flags &= ~ REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN;
  97                         break;
  98                 }
  99                 last = ch;
 100         }
 101 out:
 102         if (cp == refname)
 103                 return 0; /* Component has zero length. */
 104         if (refname[0] == '.')
 105                 return -1; /* Component starts with '.'. */
 106         if (cp - refname >= LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN &&
 107             !memcmp(cp - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN, LOCK_SUFFIX, LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN))
 108                 return -1; /* Refname ends with ".lock". */
 109         return cp - refname;
 110 }
 111
 112 int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags)
 113 {
 114         int component_len, component_count = 0;
 115
 116         if (!strcmp(refname, "@"))
 117                 /* Refname is a single character '@'. */
 118                 return -1;
 119
 120         while (1) {
 121                 /* We are at the start of a path component. */
 122                 component_len = check_refname_component(refname, &flags);
 123                 if (component_len <= 0)
 124                         return -1;
 125
 126                 component_count++;
 127                 if (refname[component_len] == '\0')
 128                         break;
 129                 /* Skip to next component. */
 130                 refname += component_len + 1;
 131         }
 132
 133         if (refname[component_len - 1] == '.')
 134                 return -1; /* Refname ends with '.'. */
 135         if (!(flags & REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL) && component_count < 2)
 136                 return -1; /* Refname has only one component. */
 137         return 0;
 138 }
 139
 140 int refname_is_safe(const char *refname)
 141 {
 142         const char *rest;
 143
 144         if (skip_prefix(refname, "refs/", &rest)) {
 145                 char *buf;
 146                 int result;
 147                 size_t restlen = strlen(rest);
 148
 149                 /* rest must not be empty, or start or end with "/" */
 150                 if (!restlen || *rest == '/' || rest[restlen - 1] == '/')
 151                         return 0;
 152
 153                 /*
 154                  * Does the refname try to escape refs/?
 155                  * For example: refs/foo/../bar is safe but refs/foo/../../bar
 156                  * is not.
 157                  */
 158                 buf = xmallocz(restlen);
 159                 result = !normalize_path_copy(buf, rest) && !strcmp(buf, rest);
 160                 free(buf);
 161                 return result;
 162         }
 163
 164         do {
 165                 if (!isupper(*refname) && *refname != '_')
 166                         return 0;
 167                 refname++;
 168         } while (*refname);
 169         return 1;
 170 }
 171
 172 char *resolve_refdup(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
 173                      unsigned char *sha1, int *flags)
 174 {
 175         return xstrdup_or_null(resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, resolve_flags,
 176                                                   sha1, flags));
 177 }
 178
 179 /* The argument to filter_refs */
 180 struct ref_filter {
 181         const char *pattern;
 182         each_ref_fn *fn;
 183         void *cb_data;
 184 };
 185
 186 int read_ref_full(const char *refname, int resolve_flags, unsigned char *sha1, int *flags)
 187 {
 188         if (resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, resolve_flags, sha1, flags))
 189                 return 0;
 190         return -1;
 191 }
 192
 193 int read_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1)
 194 {
 195         return read_ref_full(refname, RESOLVE_REF_READING, sha1, NULL);
 196 }
 197
 198 int ref_exists(const char *refname)
 199 {
 200         unsigned char sha1[20];
 201         return !!resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, RESOLVE_REF_READING, sha1, NULL);
 202 }
 203
 204 static int filter_refs(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 205                            int flags, void *data)
 206 {
 207         struct ref_filter *filter = (struct ref_filter *)data;
 208
 209         if (wildmatch(filter->pattern, refname, 0, NULL))
 210                 return 0;
 211         return filter->fn(refname, oid, flags, filter->cb_data);
 212 }
 213
 214 enum peel_status peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sha1)
 215 {
 216         struct object *o = lookup_unknown_object(name);
 217
 218         if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
 219                 int type = sha1_object_info(name, NULL);
 220                 if (type < 0 || !object_as_type(o, type, 0))
 221                         return PEEL_INVALID;
 222         }
 223
 224         if (o->type != OBJ_TAG)
 225                 return PEEL_NON_TAG;
 226
 227         o = deref_tag_noverify(o);
 228         if (!o)
 229                 return PEEL_INVALID;
 230
 231         hashcpy(sha1, o->oid.hash);
 232         return PEEL_PEELED;
 233 }
 234
 235 struct warn_if_dangling_data {
 236         FILE *fp;
 237         const char *refname;
 238         const struct string_list *refnames;
 239         const char *msg_fmt;
 240 };
 241
 242 static int warn_if_dangling_symref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 243                                    int flags, void *cb_data)
 244 {
 245         struct warn_if_dangling_data *d = cb_data;
 246         const char *resolves_to;
 247         struct object_id junk;
 248
 249         if (!(flags & REF_ISSYMREF))
 250                 return 0;
 251
 252         resolves_to = resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, 0, junk.hash, NULL);
 253         if (!resolves_to
 254             || (d->refname
 255                 ? strcmp(resolves_to, d->refname)
 256                 : !string_list_has_string(d->refnames, resolves_to))) {
 257                 return 0;
 258         }
 259
 260         fprintf(d->fp, d->msg_fmt, refname);
 261         fputc('\n', d->fp);
 262         return 0;
 263 }
 264
 265 void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname)
 266 {
 267         struct warn_if_dangling_data data;
 268
 269         data.fp = fp;
 270         data.refname = refname;
 271         data.refnames = NULL;
 272         data.msg_fmt = msg_fmt;
 273         for_each_rawref(warn_if_dangling_symref, &data);
 274 }
 275
 276 void warn_dangling_symrefs(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const struct string_list *refnames)
 277 {
 278         struct warn_if_dangling_data data;
 279
 280         data.fp = fp;
 281         data.refname = NULL;
 282         data.refnames = refnames;
 283         data.msg_fmt = msg_fmt;
 284         for_each_rawref(warn_if_dangling_symref, &data);
 285 }
 286
 287 int for_each_tag_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 288 {
 289         return for_each_ref_in("refs/tags/", fn, cb_data);
 290 }
 291
 292 int for_each_tag_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 293 {
 294         return for_each_ref_in_submodule(submodule, "refs/tags/", fn, cb_data);
 295 }
 296
 297 int for_each_branch_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 298 {
 299         return for_each_ref_in("refs/heads/", fn, cb_data);
 300 }
 301
 302 int for_each_branch_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 303 {
 304         return for_each_ref_in_submodule(submodule, "refs/heads/", fn, cb_data);
 305 }
 306
 307 int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 308 {
 309         return for_each_ref_in("refs/remotes/", fn, cb_data);
 310 }
 311
 312 int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 313 {
 314         return for_each_ref_in_submodule(submodule, "refs/remotes/", fn, cb_data);
 315 }
 316
 317 int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 318 {
 319         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 320         int ret = 0;
 321         struct object_id oid;
 322         int flag;
 323
 324         strbuf_addf(&buf, "%sHEAD", get_git_namespace());
 325         if (!read_ref_full(buf.buf, RESOLVE_REF_READING, oid.hash, &flag))
 326                 ret = fn(buf.buf, &oid, flag, cb_data);
 327         strbuf_release(&buf);
 328
 329         return ret;
 330 }
 331
 332 int for_each_glob_ref_in(each_ref_fn fn, const char *pattern,
 333         const char *prefix, void *cb_data)
 334 {
 335         struct strbuf real_pattern = STRBUF_INIT;
 336         struct ref_filter filter;
 337         int ret;
 338
 339         if (!prefix && !starts_with(pattern, "refs/"))
 340                 strbuf_addstr(&real_pattern, "refs/");
 341         else if (prefix)
 342                 strbuf_addstr(&real_pattern, prefix);
 343         strbuf_addstr(&real_pattern, pattern);
 344
 345         if (!has_glob_specials(pattern)) {
 346                 /* Append implied '/' '*' if not present. */
 347                 strbuf_complete(&real_pattern, '/');
 348                 /* No need to check for '*', there is none. */
 349                 strbuf_addch(&real_pattern, '*');
 350         }
 351
 352         filter.pattern = real_pattern.buf;
 353         filter.fn = fn;
 354         filter.cb_data = cb_data;
 355         ret = for_each_ref(filter_refs, &filter);
 356
 357         strbuf_release(&real_pattern);
 358         return ret;
 359 }
 360
 361 int for_each_glob_ref(each_ref_fn fn, const char *pattern, void *cb_data)
 362 {
 363         return for_each_glob_ref_in(fn, pattern, NULL, cb_data);
 364 }
 365
 366 const char *prettify_refname(const char *name)
 367 {
 368         return name + (
 369                 starts_with(name, "refs/heads/") ? 11 :
 370                 starts_with(name, "refs/tags/") ? 10 :
 371                 starts_with(name, "refs/remotes/") ? 13 :
 372                 0);
 373 }
 374
 375 static const char *ref_rev_parse_rules[] = {
 376         "%.*s",
 377         "refs/%.*s",
 378         "refs/tags/%.*s",
 379         "refs/heads/%.*s",
 380         "refs/remotes/%.*s",
 381         "refs/remotes/%.*s/HEAD",
 382         NULL
 383 };
 384
 385 int refname_match(const char *abbrev_name, const char *full_name)
 386 {
 387         const char **p;
 388         const int abbrev_name_len = strlen(abbrev_name);
 389
 390         for (p = ref_rev_parse_rules; *p; p++) {
 391                 if (!strcmp(full_name, mkpath(*p, abbrev_name_len, abbrev_name))) {
 392                         return 1;
 393                 }
 394         }
 395
 396         return 0;
 397 }
 398
 399 /*
 400  * *string and *len will only be substituted, and *string returned (for
 401  * later free()ing) if the string passed in is a magic short-hand form
 402  * to name a branch.
 403  */
 404 static char *substitute_branch_name(const char **string, int *len)
 405 {
 406         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 407         int ret = interpret_branch_name(*string, *len, &buf);
 408
 409         if (ret == *len) {
 410                 size_t size;
 411                 *string = strbuf_detach(&buf, &size);
 412                 *len = size;
 413                 return (char *)*string;
 414         }
 415
 416         return NULL;
 417 }
 418
 419 int dwim_ref(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1, char **ref)
 420 {
 421         char *last_branch = substitute_branch_name(&str, &len);
 422         const char **p, *r;
 423         int refs_found = 0;
 424
 425         *ref = NULL;
 426         for (p = ref_rev_parse_rules; *p; p++) {
 427                 char fullref[PATH_MAX];
 428                 unsigned char sha1_from_ref[20];
 429                 unsigned char *this_result;
 430                 int flag;
 431
 432                 this_result = refs_found ? sha1_from_ref : sha1;
 433                 mksnpath(fullref, sizeof(fullref), *p, len, str);
 434                 r = resolve_ref_unsafe(fullref, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
 435                                        this_result, &flag);
 436                 if (r) {
 437                         if (!refs_found++)
 438                                 *ref = xstrdup(r);
 439                         if (!warn_ambiguous_refs)
 440                                 break;
 441                 } else if ((flag & REF_ISSYMREF) && strcmp(fullref, "HEAD")) {
 442                         warning("ignoring dangling symref %s.", fullref);
 443                 } else if ((flag & REF_ISBROKEN) && strchr(fullref, '/')) {
 444                         warning("ignoring broken ref %s.", fullref);
 445                 }
 446         }
 447         free(last_branch);
 448         return refs_found;
 449 }
 450
 451 int dwim_log(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1, char **log)
 452 {
 453         char *last_branch = substitute_branch_name(&str, &len);
 454         const char **p;
 455         int logs_found = 0;
 456
 457         *log = NULL;
 458         for (p = ref_rev_parse_rules; *p; p++) {
 459                 unsigned char hash[20];
 460                 char path[PATH_MAX];
 461                 const char *ref, *it;
 462
 463                 mksnpath(path, sizeof(path), *p, len, str);
 464                 ref = resolve_ref_unsafe(path, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
 465                                          hash, NULL);
 466                 if (!ref)
 467                         continue;
 468                 if (reflog_exists(path))
 469                         it = path;
 470                 else if (strcmp(ref, path) && reflog_exists(ref))
 471                         it = ref;
 472                 else
 473                         continue;
 474                 if (!logs_found++) {
 475                         *log = xstrdup(it);
 476                         hashcpy(sha1, hash);
 477                 }
 478                 if (!warn_ambiguous_refs)
 479                         break;
 480         }
 481         free(last_branch);
 482         return logs_found;
 483 }
 484
 485 static int is_per_worktree_ref(const char *refname)
 486 {
 487         return !strcmp(refname, "HEAD") ||
 488                 starts_with(refname, "refs/bisect/");
 489 }
 490
 491 static int is_pseudoref_syntax(const char *refname)
 492 {
 493         const char *c;
 494
 495         for (c = refname; *c; c++) {
 496                 if (!isupper(*c) && *c != '-' && *c != '_')
 497                         return 0;
 498         }
 499
 500         return 1;
 501 }
 502
 503 enum ref_type ref_type(const char *refname)
 504 {
 505         if (is_per_worktree_ref(refname))
 506                 return REF_TYPE_PER_WORKTREE;
 507         if (is_pseudoref_syntax(refname))
 508                 return REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF;
 509        return REF_TYPE_NORMAL;
 510 }
 511
 512 static int write_pseudoref(const char *pseudoref, const unsigned char *sha1,
 513                            const unsigned char *old_sha1, struct strbuf *err)
 514 {
 515         const char *filename;
 516         int fd;
 517         static struct lock_file lock;
 518         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 519         int ret = -1;
 520
 521         strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 522
 523         filename = git_path("%s", pseudoref);
 524         fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, filename, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 525         if (fd < 0) {
 526                 strbuf_addf(err, "could not open '%s' for writing: %s",
 527                             filename, strerror(errno));
 528                 return -1;
 529         }
 530
 531         if (old_sha1) {
 532                 unsigned char actual_old_sha1[20];
 533
 534                 if (read_ref(pseudoref, actual_old_sha1))
 535                         die("could not read ref '%s'", pseudoref);
 536                 if (hashcmp(actual_old_sha1, old_sha1)) {
 537                         strbuf_addf(err, "unexpected sha1 when writing '%s'", pseudoref);
 538                         rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 539                         goto done;
 540                 }
 541         }
 542
 543         if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) != buf.len) {
 544                 strbuf_addf(err, "could not write to '%s'", filename);
 545                 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 546                 goto done;
 547         }
 548
 549         commit_lock_file(&lock);
 550         ret = 0;
 551 done:
 552         strbuf_release(&buf);
 553         return ret;
 554 }
 555
 556 static int delete_pseudoref(const char *pseudoref, const unsigned char *old_sha1)
 557 {
 558         static struct lock_file lock;
 559         const char *filename;
 560
 561         filename = git_path("%s", pseudoref);
 562
 563         if (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1)) {
 564                 int fd;
 565                 unsigned char actual_old_sha1[20];
 566
 567                 fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, filename,
 568                                                LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 569                 if (fd < 0)
 570                         die_errno(_("Could not open '%s' for writing"), filename);
 571                 if (read_ref(pseudoref, actual_old_sha1))
 572                         die("could not read ref '%s'", pseudoref);
 573                 if (hashcmp(actual_old_sha1, old_sha1)) {
 574                         warning("Unexpected sha1 when deleting %s", pseudoref);
 575                         rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 576                         return -1;
 577                 }
 578
 579                 unlink(filename);
 580                 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
 581         } else {
 582                 unlink(filename);
 583         }
 584
 585         return 0;
 586 }
 587
 588 int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 589                unsigned int flags)
 590 {
 591         struct ref_transaction *transaction;
 592         struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 593
 594         if (ref_type(refname) == REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF)
 595                 return delete_pseudoref(refname, old_sha1);
 596
 597         transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 598         if (!transaction ||
 599             ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refname, old_sha1,
 600                                    flags, NULL, &err) ||
 601             ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
 602                 error("%s", err.buf);
 603                 ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 604                 strbuf_release(&err);
 605                 return 1;
 606         }
 607         ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 608         strbuf_release(&err);
 609         return 0;
 610 }
 611
 612 int copy_reflog_msg(char *buf, const char *msg)
 613 {
 614         char *cp = buf;
 615         char c;
 616         int wasspace = 1;
 617
 618         *cp++ = '\t';
 619         while ((c = *msg++)) {
 620                 if (wasspace && isspace(c))
 621                         continue;
 622                 wasspace = isspace(c);
 623                 if (wasspace)
 624                         c = ' ';
 625                 *cp++ = c;
 626         }
 627         while (buf < cp && isspace(cp[-1]))
 628                 cp--;
 629         *cp++ = '\n';
 630         return cp - buf;
 631 }
 632
 633 int should_autocreate_reflog(const char *refname)
 634 {
 635         if (!log_all_ref_updates)
 636                 return 0;
 637         return starts_with(refname, "refs/heads/") ||
 638                 starts_with(refname, "refs/remotes/") ||
 639                 starts_with(refname, "refs/notes/") ||
 640                 !strcmp(refname, "HEAD");
 641 }
 642
 643 int is_branch(const char *refname)
 644 {
 645         return !strcmp(refname, "HEAD") || starts_with(refname, "refs/heads/");
 646 }
 647
 648 struct read_ref_at_cb {
 649         const char *refname;
 650         unsigned long at_time;
 651         int cnt;
 652         int reccnt;
 653         unsigned char *sha1;
 654         int found_it;
 655
 656         unsigned char osha1[20];
 657         unsigned char nsha1[20];
 658         int tz;
 659         unsigned long date;
 660         char **msg;
 661         unsigned long *cutoff_time;
 662         int *cutoff_tz;
 663         int *cutoff_cnt;
 664 };
 665
 666 static int read_ref_at_ent(unsigned char *osha1, unsigned char *nsha1,
 667                 const char *email, unsigned long timestamp, int tz,
 668                 const char *message, void *cb_data)
 669 {
 670         struct read_ref_at_cb *cb = cb_data;
 671
 672         cb->reccnt++;
 673         cb->tz = tz;
 674         cb->date = timestamp;
 675
 676         if (timestamp <= cb->at_time || cb->cnt == 0) {
 677                 if (cb->msg)
 678                         *cb->msg = xstrdup(message);
 679                 if (cb->cutoff_time)
 680                         *cb->cutoff_time = timestamp;
 681                 if (cb->cutoff_tz)
 682                         *cb->cutoff_tz = tz;
 683                 if (cb->cutoff_cnt)
 684                         *cb->cutoff_cnt = cb->reccnt - 1;
 685                 /*
 686                  * we have not yet updated cb->[n|o]sha1 so they still
 687                  * hold the values for the previous record.
 688                  */
 689                 if (!is_null_sha1(cb->osha1)) {
 690                         hashcpy(cb->sha1, nsha1);
 691                         if (hashcmp(cb->osha1, nsha1))
 692                                 warning("Log for ref %s has gap after %s.",
 693                                         cb->refname, show_date(cb->date, cb->tz, DATE_MODE(RFC2822)));
 694                 }
 695                 else if (cb->date == cb->at_time)
 696                         hashcpy(cb->sha1, nsha1);
 697                 else if (hashcmp(nsha1, cb->sha1))
 698                         warning("Log for ref %s unexpectedly ended on %s.",
 699                                 cb->refname, show_date(cb->date, cb->tz,
 700                                                        DATE_MODE(RFC2822)));
 701                 hashcpy(cb->osha1, osha1);
 702                 hashcpy(cb->nsha1, nsha1);
 703                 cb->found_it = 1;
 704                 return 1;
 705         }
 706         hashcpy(cb->osha1, osha1);
 707         hashcpy(cb->nsha1, nsha1);
 708         if (cb->cnt > 0)
 709                 cb->cnt--;
 710         return 0;
 711 }
 712
 713 static int read_ref_at_ent_oldest(unsigned char *osha1, unsigned char *nsha1,
 714                                   const char *email, unsigned long timestamp,
 715                                   int tz, const char *message, void *cb_data)
 716 {
 717         struct read_ref_at_cb *cb = cb_data;
 718
 719         if (cb->msg)
 720                 *cb->msg = xstrdup(message);
 721         if (cb->cutoff_time)
 722                 *cb->cutoff_time = timestamp;
 723         if (cb->cutoff_tz)
 724                 *cb->cutoff_tz = tz;
 725         if (cb->cutoff_cnt)
 726                 *cb->cutoff_cnt = cb->reccnt;
 727         hashcpy(cb->sha1, osha1);
 728         if (is_null_sha1(cb->sha1))
 729                 hashcpy(cb->sha1, nsha1);
 730         /* We just want the first entry */
 731         return 1;
 732 }
 733
 734 int read_ref_at(const char *refname, unsigned int flags, unsigned long at_time, int cnt,
 735                 unsigned char *sha1, char **msg,
 736                 unsigned long *cutoff_time, int *cutoff_tz, int *cutoff_cnt)
 737 {
 738         struct read_ref_at_cb cb;
 739
 740         memset(&cb, 0, sizeof(cb));
 741         cb.refname = refname;
 742         cb.at_time = at_time;
 743         cb.cnt = cnt;
 744         cb.msg = msg;
 745         cb.cutoff_time = cutoff_time;
 746         cb.cutoff_tz = cutoff_tz;
 747         cb.cutoff_cnt = cutoff_cnt;
 748         cb.sha1 = sha1;
 749
 750         for_each_reflog_ent_reverse(refname, read_ref_at_ent, &cb);
 751
 752         if (!cb.reccnt) {
 753                 if (flags & GET_SHA1_QUIETLY)
 754                         exit(128);
 755                 else
 756                         die("Log for %s is empty.", refname);
 757         }
 758         if (cb.found_it)
 759                 return 0;
 760
 761         for_each_reflog_ent(refname, read_ref_at_ent_oldest, &cb);
 762
 763         return 1;
 764 }
 765
 766 struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err)
 767 {
 768         assert(err);
 769
 770         return xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_transaction));
 771 }
 772
 773 void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction)
 774 {
 775         int i;
 776
 777         if (!transaction)
 778                 return;
 779
 780         for (i = 0; i < transaction->nr; i++) {
 781                 free(transaction->updates[i]->msg);
 782                 free(transaction->updates[i]);
 783         }
 784         free(transaction->updates);
 785         free(transaction);
 786 }
 787
 788 struct ref_update *ref_transaction_add_update(
 789                 struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 790                 const char *refname, unsigned int flags,
 791                 const unsigned char *new_sha1,
 792                 const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 793                 const char *msg)
 794 {
 795         struct ref_update *update;
 796
 797         if (transaction->state != REF_TRANSACTION_OPEN)
 798                 die("BUG: update called for transaction that is not open");
 799
 800         if ((flags & REF_ISPRUNING) && !(flags & REF_NODEREF))
 801                 die("BUG: REF_ISPRUNING set without REF_NODEREF");
 802
 803         FLEX_ALLOC_STR(update, refname, refname);
 804         ALLOC_GROW(transaction->updates, transaction->nr + 1, transaction->alloc);
 805         transaction->updates[transaction->nr++] = update;
 806
 807         update->flags = flags;
 808
 809         if (flags & REF_HAVE_NEW)
 810                 hashcpy(update->new_sha1, new_sha1);
 811         if (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD)
 812                 hashcpy(update->old_sha1, old_sha1);
 813         if (msg)
 814                 update->msg = xstrdup(msg);
 815         return update;
 816 }
 817
 818 int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 819                            const char *refname,
 820                            const unsigned char *new_sha1,
 821                            const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 822                            unsigned int flags, const char *msg,
 823                            struct strbuf *err)
 824 {
 825         assert(err);
 826
 827         if ((new_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(new_sha1)) ?
 828             check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL) :
 829             !refname_is_safe(refname)) {
 830                 strbuf_addf(err, "refusing to update ref with bad name '%s'",
 831                             refname);
 832                 return -1;
 833         }
 834
 835         flags |= (new_sha1 ? REF_HAVE_NEW : 0) | (old_sha1 ? REF_HAVE_OLD : 0);
 836
 837         ref_transaction_add_update(transaction, refname, flags,
 838                                    new_sha1, old_sha1, msg);
 839         return 0;
 840 }
 841
 842 int ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 843                            const char *refname,
 844                            const unsigned char *new_sha1,
 845                            unsigned int flags, const char *msg,
 846                            struct strbuf *err)
 847 {
 848         if (!new_sha1 || is_null_sha1(new_sha1))
 849                 die("BUG: create called without valid new_sha1");
 850         return ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1,
 851                                       null_sha1, flags, msg, err);
 852 }
 853
 854 int ref_transaction_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 855                            const char *refname,
 856                            const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 857                            unsigned int flags, const char *msg,
 858                            struct strbuf *err)
 859 {
 860         if (old_sha1 && is_null_sha1(old_sha1))
 861                 die("BUG: delete called with old_sha1 set to zeros");
 862         return ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname,
 863                                       null_sha1, old_sha1,
 864                                       flags, msg, err);
 865 }
 866
 867 int ref_transaction_verify(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 868                            const char *refname,
 869                            const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 870                            unsigned int flags,
 871                            struct strbuf *err)
 872 {
 873         if (!old_sha1)
 874                 die("BUG: verify called with old_sha1 set to NULL");
 875         return ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname,
 876                                       NULL, old_sha1,
 877                                       flags, NULL, err);
 878 }
 879
 880 int update_ref(const char *msg, const char *refname,
 881                const unsigned char *new_sha1, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 882                unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr)
 883 {
 884         struct ref_transaction *t = NULL;
 885         struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 886         int ret = 0;
 887
 888         if (ref_type(refname) == REF_TYPE_PSEUDOREF) {
 889                 ret = write_pseudoref(refname, new_sha1, old_sha1, &err);
 890         } else {
 891                 t = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 892                 if (!t ||
 893                     ref_transaction_update(t, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
 894                                            flags, msg, &err) ||
 895                     ref_transaction_commit(t, &err)) {
 896                         ret = 1;
 897                         ref_transaction_free(t);
 898                 }
 899         }
 900         if (ret) {
 901                 const char *str = "update_ref failed for ref '%s': %s";
 902
 903                 switch (onerr) {
 904                 case UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR:
 905                         error(str, refname, err.buf);
 906                         break;
 907                 case UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR:
 908                         die(str, refname, err.buf);
 909                         break;
 910                 case UPDATE_REFS_QUIET_ON_ERR:
 911                         break;
 912                 }
 913                 strbuf_release(&err);
 914                 return 1;
 915         }
 916         strbuf_release(&err);
 917         if (t)
 918                 ref_transaction_free(t);
 919         return 0;
 920 }
 921
 922 char *shorten_unambiguous_ref(const char *refname, int strict)
 923 {
 924         int i;
 925         static char **scanf_fmts;
 926         static int nr_rules;
 927         char *short_name;
 928
 929         if (!nr_rules) {
 930                 /*
 931                  * Pre-generate scanf formats from ref_rev_parse_rules[].
 932                  * Generate a format suitable for scanf from a
 933                  * ref_rev_parse_rules rule by interpolating "%s" at the
 934                  * location of the "%.*s".
 935                  */
 936                 size_t total_len = 0;
 937                 size_t offset = 0;
 938
 939                 /* the rule list is NULL terminated, count them first */
 940                 for (nr_rules = 0; ref_rev_parse_rules[nr_rules]; nr_rules++)
 941                         /* -2 for strlen("%.*s") - strlen("%s"); +1 for NUL */
 942                         total_len += strlen(ref_rev_parse_rules[nr_rules]) - 2 + 1;
 943
 944                 scanf_fmts = xmalloc(st_add(st_mult(nr_rules, sizeof(char *)), total_len));
 945
 946                 offset = 0;
 947                 for (i = 0; i < nr_rules; i++) {
 948                         assert(offset < total_len);
 949                         scanf_fmts[i] = (char *)&scanf_fmts[nr_rules] + offset;
 950                         offset += snprintf(scanf_fmts[i], total_len - offset,
 951                                            ref_rev_parse_rules[i], 2, "%s") + 1;
 952                 }
 953         }
 954
 955         /* bail out if there are no rules */
 956         if (!nr_rules)
 957                 return xstrdup(refname);
 958
 959         /* buffer for scanf result, at most refname must fit */
 960         short_name = xstrdup(refname);
 961
 962         /* skip first rule, it will always match */
 963         for (i = nr_rules - 1; i > 0 ; --i) {
 964                 int j;
 965                 int rules_to_fail = i;
 966                 int short_name_len;
 967
 968                 if (1 != sscanf(refname, scanf_fmts[i], short_name))
 969                         continue;
 970
 971                 short_name_len = strlen(short_name);
 972
 973                 /*
 974                  * in strict mode, all (except the matched one) rules
 975                  * must fail to resolve to a valid non-ambiguous ref
 976                  */
 977                 if (strict)
 978                         rules_to_fail = nr_rules;
 979
 980                 /*
 981                  * check if the short name resolves to a valid ref,
 982                  * but use only rules prior to the matched one
 983                  */
 984                 for (j = 0; j < rules_to_fail; j++) {
 985                         const char *rule = ref_rev_parse_rules[j];
 986                         char refname[PATH_MAX];
 987
 988                         /* skip matched rule */
 989                         if (i == j)
 990                                 continue;
 991
 992                         /*
 993                          * the short name is ambiguous, if it resolves
 994                          * (with this previous rule) to a valid ref
 995                          * read_ref() returns 0 on success
 996                          */
 997                         mksnpath(refname, sizeof(refname),
 998                                  rule, short_name_len, short_name);
 999                         if (ref_exists(refname))
1000                                 break;
1001                 }
1002
1003                 /*
1004                  * short name is non-ambiguous if all previous rules
1005                  * haven't resolved to a valid ref
1006                  */
1007                 if (j == rules_to_fail)
1008                         return short_name;
1009         }
1010
1011         free(short_name);
1012         return xstrdup(refname);
1013 }
1014
1015 static struct string_list *hide_refs;
1016
1017 int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *section)
1018 {
1019         if (!strcmp("transfer.hiderefs", var) ||
1020             /* NEEDSWORK: use parse_config_key() once both are merged */
1021             (starts_with(var, section) && var[strlen(section)] == '.' &&
1022              !strcmp(var + strlen(section), ".hiderefs"))) {
1023                 char *ref;
1024                 int len;
1025
1026                 if (!value)
1027                         return config_error_nonbool(var);
1028                 ref = xstrdup(value);
1029                 len = strlen(ref);
1030                 while (len && ref[len - 1] == '/')
1031                         ref[--len] = '\0';
1032                 if (!hide_refs) {
1033                         hide_refs = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*hide_refs));
1034                         hide_refs->strdup_strings = 1;
1035                 }
1036                 string_list_append(hide_refs, ref);
1037         }
1038         return 0;
1039 }
1040
1041 int ref_is_hidden(const char *refname, const char *refname_full)
1042 {
1043         int i;
1044
1045         if (!hide_refs)
1046                 return 0;
1047         for (i = hide_refs->nr - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
1048                 const char *match = hide_refs->items[i].string;
1049                 const char *subject;
1050                 int neg = 0;
1051                 int len;
1052
1053                 if (*match == '!') {
1054                         neg = 1;
1055                         match++;
1056                 }
1057
1058                 if (*match == '^') {
1059                         subject = refname_full;
1060                         match++;
1061                 } else {
1062                         subject = refname;
1063                 }
1064
1065                 /* refname can be NULL when namespaces are used. */
1066                 if (!subject || !starts_with(subject, match))
1067                         continue;
1068                 len = strlen(match);
1069                 if (!subject[len] || subject[len] == '/')
1070                         return !neg;
1071         }
1072         return 0;
1073 }
1074
1075 const char *find_descendant_ref(const char *dirname,
1076                                 const struct string_list *extras,
1077                                 const struct string_list *skip)
1078 {
1079         int pos;
1080
1081         if (!extras)
1082                 return NULL;
1083
1084         /*
1085          * Look at the place where dirname would be inserted into
1086          * extras. If there is an entry at that position that starts
1087          * with dirname (remember, dirname includes the trailing
1088          * slash) and is not in skip, then we have a conflict.
1089          */
1090         for (pos = string_list_find_insert_index(extras, dirname, 0);
1091              pos < extras->nr; pos++) {
1092                 const char *extra_refname = extras->items[pos].string;
1093
1094                 if (!starts_with(extra_refname, dirname))
1095                         break;
1096
1097                 if (!skip || !string_list_has_string(skip, extra_refname))
1098                         return extra_refname;
1099         }
1100         return NULL;
1101 }
1102
1103 int rename_ref_available(const char *old_refname, const char *new_refname)
1104 {
1105         struct string_list skip = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
1106         struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
1107         int ok;
1108
1109         string_list_insert(&skip, old_refname);
1110         ok = !verify_refname_available(new_refname, NULL, &skip, &err);
1111         if (!ok)
1112                 error("%s", err.buf);
1113
1114         string_list_clear(&skip, 0);
1115         strbuf_release(&err);
1116         return ok;
1117 }
1118
1119 int head_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1120 {
1121         struct object_id oid;
1122         int flag;
1123
1124         if (submodule) {
1125                 if (resolve_gitlink_ref(submodule, "HEAD", oid.hash) == 0)
1126                         return fn("HEAD", &oid, 0, cb_data);
1127
1128                 return 0;
1129         }
1130
1131         if (!read_ref_full("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING, oid.hash, &flag))
1132                 return fn("HEAD", &oid, flag, cb_data);
1133
1134         return 0;
1135 }
1136
1137 int head_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1138 {
1139         return head_ref_submodule(NULL, fn, cb_data);
1140 }
1141
1142 /*
1143  * Call fn for each reference in the specified submodule for which the
1144  * refname begins with prefix. If trim is non-zero, then trim that
1145  * many characters off the beginning of each refname before passing
1146  * the refname to fn. flags can be DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN to
1147  * include broken references in the iteration. If fn ever returns a
1148  * non-zero value, stop the iteration and return that value;
1149  * otherwise, return 0.
1150  */
1151 static int do_for_each_ref(const char *submodule, const char *prefix,
1152                            each_ref_fn fn, int trim, int flags, void *cb_data)
1153 {
1154         struct ref_store *refs = get_ref_store(submodule);
1155         struct ref_iterator *iter;
1156
1157         if (!refs)
1158                 return 0;
1159
1160         iter = files_ref_iterator_begin(submodule, prefix, flags);
1161         iter = prefix_ref_iterator_begin(iter, prefix, trim);
1162
1163         return do_for_each_ref_iterator(iter, fn, cb_data);
1164 }
1165
1166 int for_each_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1167 {
1168         return do_for_each_ref(NULL, "", fn, 0, 0, cb_data);
1169 }
1170
1171 int for_each_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1172 {
1173         return do_for_each_ref(submodule, "", fn, 0, 0, cb_data);
1174 }
1175
1176 int for_each_ref_in(const char *prefix, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1177 {
1178         return do_for_each_ref(NULL, prefix, fn, strlen(prefix), 0, cb_data);
1179 }
1180
1181 int for_each_fullref_in(const char *prefix, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data, unsigned int broken)
1182 {
1183         unsigned int flag = 0;
1184
1185         if (broken)
1186                 flag = DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN;
1187         return do_for_each_ref(NULL, prefix, fn, 0, flag, cb_data);
1188 }
1189
1190 int for_each_ref_in_submodule(const char *submodule, const char *prefix,
1191                 each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1192 {
1193         return do_for_each_ref(submodule, prefix, fn, strlen(prefix), 0, cb_data);
1194 }
1195
1196 int for_each_replace_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1197 {
1198         return do_for_each_ref(NULL, git_replace_ref_base, fn,
1199                                strlen(git_replace_ref_base), 0, cb_data);
1200 }
1201
1202 int for_each_namespaced_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1203 {
1204         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
1205         int ret;
1206         strbuf_addf(&buf, "%srefs/", get_git_namespace());
1207         ret = do_for_each_ref(NULL, buf.buf, fn, 0, 0, cb_data);
1208         strbuf_release(&buf);
1209         return ret;
1210 }
1211
1212 int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
1213 {
1214         return do_for_each_ref(NULL, "", fn, 0,
1215                                DO_FOR_EACH_INCLUDE_BROKEN, cb_data);
1216 }
1217
1218 /* This function needs to return a meaningful errno on failure */
1219 static const char *resolve_ref_recursively(struct ref_store *refs,
1220                                            const char *refname,
1221                                            int resolve_flags,
1222                                            unsigned char *sha1, int *flags)
1223 {
1224         static struct strbuf sb_refname = STRBUF_INIT;
1225         int unused_flags;
1226         int symref_count;
1227
1228         if (!flags)
1229                 flags = &unused_flags;
1230
1231         *flags = 0;
1232
1233         if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
1234                 if (!(resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME) ||
1235                     !refname_is_safe(refname)) {
1236                         errno = EINVAL;
1237                         return NULL;
1238                 }
1239
1240                 /*
1241                  * dwim_ref() uses REF_ISBROKEN to distinguish between
1242                  * missing refs and refs that were present but invalid,
1243                  * to complain about the latter to stderr.
1244                  *
1245                  * We don't know whether the ref exists, so don't set
1246                  * REF_ISBROKEN yet.
1247                  */
1248                 *flags |= REF_BAD_NAME;
1249         }
1250
1251         for (symref_count = 0; symref_count < SYMREF_MAXDEPTH; symref_count++) {
1252                 unsigned int read_flags = 0;
1253
1254                 if (refs->be->read_raw_ref(refs, refname,
1255                                            sha1, &sb_refname, &read_flags)) {
1256                         *flags |= read_flags;
1257                         if (errno != ENOENT || (resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_READING))
1258                                 return NULL;
1259                         hashclr(sha1);
1260                         if (*flags & REF_BAD_NAME)
1261                                 *flags |= REF_ISBROKEN;
1262                         return refname;
1263                 }
1264
1265                 *flags |= read_flags;
1266
1267                 if (!(read_flags & REF_ISSYMREF)) {
1268                         if (*flags & REF_BAD_NAME) {
1269                                 hashclr(sha1);
1270                                 *flags |= REF_ISBROKEN;
1271                         }
1272                         return refname;
1273                 }
1274
1275                 refname = sb_refname.buf;
1276                 if (resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE) {
1277                         hashclr(sha1);
1278                         return refname;
1279                 }
1280                 if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
1281                         if (!(resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME) ||
1282                             !refname_is_safe(refname)) {
1283                                 errno = EINVAL;
1284                                 return NULL;
1285                         }
1286
1287                         *flags |= REF_ISBROKEN | REF_BAD_NAME;
1288                 }
1289         }
1290
1291         errno = ELOOP;
1292         return NULL;
1293 }
1294
1295 const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
1296                                unsigned char *sha1, int *flags)
1297 {
1298         return resolve_ref_recursively(get_ref_store(NULL), refname,
1299                                        resolve_flags, sha1, flags);
1300 }
1301
1302 int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *submodule, const char *refname,
1303                         unsigned char *sha1)
1304 {
1305         size_t len = strlen(submodule);
1306         struct ref_store *refs;
1307         int flags;
1308
1309         while (len && submodule[len - 1] == '/')
1310                 len--;
1311
1312         if (!len)
1313                 return -1;
1314
1315         if (submodule[len]) {
1316                 /* We need to strip off one or more trailing slashes */
1317                 char *stripped = xmemdupz(submodule, len);
1318
1319                 refs = get_ref_store(stripped);
1320                 free(stripped);
1321         } else {
1322                 refs = get_ref_store(submodule);
1323         }
1324
1325         if (!refs)
1326                 return -1;
1327
1328         if (!resolve_ref_recursively(refs, refname, 0, sha1, &flags) ||
1329             is_null_sha1(sha1))
1330                 return -1;
1331         return 0;
1332 }
1333
1334 /* A pointer to the ref_store for the main repository: */
1335 static struct ref_store *main_ref_store;
1336
1337 /* A linked list of ref_stores for submodules: */
1338 static struct ref_store *submodule_ref_stores;
1339
1340 void base_ref_store_init(struct ref_store *refs,
1341                          const struct ref_storage_be *be,
1342                          const char *submodule)
1343 {
1344         refs->be = be;
1345         if (!submodule) {
1346                 if (main_ref_store)
1347                         die("BUG: main_ref_store initialized twice");
1348
1349                 refs->submodule = "";
1350                 refs->next = NULL;
1351                 main_ref_store = refs;
1352         } else {
1353                 if (lookup_ref_store(submodule))
1354                         die("BUG: ref_store for submodule '%s' initialized twice",
1355                             submodule);
1356
1357                 refs->submodule = xstrdup(submodule);
1358                 refs->next = submodule_ref_stores;
1359                 submodule_ref_stores = refs;
1360         }
1361 }
1362
1363 struct ref_store *ref_store_init(const char *submodule)
1364 {
1365         const char *be_name = "files";
1366         struct ref_storage_be *be = find_ref_storage_backend(be_name);
1367
1368         if (!be)
1369                 die("BUG: reference backend %s is unknown", be_name);
1370
1371         if (!submodule || !*submodule)
1372                 return be->init(NULL);
1373         else
1374                 return be->init(submodule);
1375 }
1376
1377 struct ref_store *lookup_ref_store(const char *submodule)
1378 {
1379         struct ref_store *refs;
1380
1381         if (!submodule || !*submodule)
1382                 return main_ref_store;
1383
1384         for (refs = submodule_ref_stores; refs; refs = refs->next) {
1385                 if (!strcmp(submodule, refs->submodule))
1386                         return refs;
1387         }
1388
1389         return NULL;
1390 }
1391
1392 struct ref_store *get_ref_store(const char *submodule)
1393 {
1394         struct ref_store *refs;
1395
1396         if (!submodule || !*submodule) {
1397                 refs = lookup_ref_store(NULL);
1398
1399                 if (!refs)
1400                         refs = ref_store_init(NULL);
1401         } else {
1402                 refs = lookup_ref_store(submodule);
1403
1404                 if (!refs) {
1405                         struct strbuf submodule_sb = STRBUF_INIT;
1406
1407                         strbuf_addstr(&submodule_sb, submodule);
1408                         if (is_nonbare_repository_dir(&submodule_sb))
1409                                 refs = ref_store_init(submodule);
1410                         strbuf_release(&submodule_sb);
1411                 }
1412         }
1413
1414         return refs;
1415 }
1416
1417 void assert_main_repository(struct ref_store *refs, const char *caller)
1418 {
1419         if (*refs->submodule)
1420                 die("BUG: %s called for a submodule", caller);
1421 }
1422
1423 /* backend functions */
1424 int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
1425                            struct strbuf *err)
1426 {
1427         struct ref_store *refs = get_ref_store(NULL);
1428
1429         return refs->be->transaction_commit(refs, transaction, err);
1430 }