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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -11,5 +11,9 @@
Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff formats
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"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" wrote on the Git mailing list (how to reply to this email):

On Sat, Mar 7, 2026, at 02:02, Michael Montalbo via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
>
> Now that -L output flows through the standard diff pipeline,
> document that patch formatting options like --word-diff,
> --color-moved, --no-prefix, whitespace handling (-w, -b),
> and pickaxe options (-S, -G) are supported.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/line-range-options.adoc | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
> b/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
> index c44ba05320..aa236281b3 100644
> --- a/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
> @@ -11,5 +11,9 @@
>  	Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff
> formats
>  	(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,
>  	`--name-only`, `--name-status`, `--check`) are not currently
> implemented.
> ++
> +	Patch formatting options such as `--word-diff`, `--color-moved`,
> +	`--no-prefix`, and whitespace options (`-w`, `-b`) are supported,
> +	as are pickaxe options (`-S`, `-G`).

You shouldn’t use indentation here. This is a code block now.

Just a line continuation and flush to the left.

>  +
>  include::line-range-format.adoc[]
> --
> gitgitgadget

(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,
`--name-only`, `--name-status`, `--check`) are not currently implemented.
+
Patch formatting options such as `--word-diff`, `--color-moved`,
`--no-prefix`, and whitespace options (`-w`, `-b`) are supported,
as are pickaxe options (`-S`, `-G`).
+
include::line-range-format.adoc[]
279 changes: 277 additions & 2 deletions diff.c
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -608,6 +608,52 @@ struct emit_callback {
struct strbuf *header;
};

/*
* State for the line-range callback wrappers that sit between
* xdi_diff_outf() and fn_out_consume(). xdiff produces a normal,
* unfiltered diff; the wrappers intercept each hunk header and line,
* track post-image position, and forward only lines that fall within
* the requested ranges. Contiguous in-range lines are collected into
* range hunks and flushed with a synthetic @@ header so that
* fn_out_consume() sees well-formed unified-diff fragments.
*
* Removal lines ('-') cannot be classified by post-image position, so
* they are buffered in pending_rm until the next '+' or ' ' line
* reveals whether they precede an in-range line (flush into range hunk) or
* an out-of-range line (discard).
*/
struct line_range_callback {
xdiff_emit_line_fn orig_line_fn;
void *orig_cb_data;
const struct range_set *ranges; /* 0-based [start, end) */
unsigned int cur_range; /* index into the range_set */

/* Post/pre-image line counters (1-based, set from hunk headers) */
long lno_post;
long lno_pre;

/*
* Function name from most recent xdiff hunk header;
* size matches struct func_line.buf in xdiff/xemit.c.
*/
char func[80];
long funclen;

/* Range hunk being accumulated for the current range */
struct strbuf rhunk;
long rhunk_old_begin, rhunk_old_count;
long rhunk_new_begin, rhunk_new_count;
int rhunk_active;
int rhunk_has_changes; /* any '+' or '-' lines? */

/* Removal lines not yet known to be in-range */
struct strbuf pending_rm;
int pending_rm_count;
long pending_rm_pre_begin; /* pre-image line of first pending */

int ret; /* latched error from orig_line_fn */
};

static int count_lines(const char *data, int size)
{
int count, ch, completely_empty = 1, nl_just_seen = 0;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2486,6 +2532,188 @@ static int quick_consume(void *priv, char *line UNUSED, unsigned long len UNUSED
return 1;
}

static void discard_pending_rm(struct line_range_callback *s)
{
strbuf_reset(&s->pending_rm);
s->pending_rm_count = 0;
}

static void flush_rhunk(struct line_range_callback *s)
{
struct strbuf hdr = STRBUF_INIT;
const char *p, *end;

if (!s->rhunk_active || s->ret)
return;

/* Drain any pending removal lines into the range hunk */
if (s->pending_rm_count) {
strbuf_addbuf(&s->rhunk, &s->pending_rm);
s->rhunk_old_count += s->pending_rm_count;
s->rhunk_has_changes = 1;
discard_pending_rm(s);
}

/*
* Suppress context-only hunks: they contain no actual changes
* and would just be noise. This can happen when the inflated
* ctxlen causes xdiff to emit context covering a range that
* has no changes in this commit.
*/
if (!s->rhunk_has_changes) {
s->rhunk_active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&s->rhunk);
return;
}

strbuf_addf(&hdr, "@@ -%ld,%ld +%ld,%ld @@",
s->rhunk_old_begin, s->rhunk_old_count,
s->rhunk_new_begin, s->rhunk_new_count);
if (s->funclen > 0) {
strbuf_addch(&hdr, ' ');
strbuf_add(&hdr, s->func, s->funclen);
}
strbuf_addch(&hdr, '\n');

s->ret = s->orig_line_fn(s->orig_cb_data, hdr.buf, hdr.len);
strbuf_release(&hdr);

/*
* Replay buffered lines one at a time through fn_out_consume.
* The cast discards const because xdiff_emit_line_fn takes
* char *, though fn_out_consume does not modify the buffer.
*/
p = s->rhunk.buf;
end = p + s->rhunk.len;
while (!s->ret && p < end) {
const char *eol = memchr(p, '\n', end - p);
unsigned long line_len = eol ? (unsigned long)(eol - p + 1)
: (unsigned long)(end - p);
s->ret = s->orig_line_fn(s->orig_cb_data, (char *)p, line_len);
p += line_len;
}

s->rhunk_active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&s->rhunk);
}

static void line_range_hunk_fn(void *data,
long old_begin, long old_nr UNUSED,
long new_begin, long new_nr UNUSED,
const char *func, long funclen)
{
struct line_range_callback *s = data;

/*
* When count > 0, begin is 1-based. When count == 0, begin is
* adjusted down by 1 by xdl_emit_hunk_hdr(), but no lines of
* that type will arrive, so the value is unused.
*
* Any pending removal lines from the previous xdiff hunk are
* intentionally left in pending_rm: the line callback will
* flush or discard them when the next content line reveals
* whether the removals precede in-range content.
*/
s->lno_post = new_begin;
s->lno_pre = old_begin;

if (funclen > 0) {
if (funclen > (long)sizeof(s->func))
funclen = sizeof(s->func);
memcpy(s->func, func, funclen);
}
s->funclen = funclen;
}

static int line_range_line_fn(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
{
struct line_range_callback *s = priv;
const struct range *cur;
long lno_0, cur_pre;

if (s->ret)
return s->ret;

if (line[0] == '-') {
if (!s->pending_rm_count)
s->pending_rm_pre_begin = s->lno_pre;
s->lno_pre++;
strbuf_add(&s->pending_rm, line, len);
s->pending_rm_count++;
return s->ret;
}

if (line[0] == '\\') {
if (s->pending_rm_count)
strbuf_add(&s->pending_rm, line, len);
else if (s->rhunk_active)
strbuf_add(&s->rhunk, line, len);
/* otherwise outside tracked range; drop silently */
return s->ret;
}

if (line[0] != '+' && line[0] != ' ')
BUG("unexpected diff line type '%c'", line[0]);

lno_0 = s->lno_post - 1;
cur_pre = s->lno_pre; /* save before advancing for context lines */
s->lno_post++;
if (line[0] == ' ')
s->lno_pre++;

/* Advance past ranges we've passed */
while (s->cur_range < s->ranges->nr &&
lno_0 >= s->ranges->ranges[s->cur_range].end) {
if (s->rhunk_active)
flush_rhunk(s);
discard_pending_rm(s);
s->cur_range++;
}

/* Past all ranges */
if (s->cur_range >= s->ranges->nr) {
discard_pending_rm(s);
return s->ret;
}

cur = &s->ranges->ranges[s->cur_range];

/* Before current range */
if (lno_0 < cur->start) {
discard_pending_rm(s);
return s->ret;
}

/* In range so start a new range hunk if needed */
if (!s->rhunk_active) {
s->rhunk_active = 1;
s->rhunk_has_changes = 0;
s->rhunk_new_begin = lno_0 + 1;
s->rhunk_old_begin = s->pending_rm_count
? s->pending_rm_pre_begin : cur_pre;
s->rhunk_old_count = 0;
s->rhunk_new_count = 0;
strbuf_reset(&s->rhunk);
}

/* Flush pending removals into range hunk */
if (s->pending_rm_count) {
strbuf_addbuf(&s->rhunk, &s->pending_rm);
s->rhunk_old_count += s->pending_rm_count;
s->rhunk_has_changes = 1;
discard_pending_rm(s);
}

strbuf_add(&s->rhunk, line, len);
s->rhunk_new_count++;
if (line[0] == '+')
s->rhunk_has_changes = 1;
else
s->rhunk_old_count++;

return s->ret;
}

static void pprint_rename(struct strbuf *name, const char *a, const char *b)
{
const char *old_name = a;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3589,7 +3817,8 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
const char *xfrm_msg,
int must_show_header,
struct diff_options *o,
int complete_rewrite)
int complete_rewrite,
const struct range_set *line_ranges)
{
mmfile_t mf1, mf2;
const char *lbl[2];
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3823,6 +4052,52 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
*/
xdi_diff_outf(&mf1, &mf2, NULL, quick_consume,
&ecbdata, &xpp, &xecfg);
} else if (line_ranges) {
struct line_range_callback lr_state;
unsigned int i;
long max_span = 0;

memset(&lr_state, 0, sizeof(lr_state));
lr_state.orig_line_fn = fn_out_consume;
lr_state.orig_cb_data = &ecbdata;
lr_state.ranges = line_ranges;
strbuf_init(&lr_state.rhunk, 0);
strbuf_init(&lr_state.pending_rm, 0);

/*
* Inflate ctxlen so that all changes within
* any single range are merged into one xdiff
* hunk and the inter-change context is emitted.
* The callback clips back to range boundaries.
*
* The optimal ctxlen depends on where changes
* fall within the range, which is only known
* after xdiff runs; the max range span is the
* upper bound that guarantees correctness in a
* single pass.
*/
for (i = 0; i < line_ranges->nr; i++) {
long span = line_ranges->ranges[i].end -
line_ranges->ranges[i].start;
if (span > max_span)
max_span = span;
}
if (max_span > xecfg.ctxlen)
xecfg.ctxlen = max_span;

if (xdi_diff_outf(&mf1, &mf2,
line_range_hunk_fn,
line_range_line_fn,
&lr_state, &xpp, &xecfg))
die("unable to generate diff for %s",
one->path);

flush_rhunk(&lr_state);
if (lr_state.ret)
die("unable to generate diff for %s",
one->path);
strbuf_release(&lr_state.rhunk);
strbuf_release(&lr_state.pending_rm);
} else if (xdi_diff_outf(&mf1, &mf2, NULL, fn_out_consume,
&ecbdata, &xpp, &xecfg))
die("unable to generate diff for %s", one->path);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4660,7 +4935,7 @@ static void run_diff_cmd(const struct external_diff *pgm,

builtin_diff(name, other ? other : name,
one, two, xfrm_msg, must_show_header,
o, complete_rewrite);
o, complete_rewrite, p->line_ranges);
if (p->status == DIFF_STATUS_COPIED ||
p->status == DIFF_STATUS_RENAMED)
o->found_changes = 1;
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions diffcore.h
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ struct userdiff_driver;
* in anything else.
*/

/* A range [start, end). Lines are numbered starting at 0. */
struct range {
long start, end;
};

/* A set of ranges. The ranges must always be disjoint and sorted. */
struct range_set {
unsigned int alloc, nr;
struct range *ranges;
};

/* We internally use unsigned short as the score value,
* and rely on an int capable to hold 32-bits. -B can take
* -Bmerge_score/break_score format and the two scores are
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -106,6 +117,11 @@ int diff_filespec_is_binary(struct repository *, struct diff_filespec *);
struct diff_filepair {
struct diff_filespec *one;
struct diff_filespec *two;
/*
* Tracked line ranges for -L filtering; borrowed from
* line_log_data and must not be freed.
*/
const struct range_set *line_ranges;
unsigned short int score;
char status; /* M C R A D U etc. (see Documentation/diff-format.adoc or DIFF_STATUS_* in diff.h) */
unsigned broken_pair : 1;
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