Since the `info` command in cat-file --batch-command prints object info
for a given object, it is natural to add another command in cat-file
--batch-command to print object info for a given object from a remote.
Add `remote-object-info` to cat-file --batch-command.
While `info` takes object ids one at a time, this creates overhead when
making requests to a server so `remote-object-info` instead can take
multiple object ids at once.
cat-file --batch-command is generally implemented in the following
manner:
- Receive and parse input from user
- Call respective function attached to command
- Get object info, print object info
In --buffer mode, this changes to:
- Receive and parse input from user
- Store respective function attached to command in a queue
- After flush, loop through commands in queue
- Call respective function attached to command
- Get object info, print object info
Notice how the getting and printing of object info is accomplished one
at a time. As described above, this creates a problem for making
requests to a server. Therefore, `remote-object-info` is implemented in
the following manner:
- Receive and parse input from user
If command is `remote-object-info`:
- Get object info from remote
- Loop through and print each object info
Else:
- Call respective function attached to command
- Parse input, get object info, print object info
And finally for --buffer mode `remote-object-info`:
- Receive and parse input from user
- Store respective function attached to command in a queue
- After flush, loop through commands in queue:
If command is `remote-object-info`:
- Get object info from remote
- Loop through and print each object info
Else:
- Call respective function attached to command
- Get object info, print object info
To summarize, `remote-object-info` gets object info from the remote and
then loop through the object info passed in, printing the info.
In order for remote-object-info to avoid remote communication overhead
in the non-buffer mode, the objects are passed in as such:
remote-object-info <remote> <oid> <oid> ... <oid>
rather than
remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
...
remote-object-info <remote> <oid>
Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Helped-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Signed-off-by: Calvin Wan <calvinwan@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Ju <eric.peijian@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
