Merge branch 'jc/prettier-pretty-note'

Emit the notes attached to the commit in "format-patch --notes"
output after three-dashes.

* jc/prettier-pretty-note:
  format-patch: add a blank line between notes and diffstat
  Doc User-Manual: Patch cover letter, three dashes, and --notes
  Doc format-patch: clarify --notes use case
  Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes option
  Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"
  Documentation: decribe format-patch --notes
  format-patch --notes: show notes after three-dashes
  format-patch: append --signature after notes
  pretty_print_commit(): do not append notes message
  pretty: prepare notes message at a centralized place
  format_note(): simplify API
  pretty: remove reencode_commit_message()

Documentation/SubmittingPatches

@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ message starts, you can put a "From: " line to name that person.
 
 You often want to add additional explanation about the patch,
 other than the commit message itself.  Place such "cover letter"
-material between the three dash lines and the diffstat.
+material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Git-notes
+can also be inserted using the `--notes` option.
 
 Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not.
 Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable.  Do not let

Documentation/git-format-patch.txt

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 		   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
 		   [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
 		   [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
-		   [--cover-letter] [--quiet]
+		   [--cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]]
 		   [<common diff options>]
 		   [ <since> | <revision range> ]
 
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 	containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat.  You can
 	fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
 
+--notes[=<ref>]::
+	Append the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) for the commit
+	after the three-dash line.
++
+The expected use case of this is to write supporting explanation for
+the commit that does not belong to the commit log message proper,
+and include it with the patch submission. While one can simply write
+these explanations after `format-patch` has run but before sending,
+keeping them as git notes allows them to be maintained between versions
+of the patch series (but see the discussion of the `notes.rewrite`
+configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
+
 --[no]-signature=<signature>::
 	Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
 	is separated from the body by a line with '-- ' on it. If the

Documentation/git-notes.txt

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
 message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
 "Notes:" for `refs/notes/commits`).
 
+Notes can also be added to patches prepared with `git format-patch` by
+using the `--notes` option. Such notes are added as a patch commentary
+after a three dash separator line.
+
 To change which notes are shown by 'git log', see the
 "notes.displayRef" configuration in linkgit:git-log[1].
 

Documentation/user-manual.txt

@@ -1787,6 +1787,13 @@ $ git format-patch origin
 will produce a numbered series of files in the current directory, one
 for each patch in the current branch but not in origin/HEAD.
 
+`git format-patch` can include an initial "cover letter". You can insert
+commentary on individual patches after the three dash line which
+`format-patch` places after the commit message but before the patch
+itself.  If you use `git notes` to track your cover letter material,
+`git format-patch --notes` will include the commit's notes in a similar
+manner.
+
 You can then import these into your mail client and send them by
 hand.  However, if you have a lot to send at once, you may prefer to
 use the linkgit:git-send-email[1] script to automate the process.

builtin/blame.c

@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ static void get_commit_info(struct commit *commit,
 			    int detailed)
 {
 	int len;
-	const char *subject;
+	const char *subject, *encoding;
 	char *reencoded, *message;
 	static char author_name[1024];
 	static char author_mail[1024];
@@ -1446,7 +1446,8 @@ static void get_commit_info(struct commit *commit,
 			die("Cannot read commit %s",
 			    sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 	}
-	reencoded = reencode_commit_message(commit, NULL);
+	encoding = get_log_output_encoding();
+	reencoded = logmsg_reencode(commit, encoding);
 	message   = reencoded ? reencoded : commit->buffer;
 	ret->author = author_name;
 	ret->author_mail = author_mail;

commit.h

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct pretty_print_context {
 	enum date_mode date_mode;
 	unsigned date_mode_explicit:1;
 	int need_8bit_cte;
-	int show_notes;
+	char *notes_message;
 	struct reflog_walk_info *reflog_info;
 	const char *output_encoding;
 };
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ extern int has_non_ascii(const char *text);
 struct rev_info; /* in revision.h, it circularly uses enum cmit_fmt */
 extern char *logmsg_reencode(const struct commit *commit,
 			     const char *output_encoding);
-extern char *reencode_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
-				     const char **encoding_p);
 extern void get_commit_format(const char *arg, struct rev_info *);
 extern const char *format_subject(struct strbuf *sb, const char *msg,
 				  const char *line_separator);

log-tree.c

@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 
 	opt->loginfo = NULL;
-	ctx.show_notes = opt->show_notes;
 	if (!opt->verbose_header) {
 		graph_show_commit(opt->graph);
 
@@ -648,6 +647,18 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	if (!commit->buffer)
 		return;
 
+	if (opt->show_notes) {
+		int raw;
+		struct strbuf notebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		raw = (opt->commit_format == CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT);
+		format_display_notes(commit->object.sha1, &notebuf,
+				     get_log_output_encoding(), raw);
+		ctx.notes_message = notebuf.len
+			? strbuf_detach(&notebuf, NULL)
+			: xcalloc(1, 1);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * And then the pretty-printed message itself
 	 */
@@ -664,6 +675,16 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 
 	if (opt->add_signoff)
 		append_signoff(&msgbuf, opt->add_signoff);
+
+	if ((ctx.fmt != CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT) &&
+	    ctx.notes_message && *ctx.notes_message) {
+		if (ctx.fmt == CMIT_FMT_EMAIL) {
+			strbuf_addstr(&msgbuf, "---\n");
+			opt->shown_dashes = 1;
+		}
+		strbuf_addstr(&msgbuf, ctx.notes_message);
+	}
+
 	if (opt->show_log_size) {
 		printf("log size %i\n", (int)msgbuf.len);
 		graph_show_oneline(opt->graph);
@@ -689,10 +710,12 @@ void show_log(struct rev_info *opt)
 	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&msgbuf);
+	free(ctx.notes_message);
 }
 
 int log_tree_diff_flush(struct rev_info *opt)
 {
+	opt->shown_dashes = 0;
 	diffcore_std(&opt->diffopt);
 
 	if (diff_queue_is_empty()) {
@@ -704,15 +727,16 @@ int log_tree_diff_flush(struct rev_info *opt)
 	}
 
 	if (opt->loginfo && !opt->no_commit_id) {
-		/* When showing a verbose header (i.e. log message),
-		 * and not in --pretty=oneline format, we would want
-		 * an extra newline between the end of log and the
-		 * output for readability.
-		 */
 		show_log(opt);
 		if ((opt->diffopt.output_format & ~DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT) &&
 		    opt->verbose_header &&
 		    opt->commit_format != CMIT_FMT_ONELINE) {
+			/*
+			 * When showing a verbose header (i.e. log message),
+			 * and not in --pretty=oneline format, we would want
+			 * an extra newline between the end of log and the
+			 * diff/diffstat output for readability.
+			 */
 			int pch = DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT | DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
 			if (opt->diffopt.output_prefix) {
 				struct strbuf *msg = NULL;
@@ -720,9 +744,20 @@ int log_tree_diff_flush(struct rev_info *opt)
 					opt->diffopt.output_prefix_data);
 				fwrite(msg->buf, msg->len, 1, stdout);
 			}
-			if ((pch & opt->diffopt.output_format) == pch) {
+
+			/*
+			 * We may have shown three-dashes line early
+			 * between notes and the log message, in which
+			 * case we only want a blank line after the
+			 * notes without (an extra) three-dashes line.
+			 * Otherwise, we show the three-dashes line if
+			 * we are showing the patch with diffstat, but
+			 * in that case, there is no extra blank line
+			 * after the three-dashes line.
+			 */
+			if (!opt->shown_dashes &&
+			    (pch & opt->diffopt.output_format) == pch)
 				printf("---");
-			}
 			putchar('\n');
 		}
 	}

notes.c

@@ -1193,10 +1193,11 @@ void free_notes(struct notes_tree *t)
  * If the given notes_tree is NULL, the internal/default notes_tree will be
  * used instead.
  *
- * 'flags' is a bitwise combination of the flags for format_display_notes.
+ * (raw != 0) gives the %N userformat; otherwise, the note message is given
+ * for human consumption.
  */
 static void format_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
-			struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int flags)
+			struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int raw)
 {
 	static const char utf8[] = "utf-8";
 	const unsigned char *sha1;
@@ -1233,7 +1234,7 @@ static void format_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
 	if (msglen && msg[msglen - 1] == '\n')
 		msglen--;
 
-	if (flags & NOTES_SHOW_HEADER) {
+	if (!raw) {
 		const char *ref = t->ref;
 		if (!ref || !strcmp(ref, GIT_NOTES_DEFAULT_REF)) {
 			strbuf_addstr(sb, "\nNotes:\n");
@@ -1249,7 +1250,7 @@ static void format_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
 	for (msg_p = msg; msg_p < msg + msglen; msg_p += linelen + 1) {
 		linelen = strchrnul(msg_p, '\n') - msg_p;
 
-		if (flags & NOTES_INDENT)
+		if (!raw)
 			strbuf_addstr(sb, "    ");
 		strbuf_add(sb, msg_p, linelen);
 		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
@@ -1259,13 +1260,13 @@ static void format_note(struct notes_tree *t, const unsigned char *object_sha1,
 }
 
 void format_display_notes(const unsigned char *object_sha1,
-			  struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int flags)
+			  struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int raw)
 {
 	int i;
 	assert(display_notes_trees);
 	for (i = 0; display_notes_trees[i]; i++)
 		format_note(display_notes_trees[i], object_sha1, sb,
-			    output_encoding, flags);
+			    output_encoding, raw);
 }
 
 int copy_note(struct notes_tree *t,

notes.h

@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ void prune_notes(struct notes_tree *t, int flags);
  */
 void free_notes(struct notes_tree *t);
 
-/* Flags controlling how notes are formatted */
-#define NOTES_SHOW_HEADER 1
-#define NOTES_INDENT 2
-
 struct string_list;
 
 struct display_notes_opt {
@@ -274,7 +270,7 @@ void init_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt);
  * You *must* call init_display_notes() before using this function.
  */
 void format_display_notes(const unsigned char *object_sha1,
-			  struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int flags);
+			  struct strbuf *sb, const char *output_encoding, int raw);
 
 /*
  * Load the notes tree from each ref listed in 'refs'.  The output is

pretty.c

@@ -1100,9 +1100,8 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, const char *placeholder,
 		}
 		return 0;	/* unknown %g placeholder */
 	case 'N':
-		if (c->pretty_ctx->show_notes) {
+		if (c->pretty_ctx->notes_message) {
-			format_display_notes(commit->object.sha1, sb,
+			strbuf_addstr(sb, c->pretty_ctx->notes_message);
-				    get_log_output_encoding(), 0);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		return 0;
@@ -1414,16 +1413,6 @@ void pp_remainder(const struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 	}
 }
 
-char *reencode_commit_message(const struct commit *commit, const char **encoding_p)
-{
-	const char *encoding;
-
-	encoding = get_log_output_encoding();
-	if (encoding_p)
-		*encoding_p = encoding;
-	return logmsg_reencode(commit, encoding);
-}
-
 void pretty_print_commit(const struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 			 const struct commit *commit,
 			 struct strbuf *sb)
@@ -1440,7 +1429,8 @@ void pretty_print_commit(const struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	reencoded = reencode_commit_message(commit, &encoding);
+	encoding = get_log_output_encoding();
+	reencoded = logmsg_reencode(commit, encoding);
 	if (reencoded) {
 		msg = reencoded;
 	}
@@ -1500,10 +1490,6 @@ void pretty_print_commit(const struct pretty_print_context *pp,
 	if (pp->fmt == CMIT_FMT_EMAIL && sb->len <= beginning_of_body)
 		strbuf_addch(sb, '\n');
 
-	if (pp->show_notes)
-		format_display_notes(commit->object.sha1, sb, encoding,
-				     NOTES_SHOW_HEADER | NOTES_INDENT);
-
 	free(reencoded);
 }
 

revision.c

@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ static int commit_match(struct commit *commit, struct rev_info *opt)
 		if (!buf.len)
 			strbuf_addstr(&buf, commit->buffer);
 		format_display_notes(commit->object.sha1, &buf,
-				     get_log_output_encoding(), 0);
+				     get_log_output_encoding(), 1);
 	}
 
 	/* Find either in the commit object, or in the temporary */

revision.h

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct rev_info {
 
 	/* Format info */
 	unsigned int	shown_one:1,
+			shown_dashes:1,
 			show_merge:1,
 			show_notes:1,
 			show_notes_given:1,

t/t4014-format-patch.sh

@@ -650,8 +650,19 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --in-reply-to' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'format-patch --signoff' '
-	git format-patch -1 --signoff --stdout |
+	git format-patch -1 --signoff --stdout >out &&
-	grep "^Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
+	grep "^Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>" out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-patch --notes --signoff' '
+	git notes --ref test add -m "test message" HEAD &&
+	git format-patch -1 --signoff --stdout --notes=test >out &&
+	# Three dashes must come after S-o-b
+	! sed "/^Signed-off-by: /q" out | grep "test message" &&
+	sed "1,/^Signed-off-by: /d" out | grep "test message" &&
+	# Notes message must come after three dashes
+	! sed "/^---$/q" out | grep "test message" &&
+	sed "1,/^---$/d" out | grep "test message"
 '
 
 echo "fatal: --name-only does not make sense" > expect.name-only