diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c index fecedd3b46..50088a4190 100644 --- a/branch.c +++ b/branch.c @@ -135,6 +135,37 @@ static int setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref, return 0; } +struct branch_desc_cb { + const char *config_name; + const char *value; +}; + +static int read_branch_desc_cb(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb) +{ + struct branch_desc_cb *desc = cb; + if (strcmp(desc->config_name, var)) + return 0; + free((char *)desc->value); + return git_config_string(&desc->value, var, value); +} + +int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name) +{ + struct branch_desc_cb cb; + struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT; + strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name); + cb.config_name = name.buf; + cb.value = NULL; + if (git_config(read_branch_desc_cb, &cb) < 0) { + strbuf_release(&name); + return -1; + } + if (cb.value) + strbuf_addstr(buf, cb.value); + strbuf_release(&name); + return 0; +} + int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref, int force, int attr_only) { diff --git a/branch.h b/branch.h index 1285158dd4..1493f73722 100644 --- a/branch.h +++ b/branch.h @@ -46,4 +46,9 @@ void remove_branch_state(void); #define BRANCH_CONFIG_VERBOSE 01 extern void install_branch_config(int flag, const char *local, const char *origin, const char *remote); +/* + * Read branch description + */ +extern int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *, const char *branch_name); + #endif