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Re: [PATCH v3 10/13] pretty: add %C(auto) for auto-coloring

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 16, 2013, 21:33 UTC
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Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
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> This is not simply convenient over %C(auto,xxx). Some placeholders
> (actually only one, %d) do multi coloring and we can't emit a multiple
> colors with %C(auto,xxx).
>
> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/pretty-formats.txt |  3 ++-
>  pretty.c                         | 17 +++++++++++++++--
>  2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
> index 6bde67e..bad627a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
> @@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ The placeholders are:
>    adding `auto,` at the beginning will emit color only when colors are
>    enabled for log output (by `color.diff`, `color.ui`, or `--color`, and
>    respecting the `auto` settings of the former if we are going to a
> -  terminal)
> +  terminal). `auto` alone (i.e. `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring
> +  on the next placeholders until the color is switched again.
>  - '%m': left, right or boundary mark
>  - '%n': newline
>  - '%%': a raw '%'
Good addition.

In the previous round, it used to be "%C(auto)" was remembered in this field to color the _next_ one, and the momorized value was toggled off. As the field no longer toggles automatically once it is used, perhaps it should simply be called "auto_color" without "next", though?

I can locally tweak that before queuing if you think it is better.
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> diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
> index e0413e3..f385176 100644
> --- a/pretty.c
> +++ b/pretty.c
> @@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ struct format_commit_context {
>  	char *message;
>  	char *commit_encoding;
>  	size_t width, indent1, indent2;
> +	int auto_color_next;
>  
>  	/* These offsets are relative to the start of the commit message. */
>  	struct chunk author;
> @@ -1005,7 +1006,15 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
>  	/* these are independent of the commit */
>  	switch (placeholder[0]) {
>  	case 'C':
> -		return parse_color(sb, placeholder, c);
> +		if (!prefixcmp(placeholder + 1, "(auto)")) {
> +			c->auto_color_next = 1;
> +			return 7;
> +		} else {
> +			int ret = parse_color(sb, placeholder, c);
> +			if (ret)
> +				c->auto_color_next = 0;
> +			return ret;
> +		}

This is to handle a corrupt input, e.g. "%C(auto)%Cbleu%H" where (perhaps deprecated) "%Cblue" is misspelled, and parse_color() returns 0 without consuming any byte.

Does it make sense not to turn auto off in such a case? Otherwise the above would become

	if (!prefixcmp(placeholder + 1, "(auto)")) {
        	c->auto_color_next = 1;
                return 7; /* consumed 7 bytes, "C(auto)" */
	}
        c->auto_color_next = 0;
        return parse_color(sb, placeholder, c);

which may be simpler. When we see %C, previous %C(auto) is cancelled.

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>  	case 'n':		/* newline */
>  		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
>  		return 1;
> @@ -1051,13 +1060,17 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
>  
>  	switch (placeholder[0]) {
>  	case 'H':		/* commit hash */
> +		strbuf_addstr(sb, diff_get_color(c->auto_color_next, DIFF_COMMIT));
>  		strbuf_addstr(sb, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
> +		strbuf_addstr(sb, diff_get_color(c->auto_color_next, DIFF_RESET));
>  		return 1;
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Message 59 of 83 in “Layout control placeholders for pretty format”
  1. 00/12 Layout control placeholders for pretty formatNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  2. 01/12 pretty-formats.txt: wrap long linesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  3. 02/12 pretty: share code between format_decoration and show_decorationsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  4. 03/12 utf8.c: move display_mode_esc_sequence_len() for use by other functionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  5. 04/12 utf8.c: add utf8_strnwidth() with the ability to skip ansi sequencesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  6. 05/12 pretty: save commit encoding from logmsg_reencode if the caller needs itNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  7. Eric SunshineMar 17, 2013
  8. 06/12 pretty: get the correct encoding for --pretty:format=%eNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  9. 07/12 utf8: keep NULs in reencode_string()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  10. 08/12 pretty: two phase conversion for non utf-8 commitsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  11. 09/12 pretty: add %C(auto) for auto-coloring on the next placeholderNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  12. Eric SunshineMar 17, 2013
  13. 10/12 pretty: support padding placeholders, %< %> and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  14. Eric SunshineMar 17, 2013
  15. 11/12 pretty: support truncating in %>, %< and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  16. Paul CampbellMar 16, 2013
  17. 12/12 pretty: support %>> that steal trailing spacesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 16, 2013
  18. Eric SunshineMar 17, 2013
  19. Duy NguyenMar 30, 2013
  20. 00/12 Layout control placeholders for pretty formatNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  21. 01/12 pretty-formats.txt: wrap long linesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  22. 02/12 pretty: share code between format_decoration and show_decorationsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2013
  24. Jakub NarębskiApr 5, 2013
  25. Duy NguyenApr 12, 2013
  26. Duy NguyenApr 12, 2013
  27. 03/12 utf8.c: move display_mode_esc_sequence_len() for use by other functionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  28. 04/12 utf8.c: add utf8_strnwidth() with the ability to skip ansi sequencesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2013
  30. 05/12 pretty: save commit encoding from logmsg_reencode if the caller needs itNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2013
  32. 06/12 pretty: get the correct encoding for --pretty:format=%eNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  33. 07/12 utf8: keep NULs in reencode_string()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  34. Torsten BögershausenMar 30, 2013
  35. Duy NguyenMar 31, 2013
  36. 08/12 pretty: two phase conversion for non utf-8 commitsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  37. 09/12 pretty: add %C(auto) for auto-coloring on the next placeholderNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2013
  39. Duy NguyenApr 5, 2013
  40. Junio C HamanoApr 5, 2013
  41. Duy NguyenApr 15, 2013
  42. 10/12 pretty: support padding placeholders, %< %> and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  43. 11/12 pretty: support truncating in %>, %< and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  44. 12/12 pretty: support %>> that steal trailing spacesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 30, 2013
  45. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2013
  46. 00/13 nd/pretty-formatsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  47. 01/13 pretty: save commit encoding from logmsg_reencode if the caller needs itNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  48. 02/13 pretty: get the correct encoding for --pretty:format=%eNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  49. 03/13 pretty-formats.txt: wrap long linesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  50. 04/13 pretty: share code between format_decoration and show_decorationsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  51. 05/13 utf8.c: move display_mode_esc_sequence_len() for use by other functionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  52. 06/13 utf8.c: add utf8_strnwidth() with the ability to skip ansi sequencesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  53. 07/13 utf8.c: add reencode_string_len() that can handle NULs in stringNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  54. Duy NguyenApr 16, 2013
  55. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  56. 08/13 pretty: two phase conversion for non utf-8 commitsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  57. 09/13 pretty: split color parsing into a separate functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  58. 10/13 pretty: add %C(auto) for auto-coloringNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  59. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  60. Duy NguyenApr 17, 2013
  61. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2013
  62. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  63. 11/13 pretty: support padding placeholders, %< %> and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  64. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  65. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  66. Duy NguyenApr 17, 2013
  67. 12/13 pretty: support truncating in %>, %< and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  68. 13/13 pretty: support %>> that steal trailing spacesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 16, 2013
  69. 00/13 nd/pretty-formatsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  70. 01/13 pretty: save commit encoding from logmsg_reencode if the caller needs itNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  71. 02/13 pretty: get the correct encoding for --pretty:format=%eNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  72. 03/13 pretty-formats.txt: wrap long linesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  73. 04/13 pretty: share code between format_decoration and show_decorationsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  74. 05/13 utf8.c: move display_mode_esc_sequence_len() for use by other functionsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  75. 06/13 utf8.c: add utf8_strnwidth() with the ability to skip ansi sequencesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  76. 07/13 utf8.c: add reencode_string_len() that can handle NULs in stringNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  77. 08/13 pretty: two phase conversion for non utf-8 commitsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  78. 09/13 pretty: split color parsing into a separate functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  79. 10/13 pretty: add %C(auto) for auto-coloringNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  80. 11/13 pretty: support padding placeholders, %< %> and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  81. 12/13 pretty: support truncating in %>, %< and %><Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  82. 13/13 pretty: support %>> that steal trailing spacesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 18, 2013
  83. Torsten BögershausenApr 16, 2013

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