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[PATCH v6 2/2] strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to bool

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 1, 2017, 12:55 UTC
Message-ID
<20170701125507.27214-2-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170701125507.27214-1-avarab@gmail.com>

strbuf_addstr() allows callers to pass a time zone name for expanding %Z. The only current caller either passes the empty string or NULL, in which case %Z is handed over verbatim to strftime(3). Replace that string parameter with a flag controlling whether to remove %Z from the format specification. This simplifies the code.

Commit-message-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
On Sat, Jun 24 2017, Junio C. Hamano jotted:
Show 17 quoted lines
> René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
>> Here's an attempt at a commit message that would have be easier to
>> understand for me:
>>
>>   strbuf_addstr() allows callers to pass a time zone name for expanding
>>   %Z.  The only current caller either passes the empty string or NULL,
>>   in which case %Z is handed over verbatim to strftime(3).  Replace that
>>   string parameter with a flag controlling whether to remove %Z from the
>>   format specification.  This simplifies the code.
>
> I think the first one is strbuf_addftime(); other than that, I think
> this version explains what is going on in this patch than the
> original.
>
> I'll wait for Ævar to respond, but my inclination is to take the
> patch with the above tweaks to the log message, as the change is
> easy to revert if we find it necessary.
Thanks both. Here's a v6 with those changes, sorry about the delay.
 date.c   | 2 +-
 strbuf.c | 5 ++---
 strbuf.h | 5 +++--
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 1fd6d66375..c3e673fd04 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const char *show_date(timestamp_t time, int tz, const struct date_mode *mode)
 			tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_min, tm->tm_sec, tz);
 	else if (mode->type == DATE_STRFTIME)
 		strbuf_addftime(&timebuf, mode->strftime_fmt, tm, tz,
-				mode->local ? NULL : "");
+				!mode->local);
 	else
 		strbuf_addf(&timebuf, "%.3s %.3s %d %02d:%02d:%02d %d%c%+05d",
 				weekday_names[tm->tm_wday],
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index c4e91a6656..89d22e3b09 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ char *xstrfmt(const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, const struct tm *tm,
-		     int tz_offset, const char *tz_name)
+		     int tz_offset, int suppress_tz_name)
 {
 	struct strbuf munged_fmt = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t hint = 128;
@@ -808,8 +808,7 @@ void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, const struct tm *tm,
 			fmt++;
 			break;
 		case 'Z':
-			if (tz_name) {
-				strbuf_addstr(&munged_fmt, tz_name);
+			if (suppress_tz_name) {
 				fmt++;
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 6809d7daa8..2075384e0b 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -337,11 +337,12 @@ extern void strbuf_vaddf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
  * `tz_offset` is in decimal hhmm format, e.g. -600 means six hours west
  * of Greenwich, and it's used to expand %z internally.  However, tokens
  * with modifiers (e.g. %Ez) are passed to `strftime`.
- * `tz_name` is used to expand %Z internally unless it's NULL.
+ * `suppress_tz_name`, when set, expands %Z internally to the empty
+ * string rather than passing it to `strftime`.
  */
 extern void strbuf_addftime(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt,
 			    const struct tm *tm, int tz_offset,
-			    const char *tz_name);
+			    int suppress_tz_name);
 
 /**
  * Read a given size of data from a FILE* pointer to the buffer.
-- 
2.13.1.611.g7e3b11ae1
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Message 22 of 29 in “strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to bool”
  1. strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 23, 2017
  2. Jeff KingJun 23, 2017
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 23, 2017
  4. Jeff KingJun 23, 2017
  5. René ScharfeJun 23, 2017
  6. Jeff KingJun 23, 2017
  7. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 24, 2017
  8. strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 23, 2017
  9. Jeff KingJun 23, 2017
  10. 1/2 strbuf.h comment: discuss strbuf_addftime() arguments in orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  11. 2/2 strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  12. Jeff KingJun 24, 2017
  13. 1/2 strbuf.h comment: discuss strbuf_addftime() arguments in orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  14. 2/2 strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  15. Jeff KingJun 24, 2017
  16. 1/2 strbuf.h comment: discuss strbuf_addftime() arguments in orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  17. 2/2 strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jun 24, 2017
  18. Jeff KingJun 24, 2017
  19. René ScharfeJun 24, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoJun 24, 2017
  21. 1/2 strbuf.h comment: discuss strbuf_addftime() arguments in orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 1, 2017
  22. 2/2 strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 1, 2017
  23. René ScharfeJul 1, 2017
  24. 1/2 strbuf.h comment: discuss strbuf_addftime() arguments in orderÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 1, 2017
  25. 2/2 strbuf: change an always NULL/"" strbuf_addftime() param to boolÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 1, 2017
  26. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2017
  27. René ScharfeJun 23, 2017
  28. Jeff KingJun 23, 2017
  29. René ScharfeJun 23, 2017

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