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Re: [Bug report] git status doesn't escape paths of untracked files

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 9, 2020, 22:22 UTC
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René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
> I don't particularly like how this print* function takes a printf
> format, but doesn't interpret its remaining arguments like printf does.

Yes. I think the more elaborate one that pushes the logic down to quote_path() I posted earlier is much cleaner in this regard.

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>>  - I am undecided if I like that the helper formats and also prints;
>>    I was hoping I can come up with a pure formatting helper that
>>    does not do I/O but it seems to be hard to arrange for the
>>    current callers.
>
> How about something like this then?

Thanks. I kind of like the fact that it is isolated compared to the "push the logic down to quote_path()" approach.

But it also is a double edged sword. It makes it harder for other codepaths to quote a path with SP in it by mistake, but if it turns out to be a good longer term thing to quote a path with SP in it, it makes it harder to do so.

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> diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
> index ff43932402..e0711aff04 100644
> --- a/wt-status.c
> +++ b/wt-status.c
> @@ -1829,19 +1829,19 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print(struct wt_status *s)
>  		wt_longstatus_print_stash_summary(s);
>  }
>
> -static void print_cquoted(const char *fmt, const char *path, const char *prefix)
> +static const char *cquote(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *out)
>  {
> -	struct strbuf onebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
> -	const char *one;
> -
> -	one = quote_path(path, prefix, &onebuf);
> -	if (*one != '"' && strchr(one, ' ')) {
> -		strbuf_insertstr(&onebuf, 0, "\"");
> -		strbuf_addch(&onebuf, '"');
> -		one = onebuf.buf;
> -	}
> -	printf(fmt, one);
> -	strbuf_release(&onebuf);
> +	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> +	const char *rel = relative_path(in, prefix, &sb);
> +	int need_quotes = *rel != '"' && strchr(rel, ' ');

relative_path() does not quote, so "begins with a dq" is not a good test to see "if we were to pass this string to quote_c_style(), would we get it back quoted already so we won't have to surround the result with an extra pair of dq ourselves?".

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> +	strbuf_reset(out);
> +	if (need_quotes)
> +		strbuf_addch(out, '"');
> +	quote_c_style(rel, out, NULL, 0);
> +	if (need_quotes)
> +		strbuf_addch(out, '"');
> +	strbuf_release(&sb);
> +	return out->buf;
>  }
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Message 9 of 41 in “[Bug report] git status doesn't escape paths of untracked files”
  1. Patrick FongSep 8, 2020
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
  3. brian m. carlsonSep 8, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2020
  7. Martin ÅgrenSep 8, 2020
  8. René ScharfeSep 8, 2020
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2020
  10. René ScharfeSep 10, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  12. wt-status: quote paths identically whether tracked or untrackedbrian m. carlson, Sep 8, 2020
  13. 0/6 quote_path() clean-upsJunio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  14. 2/6 quote_path: give flags parameter to quote_path()Junio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  15. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  18. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  19. 3/6 quote_path: optionally allow quoting a path with SP in itJunio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  20. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  21. 4/6 wt-status: consistently quote paths in "status --short" outputJunio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  22. 1/6 quote_path: rename quote_path_relative() to quote_path()Junio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  23. 6/6 quote: turn 'nodq' parameter into a set of flagsJunio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  24. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  25. 5/6 quote: rename misnamed sq_lookup[] to cq_lookup[]Junio C Hamano, Sep 8, 2020
  26. Chris TorekSep 8, 2020
  27. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  28. 0/7 quote_path() clean-upsJunio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  29. 1/7 quote_path: rename quote_path_relative() to quote_path()Junio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  30. 4/7 quote_path: code clarificationJunio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  31. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  33. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  34. 7/7 quote: turn 'nodq' parameter into a set of flagsJunio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  35. 5/7 wt-status: consistently quote paths in "status --short" outputJunio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  36. Jeff KingSep 10, 2020
  37. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2020
  38. 2/7 quote_path: give flags parameter to quote_path()Junio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  39. 3/7 quote_path: optionally allow quoting a path with SP in itJunio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  40. 6/7 quote: rename misnamed sq_lookup[] to cq_lookup[]Junio C Hamano, Sep 10, 2020
  41. brian m. carlsonSep 10, 2020

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