py3: convert sorting field to sysstr This is used as part of an attribute name check and needs to be native str. Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5008

py3: encode json output to bytes and use write() Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5007

absorb: prompt user to accept absorb changes by default Change the default absorb behaviour to print the changes out and then prompt the user if they want to absorb the changes or not. Providing the `-p` option still prints the result and exits. A new `-a` option is provided which applies the changes without printing them, giving the equivalent of the old behaviour. Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D4999

templatefuncs: add truncate parameter to pad Add a truncate option to pad that additionally truncates the text to the pad width if it is wider. Since color codes can cause a problem with this, when the text is truncated, the color codes are also stripped. Users of the truncate option should label the text outside the pad. Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5000

absorb: print summary of changesets affected Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D4998

absorb: use a formatter to generate output Change absorb to use a formatter to generate its output. This allows the use of templates to customize the output. Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D4997