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[PATCH v5 02/12] column: add API to print items in columns

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 4, 2012, 15:59 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Simple code that print line-by-line and wants to columnize can do this:

struct string_list list; string_list_append(&list, ...); string_list_append(&list, ...); ... print_columns(&list, ...);

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Makefile |    3 ++-
 column.c |   39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 column.h |   13 +++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 column.c
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbbc699..5f0531b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += bulk-checkin.o
 LIB_OBJS += bundle.o
 LIB_OBJS += cache-tree.o
 LIB_OBJS += color.o
+LIB_OBJS += column.o
 LIB_OBJS += combine-diff.o
 LIB_OBJS += commit.o
 LIB_OBJS += compat/obstack.o
@@ -2114,7 +2115,7 @@ builtin/prune.o builtin/reflog.o reachable.o: reachable.h
 builtin/commit.o builtin/revert.o wt-status.o: wt-status.h
 builtin/tar-tree.o archive-tar.o: tar.h
 connect.o transport.o url.o http-backend.o: url.h
-help.o pager.o: column.h
+column.o help.o pager.o: column.h
 http-fetch.o http-walker.o remote-curl.o transport.o walker.o: walker.h
 http.o http-walker.o http-push.o http-fetch.o remote-curl.o: http.h url.h
 
diff --git a/column.c b/column.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..742ae18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/column.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "column.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
+
+#define MODE(mode) ((mode) & COL_MODE)
+
+/* Display without layout when COL_ENABLED is not set */
+static void display_plain(const struct string_list *list,
+			  const char *indent, const char *nl)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < list->nr; i++)
+		printf("%s%s%s", indent, list->items[i].string, nl);
+}
+
+void print_columns(const struct string_list *list, unsigned int mode,
+		   struct column_options *opts)
+{
+	const char *indent = "", *nl = "\n";
+	int padding = 1, width = term_columns();
+
+	if (!list->nr)
+		return;
+	if (opts) {
+		if (opts->indent)
+			indent = opts->indent;
+		if (opts->nl)
+			nl = opts->nl;
+		if (opts->width)
+			width = opts->width;
+		padding = opts->padding;
+	}
+	if (width <= 1 || !(mode & COL_ENABLED)) {
+		display_plain(list, indent, nl);
+		return;
+	}
+	die("BUG: invalid mode %d", MODE(mode));
+}
diff --git a/column.h b/column.h
index 55d8067..8e4fdaa 100644
--- a/column.h
+++ b/column.h
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 #ifndef COLUMN_H
 #define COLUMN_H
 
+#define COL_MODE          0x000F
+#define COL_ENABLED      (1 << 4)
+
+struct column_options {
+	int width;
+	int padding;
+	const char *indent;
+	const char *nl;
+};
+
 extern int term_columns(void);
+extern void print_columns(const struct string_list *list,
+			  unsigned int mode,
+			  struct column_options *opts);
 
 #endif
-- 
1.7.8.36.g69ee2
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Message 29 of 43 in “Column display again”
  1. 00/13 Column display againNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  2. 01/13 Save terminal width before setting up pagerNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  3. 02/13 column: add API to print items in columnsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  6. 03/13 parseopt: make OPT_INTEGER support hexadecimal as wellNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2012
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  11. 04/13 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  12. 05/13 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  13. 06/13 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  14. 07/13 column: support columns with different widthsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  15. 08/13 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  17. 09/13 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  19. 10/13 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  22. 11/13 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  24. 12/13 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  25. 13/13 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  27. 00/12 Column displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  28. 01/12 Save terminal width before setting up pagerNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  29. 02/12 column: add API to print items in columnsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  30. 03/12 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  31. 03/12 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  32. 04/12 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  33. 05/12 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  34. 06/12 column: support columns with different widthsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  35. 07/12 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  36. 07/12 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  37. 08/12 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  38. 09/12 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  40. 10/12 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  41. 11/12 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  42. 12/12 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012

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