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[PATCH 06/19] built-in add -p: offer a helpful error message when hunk navigation failed

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Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 13, 2019, 08:07 UTC
Message-ID
<9ef0db2d8826f2b5c884d9e9834eedc89cd29c39.1576224486.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
... just like the Perl version currently does...
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 add-patch.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index dab2ff2381..f59471cdf2 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ struct add_p_state {
 	size_t hunk_nr, hunk_alloc;
 };
 
+static void err(struct add_p_state *s, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	fputs(s->s.error_color, stderr);
+	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+	fputs(s->s.reset_color, stderr);
+	fputc('\n', stderr);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
 static void setup_child_process(struct add_p_state *s,
 				struct child_process *cp, ...)
 {
@@ -368,17 +380,27 @@ static int patch_update_file(struct add_p_state *s)
 				if (hunk->use == UNDECIDED_HUNK)
 					hunk->use = SKIP_HUNK;
 			}
-		} else if (hunk_index && s->answer.buf[0] == 'K')
-			hunk_index--;
-		else if (hunk_index + 1 < s->hunk_nr &&
-			 s->answer.buf[0] == 'J')
-			hunk_index++;
-		else if (undecided_previous >= 0 &&
-			 s->answer.buf[0] == 'k')
-			hunk_index = undecided_previous;
-		else if (undecided_next >= 0 && s->answer.buf[0] == 'j')
-			hunk_index = undecided_next;
-		else
+		} else if (s->answer.buf[0] == 'K') {
+			if (hunk_index)
+				hunk_index--;
+			else
+				err(s, _("No previous hunk"));
+		} else if (s->answer.buf[0] == 'J') {
+			if (hunk_index + 1 < s->hunk_nr)
+				hunk_index++;
+			else
+				err(s, _("No next hunk"));
+		} else if (s->answer.buf[0] == 'k') {
+			if (undecided_previous >= 0)
+				hunk_index = undecided_previous;
+			else
+				err(s, _("No previous hunk"));
+		} else if (s->answer.buf[0] == 'j') {
+			if (undecided_next >= 0)
+				hunk_index = undecided_next;
+			else
+				err(s, _("No next hunk"));
+		} else
 			color_fprintf(stdout, s->s.help_color,
 				      _(help_patch_text));
 	}
-- 
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  1. 00/19 Implement the git add --patch backend in CJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  2. 02/19 built-in add -i: wire up the new C code for the `patch` commandJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  3. 01/19 built-in add -i: start implementing the `patch` functionality in CJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  4. 03/19 built-in add -p: show colored hunks by defaultJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  5. 07/19 built-in add -p: support multi-file diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  6. 06/19 built-in add -p: offer a helpful error message when hunk navigation failedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  7. 10/19 built-in add -p: show different prompts for mode changes and deletionsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  8. 09/19 built-in app -p: allow selecting a mode change as a "hunk"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  9. 13/19 strbuf: add a helper function to call the editor "on an strbuf"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  10. 12/19 built-in add -p: coalesce hunks after splitting themJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  11. 15/19 built-in add -p: implement the 'g' ("goto") commandJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  12. 14/19 built-in add -p: implement hunk editingJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  13. 11/19 built-in add -p: implement the hunk splitting featureJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  14. 19/19 built-in add -p: show helpful hint when nothing can be stagedJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  15. 18/19 built-in add -p: only show the applicable parts of the help textJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  16. 16/19 built-in add -p: implement the '/' ("search regex") commandJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  17. 17/19 built-in add -p: implement the 'q' ("quit") commandJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  18. 08/19 built-in add -p: handle deleted empty filesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  19. 04/19 built-in add -p: adjust hunk headers as neededJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019
  20. 05/19 built-in add -p: color the prompt and the help textJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 13, 2019

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