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abstract class ArcanistWorkflow
Arcanist Technical Documentation (Workflows)

Implements a runnable command, like "arc diff" or "arc help".

Managing Conduit

Workflows have the builtin ability to open a Conduit connection to a Phabricator installation, so methods can be invoked over the API. Workflows may either not need this (e.g., "help"), or may need a Conduit but not authentication (e.g., calling only public APIs), or may need a Conduit and authentication (e.g., "arc diff").

To specify that you need an unauthenticated conduit, override requiresConduit() to return true. To specify that you need an authenticated conduit, override requiresAuthentication() to return true. You can also manually invoke establishConduit() and/or authenticateConduit() later in a workflow to upgrade it. Once a conduit is open, you can access the client by calling getConduit(), which allows you to invoke methods. You can get verified information about the user identity by calling getUserPHID() or getUserName() after authentication occurs.

Scratch Files

Arcanist workflows can read and write 'scratch files', which are temporary files stored in the project that persist across commands. They can be useful if you want to save some state, or keep a copy of a long message the user entered if something goes wrong.

Tasks

Conduit

  • final public function setConduitURI($conduit_uri) — Set the URI which the workflow will open a conduit connection to when @{method:establishConduit} is called. Arcanist makes an effort to set this by default for all workflows (by reading ##.arcconfig## and/or the value of ##--conduit-uri##) even if they don't need Conduit, so a workflow can generally upgrade into a conduit workflow later by just calling @{method:establishConduit}.
  • final public function getConduitURI() — Returns the URI the conduit connection within the workflow uses.
  • final public function establishConduit() — Open a conduit channel to the server which was previously configured by calling @{method:setConduitURI}. Arcanist will do this automatically if the workflow returns ##true## from @{method:requiresConduit}, or you can later upgrade a workflow and build a conduit by invoking it manually.
  • final public function setConduitCredentials($credentials) — Set credentials which will be used to authenticate against Conduit. These credentials can then be used to establish an authenticated connection to conduit by calling @{method:authenticateConduit}. Arcanist sets some defaults for all workflows regardless of whether or not they return true from @{method:requireAuthentication}, based on the ##~/.arcrc## and ##.arcconf## files if they are present. Thus, you can generally upgrade a workflow which does not require authentication into an authenticated workflow by later invoking @{method:requireAuthentication}. You should not normally need to call this method unless you are specifically overriding the defaults.
  • final public function getConduitVersion() — Get the protocol version the client should identify with.
  • final public function authenticateConduit() — Open and authenticate a conduit connection to a Phabricator server using provided credentials. Normally, Arcanist does this for you automatically when you return true from @{method:requiresAuthentication}, but you can also upgrade an existing workflow to one with an authenticated conduit by invoking this method manually.
  • final protected function isConduitAuthenticated()
  • public function requiresConduit() — Override this to return true if your workflow requires a conduit channel. Arc will build the channel for you before your workflow executes. This implies that you only need an unauthenticated channel; if you need authentication, override @{method:requiresAuthentication}.
  • public function requiresAuthentication() — Override this to return true if your workflow requires an authenticated conduit channel. This implies that it requires a conduit. Arc will build and authenticate the channel for you before the workflow executes.
  • final public function getUserPHID() — Returns the PHID for the user once they've authenticated via Conduit.
  • final public function getUserName() — Return the username for the user once they've authenticated via Conduit.
  • final public function getConduit() — Get the established @{class@libphutil:ConduitClient} in order to make Conduit method calls. Before the client is available it must be connected, either implicitly by making @{method:requireConduit} or @{method:requireAuthentication} return true, or explicitly by calling @{method:establishConduit} or @{method:authenticateConduit}.

Scratch Files

  • final protected function readScratchFile($path) — Try to read a scratch file, if it exists and is readable.
  • final protected function readScratchJSONFile($path) — Try to read a scratch JSON file, if it exists and is readable.
  • final protected function writeScratchFile($path, $data) — Try to write a scratch file, if there's somewhere to put it and we can write there.
  • final protected function writeScratchJSONFile($path, $data) — Try to write a scratch JSON file, if there's somewhere to put it and we can write there.
  • final protected function removeScratchFile($path) — Try to remove a scratch file.
  • final protected function getReadableScratchFilePath($path) — Get a human-readable description of the scratch file location.
  • final protected function getScratchFilePath($path) — Get the path to a scratch file, if possible.

Phabricator Repositories

  • final protected function getRepositoryPHID() — Get the PHID of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns `null` if no repository can be identified.
  • final protected function getRepositoryName() — Get the name of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns `null` if no repository can be identified.
  • final protected function getRepositoryURI() — Get the URI of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns `null` if no repository can be identified.
  • final protected function getRepositoryReasons() — Get human-readable reasoning explaining how `arc` evaluated which Phabricator repository corresponds to this working copy. Used by `arc which` to explain the process to users.
  • private function getRepositoryInformation()
  • private function loadRepositoryInformation()
  • private function getRepositoryQuery()

Other Methods

Methods

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private function throwOnAttemptedIteration()
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public function getPhobjectClassConstant($key, $byte_limit)
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Phobject

Read the value of a class constant.

This is the same as just typing self::CONSTANTNAME, but throws a more useful message if the constant is not defined and allows the constant to be limited to a maximum length.

Parameters
string$keyName of the constant.
int|null$byte_limitMaximum number of bytes permitted in the value.
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stringValue of the constant.

final public function setToolset($toolset)

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final public function getToolset()

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final public function setRuntime($runtime)

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final public function getRuntime()

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final public function setConfigurationEngine($engine)

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final public function getConfigurationEngine()

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final public function setConfigurationSourceList($list)

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final public function getConfigurationSourceList()

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public function newPhutilWorkflow()

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final public function newLegacyPhutilWorkflow()

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final protected function newWorkflowArgument($key)

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final protected function newWorkflowInformation()

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final public function executeWorkflow($args)

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final public function getLogEngine()

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protected function runWorkflowCleanup()

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public function __construct()

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public function run()

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public function finalize()

Finalizes any cleanup operations that need to occur regardless of whether the command succeeded or failed.

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abstract public function getWorkflowName()

Return the command used to invoke this workflow from the command like, e.g. "help" for ArcanistHelpWorkflow.

Return
stringThe command a user types to invoke this workflow.

public function getCommandSynopses()

Return console formatted string with all command synopses.

Return
string6-space indented list of available command synopses.

public function getCommandHelp()

Return console formatted string with command help printed in arc help.

Return
string10-space indented help to use the command.

public function supportsToolset($toolset)

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final public function setConduitURI($conduit_uri)

Set the URI which the workflow will open a conduit connection to when establishConduit() is called. Arcanist makes an effort to set this by default for all workflows (by reading .arcconfig and/or the value of --conduit-uri) even if they don't need Conduit, so a workflow can generally upgrade into a conduit workflow later by just calling establishConduit().

You generally should not need to call this method unless you are specifically overriding the default URI. It is normally sufficient to just invoke establishConduit().

NOTE: You can not call this after a conduit has been established.
Parameters
string$conduit_uriThe URI to open a conduit to when @{method:establishConduit} is called.
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final public function getConduitURI()

Returns the URI the conduit connection within the workflow uses.

Return
string

final public function establishConduit()

Open a conduit channel to the server which was previously configured by calling setConduitURI(). Arcanist will do this automatically if the workflow returns true from requiresConduit(), or you can later upgrade a workflow and build a conduit by invoking it manually.

You must establish a conduit before you can make conduit calls.

NOTE: You must call setConduitURI() before you can call this method.
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final public function getConfigFromAnySource($key)

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final public function setConduitCredentials($credentials)

Set credentials which will be used to authenticate against Conduit. These credentials can then be used to establish an authenticated connection to conduit by calling authenticateConduit(). Arcanist sets some defaults for all workflows regardless of whether or not they return true from requireAuthentication(), based on the ~/.arcrc and

.arcconf## files if they are present. Thus, you can generally upgrade a

workflow which does not require authentication into an authenticated workflow by later invoking requireAuthentication(). You should not normally need to call this method unless you are specifically overriding the defaults.

NOTE: You can not call this method after calling authenticateConduit().
Parameters
dict$credentialsA credential dictionary, see @{method:authenticateConduit}.
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final public function getConduitVersion()

Get the protocol version the client should identify with.

Return
intVersion the client should claim to be.

final public function authenticateConduit()

Open and authenticate a conduit connection to a Phabricator server using provided credentials. Normally, Arcanist does this for you automatically when you return true from requiresAuthentication(), but you can also upgrade an existing workflow to one with an authenticated conduit by invoking this method manually.

You must authenticate the conduit before you can make authenticated conduit calls (almost all calls require authentication).

This method uses credentials provided via setConduitCredentials() to authenticate to the server:

  • user (required) The username to authenticate with.
  • certificate (required) The Conduit certificate to use.
  • description (optional) Description of the invoking command.

Successful authentication allows you to call getUserPHID() and getUserName(), as well as use the client you access with getConduit() to make authenticated calls.

NOTE: You must call setConduitURI() and setConduitCredentials() before you invoke this method.
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final protected function isConduitAuthenticated()

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Return
boolTrue if conduit is authenticated, false otherwise.

public function requiresConduit()

Override this to return true if your workflow requires a conduit channel. Arc will build the channel for you before your workflow executes. This implies that you only need an unauthenticated channel; if you need authentication, override requiresAuthentication().

Return
boolTrue if arc should build a conduit channel before running the workflow.

public function requiresAuthentication()

Override this to return true if your workflow requires an authenticated conduit channel. This implies that it requires a conduit. Arc will build and authenticate the channel for you before the workflow executes.

Return
boolTrue if arc should build an authenticated conduit channel before running the workflow.

final public function getUserPHID()

Returns the PHID for the user once they've authenticated via Conduit.

Return
phidAuthenticated user PHID.

final public function getUserName()

Return the username for the user once they've authenticated via Conduit.

Return
stringAuthenticated username.

final public function getConduit()

Get the established ConduitClient in order to make Conduit method calls. Before the client is available it must be connected, either implicitly by making requireConduit() or requireAuthentication() return true, or explicitly by calling establishConduit() or authenticateConduit().

Return
@{class@libphutil:ConduitClient}Live conduit client.

final public function setArcanistConfiguration($arcanist_configuration)

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ArcanistConfiguration$arcanist_configuration
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final public function getArcanistConfiguration()

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final public function setConfigurationManager($arcanist_configuration_manager)

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ArcanistConfigurationManager$arcanist_configuration_manager
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final public function getConfigurationManager()

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public function requiresWorkingCopy()

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public function desiresWorkingCopy()

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public function requiresRepositoryAPI()

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public function desiresRepositoryAPI()

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final public function setCommand($command)

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final public function getCommand()

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public function getArguments()

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final public function setWorkingDirectory($working_directory)

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final public function getWorkingDirectory()

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private function setParentWorkflow($parent_workflow)

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final protected function getParentWorkflow()

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final public function buildChildWorkflow($command, $argv)

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final public function getArgument($key, $default)

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final public function getCompleteArgumentSpecification()

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final public function parseArguments($args)

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protected function didParseArguments()

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final public function getWorkingCopy()

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final public function getWorkingCopyIdentity()

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final public function setRepositoryAPI($api)

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final public function hasRepositoryAPI()

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final public function getRepositoryAPI()

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final protected function shouldRequireCleanUntrackedFiles()

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final public function setCommitMode($mode)

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final public function finalizeWorkingCopy()

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final public function requireCleanWorkingCopy()

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private function getShouldAmend()

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private function calculateShouldAmend()

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private function askForAdd($files)

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private function getAskForAddPrompt($files)

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final protected function loadDiffBundleFromConduit($conduit, $diff_id)

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ConduitClient$conduit
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final protected function loadRevisionBundleFromConduit($conduit, $revision_id)

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ConduitClient$conduit
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private function loadBundleFromConduit($conduit, $params)

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ConduitClient$conduit
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final protected function getChangedLines($path, $mode)

Return a list of lines changed by the current diff, or null if the change list is meaningless (for example, because the path is a directory or binary file).

Parameters
string$pathPath within the repository.
string$modeChange selection mode (see ArcanistDiffHunk).
Return
list|nullList of changed line numbers, or null to indicate that the path is not a line-oriented text file.

final protected function getChange($path)

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$path
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final public function willRunWorkflow()

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final protected function normalizeRevisionID($revision_id)

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$revision_id
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protected function shouldShellComplete()

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protected function getShellCompletions($argv)

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final protected function getPassthruArgumentsAsMap($command)

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final protected function getPassthruArgumentsAsArgv($command)

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final protected function writeStatusMessage($msg)

Write a message to stderr so that '--json' flags or stdout which is meant to be piped somewhere aren't disrupted.

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string$msgMessage to write to stderr.
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final public function writeInfo($title, $message)

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final public function writeWarn($title, $message)

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final public function writeOkay($title, $message)

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final protected function isHistoryImmutable()

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final protected function selectPathsForWorkflow($paths, $rev, $omit_mask)

Workflows like 'lint' and 'unit' operate on a list of working copy paths. The user can either specify the paths explicitly ("a.js b.php"), or by specifying a revision ("--rev a3f10f1f") to select all paths modified since that revision, or by omitting both and letting arc choose the default relative revision.

This method takes the user's selections and returns the paths that the workflow should act upon.

Parameters
list$pathsList of explicitly provided paths.
string|null$revRevision name, if provided.
mask$omit_maskMask of ArcanistRepositoryAPI flags to exclude. Defaults to ArcanistRepositoryAPI::FLAG_UNTRACKED.
Return
listList of paths the workflow should act on.

final protected function renderRevisionList($revisions)

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array$revisions
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final protected function readScratchFile($path)

Try to read a scratch file, if it exists and is readable.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name.
Return
mixedString for file contents, or false for failure.

final protected function readScratchJSONFile($path)

Try to read a scratch JSON file, if it exists and is readable.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name.
Return
arrayEmpty array for failure.

final protected function writeScratchFile($path, $data)

Try to write a scratch file, if there's somewhere to put it and we can write there.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name to write.
string$dataData to write.
Return
boolTrue on success, false on failure.

final protected function writeScratchJSONFile($path, $data)

Try to write a scratch JSON file, if there's somewhere to put it and we can write there.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name to write.
array$dataData to write.
Return
boolTrue on success, false on failure.

final protected function removeScratchFile($path)

Try to remove a scratch file.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name to remove.
Return
boolTrue if the file was removed successfully.

final protected function getReadableScratchFilePath($path)

Get a human-readable description of the scratch file location.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name.
Return
mixedString, or false on failure.

final protected function getScratchFilePath($path)

Get the path to a scratch file, if possible.

Parameters
string$pathScratch file name.
Return
mixedFile path, or false on failure.

final protected function getRepositoryEncoding()

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final protected function loadProjectRepository()

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final protected function newInteractiveEditor($text)

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final protected function newDiffParser()

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final protected function dispatchEvent($type, $data)

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final public function parseBaseCommitArgument($argv)

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array$argv
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final protected function getRepositoryVersion()

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final protected function getRepositoryPHID()

Get the PHID of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns null if no repository can be identified.

Return
phid|nullRepository PHID, or null if no repository can be identified.

final protected function getRepositoryName()

Get the name of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns null if no repository can be identified.

Return
string|nullRepository name, or null if no repository can be identified.

final protected function getRepositoryURI()

Get the URI of the Phabricator repository this working copy corresponds to. Returns null if no repository can be identified.

Return
string|nullRepository URI, or null if no repository can be identified.

final protected function getRepositoryStagingConfiguration()

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final protected function getRepositoryReasons()

Get human-readable reasoning explaining how arc evaluated which Phabricator repository corresponds to this working copy. Used by arc which to explain the process to users.

Return
list<string>Human-readable explanation of the repository association process.

private function getRepositoryInformation()

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private function loadRepositoryInformation()

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private function getRepositoryQuery()

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protected function newLintEngine($engine_class)

Build a new lint engine for the current working copy.

Optionally, you can pass an explicit engine class name to build an engine of a particular class. Normally this is used to implement an --engine flag from the CLI.

Parameters
string$engine_classOptional explicit engine class name.
Return
ArcanistLintEngineConstructed engine.

protected function newUnitTestEngine($engine_class)

Build a new unit test engine for the current working copy.

Optionally, you can pass an explicit engine class name to build an engine of a particular class. Normally this is used to implement an --engine flag from the CLI.

Parameters
string$engine_classOptional explicit engine class name.
Return
ArcanistUnitTestEngineConstructed engine.

protected function openURIsInBrowser($uris)

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array$uris
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private function getBrowserCommand()

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protected function askForRepositoryUpdate()

Ask Phabricator to update the current repository as soon as possible.

Calling this method after pushing commits allows Phabricator to discover the commits more quickly, so the system overall is more responsive.

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protected function getModernLintDictionary($map)

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array$map
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protected function getModernUnitDictionary($map)

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array$map
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private function getModernCommonDictionary($map)

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array$map
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final public function setConduitEngine($conduit_engine)

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ArcanistConduitEngine$conduit_engine
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final public function getConduitEngine()

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final public function getRepositoryRef()

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final public function getToolsetKey()

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final public function getConfig($key)

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$key
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public function canHandleSignal($signo)

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$signo
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public function handleSignal($signo)

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$signo
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final public function newCommand($future)

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PhutilExecutableFuture$future
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final public function loadHardpoints($objects, $requests)

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$objects
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protected function newPrompts()

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protected function newPrompt($key)

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$key
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public function hasPrompt($key)

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$key
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public function getPromptMap()

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final public function getPrompt($key)

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$key
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final protected function getSymbolEngine()

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final protected function getViewer()

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final protected function readStdin()

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final public function getAbsoluteURI($raw_uri)

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$raw_uri
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final public function writeToPager($corpus)

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$corpus
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