[PATCH v10 00/20] port branch.c to use ref-filter's printing options

@@ -95,13 +95,17 @@ refname::
 	The name of the ref (the part after $GIT_DIR/).
 	For a non-ambiguous short name of the ref append `:short`.
 	The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
-	abbreviation mode. The `lstrip=<N>` or `rstrip=<N>` option can
-	be appended to strip `<N>` slash-separated path components
-	from the left or right of the refname respectively (e.g.,
-	`%(refname:lstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `foo` and
-	`%(refname:rstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`).  if
-	`<N>` is a negative number, then only `<N>` path components
-	are left behind.
+	abbreviation mode. If `lstrip=<N>` is appended, strips `<N>`
+	slash-separated path components from the front of the refname
+	(e.g., `%(refname:lstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `foo` and
+	`%(refname:rstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`).
+	if `<N>` is a negative number, then only `<N>` path components
+	are left behind. (e.g., `%(refname:lstrip=-2)` turns
+	`refs/tags/foo` into `tags/foo` and `%(refname:rstrip=-1)`
+	turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`). When the ref does not
+	have enough components, the result becomes an empty string if
+	stripping with positive <N>, or it becomes the full refname if
+	stripping with negative <N>.  Neither is an error.

 objecttype::
 	The type of the object (`blob`, `tree`, `commit`, `tag`).

@@ -222,8 +226,8 @@ We call them "opening atoms" and sometimes denote them as %($open).

 When a scripting language specific quoting is in effect, everything
 between a top-level opening atom and its matching %(end) is evaluated
-according to the semantics of the opening atom and its result is
-quoted.
+according to the semantics of the opening atom and only its result
+from the top-level is quoted.


 EXAMPLES

@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(end).
 This prints the authorname, if present.

 ------------
-git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) %(color:red)Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
+git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
 ------------

 SEE ALSO

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ static unsigned char head_sha1[20];

 static int branch_use_color = -1;
 static char branch_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
-	"%(color:reset)",
-	"%(color:reset)",	/* PLAIN */
-	"%(color:red)",		/* REMOTE */
-	"%(color:reset)",	/* LOCAL */
-	"%(color:green)",	/* CURRENT */
-	"%(color:blue)",	/* UPSTREAM */
+	GIT_COLOR_RESET,
+	GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* PLAIN */
+	GIT_COLOR_RED,          /* REMOTE */
+	GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* LOCAL */
+	GIT_COLOR_GREEN,        /* CURRENT */
+	GIT_COLOR_BLUE,         /* UPSTREAM */
 };
 enum color_branch {
 	BRANCH_COLOR_RESET = 0,


--

@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ align::
 	quoted, but if nested then only the topmost level performs
 	quoting.
 
+if::
+	Used as %(if)...%(then)...%(end) or
+	%(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end).  If there is an atom with
+	value or string literal after the %(if) then everything after
+	the %(then) is printed, else if the %(else) atom is used, then
+	everything after %(else) is printed. We ignore space when
+	evaluating the string before %(then), this is useful when we
+	use the %(HEAD) atom which prints either "*" or " " and we
+	want to apply the 'if' condition only on the 'HEAD' ref.
+
 In addition to the above, for commit and tag objects, the header
 field names (`tree`, `parent`, `object`, `type`, and `tag`) can
 be used to specify the value in the header field.

@@ -186,6 +196,14 @@ As a special case for the date-type fields, you may specify a format for
 the date by adding `:` followed by date format name (see the
 values the `--date` option to linkgit:git-rev-list[1] takes).
 
+Some atoms like %(align) and %(if) always require a matching %(end).
+We call them "opening atoms" and sometimes denote them as %($open).
+
+When a scripting language specific quoting is in effect, everything
+between a top-level opening atom and its matching %(end) is evaluated
+according to the semantics of the opening atom and only its result
+from the top-level is quoted.
+
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------

@@ -273,6 +291,22 @@ eval=`git for-each-ref --shell --format="$fmt" \
 eval "$eval"
 ------------
 
+
+An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end).
+This prefixes the current branch with a star.
+
+------------
+git for-each-ref --format="%(if)%(HEAD)%(then)* %(else)  %(end)%(refname:short)" refs/heads/
+------------
+
+
+An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(end).
+This prints the authorname, if present.
+
+------------
+git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
+------------
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-show-ref[1]

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ struct align {
 	unsigned int width;
 };
 
+struct if_then_else {
+	unsigned int then_atom_seen : 1,
+		else_atom_seen : 1,
+		condition_satisfied : 1;
+};
+
 /*
  * An atom is a valid field atom listed below, possibly prefixed with
  * a "*" to denote deref_tag().

@@ -214,6 +220,9 @@ static struct {
 	{ "color", FIELD_STR, color_atom_parser },
 	{ "align", FIELD_STR, align_atom_parser },
 	{ "end" },
+	{ "if" },
+	{ "then" },
+	{ "else" },
 };
 
 #define REF_FORMATTING_STATE_INIT  { 0, NULL }

@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ static struct {
 struct ref_formatting_stack {
 	struct ref_formatting_stack *prev;
 	struct strbuf output;
-	void (*at_end)(struct ref_formatting_stack *stack);
+	void (*at_end)(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack);
 	void *at_end_data;
 };
 

@@ -354,13 +363,14 @@ static void pop_stack_element(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)
 	*stack = prev;
 }
 
-static void end_align_handler(struct ref_formatting_stack *stack)
+static void end_align_handler(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)
 {
-	struct align *align = (struct align *)stack->at_end_data;
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *cur = *stack;
+	struct align *align = (struct align *)cur->at_end_data;
 	struct strbuf s = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	strbuf_utf8_align(&s, align->position, align->width, stack->output.buf);
-	strbuf_swap(&stack->output, &s);
+	strbuf_utf8_align(&s, align->position, align->width, cur->output.buf);
+	strbuf_swap(&cur->output, &s);
 	strbuf_release(&s);
 }
 

@@ -374,6 +384,104 @@ static void align_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_s
 	new->at_end_data = &atomv->u.align;
 }
 
+static void if_then_else_handler(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)
+{
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *cur = *stack;
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *prev = cur->prev;
+	struct if_then_else *if_then_else = (struct if_then_else *)cur->at_end_data;
+
+	if (!if_then_else->then_atom_seen)
+		die(_("format: %%(if) atom used without a %%(then) atom"));
+
+	if (if_then_else->else_atom_seen) {
+		/*
+		 * There is an %(else) atom: we need to drop one state from the
+		 * stack, either the %(else) branch if the condition is satisfied, or
+		 * the %(then) branch if it isn't.
+		 */
+		if (if_then_else->condition_satisfied) {
+			strbuf_reset(&cur->output);
+			pop_stack_element(&cur);
+		} else {
+			strbuf_swap(&cur->output, &prev->output);
+			strbuf_reset(&cur->output);
+			pop_stack_element(&cur);
+		}
+	} else if (!if_then_else->condition_satisfied) {
+		/*
+		 * No %(else) atom: just drop the %(then) branch if the
+		 * condition is not satisfied.
+		 */
+		strbuf_reset(&cur->output);
+	}
+
+	*stack = cur;
+	free(if_then_else);
+}
+
+static void if_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_state *state)
+{
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *new;
+	struct if_then_else *if_then_else = xcalloc(sizeof(struct if_then_else), 1);
+
+	push_stack_element(&state->stack);
+	new = state->stack;
+	new->at_end = if_then_else_handler;
+	new->at_end_data = if_then_else;
+}
+
+static int is_empty(const char *s)
+{
+	while (*s != '\0') {
+		if (!isspace(*s))
+			return 0;
+		s++;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void then_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_state *state)
+{
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *cur = state->stack;
+	struct if_then_else *if_then_else = NULL;
+
+	if (cur->at_end == if_then_else_handler)
+		if_then_else = (struct if_then_else *)cur->at_end_data;
+	if (!if_then_else)
+		die(_("format: %%(then) atom used without an %%(if) atom"));
+	if (if_then_else->then_atom_seen)
+		die(_("format: %%(then) atom used more than once"));
+	if (if_then_else->else_atom_seen)
+		die(_("format: %%(then) atom used after %%(else)"));
+	if_then_else->then_atom_seen = 1;
+	/*
+	 * If there exists non-empty string between the 'if' and
+	 * 'then' atom then the 'if' condition is satisfied.
+	 */
+	if (cur->output.len && !is_empty(cur->output.buf))
+		if_then_else->condition_satisfied = 1;
+	strbuf_reset(&cur->output);
+}
+
+static void else_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_state *state)
+{
+	struct ref_formatting_stack *prev = state->stack;
+	struct if_then_else *if_then_else = NULL;
+
+	if (prev->at_end == if_then_else_handler)
+		if_then_else = (struct if_then_else *)prev->at_end_data;
+	if (!if_then_else)
+		die(_("format: %%(else) atom used without an %%(if) atom"));
+	if (!if_then_else->then_atom_seen)
+		die(_("format: %%(else) atom used without a %%(then) atom"));
+	if (if_then_else->else_atom_seen)
+		die(_("format: %%(else) atom used more than once"));
+	if_then_else->else_atom_seen = 1;
+	push_stack_element(&state->stack);
+	state->stack->at_end_data = prev->at_end_data;
+	state->stack->at_end = prev->at_end;
+}
+
 static void end_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_state *state)
 {
 	struct ref_formatting_stack *current = state->stack;

@@ -381,14 +489,17 @@ static void end_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_sta
 
 	if (!current->at_end)
 		die(_("format: %%(end) atom used without corresponding atom"));
-	current->at_end(current);
+	current->at_end(&state->stack);
+
+	/*  Stack may have been popped within at_end(), hence reset the current pointer */
+	current = state->stack;
 
 	/*
 	 * Perform quote formatting when the stack element is that of
 	 * a supporting atom. If nested then perform quote formatting
 	 * only on the topmost supporting atom.
 	 */
-	if (!state->stack->prev->prev) {
+	if (!current->prev->prev) {
 		quote_formatting(&s, current->output.buf, state->quote_style);
 		strbuf_swap(&current->output, &s);
 	}

@@ -1049,6 +1160,15 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 		} else if (!strcmp(name, "end")) {
 			v->handler = end_atom_handler;
 			continue;
+		} else if (!strcmp(name, "if")) {
+			v->handler = if_atom_handler;
+			continue;
+		} else if (!strcmp(name, "then")) {
+			v->handler = then_atom_handler;
+			continue;
+		} else if (!strcmp(name, "else")) {
+			v->handler = else_atom_handler;
+			continue;
 		} else
 			continue;
 

@@ -327,4 +327,80 @@ test_expect_success 'reverse version sort' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'improper usage of %(if), %(then), %(else) and %(end) atoms' '
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(then) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(else) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(else) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(then) %(then) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(then) %(else) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(else) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(then) %(else)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(else) %(then) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(then) %(else) %(else) %(end)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(if) %(end)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'check %(if)...%(then)...%(end) atoms' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Author: %(authorname)%(end)" >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	refs/heads/master Author: A U Thor
+	refs/heads/side Author: A U Thor
+	refs/odd/spot Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/annotated-tag
+	refs/tags/doubly-annotated-tag
+	refs/tags/doubly-signed-tag
+	refs/tags/foo1.10 Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/foo1.3 Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/foo1.6 Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/four Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/one Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/signed-tag
+	refs/tags/three Author: A U Thor
+	refs/tags/two Author: A U Thor
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'check %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end) atoms' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(if)%(authorname)%(then)%(authorname)%(else)No author%(end): %(refname)" >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	A U Thor: refs/heads/master
+	A U Thor: refs/heads/side
+	A U Thor: refs/odd/spot
+	No author: refs/tags/annotated-tag
+	No author: refs/tags/doubly-annotated-tag
+	No author: refs/tags/doubly-signed-tag
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/foo1.10
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/foo1.3
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/foo1.6
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/four
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/one
+	No author: refs/tags/signed-tag
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/three
+	A U Thor: refs/tags/two
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+test_expect_success 'ignore spaces in %(if) atom usage' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(refname:short): %(if)%(HEAD)%(then)Head ref%(else)Not Head ref%(end)" >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	master: Head ref
+	side: Not Head ref
+	odd/spot: Not Head ref
+	annotated-tag: Not Head ref
+	doubly-annotated-tag: Not Head ref
+	doubly-signed-tag: Not Head ref
+	foo1.10: Not Head ref
+	foo1.3: Not Head ref
+	foo1.6: Not Head ref
+	four: Not Head ref
+	one: Not Head ref
+	signed-tag: Not Head ref
+	three: Not Head ref
+	two: Not Head ref
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ if::
 	evaluating the string before %(then), this is useful when we
 	use the %(HEAD) atom which prints either "*" or " " and we
 	want to apply the 'if' condition only on the 'HEAD' ref.
+	Append ":equals=<string>" or ":notequals=<string>" to compare
+	the value between the %(if:...) and %(then) atoms with the
+	given string.
 
 In addition to the above, for commit and tag objects, the header
 field names (`tree`, `parent`, `object`, `type`, and `tag`) can

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "trailer.h"
 
 typedef enum { FIELD_STR, FIELD_ULONG, FIELD_TIME } cmp_type;
+typedef enum { COMPARE_EQUAL, COMPARE_UNEQUAL, COMPARE_NONE } cmp_status;
 
 struct align {
 	align_type position;

@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ struct align {
 };
 
 struct if_then_else {
+	cmp_status cmp_status;
+	const char *str;
 	unsigned int then_atom_seen : 1,
 		else_atom_seen : 1,
 		condition_satisfied : 1;

@@ -50,6 +53,10 @@ static struct used_atom {
 			enum { C_BARE, C_BODY, C_BODY_DEP, C_LINES, C_SIG, C_SUB, C_TRAILERS } option;
 			unsigned int nlines;
 		} contents;
+		struct {
+			cmp_status cmp_status;
+			const char *str;
+		} if_then_else;
 		enum { O_FULL, O_SHORT } objectname;
 	} u;
 } *used_atom;

@@ -179,6 +186,21 @@ static void align_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)
 	string_list_clear(&params, 0);
 }
 
+static void if_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)
+{
+	if (!arg) {
+		atom->u.if_then_else.cmp_status = COMPARE_NONE;
+		return;
+	} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "equals=", &atom->u.if_then_else.str)) {
+		atom->u.if_then_else.cmp_status = COMPARE_EQUAL;
+	} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "notequals=", &atom->u.if_then_else.str)) {
+		atom->u.if_then_else.cmp_status = COMPARE_UNEQUAL;
+	} else {
+		die(_("unrecognized %%(if) argument: %s"), arg);
+	}
+}
+
+
 static struct {
 	const char *name;
 	cmp_type cmp_type;

@@ -220,7 +242,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ "color", FIELD_STR, color_atom_parser },
 	{ "align", FIELD_STR, align_atom_parser },
 	{ "end" },
-	{ "if" },
+	{ "if", FIELD_STR, if_atom_parser },
 	{ "then" },
 	{ "else" },
 };

@@ -422,6 +444,9 @@ static void if_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_stat
 	struct ref_formatting_stack *new;
 	struct if_then_else *if_then_else = xcalloc(sizeof(struct if_then_else), 1);
 
+	if_then_else->str = atomv->atom->u.if_then_else.str;
+	if_then_else->cmp_status = atomv->atom->u.if_then_else.cmp_status;
+
 	push_stack_element(&state->stack);
 	new = state->stack;
 	new->at_end = if_then_else_handler;

@@ -453,10 +478,17 @@ static void then_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_st
 		die(_("format: %%(then) atom used after %%(else)"));
 	if_then_else->then_atom_seen = 1;
 	/*
-	 * If there exists non-empty string between the 'if' and
-	 * 'then' atom then the 'if' condition is satisfied.
+	 * If the 'equals' or 'notequals' attribute is used then
+	 * perform the required comparison. If not, only non-empty
+	 * strings satisfy the 'if' condition.
 	 */
-	if (cur->output.len && !is_empty(cur->output.buf))
+	if (if_then_else->cmp_status == COMPARE_EQUAL) {
+		if (!strcmp(if_then_else->str, cur->output.buf))
+			if_then_else->condition_satisfied = 1;
+	} else 	if (if_then_else->cmp_status == COMPARE_UNEQUAL) {
+		if (strcmp(if_then_else->str, cur->output.buf))
+			if_then_else->condition_satisfied = 1;
+	} else if (cur->output.len && !is_empty(cur->output.buf))
 		if_then_else->condition_satisfied = 1;
 	strbuf_reset(&cur->output);
 }

@@ -1158,7 +1190,11 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 		} else if (!strcmp(name, "end")) {
 			v->handler = end_atom_handler;
 			continue;
-		} else if (!strcmp(name, "if")) {
+		} else if (starts_with(name, "if")) {
+			const char *s;
+
+			if (skip_prefix(name, "if:", &s))
+				v->s = xstrdup(s);
 			v->handler = if_atom_handler;
 			continue;
 		} else if (!strcmp(name, "then")) {

@@ -403,4 +403,22 @@ test_expect_success 'ignore spaces in %(if) atom usage' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'check %(if:equals=<string>)' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(if:equals=master)%(refname:short)%(then)Found master%(else)Not master%(end)" refs/heads/ >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	Found master
+	Not master
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'check %(if:notequals=<string>)' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="%(if:notequals=master)%(refname:short)%(then)Not master%(else)Found master%(end)" refs/heads/ >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	Found master
+	Not master
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ objectsize::
 objectname::
 	The object name (aka SHA-1).
 	For a non-ambiguous abbreviation of the object name append `:short`.
+	For an abbreviation of the object name with desired length append
+	`:short=<length>`, where the minimum length is MINIMUM_ABBREV. The
+	length may be exceeded to ensure unique object names.
 
 upstream::
 	The name of a local ref which can be considered ``upstream''

@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ static struct used_atom {
 			cmp_status cmp_status;
 			const char *str;
 		} if_then_else;
-		enum { O_FULL, O_SHORT } objectname;
+		struct {
+			enum { O_FULL, O_LENGTH, O_SHORT } option;
+			unsigned int length;
+		} objectname;
 	} u;
 } *used_atom;
 static int used_atom_cnt, need_tagged, need_symref;

@@ -129,10 +132,17 @@ static void contents_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)
 static void objectname_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)
 {
 	if (!arg)
-		atom->u.objectname = O_FULL;
+		atom->u.objectname.option = O_FULL;
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "short"))
-		atom->u.objectname = O_SHORT;
-	else
+		atom->u.objectname.option = O_SHORT;
+	else if (skip_prefix(arg, "short=", &arg)) {
+		atom->u.objectname.option = O_LENGTH;
+		if (strtoul_ui(arg, 10, &atom->u.objectname.length) ||
+		    atom->u.objectname.length == 0)
+			die(_("positive value expected objectname:short=%s"), arg);
+		if (atom->u.objectname.length < MINIMUM_ABBREV)
+			atom->u.objectname.length = MINIMUM_ABBREV;
+	} else
 		die(_("unrecognized %%(objectname) argument: %s"), arg);
 }
 

@@ -606,12 +616,15 @@ static int grab_objectname(const char *name, const unsigned char *sha1,
 			   struct atom_value *v, struct used_atom *atom)
 {
 	if (starts_with(name, "objectname")) {
-		if (atom->u.objectname == O_SHORT) {
+		if (atom->u.objectname.option == O_SHORT) {
 			v->s = xstrdup(find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 			return 1;
-		} else if (atom->u.objectname == O_FULL) {
+		} else if (atom->u.objectname.option == O_FULL) {
 			v->s = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 			return 1;
+		} else if (atom->u.objectname.option == O_LENGTH) {
+			v->s = xstrdup(find_unique_abbrev(sha1, atom->u.objectname.length));
+			return 1;
 		} else
 			die("BUG: unknown %%(objectname) option");
 	}

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ test_atom head objecttype commit
 test_atom head objectsize 171
 test_atom head objectname $(git rev-parse refs/heads/master)
 test_atom head objectname:short $(git rev-parse --short refs/heads/master)
+test_atom head objectname:short=1 $(git rev-parse --short=1 refs/heads/master)
+test_atom head objectname:short=10 $(git rev-parse --short=10 refs/heads/master)
 test_atom head tree $(git rev-parse refs/heads/master^{tree})
 test_atom head parent ''
 test_atom head numparent 0

@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ test_atom tag objecttype tag
 test_atom tag objectsize 154
 test_atom tag objectname $(git rev-parse refs/tags/testtag)
 test_atom tag objectname:short $(git rev-parse --short refs/tags/testtag)
+test_atom head objectname:short=1 $(git rev-parse --short=1 refs/heads/master)
+test_atom head objectname:short=10 $(git rev-parse --short=10 refs/heads/master)
 test_atom tag tree ''
 test_atom tag parent ''
 test_atom tag numparent ''

@@ -164,6 +168,12 @@ test_expect_success 'Check invalid format specifiers are errors' '
 	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(authordate:INVALID)" refs/heads
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'arguments to %(objectname:short=) must be positive integers' '
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(objectname:short=0)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(objectname:short=-1)" &&
+	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(objectname:short=foo)"
+'
+
 test_date () {
 	f=$1 &&
 	committer_date=$2 &&

@@ -241,11 +241,9 @@ struct ref_formatting_state {
 
 struct atom_value {
 	const char *s;
-	union {
-		struct align align;
-	} u;
 	void (*handler)(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_state *state);
 	unsigned long ul; /* used for sorting when not FIELD_STR */
+	struct used_atom *atom;
 };
 
 /*

@@ -381,7 +379,7 @@ static void align_atom_handler(struct atom_value *atomv, struct ref_formatting_s
 	push_stack_element(&state->stack);
 	new = state->stack;
 	new->at_end = end_align_handler;
-	new->at_end_data = &atomv->u.align;
+	new->at_end_data = &atomv->atom->u.align;
 }
 
 static void if_then_else_handler(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)

@@ -1090,6 +1088,7 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 		struct branch *branch = NULL;
 
 		v->handler = append_atom;
+		v->atom = atom;
 
 		if (*name == '*') {
 			deref = 1;

@@ -1154,7 +1153,6 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 				v->s = " ";
 			continue;
 		} else if (starts_with(name, "align")) {
-			v->u.align = atom->u.align;
 			v->handler = align_atom_handler;
 			continue;
 		} else if (!strcmp(name, "end")) {

@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ upstream::
 	"[ahead N, behind M]" and `:trackshort` to show the terse
 	version: ">" (ahead), "<" (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind),
 	or "=" (in sync).  Has no effect if the ref does not have
-	tracking information associated with it.
+	tracking information associated with it. `:track` also prints
+	"[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is encountered.
 
 push::
 	The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}` location

@@ -1073,8 +1073,10 @@ static void fill_remote_ref_details(struct used_atom *atom, const char *refname,
 		*s = shorten_unambiguous_ref(refname, warn_ambiguous_refs);
 	else if (atom->u.remote_ref == RR_TRACK) {
 		if (stat_tracking_info(branch, &num_ours,
-				       &num_theirs, NULL))
+				       &num_theirs, NULL)) {
+			*s = "[gone]";
 			return;
+		}
 
 		if (!num_ours && !num_theirs)
 			*s = "";

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Check that :track[short] cannot be used with other atoms' '
 
 test_expect_success 'Check that :track[short] works when upstream is invalid' '
 	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
-
+	[gone]
 
 	EOF
 	test_when_finished "git config branch.master.merge refs/heads/master" &&

@@ -1833,10 +1833,10 @@ static void append_literal(const char *cp, const char *ep, struct ref_formatting
 	}
 }
 
-void show_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format, int quote_style)
+void format_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format,
+			   int quote_style, struct strbuf *final_buf)
 {
 	const char *cp, *sp, *ep;
-	struct strbuf *final_buf;
 	struct ref_formatting_state state = REF_FORMATTING_STATE_INIT;
 
 	state.quote_style = quote_style;

@@ -1866,9 +1866,17 @@ void show_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format, int qu
 	}
 	if (state.stack->prev)
 		die(_("format: %%(end) atom missing"));
-	final_buf = &state.stack->output;
-	fwrite(final_buf->buf, 1, final_buf->len, stdout);
+	strbuf_addbuf(final_buf, &state.stack->output);
 	pop_stack_element(&state.stack);
+}
+
+void show_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format, int quote_style)
+{
+	struct strbuf final_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	format_ref_array_item(info, format, quote_style, &final_buf);
+	fwrite(final_buf.buf, 1, final_buf.len, stdout);
+	strbuf_release(&final_buf);
 	putchar('\n');
 }
 

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ int parse_ref_filter_atom(const char *atom, const char *ep);
 int verify_ref_format(const char *format);
 /*  Sort the given ref_array as per the ref_sorting provided */
 void ref_array_sort(struct ref_sorting *sort, struct ref_array *array);
+/*  Based on the given format and quote_style, fill the strbuf */
+void format_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format,
+			   int quote_style, struct strbuf *final_buf);
 /*  Print the ref using the given format and quote_style */
 void show_ref_array_item(struct ref_array_item *info, const char *format, int quote_style);
 /*  Callback function for parsing the sort option */

@@ -364,39 +364,6 @@ static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_array_item *item,
 	strbuf_release(&subject);
 }
 
-static char *get_head_description(void)
-{
-	struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct wt_status_state state;
-	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-	wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
-	if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
-	    state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
-		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
-			    state.branch);
-	else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
-		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
-			    state.branch);
-	else if (state.detached_from) {
-		if (state.detached_at)
-			/* TRANSLATORS: make sure this matches
-			   "HEAD detached at " in wt-status.c */
-			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
-				state.detached_from);
-		else
-			/* TRANSLATORS: make sure this matches
-			   "HEAD detached from " in wt-status.c */
-			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
-				state.detached_from);
-	}
-	else
-		strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
-	free(state.branch);
-	free(state.onto);
-	free(state.detached_from);
-	return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
-}
-
 static void format_and_print_ref_item(struct ref_array_item *item, int maxwidth,
 				      struct ref_filter *filter, const char *remote_prefix)
 {

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "trailer.h"
+#include "wt-status.h"
 
 typedef enum { FIELD_STR, FIELD_ULONG, FIELD_TIME } cmp_type;
 typedef enum { COMPARE_EQUAL, COMPARE_UNEQUAL, COMPARE_NONE } cmp_status;

@@ -1101,6 +1102,37 @@ static void fill_remote_ref_details(struct used_atom *atom, const char *refname,
 		*s = refname;
 }
 
+char *get_head_description(void)
+{
+	struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct wt_status_state state;
+	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
+	wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
+	if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
+	    state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
+		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
+			    state.branch);
+	else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
+		strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
+			    state.branch);
+	else if (state.detached_from) {
+		/* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
+		   and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
+		if (state.detached_at)
+			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
+				state.detached_from);
+		else
+			strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
+				state.detached_from);
+	}
+	else
+		strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
+	free(state.branch);
+	free(state.onto);
+	free(state.detached_from);
+	return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Parse the object referred by ref, and grab needed value.
  */

@@ -1140,9 +1172,11 @@ static void populate_value(struct ref_array_item *ref)
 			name++;
 		}
 
-		if (starts_with(name, "refname"))
+		if (starts_with(name, "refname")) {
 			refname = ref->refname;
-		else if (starts_with(name, "symref"))
+			if (ref->kind & FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD)
+				refname = get_head_description();
+		} else if (starts_with(name, "symref"))
 			refname = ref->symref ? ref->symref : "";
 		else if (starts_with(name, "upstream")) {
 			const char *branch_name;

@@ -108,5 +108,7 @@ int parse_opt_ref_sorting(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 struct ref_sorting *ref_default_sorting(void);
 /*  Function to parse --merged and --no-merged options */
 int parse_opt_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
+/*  Get the current HEAD's description */
+char *get_head_description(void);
 
 #endif /*  REF_FILTER_H  */

@@ -120,9 +120,13 @@ upstream::
 	`refname` above.  Additionally respects `:track` to show
 	"[ahead N, behind M]" and `:trackshort` to show the terse
 	version: ">" (ahead), "<" (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind),
-	or "=" (in sync).  Has no effect if the ref does not have
-	tracking information associated with it. `:track` also prints
-	"[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is encountered.
+	or "=" (in sync). `:track` also prints "[gone]" whenever
+	unknown upstream ref is encountered. Append `:track,nobracket`
+	to show tracking information without brackets (i.e "ahead N,
+	behind M").  Has no effect if the ref does not have tracking
+	information associated with it.  All the options apart from
+	`nobracket` are mutually exclusive, but if used together the
+	last option is selected.
 
 push::
 	The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}` location

@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ static struct used_atom {
 	union {
 		char color[COLOR_MAXLEN];
 		struct align align;
-		enum { RR_NORMAL, RR_SHORTEN, RR_TRACK, RR_TRACKSHORT }
-			remote_ref;
+		struct {
+			enum { RR_NORMAL, RR_SHORTEN, RR_TRACK, RR_TRACKSHORT } option;
+			unsigned int nobracket : 1;
+		} remote_ref;
 		struct {
 			enum { C_BARE, C_BODY, C_BODY_DEP, C_LINES, C_SIG, C_SUB, C_TRAILERS } option;
 			unsigned int nlines;

@@ -77,16 +79,33 @@ static void color_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *color_value)
 
 static void remote_ref_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)
 {
-	if (!arg)
-		atom->u.remote_ref = RR_NORMAL;
-	else if (!strcmp(arg, "short"))
-		atom->u.remote_ref = RR_SHORTEN;
-	else if (!strcmp(arg, "track"))
-		atom->u.remote_ref = RR_TRACK;
-	else if (!strcmp(arg, "trackshort"))
-		atom->u.remote_ref = RR_TRACKSHORT;
-	else
-		die(_("unrecognized format: %%(%s)"), atom->name);
+	struct string_list params = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!arg) {
+		atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_NORMAL;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	atom->u.remote_ref.nobracket = 0;
+	string_list_split(&params, arg, ',', -1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < params.nr; i++) {
+		const char *s = params.items[i].string;
+
+		if (!strcmp(s, "short"))
+			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_SHORTEN;
+		else if (!strcmp(s, "track"))
+			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_TRACK;
+		else if (!strcmp(s, "trackshort"))
+			atom->u.remote_ref.option = RR_TRACKSHORT;
+		else if (!strcmp(s, "nobracket"))
+			atom->u.remote_ref.nobracket = 1;
+		else
+			die(_("unrecognized format: %%(%s)"), atom->name);
+	}
+
+	string_list_clear(&params, 0);
 }
 
 static void body_atom_parser(struct used_atom *atom, const char *arg)

@@ -1069,25 +1088,27 @@ static void fill_remote_ref_details(struct used_atom *atom, const char *refname,
 				    struct branch *branch, const char **s)
 {
 	int num_ours, num_theirs;
-	if (atom->u.remote_ref == RR_SHORTEN)
+	if (atom->u.remote_ref.option == RR_SHORTEN)
 		*s = shorten_unambiguous_ref(refname, warn_ambiguous_refs);
-	else if (atom->u.remote_ref == RR_TRACK) {
+	else if (atom->u.remote_ref.option == RR_TRACK) {
 		if (stat_tracking_info(branch, &num_ours,
 				       &num_theirs, NULL)) {
-			*s = "[gone]";
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (!num_ours && !num_theirs)
+			*s = xstrdup("gone");
+		} else if (!num_ours && !num_theirs)
 			*s = "";
 		else if (!num_ours)
-			*s = xstrfmt("[behind %d]", num_theirs);
+			*s = xstrfmt("behind %d", num_theirs);
 		else if (!num_theirs)
-			*s = xstrfmt("[ahead %d]", num_ours);
+			*s = xstrfmt("ahead %d", num_ours);
 		else
-			*s = xstrfmt("[ahead %d, behind %d]",
+			*s = xstrfmt("ahead %d, behind %d",
 				     num_ours, num_theirs);
-	} else if (atom->u.remote_ref == RR_TRACKSHORT) {
+		if (!atom->u.remote_ref.nobracket && *s[0]) {
+			const char *to_free = *s;
+			*s = xstrfmt("[%s]", *s);
+			free((void *)to_free);
+		}
+	} else if (atom->u.remote_ref.option == RR_TRACKSHORT) {
 		if (stat_tracking_info(branch, &num_ours,
 				       &num_theirs, NULL))
 			return;

@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup for upstream:track[short]' '
 
 test_atom head upstream:track '[ahead 1]'
 test_atom head upstream:trackshort '>'
+test_atom head upstream:track,nobracket 'ahead 1'
+test_atom head upstream:nobracket,track 'ahead 1'
 test_atom head push:track '[ahead 1]'
 test_atom head push:trackshort '>'
 

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ struct if_then_else {
 		condition_satisfied : 1;
 };
 
+struct refname_atom {
+	enum { R_NORMAL, R_SHORT, R_STRIP } option;
+	unsigned int strip;
+};
+
 /*
  * An atom is a valid field atom listed below, possibly prefixed with
  * a "*" to denote deref_tag().