commit 5305474ec4650755f2c0437c004cabfb1c60cf6a
author Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com> Mon Oct 09 21:58:53 2023 +0000
committer Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Mon Oct 09 15:53:13 2023 -0700
tree 55c6343c74bc3a9a50732d2267058f9b4574d5ad
parent 43c8a30d150ecede9709c1f2527c8fba92c65f40

ref-cache.c: fix prefix matching in ref iteration

Update 'cache_ref_iterator_advance' to skip over refs that are not matched
by the given prefix.

Currently, a ref entry is considered "matched" if the entry name is fully
contained within the prefix:

* prefix: "refs/heads/v1"
* entry: "refs/heads/v1.0"

OR if the prefix is fully contained in the entry name:

* prefix: "refs/heads/v1.0"
* entry: "refs/heads/v1"

The first case is always correct, but the second is only correct if the ref
cache entry is a directory, for example:

* prefix: "refs/heads/example"
* entry: "refs/heads/"

Modify the logic in 'cache_ref_iterator_advance' to reflect these
expectations:

1. If 'overlaps_prefix' returns 'PREFIX_EXCLUDES_DIR', then the prefix and
   ref cache entry do not overlap at all. Skip this entry.
2. If 'overlaps_prefix' returns 'PREFIX_WITHIN_DIR', then the prefix matches
   inside this entry if it is a directory. Skip if the entry is not a
   directory, otherwise iterate over it.
3. Otherwise, 'overlaps_prefix' returned 'PREFIX_CONTAINS_DIR', indicating
   that the cache entry (directory or not) is fully contained by or equal to
   the prefix. Iterate over this entry.

Note that condition 2 relies on the names of directory entries having the
appropriate trailing slash. The existing function documentation of
'create_dir_entry' explicitly calls out the trailing slash requirement, so
this is a safe assumption to make.

This bug generally doesn't have any user-facing impact, since it requires:

1. using a non-empty prefix without a trailing slash in an iteration like
   'for_each_fullref_in',
2. the callback to said iteration not reapplying the original filter (as
   for-each-ref does) to ensure unmatched refs are skipped, and
3. the repository having one or more refs that match part of, but not all
   of, the prefix.

However, there are some niche scenarios that meet those criteria
(specifically, 'rev-parse --bisect' and '(log|show|shortlog) --bisect'). Add
tests covering those cases to demonstrate the fix in this patch.

Signed-off-by: Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>