single-command git commits

single-command git commits

[Eric Abrahamsen]

I know one of you has a recipe for this...

I'm working on a long document in a single-file git repository (I know
there are probably better solutions). What I'd like to do is have a
single command that prompts me for a git commit message, and then
commits. The in-Emacs equivalent of:

git commit -a -m "(read-string \"Commit message: \")"

Yes, I could probably write a shell script, but I'd like to do it in
Emacs! The vc-* commands don't provide an immediately-obvious way to do
this. I have magit and projectile installed, and would be happy to use
their commands, but again haven't found anything obvious. I'll write
something myself, but does anyone have a nice foundation for building
this on?

Free beers in return...

E

Re: single-command git commits

[Emanuel Berg]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric(a)ericabrahamsen.net>
writes:

> I'm working on a long document in
> a single-file git repository (I know there
> are probably better solutions). What I'd like
> to do is have a single command that prompts
> me for a git commit message, and then
> commits. The in-Emacs equivalent of:
>
> git commit -a -m "(read-string \"Commit
> message: \")"

(defun git-commit (msg)
  (interactive "sCommit message: ")
  (shell-command
   (format "git commit -a -m %s" msg) ))

> Free beers in return...

Emanuel Berg
Dalgatan 8
752 18 Uppsala
Sweden

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Re: single-command git commits

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric(a)ericabrahamsen.net>
> writes:
>
>> I'm working on a long document in
>> a single-file git repository (I know there
>> are probably better solutions). What I'd like
>> to do is have a single command that prompts
>> me for a git commit message, and then
>> commits. The in-Emacs equivalent of:
>>
>> git commit -a -m "(read-string \"Commit
>> message: \")"
>
> (defun git-commit (msg)
>   (interactive "sCommit message: ")
>   (shell-command
>    (format "git commit -a -m %s" msg) ))

Yes, when I said "I could probably write a shell script..." that was
meant to include "or `shell-command'" (this is where I start backing out
of my free beer promise). I'd like to use the highest-level vc function
available to me, ideally something above the level of git-awareness!

E

Re: single-command git commits

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 07/19/2016 03:44 AM, Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
> I'd like to use the highest-level vc function
> available to me,

vc-git-checkin?

> ideally something above the level of git-awareness!

(vc-call-backend backend 'checkin files comment)

Re: single-command git commits

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:

> On 07/19/2016 03:44 AM, Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
>> I'd like to use the highest-level vc function
>> available to me,
>
> vc-git-checkin?
>
>> ideally something above the level of git-awareness!
>
> (vc-call-backend backend 'checkin files comment)

That's what I was looking for. My version control knowledge starts with
git, I wasn't looking for the word "checkin". Thanks!

E

Re: single-command git commits

[Emanuel Berg]

Dmitry Gutov wrote:

>> I'd like to use the highest-level vc
>> function available to me,
>
> vc-git-checkin?

That's highER-level function!

Perhaps if a higher-level function accepts
a higher-level function, then that is even
higher tho...

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Re: single-command git commits

[Emanuel Berg]

Eric Abrahamsen wrote:

> Yes, when I said "I could probably write
> a shell script..." that was meant to include
> "or `shell-command'"

I agree, you probably could :)

> I'd like to use the highest-level vc function
> available to me, ideally something above the
> level of git-awareness!

All functions are on the same level, and the
point of invocation must be aware of the git
binary (I have it /usr/bin/git).

Because you only want an interface to a shell
command, `shell-command' would be the natural
way but I suppose `call-process' (or
`call-process-shell-command') would do it?

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