From: Samuel Maftoul <samuel.maftoul@xxxxxxxxx>
Add support for configuring default sort ordering for git branches. Command
line option will override this configured value, using the exact same
syntax.
Signed-off-by: Samuel Maftoul <samuel.maftoul@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/config.txt | 6 +++++
Documentation/git-branch.txt | 5 ++--
builtin/branch.c | 10 +++++++-
t/t3200-branch.sh | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index fd8d27e76..7f7a50123 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1039,6 +1039,12 @@ branch.autoSetupRebase::
branch to track another branch.
This option defaults to never.
+branch.sort::
+ This variable controls the sort ordering of branches when displayed by
+ linkgit:git-branch[1]. Without the "--sort=<value>" option provided, the
+ value of this variable will be used as the default.
+ See linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1] field names for valid values.
+
branch.<name>.remote::
When on branch <name>, it tells 'git fetch' and 'git push'
which remote to fetch from/push to. The remote to push to
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 1072ca0eb..9767b2b48 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
order of the value. You may use the --sort=<key> option
multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
key. The keys supported are the same as those in `git
- for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to sorting based on the
+ for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to the value configured for the
+ `branch.sort` variable if exists, or to sorting based on the
full refname (including `refs/...` prefix). This lists
detached HEAD (if present) first, then local branches and
- finally remote-tracking branches.
+ finally remote-tracking branches. See linkgit:git-config[1].
--points-at <object>::
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 4fc55c350..bbd006aab 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ define_list_config_array(color_branch_slots);
static int git_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
{
const char *slot_name;
+ struct ref_sorting **sorting_tail = (struct ref_sorting **)cb;
+
+ if (!strcmp(var, "branch.sort")) {
+ if (!value)
+ return config_error_nonbool(var);
+ parse_ref_sorting(sorting_tail, value);
+ return 0;
+ }
if (starts_with(var, "column."))
return git_column_config(var, value, "branch", &colopts);
@@ -653,7 +661,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
- git_config(git_branch_config, NULL);
+ git_config(git_branch_config, sorting_tail);
track = git_branch_track;
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index dbca665da..93f21ab07 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -1305,4 +1305,50 @@ test_expect_success 'tracking with unexpected .fetch refspec' '
)
'
+test_expect_success 'configured committerdate sort' '
+ git init sort &&
+ (
+ cd sort &&
+ git config branch.sort committerdate &&
+ test_commit initial &&
+ git checkout -b a &&
+ test_commit a &&
+ git checkout -b c &&
+ test_commit c &&
+ git checkout -b b &&
+ test_commit b &&
+ git branch >actual &&
+ cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+ master
+ a
+ c
+ * b
+ EOF
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'option override configured sort' '
+ (
+ cd sort &&
+ git config branch.sort committerdate &&
+ git branch --sort=refname >actual &&
+ cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+ a
+ * b
+ c
+ master
+ EOF
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'invalid sort parameter in configuration' '
+ (
+ cd sort &&
+ git config branch.sort "v:notvalid" &&
+ test_must_fail git branch
+ )
+'
+
test_done
--
2.18.0
