[PATCH 5/9] git-cat-file: Add --separator option

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type/size information for repository objects
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] [--stdin | <object>]
+'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] [--stdin [--separator <string>] | <object>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	Read object names from stdin instead of specifying one on the
 	command line.
 
+--separator::
+	A string to print in between the output for each object passed on
+	stdin. A newline will be appended to the separator each time it is
+	printed.
+
 -t::
 	Instead of the content, show the object type identified by
 	<object>.

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static int cat_one_file(int opt, const char *exp_type, const char *obj_name)
 		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
 		if (type > 0) {
 			printf("%s\n", typename(type));
+			fflush(stdout);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		break;

@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ static int cat_one_file(int opt, const char *exp_type, const char *obj_name)
 		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, &size);
 		if (type > 0) {
 			printf("%lu\n", size);
+			fflush(stdout);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		break;

@@ -143,14 +145,16 @@ static int cat_one_file(int opt, const char *exp_type, const char *obj_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char cat_file_usage[] = "git-cat-file [-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>] [--stdin | <sha1>]";
+static const char cat_file_usage[] = "git-cat-file [-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>] [--stdin [--separator <string>] | <sha1>]";
+
+static const char *separator;
 
 int cmd_cat_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i, opt = 0;
 	int read_stdin = 0;
 	const char *exp_type = 0, *obj_name = 0;
-	struct strbuf buf;
+	struct strbuf buf, sbuf;
 
 	git_config(git_default_config);
 

@@ -168,6 +172,13 @@ int cmd_cat_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		    continue;
 		}
 
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--separator")) {
+			if (++i == argc)
+				usage(cat_file_usage);
+			separator = argv[i];
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (arg[0] == '-')
 			usage(cat_file_usage);
 

@@ -184,18 +195,29 @@ int cmd_cat_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (!read_stdin) {
-	    if (!exp_type || !obj_name)
+	    if (!exp_type || !obj_name || separator)
 		usage(cat_file_usage);
 	    return cat_one_file(opt, exp_type, obj_name);
 	}
 
+	if (separator) {
+		strbuf_init(&sbuf, 0);
+		strbuf_addstr(&sbuf, separator);
+		strbuf_addch(&sbuf, '\n');
+	}
+
 	strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
 	while (strbuf_getline(&buf, stdin, '\n') != EOF) {
 		int error = cat_one_file(opt, exp_type, buf.buf);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
+		if (separator)
+			write_or_die(1, sbuf.buf, sbuf.len);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
+	if (separator)
+		strbuf_release(&sbuf);
+
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -99,7 +99,41 @@ $commit_size
 $tag_size"
 
 test_expect_success \
-    "Pass object hashes on stdin" \
+    "Print sizes for object hashes on stdin" \
     "test \"$sizes\" = \"$(echo "$sha1s" | git cat-file -s --stdin)\""
 
+separator="TESTSEPARATOR"
+
+separated_sizes="$hello_size
+$separator
+$tree_size
+$separator
+$commit_size
+$separator
+$tag_size
+$separator"
+
+test_expect_success \
+    "Print sizes for object hashes on stdin with --separator" \
+    "test \"$separated_sizes\" = \"$(echo "$sha1s" | git cat-file -s --stdin --separator $separator)\""
+
+sha1s="$hello_sha1
+$hello_sha1"
+
+contents="$hello_content
+$hello_content"
+
+separated_contents="$hello_content
+$separator
+$hello_content
+$separator"
+
+test_expect_success \
+    "Print objects for object hashes on stdin" \
+    "test \"$contents\" = \"$(echo "$sha1s" | git cat-file blob --stdin)\""
+
+test_expect_success \
+    "Print objects for object hashes on stdin with --separator" \
+    "test \"$separated_contents\" = \"$(echo "$sha1s" | git cat-file blob --stdin --separator $separator)\""
+
 test_done