# Re: \[PATCH 1/7\] object.c: refactor type\_from\_string\_gently()

- From: Taylor Blau \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-08 20:53:06 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7879034
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2016/06/7266025/t.md

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On Mon, Mar 08, 2021 at 09:04:20PM +0100, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> Get rid of the "gently" argument to type_from_string_gently() to make
> it consistent with most other *_gently() functions.
>
> This refactoring of adding a third parameter was done in
> fe8e3b71805 (Refactor type_from_string() to allow continuing after
> detecting an error, 2014-09-10) in preparation for its use in
> fsck.c.

Makes sense. I don't think it hurts to mention that fe8e3b71805 also
wrote the implementation of type_from_string() as:

  #define type_from_string(str) type_from_string_gently(str, -1, 0)

making it the only caller to pass '0' for the 'gentle' parameter. So by
implementing it as a function in terms of type_from_string_gently()
which checks for a negative return value, we can drop the 'gentle'
parameter entirely.

Makes sense.

Thanks,
Taylor
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