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[PATCH 04/11] status: add status.aheadbehind setting

From
JGJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 3, 2019, 20:18 UTC
Message-ID
<671cf092fd549486f668b9f0f353dd595c0e3afc.1559593097.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>

Add "status.aheadbehind" config setting to change the default behavior of ALL git status formats.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
---
 Documentation/config/status.txt |  5 +++++
 builtin/commit.c                | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 t/t6040-tracking-info.sh        | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t7064-wtstatus-pv2.sh         |  4 ++++
 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config/status.txt b/Documentation/config/status.txt
index ed72fa7dae..0fc704ab80 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/status.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ status.branch::
 	Set to true to enable --branch by default in linkgit:git-status[1].
 	The option --no-branch takes precedence over this variable.
 
+status.aheadBehind::
+	Set to true to enable `--ahead-behind` and false to enable
+	`--no-ahead-behind` by default in linkgit:git-status[1] for
+	non-porcelain status formats.  Defaults to true.
+
 status.displayCommentPrefix::
 	If set to true, linkgit:git-status[1] will insert a comment
 	prefix before each output line (starting with
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 1c9e8e2228..71305073ad 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1078,9 +1078,11 @@ static const char *read_commit_message(const char *name)
 static struct status_deferred_config {
 	enum wt_status_format status_format;
 	int show_branch;
+	enum ahead_behind_flags ahead_behind;
 } status_deferred_config = {
 	STATUS_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED,
-	-1 /* unspecified */
+	-1, /* unspecified */
+	AHEAD_BEHIND_UNSPECIFIED,
 };
 
 static void finalize_deferred_config(struct wt_status *s)
@@ -1107,6 +1109,15 @@ static void finalize_deferred_config(struct wt_status *s)
 	if (s->show_branch < 0)
 		s->show_branch = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the user did not give a "--[no]-ahead-behind" command
+	 * line argument, then we inherit the a/b config setting.
+	 * If is not set, then we inherit _FULL for backwards
+	 * compatibility.
+	 */
+	if (s->ahead_behind_flags == AHEAD_BEHIND_UNSPECIFIED)
+		s->ahead_behind_flags = status_deferred_config.ahead_behind;
+
 	if (s->ahead_behind_flags == AHEAD_BEHIND_UNSPECIFIED)
 		s->ahead_behind_flags = AHEAD_BEHIND_FULL;
 }
@@ -1246,6 +1257,10 @@ static int git_status_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 		status_deferred_config.show_branch = git_config_bool(k, v);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(k, "status.aheadbehind")) {
+		status_deferred_config.ahead_behind = git_config_bool(k, v);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(k, "status.showstash")) {
 		s->show_stash = git_config_bool(k, v);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
index 716283b274..febf63f28a 100755
--- a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
+++ b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@ test_expect_success 'status -s -b --no-ahead-behind (diverged from upstream)' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+## b1...origin/master [different]
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'status.aheadbehind=false status -s -b (diverged from upstream)' '
+	(
+		cd test &&
+		git checkout b1 >/dev/null &&
+		git -c status.aheadbehind=false status -s -b | head -1
+	) >actual &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 On branch b1
 Your branch and 'origin/master' have diverged,
@@ -174,6 +187,15 @@ test_expect_success 'status --long --branch' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status --long --branch' '
+	(
+		cd test &&
+		git checkout b1 >/dev/null &&
+		git -c status.aheadbehind=true status --long -b | head -3
+	) >actual &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 On branch b1
 Your branch and 'origin/master' refer to different commits.
@@ -188,6 +210,15 @@ test_expect_success 'status --long --branch --no-ahead-behind' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status.aheadbehind=false status --long --branch' '
+	(
+		cd test &&
+		git checkout b1 >/dev/null &&
+		git -c status.aheadbehind=false status --long -b | head -2
+	) >actual &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 ## b5...brokenbase [gone]
 EOF
diff --git a/t/t7064-wtstatus-pv2.sh b/t/t7064-wtstatus-pv2.sh
index 11eccc231a..a0baf6e8b0 100755
--- a/t/t7064-wtstatus-pv2.sh
+++ b/t/t7064-wtstatus-pv2.sh
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ test_expect_success 'verify --[no-]ahead-behind with V2 format' '
 		git status --no-ahead-behind --porcelain=v2 --branch --untracked-files=all >actual &&
 		test_cmp expect actual &&
 
+		# Confirmat that "status.aheadbehind" works on V2 format.
+		git -c status.aheadbehind=false status --porcelain=v2 --branch --untracked-files=all >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
+
 		# Confirm --ahead-behind reports traditional branch.ab with 1/0.
 		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
 		# branch.oid $HUF
-- 
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  2. 01/11 repo-settings: create repo.size=large settingDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  3. Jeff HostetlerJun 3, 2019
  4. 02/11 repo-settings: use index.version=4 by defaultDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  5. 05/11 status: add warning when a/b calculation takes too long for long/normal formatJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  6. 09/11 fetch: warn about forced updates after branch listDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  7. 07/11 repo-settings: status.aheadBehind=falseDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  8. 11/11 repo-settings: fetch.showForcedUpdates=falseDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  9. 10/11 pull: add --[no-]show-forced-updates passthrough to fetchDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  10. 08/11 fetch: add --[no-]show-forced-updates argumentDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  11. 03/11 repo-settings: pack.useSparse=trueDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  12. 06/11 status: ignore status.aheadbehind in porcelain formatsJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  13. 04/11 status: add status.aheadbehind settingJeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget, Jun 3, 2019
  14. Derrick StoleeJun 3, 2019
  15. Johannes SchindelinJun 4, 2019
  16. Derrick StoleeJun 4, 2019
  17. Junio C HamanoJun 5, 2019
  18. Derrick StoleeJun 6, 2019
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 6, 2019
  20. 0/3 [RFC] Create 'core.featureAdoptionRate' setting to update config defaultsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 19, 2019
  21. 2/3 repo-settings: use index.version=4 by defaultDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 19, 2019
  22. 3/3 repo-settings: pack.useSparse=trueDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 19, 2019
  23. 1/3 repo-settings: create core.featureAdoptionRate settingDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 19, 2019
  24. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2019
  25. Derrick StoleeJun 28, 2019
  26. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2019
  27. Derrick StoleeJun 29, 2019
  28. Carlo ArenasJun 30, 2019
  29. Derrick StoleeJul 1, 2019
  30. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 2, 2019
  31. Duy NguyenJul 2, 2019
  32. Derrick StoleeJul 2, 2019
  33. Junio C HamanoJul 2, 2019
  34. 0/3 [RFC] Create 'core.featureAdoptionRate' setting to update config defaultsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jul 1, 2019
  35. 2/3 repo-settings: use index.version=4 by defaultDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jul 1, 2019
  36. 1/3 repo-settings: create core.featureAdoptionRate settingDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jul 1, 2019
  37. Carlo ArenasJul 1, 2019
  38. Duy NguyenJul 2, 2019
  39. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 2, 2019
  40. Jakub NarebskiJul 4, 2019
  41. 3/3 repo-settings: pack.useSparse=trueDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jul 1, 2019
  42. Derrick StoleeJul 8, 2019
  43. Taylor BlauJul 9, 2019
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2019
  45. Derrick StoleeJul 9, 2019
  46. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2019
  47. Derrick StoleeJul 22, 2019
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