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[PATCH v7 06/10] help: reuse print_columns() for help -a

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 28, 2012, 11:58 UTC
Message-ID
<1330430331-19945-7-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1330430331-19945-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/help.c |    7 ++++++-
 help.c         |   54 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------
 help.h         |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 61ff798..c64f152 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "common-cmds.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
+#include "column.h"
 #include "help.h"
 
 static struct man_viewer_list {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ enum help_format {
 };
 
 static int show_all = 0;
+static unsigned int colopts;
 static enum help_format help_format = HELP_FORMAT_NONE;
 static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all", &show_all, "print all available commands"),
@@ -251,6 +253,8 @@ static int add_man_viewer_info(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 static int git_help_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
+	if (!prefixcmp(var, "column."))
+		return git_column_config(var, value, "help", &colopts);
 	if (!strcmp(var, "help.format")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
@@ -424,8 +428,9 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	parsed_help_format = help_format;
 
 	if (show_all) {
+		git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
 		printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
-		list_commands("git commands", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
+		list_commands("git commands", colopts, &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 		printf("%s\n", git_more_info_string);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 14eefc9..3155c68 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "levenshtein.h"
 #include "help.h"
 #include "common-cmds.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
+#include "column.h"
 
 void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len)
 {
@@ -70,31 +72,20 @@ void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes)
 	cmds->cnt = cj;
 }
 
-static void pretty_print_string_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, int longest)
+static void pretty_print_string_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, unsigned int colopts)
 {
-	int cols = 1, rows;
-	int space = longest + 1; /* min 1 SP between words */
-	int max_cols = term_columns() - 1; /* don't print *on* the edge */
-	int i, j;
-
-	if (space < max_cols)
-		cols = max_cols / space;
-	rows = DIV_ROUND_UP(cmds->cnt, cols);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
-		printf("  ");
+	struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct column_options copts;
+	int i;
 
-		for (j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
-			int n = j * rows + i;
-			int size = space;
-			if (n >= cmds->cnt)
-				break;
-			if (j == cols-1 || n + rows >= cmds->cnt)
-				size = 1;
-			printf("%-*s", size, cmds->names[n]->name);
-		}
-		putchar('\n');
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
+		string_list_append(&list, cmds->names[i]->name);
+	memset(&copts, 0, sizeof(copts));
+	copts.indent = "  ";
+	copts.padding = 2;
+	/* always enable column display here */
+	print_columns(&list, colopts | COL_ENABLED, &copts);
+	string_list_clear(&list, 0);
 }
 
 static int is_executable(const char *name)
@@ -203,25 +194,16 @@ void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
 	exclude_cmds(other_cmds, main_cmds);
 }
 
-void list_commands(const char *title, struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
-		   struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
+void list_commands(const char *title, unsigned int colopts,
+		   struct cmdnames *main_cmds, struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
 {
-	int i, longest = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < main_cmds->cnt; i++)
-		if (longest < main_cmds->names[i]->len)
-			longest = main_cmds->names[i]->len;
-	for (i = 0; i < other_cmds->cnt; i++)
-		if (longest < other_cmds->names[i]->len)
-			longest = other_cmds->names[i]->len;
-
 	if (main_cmds->cnt) {
 		const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
 		printf("available %s in '%s'\n", title, exec_path);
 		printf("----------------");
 		mput_char('-', strlen(title) + strlen(exec_path));
 		putchar('\n');
-		pretty_print_string_list(main_cmds, longest);
+		pretty_print_string_list(main_cmds, colopts);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 
@@ -230,7 +212,7 @@ void list_commands(const char *title, struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
 		printf("---------------------------------------");
 		mput_char('-', strlen(title));
 		putchar('\n');
-		pretty_print_string_list(other_cmds, longest);
+		pretty_print_string_list(other_cmds, colopts);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 }
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index b6b12d5..854d2d4 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len);
 /* Here we require that excludes is a sorted list. */
 extern void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes);
 extern int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name);
-extern void list_commands(const char *title,
+extern void list_commands(const char *title, unsigned int colopts,
 			  struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
 			  struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
 
-- 
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  1. 00/11 Column displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  2. 01/11 column: add API to print items in columnsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  3. 02/11 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  4. Ramsay JonesFeb 27, 2012
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 28, 2012
  6. 03/11 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  7. 04/11 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  8. 05/11 column: support columns with different widthsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2012
  10. 06/11 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  12. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 27, 2012
  13. 07/11 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  14. 08/11 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  15. 09/11 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  16. 10/11 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  17. 11/11 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 25, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2012
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 27, 2012
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2012
  22. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 27, 2012
  23. 00/10 Column displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  24. 01/10 Add git-column for columnar displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2012
  27. 02/10 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  30. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 29, 2012
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 29, 2012
  32. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 29, 2012
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 29, 2012
  34. 03/10 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  36. 04/10 column: add dense layout supportNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  37. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  38. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2012
  39. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2012
  40. 05/10 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  41. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2012
  42. 06/10 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  43. 07/10 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  44. 08/10 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  45. 09/10 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  46. 10/10 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 28, 2012
  47. Thomas RastMar 2, 2012
  48. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 11, 2012
  49. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  50. 00/9 Column displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  51. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 13, 2012
  52. 01/9 Add column layout skeleton and git-columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  53. 02/9 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  54. 03/9 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  55. 04/9 column: add dense layout supportNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  56. 05/9 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  57. 06/9 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  58. 07/9 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  59. 08/9 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  60. 09/9 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  61. 10/9 ls-files: support --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  62. 11/9 column: support "denser" modeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  63. 12/9 column: support grouping entriesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 13, 2012
  64. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2012
  65. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 14, 2012
  66. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2012

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