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Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 21, 2022, 18:38 UTC
Message-ID
<Y3vFpNbWswu/8gjb@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<ccfea26de333ac5a08a5df4c9b790811067bd437.1669033620.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 12:26:59PM +0000, Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Yoichi Nakayama <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
> 
> It can be used with M-x grep on Emacs.

Thanks, I like what this feature is doing overall, but I have some small nits about the implementation.

Show 8 quoted lines
> +You can use the optional argument '--stdout' to print the listing to
> +standard output instead of feeding it to the editor. You can use the
> +argument with M-x grep on Emacs:
> +
> +--------------------------------------------------
> +# In Emacs, M-x grep and invoke "git jump --stdout <mode>"
> +Run grep (like this): git jump --stdout diff
> +--------------------------------------------------

This example confused me because it says "run grep", but then runs a diff jump. But maybe this is because it means to run the emacs grep command? I don't use emacs, so it may make more sense to somebody who does.

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> @@ -69,6 +72,12 @@ if test $# -lt 1; then
>  	exit 1
>  fi
>  mode=$1; shift
> +if test "$mode" = "--stdout"; then
> +	mode=$1; shift
> +	type "mode_$mode" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { usage >&2; exit 1; }
> +	"mode_$mode" "$@" 2>/dev/null
> +	exit 0
> +fi

Because this happens after we check that "$1" isn't empty and call shift, it may not notice if the mode is missing when we do this second shift. I.e., with your patch I get:

  $ ./git-jump --stdout
  ./git-jump: 76: shift: can't shift that many

when I should get the usage message. We can fix that by parsing out --stdout before we try to read the mode. It's a little more code, but I think it nicely sets us up if we ever want to parse more options.

It's also unfortunate that we have to repeat the ugly "type" check above, which also happens again later, after we make the temp file. I see why you did it this way; the stdout code path does not want to make the tempfile. But the code before your patch was silly to do it this way; we should always have been checking the parameters before making a tempfile.

I was also puzzled why the stdout mode redirects stderr from the mode function. Wouldn't the user want to see any errors?

So together, it might look something like this (instead of, rather than on top of your patch):

diff --git a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
index b9cc602ebf..05a0ff1430 100755
--- a/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
+++ b/contrib/git-jump/git-jump
@@ -67,15 +67,38 @@ mode_ws() {
 	git diff --check "$@"
 }
 
+use_stdout=
+while test $# -gt 0; do
+	case "$1" in
+	--stdout)
+		use_stdout=t
+		shift
+		;;
+	--*)
+		usage >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	*)
+		break
+		;;
+	esac
+done
+
 if test $# -lt 1; then
 	usage >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
+
 mode=$1; shift
+type "mode_$mode" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { usage >&2; exit 1; }
+
+if test "$use_stdout" = "t"; then
+	"mode_$mode" "$@"
+	exit 0
+fi
 
 trap 'rm -f "$tmp"' 0 1 2 3 15
 tmp=`mktemp -t git-jump.XXXXXX` || exit 1
-type "mode_$mode" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { usage >&2; exit 1; }
 "mode_$mode" "$@" >"$tmp"
 test -s "$tmp" || exit 0
 open_editor "$tmp"

Though I'd perhaps break some of the shuffling into a preparatory patch.
I'm happy to do that separately if you prefer.

-Peff
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  1. 0/2 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 19, 2022
  2. 1/2 git-jump: add an optional argument 'stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 19, 2022
  3. 2/2 git-jump: invoke emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 19, 2022
  4. Eric SunshineNov 19, 2022
  5. Yoichi NakayamaNov 19, 2022
  6. Eric SunshineNov 19, 2022
  7. Yoichi NakayamaNov 21, 2022
  8. 0/2 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 20, 2022
  9. 1/2 git-jump: add an optional argument 'stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 20, 2022
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2022
  11. Yoichi NakayamaNov 21, 2022
  12. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  13. 2/2 git-jump: invoke emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 20, 2022
  14. 0/2 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2022
  15. 1/2 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2022
  16. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2022
  18. Yoichi NakayamaNov 22, 2022
  19. Jeff KingNov 22, 2022
  20. Yoichi NakayamaNov 22, 2022
  21. 2/2 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 21, 2022
  22. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  23. Yoichi NakayamaNov 22, 2022
  24. 0/2 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 22, 2022
  25. 1/2 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 22, 2022
  26. Jeff KingNov 22, 2022
  27. 2/2 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 22, 2022
  28. Phillip WoodNov 22, 2022
  29. Yoichi NakayamaNov 23, 2022
  30. Jeff KingNov 22, 2022
  31. Yoichi NakayamaNov 23, 2022
  32. Jeff KingNov 24, 2022
  33. Yoichi NakayamaNov 24, 2022
  34. Yoichi NakayamaNov 24, 2022
  35. Jeff KingNov 24, 2022
  36. Jeff KingNov 24, 2022
  37. Yoichi NakayamaNov 25, 2022
  38. 0/3 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 23, 2022
  39. 1/3 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 23, 2022
  40. 2/3 git-jump: move valid-mode check earlierJeff King via GitGitGadget, Nov 23, 2022
  41. 3/3 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 23, 2022
  42. Phillip WoodNov 23, 2022
  43. Yoichi NakayamaNov 23, 2022
  44. Jeff KingNov 24, 2022
  45. 0/3 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 24, 2022
  46. 1/3 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 24, 2022
  47. 2/3 git-jump: move valid-mode check earlierJeff King via GitGitGadget, Nov 24, 2022
  48. 3/3 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 24, 2022
  49. 0/3 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2022
  50. 1/3 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2022
  51. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2022
  52. Yoichi NakayamaNov 27, 2022
  53. 2/3 git-jump: move valid-mode check earlierJeff King via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2022
  54. 3/3 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 25, 2022
  55. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2022
  56. Yoichi NakayamaNov 25, 2022
  57. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 25, 2022
  58. Jeff KingNov 28, 2022
  59. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 28, 2022
  60. Yoichi NakayamaNov 28, 2022
  61. Yoichi NakayamaNov 27, 2022
  62. 0/3 git-jump: support EmacsYoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget, Nov 27, 2022
  63. 1/3 git-jump: add an optional argument '--stdout'Yoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 27, 2022
  64. 2/3 git-jump: move valid-mode check earlierJeff King via GitGitGadget, Nov 27, 2022
  65. 3/3 git-jump: invoke emacs/emacsclientYoichi Nakayama via GitGitGadget, Nov 27, 2022
  66. Phillip WoodNov 28, 2022
  67. Junio C HamanoNov 28, 2022
  68. Yoichi NakayamaNov 29, 2022

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