store autogenerated files in git notes

autogen.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package gitpb
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// files   : a list of files to save ["go.mod", "go.sum"]
+// refname : could be "master" or "v0.1.5" or "a605119c2cc41"
+// del     : true means empty out existing notes, otherwise append
+func (repo *Repo) AutogenSave(files []string, refname string, del bool) error {
+	if del {
+		cmd := []string{"git", "notes", "remove", refname}
+		if err := repo.StrictRun(cmd); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	for _, fname := range files {
+		autotag := "// `autogen:" + fname + "`"
+		cmd := []string{"git", "notes", "append", "-m", autotag, refname}
+		if err := repo.StrictRun(cmd); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		cmd = []string{"git", "notes", "append", "-F", fname, refname}
+		if err := repo.StrictRun(cmd); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	// a tag with a blank name indicates the end of the autogen file or files
+	autotag := "// `autogen:`"
+	cmd := []string{"git", "notes", "append", "-m", autotag, refname}
+	if err := repo.StrictRun(cmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// restores files from git metadata (notes)
+func (repo *Repo) AutogenRestore() error {
+	result := repo.Run([]string{"git", "notes", "show"})
+	if result.Exit != 0 {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprint("git notes show returned ", result.Exit))
+	}
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return result.Error
+	}
+	if len(result.Stdout) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var newf *os.File
+	var err error
+	var body string
+	for _, line := range result.Stdout {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "// `autogen:") {
+			if newf != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(newf, strings.TrimSpace(body))
+				newf.Close()
+				newf = nil
+				body = ""
+			}
+			fbase := strings.TrimPrefix(line, "// `autogen:")
+			fbase = strings.TrimSpace(fbase)
+			fbase = strings.TrimSuffix(fbase, "`")
+			// if line == // `autogen:`  , then the filename is blank
+			if fbase != "" {
+				fname := filepath.Join(filepath.Join(repo.FullPath, fbase))
+				newf, err = os.OpenFile(fname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		body += line + "\n"
+	}
+	if newf != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(newf, strings.TrimSpace(body))
+		newf.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}

config.go

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func (all *Repos) ConfigLoad() error {
 	var data []byte
 	var err error
 
-	if data, err = loadFile("repos.pb"); err != nil {
+	cfgname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC"), "repos.pb")
+	if data, err = loadFile(cfgname); err != nil {
 		// something went wrong loading the file
 		return err
 	}
@@ -71,14 +72,13 @@ func (all *Repos) ConfigLoad() error {
 			}
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Info("gitpb.Init()      ", len(all.Repos), "repos in ~/.config/forge/repos.pb")
+		log.Info("gitpb.Init()      ", len(all.Repos), "repos in", cfgname)
 		return nil
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func loadFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
+func loadFile(fullname string) ([]byte, error) {
-	fullname := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC"), filename)
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(fullname)
 	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		// if file does not exist, just return nil. this

shell.go

@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ func (repo *Repo) RunRealtime(cmd []string) cmd.Status {
 	return shell.PathRunRealtime(repo.GetFullPath(), cmd)
 }
 
-// for now, even check cmd.Exit
+// error if result.Error or if result.Exit != 0
+func (repo *Repo) RunStrict(cmd []string) error {
+	return repo.StrictRun(cmd)
+}
+
 func (repo *Repo) StrictRun(cmd []string) error {
 	result := repo.RunQuiet(cmd)
 	if result.Error != nil {
@@ -95,6 +99,6 @@ func (repo *Repo) mtime(filename string) (time.Time, error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return statf.ModTime(), nil
 	}
-	log.Log(GITPBWARN, "mtime() error", pathf, err)
+	log.Log(GITPB, "mtime() os.Stat() error", pathf, err)
 	return time.Now(), err
 }