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[PATCH 1/3] diff.c: add --output-indicator-{new, old, context}

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Aug 17, 2018, 20:43 UTC
Message-ID
<20180817204354.108625-2-sbeller@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20180817204354.108625-1-sbeller@google.com>

This will prove useful in range-diff in a later patch as we will be able to differentiate between adding a new file (that line is starting with +++ and then the file name) and regular new lines.

It could also be useful for experimentation in new patch formats, i.e. we could teach git to emit moved lines with lines other than +/-.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 diff.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 diff.h |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index c5c7739ce34..03486c35b75 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,9 @@ static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
 			else if (c == '-')
 				set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD);
 		}
-		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset, ' ', line, len,
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset,
+				    o->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_CONTEXT],
+				    line, len,
 				    flags & (DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK), 0);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS:
@@ -1324,7 +1326,9 @@ static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
 				set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT_BOLD);
 			flags &= ~DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK;
 		}
-		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset, '+', line, len,
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset,
+				    o->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_NEW],
+				    line, len,
 				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK,
 				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_BLANK_LINE_EOF);
 		break;
@@ -1367,7 +1371,9 @@ static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
 			else
 				set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT_DIM);
 		}
-		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset, '-', line, len,
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set_sign, set, reset,
+				    o->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_OLD],
+				    line, len,
 				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK, 0);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN:
@@ -4382,6 +4388,9 @@ void diff_setup(struct diff_options *options)
 
 	options->file = stdout;
 
+	options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_NEW] = '+';
+	options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_OLD] = '-';
+	options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_CONTEXT] = ' ';
 	options->abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
 	options->line_termination = '\n';
 	options->break_opt = -1;
@@ -4869,6 +4878,12 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options,
 		 options->output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-compact-summary"))
 		 options->flags.stat_with_summary = 0;
+	else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--output-indicator-new=", &arg))
+		options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_NEW] = arg[0];
+	else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--output-indicator-old=", &arg))
+		options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_OLD] = arg[0];
+	else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--output-indicator-context=", &arg))
+		options->output_indicators[OUTPUT_INDICATOR_CONTEXT] = arg[0];
 
 	/* renames options */
 	else if (starts_with(arg, "-B") ||
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index e1e54256c18..d7edc64454a 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ struct diff_options {
 	FILE *file;
 	int close_file;
 
+#define OUTPUT_INDICATOR_NEW 0
+#define OUTPUT_INDICATOR_OLD 1
+#define OUTPUT_INDICATOR_CONTEXT 2
+	char output_indicators[3];
+
 	struct pathspec pathspec;
 	pathchange_fn_t pathchange;
 	change_fn_t change;
-- 
2.18.0.265.g16de1b435c9.dirty
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  1. 0/4 Better colors in range-diff!Stefan Beller, Aug 10, 2018
  2. 1/4 diff.c: emit_line_0 to take string instead of first signStefan Beller, Aug 10, 2018
  3. Johannes SchindelinAug 13, 2018
  4. Stefan BellerAug 13, 2018
  5. 2/4 diff.c: add --output-indicator-{new, old, context}Stefan Beller, Aug 10, 2018
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 13, 2018
  7. Stefan BellerAug 13, 2018
  8. 3/4 range-diff: make use of different output indicatorsStefan Beller, Aug 10, 2018
  9. Johannes SchindelinAug 13, 2018
  10. Stefan BellerAug 13, 2018
  11. 4/4 range-diff: indent special lines as contextStefan Beller, Aug 10, 2018
  12. Johannes SchindelinAug 13, 2018
  13. Stefan BellerAug 13, 2018
  14. Johannes SchindelinAug 14, 2018
  15. Stefan BellerAug 14, 2018
  16. Johannes SchindelinAug 16, 2018
  17. 0/3 Better colors in range-diffStefan Beller, Aug 17, 2018
  18. 1/3 diff.c: add --output-indicator-{new, old, context}Stefan Beller, Aug 17, 2018
  19. Johannes SchindelinAug 20, 2018
  20. Stefan BellerAug 20, 2018
  21. Johannes SchindelinAug 21, 2018
  22. diff.c: pass sign_index to emit_line_ws_markupStefan Beller, Aug 22, 2018
  23. Johannes SchindelinAug 23, 2018
  24. 2/3 range-diff: make use of different output indicatorsStefan Beller, Aug 17, 2018
  25. 3/3 range-diff: indent special lines as contextStefan Beller, Aug 17, 2018
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2018
  27. Stefan BellerAug 17, 2018

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