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Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] diff: diff_aligned_abbrev: remove ellipsis after abbreviated SHA-1 value

From
Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 19, 2017, 18:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20171119184113.16630-2-bedhanger@gmx.de>
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<20171119184113.16630-1-bedhanger@gmx.de>

Neither Git nor the user are in need of this (visual) aid anymore, but we must offer a transition period.

Also, fix a typo: "abbbreviated" ---> "abbreviated".
Signed-off-by: Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de>
---
v2: rename patch series & focus on removal of ellipses
v3: env var instead of config option, use one-line comments where appropriate, preserve indent level
 diff.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 0763e89263ef..359c6fc85a27 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -4901,15 +4901,22 @@ const char *diff_aligned_abbrev(const struct object_id *oid, int len)
 {
 	int abblen;
 	const char *abbrev;
+	const char *env_printsha1ellipsis = getenv("PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS");
 
+	/* Do we want all 40 hex characters? */
 	if (len == GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ)
 		return oid_to_hex(oid);
 
+	/* An abbreviated value is fine, possibly followed by an ellipsis. */
 	abbrev = diff_abbrev_oid(oid, len);
+
+	if (!(env_printsha1ellipsis && !strcasecmp(env_printsha1ellipsis, "yes")))
+		return abbrev;
+
 	abblen = strlen(abbrev);
 
 	/*
-	 * In well-behaved cases, where the abbbreviated result is the
+	 * In well-behaved cases, where the abbreviated result is the
 	 * same as the requested length, append three dots after the
 	 * abbreviation (hence the whole logic is limited to the case
 	 * where abblen < 37); when the actual abbreviated result is a
-- 
2.13.6
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  2. 2/3 Documentation: user-manual: limit potentially confusing usage of 3dots (and 2dots)Ann T Ropea, Nov 5, 2017
  3. 3/3 Documentation: revisions: add note about 3dots usages as continuation indicationsAnn T Ropea, Nov 5, 2017
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