Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 2/4] sequencer: allow create_autostash to run silently

From: Phillip Wood <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:06:23 +0100

Hi Harald

On 14/04/2026 13:59, Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Harald Nordgren <[email-masked]>
> 
> Add a silent parameter to create_autostash_internal and introduce
> create_autostash_ref_silent so that callers can create an autostash
> without printing the "Created autostash" message.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Harald Nordgren <[email-masked]>

I wonder if we should just update the two callers of 
create_autostash_ref() instead of adding a new function but the 
implementation looks sensible

Thanks

Phillip

>   sequencer.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
>   sequencer.h |  2 ++
>   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
> index b7d8dca47f..780628aab4 100644
> --- a/sequencer.c
> +++ b/sequencer.c
> @@ -4657,7 +4657,9 @@ static enum todo_command peek_command(struct todo_list *todo_list, int offset)
>   
>   static void create_autostash_internal(struct repository *r,
>   				      const char *path,
> -				      const char *refname)
> +				      const char *refname,
> +				      const char *message,
> +				      bool silent)
>   {
>   	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
>   	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
> @@ -4679,7 +4681,8 @@ static void create_autostash_internal(struct repository *r,
>   		struct object_id oid;
>   
>   		strvec_pushl(&stash.args,
> -			     "stash", "create", "autostash", NULL);
> +			     "stash", "create",
> +			     message ? message : "autostash", NULL);
>   		stash.git_cmd = 1;
>   		stash.no_stdin = 1;
>   		strbuf_reset(&buf);
> @@ -4702,7 +4705,8 @@ static void create_autostash_internal(struct repository *r,
>   					&oid, null_oid(the_hash_algo), 0, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
>   		}
>   
> -		printf(_("Created autostash: %s\n"), buf.buf);
> +		if (!silent)
> +			printf(_("Created autostash: %s\n"), buf.buf);
>   		if (reset_head(r, &ropts) < 0)
>   			die(_("could not reset --hard"));
>   		discard_index(r->index);
> @@ -4714,12 +4718,18 @@ static void create_autostash_internal(struct repository *r,
>   
>   void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path)
>   {
> -	create_autostash_internal(r, path, NULL);
> +	create_autostash_internal(r, path, NULL, NULL, false);
>   }
>   
>   void create_autostash_ref(struct repository *r, const char *refname)
>   {
> -	create_autostash_internal(r, NULL, refname);
> +	create_autostash_internal(r, NULL, refname, NULL, false);
> +}
> +
> +void create_autostash_ref_with_msg_silent(struct repository *r, const char *refname,
> +				 const char *message)
> +{
> +	create_autostash_internal(r, NULL, refname, message, true);
>   }
>   
>   static int apply_save_autostash_oid(const char *stash_oid, int attempt_apply)
> diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
> index a6fa670c7c..5d3bc83314 100644
> --- a/sequencer.h
> +++ b/sequencer.h
> @@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ void commit_post_rewrite(struct repository *r,
>   
>   void create_autostash(struct repository *r, const char *path);
>   void create_autostash_ref(struct repository *r, const char *refname);
> +void create_autostash_ref_with_msg_silent(struct repository *r, const char *refname,
> +				 const char *message);
>   int save_autostash(const char *path);
>   int save_autostash_ref(struct repository *r, const char *refname);
>   int apply_autostash(const char *path);