sparse: move resolving of sparse patterns for rev into core This method is reasonably well-contained and simple to move. As part of the move, some light formatting was performed. A "working copy" reference in an error message was changed to "working directory." The biggest change was to _refreshoncommit() in sparse.py. It was previously checking for the existence of an attribute on the repo instance. Since the moved function now returns empty data if sparse isn't enabled, we unconditionally call the new function. However, we do have to protect another method call in that function. This will all be unhacked eventually.

sparse: variable to track if sparse is enabled Currently, the sparse extension sniffs repo instances for attributes defined by the sparse extension to determine if sparse is enabled. As we move code away from repo instances, these checks will be a bit more brittle. We introduce a module-level variable to track whether sparse is enabled as a temporary workaround.

sparse: move profile reading into core One more step towards weaning off methods on repo instances and moving code to core. While this function is only used once and is simple, it needs to exist on its own so Facebook can monkeypatch it to enable simplecache integration.

sparse: move config parsing into core This patch marks the beginning of moving code from the sparse extension into core. The goal is to move as much of the functionality as possible into core, where it will be an experimental feature. The extension will likely continue to exist to enable the feature and provide UI elements. As part of the move, the repo method was converted to a module function. It doesn't need to exist on repos. An error message was also updated to reflect that an error isn't necessarily from the .hg/sparse file. The API should be updated later to pass in a filename so the error can be more descriptive. Copyright of the added file was copied from the sparse extension.

sparse: use vfs.tryread() vfs.exists() followed by a file read is an anti-pattern because it incurs an extra stat() to test for file presence. vfs.tryread() returns empty string on missing file and avoids the stat().

sparse: refactor sparsechecksum() This was relying on garbage collection to close the opened file, which is a bug. Both callers simply called into self.vfs to resolve the path. So refactor to use the vfs layer. While we're here, rename the method to reflect it is internal and to break anyone relying on the old behavior.

sparse: document config file format This was previously undocumented. Seems useful to have.

sparse: rename command to debugsparse Sparse checkout is still highly experimental and not protected by BC guarantees yet. We also haven't had a discussion on the UX. To discourage use, we rename the sparse command to debugsparse.

sparse: remove reference to simplecache This is a 3rd party extension authored by Facebook. References in core are not appropriate. It will be possible to restore this code/optimization via monkeypatching. So Facebook won't lose any functionality. The removed code is important for performance. So add a comment tracking it.

sparse: remove reference to hgwatchman This is a legacy extension. Now that the extension is in core, we only need to support what's in core, which is fsmonitor.