From: Fabian Stelzer <fs@gigacodes.de>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: "Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Randall Becker" <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>,
"Baruch Burstein" <bmburstein@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] CodingGuidelines: document which output goes to stdout vs. stderr
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 16:14:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211201151427.6z3stwrodxbjwzf5@fs> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cRFqO5wcZTPrpTuiBP72+6enJs+---mjT2AFAQq5ztt_w@mail.gmail.com>
On 01.12.2021 08:50, Eric Sunshine wrote:
>On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 3:33 AM Fabian Stelzer <fs@gigacodes.de> wrote:
>> On 01.12.2021 00:32, Eric Sunshine wrote:
>> >+ We make a distinction between a command's primary output and output
>> >+ which is merely chatty feedback (for instance, status messages,
>> >+ running transcript, or progress display), as well as error messages.
>> >+ Roughly speaking, a command's primary output is that which one might
>> >+ want to capture to a file or send down a pipe; its chatty output
>> >+ should not interfere with those use-cases.
>> >+
>> >+ As such, primary output should be sent to the standard output stream
>> >+ (stdout), and chatty output should be sent to the standard error
>> >+ stream (stderr). Examples of commands which produce primary output
>> >+ include `git log`, `git show`, and `git branch --list` which generate
>> >+ output on the stdout stream.
>> >+
>> >+ Not all commands have primary output; this is often true of commands
>> >+ whose main function is to perform an action. Some action commands are
>> >+ silent, whereas others are chatty. An example of a chatty action
>> >+ commands is `git clone` with its "Cloning into '<path>'..." and
>> >+ "Checking connectivity..." status messages which it sends to the
>> >+ stderr stream.
>> >+
>> >+ Error messages are always sent to the stderr stream.
>>
>> This is not necessarily true in the context of the tests.
>> We just spoke about this in:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/git/211130.86wnkpd6ou.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com/T/#u
>>
>> I don't think it necessary to bloat this explanation with the test details.
>> But mentioning it as an exception would be good.
>
>Yep, I tried to be clear about that by repeatedly stating that
>_command_ output should follow this guideline, where "command" means
>"Git command". I strongly considered writing "Git command" to be
>perfectly clear, but figured reviewers would insist that it was
>redundant to mention "Git".
>
>However, I can certainly change these to say "Git command" if you
>think it would make the intent clearer, and can update the final point
>to say:
>
> Error messages from Git commands should always
> be sent to the stderr stream.
Maybe it was just because i was working on test-lib stuff earlier that i did
not connect `a commands output` to a `git command` but basically understood
it as all output in git code.
Still, I think your addition to the last sentence is a good idea and won't
hurt.
Thanks
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-12-01 15:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-01 5:32 [PATCH] CodingGuidelines: document which output goes to stdout vs. stderr Eric Sunshine
2021-12-01 8:33 ` Fabian Stelzer
2021-12-01 13:50 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-01 15:14 ` Fabian Stelzer [this message]
2021-12-01 21:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-12-01 21:57 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-01 19:42 ` Jeff King
2021-12-01 20:30 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-01 23:27 ` Philip Oakley
2021-12-01 23:56 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-12-02 22:31 ` [PATCH v2] " Eric Sunshine
2021-12-02 23:58 ` Jeff King
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