Method: Rugged::Reference#target_id

Defined in:
ext/rugged/rugged_reference.c

#target_id ⇒ Object #target_id ⇒ Object

Return the target identifier of reference.

If reference is a symbolic reference, it returns the canonical name of the target reference.

If reference is a direct reference, it returns the sha id of the target.

ref1.type #=> :symbolic
ref1.target_id #=> "refs/heads/master"

ref2.type #=> :direct
ref2.target_id #=> "de5ba987198bcf2518885f0fc1350e5172cded78"



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# File 'ext/rugged/rugged_reference.c', line 172

static VALUE rb_git_ref_target_id(VALUE self)
{
  git_reference *ref;
  Data_Get_Struct(self, git_reference, ref);

  if (git_reference_type(ref) == GIT_REF_OID) {
    return rugged_create_oid(git_reference_target(ref));
  } else {
    return rb_str_new_utf8(git_reference_symbolic_target(ref));
  }
}