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Move the documentation for the sub-process API from a separate txt file to its header file. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>maint


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sub-process API |
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=============== |
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The sub-process API makes it possible to run background sub-processes |
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for the entire lifetime of a Git invocation. If Git needs to communicate |
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with an external process multiple times, then this can reduces the process |
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invocation overhead. Git and the sub-process communicate through stdin and |
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stdout. |
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The sub-processes are kept in a hashmap by command name and looked up |
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via the subprocess_find_entry function. If an existing instance can not |
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be found then a new process should be created and started. When the |
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parent git command terminates, all sub-processes are also terminated. |
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This API is based on the run-command API. |
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Data structures |
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* `struct subprocess_entry` |
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The sub-process structure. Members should not be accessed directly. |
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Types |
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'int(*subprocess_start_fn)(struct subprocess_entry *entry)':: |
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User-supplied function to initialize the sub-process. This is |
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typically used to negotiate the interface version and capabilities. |
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Functions |
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`cmd2process_cmp`:: |
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Function to test two subprocess hashmap entries for equality. |
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`subprocess_start`:: |
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Start a subprocess and add it to the subprocess hashmap. |
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`subprocess_stop`:: |
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Kill a subprocess and remove it from the subprocess hashmap. |
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`subprocess_find_entry`:: |
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Find a subprocess in the subprocess hashmap. |
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`subprocess_get_child_process`:: |
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Get the underlying `struct child_process` from a subprocess. |
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`subprocess_read_status`:: |
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Helper function to read packets looking for the last "status=<foo>" |
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key/value pair. |
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