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[PATCH v2 7/9] help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combined

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 21, 2022, 19:38 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-7.9-992ee6580ac-20220221T193708Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-0.9-00000000000-20220221T193708Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Add more sanity checking to "git help" usage by erroring out if these man viewer options are combined with incompatible command-modes that will never use these documentation viewers.

This continues the work started in d35d03cf93e (help: simplify by moving to OPT_CMDMODE(), 2021-09-22) of adding more sanity checking to "git help". Doing this allows us to clarify the "SYNOPSIS" in the documentation, and the "git help -h" output.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/help.c  | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 t/t0012-help.sh | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index b682446bbf5..1fc45adfcc7 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -574,12 +574,40 @@ static const char *check_git_cmd(const char* cmd)
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static void opt_mode_usage(int argc, const char *opt_mode)
+static void no_help_format(const char *opt_mode, enum help_format fmt)
+{
+	const char *opt_fmt;
+
+	switch (fmt) {
+	case HELP_FORMAT_NONE:
+		return;
+	case HELP_FORMAT_MAN:
+		opt_fmt = "--man";
+		break;
+	case HELP_FORMAT_INFO:
+		opt_fmt = "--info";
+		break;
+	case HELP_FORMAT_WEB:
+		opt_fmt = "--web";
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG("unreachable");
+	}
+
+	usage_msg_optf(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"),
+		       builtin_help_usage, builtin_help_options, opt_mode,
+		       opt_fmt);
+}
+
+static void opt_mode_usage(int argc, const char *opt_mode,
+			   enum help_format fmt)
 {
 	if (argc)
 		usage_msg_optf(_("the '%s' option doesn't take any non-option arguments"),
 			       builtin_help_usage, builtin_help_options,
 			       opt_mode);
+
+	no_help_format(opt_mode, fmt);
 }
 
 int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -594,7 +622,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	switch (cmd_mode) {
 	case HELP_ACTION_ALL:
-		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--all");
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--all", help_format);
 		if (verbose) {
 			setup_pager();
 			list_all_cmds_help();
@@ -606,20 +634,21 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		break;
 	case HELP_ACTION_GUIDES:
-		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--guides");
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--guides", help_format);
 		list_guides_help();
 		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_FOR_COMPLETION:
-		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-for-completion");
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-for-completion", help_format);
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_VARS);
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_SECTIONS_FOR_COMPLETION:
-		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-sections-for-completion");
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-sections-for-completion",
+			       help_format);
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_SECTIONS);
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG:
-		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config");
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config", help_format);
 		setup_pager();
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_HUMAN);
 		printf("\n%s\n", _("'git help config' for more information"));
diff --git a/t/t0012-help.sh b/t/t0012-help.sh
index c87730aa920..f12783fd153 100755
--- a/t/t0012-help.sh
+++ b/t/t0012-help.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ test_expect_success 'invalid usage' '
 	test_expect_code 129 git help --config-sections-for-completion add
 '
 
+for opt in '-a' '-g' '-c' '--config-for-completion' '--config-sections-for-completion'
+do
+	test_expect_success "invalid usage of '$opt' with [-i|-m|-w]" '
+		git help $opt &&
+		test_expect_code 129 git help $opt -i &&
+		test_expect_code 129 git help $opt -m &&
+		test_expect_code 129 git help $opt -w
+	'
+done
+
 test_expect_success "works for commands and guides by default" '
 	configure_help &&
 	git help status &&
-- 
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Message 22 of 29 in “help: test and fix small "help -g" regression”
  1. 0/7 help: test and fix small "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  2. 1/7 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  3. 2/7 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  4. 3/7 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  5. 4/7 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  6. 5/7 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  7. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  9. 6/7 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  10. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  11. 7/7 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  12. 0/9 help: tests, parse_options() sanity, fix "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  13. 1/9 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  14. 2/9 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 23, 2022
  17. 3/9 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  18. 6/9 help: correct usage & behavior of "git help --all"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  20. 4/9 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  22. 7/9 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  24. 9/9 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  26. 8/9 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  28. 5/9 help: note the option name on option incompatibilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022

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