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From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
To: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Cc: Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>,
	"git@vger.kernel.org" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>,
	Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>,
	Jeff King <peff@peff.net>, Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff.c: color moved lines differently
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:55:12 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGZ79kaqjQYmkt77kk5m=fdBfbZAvwd0YhhT7=O5b-FkQmDfHg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170613155158.2454d9c7@twelve2.svl.corp.google.com>

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 May 2017 17:24:29 -0700
> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> wrote:
>
>> When a patch consists mostly of moving blocks of code around, it can
>> be quite tedious to ensure that the blocks are moved verbatim, and not
>> undesirably modified in the move. To that end, color blocks that are
>> moved within the same patch differently. For example (OM, del, add,
>> and NM are different colors):
>
> [snip]
>
> Junio asks "are we happy with these changes" [1] and my answer is, in
> general, yes - this seems like a very useful feature to have, and I'm OK
> with the current design.
>
> I do feel a bit of unease at how the emitted strings are collected
> without many guarantees as to their contents (e.g. whether they are full
> lines or even whether they originate from the text of a file), but this
> is already true for the existing code. The potential danger is that we
> are now relying more on the format of these strings, but we don't plan
> to do anything other than to color them, so this seems fine.

I will add comments into the code for that.

>
> I would also prefer if there was only one coloring method, to ease
> testing, but I can tolerate the current multiplicity of options.

I *think* by now everyone involved in the discussion agrees that we
want Zebra + optional aggressive dimming (inside blocks as well as
at bounds that are not adjacent to other blocks, i.e. anything
non-adjacent to a different block)

  reply	other threads:[~2017-06-14 18:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 125+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2017-05-24 21:40 ` [PATCHv5 00/17] Diff machine: highlight moved lines Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 01/17] diff: readability fix Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 02/17] diff: move line ending check into emit_hunk_header Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 03/17] diff.c: factor out diff_flush_patch_all_file_pairs Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 04/17] diff: introduce more flexible emit function Stefan Beller
2017-06-13 21:54     ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-13 23:41       ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-13 23:46         ` Jonathan Tan
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 05/17] diff.c: convert fn_out_consume to use emit_line Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 06/17] diff.c: convert builtin_diff to use emit_line_* Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 07/17] diff.c: convert emit_rewrite_diff " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 08/17] diff.c: convert emit_rewrite_lines " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 09/17] submodule.c: convert show_submodule_summary to use emit_line_fmt Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 10/17] diff.c: convert emit_binary_diff_body to use emit_line_* Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 11/17] diff.c: convert show_stats " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 12/17] diff.c: convert word diffing " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 13/17] diff.c: convert diff_flush " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 14/17] diff.c: convert diff_summary " Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 15/17] diff.c: emit_line includes whitespace highlighting Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 16/17] diff: buffer all output if asked to Stefan Beller
2017-05-25  2:26     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-05-25  5:34       ` Stefan Beller
2017-05-26  1:09         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-13 22:07     ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-14  2:52       ` Stefan Beller
2017-05-24 21:40   ` [PATCHv5 17/17] diff.c: color moved lines differently Stefan Beller
2017-05-25  2:27     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-05-25  5:39       ` Stefan Beller
2017-05-25  6:44   ` [PATCHv5 00/17] Diff machine: highlight moved lines Junio C Hamano
2017-05-25 16:31     ` Stefan Beller
2017-05-26  1:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-05-26 19:30         ` Stefan Beller
2017-05-27  0:18           ` [PATCH 0/1] " Stefan Beller
2017-05-27  0:18             ` [PATCH 1/1] diff.c: color moved lines differently Stefan Beller
2017-05-27  7:05               ` Philip Oakley
2017-05-30 21:33                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-01  0:24                   ` [PATCH] " Stefan Beller
2017-06-13 22:51                     ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-14 18:55                       ` Stefan Beller [this message]
2017-06-20  2:47                         ` [PATCH 00/26] reroll of sb/diff-color-moved Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 01/26] diff.c: readability fix Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 02/26] diff.c: move line ending check into emit_hunk_header Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 03/26] diff.c: factor out diff_flush_patch_all_file_pairs Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 04/26] diff.c: introduce emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 19:36                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 19:46                               ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 20:26                                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 21:13                                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 21:23                                   ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 21:43                                     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 21:51                                       ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 21:45                                 ` Brandon Williams
2017-06-21 21:52                                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 21:55                                     ` Brandon Williams
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 05/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_MARKER Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 06/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_FRAGINFO Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 07/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_NO_LF_EOF Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 08/26] diff.c: migrate emit_line_checked to use emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 20:05                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-22 23:30                               ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-22 23:37                                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  4:56                                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-20  2:47                           ` [PATCH 09/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS{_PORCELAIN} Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 10/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_INCOMPLETE Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 11/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR Stefan Beller
2017-06-20 20:01                             ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-21 20:09                               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-22 23:59                                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 12/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 13/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 20:13                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 20:47                               ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 14/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_REWRITE_DIFF Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 15/26] submodule.c: migrate diff output to use emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-20 20:09                             ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 16/26] diff.c: convert emit_binary_diff_body " Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 20:16                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 17/26] diff.c: convert show_stats " Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 21:39                             ` Brandon Williams
2017-06-21 22:16                               ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 18/26] diff.c: convert word diffing " Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 19/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_STAT_SEP Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 20/26] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 21/26] diff.c: buffer all output if asked to Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 22/26] diff.c: color moved lines differently Stefan Beller
2017-06-20 20:13                             ` Jonathan Tan
2017-06-20 20:57                               ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 23/26] diff.c: color moved lines differently, plain mode Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 24/26] diff.c: add dimming to moved line detection Stefan Beller
2017-06-21 20:23                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [PATCH 25/26] diff: document the new --color-moved setting Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:48                           ` [showing-off RFC/PATCH 26/26] diff.c: have a "machine parseable" move coloring Stefan Beller
2017-06-20  2:50                             ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-23 21:43                               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2017-06-21 21:51                             ` Brandon Williams
2017-06-21 21:55                               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-21 22:40                                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                           ` [PATCHv2 00/25] reroll of sb/diff-color-moved Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                             ` [PATCHv2 01/25] diff.c: readability fix Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                             ` [PATCHv2 02/25] diff.c: move line ending check into emit_hunk_header Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                             ` [PATCHv2 03/25] diff.c: factor out diff_flush_patch_all_file_pairs Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                             ` [PATCHv2 04/25] diff.c: introduce emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-23 20:07                               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-06-23 20:13                                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:28                             ` [PATCHv2 05/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_MARKER Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 06/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_FRAGINFO Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 07/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_NO_LF_EOF Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 08/25] diff.c: migrate emit_line_checked to use emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 09/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS[_PORCELAIN] Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 10/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_INCOMPLETE Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 11/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_{PLUS, MINUS} Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 12/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 13/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 14/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns DIFF_SYMBOL_REWRITE_DIFF Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 15/25] submodule.c: migrate diff output to use emit_diff_symbol Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 16/25] diff.c: convert emit_binary_diff_body " Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 17/25] diff.c: convert show_stats " Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 18/25] diff.c: convert word diffing " Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 19/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_STAT_SEP Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 20/25] diff.c: emit_diff_symbol learns about DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 21/25] diff.c: buffer all output if asked to Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 22/25] diff.c: color moved lines differently Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 23/25] diff.c: color moved lines differently, plain mode Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 24/25] diff.c: add dimming to moved line detection Stefan Beller
2017-06-23  1:29                             ` [PATCHv2 25/25] diff: document the new --color-moved setting Stefan Beller

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