Re: [RFE] Add JSON output to git log commands

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Aug 17, 2025, 21:09 UTC
Message-ID: <67621563-9441-4ae9-a23b-51af7d3ce666@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGW8g7mV6az3ybYf3uzHYQTGLDwc34eebZnha1EQ3Sb6B8E-fQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Aug 17, 2025, at 22:17, Ron Ziroby Romero wrote:

> I would like to add JSON output to the git log command.

Previously: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAGW8g7=21pPAgCixjpayEvmw_ns-hcB4e59NP476TKtCRXHPXQ@mail.gmail.com/

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> ## Design outline
>
> * Add a `PRETTY_JSON` constant.
> * Create a pretty-json.c file to output JSON log information
> * Modify pretty.c to call pretty-json to output JSON when the flag is set.
> * Use existing utility functions written in the existing source to
> output the JSON.

I’m guessing that the existing `json-writer.h` is relevant.

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Kristoffer Haugsbakk