feat: gix clone and gix fetch with controls for shallow repositor…

…ies.

TBD: more elaborate documentation

gitoxide-core/src/repository/clone.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub bare: bool,
     pub handshake_info: bool,
     pub no_tags: bool,
+    pub shallow: gix::remote::fetch::Shallow,
 }
 
 pub const PROGRESS_RANGE: std::ops::RangeInclusive<u8> = 1..=3;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
             handshake_info,
             bare,
             no_tags,
+            shallow,
         }: Options,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
     where
@@ -66,8 +68,9 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
         if no_tags {
             prepare = prepare.configure_remote(|r| Ok(r.with_fetch_tags(gix::remote::fetch::Tags::None)));
         }
-        let (mut checkout, fetch_outcome) =
-            prepare.fetch_then_checkout(&mut progress, &gix::interrupt::IS_INTERRUPTED)?;
+        let (mut checkout, fetch_outcome) = prepare
+            .with_shallow(shallow)
+            .fetch_then_checkout(&mut progress, &gix::interrupt::IS_INTERRUPTED)?;
 
         let (repo, outcome) = if bare {
             (checkout.persist(), None)

gitoxide-core/src/repository/fetch.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub remote: Option<String>,
     /// If non-empty, override all ref-specs otherwise configured in the remote
     pub ref_specs: Vec<BString>,
+    pub shallow: gix::remote::fetch::Shallow,
     pub handshake_info: bool,
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
             dry_run,
             remote,
             handshake_info,
+            shallow,
             ref_specs,
         }: Options,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ pub(crate) mod function {
             .connect(gix::remote::Direction::Fetch, progress)?
             .prepare_fetch(Default::default())?
             .with_dry_run(dry_run)
+            .with_shallow(shallow)
             .receive(&gix::interrupt::IS_INTERRUPTED)?;
 
         if handshake_info {

src/plumbing/main.rs

@@ -130,13 +130,15 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             bare,
             no_tags,
             remote,
+            shallow,
             directory,
         }) => {
             let opts = core::repository::clone::Options {
                 format,
                 bare,
                 handshake_info,
                 no_tags,
+                shallow: shallow.into(),
             };
             prepare_and_run(
                 "clone",
@@ -152,13 +154,15 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             dry_run,
             handshake_info,
             remote,
+            shallow,
             ref_spec,
         }) => {
             let opts = core::repository::fetch::Options {
                 format,
                 dry_run,
                 remote,
                 handshake_info,
+                shallow: shallow.into(),
                 ref_specs: ref_spec,
             };
             prepare_and_run(

src/plumbing/options/mod.rs

@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ pub mod config {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "gitoxide-core-blocking-client")]
 pub mod fetch {
+    use gix::remote::fetch::Shallow;
+    use std::num::NonZeroU32;
+
     #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
     pub struct Platform {
         /// Don't change the local repository, but otherwise try to be as accurate as possible.
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ pub mod fetch {
         #[clap(long, short = 'H')]
         pub handshake_info: bool,
 
+        #[clap(flatten)]
+        pub shallow: ShallowOptions,
+
         /// The name of the remote to connect to, or the url of the remote to connect to directly.
         ///
         /// If unset, the current branch will determine the remote.
@@ -155,10 +161,56 @@ pub mod fetch {
         #[clap(value_parser = crate::shared::AsBString)]
         pub ref_spec: Vec<gix::bstr::BString>,
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
+    pub struct ShallowOptions {
+        /// Fetch with the history truncated to the given number of commits as seen from the remote.
+        #[clap(long, conflicts_with_all = ["shallow_since", "shallow_exclude", "deepen", "unshallow"])]
+        pub depth: Option<NonZeroU32>,
+
+        /// Extend the current shallow boundary by the given amount of commits, with 0 meaning no change.
+        #[clap(long, value_name = "DEPTH", conflicts_with_all = ["depth", "shallow_since", "shallow_exclude", "unshallow"])]
+        pub deepen: Option<u32>,
+
+        /// Cutoff all history past the given date. Can be combined with shallow-exclude.
+        #[clap(long, value_parser = crate::shared::AsTime, value_name = "DATE", conflicts_with_all = ["depth", "deepen", "unshallow"])]
+        pub shallow_since: Option<gix::date::Time>,
+
+        /// Cutoff all history past the tag-name or ref-name. Can be combined with shallow-since.
+        #[clap(long, value_parser = crate::shared::AsPartialRefName, value_name = "REF_NAME", conflicts_with_all = ["depth", "deepen", "unshallow"])]
+        pub shallow_exclude: Vec<gix::refs::PartialName>,
+
+        /// Remove the shallow boundary and fetch the entire history available on the remote.
+        #[clap(long, conflicts_with_all = ["shallow_since", "shallow_exclude", "depth", "deepen", "unshallow"])]
+        pub unshallow: bool,
+    }
+
+    impl From<ShallowOptions> for Shallow {
+        fn from(opts: ShallowOptions) -> Self {
+            if let Some(depth) = opts.depth {
+                Shallow::DepthAtRemote(depth)
+            } else if !opts.shallow_exclude.is_empty() {
+                Shallow::Exclude {
+                    remote_refs: opts.shallow_exclude,
+                    since_cutoff: opts.shallow_since,
+                }
+            } else if let Some(cutoff) = opts.shallow_since {
+                Shallow::Since { cutoff }
+            } else if let Some(depth) = opts.deepen {
+                Shallow::Deepen(depth)
+            } else if opts.unshallow {
+                Shallow::unshallow()
+            } else {
+                Shallow::default()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "gitoxide-core-blocking-client")]
 pub mod clone {
+    use gix::remote::fetch::Shallow;
+    use std::num::NonZeroU32;
     use std::{ffi::OsString, path::PathBuf};
 
     #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
@@ -175,12 +227,47 @@ pub mod clone {
         #[clap(long)]
         pub no_tags: bool,
 
+        #[clap(flatten)]
+        pub shallow: ShallowOptions,
+
         /// The url of the remote to connect to, like `https://github.com/byron/gitoxide`.
         pub remote: OsString,
 
         /// The directory to initialize with the new repository and to which all data should be written.
         pub directory: Option<PathBuf>,
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
+    pub struct ShallowOptions {
+        /// Create a shallow clone with the history truncated to the given number of commits.
+        #[clap(long, conflicts_with_all = ["shallow_since", "shallow_exclude"])]
+        pub depth: Option<NonZeroU32>,
+
+        /// Cutoff all history past the given date. Can be combined with shallow-exclude.
+        #[clap(long, value_parser = crate::shared::AsTime, value_name = "DATE")]
+        pub shallow_since: Option<gix::date::Time>,
+
+        /// Cutoff all history past the tag-name or ref-name. Can be combined with shallow-since.
+        #[clap(long, value_parser = crate::shared::AsPartialRefName, value_name = "REF_NAME")]
+        pub shallow_exclude: Vec<gix::refs::PartialName>,
+    }
+
+    impl From<ShallowOptions> for Shallow {
+        fn from(opts: ShallowOptions) -> Self {
+            if let Some(depth) = opts.depth {
+                Shallow::DepthAtRemote(depth)
+            } else if !opts.shallow_exclude.is_empty() {
+                Shallow::Exclude {
+                    remote_refs: opts.shallow_exclude,
+                    since_cutoff: opts.shallow_since,
+                }
+            } else if let Some(cutoff) = opts.shallow_since {
+                Shallow::Since { cutoff }
+            } else {
+                Shallow::default()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "gitoxide-core-async-client", feature = "gitoxide-core-blocking-client"))]

src/plumbing/progress.rs

@@ -214,8 +214,14 @@ static GIT_CONFIG: &[Record] = &[
     },
     Record {
         config: "clone.rejectShallow",
+        usage: Planned {
+            note: Some("probably trivial to implement once there is protocol support for shallow clones"),
+        },
+    },
+    Record {
+        config: "receive.shallowUpdate",
         usage: NotPlanned {
-            reason: "it's not a use-case we consider important now, but once that changes it can be implemented",
+            reason: "it looks like a server-only setting that allows boundaries to change if refs are pushed that are outside of the boundary.",
         },
     },
     Record {

src/shared.rs

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ mod clap {
         }
     }
 
-    use clap::builder::{OsStringValueParser, TypedValueParser};
+    use clap::builder::{OsStringValueParser, StringValueParser, TypedValueParser};
 
     #[derive(Clone)]
     pub struct AsPathSpec;
@@ -306,5 +306,31 @@ mod clap {
                 .parse_ref(cmd, arg, value)
         }
     }
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub struct AsTime;
+
+    impl TypedValueParser for AsTime {
+        type Value = gix::date::Time;
+
+        fn parse_ref(&self, cmd: &Command, arg: Option<&Arg>, value: &OsStr) -> Result<Self::Value, Error> {
+            StringValueParser::new()
+                .try_map(|arg| gix::date::parse(&arg, Some(std::time::SystemTime::now())))
+                .parse_ref(cmd, arg, value)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub struct AsPartialRefName;
+
+    impl TypedValueParser for AsPartialRefName {
+        type Value = gix::refs::PartialName;
+
+        fn parse_ref(&self, cmd: &Command, arg: Option<&Arg>, value: &OsStr) -> Result<Self::Value, Error> {
+            AsBString
+                .try_map(gix::refs::PartialName::try_from)
+                .parse_ref(cmd, arg, value)
+        }
+    }
 }
-pub use self::clap::{AsBString, AsHashKind, AsOutputFormat, AsPathSpec};
+pub use self::clap::{AsBString, AsHashKind, AsOutputFormat, AsPartialRefName, AsPathSpec, AsTime};