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package org.eclipse.jgit.lib;

import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.NonNull;
import org.eclipse.jgit.annotations.Nullable;

A reference that indirectly points at another Ref.

A symbolic reference always derives its current value from the target reference.

/** * A reference that indirectly points at another * {@link org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Ref}. * <p> * A symbolic reference always derives its current value from the target * reference. */
public class SymbolicRef implements Ref { private final String name; private final Ref target; private final long updateIndex;
Create a new ref pairing.
Params:
  • refName – name of this ref.
  • target – the ref we reference and derive our value from.
/** * Create a new ref pairing. * * @param refName * name of this ref. * @param target * the ref we reference and derive our value from. */
public SymbolicRef(@NonNull String refName, @NonNull Ref target) { this.name = refName; this.target = target; this.updateIndex = UNDEFINED_UPDATE_INDEX; }
Create a new ref pairing.
Params:
  • refName – name of this ref.
  • target – the ref we reference and derive our value from.
  • updateIndex – index that increases with each update of the reference
Since:5.3
/** * Create a new ref pairing. * * @param refName * name of this ref. * @param target * the ref we reference and derive our value from. * @param updateIndex * index that increases with each update of the reference * @since 5.3 */
public SymbolicRef(@NonNull String refName, @NonNull Ref target, long updateIndex) { this.name = refName; this.target = target; this.updateIndex = updateIndex; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @NonNull public String getName() { return name; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public boolean isSymbolic() { return true; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @NonNull public Ref getLeaf() { Ref dst = getTarget(); while (dst.isSymbolic()) dst = dst.getTarget(); return dst; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @NonNull public Ref getTarget() { return target; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @Nullable public ObjectId getObjectId() { return getLeaf().getObjectId(); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @NonNull public Storage getStorage() { return Storage.LOOSE; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override @Nullable public ObjectId getPeeledObjectId() { return getLeaf().getPeeledObjectId(); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public boolean isPeeled() { return getLeaf().isPeeled(); }
{@inheritDoc}
Since:5.3
/** * {@inheritDoc} * @since 5.3 */
@Override public long getUpdateIndex() { if (updateIndex == UNDEFINED_UPDATE_INDEX) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); } return updateIndex; }
{@inheritDoc}
/** {@inheritDoc} */
@SuppressWarnings("nls") @Override public String toString() { StringBuilder r = new StringBuilder(); r.append("SymbolicRef["); Ref cur = this; while (cur.isSymbolic()) { r.append(cur.getName()); r.append(" -> "); cur = cur.getTarget(); } r.append(cur.getName()); r.append('='); r.append(ObjectId.toString(cur.getObjectId())); r.append("("); r.append(updateIndex); // Print value, even if -1 r.append(")]"); return r.toString(); } }