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[PATCH v2 2/5] Remove the proposed use of auto as secondary way to specify human

From
SSStephen P. Smith <ischis2@cox.net>
Date
Jan 18, 2019, 06:18 UTC
Message-ID
<20190118061805.19086-3-ischis2@cox.net>
In-Reply-To
<20190118061805.19086-1-ischis2@cox.net>

In addition to adding the 'human' format, the patch added the auto keyword which could be used in the config file as an alternate way to specify the human format. Removing 'auto' cleans up the 'human' format interface.

Instead add 'auto:human' date mode which defaults to human if we're using the pager. So you can do

	git config --add log.date auto:human

and your "git log" commands will show the human-legible format unless you're scripting things.

Signed-off-by: Stephen P. Smith <ischis2@cox.net>
---
 date.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index a8d50eb206..43c3a84e25 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -883,11 +883,6 @@ int parse_date(const char *date, struct strbuf *result)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int auto_date_style(void)
-{
-	return (isatty(1) || pager_in_use()) ? DATE_HUMAN : DATE_NORMAL;
-}
-
 static enum date_mode_type parse_date_type(const char *format, const char **end)
 {
 	if (skip_prefix(format, "relative", end))
@@ -907,8 +902,6 @@ static enum date_mode_type parse_date_type(const char *format, const char **end)
 		return DATE_NORMAL;
 	if (skip_prefix(format, "human", end))
 		return DATE_HUMAN;
-	if (skip_prefix(format, "auto", end))
-		return auto_date_style();
 	if (skip_prefix(format, "raw", end))
 		return DATE_RAW;
 	if (skip_prefix(format, "unix", end))
@@ -923,6 +916,14 @@ void parse_date_format(const char *format, struct date_mode *mode)
 {
 	const char *p;
 
+	/* "auto:foo" is "if tty/pager, then foo, otherwise normal" */
+	if (skip_prefix(format, "auto:", &p)) {
+		if (isatty(1) || pager_in_use())
+			format = p;
+		else
+			format = "default";
+	}
+
 	/* historical alias */
 	if (!strcmp(format, "local"))
 		format = "default-local";
-- 
2.20.1.2.gb21ebb671b
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  20. Jeff KingJan 4, 2019
  21. Stephen P SmithJan 4, 2019
  22. Jeff KingJan 6, 2019
  23. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  24. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  26. 2/5 Remove the proposed use of auto as secondary way to specify humanStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  27. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  28. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 19, 2019
  29. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  31. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
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  35. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  36. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  37. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  38. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  39. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  40. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  41. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  42. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2019
  43. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  44. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
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  46. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  47. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  48. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  49. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  50. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  51. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
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  54. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  55. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  56. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019

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