From: liam Beguin <liambeguin@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
git@vger.kernel.org, peff@peff.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/9] rebase -i: refactor transform_todo_ids
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 22:36:53 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ddb4bc14-0598-aaab-af1c-e3a714a6c49b@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqq4lp6o4p4.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
Hi Junio,
On 04/12/17 11:09 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 3 Dec 2017, Liam Beguin wrote:
>>
>>> The transform_todo_ids function is a little hard to read. Lets try
>>> to make it easier by using more of the strbuf API. Also, since we'll
>>> soon be adding command abbreviations, let's rename the function so
>>> it's name reflects that change.
>>
>> I am not really a fan of the new name, and would prefer the old one, but
>> that's only a nit, not a reason to reject the patch.
>
> FWIW, I do think the new name goes backwards. The command uses to
> remember what operations are to be carried out in which order using
> a thing, and the name of that thing "todo list". We also called it
> the "instruction sheet", and "insn" was a good term to call one item
> on that sheet among other items.
>
Good point on saying this name change is going backwards.
> But recent commits in the area are pushing us to call it "todo list"
> consistently. An element in that list should be called "todo".
>
> A "todo" consists of two parts, "what operation is done" part and
> "using what commit object" part. The original implementation of
> this function affected only the latter part, and in that light, the
> original name transform_todo_ids() is understandable. Now you are
> planning to make it modify both parts, not just "ids", so it is
> understandable that you would want to rename it. But I do not think
> "insn" matches the recent trend. It even risks misunderstanding
> (i.e. xfrm_todo_ids() is about modifying "using what commit" part,
> so perhaps xfrm_todo_insns() is about modifying "what operation is
> done" part---but that is different from what you want to do, which
> is to update _both_ halves).
>
You're right! We do want the name to reflect that we intend to change
both halves and not only the command.
> Calling it just transform_todo() would probably be more in line with
> the reason why you wanted to rename it in the first place.
>
Good suggestion. Would transform_todos() work too? I'll send an update
tomorrow.
Thanks,
Liam
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-12-05 3:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-11-27 4:55 [PATCH 0/5] rebase -i: add config to abbreviate command names Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 4:55 ` [PATCH 1/5] Documentation: move rebase.* configs to new file Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 21:27 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 4:55 ` [PATCH 2/5] Documentation: use preferred name for the 'todo list' script Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 21:28 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 4:55 ` [PATCH 3/5] rebase -i: add exec commands via the rebase--helper Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 5:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-27 21:41 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 23:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-29 2:01 ` liam Beguin
2017-11-27 22:42 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 23:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-29 2:06 ` liam Beguin
2017-11-29 21:35 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 4:55 ` [PATCH 4/5] rebase -i: learn to abbreviate command names Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 5:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-29 2:08 ` liam Beguin
2017-11-27 23:04 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 23:11 ` Jeff King
2017-11-29 2:11 ` liam Beguin
2017-11-29 2:10 ` liam Beguin
2017-11-29 21:40 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-03 1:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-27 4:55 ` [PATCH 5/5] t3404: add test case for abbreviated commands Liam Beguin
2017-11-27 5:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-27 23:16 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-27 5:23 ` [PATCH 0/5] rebase -i: add config to abbreviate command names Junio C Hamano
2017-11-29 1:56 ` liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] " Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] Documentation: move rebase.* configs to new file Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] Documentation: use preferred name for the 'todo list' script Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] rebase -i: set commit to null in exec commands Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] rebase -i: refactor transform_todo_ids Liam Beguin
2017-12-04 14:42 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-04 16:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-05 3:36 ` liam Beguin [this message]
2017-12-05 12:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-05 3:39 ` liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] rebase -i: replace reference to sha1 with oid Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] rebase -i: update functions to use a flags parameter Liam Beguin
2017-12-04 15:46 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-04 16:06 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-05 3:42 ` liam Beguin
2017-12-05 12:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-05 12:41 ` Kerry, Richard
2017-12-05 14:42 ` liam Beguin
2017-12-05 16:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-05 16:14 ` Kerry, Richard
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] rebase -i -x: add exec commands via the rebase--helper Liam Beguin
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] rebase -i: learn to abbreviate command names Liam Beguin
2017-12-25 12:48 ` Duy Nguyen
2017-12-25 15:39 ` Liam Beguin
2017-12-25 23:58 ` Duy Nguyen
2017-12-27 19:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-27 21:58 ` Liam Beguin
2017-12-28 18:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-03 22:17 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] t3404: add test case for abbreviated commands Liam Beguin
2017-12-04 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] rebase -i: add config to abbreviate command names Johannes Schindelin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] Documentation: move rebase.* configs to new file Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] Documentation: use preferred name for the 'todo list' script Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] rebase -i: set commit to null in exec commands Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/9] rebase -i: refactor transform_todo_ids Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] rebase -i: replace reference to sha1 with oid Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] rebase -i: update functions to use a flags parameter Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] rebase -i -x: add exec commands via the rebase--helper Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] rebase -i: learn to abbreviate command names Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 17:52 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] t3404: add test case for abbreviated commands Liam Beguin
2017-12-05 22:21 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] rebase -i: add config to abbreviate command names Junio C Hamano
2017-12-06 2:42 ` liam Beguin
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