Subject: [PATCH 1/3] branch: streamline "attr_only" handling in validate_new_branchname()

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:11:30 +0900

The function takes a parameter "attr_only" (which is a name that is
hard to reason about, which will be corrected soon) and skips some
checks when it is set.  Reorganize the conditionals to make it move
obvious that some checks are never made when this parameter is set.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
---
 branch.c | 20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 4377ce2fb1..7404597678 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -181,21 +181,25 @@ int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)
 int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref,
 			    int force, int attr_only)
 {
+	const char *head;
+
 	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(ref, name))
 		die(_("'%s' is not a valid branch name."), name);
 
 	if (!ref_exists(ref->buf))
 		return 0;
-	else if (!force && !attr_only)
-		die(_("A branch named '%s' already exists."), ref->buf + strlen("refs/heads/"));
 
-	if (!attr_only) {
-		const char *head;
+	if (attr_only)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (!force)
+		die(_("A branch named '%s' already exists."),
+		    ref->buf + strlen("refs/heads/"));
+
+	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
+		die(_("Cannot force update the current branch."));
 
-		head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
-		if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
-			die(_("Cannot force update the current branch."));
-	}
 	return 1;
 }
 
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