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[PATCH 0/3] Generalized "string function" syntax

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 16, 2009, 08:28 UTC
Message-ID
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I mentioned an idea to enhance the pretty=format language with a string function syntax that people can extend by adding new functions in one of the "What's cooking" messages earlier. The general syntax would be like

    %[function(args...)any string here%]

where "any string here" part would have the usual pretty=format strings. E.g. git show -s --format='%{w(72,8,4)%s%+b%]' should give you a line wrapped commit log message if w(width,in1,in2) is such a function.

This series is a proof of concept, as I didn't actually plug the "wrapping" code into it; it would be fairly straightforward to integrate the logic Dscho made strbuf capable in js/log-wrap series (queued in 'pu') to finish this.

Junio C Hamano (3):
  format_commit_message(): fix function signature
  strbuf_nested_expand(): allow expansion to interrupt in the middle
  Add proof-of-concept %[w(width,in1,in2)<<any-string>>%]
    implementation
 commit.h |    2 +-
 pretty.c |   86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 strbuf.c |   23 +++++++++++++---
 strbuf.h |    3 +-
 4 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
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Message 1 of 22 in “Generalized "string function" syntax”
  1. 0/3 Generalized "string function" syntaxJunio C Hamano, Oct 16, 2009
  2. 1/3 format_commit_message(): fix function signatureJunio C Hamano, Oct 16, 2009
  3. René ScharfeOct 17, 2009
  4. 2/3 strbuf_nested_expand(): allow expansion to interrupt in the middleJunio C Hamano, Oct 16, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinOct 16, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2009
  7. 3/3 Add proof-of-concept %[w(width,in1,in2)<<any-string>>%] implementationJunio C Hamano, Oct 16, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 16, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2009
  10. Jakub NarebskiOct 16, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2009
  12. Jakub NarebskiOct 16, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2009
  14. Jakub NarebskiOct 17, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2009
  16. René ScharfeOct 17, 2009
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2009
  18. René ScharfeOct 18, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2009
  20. René ScharfeOct 19, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2009
  22. René ScharfeNov 8, 2009

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