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diff --git a/lib/git/refs.py b/lib/git/refs.py
index f75d5ed7..208ce880 100644
--- a/lib/git/refs.py
+++ b/lib/git/refs.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class SymbolicReference(object):
A typical example for a symbolic reference is HEAD.
"""
__slots__ = ("repo", "path")
+ _common_path_default = ""
+ _id_attribute_ = "name"
def __init__(self, repo, path):
self.repo = repo
@@ -231,6 +233,79 @@ class SymbolicReference(object):
return SymbolicReference(repo, path)
raise ValueError("Could not find symbolic reference type suitable to handle path %r" % path)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def _to_full_path(cls, repo, path):
+ full_ref_path = path
+ if not cls._common_path_default:
+ return full_ref_path
+ if not path.startswith(cls._common_path_default+"/"):
+ full_ref_path = '%s/%s' % (cls._common_path_default, path)
+ return full_ref_path
+
+ @classmethod
+ def delete(cls, repo, path):
+ """Delete the reference at the given path
+
+ ``repo``
+ Repository to delete the reference from
+
+ ``path``
+ Short or full path pointing to the reference, i.e. refs/myreference
+ or just "myreference", hence 'refs/' is implied.
+ """
+ full_ref_path = cls._to_full_path(repo, path)
+ abs_path = os.path.join(repo.path, full_ref_path)
+ if os.path.exists(abs_path):
+ os.remove(abs_path)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def _create(cls, repo, path, resolve, reference, force):
+ """internal method used to create a new symbolic reference.
+ If resolve is False,, the reference will be taken as is, creating
+ a proper symbolic reference. Otherwise it will be resolved to the
+ corresponding object and a detached symbolic reference will be created
+ instead"""
+ full_ref_path = cls._to_full_path(repo, path)
+
+ abs_ref_path = os.path.join(repo.path, full_ref_path)
+ if not force and os.path.isfile(abs_ref_path):
+ raise OSError("Reference at %s does already exist" % full_ref_path)
+
+ ref = cls(repo, full_ref_path)
+ target = reference
+ if resolve:
+ target = Object.new(repo, reference)
+
+ ref.reference = target
+ return ref
+
+ @classmethod
+ def create(cls, repo, path, reference='HEAD', force=False ):
+ """
+ Create a new symbolic reference, hence a reference pointing to another
+ reference.
+ ``repo``
+ Repository to create the reference in
+
+ ``path``
+ full path at which the new symbolic reference is supposed to be
+ created at, i.e. "NEW_HEAD" or "symrefs/my_new_symref"
+
+ ``reference``
+ The reference to which the new symbolic reference should point to
+
+ ``force``
+ if True, force creation even if a symbolic reference with that name already exists.
+ Raise OSError otherwise
+
+ Returns
+ Newly created symbolic Reference
+
+ Note
+ This does not alter the current HEAD, index or Working Tree
+ """
+ return cls._create(repo, path, False, reference, force)
class Reference(SymbolicReference, LazyMixin, Iterable):
@@ -240,7 +315,6 @@ class Reference(SymbolicReference, LazyMixin, Iterable):
"""
__slots__ = tuple()
_common_path_default = "refs"
- _id_attribute_ = "name"
def __init__(self, repo, path):
"""
@@ -368,13 +442,6 @@ class Reference(SymbolicReference, LazyMixin, Iterable):
@classmethod
- def _to_full_path(cls, repo, path):
- full_ref_path = path
- if not path.startswith(cls._common_path_default+"/"):
- full_ref_path = '%s/%s' % (cls._common_path_default, path)
- return full_ref_path
-
- @classmethod
def create(cls, repo, path, commit='HEAD', force=False ):
"""
Create a new reference.
@@ -400,33 +467,7 @@ class Reference(SymbolicReference, LazyMixin, Iterable):
Note
This does not alter the current HEAD, index or Working Tree
"""
- full_ref_path = cls._to_full_path(repo, path)
-
- abs_ref_path = os.path.join(repo.path, full_ref_path)
- if not force and os.path.isfile(abs_ref_path):
- raise OSError("Reference at %s does already exist" % full_ref_path)
-
- obj = Object.new(repo, commit)
- ref = cls(repo, full_ref_path)
- ref.reference = obj
-
- return ref
-
- @classmethod
- def delete(cls, repo, path):
- """Delete the reference at the given path
-
- ``repo``
- Repository to delete the reference from
-
- ``path``
- Short or full path pointing to the reference, i.e. refs/myreference
- or just "myreference", hence 'refs/' is implied.
- """
- full_ref_path = cls._to_full_path(repo, path)
- abs_path = os.path.join(repo.path, full_ref_path)
- if os.path.exists(abs_path):
- os.remove(abs_path)
+ return cls._create(repo, path, True, commit, force)
class HEAD(SymbolicReference):