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[stgit] / stgit / git.py
1 """Python GIT interface
2 """
3
4 __copyright__ = """
5 Copyright (C) 2005, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@gmail.com>
6
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
9 published by the Free Software Foundation.
10
11 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
15
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
18 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19 """
20
21 import sys, os, popen2, re, gitmergeonefile
22
23 from stgit import basedir
24 from stgit.utils import *
25 from stgit.config import config
26
27 # git exception class
28 class GitException(Exception):
29 pass
30
31
32
33 #
34 # Classes
35 #
36
37 class Person:
38 """An author, committer, etc."""
39 def __init__(self, name = None, email = None, date = '',
40 desc = None):
41 if name or email or date:
42 assert not desc
43 self.name = name
44 self.email = email
45 self.date = date
46 elif desc:
47 assert not (name or email or date)
48 def parse_desc(s):
49 m = re.match(r'^(.+)<(.+)>(.*)$', s)
50 assert m
51 return [x.strip() or None for x in m.groups()]
52 self.name, self.email, self.date = parse_desc(desc)
53 def set_name(self, val):
54 if val:
55 self.name = val
56 def set_email(self, val):
57 if val:
58 self.email = val
59 def set_date(self, val):
60 if val:
61 self.date = val
62 def __str__(self):
63 if self.name and self.email:
64 return '%s <%s>' % (self.name, self.email)
65 else:
66 raise GitException, 'not enough identity data'
67
68 class Commit:
69 """Handle the commit objects
70 """
71 def __init__(self, id_hash):
72 self.__id_hash = id_hash
73
74 lines = _output_lines('git-cat-file commit %s' % id_hash)
75 for i in range(len(lines)):
76 line = lines[i]
77 if line == '\n':
78 break
79 field = line.strip().split(' ', 1)
80 if field[0] == 'tree':
81 self.__tree = field[1]
82 if field[0] == 'author':
83 self.__author = field[1]
84 if field[0] == 'committer':
85 self.__committer = field[1]
86 self.__log = ''.join(lines[i+1:])
87
88 def get_id_hash(self):
89 return self.__id_hash
90
91 def get_tree(self):
92 return self.__tree
93
94 def get_parent(self):
95 parents = self.get_parents()
96 if parents:
97 return parents[0]
98 else:
99 return None
100
101 def get_parents(self):
102 return _output_lines('git-rev-list --parents --max-count=1 %s'
103 % self.__id_hash)[0].split()[1:]
104
105 def get_author(self):
106 return self.__author
107
108 def get_committer(self):
109 return self.__committer
110
111 def get_log(self):
112 return self.__log
113
114 def __str__(self):
115 return self.get_id_hash()
116
117 # dictionary of Commit objects, used to avoid multiple calls to git
118 __commits = dict()
119
120 #
121 # Functions
122 #
123
124 def get_commit(id_hash):
125 """Commit objects factory. Save/look-up them in the __commits
126 dictionary
127 """
128 global __commits
129
130 if id_hash in __commits:
131 return __commits[id_hash]
132 else:
133 commit = Commit(id_hash)
134 __commits[id_hash] = commit
135 return commit
136
137 def get_conflicts():
138 """Return the list of file conflicts
139 """
140 conflicts_file = os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'conflicts')
141 if os.path.isfile(conflicts_file):
142 f = file(conflicts_file)
143 names = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
144 f.close()
145 return names
146 else:
147 return None
148
149 def _input(cmd, file_desc):
150 p = popen2.Popen3(cmd, True)
151 while True:
152 line = file_desc.readline()
153 if not line:
154 break
155 p.tochild.write(line)
156 p.tochild.close()
157 if p.wait():
158 raise GitException, '%s failed (%s)' % (str(cmd),
159 p.childerr.read().strip())
160
161 def _input_str(cmd, string):
162 p = popen2.Popen3(cmd, True)
163 p.tochild.write(string)
164 p.tochild.close()
165 if p.wait():
166 raise GitException, '%s failed (%s)' % (str(cmd),
167 p.childerr.read().strip())
168
169 def _output(cmd):
170 p=popen2.Popen3(cmd, True)
171 output = p.fromchild.read()
172 if p.wait():
173 raise GitException, '%s failed (%s)' % (str(cmd),
174 p.childerr.read().strip())
175 return output
176
177 def _output_one_line(cmd, file_desc = None):
178 p=popen2.Popen3(cmd, True)
179 if file_desc != None:
180 for line in file_desc:
181 p.tochild.write(line)
182 p.tochild.close()
183 output = p.fromchild.readline().strip()
184 if p.wait():
185 raise GitException, '%s failed (%s)' % (str(cmd),
186 p.childerr.read().strip())
187 return output
188
189 def _output_lines(cmd):
190 p=popen2.Popen3(cmd, True)
191 lines = p.fromchild.readlines()
192 if p.wait():
193 raise GitException, '%s failed (%s)' % (str(cmd),
194 p.childerr.read().strip())
195 return lines
196
197 def __run(cmd, args=None):
198 """__run: runs cmd using spawnvp.
199
200 Runs cmd using spawnvp. The shell is avoided so it won't mess up
201 our arguments. If args is very large, the command is run multiple
202 times; args is split xargs style: cmd is passed on each
203 invocation. Unlike xargs, returns immediately if any non-zero
204 return code is received.
205 """
206
207 args_l=cmd.split()
208 if args is None:
209 args = []
210 for i in range(0, len(args)+1, 100):
211 r=os.spawnvp(os.P_WAIT, args_l[0], args_l + args[i:min(i+100, len(args))])
212 if r:
213 return r
214 return 0
215
216 def __tree_status(files = None, tree_id = 'HEAD', unknown = False,
217 noexclude = True, verbose = False):
218 """Returns a list of pairs - [status, filename]
219 """
220 if verbose and sys.stdout.isatty():
221 print 'Checking for changes in the working directory...',
222 sys.stdout.flush()
223
224 refresh_index()
225
226 if not files:
227 files = []
228 cache_files = []
229
230 # unknown files
231 if unknown:
232 exclude_file = os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'info', 'exclude')
233 base_exclude = ['--exclude=%s' % s for s in
234 ['*.[ao]', '*.pyc', '.*', '*~', '#*', 'TAGS', 'tags']]
235 base_exclude.append('--exclude-per-directory=.gitignore')
236
237 if os.path.exists(exclude_file):
238 extra_exclude = ['--exclude-from=%s' % exclude_file]
239 else:
240 extra_exclude = []
241 if noexclude:
242 extra_exclude = base_exclude = []
243
244 lines = _output_lines(['git-ls-files', '--others', '--directory']
245 + base_exclude + extra_exclude)
246 cache_files += [('?', line.strip()) for line in lines]
247
248 # conflicted files
249 conflicts = get_conflicts()
250 if not conflicts:
251 conflicts = []
252 cache_files += [('C', filename) for filename in conflicts]
253
254 # the rest
255 for line in _output_lines(['git-diff-index', tree_id, '--'] + files):
256 fs = tuple(line.rstrip().split(' ',4)[-1].split('\t',1))
257 if fs[1] not in conflicts:
258 cache_files.append(fs)
259
260 if verbose and sys.stdout.isatty():
261 print 'done'
262
263 return cache_files
264
265 def local_changes():
266 """Return true if there are local changes in the tree
267 """
268 return len(__tree_status(verbose = True)) != 0
269
270 # HEAD value cached
271 __head = None
272
273 def get_head():
274 """Verifies the HEAD and returns the SHA1 id that represents it
275 """
276 global __head
277
278 if not __head:
279 __head = rev_parse('HEAD')
280 return __head
281
282 def get_head_file():
283 """Returns the name of the file pointed to by the HEAD link
284 """
285 return strip_prefix('refs/heads/',
286 _output_one_line('git-symbolic-ref HEAD'))
287
288 def set_head_file(ref):
289 """Resets HEAD to point to a new ref
290 """
291 # head cache flushing is needed since we might have a different value
292 # in the new head
293 __clear_head_cache()
294 if __run('git-symbolic-ref HEAD',
295 [os.path.join('refs', 'heads', ref)]) != 0:
296 raise GitException, 'Could not set head to "%s"' % ref
297
298 def __set_head(val):
299 """Sets the HEAD value
300 """
301 global __head
302
303 if not __head or __head != val:
304 if __run('git-update-ref HEAD', [val]) != 0:
305 raise GitException, 'Could not update HEAD to "%s".' % val
306 __head = val
307
308 # only allow SHA1 hashes
309 assert(len(__head) == 40)
310
311 def __clear_head_cache():
312 """Sets the __head to None so that a re-read is forced
313 """
314 global __head
315
316 __head = None
317
318 def refresh_index():
319 """Refresh index with stat() information from the working directory.
320 """
321 __run('git-update-index -q --unmerged --refresh')
322
323 def rev_parse(git_id):
324 """Parse the string and return a verified SHA1 id
325 """
326 try:
327 return _output_one_line(['git-rev-parse', '--verify', git_id])
328 except GitException:
329 raise GitException, 'Unknown revision: %s' % git_id
330
331 def branch_exists(branch):
332 """Existence check for the named branch
333 """
334 branch = os.path.join('refs', 'heads', branch)
335 for line in _output_lines('git-rev-parse --symbolic --all 2>&1'):
336 if line.strip() == branch:
337 return True
338 if re.compile('[ |/]'+branch+' ').search(line):
339 raise GitException, 'Bogus branch: %s' % line
340 return False
341
342 def create_branch(new_branch, tree_id = None):
343 """Create a new branch in the git repository
344 """
345 if branch_exists(new_branch):
346 raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" already exists' % new_branch
347
348 current_head = get_head()
349 set_head_file(new_branch)
350 __set_head(current_head)
351
352 # a checkout isn't needed if new branch points to the current head
353 if tree_id:
354 switch(tree_id)
355
356 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'MERGE_HEAD')):
357 os.remove(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'MERGE_HEAD'))
358
359 def switch_branch(new_branch):
360 """Switch to a git branch
361 """
362 global __head
363
364 if not branch_exists(new_branch):
365 raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" does not exist' % new_branch
366
367 tree_id = rev_parse(os.path.join('refs', 'heads', new_branch)
368 + '^{commit}')
369 if tree_id != get_head():
370 refresh_index()
371 if __run('git-read-tree -u -m', [get_head(), tree_id]) != 0:
372 raise GitException, 'git-read-tree failed (local changes maybe?)'
373 __head = tree_id
374 set_head_file(new_branch)
375
376 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'MERGE_HEAD')):
377 os.remove(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'MERGE_HEAD'))
378
379 def delete_branch(name):
380 """Delete a git branch
381 """
382 if not branch_exists(name):
383 raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" does not exist' % name
384 remove_file_and_dirs(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'refs', 'heads'),
385 name)
386
387 def rename_branch(from_name, to_name):
388 """Rename a git branch
389 """
390 if not branch_exists(from_name):
391 raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" does not exist' % from_name
392 if branch_exists(to_name):
393 raise GitException, 'Branch "%s" already exists' % to_name
394
395 if get_head_file() == from_name:
396 set_head_file(to_name)
397 rename(os.path.join(basedir.get(), 'refs', 'heads'),
398 from_name, to_name)
399
400 def add(names):
401 """Add the files or recursively add the directory contents
402 """
403 # generate the file list
404 files = []
405 for i in names:
406 if not os.path.exists(i):
407 raise GitException, 'Unknown file or directory: %s' % i
408
409 if os.path.isdir(i):
410 # recursive search. We only add files
411 for root, dirs, local_files in os.walk(i):
412 for name in [os.path.join(root, f) for f in local_files]:
413 if os.path.isfile(name):
414 files.append(os.path.normpath(name))
415 elif os.path.isfile(i):
416 files.append(os.path.normpath(i))
417 else:
418 raise GitException, '%s is not a file or directory' % i
419
420 if files:
421 if __run('git-update-index --add --', files):
422 raise GitException, 'Unable to add file'
423
424 def rm(files, force = False):
425 """Remove a file from the repository
426 """
427 if not force:
428 for f in files:
429 if os.path.exists(f):
430 raise GitException, '%s exists. Remove it first' %f
431 if files:
432 __run('git-update-index --remove --', files)
433 else:
434 if files:
435 __run('git-update-index --force-remove --', files)
436
437 # Persons caching
438 __user = None
439 __author = None
440 __committer = None
441
442 def user():
443 """Return the user information.
444 """
445 global __user
446 if not __user:
447 if config.has_option('user', 'name') \
448 and config.has_option('user', 'email'):
449 __user = Person(config.get('user', 'name'),
450 config.get('user', 'email'))
451 else:
452 raise GitException, 'unknown user details'
453 return __user;
454
455 def author():
456 """Return the author information.
457 """
458 global __author
459 if not __author:
460 try:
461 # the environment variables take priority over config
462 try:
463 date = os.environ['GIT_AUTHOR_DATE']
464 except KeyError:
465 date = ''
466 __author = Person(os.environ['GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'],
467 os.environ['GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL'],
468 date)
469 except KeyError:
470 __author = user()
471 return __author
472
473 def committer():
474 """Return the author information.
475 """
476 global __committer
477 if not __committer:
478 try:
479 # the environment variables take priority over config
480 try:
481 date = os.environ['GIT_COMMITTER_DATE']
482 except KeyError:
483 date = ''
484 __committer = Person(os.environ['GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'],
485 os.environ['GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'],
486 date)
487 except KeyError:
488 __committer = user()
489 return __committer
490
491 def update_cache(files = None, force = False):
492 """Update the cache information for the given files
493 """
494 if not files:
495 files = []
496
497 cache_files = __tree_status(files, verbose = False)
498
499 # everything is up-to-date
500 if len(cache_files) == 0:
501 return False
502
503 # check for unresolved conflicts
504 if not force and [x for x in cache_files
505 if x[0] not in ['M', 'N', 'A', 'D']]:
506 raise GitException, 'Updating cache failed: unresolved conflicts'
507
508 # update the cache
509 add_files = [x[1] for x in cache_files if x[0] in ['N', 'A']]
510 rm_files = [x[1] for x in cache_files if x[0] in ['D']]
511 m_files = [x[1] for x in cache_files if x[0] in ['M']]
512
513 if add_files and __run('git-update-index --add --', add_files) != 0:
514 raise GitException, 'Failed git-update-index --add'
515 if rm_files and __run('git-update-index --force-remove --', rm_files) != 0:
516 raise GitException, 'Failed git-update-index --rm'
517 if m_files and __run('git-update-index --', m_files) != 0:
518 raise GitException, 'Failed git-update-index'
519
520 return True
521
522 def commit(message, files = None, parents = None, allowempty = False,
523 cache_update = True, tree_id = None,
524 author_name = None, author_email = None, author_date = None,
525 committer_name = None, committer_email = None):
526 """Commit the current tree to repository
527 """
528 if not files:
529 files = []
530 if not parents:
531 parents = []
532
533 # Get the tree status
534 if cache_update and parents != []:
535 changes = update_cache(files)
536 if not changes and not allowempty:
537 raise GitException, 'No changes to commit'
538
539 # get the commit message
540 if not message:
541 message = '\n'
542 elif message[-1:] != '\n':
543 message += '\n'
544
545 must_switch = True
546 # write the index to repository
547 if tree_id == None:
548 tree_id = _output_one_line('git-write-tree')
549 else:
550 must_switch = False
551
552 # the commit
553 cmd = ''
554 if author_name:
555 cmd += 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="%s" ' % author_name
556 if author_email:
557 cmd += 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="%s" ' % author_email
558 if author_date:
559 cmd += 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="%s" ' % author_date
560 if committer_name:
561 cmd += 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="%s" ' % committer_name
562 if committer_email:
563 cmd += 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="%s" ' % committer_email
564 cmd += 'git-commit-tree %s' % tree_id
565
566 # get the parents
567 for p in parents:
568 cmd += ' -p %s' % p
569
570 commit_id = _output_one_line(cmd, message)
571 if must_switch:
572 __set_head(commit_id)
573
574 return commit_id
575
576 def apply_diff(rev1, rev2, check_index = True, files = None):
577 """Apply the diff between rev1 and rev2 onto the current
578 index. This function doesn't need to raise an exception since it
579 is only used for fast-pushing a patch. If this operation fails,
580 the pushing would fall back to the three-way merge.
581 """
582 if check_index:
583 index_opt = '--index'
584 else:
585 index_opt = ''
586
587 if not files:
588 files = []
589
590 diff_str = diff(files, rev1, rev2)
591 if diff_str:
592 try:
593 _input_str('git-apply %s' % index_opt, diff_str)
594 except GitException:
595 return False
596
597 return True
598
599 def merge(base, head1, head2):
600 """Perform a 3-way merge between base, head1 and head2 into the
601 local tree
602 """
603 refresh_index()
604
605 try:
606 # use _output() to mask the verbose prints of the tool
607 _output('git-merge-recursive %s -- %s %s' % (base, head1, head2))
608 except GitException:
609 pass
610
611 # check the index for unmerged entries
612 files = {}
613 stages_re = re.compile('^([0-7]+) ([0-9a-f]{40}) ([1-3])\t(.*)$', re.S)
614
615 for line in _output('git-ls-files --unmerged --stage -z').split('\0'):
616 if not line:
617 continue
618
619 mode, hash, stage, path = stages_re.findall(line)[0]
620
621 if not path in files:
622 files[path] = {}
623 files[path]['1'] = ('', '')
624 files[path]['2'] = ('', '')
625 files[path]['3'] = ('', '')
626
627 files[path][stage] = (mode, hash)
628
629 # merge the unmerged files
630 errors = False
631 for path in files:
632 # remove additional files that might be generated for some
633 # newer versions of GIT
634 for suffix in [base, head1, head2]:
635 if not suffix:
636 continue
637 fname = path + '~' + suffix
638 if os.path.exists(fname):
639 os.remove(fname)
640
641 stages = files[path]
642 if gitmergeonefile.merge(stages['1'][1], stages['2'][1],
643 stages['3'][1], path, stages['1'][0],
644 stages['2'][0], stages['3'][0]) != 0:
645 errors = True
646
647 if errors:
648 raise GitException, 'GIT index merging failed (possible conflicts)'
649
650 def status(files = None, modified = False, new = False, deleted = False,
651 conflict = False, unknown = False, noexclude = False):
652 """Show the tree status
653 """
654 if not files:
655 files = []
656
657 cache_files = __tree_status(files, unknown = True, noexclude = noexclude)
658 all = not (modified or new or deleted or conflict or unknown)
659
660 if not all:
661 filestat = []
662 if modified:
663 filestat.append('M')
664 if new:
665 filestat.append('A')
666 filestat.append('N')
667 if deleted:
668 filestat.append('D')
669 if conflict:
670 filestat.append('C')
671 if unknown:
672 filestat.append('?')
673 cache_files = [x for x in cache_files if x[0] in filestat]
674
675 for fs in cache_files:
676 if all:
677 print '%s %s' % (fs[0], fs[1])
678 else:
679 print '%s' % fs[1]
680
681 def diff(files = None, rev1 = 'HEAD', rev2 = None, out_fd = None):
682 """Show the diff between rev1 and rev2
683 """
684 if not files:
685 files = []
686
687 if rev1 and rev2:
688 diff_str = _output(['git-diff-tree', '-p', rev1, rev2, '--'] + files)
689 elif rev1 or rev2:
690 refresh_index()
691 if rev2:
692 diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p', '-R', rev2, '--'] + files)
693 else:
694 diff_str = _output(['git-diff-index', '-p', rev1, '--'] + files)
695 else:
696 diff_str = ''
697
698 if out_fd:
699 out_fd.write(diff_str)
700 else:
701 return diff_str
702
703 def diffstat(files = None, rev1 = 'HEAD', rev2 = None):
704 """Return the diffstat between rev1 and rev2
705 """
706 if not files:
707 files = []
708
709 p=popen2.Popen3('git-apply --stat')
710 diff(files, rev1, rev2, p.tochild)
711 p.tochild.close()
712 diff_str = p.fromchild.read().rstrip()
713 if p.wait():
714 raise GitException, 'git.diffstat failed'
715 return diff_str
716
717 def files(rev1, rev2):
718 """Return the files modified between rev1 and rev2
719 """
720
721 result = ''
722 for line in _output_lines('git-diff-tree -r %s %s' % (rev1, rev2)):
723 result += '%s %s\n' % tuple(line.rstrip().split(' ',4)[-1].split('\t',1))
724
725 return result.rstrip()
726
727 def barefiles(rev1, rev2):
728 """Return the files modified between rev1 and rev2, without status info
729 """
730
731 result = ''
732 for line in _output_lines('git-diff-tree -r %s %s' % (rev1, rev2)):
733 result += '%s\n' % line.rstrip().split(' ',4)[-1].split('\t',1)[-1]
734
735 return result.rstrip()
736
737 def pretty_commit(commit_id = 'HEAD'):
738 """Return a given commit (log + diff)
739 """
740 return _output(['git-diff-tree', '--cc', '--always', '--pretty', '-r',
741 commit_id])
742
743 def checkout(files = None, tree_id = None, force = False):
744 """Check out the given or all files
745 """
746 if not files:
747 files = []
748
749 if tree_id and __run('git-read-tree --reset', [tree_id]) != 0:
750 raise GitException, 'Failed git-read-tree --reset %s' % tree_id
751
752 checkout_cmd = 'git-checkout-index -q -u'
753 if force:
754 checkout_cmd += ' -f'
755 if len(files) == 0:
756 checkout_cmd += ' -a'
757 else:
758 checkout_cmd += ' --'
759
760 if __run(checkout_cmd, files) != 0:
761 raise GitException, 'Failed git-checkout-index'
762
763 def switch(tree_id, keep = False):
764 """Switch the tree to the given id
765 """
766 if not keep:
767 refresh_index()
768 if __run('git-read-tree -u -m', [get_head(), tree_id]) != 0:
769 raise GitException, 'git-read-tree failed (local changes maybe?)'
770
771 __set_head(tree_id)
772
773 def reset(files = None, tree_id = None, check_out = True):
774 """Revert the tree changes relative to the given tree_id. It removes
775 any local changes
776 """
777 if not tree_id:
778 tree_id = get_head()
779
780 if check_out:
781 cache_files = __tree_status(files, tree_id)
782 # files which were added but need to be removed
783 rm_files = [x[1] for x in cache_files if x[0] in ['A']]
784
785 checkout(files, tree_id, True)
786 # checkout doesn't remove files
787 map(os.remove, rm_files)
788
789 # if the reset refers to the whole tree, switch the HEAD as well
790 if not files:
791 __set_head(tree_id)
792
793 def pull(repository = 'origin', refspec = None):
794 """Pull changes from the remote repository. At the moment, just
795 use the 'git-pull' command
796 """
797 # 'git-pull' updates the HEAD
798 __clear_head_cache()
799
800 args = [repository]
801 if refspec:
802 args.append(refspec)
803
804 if __run(config.get('stgit', 'pullcmd'), args) != 0:
805 raise GitException, 'Failed "git-pull %s"' % repository
806
807 def repack():
808 """Repack all objects into a single pack
809 """
810 __run('git-repack -a -d -f')
811
812 def apply_patch(filename = None, diff = None, base = None,
813 fail_dump = True):
814 """Apply a patch onto the current or given index. There must not
815 be any local changes in the tree, otherwise the command fails
816 """
817 if base:
818 orig_head = get_head()
819 switch(base)
820 else:
821 refresh_index()
822
823 if diff is None:
824 if filename:
825 f = file(filename)
826 else:
827 f = sys.stdin
828 diff = f.read()
829 if filename:
830 f.close()
831
832 try:
833 _input_str('git-apply --index', diff)
834 except GitException:
835 if base:
836 switch(orig_head)
837 if fail_dump:
838 # write the failed diff to a file
839 f = file('.stgit-failed.patch', 'w+')
840 f.write(diff)
841 f.close()
842
843 raise
844
845 if base:
846 top = commit(message = 'temporary commit used for applying a patch',
847 parents = [base])
848 switch(orig_head)
849 merge(base, orig_head, top)
850
851 def clone(repository, local_dir):
852 """Clone a remote repository. At the moment, just use the
853 'git-clone' script
854 """
855 if __run('git-clone', [repository, local_dir]) != 0:
856 raise GitException, 'Failed "git-clone %s %s"' \
857 % (repository, local_dir)
858
859 def modifying_revs(files, base_rev):
860 """Return the revisions from the list modifying the given files
861 """
862 cmd = ['git-rev-list', '%s..' % base_rev, '--']
863 revs = [line.strip() for line in _output_lines(cmd + files)]
864
865 return revs