Hi!

This series teaches `git repo info` to handle `path.*`
keys, allowing scripts to reliably discover core
repository paths without resorting to `git rev-parse`.

The patches are structured as follows:

1. path: Extract the localized path-formatting logic
   out of `rev-parse` and expose it globally via
   `path.h` using clear append semantics.

2. repo: Introduce `path.commondir.absolute` and
   `path.commondir.relative` alongside a robust,
   isolated test helper.

3. repo: Introduce `path.gitdir.absolute` and
   `path.gitdir.relative` using the same standardized
   formatting rules.

   Changes since v7:

   * Renamed the helper to format_path() and changed semantics to replace/reset
     the destination buffer instead of appending (Junio).
   * Eliminated wasteful intermediate strbuf allocations (e.g., canonical_buf)
     by passing the destination buffer directly where safe (Junio).
   * Refactored the print_path() switch logic in rev-parse.c to evaluate
     FORMAT_DEFAULT first for better readability and future-proofing (Junio).

   Keeping the name as format_path() made sense to me. I understand we already
   had a discussion stating format_path() wasn't a good name back then because
   we were clearly appending to the buffer.

   I believe it is a good name now. Although, if there are any other name
   suggestions, I am happy to change it.

   P.S: I have thought of:
     replace_formatted_path
     strbuf_format_path
     populate_formatted_path

   In the end, I came to the conclusion that format_path() is simply better.

Tagging Justin Tobler, Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Junio,
Phillip Wood, brian m. carlson, and Ayush Jha.

Thanks for helping improve this series!

K Jayatheerth (3):
  path: extract format_path() and use in rev-parse
  repo: add path.commondir with absolute and relative suffix formatting
  repo: add path.gitdir with absolute and relative suffix formatting

 Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 15 +++++++
 builtin/repo.c              | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 builtin/rev-parse.c         | 79 +++++++++++++++++--------------------
 path.c                      | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 path.h                      | 30 ++++++++++++++
 t/t1900-repo-info.sh        | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 258 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Range-diff against v7:
1:  bb1d3fd06f ! 1:  287281935e path: extract append_formatted_path() and use in rev-parse
    @@ Metadata
     Author: K Jayatheerth [off-list ref]
     
      ## Commit message ##
    -    path: extract append_formatted_path() and use in rev-parse
    +    path: extract format_path() and use in rev-parse
     
         Path formatting logic in builtin/rev-parse.c writes directly to
         stdout. Other builtins cannot reuse it.
     
    -    Extract this logic into append_formatted_path() in path.c and expose
    +    Extract this logic into format_path() in path.c and expose
         a path_format enum in path.h.
     
         Convert rev-parse to use the new helper in the same step to validate
    @@ builtin/rev-parse.c: enum default_type {
     +	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
     +	enum path_format fmt;
     +
    -+	if (format == FORMAT_RELATIVE) {
    -+		fmt = PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE;
    -+	} else if (format == FORMAT_CANONICAL) {
    -+		fmt = PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL;
    -+	} else /* FORMAT_DEFAULT */ {
    ++	if (format == FORMAT_DEFAULT) {
     +		switch (def) {
     +		case DEFAULT_RELATIVE:
     +			fmt = PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE;
    @@ builtin/rev-parse.c: enum default_type {
     -		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
     -		puts(relative_path(path, prefix, &buf));
     -		strbuf_release(&buf);
    --	} else {
    + 	} else {
     -		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
     -		strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&buf, path, 1);
     -		puts(buf.buf);
     -		strbuf_release(&buf);
    ++		switch (format) {
    ++		case FORMAT_RELATIVE:
    ++			fmt = PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE;
    ++			break;
    ++		case FORMAT_CANONICAL:
    ++			fmt = PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL;
    ++			break;
    ++		default:
    ++			fmt = PATH_FORMAT_UNMODIFIED;
    ++			break;
    ++		}
      	}
     -	free(cwd);
     +
    -+	append_formatted_path(&sb, path, prefix, fmt);
    ++	format_path(&sb, path, prefix, fmt);
     +	puts(sb.buf);
     +
     +	strbuf_release(&sb);
    @@ path.c: char *xdg_cache_home(const char *filename)
      	return NULL;
      }
      
    -+void append_formatted_path(struct strbuf *dest, const char *path,
    -+			   const char *prefix, enum path_format format)
    ++void format_path(struct strbuf *dest, const char *path,
    ++		 const char *prefix, enum path_format format)
     +{
    ++	strbuf_reset(dest);
    ++
     +	switch (format) {
     +	case PATH_FORMAT_UNMODIFIED:
     +		strbuf_addstr(dest, path);
    @@ path.c: char *xdg_cache_home(const char *filename)
     +		break;
     +	}
     +
    -+	case PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL: {
    -+		struct strbuf canonical_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
    -+
    -+		strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&canonical_buf, path, 1);
    -+		strbuf_addbuf(dest, &canonical_buf);
    -+
    -+		strbuf_release(&canonical_buf);
    ++	case PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL:
    ++		/*
    ++		 * strbuf_realpath_forgiving inherently resets the destination
    ++		 * buffer, safely aligning with our replace semantics.
    ++		 */
    ++		strbuf_realpath_forgiving(dest, path, 1);
     +		break;
    -+	}
     +
     +	default:
     +		BUG("unknown path_format value %d", format);
    @@ path.h: enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_no_share(char *path);
     +};
     +
     +/**
    -+ * Format a path according to the specified formatting strategy and append
    -+ * the result to the given strbuf.
    ++ * Format a path according to the specified formatting strategy and store
    ++ * the result in the given strbuf, replacing any existing contents.
     + *
    -+ * `dest`   : The string buffer to append the formatted path to.
    ++ * `dest`   : The string buffer to store the formatted path into.
     + * `path`   : The path string that needs to be formatted.
     + * `prefix` : The directory prefix to calculate relative offsets against.
     + * Pass NULL to default to the current working directory where applicable.
     + * `format` : The formatting behavior rule to execute.
     + */
    -+void append_formatted_path(struct strbuf *dest, const char *path,
    -+			   const char *prefix, enum path_format format);
    ++void format_path(struct strbuf *dest, const char *path,
    ++		 const char *prefix, enum path_format format);
     +
      # ifdef USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
      #  include "strbuf.h"
2:  d2414bee58 ! 2:  69517f1a08 repo: add path.commondir with absolute and relative suffix formatting
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_object_format(struct repository *repo, struct str
     +	if (!common_dir)
     +		return error(_("unable to get common directory"));
     +
    -+	append_formatted_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
    ++	format_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
     +	return 0;
     +}
     +
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_object_format(struct repository *repo, struct str
     +	if (!common_dir)
     +		return error(_("unable to get common directory"));
     +
    -+	append_formatted_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
    ++	format_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
     +	return 0;
     +}
     +
3:  9962c7d530 ! 3:  ce43453975 repo: add path.gitdir with absolute and relative suffix formatting
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_path_commondir_relative(struct repository *repo,
     +	if (!git_dir)
     +		return error(_("unable to get git directory"));
     +
    -+	append_formatted_path(buf, git_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
    ++	format_path(buf, git_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
     +	return 0;
     +}
     +
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_path_commondir_relative(struct repository *repo,
     +	if (!git_dir)
     +		return error(_("unable to get git directory"));
     +
    -+	append_formatted_path(buf, git_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
    ++	format_path(buf, git_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
     +	return 0;
     +}
     +
-- 
2.55.0-rc1