add 'commit_order' option for margin popup

README.md

@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ neogit.setup {
   -- Flag description: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch#Documentation/git-branch.txt---sortltkeygt
   -- Sorting keys: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-for-each-ref#_options
   sort_branches = "-committerdate",
+  -- Value passed to the `--<commit_order>-order` flag of the `git log` command
+  -- Determines how commits are traversed and displayed in the log / graph:
+  --   "topo"         topological order (parents always before children, good for graphs, slower on large repos)
+  --   "date"         chronological order by commit date
+  --   "author-date"  chronological order by author date
+  --   ""             disable explicit ordering (fastest, recommended for very large repos)
+  commit_order = "topo"
   -- Default for new branch name prompts
   initial_branch_name = "",
   -- Change the default way of opening neogit

doc/neogit.txt

@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ to Neovim users.
     -- Flag description: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch#Documentation/git-branch.txt---sortltkeygt
     -- Sorting keys: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-for-each-ref#_options
     sort_branches = "-committerdate",
+    -- Value passed to the `--<commit_order>-order` flag of the `git log` command
+    -- Determines how commits are traversed and displayed in the log / graph:
+    --   "topo"         topological order (parents always before children, good for graphs, slower on large repos)
+    --   "date"         chronological order by commit date
+    --   "author-date"  chronological order by author date
+    --   ""             disable explicit ordering (fastest, recommended for very large repos)
+    commit_order = "topo"
     -- Default for new branch name prompts
     initial_branch_name = "",
     -- Change the default way of opening neogit

lua/neogit/config.lua

@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ end
 ---| "ascii"
 ---| "unicode"
 ---| "kitty"
+---
+---@alias NeogitCommitOrder
+---| ""
+---| "topo"
+---| "author-date"
+---| "date"
 
 ---@class NeogitConfigStatusOptions
 ---@field recent_commit_count? integer The number of recent commits to display
@@ -346,6 +352,7 @@ end
 ---@field use_per_project_settings? boolean Scope persisted settings on a per-project basis
 ---@field remember_settings? boolean Whether neogit should persist flags from popups, e.g. git push flags
 ---@field sort_branches? string Value used for `--sort` for the `git branch` command
+---@field commit_order? NeogitCommitOrder Value used for `--<commit_order>-order` for the `git log` command
 ---@field initial_branch_name? string Default for new branch name prompts
 ---@field kind? WindowKind The default type of window neogit should open in
 ---@field floating? NeogitConfigFloating The floating window style
@@ -408,6 +415,7 @@ function M.get_default_values()
     remember_settings = true,
     fetch_after_checkout = false,
     sort_branches = "-committerdate",
+    commit_order = "topo",
     kind = "tab",
     floating = {
       relative = "editor",

lua/neogit/lib/git/log.lua

@@ -425,13 +425,17 @@ function M.register(meta)
     repo_state.recent = { items = {} }
 
     local count = config.values.status.recent_commit_count
-    local order = state.get({ "NeogitMarginPopup", "-order" }, "topo")
+    local order = state.get({ "NeogitMarginPopup", "-order" }, config.values.commit_order)
 
     if count > 0 then
-      repo_state.recent.items = util.filter_map(
-        M.list({ "--max-count=" .. tostring(count), "--" .. order .. "-order" }, {}, {}, true),
-        M.present_commit
-      )
+      local args = { "--max-count=" .. tostring(count) }
+      local graph = nil
+      if order and order ~= "" then
+        table.insert(args, "--" .. order .. "-order")
+        graph = {}
+      end
+
+      repo_state.recent.items = util.filter_map(M.list(args, graph, {}, false), M.present_commit)
     end
   end
 end

lua/neogit/popups/margin/init.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local popup = require("neogit.lib.popup")
--- local config = require("neogit.config")
+local config = require("neogit.config")
 local actions = require("neogit.popups.margin.actions")
 
 local M = {}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function M.create(env)
     -- :option("n", "max-count", "256", "Limit number of commits", { default = "256", key_prefix = "-" })
     :switch(
       "o",
-      "topo",
+      config.values.commit_order,
       "Order commits by",
       {
         cli_suffix = "-order",