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Diffstat (limited to 'include/git2/submodule.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/git2/submodule.h | 51 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/include/git2/submodule.h b/include/git2/submodule.h index ba7a558d0..186f263f5 100644 --- a/include/git2/submodule.h +++ b/include/git2/submodule.h @@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ GIT_EXTERN(const git_oid *) git_submodule_head_id(git_submodule *submodule); GIT_EXTERN(const git_oid *) git_submodule_wd_id(git_submodule *submodule); /** - * Get the ignore rule for the submodule. + * Get the ignore rule that will be used for the submodule. * - * There are four ignore values: + * These values control the behavior of `git_submodule_status()` for this + * submodule. There are four ignore values: * * - **GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_NONE** will consider any change to the contents * of the submodule from a clean checkout to be dirty, including the @@ -332,6 +333,13 @@ GIT_EXTERN(const git_oid *) git_submodule_wd_id(git_submodule *submodule); * - **GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_ALL** means not to open the submodule repo. * The working directory will be consider clean so long as there is a * checked out version present. + * + * plus the special **GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET** which can be used with + * `git_submodule_set_ignore()` to revert to the on-disk setting. + * + * @param submodule The submodule to check + * @return The current git_submodule_ignore_t valyue what will be used for + * this submodule. */ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_ignore_t) git_submodule_ignore( git_submodule *submodule); @@ -339,15 +347,17 @@ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_ignore_t) git_submodule_ignore( /** * Set the ignore rule for the submodule. * - * This sets the ignore rule in memory for the submodule. This will be used - * for any following actions (such as `git_submodule_status()`) while the - * submodule is in memory. You should call `git_submodule_save()` if you - * want to persist the new ignore role. + * This sets the in-memory ignore rule for the submodule which will + * control the behavior of `git_submodule_status()`. + * + * To make changes persistent, call `git_submodule_save()` to write the + * value to disk (in the ".gitmodules" and ".git/config" files). * - * Calling this again with GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET or calling - * `git_submodule_reload()` will revert the rule to the value that was in - * the original config. + * Call with `GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET` or call `git_submodule_reload()` + * to revert the in-memory rule to the value that is on disk. * + * @param submodule The submodule to update + * @param ignore The new value for the ignore rule * @return old value for ignore */ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_ignore_t) git_submodule_set_ignore( @@ -355,7 +365,16 @@ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_ignore_t) git_submodule_set_ignore( git_submodule_ignore_t ignore); /** - * Get the update rule for the submodule. + * Get the update rule that will be used for the submodule. + * + * This value controls the behavior of the `git submodule update` command. + * There are four useful values documented with `git_submodule_update_t` + * plus the `GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET` which can be used to revert to + * the on-disk setting. + * + * @param submodule The submodule to check + * @return The current git_submodule_update_t value that will be used + * for this submodule. */ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_update_t) git_submodule_update( git_submodule *submodule); @@ -363,13 +382,17 @@ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_update_t) git_submodule_update( /** * Set the update rule for the submodule. * - * This sets the update rule in memory for the submodule. You should call - * `git_submodule_save()` if you want to persist the new update rule. + * The initial value comes from the ".git/config" setting of + * `submodule.$name.update` for this submodule (which is initialized from + * the ".gitmodules" file). Using this function sets the update rule in + * memory for the submodule. Call `git_submodule_save()` to write out the + * new update rule. * * Calling this again with GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET or calling - * `git_submodule_reload()` will revert the rule to the value that was in - * the original config. + * `git_submodule_reload()` will revert the rule to the on disk value. * + * @param submodule The submodule to update + * @param update The new value to use * @return old value for update */ GIT_EXTERN(git_submodule_update_t) git_submodule_set_update( |