The feature was included in v2.11 (released 2016-11-29) and we got no
negative feedback. Quite the opposite, all feedback we got was positive.
Turn it on by default. Users who dislike the feature can turn it off
by setting diff.indentHeuristic (which also configures plumbing commands,
see prior patches).
The change to t/t4051-diff-function-context.sh is needed because the
heuristic shifts the changed hunk in the patch. To get the same result
regardless of the heuristic configuration, we modify the test file
differently: We insert a completely new line after line 2, instead of
simply duplicating it.
Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
If the function context for a hunk (with -W) reaches the beginning of
the next hunk then we need to merge these two -- otherwise we'd show
some lines twice, which looks strange and even confuses git apply. We
already do this checking and merging in xdl_emit_diff(), but forget to
consider regular context (with -u or -U).
Fix that by merging hunks already if function context of the first one
touches or overlaps regular context of the second one.
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
When -W is given we search the lines between the end of the current
context and the next change for a function line. If there is none then
we merge those two hunks as they must be part of the same function.
If the next change is an appended chunk we abort the search early in
get_func_line(), however, because its line number is out of range. Fix
that by searching from the end of the pre-image in that case instead.
Reported-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
The function trim_common_tail() exits early if context lines are
requested. If -U0 and -W are specified together then it can still trim
context lines that might belong to a changed function. As a result
that function is shown incompletely.
Fix that by calling trim_common_tail() only if no function context or
fixed context is requested. The parameter ctx is no longer needed now;
remove it.
While at it fix an outdated comment as well.
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Empty lines between functions are shown by diff -W, as it considers them
to be part of the function preceding them. They are not interesting in
most languages. The previous patch stopped showing them in the special
case of a function added at the end of a file.
Stop extending context to those empty lines by skipping back over them
from the start of the next function.
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
If a new function and a preceding empty line is appended, diff -W shows
the previous function in full in order to provide context for that empty
line. In most languages empty lines between sections are not
interesting in and off themselves and showing a whole extra function for
them is not what we want.
Skip empty lines when checking of the appended chunk starts with a
function line, thereby avoiding to extend the context just for them.
Helped-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
If lines are added at the end of a file, diff -W shows the whole file.
That's because get_func_line() only considers the pre-image and gives up
if it sees a record index beyond its end.
Consider the post-image as well to see if the added lines already make
up a full function. If it doesn't then search for the previous function
line by starting from the bottom of the pre-image, thereby avoiding to
confuse get_func_line().
Reuse the existing label called "again", as it's exactly where we need
to jump to when we're done handling the pre-context, but rename it to
"post_context_calculation" in order to document its new purpose better.
Reported-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Initial-patch-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Remove the tests that checked against a fixed result and replace them
with more focused checks of desired properties of the created diffs.
That way we get more detailed and meaningful diagnostics.
Store test file contents in files in a subdirectory in order to avoid
cluttering the test script with them.
Use tagged commits to store the changes to test diff -W against instead
of using changes to the worktree. Use the worktree instead to try and
apply the generated patch in order to validate it.
Document unwanted features: trailing empty lines, too much context for
appended functions, insufficient context at the end with -U0.
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Add the option -W/--function-context to git diff. It is similar to
the same option of git grep and expands the context of change hunks
so that the whole surrounding function is shown. This "natural"
context can allow changes to be understood better.
Note: GNU patch doesn't like diffs generated with the new option;
it seems to expect context lines to be the same before and after
changes. git apply doesn't complain.
This implementation has the same shortcoming as the one in grep,
namely that there is no way to explicitly find the end of a
function. That means that a few lines of extra context are shown,
right up to the next recognized function begins. It's already
useful in its current form, though.
The function get_func_line() in xdiff/xemit.c is extended to work
forward as well as backward to find post-context as well as
pre-context. It returns the position of the first found matching
line. The func_line parameter is made optional, as we don't need
it for -W.
The enhanced function is then used in xdl_emit_diff() to extend
the context as needed. If the added context overlaps with the
next change, it is merged into the current hunk.
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
