p2p: --link no longer takes a remote name, instead the --name option can be used.

CHANGELOG

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ git-annex (6.20161211) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     have TCPKeepAlive enabled by default.
   * Make all --batch input, as well as fromkey and registerurl stdin
     be processed without requiring it to be in the current encoding.
+  * p2p: --link no longer takes a remote name, instead the --name
+    option can be used.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 21:29:51 -0400
 

Command/P2P.hs

@@ -27,25 +27,43 @@ cmd = command "p2p" SectionSetup
 
 data P2POpts
 	= GenAddresses
-	| LinkRemote RemoteName
+	| LinkRemote
 
-optParser :: CmdParamsDesc -> Parser P2POpts 
-optParser _ = genaddresses <|> linkremote
+optParser :: CmdParamsDesc -> Parser (P2POpts, Maybe RemoteName)
+optParser _ = (,)
+	<$> (genaddresses <|> linkremote)
+	<*> optional name
   where
 	genaddresses = flag' GenAddresses
 		( long "gen-addresses"
 		<> help "generate addresses that allow accessing this repository over P2P networks"
 		)
-	linkremote = LinkRemote <$> strOption
+	linkremote = flag' LinkRemote
 		( long "link"
-		<> metavar paramRemote
-		<> help "specify name to use for git remote"
+		<> help "set up a P2P link to a git remote"
+		)
+	name = strOption
+		( long "name"
+		<> metavar paramName
+		<> help "name of remote"
 		)
 
-seek :: P2POpts -> CommandSeek
-seek GenAddresses = genAddresses =<< loadP2PAddresses
-seek (LinkRemote name) = commandAction $
+seek :: (P2POpts, Maybe RemoteName) -> CommandSeek
+seek (GenAddresses, _) = genAddresses =<< loadP2PAddresses
+seek (LinkRemote, Just name) = commandAction $
 	linkRemote (Git.Remote.makeLegalName name)
+seek (LinkRemote, Nothing) = commandAction $
+	linkRemote =<< unusedPeerRemoteName
+
+unusedPeerRemoteName :: Annex RemoteName
+unusedPeerRemoteName = go (1 :: Integer) =<< usednames
+  where
+	usednames = mapMaybe remoteName . remotes <$> Annex.gitRepo
+	go n names = do
+		let name = "peer" ++ show n
+		if name `elem` names
+			then go (n+1) names
+			else return name
 
 -- Only addresses are output to stdout, to allow scripting.
 genAddresses :: [P2PAddress] -> Annex ()

doc/git-annex-p2p.mdwn

@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ services.
   over the available P2P networks. The address or addresses is output to
   stdout.
 
-* `--link remotename`
+* `--link`
 
-  Sets up a git remote with the specified remotename that is accessed over
-  a P2P network. 
+  Sets up a git remote that is accessed over a P2P network.
   
   This will prompt for an address to be entered; you should paste in the
   address that was generated by --gen-address in the remote repository.
 
+  Defaults to making the git remote be named "peer1", "peer2",
+  etc. This can be overridden with the `--name` option.
+
+* `--name`
+
+  Specify a name to use when setting up a git remote.
+
 # SEE ALSO
 
 [[git-annex]](1)

doc/tips/peer_to_peer_network_with_tor.mdwn

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Now, tell the new peer about the address of the first peer.
 This will make a git remote named "peer1", which connects,
 through Tor, to the repository on the other peer.
 
-	git annex p2p --link peer1
+	git annex p2p --link --name peer1
 
 That command will prompt for an address; paste in the address that was
 generated on the first peer, and then press Enter.