Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH v2 0/4] A new library for plumbing output

From: Jakub Narebski <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:12:32 +0200

Dnia środa 14. kwietnia 2010 21:32, Junio C Hamano napisał:
> Jakub Narebski <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> > I don't think it is needed for either command.
> >
> > 'git blame' has --porcelain and --incremental output, which is line-based
> > and pretty much self-describing (with "header-name value" syntax for most
> > of it), and well documented.  JSON output would only add unnecessary
> > chatter and different quoting rules.
> 
> Wouldn't the exact same argument apply equally well to the output format
> of "status --porcelain", by the way?  It is line-based and pretty much
> self-describing (once you know the mnemonic but you can make an educated
> guess from previous SCM experience).

No, current "git status --porcelain" output is record-based (tabular);
the meaning is not described by header but depends on field in record,
i.e. position in line.

Self describing output of "git status --porcelain" would be

  filename <maybe-quoted filename>
  renamed-from <maybe-quoted filename>
  similarity 95%
  worktree ...
  index ...

or something like that...

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland