Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] format-patch: teach format.notes config option

> On 08.05.19 17:02, Denton Liu wrote:
> > In git-format-patch, notes can be appended with the `--notes` option.
> > However, this must be specified by the user on an
> > invocation-by-invocation basis. If a user is not careful, it's possible
> > that they may forget to include it and generate a patch series without
> > notes.
> > 
> > Teach git-format-patch the `format.notes` config option its value is a
> 
> s/its/. Its/
> 
> > notes ref that will be automatically be appended. The special value of
> 
> Drop the second "be ".

> 
> > "standard" can be used to specify the standard notes. This option is
> > overridable with the `--no-notes` option in case a user wishes not to
> > append notes.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > One thing I'm worried about is that I'm not really sure using "standard"
> > as the special value is a good idea. Would "auto" be a better special
> > value?
> > 
> >  Documentation/config/format.txt    | 13 ++++++
> >  Documentation/git-format-patch.txt |  3 ++
> >  builtin/log.c                      | 18 +++++++-
> >  t/t4014-format-patch.sh            | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  4 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt
> > index dc77941c48..e25f9cfc61 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/config/format.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt
> > @@ -85,3 +85,16 @@ format.outputDirectory::
> >  format.useAutoBase::
> >  	A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of
> >  	format-patch by default.
> > +
> > +format.notes::
> > +	A ref which specifies where to get the notes (see
> > +	linkgit:git-notes[1]) that are appended for the commit after the
> > +	three-dash line.
> > ++
> > +If the special value of "standard" is specified, then the standard notes
> > +ref is used (i.e. the notes ref used by `git notes` when no `--ref`
> > +argument is specified). If one wishes to use the ref
> > +`ref/notes/standard`, please use that literal instead.
> > ++
> > +This configuration can be specified multiple times in order to allow
> > +multiple notes refs to be included.
> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> > index 2c3971390e..9ce5b8aaee 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> > @@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ these explanations after `format-patch` has run but before sending,
> >  keeping them as Git notes allows them to be maintained between versions
> >  of the patch series (but see the discussion of the `notes.rewrite`
> >  configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
> > ++
> > +The default is `--no-notes`, unless the `format.notes` configuration is
> > +set.
> >  
> >  --[no-]signature=<signature>::
> >  	Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
> > diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
> > index e43ee12fb1..24954e42b0 100644
> > --- a/builtin/log.c
> > +++ b/builtin/log.c
> > @@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ enum {
> >  
> >  static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
> >  {
> > +	struct rev_info *rev = cb;
> > +
> >  	if (!strcmp(var, "format.headers")) {
> >  		if (!value)
> >  			die(_("format.headers without value"));
> > @@ -864,6 +866,20 @@ static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
> >  			from = NULL;
> >  		return 0;
> >  	}
> > +	if (!strcmp(var, "format.notes")) {
> > +		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
> > +
> > +		rev->show_notes = 1;
> > +		if (!strcmp(value, "standard"))
> > +			rev->notes_opt.use_default_notes = 1;
> > +		else {
> 
> Use braces on both parts of the "if", if one part needs them.

> 
> > +			strbuf_addstr(&buf, value);
> > +			expand_notes_ref(&buf);
> > +			string_list_append(&rev->notes_opt.extra_notes_refs,
> > +					strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
> > +		}
> > +		return 0;
> > +	}
> >  
> >  	return git_log_config(var, value, cb);
> >  }
> > @@ -1617,8 +1633,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
> >  	extra_to.strdup_strings = 1;
> >  	extra_cc.strdup_strings = 1;
> >  	init_log_defaults();
> > -	git_config(git_format_config, NULL);
> >  	repo_init_revisions(the_repository, &rev, prefix);
> > +	git_config(git_format_config, &rev);
> >  	rev.commit_format = CMIT_FMT_EMAIL;
> >  	rev.expand_tabs_in_log_default = 0;
> >  	rev.verbose_header = 1;
> > diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> > index b6e2fdbc44..e0127282ba 100755
> > --- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> > +++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
> > @@ -738,6 +738,76 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --notes --signoff' '
> >  	sed "1,/^---$/d" out | grep "test message"
> >  '
> >  
> > +test_expect_success 'format-patch notes output control' '
> > +	git notes add -m "notes config message" HEAD &&
> > +	test_when_finished git notes remove HEAD &&
> > +
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
> > +	! grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes >out &&
> > +	grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes --notes >out &&
> > +	grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +
> > +	test_config format.notes standard &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
> > +	grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes >out &&
> > +	grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "notes config message" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes --notes >out &&
> > +	grep "notes config message" out
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success 'format-patch with multiple notes refs' '
> > +	git notes --ref note1 add -m "this is note 1" HEAD &&
> > +	test_when_finished git notes --ref note1 remove HEAD &&
> > +	git notes --ref note2 add -m "this is note 2" HEAD &&
> > +	test_when_finished git notes --ref note2 remove HEAD &&
> > +
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes=note1 >out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes=note2 >out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes=note1 --notes=note2 >out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +
> > +	test_config format.notes note1 &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes=note2 >out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes --notes=note2 >out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +
> > +	git config --add format.notes note2 &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	grep "this is note 2" out &&
> > +	git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 1" out &&
> > +	! grep "this is note 2" out
> > +'
> > +
> >  echo "fatal: --name-only does not make sense" > expect.name-only
> >  echo "fatal: --name-status does not make sense" > expect.name-status
> >  echo "fatal: --check does not make sense" > expect.check
> > 
> 
> Cheers, Beat