Merge branch 'js/empty-config-section-fix'

"git config --unset a.b", when "a.b" is the last variable in an
otherwise empty section "a", left an empty section "a" behind, and
worse yet, a subsequent "git config a.c value" did not reuse that
empty shell and instead created a new one.  These have been
(partially) corrected.

* js/empty-config-section-fix:
  git_config_set: reuse empty sections
  git config --unset: remove empty sections (in the common case)
  git_config_set: make use of the config parser's event stream
  git_config_set: do not use a state machine
  config_set_store: rename some fields for consistency
  config: avoid using the global variable `store`
  config: introduce an optional event stream while parsing
  t1300: `--unset-all` can leave an empty section behind (bug)
  t1300: add a few more hairy examples of sections becoming empty
  t1300: remove unreasonable expectation from TODO
  t1300: avoid relying on a bug
  config --replace-all: avoid extra line breaks
  t1300: demonstrate that --replace-all can "invent" newlines
  t1300: rename it to reflect that `repo-config` was deprecated
  git_config_set: fix off-by-two

config.c

@@ -653,7 +653,45 @@ static int get_base_var(struct strbuf *name)
 	}
 }
 
-static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
+struct parse_event_data {
+	enum config_event_t previous_type;
+	size_t previous_offset;
+	const struct config_options *opts;
+};
+
+static int do_event(enum config_event_t type, struct parse_event_data *data)
+{
+	size_t offset;
+
+	if (!data->opts || !data->opts->event_fn)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_WHITESPACE &&
+	    data->previous_type == type)
+		return 0;
+
+	offset = cf->do_ftell(cf);
+	/*
+	 * At EOF, the parser always "inserts" an extra '\n', therefore
+	 * the end offset of the event is the current file position, otherwise
+	 * we will already have advanced to the next event.
+	 */
+	if (type != CONFIG_EVENT_EOF)
+		offset--;
+
+	if (data->previous_type != CONFIG_EVENT_EOF &&
+	    data->opts->event_fn(data->previous_type, data->previous_offset,
+				 offset, data->opts->event_fn_data) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	data->previous_type = type;
+	data->previous_offset = offset;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data,
+			    const struct config_options *opts)
 {
 	int comment = 0;
 	int baselen = 0;
@@ -664,8 +702,15 @@ static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 	/* U+FEFF Byte Order Mark in UTF8 */
 	const char *bomptr = utf8_bom;
 
+	/* For the parser event callback */
+	struct parse_event_data event_data = {
+		CONFIG_EVENT_EOF, 0, opts
+	};
+
 	for (;;) {
-		int c = get_next_char();
+		int c;
+
+		c = get_next_char();
 		if (bomptr && *bomptr) {
 			/* We are at the file beginning; skip UTF8-encoded BOM
 			 * if present. Sane editors won't put this in on their
@@ -682,18 +727,33 @@ static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 			}
 		}
 		if (c == '\n') {
-			if (cf->eof)
+			if (cf->eof) {
+				if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_EOF, &event_data) < 0)
+					return -1;
 				return 0;
+			}
+			if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_WHITESPACE, &event_data) < 0)
+				return -1;
 			comment = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (comment || isspace(c))
+		if (comment)
 			continue;
+		if (isspace(c)) {
+			if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_WHITESPACE, &event_data) < 0)
+					return -1;
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (c == '#' || c == ';') {
+			if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_COMMENT, &event_data) < 0)
+					return -1;
 			comment = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (c == '[') {
+			if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_SECTION, &event_data) < 0)
+					return -1;
+
 			/* Reset prior to determining a new stem */
 			strbuf_reset(var);
 			if (get_base_var(var) < 0 || var->len < 1)
@@ -704,6 +764,10 @@ static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 		}
 		if (!isalpha(c))
 			break;
+
+		if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_ENTRY, &event_data) < 0)
+			return -1;
+
 		/*
 		 * Truncate the var name back to the section header
 		 * stem prior to grabbing the suffix part of the name
@@ -715,6 +779,9 @@ static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 			break;
 	}
 
+	if (do_event(CONFIG_EVENT_ERROR, &event_data) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	switch (cf->origin_type) {
 	case CONFIG_ORIGIN_BLOB:
 		error_msg = xstrfmt(_("bad config line %d in blob %s"),
@@ -1398,7 +1465,8 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *dummy)
  * fgetc, ungetc, ftell of top need to be initialized before calling
  * this function.
  */
-static int do_config_from(struct config_source *top, config_fn_t fn, void *data)
+static int do_config_from(struct config_source *top, config_fn_t fn, void *data,
+			  const struct config_options *opts)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1410,7 +1478,7 @@ static int do_config_from(struct config_source *top, config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 	strbuf_init(&top->var, 1024);
 	cf = top;
 
-	ret = git_parse_source(fn, data);
+	ret = git_parse_source(fn, data, opts);
 
 	/* pop config-file parsing state stack */
 	strbuf_release(&top->value);
@@ -1423,7 +1491,7 @@ static int do_config_from(struct config_source *top, config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 static int do_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn,
 		const enum config_origin_type origin_type,
 		const char *name, const char *path, FILE *f,
-		void *data)
+		void *data, const struct config_options *opts)
 {
 	struct config_source top;
 	int ret;
@@ -1438,29 +1506,38 @@ static int do_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn,
 	top.do_ftell = config_file_ftell;
 
 	flockfile(f);
-	ret = do_config_from(&top, fn, data);
+	ret = do_config_from(&top, fn, data, opts);
 	funlockfile(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int git_config_from_stdin(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
-	return do_config_from_file(fn, CONFIG_ORIGIN_STDIN, "", NULL, stdin, data);
+	return do_config_from_file(fn, CONFIG_ORIGIN_STDIN, "", NULL, stdin,
+				   data, NULL);
 }
 
-int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
+int git_config_from_file_with_options(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename,
+				      void *data,
+				      const struct config_options *opts)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 	FILE *f;
 
 	f = fopen_or_warn(filename, "r");
 	if (f) {
-		ret = do_config_from_file(fn, CONFIG_ORIGIN_FILE, filename, filename, f, data);
+		ret = do_config_from_file(fn, CONFIG_ORIGIN_FILE, filename,
+					  filename, f, data, opts);
 		fclose(f);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
+{
+	return git_config_from_file_with_options(fn, filename, data, NULL);
+}
+
 int git_config_from_mem(config_fn_t fn, const enum config_origin_type origin_type,
 			const char *name, const char *buf, size_t len, void *data)
 {
@@ -1477,7 +1554,7 @@ int git_config_from_mem(config_fn_t fn, const enum config_origin_type origin_typ
 	top.do_ungetc = config_buf_ungetc;
 	top.do_ftell = config_buf_ftell;
 
-	return do_config_from(&top, fn, data);
+	return do_config_from(&top, fn, data, NULL);
 }
 
 int git_config_from_blob_oid(config_fn_t fn,
@@ -2221,96 +2298,98 @@ void git_die_config(const char *key, const char *err, ...)
  * Find all the stuff for git_config_set() below.
  */
 
-static struct {
+struct config_store_data {
 	int baselen;
 	char *key;
 	int do_not_match;
 	regex_t *value_regex;
 	int multi_replace;
-	size_t *offset;
-	unsigned int offset_alloc;
-	enum { START, SECTION_SEEN, SECTION_END_SEEN, KEY_SEEN } state;
-	unsigned int seen;
-} store;
+	struct {
+		size_t begin, end;
+		enum config_event_t type;
+		int is_keys_section;
+	} *parsed;
+	unsigned int parsed_nr, parsed_alloc, *seen, seen_nr, seen_alloc;
+	unsigned int key_seen:1, section_seen:1, is_keys_section:1;
+};
 
-static int matches(const char *key, const char *value)
+static int matches(const char *key, const char *value,
+		   const struct config_store_data *store)
 {
-	if (strcmp(key, store.key))
+	if (strcmp(key, store->key))
 		return 0; /* not ours */
-	if (!store.value_regex)
+	if (!store->value_regex)
 		return 1; /* always matches */
-	if (store.value_regex == CONFIG_REGEX_NONE)
+	if (store->value_regex == CONFIG_REGEX_NONE)
 		return 0; /* never matches */
 
-	return store.do_not_match ^
-		(value && !regexec(store.value_regex, value, 0, NULL, 0));
+	return store->do_not_match ^
+		(value && !regexec(store->value_regex, value, 0, NULL, 0));
+}
+
+static int store_aux_event(enum config_event_t type,
+			   size_t begin, size_t end, void *data)
+{
+	struct config_store_data *store = data;
+
+	ALLOC_GROW(store->parsed, store->parsed_nr + 1, store->parsed_alloc);
+	store->parsed[store->parsed_nr].begin = begin;
+	store->parsed[store->parsed_nr].end = end;
+	store->parsed[store->parsed_nr].type = type;
+
+	if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_SECTION) {
+		if (cf->var.len < 2 || cf->var.buf[cf->var.len - 1] != '.')
+			BUG("Invalid section name '%s'", cf->var.buf);
+
+		/* Is this the section we were looking for? */
+		store->is_keys_section =
+			store->parsed[store->parsed_nr].is_keys_section =
+			cf->var.len - 1 == store->baselen &&
+			!strncasecmp(cf->var.buf, store->key, store->baselen);
+		if (store->is_keys_section) {
+			store->section_seen = 1;
+			ALLOC_GROW(store->seen, store->seen_nr + 1,
+				   store->seen_alloc);
+			store->seen[store->seen_nr] = store->parsed_nr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	store->parsed_nr++;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int store_aux(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
-	const char *ep;
-	size_t section_len;
+	struct config_store_data *store = cb;
 
-	switch (store.state) {
-	case KEY_SEEN:
-		if (matches(key, value)) {
-			if (store.seen == 1 && store.multi_replace == 0) {
+	if (store->key_seen) {
+		if (matches(key, value, store)) {
+			if (store->seen_nr == 1 && store->multi_replace == 0) {
 				warning(_("%s has multiple values"), key);
 			}
 
-			ALLOC_GROW(store.offset, store.seen + 1,
-				   store.offset_alloc);
+			ALLOC_GROW(store->seen, store->seen_nr + 1,
+				   store->seen_alloc);
 
-			store.offset[store.seen] = cf->do_ftell(cf);
-			store.seen++;
+			store->seen[store->seen_nr] = store->parsed_nr;
+			store->seen_nr++;
 		}
-		break;
-	case SECTION_SEEN:
+	} else if (store->is_keys_section) {
 		/*
-		 * What we are looking for is in store.key (both
-		 * section and var), and its section part is baselen
-		 * long.  We found key (again, both section and var).
-		 * We would want to know if this key is in the same
-		 * section as what we are looking for.  We already
-		 * know we are in the same section as what should
-		 * hold store.key.
+		 * Do not increment matches yet: this may not be a match, but we
+		 * are in the desired section.
 		 */
-		ep = strrchr(key, '.');
-		section_len = ep - key;
+		ALLOC_GROW(store->seen, store->seen_nr + 1, store->seen_alloc);
+		store->seen[store->seen_nr] = store->parsed_nr;
+		store->section_seen = 1;
 
-		if ((section_len != store.baselen) ||
-		    memcmp(key, store.key, section_len+1)) {
-			store.state = SECTION_END_SEEN;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Do not increment matches: this is no match, but we
-		 * just made sure we are in the desired section.
-		 */
-		ALLOC_GROW(store.offset, store.seen + 1,
-			   store.offset_alloc);
-		store.offset[store.seen] = cf->do_ftell(cf);
-		/* fallthru */
-	case SECTION_END_SEEN:
-	case START:
-		if (matches(key, value)) {
-			ALLOC_GROW(store.offset, store.seen + 1,
-				   store.offset_alloc);
-			store.offset[store.seen] = cf->do_ftell(cf);
-			store.state = KEY_SEEN;
-			store.seen++;
-		} else {
-			if (strrchr(key, '.') - key == store.baselen &&
-			      !strncmp(key, store.key, store.baselen)) {
-					store.state = SECTION_SEEN;
-					ALLOC_GROW(store.offset,
-						   store.seen + 1,
-						   store.offset_alloc);
-					store.offset[store.seen] = cf->do_ftell(cf);
-			}
+		if (matches(key, value, store)) {
+			store->seen_nr++;
+			store->key_seen = 1;
 		}
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2322,31 +2401,33 @@ static int write_error(const char *filename)
 	return 4;
 }
 
-static struct strbuf store_create_section(const char *key)
+static struct strbuf store_create_section(const char *key,
+					  const struct config_store_data *store)
 {
 	const char *dot;
 	int i;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	dot = memchr(key, '.', store.baselen);
+	dot = memchr(key, '.', store->baselen);
 	if (dot) {
 		strbuf_addf(&sb, "[%.*s \"", (int)(dot - key), key);
-		for (i = dot - key + 1; i < store.baselen; i++) {
+		for (i = dot - key + 1; i < store->baselen; i++) {
 			if (key[i] == '"' || key[i] == '\\')
 				strbuf_addch(&sb, '\\');
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, key[i]);
 		}
 		strbuf_addstr(&sb, "\"]\n");
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(&sb, "[%.*s]\n", store.baselen, key);
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "[%.*s]\n", store->baselen, key);
 	}
 
 	return sb;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_section(int fd, const char *key)
+static ssize_t write_section(int fd, const char *key,
+			     const struct config_store_data *store)
 {
-	struct strbuf sb = store_create_section(key);
+	struct strbuf sb = store_create_section(key, store);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	ret = write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len);
@@ -2355,11 +2436,12 @@ static ssize_t write_section(int fd, const char *key)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value)
+static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value,
+			  const struct config_store_data *store)
 {
 	int i;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	int length = strlen(key + store.baselen + 1);
+	int length = strlen(key + store->baselen + 1);
 	const char *quote = "";
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
@@ -2379,7 +2461,7 @@ static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value)
 		quote = "\"";
 
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "\t%.*s = %s",
-		    length, key + store.baselen + 1, quote);
+		    length, key + store->baselen + 1, quote);
 
 	for (i = 0; value[i]; i++)
 		switch (value[i]) {
@@ -2405,30 +2487,85 @@ static ssize_t write_pair(int fd, const char *key, const char *value)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t find_beginning_of_line(const char *contents, size_t size,
-	size_t offset_, int *found_bracket)
+/*
+ * If we are about to unset the last key(s) in a section, and if there are
+ * no comments surrounding (or included in) the section, we will want to
+ * extend begin/end to remove the entire section.
+ *
+ * Note: the parameter `seen_ptr` points to the index into the store.seen
+ * array.  * This index may be incremented if a section has more than one
+ * entry (which all are to be removed).
+ */
+static void maybe_remove_section(struct config_store_data *store,
+				 const char *contents,
+				 size_t *begin_offset, size_t *end_offset,
+				 int *seen_ptr)
 {
-	size_t equal_offset = size, bracket_offset = size;
-	ssize_t offset;
+	size_t begin;
+	int i, seen, section_seen = 0;
 
-contline:
-	for (offset = offset_-2; offset > 0
-			&& contents[offset] != '\n'; offset--)
-		switch (contents[offset]) {
-			case '=': equal_offset = offset; break;
-			case ']': bracket_offset = offset; break;
+	/*
+	 * First, ensure that this is the first key, and that there are no
+	 * comments before the entry nor before the section header.
+	 */
+	seen = *seen_ptr;
+	for (i = store->seen[seen]; i > 0; i--) {
+		enum config_event_t type = store->parsed[i - 1].type;
+
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_COMMENT)
+			/* There is a comment before this entry or section */
+			return;
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_ENTRY) {
+			if (!section_seen)
+				/* This is not the section's first entry. */
+				return;
+			/* We encountered no comment before the section. */
+			break;
+		}
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_SECTION) {
+			if (!store->parsed[i - 1].is_keys_section)
+				break;
+			section_seen = 1;
 		}
-	if (offset > 0 && contents[offset-1] == '\\') {
-		offset_ = offset;
-		goto contline;
 	}
-	if (bracket_offset < equal_offset) {
-		*found_bracket = 1;
-		offset = bracket_offset+1;
-	} else
-		offset++;
+	begin = store->parsed[i].begin;
 
-	return offset;
+	/*
+	 * Next, make sure that we are removing he last key(s) in the section,
+	 * and that there are no comments that are possibly about the current
+	 * section.
+	 */
+	for (i = store->seen[seen] + 1; i < store->parsed_nr; i++) {
+		enum config_event_t type = store->parsed[i].type;
+
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_COMMENT)
+			return;
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_SECTION) {
+			if (store->parsed[i].is_keys_section)
+				continue;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (type == CONFIG_EVENT_ENTRY) {
+			if (++seen < store->seen_nr &&
+			    i == store->seen[seen])
+				/* We want to remove this entry, too */
+				continue;
+			/* There is another entry in this section. */
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We are really removing the last entry/entries from this section, and
+	 * there are no enclosed or surrounding comments. Remove the entire,
+	 * now-empty section.
+	 */
+	*seen_ptr = seen;
+	*begin_offset = begin;
+	if (i < store->parsed_nr)
+		*end_offset = store->parsed[i].begin;
+	else
+		*end_offset = store->parsed[store->parsed_nr - 1].end;
 }
 
 int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
@@ -2489,6 +2626,9 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 	char *filename_buf = NULL;
 	char *contents = NULL;
 	size_t contents_sz;
+	struct config_store_data store;
+
+	memset(&store, 0, sizeof(store));
 
 	/* parse-key returns negative; flip the sign to feed exit(3) */
 	ret = 0 - git_config_parse_key(key, &store.key, &store.baselen);
@@ -2531,13 +2671,14 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 		}
 
 		store.key = (char *)key;
-		if (write_section(fd, key) < 0 ||
-		    write_pair(fd, key, value) < 0)
+		if (write_section(fd, key, &store) < 0 ||
+		    write_pair(fd, key, value, &store) < 0)
 			goto write_err_out;
 	} else {
 		struct stat st;
 		size_t copy_begin, copy_end;
 		int i, new_line = 0;
+		struct config_options opts;
 
 		if (value_regex == NULL)
 			store.value_regex = NULL;
@@ -2560,18 +2701,24 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 			}
 		}
 
-		ALLOC_GROW(store.offset, 1, store.offset_alloc);
-		store.offset[0] = 0;
-		store.state = START;
-		store.seen = 0;
+		ALLOC_GROW(store.parsed, 1, store.parsed_alloc);
+		store.parsed[0].end = 0;
+
+		memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+		opts.event_fn = store_aux_event;
+		opts.event_fn_data = &store;
 
 		/*
-		 * After this, store.offset will contain the *end* offset
-		 * of the last match, or remain at 0 if no match was found.
+		 * After this, store.parsed will contain offsets of all the
+		 * parsed elements, and store.seen will contain a list of
+		 * matches, as indices into store.parsed.
+		 *
 		 * As a side effect, we make sure to transform only a valid
 		 * existing config file.
 		 */
-		if (git_config_from_file(store_aux, config_filename, NULL)) {
+		if (git_config_from_file_with_options(store_aux,
+						      config_filename,
+						      &store, &opts)) {
 			error("invalid config file %s", config_filename);
 			free(store.key);
 			if (store.value_regex != NULL &&
@@ -2591,8 +2738,8 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 		}
 
 		/* if nothing to unset, or too many matches, error out */
-		if ((store.seen == 0 && value == NULL) ||
-				(store.seen > 1 && multi_replace == 0)) {
+		if ((store.seen_nr == 0 && value == NULL) ||
+		    (store.seen_nr > 1 && multi_replace == 0)) {
 			ret = CONFIG_NOTHING_SET;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
@@ -2623,18 +2770,49 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		if (store.seen == 0)
-			store.seen = 1;
+		if (store.seen_nr == 0) {
+			if (!store.seen_alloc) {
+				/* Did not see key nor section */
+				ALLOC_GROW(store.seen, 1, store.seen_alloc);
+				store.seen[0] = store.parsed_nr
+					- !!store.parsed_nr;
+			}
+			store.seen_nr = 1;
+		}
 
-		for (i = 0, copy_begin = 0; i < store.seen; i++) {
-			if (store.offset[i] == 0) {
-				store.offset[i] = copy_end = contents_sz;
-			} else if (store.state != KEY_SEEN) {
-				copy_end = store.offset[i];
-			} else
-				copy_end = find_beginning_of_line(
-					contents, contents_sz,
-					store.offset[i]-2, &new_line);
+		for (i = 0, copy_begin = 0; i < store.seen_nr; i++) {
+			size_t replace_end;
+			int j = store.seen[i];
+
+			new_line = 0;
+			if (!store.key_seen) {
+				copy_end = store.parsed[j].end;
+				/* include '\n' when copying section header */
+				if (copy_end > 0 && copy_end < contents_sz &&
+				    contents[copy_end - 1] != '\n' &&
+				    contents[copy_end] == '\n')
+					copy_end++;
+				replace_end = copy_end;
+			} else {
+				replace_end = store.parsed[j].end;
+				copy_end = store.parsed[j].begin;
+				if (!value)
+					maybe_remove_section(&store, contents,
+							     &copy_end,
+							     &replace_end, &i);
+				/*
+				 * Swallow preceding white-space on the same
+				 * line.
+				 */
+				while (copy_end > 0 ) {
+					char c = contents[copy_end - 1];
+
+					if (isspace(c) && c != '\n')
+						copy_end--;
+					else
+						break;
+				}
+			}
 
 			if (copy_end > 0 && contents[copy_end-1] != '\n')
 				new_line = 1;
@@ -2648,16 +2826,16 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 				    write_str_in_full(fd, "\n") < 0)
 					goto write_err_out;
 			}
-			copy_begin = store.offset[i];
+			copy_begin = replace_end;
 		}
 
 		/* write the pair (value == NULL means unset) */
 		if (value != NULL) {
-			if (store.state == START) {
-				if (write_section(fd, key) < 0)
+			if (!store.section_seen) {
+				if (write_section(fd, key, &store) < 0)
 					goto write_err_out;
 			}
-			if (write_pair(fd, key, value) < 0)
+			if (write_pair(fd, key, value, &store) < 0)
 				goto write_err_out;
 		}
 
@@ -2781,7 +2959,8 @@ static int section_name_is_ok(const char *name)
 
 /* if new_name == NULL, the section is removed instead */
 static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				      const char *old_name, const char *new_name, int copy)
+				      const char *old_name,
+				      const char *new_name, int copy)
 {
 	int ret = 0, remove = 0;
 	char *filename_buf = NULL;
@@ -2791,6 +2970,9 @@ static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename
 	FILE *config_file = NULL;
 	struct stat st;
 	struct strbuf copystr = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct config_store_data store;
+
+	memset(&store, 0, sizeof(store));
 
 	if (new_name && !section_name_is_ok(new_name)) {
 		ret = error("invalid section name: %s", new_name);
@@ -2860,7 +3042,7 @@ static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename
 				}
 				store.baselen = strlen(new_name);
 				if (!copy) {
-					if (write_section(out_fd, new_name) < 0) {
+					if (write_section(out_fd, new_name, &store) < 0) {
 						ret = write_error(get_lock_file_path(&lock));
 						goto out;
 					}
@@ -2881,7 +3063,7 @@ static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename
 						output[0] = '\t';
 					}
 				} else {
-					copystr = store_create_section(new_name);
+					copystr = store_create_section(new_name, &store);
 				}
 			}
 			remove = 0;

config.h

@@ -28,15 +28,40 @@ enum config_origin_type {
 	CONFIG_ORIGIN_CMDLINE
 };
 
+enum config_event_t {
+	CONFIG_EVENT_SECTION,
+	CONFIG_EVENT_ENTRY,
+	CONFIG_EVENT_WHITESPACE,
+	CONFIG_EVENT_COMMENT,
+	CONFIG_EVENT_EOF,
+	CONFIG_EVENT_ERROR
+};
+
+/*
+ * The parser event function (if not NULL) is called with the event type and
+ * the begin/end offsets of the parsed elements.
+ *
+ * Note: for CONFIG_EVENT_ENTRY (i.e. config variables), the trailing newline
+ * character is considered part of the element.
+ */
+typedef int (*config_parser_event_fn_t)(enum config_event_t type,
+					size_t begin_offset, size_t end_offset,
+					void *event_fn_data);
+
 struct config_options {
 	unsigned int respect_includes : 1;
 	const char *commondir;
 	const char *git_dir;
+	config_parser_event_fn_t event_fn;
+	void *event_fn_data;
 };
 
 typedef int (*config_fn_t)(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int git_default_config(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *, void *);
+extern int git_config_from_file_with_options(config_fn_t fn, const char *,
+					     void *,
+					     const struct config_options *);
 extern int git_config_from_mem(config_fn_t fn, const enum config_origin_type,
 					const char *name, const char *buf, size_t len, void *data);
 extern int git_config_from_blob_oid(config_fn_t fn, const char *name,

t/t1300-config.sh

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ bar = foo
 [beta]
 baz = multiple \
 lines
+foo = bar
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'unset with cont. lines' '
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ cat > expect <<\EOF
 [alpha]
 bar = foo
 [beta]
+foo = bar
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'unset with cont. lines is correct' 'test_cmp expect .git/config'
@@ -1411,7 +1413,7 @@ test_expect_success 'urlmatch with wildcard' '
 '
 
 # good section hygiene
-test_expect_failure 'unsetting the last key in a section removes header' '
+test_expect_success '--unset last key removes section (except if commented)' '
 	cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
 	# some generic comment on the configuration file itself
 	# a comment specific to this "section" section.
@@ -1425,13 +1427,86 @@ test_expect_failure 'unsetting the last key in a section removes header' '
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	# some generic comment on the configuration file itself
+	# a comment specific to this "section" section.
+	[section]
+	# some intervening lines
+	# that should also be dropped
+
+	# please be careful when you update the above variable
 	EOF
 
 	git config --unset section.key &&
-	test_cmp expect .git/config
+	test_cmp expect .git/config &&
+
+	cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[section]
+	key = value
+	[next-section]
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	[next-section]
+	EOF
+
+	git config --unset section.key &&
+	test_cmp expect .git/config &&
+
+	q_to_tab >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[one]
+	Qkey = "multiline \
+	QQ# with comment"
+	[two]
+	key = true
+	EOF
+	git config --unset two.key &&
+	! grep two .git/config &&
+
+	q_to_tab >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[one]
+	Qkey = "multiline \
+	QQ# with comment"
+	[one]
+	key = true
+	EOF
+	git config --unset-all one.key &&
+	test_line_count = 0 .git/config &&
+
+	q_to_tab >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[one]
+	Qkey = true
+	Q# a comment not at the start
+	[two]
+	Qkey = true
+	EOF
+	git config --unset two.key &&
+	grep two .git/config &&
+
+	q_to_tab >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[one]
+	Qkey = not [two "subsection"]
+	[two "subsection"]
+	[two "subsection"]
+	Qkey = true
+	[TWO "subsection"]
+	[one]
+	EOF
+	git config --unset two.subsection.key &&
+	test "not [two subsection]" = "$(git config one.key)" &&
+	test_line_count = 3 .git/config
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'adding a key into an empty section reuses header' '
+test_expect_success '--unset-all removes section if empty & uncommented' '
+	cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[section]
+	key = value1
+	key = value2
+	EOF
+
+	git config --unset-all section.key &&
+	test_line_count = 0 .git/config
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'adding a key into an empty section reuses header' '
 	cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
 	[section]
 	EOF
@@ -1611,4 +1686,25 @@ test_expect_success '--local requires a repo' '
 	test_expect_code 128 nongit git config --local foo.bar
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--replace-all does not invent newlines' '
+	q_to_tab >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+	[abc]key
+	QkeepSection
+	[xyz]
+	Qkey = 1
+	[abc]
+	Qkey = a
+	EOF
+	q_to_tab >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	[abc]
+	QkeepSection
+	[xyz]
+	Qkey = 1
+	[abc]
+	Qkey = b
+	EOF
+	git config --replace-all abc.key b &&
+	test_cmp .git/config expect
+'
+
 test_done