convert: add classification for conv_attrs struct

Create `enum conv_attrs_classification` to express the different ways
that attributes are handled for a blob during checkout.

This will be used in a later commit when deciding whether to add a file
to the parallel or delayed queue during checkout. For now, we can also
use it in get_stream_filter_ca() to simplify the function (as the
classifying logic is the same).

Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/convert.h b/convert.h
index 484b50965d..43e567a59b 100644
--- a/convert.h
+++ b/convert.h
@@ -200,4 +200,37 @@ int stream_filter(struct stream_filter *,
 		  const char *input, size_t *isize_p,
 		  char *output, size_t *osize_p);
 
+enum conv_attrs_classification {
+	/*
+	 * The blob must be loaded into a buffer before it can be
+	 * smudged. All smudging is done in-proc.
+	 */
+	CA_CLASS_INCORE,
+
+	/*
+	 * The blob must be loaded into a buffer, but uses a
+	 * single-file driver filter, such as rot13.
+	 */
+	CA_CLASS_INCORE_FILTER,
+
+	/*
+	 * The blob must be loaded into a buffer, but uses a
+	 * long-running driver process, such as LFS. This might or
+	 * might not use delayed operations. (The important thing is
+	 * that there is a single subordinate long-running process
+	 * handling all associated blobs and in case of delayed
+	 * operations, may hold per-blob state.)
+	 */
+	CA_CLASS_INCORE_PROCESS,
+
+	/*
+	 * The blob can be streamed and smudged without needing to
+	 * completely read it into a buffer.
+	 */
+	CA_CLASS_STREAMABLE,
+};
+
+enum conv_attrs_classification classify_conv_attrs(
+	const struct conv_attrs *ca);
+
 #endif /* CONVERT_H */