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[PATCH v3 4/5] add -p: handle `diff-so-fancy`'s hunk headers better

From
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 29, 2022, 15:11 UTC
Message-ID
<e3e3a178f98183032b3df8ad9c81a096fe4af556.1661785916.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

The `diff-so-fancy` diff colorizer produces hunk headers that look nothing like what the built-in `add -p` expects: there is no `@@ ... @@` line range, and therefore the parser cannot determine where any extra information starts (such as the function name that is often added to those hunk header lines).

However, we can do better than simply swallowing the unparseable hunk header. There is probably information the user wants to see, after all. In the `diff-so-fancy` case, it shows something like `@ file:1 @`.

If the line range could not be found in the colored hunk header, let's just show the complete hunk header.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 add-patch.c                | 13 +++++++++++--
 t/t3701-add-interactive.sh |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 9d575d30ed0..0217cdd7c4a 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -363,8 +363,17 @@ static int parse_hunk_header(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk)
 	if (p && (p = memmem(p + 4, eol - p - 4, " @@", 3)))
 		header->colored_extra_start = p + 3 - s->colored.buf;
 	else
-		/* could not parse colored hunk header, showing nothing */
-		header->colored_extra_start = hunk->colored_start;
+		/*
+		 * We tried to parse the line range out of the colored hunk
+		 * header, so that we could show just the extra information
+		 * after the line range.
+		 *
+		 * At this point, we did not find that line range, but the hunk
+		 * header likely has information that the user might find
+		 * interesting. Let's just show the entire hunk header instead
+		 * in that case.
+		 */
+		header->colored_extra_start = line - s->colored.buf;
 	header->colored_extra_end = hunk->colored_start;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index 49200b7df68..39e68b6d066 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -775,10 +775,14 @@ test_expect_success 'handle iffy colored hunk headers' '
 		add -p <n &&
 	force_color git -c interactive.diffFilter="sed \"s/\(.*@@\).*/\1FN/\"" \
 		add -p >output 2>&1 <n &&
+	force_color git -c interactive.diffFilter="sed \"s/\(.*@@\).*/file/\"" \
+		add -p >output-so-fancy 2>&1 <n &&
 	if test_have_prereq ADD_I_USE_BUILTIN
 	then
+		grep "@ file\$" output-so-fancy &&
 		grep "@ FN\$" output
 	else
+		grep "^file\$" output-so-fancy &&
 		grep "@FN\$" output
 	fi
 '
-- 
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  1. 0/3 built-in add -p: support diff-so-fancy betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 23, 2022
  2. 3/3 add -p: handle `diff-so-fancy`'s hunk headers betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 23, 2022
  3. 1/3 t3701: redefine what is "bogus" output of a diff filterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 23, 2022
  4. 2/3 add -p: gracefully ignore unparseable hunk headers in colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 23, 2022
  5. Philippe BlainAug 24, 2022
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 24, 2022
  7. Philippe BlainAug 24, 2022
  8. Philippe BlainAug 24, 2022
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2022
  10. Johannes SchindelinAug 24, 2022
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2022
  12. 0/4 built-in add -p: support diff-so-fancy betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2022
  13. 1/4 t3701: redefine what is "bogus" output of a diff filterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2022
  14. 2/4 add -p: gracefully ignore unparseable hunk headers in colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2022
  16. 3/4 add -p: handle `diff-so-fancy`'s hunk headers betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2022
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2022
  18. Johannes SchindelinAug 29, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2022
  20. Johannes SchindelinAug 30, 2022
  21. 4/4 add -p: ignore dirty submodulesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 24, 2022
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2022
  23. Philippe BlainAug 25, 2022
  24. Johannes SchindelinAug 26, 2022
  25. Philippe BlainAug 26, 2022
  26. 0/5 built-in add -p: support diff-so-fancy betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  27. 1/5 t3701: redefine what is "bogus" output of a diff filterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  28. Phillip WoodAug 30, 2022
  29. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2022
  30. Phillip WoodAug 31, 2022
  31. Jeff KingAug 31, 2022
  32. Jeff KingAug 31, 2022
  33. Johannes SchindelinAug 31, 2022
  34. 2/5 add -p: gracefully ignore unparseable hunk headers in colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  35. 4/5 add -p: handle `diff-so-fancy`'s hunk headers betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  36. Phillip WoodAug 30, 2022
  37. 3/5 add -p: insert space in colored hunk header as neededJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  38. 5/5 add -p: ignore dirty submodulesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 29, 2022
  39. Phillip WoodAug 30, 2022
  40. Johannes SchindelinAug 31, 2022
  41. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2022
  42. Johannes SchindelinAug 31, 2022
  43. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2022
  44. Johannes SchindelinAug 30, 2022
  45. Phillip WoodAug 30, 2022
  46. Johannes SchindelinAug 31, 2022
  47. 0/3 built-in add -p: support diff-so-fancy betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 31, 2022
  48. 2/3 add -p: gracefully handle unparseable hunk headers in colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 31, 2022
  49. Phillip WoodSep 1, 2022
  50. Johannes SchindelinSep 1, 2022
  51. 3/3 add -p: ignore dirty submodulesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 31, 2022
  52. Jeff KingSep 1, 2022
  53. Jeff KingSep 1, 2022
  54. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2022
  55. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2022
  56. 1/3 add -p: detect more mismatches between plain vs colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 31, 2022
  57. Phillip WoodSep 1, 2022
  58. Phillip WoodSep 1, 2022
  59. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2022
  60. 0/3 built-in add -p: support diff-so-fancy betterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  61. 1/3 add -p: detect more mismatches between plain vs colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  62. 3/3 add -p: ignore dirty submodulesJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  63. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2022
  64. 2/3 add -p: gracefully handle unparseable hunk headers in colored diffsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  65. Phillip WoodSep 1, 2022
  66. Phillip WoodSep 1, 2022
  67. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2022

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