Add some more useful git aliases

- Set autosquash on - Add a bunch of useful aliases for log output and diffing the index
vmware-archive · Mar 19, 2013 · e84f9e3 · e84f9e3
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diff --git a/recipes/git_config_global_defaults.rb b/recipes/git_config_global_defaults.rb
@@ -4,50 +4,53 @@
 template "#{WS_HOME}/.gitignore_global" do
   source "gitignore_global.erb"
   owner WS_USER
-  variables(
-    :ignore_idea => node[:git_global_ignore_idea]
-  )
+  variables(:ignore_idea => node[:git_global_ignore_idea])
 end
 
 execute "set global git ignore" do
   command "git config --global core.excludesfile #{WS_HOME}/.gitignore_global"
   user WS_USER
-  not_if "git config --global core.excludesfile | grep -q .gitignore_global"
+  not_if "[ -z `git config --global core.excludesfile`]"
 end
 
-execute "set alias st=status" do
-  command "git config --global alias.st status"
+execute "make the pager prettier" do
+  # When paging to less:
+  # * -x2 Tabs appear as two spaces
+  # * -S Chop long lines
+  # * -F Don't require interaction if paging less than a full screen
+  # * -X No scren clearing
+  # * -R Raw, i.e. don't escape the control characters that produce colored output
+  command %{git config --global core.pager "less -FXRS -x2"}
   user WS_USER
 end
 
-execute "set alias di=diff" do
-  command "git config --global alias.di diff"
-  user WS_USER
-end
-
-execute "set alias co=checkout" do
-  command "git config --global alias.co checkout"
-  user WS_USER
-end
-
-execute "set alias ci=commit" do
-  command "git config --global alias.ci commit"
-  user WS_USER
-end
-
-execute "set alias br=branch" do
-  command "git config --global alias.br branch"
-  user WS_USER
-end
-
-execute "set alias sta=stash" do
-  command "git config --global alias.sta stash"
-  user WS_USER
-end
-
-execute "set alias llog=log --date=local" do
-  command "git config --replace-all --global alias.llog 'log --date=local'"
-  user WS_USER
+aliases =<<EOF
+st status
+di diff
+co checkout
+ci commit
+br branch
+sta stash
+llog \"log --date=local\"
+flog \"log --pretty=fuller --decorate\"
+lg \"log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date=relative\"
+lol \"log --graph --decorate --oneline\"
+lola \"log --graph --decorate --oneline --all\"
+blog \"log origin/master... --left-right\"
+ds \"diff --staged\"
+fixup \"commit --fixup\"
+squash \"commit --squash\"
+unstage \"reset HEAD\"
+rum rebase master@{u}
+EOF
+
+aliases.split("\n").each do |alias_string|
+  abbrev = alias_string.split[0]
+  execute "set alias #{abbrev}" do
+    command "git config --global alias.#{alias_string}"
+    user WS_USER
+    only_if "[ -z `git config --global alias.#{abbrev}` ]"
+  end
 end
 
 execute "set apply whitespace=nowarn" do
@@ -84,3 +87,8 @@
   command "git config --global branch.autosetupmerge true"
   user WS_USER
 end
+
+execute "set rebase autosquash=true" do
+  command "git config --global rebase.autosquash true"
+  user WS_USER
+end