support retrieve first commit timestamp with follow mode

mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class GitRevisionDateLocalizedPlugin(BasePlugin):
         ("timezone", config_options.Type(str, default="UTC")),
         ("exclude", config_options.Type(list, default=[])),
         ("enable_creation_date", config_options.Type(bool, default=False)),
+        ("creation_date_with_follow", config_options.Type(bool, default=False)),
         ("enabled", config_options.Type(bool, default=True)),
     )
 
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ def on_page_markdown(
         first_revision_timestamp = self.util.get_git_commit_timestamp(
             path=page.file.abs_src_path,
             is_first_commit=True,
+            follow_mode=self.config.get("creation_date_with_follow")
         )
 
         # Creation date formats

mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/util.py

@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def _date_formats(
     def get_git_commit_timestamp(
             self,
             path: str,
-            is_first_commit: bool = False
+            is_first_commit: bool = False,
+            follow_mode: bool = False
     ) -> int:
         """
         Get a list of commit dates in unix timestamp, starts with the most recent commit.
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ def get_git_commit_timestamp(
                                     else, get that of the most recent commit.
             path (str): Location of a markdown file that is part of a Git repository.
             is_first_commit (bool): retrieve commit timestamp when file was created.
+            follow_mode (bool): retrieve first commit timestamp with follow mode.
 
         Returns:
             int: commit date in unix timestamp, starts with the most recent commit.
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ def get_git_commit_timestamp(
             if is_first_commit:
                 # diff_filter="A" will select the commit that created the file
                 commit_timestamp = git.log(
-                    realpath, date="unix", format="%at", diff_filter="A", no_show_signature=True
+                    realpath, date="unix", format="%at", diff_filter="A", no_show_signature=True, follow=follow_mode
                 )
                 # A file can be created multiple times, through a file renamed. 
                 # Commits are ordered with most recent commit first

tests/fixtures/basic_project/docs/page_with_renamed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Page for testing creation date follow mode

tests/fixtures/basic_project/mkdocs_creation_date_with_follow.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+site_name: test gitrevisiondatelocalized_plugin
+use_directory_urls: true
+
+plugins:
+    - search
+    - git-revision-date-localized:
+        enable_creation_date: True
+        creation_date_with_follow: True

tests/test_builds.py

@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ def setup_commit_history(testproject_path):
         repo.git.add("docs/page_with_tag.md")
         repo.git.commit(message="update homepage", author=author, date="1642911026") # 	Sun Jan 23 2022 04:10:26 GMT+0000
 
+        bf_file_name = os.path.join(testproject_path, "docs/page_with_renamed.md")
+        af_file_name = os.path.join(testproject_path, "docs/subfolder/page_with_renamed.md")
+        # Since git.mv would actually remove the file, move page_with_renamed.md back to docs if it has been moved
+        if os.path.exists(af_file_name):
+            os.replace(af_file_name, bf_file_name)
+        repo.git.add("docs/page_with_renamed.md")
+        repo.git.commit(message="page_with_renamed.md before renamed", author=author, date="1655229469") #  Tue Jun 14 2022 17:57:49 GMT+0000
+        repo.git.mv("docs/page_with_renamed.md", "docs/subfolder/page_with_renamed.md")
+        repo.git.commit(message="page_with_renamed.md after renamed", author=author, date="1655229515") #  Tue Jun 14 2022 17:58:35 GMT+0000
+
         repo.git.add("docs/first_page.md")
         repo.git.commit(message="first page", author=author, date="1500854705") # Mon Jul 24 2017 00:05:05 GMT+0000
         file_name = os.path.join(testproject_path, "docs/first_page.md")
@@ -254,6 +264,20 @@ def validate_build(testproject_path, plugin_config: dict = {}):
         searches = [x in contents for x in date_formats.values()]
         assert any(searches), "No correct creation date formats output was found"
 
+        if plugin_config.get("creation_date_with_follow"):
+            commit_timestamp=repo.get_git_commit_timestamp(
+                path=str(testproject_path / "docs/subfolder/page_with_renamed.md"),
+                is_first_commit=True,
+                follow_mode=True
+            )
+            assert commit_timestamp == 1655229469
+        else:
+            commit_timestamp=repo.get_git_commit_timestamp(
+                path=str(testproject_path / "docs/subfolder/page_with_renamed.md"),
+                is_first_commit=True,
+                follow_mode=False
+            )
+            assert commit_timestamp == 1655229515
 
 def validate_mkdocs_file(temp_path: str, mkdocs_yml_file: str):
     """
@@ -289,6 +313,7 @@ def validate_mkdocs_file(temp_path: str, mkdocs_yml_file: str):
     'basic_project/mkdocs_with_override.yml',
     'basic_project/mkdocs_theme_language.yml',
     'basic_project/mkdocs_creation_date.yml',
+    'basic_project/mkdocs_creation_date_with_follow.yml',
     'basic_project/mkdocs_theme_locale_disabled.yml',
     'basic_project/mkdocs_timeago_locale.yml',
     'basic_project/mkdocs_timeago.yml',
@@ -355,10 +380,10 @@ def test_tags_are_replaced(tmp_path, mkdocs_file):
        pytest.skip("Not necessary to test the JS library")
 
     # Make sure count_commits() works
-    # We created 8 commits in setup_commit_history()
+    # We created 10 commits in setup_commit_history()
     with working_directory(testproject_path):
         u = Util()
-        assert commit_count(u._get_repo("docs/page_with_tag.md")) == 8
+        assert commit_count(u._get_repo("docs/page_with_tag.md")) == 10
 
 
     # the revision date was in 'setup_commit_history' was set to 1642911026 (Sun Jan 23 2022 04:10:26 GMT+0000)