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From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
	Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>,
	Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
	Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] reset_head(): take struct rebase_head_opts
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 11:09:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e423b101-77e2-02df-ee36-03c692c44e6c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq8rzc5u2j.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi Junio

On 01/10/2021 22:11, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
>>
>> This function already takes a confusingly large number of parameters
>> some of which are optional or not always required. The following
>> commits will add a couple more parameters so change it to take a
>> struct of options first.
> 
> Would all the members in the struct always be used by the function?
> If not, such a change will *not* solve the "confusingly ... required"
> problem at all.

I'll rephrase to emphasize that it solves the problem of remembering 
which order to pass things in and makes it clear what is being passed

> I am not necessarily against a change to consolidate a bag of
> parameters into a pointer to a struct.  I am against a change that
> is justified with a benefit that the change does not bring to us.

I found the existing api hard to use because it is easy to lose track of 
which position each parameter should be in. With the struct the order 
does not matter and having to set opts.parameter = value makes it clear 
which parameters are being passed.

Best Wishes

Phillip

> Thanks.
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2021-10-04 10:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 85+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-10-01 10:04 [PATCH 00/11] rebase: reset_head() related fixes and improvements Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 01/11] rebase: factor out checkout for up to date branch Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 02/11] reset_head(): fix checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 20:26   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04  9:58     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-04 16:13       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-01 22:47   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 03/11] reset_head(): don't run checkout hook if there is an error Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 20:52   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 10:00     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-12  8:48       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 04/11] reset_head(): remove action parameter Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 20:58   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 10:00     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 05/11] reset_head(): factor out ref updates Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 21:00   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 10:03     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 06/11] reset_head(): make default_reflog_action optional Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 21:03   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-01 21:08   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 10:03     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 07/11] rebase: cleanup reset_head() calls Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 10:04 ` [PATCH 08/11] reset_head(): take struct rebase_head_opts Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 21:11   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-04 10:09     ` Phillip Wood [this message]
2021-10-01 10:05 ` [PATCH 09/11] rebase --apply: fix reflog Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 21:12   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-01 10:05 ` [PATCH 10/11] rebase --apply: set ORIG_HEAD correctly Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-01 21:18   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-01 10:05 ` [PATCH 11/11] rebase -m: don't fork git checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-10-02  0:38 ` [PATCH 00/11] rebase: reset_head() related fixes and improvements Junio C Hamano
2021-10-02  4:58   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-02 12:27     ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-02 13:12       ` Phillip Wood
2021-10-02 13:38       ` René Scharfe
2021-10-06 14:03         ` Phillip Wood
2021-12-08 14:57 ` [PATCH v2 00/14] " Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 01/14] rebase: factor out checkout for up to date branch Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 21:04     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 02/14] t5403: refactor rebase post-checkout hook tests Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 18:24     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 03/14] rebase: pass correct arguments to post-checkout hook Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 18:53     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 04/14] rebase: do not remove untracked files on checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 19:09     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 05/14] rebase --apply: don't run post-checkout hook if there is an error Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 06/14] reset_head(): remove action parameter Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 07/14] create_autostash(): remove unneeded parameter Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 19:17     ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-25 11:06       ` Phillip Wood
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 08/14] reset_head(): factor out ref updates Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 09/14] reset_head(): make default_reflog_action optional Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 19:23     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 10/14] rebase: cleanup reset_head() calls Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 19:26     ` Junio C Hamano
2022-01-25 11:07       ` Phillip Wood
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 11/14] reset_head(): take struct rebase_head_opts Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 19:31     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 12/14] rebase --apply: fix reflog Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 20:49     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-08 14:58   ` [PATCH v2 13/14] rebase --apply: set ORIG_HEAD correctly Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-11 10:59     ` Elijah Newren
2021-12-08 14:58   ` [PATCH v2 14/14] rebase -m: don't fork git checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2021-12-09 21:04   ` [PATCH v2 00/14] rebase: reset_head() related fixes and improvements Junio C Hamano
2022-01-26 10:53     ` Phillip Wood
2022-01-27 17:37       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-11 11:05   ` Elijah Newren
2022-01-26 13:05   ` [PATCH v3 " Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 01/14] rebase: factor out checkout for up to date branch Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 02/14] t5403: refactor rebase post-checkout hook tests Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 03/14] rebase: pass correct arguments to post-checkout hook Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 04/14] rebase: do not remove untracked files on checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 05/14] rebase --apply: don't run post-checkout hook if there is an error Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 06/14] reset_head(): remove action parameter Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 07/14] reset_head(): factor out ref updates Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 08/14] reset_head(): make default_reflog_action optional Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 09/14] create_autostash(): remove unneeded parameter Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 10/14] rebase: cleanup reset_head() calls Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 11/14] reset_head(): take struct rebase_head_opts Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:35       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-01-26 14:52         ` Phillip Wood
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 12/14] rebase --apply: fix reflog Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 13/14] rebase --apply: set ORIG_HEAD correctly Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-01-26 13:05     ` [PATCH v3 14/14] rebase -m: don't fork git checkout Phillip Wood via GitGitGadget
2022-02-01 17:03     ` [PATCH v3 00/14] rebase: reset_head() related fixes and improvements Elijah Newren

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