tests/test-show.t

show: config option to register aliases for views

As part of using `hg show` in my daily workflow, I've found it slightly
annoying to have to type full view names, complete with a space. I've
locally registered an alias for "swork = show work."

I think others will have this same complaint and could benefit from
some automation to streamline the creation of aliases. So, this
commit introduces a config option that allows `hg show` views to be
automatically aliased using a given prefix. e.g. a value of "s"
will automatically register "swork" and "sbookmarks." Multiple
values can be given for ultimate flexibility. This arguably isn't
needed now. But since we don't register aliases if there will be
a collision and we're bound to have a collision, it makes sense to
allow multiple prefixes so specific views can avoid collisions by
using different prefixes.

  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH << EOF
  > [extensions]
  > show =
  > EOF

No arguments shows available views

  $ hg init empty
  $ cd empty
  $ hg show
  available views:
  
  bookmarks -- bookmarks and their associated changeset
  work -- changesets that aren't finished
  
  abort: no view requested
  (use "hg show VIEW" to choose a view)
  [255]

`hg help show` prints available views

  $ hg help show
  hg show VIEW
  
  show various repository information
  
      A requested view of repository data is displayed.
  
      If no view is requested, the list of available views is shown and the
      command aborts.
  
      Note:
         There are no backwards compatibility guarantees for the output of this
         command. Output may change in any future Mercurial release.
  
         Consumers wanting stable command output should specify a template via
         "-T/--template".
  
      List of available views:
  
      bookmarks   bookmarks and their associated changeset
  
      work        changesets that aren't finished
  
  (use 'hg help -e show' to show help for the show extension)
  
  options:
  
   -T --template TEMPLATE display with template
  
  (some details hidden, use --verbose to show complete help)

Unknown view prints error

  $ hg show badview
  abort: unknown view: badview
  (run "hg show" to see available views)
  [255]

HGPLAIN results in abort

  $ HGPLAIN=1 hg show bookmarks
  abort: must specify a template in plain mode
  (invoke with -T/--template to control output format)
  [255]

But not if a template is specified

  $ HGPLAIN=1 hg show bookmarks -T '{bookmark}\n'
  (no bookmarks set)

  $ cd ..

bookmarks view with no bookmarks prints empty message

  $ hg init books
  $ cd books
  $ touch f0
  $ hg -q commit -A -m initial

  $ hg show bookmarks
  (no bookmarks set)

bookmarks view shows bookmarks in an aligned table

  $ echo book1 > f0
  $ hg commit -m 'commit for book1'
  $ echo book2 > f0
  $ hg commit -m 'commit for book2'

  $ hg bookmark -r 1 book1
  $ hg bookmark a-longer-bookmark

  $ hg show bookmarks
  * a-longer-bookmark    7b570
    book1                b757f

A custom bookmarks template works

  $ hg show bookmarks -T '{node} {bookmark} {active}\n'
  7b5709ab64cbc34da9b4367b64afff47f2c4ee83 a-longer-bookmark True
  b757f780b8ffd71267c6ccb32e0882d9d32a8cc0 book1 False

bookmarks JSON works

  $ hg show bookmarks -T json
  [
   {
    "active": true,
    "bookmark": "a-longer-bookmark",
    "longestbookmarklen": 17,
    "node": "7b5709ab64cbc34da9b4367b64afff47f2c4ee83"
   },
   {
    "active": false,
    "bookmark": "book1",
    "longestbookmarklen": 17,
    "node": "b757f780b8ffd71267c6ccb32e0882d9d32a8cc0"
   }
  ]

JSON works with no bookmarks

  $ hg book -d a-longer-bookmark
  $ hg book -d book1
  $ hg show bookmarks -T json
  [
  ]

commands.show.aliasprefix aliases values to `show <view>`

  $ hg --config commands.show.aliasprefix=s sbookmarks
  (no bookmarks set)

  $ hg --config commands.show.aliasprefix=sh shwork
  @  7b570 commit for book2
  o  b757f commit for book1
  o  ba592 initial

  $ hg --config commands.show.aliasprefix='s sh' swork
  @  7b570 commit for book2
  o  b757f commit for book1
  o  ba592 initial

  $ hg --config commands.show.aliasprefix='s sh' shwork
  @  7b570 commit for book2
  o  b757f commit for book1
  o  ba592 initial

The aliases don't appear in `hg config`

  $ hg --config commands.show.aliasprefix=s config alias
  [1]

Doesn't overwrite existing alias

  $ hg --config alias.swork='log -r .' --config commands.show.aliasprefix=s swork
  changeset:   2:7b5709ab64cb
  tag:         tip
  user:        test
  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
  summary:     commit for book2
  

  $ hg --config alias.swork='log -r .' --config commands.show.aliasprefix=s config alias
  alias.swork=log -r .

  $ cd ..