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[PATCH 3/7] Align branch descriptions in output of "stg branch -l"

From
CLChuck Lever <cel@netapp.com>
Date
Nov 29, 2005, 22:09 UTC
Message-ID
<20051129220942.9885.29688.stgit@dexter.citi.umich.edu>
In-Reply-To
<20051129220552.9885.41086.stgit@dexter.citi.umich.edu>
When printing branch descriptions, start descriptions in the same column.
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <cel@netapp.com>
---
 stgit/commands/branch.py |    9 +++++----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/stgit/commands/branch.py b/stgit/commands/branch.py
index c3f7944..ccf1f6b 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/branch.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/branch.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ options = [make_option('-c', '--create',
 def __is_current_branch(branch_name):
     return crt_series.get_branch() == branch_name
 
-def __print_branch(branch_name):
+def __print_branch(branch_name, length):
     initialized = ' '
     current = ' '
     protected = ' '
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def __print_branch(branch_name):
         current = '>'
     if branch.get_protected():
         protected = 'p'
-    print '%s %s%s\t%s\t%s' % (current, initialized, protected, branch_name, \
-                               branch.get_description())
+    print current + ' ' + initialized + protected + '\t' + \
+          branch_name.ljust(length) + '  | ' + branch.get_description()
 
 def __delete_branch(doomed_name, force = False):
     doomed = stack.Series(doomed_name)
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
 
         branches = os.listdir(os.path.join(git.get_base_dir(), 'refs', 'heads'))
         branches.sort()
+        max_len = max([len(i) for i in branches])
 
         print 'Available branches:'
         for i in branches:
-            __print_branch(i)
+            __print_branch(i, max_len)
         return
 
     elif options.protect:
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Message 5 of 16 in “[PATCH 0/7]”
  1. 0/7 Chuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  2. 1/7 Make "stg export" save the base commit in the output directoryChuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  3. Catalin MarinasNov 30, 2005
  4. 2/7 Use git-rev-parse to find the local GIT repositoryChuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  5. 3/7 Align branch descriptions in output of "stg branch -l"Chuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  6. 4/7 "stg series" option to show patch summary descriptionsChuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  7. 5/7 Add facility to print short list of patches around 'top'Chuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  8. 6/7 Add a "--clone" option to "stg branch"Chuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  9. Catalin MarinasDec 1, 2005
  10. Chuck LeverDec 1, 2005
  11. 7/7 Use a separate directory for patches under each branch subdirChuck Lever, Nov 29, 2005
  12. Catalin MarinasNov 30, 2005
  13. Chuck LeverNov 30, 2005
  14. Catalin MarinasNov 30, 2005
  15. Chuck LeverDec 1, 2005
  16. Catalin MarinasNov 30, 2005

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