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45  
46  package org.eclipse.jgit.lib;
47  
48  import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
49  import java.nio.charset.Charset;
50  import java.security.MessageDigest;
51  import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
52  import java.text.MessageFormat;
53  
54  import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.CorruptObjectException;
55  import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
56  import org.eclipse.jgit.util.MutableInteger;
57  
58  /**
59   * Misc. constants used throughout JGit.
60   */
61  @SuppressWarnings("nls")
62  public final class Constants {
63  	/** Hash function used natively by Git for all objects. */
64  	private static final String HASH_FUNCTION = "SHA-1";
65  
66  	/**
67  	 * A Git object hash is 160 bits, i.e. 20 bytes.
68  	 * <p>
69  	 * Changing this assumption is not going to be as easy as changing this
70  	 * declaration.
71  	 */
72  	public static final int OBJECT_ID_LENGTH = 20;
73  
74  	/**
75  	 * A Git object can be expressed as a 40 character string of hexadecimal
76  	 * digits.
77  	 *
78  	 * @see #OBJECT_ID_LENGTH
79  	 */
80  	public static final int OBJECT_ID_STRING_LENGTH = OBJECT_ID_LENGTH * 2;
81  
82  	/** Special name for the "HEAD" symbolic-ref. */
83  	public static final String HEAD = "HEAD";
84  
85  	/** Special name for the "FETCH_HEAD" symbolic-ref. */
86  	public static final String FETCH_HEAD = "FETCH_HEAD";
87  
88  	/**
89  	 * Text string that identifies an object as a commit.
90  	 * <p>
91  	 * Commits connect trees into a string of project histories, where each
92  	 * commit is an assertion that the best way to continue is to use this other
93  	 * tree (set of files).
94  	 */
95  	public static final String TYPE_COMMIT = "commit";
96  
97  	/**
98  	 * Text string that identifies an object as a blob.
99  	 * <p>
100 	 * Blobs store whole file revisions. They are used for any user file, as
101 	 * well as for symlinks. Blobs form the bulk of any project's storage space.
102 	 */
103 	public static final String TYPE_BLOB = "blob";
104 
105 	/**
106 	 * Text string that identifies an object as a tree.
107 	 * <p>
108 	 * Trees attach object ids (hashes) to names and file modes. The normal use
109 	 * for a tree is to store a version of a directory and its contents.
110 	 */
111 	public static final String TYPE_TREE = "tree";
112 
113 	/**
114 	 * Text string that identifies an object as an annotated tag.
115 	 * <p>
116 	 * Annotated tags store a pointer to any other object, and an additional
117 	 * message. It is most commonly used to record a stable release of the
118 	 * project.
119 	 */
120 	public static final String TYPE_TAG = "tag";
121 
122 	private static final byte[] ENCODED_TYPE_COMMIT = encodeASCII(TYPE_COMMIT);
123 
124 	private static final byte[] ENCODED_TYPE_BLOB = encodeASCII(TYPE_BLOB);
125 
126 	private static final byte[] ENCODED_TYPE_TREE = encodeASCII(TYPE_TREE);
127 
128 	private static final byte[] ENCODED_TYPE_TAG = encodeASCII(TYPE_TAG);
129 
130 	/** An unknown or invalid object type code. */
131 	public static final int OBJ_BAD = -1;
132 
133 	/**
134 	 * In-pack object type: extended types.
135 	 * <p>
136 	 * This header code is reserved for future expansion. It is currently
137 	 * undefined/unsupported.
138 	 */
139 	public static final int OBJ_EXT = 0;
140 
141 	/**
142 	 * In-pack object type: commit.
143 	 * <p>
144 	 * Indicates the associated object is a commit.
145 	 * <p>
146 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
147 	 *
148 	 * @see #TYPE_COMMIT
149 	 */
150 	public static final int OBJ_COMMIT = 1;
151 
152 	/**
153 	 * In-pack object type: tree.
154 	 * <p>
155 	 * Indicates the associated object is a tree.
156 	 * <p>
157 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
158 	 *
159 	 * @see #TYPE_BLOB
160 	 */
161 	public static final int OBJ_TREE = 2;
162 
163 	/**
164 	 * In-pack object type: blob.
165 	 * <p>
166 	 * Indicates the associated object is a blob.
167 	 * <p>
168 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
169 	 *
170 	 * @see #TYPE_BLOB
171 	 */
172 	public static final int OBJ_BLOB = 3;
173 
174 	/**
175 	 * In-pack object type: annotated tag.
176 	 * <p>
177 	 * Indicates the associated object is an annotated tag.
178 	 * <p>
179 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
180 	 *
181 	 * @see #TYPE_TAG
182 	 */
183 	public static final int OBJ_TAG = 4;
184 
185 	/** In-pack object type: reserved for future use. */
186 	public static final int OBJ_TYPE_5 = 5;
187 
188 	/**
189 	 * In-pack object type: offset delta
190 	 * <p>
191 	 * Objects stored with this type actually have a different type which must
192 	 * be obtained from their delta base object. Delta objects store only the
193 	 * changes needed to apply to the base object in order to recover the
194 	 * original object.
195 	 * <p>
196 	 * An offset delta uses a negative offset from the start of this object to
197 	 * refer to its delta base. The base object must exist in this packfile
198 	 * (even in the case of a thin pack).
199 	 * <p>
200 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
201 	 */
202 	public static final int OBJ_OFS_DELTA = 6;
203 
204 	/**
205 	 * In-pack object type: reference delta
206 	 * <p>
207 	 * Objects stored with this type actually have a different type which must
208 	 * be obtained from their delta base object. Delta objects store only the
209 	 * changes needed to apply to the base object in order to recover the
210 	 * original object.
211 	 * <p>
212 	 * A reference delta uses a full object id (hash) to reference the delta
213 	 * base. The base object is allowed to be omitted from the packfile, but
214 	 * only in the case of a thin pack being transferred over the network.
215 	 * <p>
216 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
217 	 */
218 	public static final int OBJ_REF_DELTA = 7;
219 
220 	/**
221 	 * Pack file signature that occurs at file header - identifies file as Git
222 	 * packfile formatted.
223 	 * <p>
224 	 * <b>This constant is fixed and is defined by the Git packfile format.</b>
225 	 */
226 	public static final byte[] PACK_SIGNATURE = { 'P', 'A', 'C', 'K' };
227 
228 	/** Native character encoding for commit messages, file names... */
229 	public static final String CHARACTER_ENCODING = "UTF-8";
230 
231 	/** Native character encoding for commit messages, file names... */
232 	public static final Charset CHARSET;
233 
234 	/** Default main branch name */
235 	public static final String MASTER = "master";
236 
237 	/** Default stash branch name */
238 	public static final String STASH = "stash";
239 
240 	/** Prefix for branch refs */
241 	public static final String R_HEADS = "refs/heads/";
242 
243 	/** Prefix for remotes refs */
244 	public static final String R_REMOTES = "refs/remotes/";
245 
246 	/** Prefix for tag refs */
247 	public static final String R_TAGS = "refs/tags/";
248 
249 	/** Prefix for notes refs */
250 	public static final String R_NOTES = "refs/notes/";
251 
252 	/** Standard notes ref */
253 	public static final String R_NOTES_COMMITS = R_NOTES + "commits";
254 
255 	/** Prefix for any ref */
256 	public static final String R_REFS = "refs/";
257 
258 	/** Standard stash ref */
259 	public static final String R_STASH = R_REFS + STASH;
260 
261 	/** Logs folder name */
262 	public static final String LOGS = "logs";
263 
264 	/** Info refs folder */
265 	public static final String INFO_REFS = "info/refs";
266 
267 	/** Packed refs file */
268 	public static final String PACKED_REFS = "packed-refs";
269 
270 	/**
271 	 * Excludes-file
272 	 *
273 	 * @since 3.0
274 	 */
275 	public static final String INFO_EXCLUDE = "info/exclude";
276 
277 	/**
278 	 * Attributes-override-file
279 	 *
280 	 * @since 4.2
281 	 */
282 	public static final String INFO_ATTRIBUTES = "info/attributes";
283 
284 	/**
285 	 * The system property that contains the system user name
286 	 *
287 	 * @since 3.6
288 	 */
289 	public static final String OS_USER_DIR = "user.dir";
290 
291 	/** The system property that contains the system user name */
292 	public static final String OS_USER_NAME_KEY = "user.name";
293 
294 	/** The environment variable that contains the author's name */
295 	public static final String GIT_AUTHOR_NAME_KEY = "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME";
296 
297 	/** The environment variable that contains the author's email */
298 	public static final String GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL_KEY = "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL";
299 
300 	/** The environment variable that contains the commiter's name */
301 	public static final String GIT_COMMITTER_NAME_KEY = "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME";
302 
303 	/** The environment variable that contains the commiter's email */
304 	public static final String GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL_KEY = "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL";
305 
306 	/**
307 	 * The environment variable that blocks use of the system config file
308 	 *
309 	 * @since 3.3
310 	 */
311 	public static final String GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM_KEY = "GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM";
312 
313 	/**
314 	 * The environment variable that limits how close to the root of the file
315 	 * systems JGit will traverse when looking for a repository root.
316 	 */
317 	public static final String GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES_KEY = "GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES";
318 
319 	/**
320 	 * The environment variable that tells us which directory is the ".git"
321 	 * directory
322 	 */
323 	public static final String GIT_DIR_KEY = "GIT_DIR";
324 
325 	/**
326 	 * The environment variable that tells us which directory is the working
327 	 * directory.
328 	 */
329 	public static final String GIT_WORK_TREE_KEY = "GIT_WORK_TREE";
330 
331 	/**
332 	 * The environment variable that tells us which file holds the Git index.
333 	 */
334 	public static final String GIT_INDEX_FILE_KEY = "GIT_INDEX_FILE";
335 
336 	/**
337 	 * The environment variable that tells us where objects are stored
338 	 */
339 	public static final String GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY_KEY = "GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY";
340 
341 	/**
342 	 * The environment variable that tells us where to look for objects, besides
343 	 * the default objects directory.
344 	 */
345 	public static final String GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES_KEY = "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES";
346 
347 	/** Default value for the user name if no other information is available */
348 	public static final String UNKNOWN_USER_DEFAULT = "unknown-user";
349 
350 	/** Beginning of the common "Signed-off-by: " commit message line */
351 	public static final String SIGNED_OFF_BY_TAG = "Signed-off-by: ";
352 
353 	/** A gitignore file name */
354 	public static final String GITIGNORE_FILENAME = ".gitignore";
355 
356 	/** Default remote name used by clone, push and fetch operations */
357 	public static final String DEFAULT_REMOTE_NAME = "origin";
358 
359 	/** Default name for the Git repository directory */
360 	public static final String DOT_GIT = ".git";
361 
362 	/** Default name for the Git repository configuration */
363 	public static final String CONFIG = "config";
364 
365 	/** A bare repository typically ends with this string */
366 	public static final String DOT_GIT_EXT = ".git";
367 
368 	/**
369 	 * Name of the attributes file
370 	 *
371 	 * @since 3.7
372 	 */
373 	public static final String DOT_GIT_ATTRIBUTES = ".gitattributes";
374 
375 	/**
376 	 * Key for filters in .gitattributes
377 	 *
378 	 * @since 4.2
379 	 */
380 	public static final String ATTR_FILTER = "filter";
381 
382 	/**
383 	 * clean command name, used to call filter driver
384 	 *
385 	 * @since 4.2
386 	 */
387 	public static final String ATTR_FILTER_TYPE_CLEAN = "clean";
388 
389 	/**
390 	 * smudge command name, used to call filter driver
391 	 *
392 	 * @since 4.2
393 	 */
394 	public static final String ATTR_FILTER_TYPE_SMUDGE = "smudge";
395 
396 	/**
397 	 * Builtin filter commands start with this prefix
398 	 *
399 	 * @since 4.6
400 	 */
401 	public static final String BUILTIN_FILTER_PREFIX = "jgit://builtin/";
402 
403 	/** Name of the ignore file */
404 	public static final String DOT_GIT_IGNORE = ".gitignore";
405 
406 	/** Name of the submodules file */
407 	public static final String DOT_GIT_MODULES = ".gitmodules";
408 
409 	/** Name of the .git/shallow file */
410 	public static final String SHALLOW = "shallow";
411 
412 	/**
413 	 * Prefix of the first line in a ".git" file
414 	 *
415 	 * @since 3.6
416 	 */
417 	public static final String GITDIR = "gitdir: ";
418 
419 	/**
420 	 * Name of the folder (inside gitDir) where submodules are stored
421 	 *
422 	 * @since 3.6
423 	 */
424 	public static final String MODULES = "modules";
425 
426 	/**
427 	 * Name of the folder (inside gitDir) where the hooks are stored.
428 	 *
429 	 * @since 3.7
430 	 */
431 	public static final String HOOKS = "hooks";
432 
433 	/**
434 	 * Merge attribute.
435 	 *
436 	 * @since 4.9
437 	 */
438 	public static final String ATTR_MERGE = "merge"; //$NON-NLS-1$
439 
440 	/**
441 	 * Diff attribute.
442 	 *
443 	 * @since 4.11
444 	 */
445 	public static final String ATTR_DIFF = "diff"; //$NON-NLS-1$
446 
447 	/**
448 	 * Binary value for custom merger.
449 	 *
450 	 * @since 4.9
451 	 */
452 	public static final String ATTR_BUILTIN_BINARY_MERGER = "binary"; //$NON-NLS-1$
453 
454 	/**
455 	 * Create a new digest function for objects.
456 	 *
457 	 * @return a new digest object.
458 	 * @throws java.lang.RuntimeException
459 	 *             this Java virtual machine does not support the required hash
460 	 *             function. Very unlikely given that JGit uses a hash function
461 	 *             that is in the Java reference specification.
462 	 */
463 	public static MessageDigest newMessageDigest() {
464 		try {
465 			return MessageDigest.getInstance(HASH_FUNCTION);
466 		} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException nsae) {
467 			throw new RuntimeException(MessageFormat.format(
468 					JGitText.get().requiredHashFunctionNotAvailable, HASH_FUNCTION), nsae);
469 		}
470 	}
471 
472 	/**
473 	 * Convert an OBJ_* type constant to a TYPE_* type constant.
474 	 *
475 	 * @param typeCode the type code, from a pack representation.
476 	 * @return the canonical string name of this type.
477 	 */
478 	public static String typeString(final int typeCode) {
479 		switch (typeCode) {
480 		case OBJ_COMMIT:
481 			return TYPE_COMMIT;
482 		case OBJ_TREE:
483 			return TYPE_TREE;
484 		case OBJ_BLOB:
485 			return TYPE_BLOB;
486 		case OBJ_TAG:
487 			return TYPE_TAG;
488 		default:
489 			throw new IllegalArgumentException(MessageFormat.format(
490 					JGitText.get().badObjectType, Integer.valueOf(typeCode)));
491 		}
492 	}
493 
494 	/**
495 	 * Convert an OBJ_* type constant to an ASCII encoded string constant.
496 	 * <p>
497 	 * The ASCII encoded string is often the canonical representation of
498 	 * the type within a loose object header, or within a tag header.
499 	 *
500 	 * @param typeCode the type code, from a pack representation.
501 	 * @return the canonical ASCII encoded name of this type.
502 	 */
503 	public static byte[] encodedTypeString(final int typeCode) {
504 		switch (typeCode) {
505 		case OBJ_COMMIT:
506 			return ENCODED_TYPE_COMMIT;
507 		case OBJ_TREE:
508 			return ENCODED_TYPE_TREE;
509 		case OBJ_BLOB:
510 			return ENCODED_TYPE_BLOB;
511 		case OBJ_TAG:
512 			return ENCODED_TYPE_TAG;
513 		default:
514 			throw new IllegalArgumentException(MessageFormat.format(
515 					JGitText.get().badObjectType, Integer.valueOf(typeCode)));
516 		}
517 	}
518 
519 	/**
520 	 * Parse an encoded type string into a type constant.
521 	 *
522 	 * @param id
523 	 *            object id this type string came from; may be null if that is
524 	 *            not known at the time the parse is occurring.
525 	 * @param typeString
526 	 *            string version of the type code.
527 	 * @param endMark
528 	 *            character immediately following the type string. Usually ' '
529 	 *            (space) or '\n' (line feed).
530 	 * @param offset
531 	 *            position within <code>typeString</code> where the parse
532 	 *            should start. Updated with the new position (just past
533 	 *            <code>endMark</code> when the parse is successful.
534 	 * @return a type code constant (one of {@link #OBJ_BLOB},
535 	 *         {@link #OBJ_COMMIT}, {@link #OBJ_TAG}, {@link #OBJ_TREE}.
536 	 * @throws org.eclipse.jgit.errors.CorruptObjectException
537 	 *             there is no valid type identified by <code>typeString</code>.
538 	 */
539 	public static int decodeTypeString(final AnyObjectId id,
540 			final byte[] typeString, final byte endMark,
541 			final MutableInteger offset) throws CorruptObjectException {
542 		try {
543 			int position = offset.value;
544 			switch (typeString[position]) {
545 			case 'b':
546 				if (typeString[position + 1] != 'l'
547 						|| typeString[position + 2] != 'o'
548 						|| typeString[position + 3] != 'b'
549 						|| typeString[position + 4] != endMark)
550 					throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
551 				offset.value = position + 5;
552 				return Constants.OBJ_BLOB;
553 
554 			case 'c':
555 				if (typeString[position + 1] != 'o'
556 						|| typeString[position + 2] != 'm'
557 						|| typeString[position + 3] != 'm'
558 						|| typeString[position + 4] != 'i'
559 						|| typeString[position + 5] != 't'
560 						|| typeString[position + 6] != endMark)
561 					throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
562 				offset.value = position + 7;
563 				return Constants.OBJ_COMMIT;
564 
565 			case 't':
566 				switch (typeString[position + 1]) {
567 				case 'a':
568 					if (typeString[position + 2] != 'g'
569 							|| typeString[position + 3] != endMark)
570 						throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
571 					offset.value = position + 4;
572 					return Constants.OBJ_TAG;
573 
574 				case 'r':
575 					if (typeString[position + 2] != 'e'
576 							|| typeString[position + 3] != 'e'
577 							|| typeString[position + 4] != endMark)
578 						throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
579 					offset.value = position + 5;
580 					return Constants.OBJ_TREE;
581 
582 				default:
583 					throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
584 				}
585 
586 			default:
587 				throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
588 			}
589 		} catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException bad) {
590 			throw new CorruptObjectException(id, JGitText.get().corruptObjectInvalidType);
591 		}
592 	}
593 
594 	/**
595 	 * Convert an integer into its decimal representation.
596 	 *
597 	 * @param s
598 	 *            the integer to convert.
599 	 * @return a decimal representation of the input integer. The returned array
600 	 *         is the smallest array that will hold the value.
601 	 */
602 	public static byte[] encodeASCII(final long s) {
603 		return encodeASCII(Long.toString(s));
604 	}
605 
606 	/**
607 	 * Convert a string to US-ASCII encoding.
608 	 *
609 	 * @param s
610 	 *            the string to convert. Must not contain any characters over
611 	 *            127 (outside of 7-bit ASCII).
612 	 * @return a byte array of the same length as the input string, holding the
613 	 *         same characters, in the same order.
614 	 * @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
615 	 *             the input string contains one or more characters outside of
616 	 *             the 7-bit ASCII character space.
617 	 */
618 	public static byte[] encodeASCII(final String s) {
619 		final byte[] r = new byte[s.length()];
620 		for (int k = r.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
621 			final char c = s.charAt(k);
622 			if (c > 127)
623 				throw new IllegalArgumentException(MessageFormat.format(JGitText.get().notASCIIString, s));
624 			r[k] = (byte) c;
625 		}
626 		return r;
627 	}
628 
629 	/**
630 	 * Convert a string to a byte array in the standard character encoding.
631 	 *
632 	 * @param str
633 	 *            the string to convert. May contain any Unicode characters.
634 	 * @return a byte array representing the requested string, encoded using the
635 	 *         default character encoding (UTF-8).
636 	 * @see #CHARACTER_ENCODING
637 	 */
638 	public static byte[] encode(final String str) {
639 		final ByteBuffer bb = Constants.CHARSET.encode(str);
640 		final int len = bb.limit();
641 		if (bb.hasArray() && bb.arrayOffset() == 0) {
642 			final byte[] arr = bb.array();
643 			if (arr.length == len)
644 				return arr;
645 		}
646 
647 		final byte[] arr = new byte[len];
648 		bb.get(arr);
649 		return arr;
650 	}
651 
652 	static {
653 		if (OBJECT_ID_LENGTH != newMessageDigest().getDigestLength())
654 			throw new LinkageError(JGitText.get().incorrectOBJECT_ID_LENGTH);
655 		CHARSET = Charset.forName(CHARACTER_ENCODING);
656 	}
657 
658 	/** name of the file containing the commit msg for a merge commit */
659 	public static final String MERGE_MSG = "MERGE_MSG";
660 
661 	/** name of the file containing the IDs of the parents of a merge commit */
662 	public static final String MERGE_HEAD = "MERGE_HEAD";
663 
664 	/** name of the file containing the ID of a cherry pick commit in case of conflicts */
665 	public static final String CHERRY_PICK_HEAD = "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD";
666 
667 	/** name of the file containing the commit msg for a squash commit */
668 	public static final String SQUASH_MSG = "SQUASH_MSG";
669 
670 	/** name of the file containing the ID of a revert commit in case of conflicts */
671 	public static final String REVERT_HEAD = "REVERT_HEAD";
672 
673 	/**
674 	 * name of the ref ORIG_HEAD used by certain commands to store the original
675 	 * value of HEAD
676 	 */
677 	public static final String ORIG_HEAD = "ORIG_HEAD";
678 
679 	/**
680 	 * Name of the file in which git commands and hooks store and read the
681 	 * message prepared for the upcoming commit.
682 	 *
683 	 * @since 4.0
684 	 */
685 	public static final String COMMIT_EDITMSG = "COMMIT_EDITMSG";
686 
687 	/** objectid for the empty blob */
688 	public static final ObjectId EMPTY_BLOB_ID = ObjectId
689 			.fromString("e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391");
690 
691 	private Constants() {
692 		// Hide the default constructor
693 	}
694 }