Add the option "--ignore-submodules" to "git status"

In some use cases it is not desirable that "git status" considers
submodules that only contain untracked content as dirty. This may happen
e.g. when the submodule is not under the developers control and not all
build generated files have been added to .gitignore by the upstream
developers. Using the "untracked" parameter for the "--ignore-submodules"
option disables checking for untracked content and lets git diff report
them as changed only when they have new commits or modified content.

Sometimes it is not wanted to have submodules show up as changed when they
just contain changes to their work tree (this was the behavior before
1.7.0). An example for that are scripts which just want to check for
submodule commits while ignoring any changes to the work tree. Also users
having large submodules known not to change might want to use this option,
as the - sometimes substantial - time it takes to scan the submodule work
tree(s) is saved when using the "dirty" parameter.

And if you want to ignore any changes to submodules, you can now do that
by using this option without parameters or with "all" (when the config
option status.submodulesummary is set, using "all" will also suppress the
output of the submodule summary).

A new function handle_ignore_submodules_arg() is introduced to parse this
option new to "git status" in a single location, as "git diff" already
knew it.

Signed-off-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Documentation/git-status.txt

@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ See linkgit:git-config[1] for configuration variable
 used to change the default for when the option is not
 specified.
 
+--ignore-submodules[=<when>]::
+	Ignore changes to submodules when looking for changes. <when> can be
+	either "untracked", "dirty" or "all", which is the default. When
+	"untracked" is used submodules are not considered dirty when they only
+	contain untracked content (but they are still scanned for modified
+	content). Using "dirty" ignores all changes to the work tree of submodules,
+	only changes to the commits stored in the superproject are shown (this was
+	the behavior before 1.7.0). Using "all" hides all changes to submodules
+	(and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
+	`status.submodulesummary` is set).
+
 -z::
 	Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF.  This implies
 	the `--porcelain` output format if no other format is given.

builtin/commit.c

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static char *author_name, *author_email, *author_date;
 static int all, edit_flag, also, interactive, only, amend, signoff;
 static int quiet, verbose, no_verify, allow_empty, dry_run, renew_authorship;
 static int no_post_rewrite;
-static char *untracked_files_arg, *force_date;
+static char *untracked_files_arg, *force_date, *ignore_submodule_arg;
 /*
  * The default commit message cleanup mode will remove the lines
  * beginning with # (shell comments) and leading and trailing
@@ -1031,6 +1031,9 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		  "mode",
 		  "show untracked files, optional modes: all, normal, no. (Default: all)",
 		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)"all" },
+		{ OPTION_STRING, 0, "ignore-submodules", &ignore_submodule_arg, "when",
+		  "ignore changes to submodules, optional when: all, dirty, untracked. (Default: all)",
+		  PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)"all" },
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -1052,6 +1055,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	refresh_index(&the_index, REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED, s.pathspec, NULL, NULL);
 	s.is_initial = get_sha1(s.reference, sha1) ? 1 : 0;
 	s.in_merge = in_merge;
+	s.ignore_submodule_arg = ignore_submodule_arg;
 	wt_status_collect(&s);
 
 	if (s.relative_paths)
@@ -1070,6 +1074,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		break;
 	case STATUS_FORMAT_LONG:
 		s.verbose = verbose;
+		s.ignore_submodule_arg = ignore_submodule_arg;
 		wt_status_print(&s);
 		break;
 	}

diff.c

@@ -2866,17 +2866,10 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-textconv"))
 		DIFF_OPT_CLR(options, ALLOW_TEXTCONV);
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--ignore-submodules"))
-		DIFF_OPT_SET(options, IGNORE_SUBMODULES);
-	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--ignore-submodules=")) {
-		if (!strcmp(arg + 20, "all"))
-			DIFF_OPT_SET(options, IGNORE_SUBMODULES);
-		else if (!strcmp(arg + 20, "untracked"))
-			DIFF_OPT_SET(options, IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES);
-		else if (!strcmp(arg + 20, "dirty"))
-			DIFF_OPT_SET(options, IGNORE_DIRTY_SUBMODULES);
-		else
-			die("bad --ignore-submodules argument: %s", arg + 20);
-	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--submodule"))
+		handle_ignore_submodules_arg(options, "all");
+	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--ignore-submodules="))
+		handle_ignore_submodules_arg(options, arg + 20);
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--submodule"))
 		DIFF_OPT_SET(options, SUBMODULE_LOG);
 	else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--submodule=")) {
 		if (!strcmp(arg + 12, "log"))

submodule.c

@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ static int add_submodule_odb(const char *path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void handle_ignore_submodules_arg(struct diff_options *diffopt,
+				  const char *arg)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "all"))
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(diffopt, IGNORE_SUBMODULES);
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "untracked"))
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(diffopt, IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES);
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "dirty"))
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(diffopt, IGNORE_DIRTY_SUBMODULES);
+	else
+		die("bad --ignore-submodules argument: %s", arg);
+}
+
 void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 		unsigned char one[20], unsigned char two[20],
 		unsigned dirty_submodule,

submodule.h

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef SUBMODULE_H
 #define SUBMODULE_H
 
+struct diff_options;
+
+void handle_ignore_submodules_arg(struct diff_options *diffopt, const char *);
 void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 		unsigned char one[20], unsigned char two[20],
 		unsigned dirty_submodule,

t/t7508-status.sh

@@ -693,4 +693,131 @@ test_expect_success 'commit --dry-run submodule summary (--amend)' '
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
+cat > expect << EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+#
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+	echo modified > sm/untracked &&
+	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
+	echo modified > sm/foo &&
+	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+#   (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)
+#
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#	modified:   sm (modified content)
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+head2=$(cd sm && git commit -q -m "2nd commit" foo && git rev-parse --short=7 --verify HEAD)
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+#
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#	modified:   sm (new commits)
+#
+# Submodules changed but not updated:
+#
+# * sm $head...$head2 (1):
+#   > 2nd commit
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changed but not updated:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+#
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+#
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=all suppresses submodule summary" '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=all > output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
 test_done

wt-status.c

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "remote.h"
+#include "submodule.h"
 
 static char default_wt_status_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
 	GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, /* WT_STATUS_HEADER */
@@ -306,6 +307,8 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_worktree(struct wt_status *s)
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, DIRTY_SUBMODULES);
 	if (!s->show_untracked_files)
 		DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES);
+	if (s->ignore_submodule_arg)
+		handle_ignore_submodules_arg(&rev.diffopt, s->ignore_submodule_arg);
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = wt_status_collect_changed_cb;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = s;
 	rev.prune_data = s->pathspec;
@@ -322,6 +325,9 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_index(struct wt_status *s)
 	opt.def = s->is_initial ? EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX : s->reference;
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, &opt);
 
+	if (s->ignore_submodule_arg)
+		handle_ignore_submodules_arg(&rev.diffopt, s->ignore_submodule_arg);
+
 	rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = wt_status_collect_updated_cb;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = s;
@@ -618,7 +624,9 @@ void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s)
 	wt_status_print_updated(s);
 	wt_status_print_unmerged(s);
 	wt_status_print_changed(s);
-	if (s->submodule_summary) {
+	if (s->submodule_summary &&
+	    (!s->ignore_submodule_arg ||
+	     strcmp(s->ignore_submodule_arg, "all"))) {
 		wt_status_print_submodule_summary(s, 0);  /* staged */
 		wt_status_print_submodule_summary(s, 1);  /* unstaged */
 	}

wt-status.h

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct wt_status {
 	int relative_paths;
 	int submodule_summary;
 	enum untracked_status_type show_untracked_files;
+	const char *ignore_submodule_arg;
 	char color_palette[WT_STATUS_UNMERGED+1][COLOR_MAXLEN];
 
 	/* These are computed during processing of the individual sections */