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authorbrian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>2017-03-31 01:40:01 +0000
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2017-03-31 08:33:56 -0700
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Documentation: update and rename api-sha1-array.txt
Since the structure and functions have changed names, update the code examples and the documentation. Rename the file to match the new name of the API. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt (renamed from Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt)44
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt
index dcc52943a..b0c11f868 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-sha1-array.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-oid-array.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-sha1-array API
+oid-array API
==============
-The sha1-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of SHA-1
+The oid-array API provides storage and manipulation of sets of object
identifiers. The emphasis is on storage and processing efficiency,
making them suitable for large lists. Note that the ordering of items is
not preserved over some operations.
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ not preserved over some operations.
Data Structures
---------------
-`struct sha1_array`::
+`struct oid_array`::
- A single array of SHA-1 hashes. This should be initialized by
- assignment from `SHA1_ARRAY_INIT`. The `sha1` member contains
+ A single array of object IDs. This should be initialized by
+ assignment from `OID_ARRAY_INIT`. The `oid` member contains
the actual data. The `nr` member contains the number of items in
the set. The `alloc` and `sorted` members are used internally,
and should not be needed by API callers.
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@ Data Structures
Functions
---------
-`sha1_array_append`::
- Add an item to the set. The sha1 will be placed at the end of
+`oid_array_append`::
+ Add an item to the set. The object ID will be placed at the end of
the array (but note that some operations below may lose this
ordering).
-`sha1_array_lookup`::
- Perform a binary search of the array for a specific sha1.
+`oid_array_lookup`::
+ Perform a binary search of the array for a specific object ID.
If found, returns the offset (in number of elements) of the
- sha1. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array is
- not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
+ object ID. If not found, returns a negative integer. If the array
+ is not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it.
-`sha1_array_clear`::
+`oid_array_clear`::
Free all memory associated with the array and return it to the
initial, empty state.
-`sha1_array_for_each_unique`::
+`oid_array_for_each_unique`::
Efficiently iterate over each unique element of the list,
executing the callback function for each one. If the array is
not sorted, this function has the side effect of sorting it. If
@@ -47,25 +47,25 @@ Examples
--------
-----------------------------------------
-int print_callback(const unsigned char sha1[20],
+int print_callback(const struct object_id *oid,
void *data)
{
- printf("%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ printf("%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
return 0; /* always continue */
}
void some_func(void)
{
- struct sha1_array hashes = SHA1_ARRAY_INIT;
- unsigned char sha1[20];
+ struct sha1_array hashes = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
+ struct object_id oid;
/* Read objects into our set */
- while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1))
- sha1_array_append(&hashes, sha1);
+ while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash))
+ oid_array_append(&hashes, &oid);
/* Check if some objects are in our set */
- while (read_object_from_stdin(sha1)) {
- if (sha1_array_lookup(&hashes, sha1) >= 0)
+ while (read_object_from_stdin(oid.hash)) {
+ if (oid_array_lookup(&hashes, &oid) >= 0)
printf("it's in there!\n");
/*
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ void some_func(void)
* Instead, this will sort once and then skip duplicates
* in linear time.
*/
- sha1_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
+ oid_array_for_each_unique(&hashes, print_callback, NULL);
}
-----------------------------------------