[PATCH v2 1/1] reset: parse rev as tree-ish in patch mode

["Nika Layzell via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>]

From: Nika Layzell <nika@thelayzells.com>

Since 2f328c3d ("reset $sha1 $pathspec: require $sha1 only to be
treeish", 2013-01-14), we allowed "git reset $object -- $path" to reset
individual paths that match the pathspec to take the blob from a tree
object, not necessarily a commit, while the form to reset the tip of the
current branch to some other commit still must be given a commit.

Like resetting with paths, "git reset --patch" does not update HEAD, and
need not require a commit. The path-filtered form, "git reset --patch
$object -- $pathspec", has accepted a tree-ish since 2f328c3d.

"git reset --patch" is documented as accepting a <tree-ish> since
bf44142f ("reset: update documentation to require only tree-ish with
paths", 2013-01-16). Documentation changes are not required.

Loosen the restriction that requires a commit for the unfiltered "git
reset --patch $object".

Signed-off-by: Nika Layzell <nika@thelayzells.com>
---
 builtin/reset.c        |  2 +-
 t/t7105-reset-patch.sh | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index fdd572168b..5cbfb21ec4 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (unborn) {
 		/* reset on unborn branch: treat as reset to empty tree */
 		oidcpy(&oid, the_hash_algo->empty_tree);
-	} else if (!pathspec.nr) {
+	} else if (!pathspec.nr && !patch_mode) {
 		struct commit *commit;
 		if (get_oid_committish(rev, &oid))
 			die(_("Failed to resolve '%s' as a valid revision."), rev);
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
index bd10a96727..fc2a6cf5c7 100755
--- a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,27 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^' '
 	test_i18ngrep "Apply" output
 '
 
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^^{tree}' '
+	test_write_lines n y | git reset -p HEAD^^{tree} >output &&
+	verify_state dir/foo work parent &&
+	verify_saved_state bar &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Apply" output
+'
+
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^:dir/foo (blob fails)' '
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work work &&
+	test_must_fail git reset -p HEAD^:dir/foo &&
+	verify_saved_state dir/foo &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p aaaaaaaa (unknown fails)' '
+	set_and_save_state dir/foo work work &&
+	test_must_fail git reset -p aaaaaaaa &&
+	verify_saved_state dir/foo &&
+	verify_saved_state bar
+'
+
 # The idea in the rest is that bar sorts first, so we always say 'y'
 # first and if the path limiter fails it'll apply to bar instead of
 # dir/foo.  There's always an extra 'n' to reject edits to dir/foo in
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