Adds ref range input into history/log git command

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Adds ability to enter reference ranges (e.g. `main...release/1.0`) to the _Git Command Palette_'s _history_ command
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixes [#1148](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1148) - Follow renames on File History cannot load more history

src/commands/git/log.ts

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export class LogGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 					placeholder: 'Choose a branch or tag to show its commit history',
 					picked: context.selectedBranchOrTag?.ref,
 					value: context.selectedBranchOrTag == null ? state.reference?.ref : undefined,
+					ranges: true,
 				});
 				if (result === StepResult.Break) {
 					// If we skipped the previous step, make sure we back up past it

src/commands/quickCommand.steps.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {
 	OpenChangedFilesCommandQuickPickItem,
 	OpenRemoteResourceCommandQuickPickItem,
 	ReferencesQuickPickItem,
+	RefQuickPickItem,
 	RepositoryQuickPickItem,
 	RevealInSideBarQuickPickItem,
 	SearchForCommitQuickPickItem,
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ export async function getBranchesAndOrTags(
 	]);
 }
 
-export function getValidateGitReferenceFn(repos: Repository | Repository[]) {
+export function getValidateGitReferenceFn(repos: Repository | Repository[], options?: { ranges?: boolean }) {
 	return async (quickpick: QuickPick<any>, value: string) => {
 		let inRefMode = false;
 		if (value.startsWith('#')) {
@@ -269,6 +270,13 @@ export function getValidateGitReferenceFn(repos: Repository | Repository[]) {
 			repos = repos[0];
 		}
 
+		if (inRefMode && options?.ranges && GitRevision.isRange(value)) {
+			quickpick.items = [
+				RefQuickPickItem.create(value, repos.path, true, { alwaysShow: true, ref: false, icon: false }),
+			];
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		if (!(await Container.git.validateReference(repos.path, value))) {
 			if (inRefMode) {
 				quickpick.items = [
@@ -510,13 +518,15 @@ export async function* pickBranchOrTagStep<
 		titleContext,
 		value,
 		additionalButtons,
+		ranges,
 	}: {
 		filter?: { branches?: (b: GitBranch) => boolean; tags?: (t: GitTag) => boolean };
 		picked: string | string[] | undefined;
 		placeholder: string | ((context: Context) => string);
 		titleContext?: string;
 		value: string | undefined;
 		additionalButtons?: QuickInputButton[];
+		ranges?: boolean;
 	},
 ): StepResultGenerator<GitReference> {
 	context.showTags = true;
@@ -606,7 +616,7 @@ export async function* pickBranchOrTagStep<
 				void GitActions.Commit.reveal(item, { select: true, focus: false, expand: true });
 			}
 		},
-		onValidateValue: getValidateGitReferenceFn(state.repo),
+		onValidateValue: getValidateGitReferenceFn(state.repo, { ranges: ranges }),
 	});
 	const selection: StepSelection<typeof step> = yield step;
 	return QuickCommand.canPickStepContinue(step, state, selection) ? selection[0].item : StepResult.Break;

src/quickpicks/gitQuickPickItems.ts

@@ -273,6 +273,19 @@ export namespace RefQuickPickItem {
 
 		const gitRef = GitReference.create(ref, repoPath);
 
+		if (GitRevision.isRange(ref)) {
+			return {
+				label: `Range ${gitRef.name}`,
+				description: '',
+				alwaysShow: options.alwaysShow,
+				picked: picked,
+				item: gitRef,
+				current: false,
+				ref: ref,
+				remote: false,
+			};
+		}
+
 		const item: RefQuickPickItem = {
 			label: `Commit ${gitRef.name}`,
 			description: options.ref ? `$(git-commit) ${ref}` : '',