git-annex/Git/Index.hs

{- git index file stuff
 -
 - Copyright 2011 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
 -
 - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
 -}

module Git.Index where

import Common
import Git
import Utility.Env

{- Forces git to use the specified index file.
 -
 - Returns an action that will reset back to the default
 - index file.
 -
 - Warning: Not thread safe.
 -}
override :: FilePath -> IO (IO ())
override index = do
	res <- getEnv var
	void $ setEnv var index True
	return $ void $ reset res
  where
	var = "GIT_INDEX_FILE"
	reset (Just v) = setEnv var v True
	reset _ = unsetEnv var

indexFile :: Repo -> FilePath
indexFile r = localGitDir r </> "index"

{- Git locks the index by creating this file. -}
indexFileLock :: Repo -> FilePath
indexFileLock r = indexFile r ++ ".lock"