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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Cc: Heba Waly via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, Heba Waly <heba.waly@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] advice: refactor advise API
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:30:46 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq8slaz1cp.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <97406f9e-b8ef-b5b9-3987-cdef843b31a5@gmail.com> (Derrick Stolee's message of "Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:38:51 -0500")

Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

>> +static const char turn_off_instructions[] =
>> +N_("\n"
>> +"Turn this message off by running\n"
>> +"\"git config %s false\"");
>
> I have mixed feelings on the use of these instructions. Perhaps at
> minimum the addition of these instructions could be left to a
> separate patch than the creation of advise_ng().
>
> My biggest concern is that this adds unexpected noise to users who
> want the advice to stay. I'm calling attention to it, because this
> part isn't a simple refactor like the rest of the patch.
> ...
> I definitely tend to recommend more tests than most, but perhaps this
> unit test is overkill? You demonstrate a good test below using a real
> Git command, which should be sufficient. If the "turn this message off"
> part gets removed, then you will still have coverage of your method.
> It just won't require a test change because it would not modify behavior.
> ...

All good suggestions.  Thanks for an excellent review.

Another thing.  

advise_ng() may have been a good name for illustration but is a
horrible name for real-world use (imagine we need to revamp the API
one more time in the future---what would it be called, which has to
say that it is newer than the "next generation"?
advise_3rd_try()?).

Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2020-02-10 19:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 76+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-02-10  5:04 [PATCH] advice: refactor advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-10 14:38 ` Derrick Stolee
2020-02-10 19:30   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2020-02-10 19:42     ` Taylor Blau
2020-02-10 22:29       ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-11  0:08       ` Heba Waly
2020-02-12 20:57         ` Taylor Blau
2020-02-10 23:56   ` Heba Waly
2020-02-11  2:39     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-02-10 20:37 ` Jeff King
2020-02-10 22:55   ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-11  2:35     ` Heba Waly
2020-02-11 19:49     ` Jeff King
2020-02-11 19:51       ` Jeff King
2020-02-11  2:20   ` Heba Waly
2020-02-10 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-11  2:01   ` Heba Waly
2020-02-11  6:08     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-16 21:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] [RFC][Outreachy] " Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-16 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] " Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-17  3:28     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-17 10:03       ` Heba Waly
2020-02-19  9:59     ` Heba Waly
2020-02-16 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-17  0:09   ` [PATCH v2 0/2] [RFC][Outreachy] advice: refactor advise API Junio C Hamano
2020-02-19 20:33   ` [PATCH v3 0/2] [Outreachy] advice: revamp " Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-19 20:34     ` [PATCH v3 1/2] " Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-20  1:37       ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-21  0:31         ` Heba Waly
2020-02-19 20:34     ` [PATCH v3 2/2] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-20  1:42       ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-21  0:34         ` Heba Waly
2020-02-24 15:13     ` [PATCH v4 0/3] [Outreachy] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-24 15:13       ` [PATCH v4 1/3] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-24 22:04         ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-24 15:13       ` [PATCH v4 2/3] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-24 22:05         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-24 22:11           ` Eric Sunshine
2020-02-24 23:51             ` Heba Waly
2020-02-24 23:49           ` Heba Waly
2020-02-24 23:45         ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-24 15:13       ` [PATCH v4 3/3] tag: use new advice API to check visibility Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-24 22:07         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-24 23:46         ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-25 10:55       ` [PATCH v5 0/3] [Outreachy] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-25 10:55         ` [PATCH v5 1/3] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-25 10:55         ` [PATCH v5 2/3] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-25 17:40           ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-25 19:56             ` Emily Shaffer
2020-02-25 20:09               ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-25 20:35                 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-25 21:19             ` Heba Waly
2020-02-25 22:02               ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-26  0:37                 ` Heba Waly
2020-02-26  3:03                   ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-26 20:28                     ` Heba Waly
2020-02-26 20:44                       ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-26 21:48                     ` Jonathan Tan
2020-02-25 10:55         ` [PATCH v5 3/3] tag: use new advice API to check visibility Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-25 17:48           ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-27  4:35         ` [PATCH v6 0/4] [Outreachy] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-27  4:35           ` [PATCH v6 1/4] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-27  4:35           ` [PATCH v6 2/4] advice: change "setupStreamFailure" to "setUpstreamFailure" Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-27 17:38             ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-27  4:35           ` [PATCH v6 3/4] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-02-27 20:49             ` Junio C Hamano
2020-02-29  0:58               ` Heba Waly
2020-02-27  4:35           ` [PATCH v6 4/4] tag: use new advice API to check visibility Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-03-02 20:01           ` [PATCH v7 0/4] [Outreachy] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-03-02 20:01             ` [PATCH v7 1/4] advice: extract vadvise() from advise() Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-03-02 20:01             ` [PATCH v7 2/4] advice: change "setupStreamFailure" to "setUpstreamFailure" Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-03-02 20:01             ` [PATCH v7 3/4] advice: revamp advise API Heba Waly via GitGitGadget
2020-03-02 21:03               ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-03 14:15                 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-04  3:22                   ` Heba Waly
2020-03-02 20:02             ` [PATCH v7 4/4] tag: use new advice API to check visibility Heba Waly via GitGitGadget

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