[PATCH JGIT] Use previous author when amending a commit

[PATCH JGIT] Use previous author when amending a commit

[Yann Simon]

In the commit dialog, when amending the commit, the author of the
previous commit is proposed as default in the author field.

Signed-off-by: Yann Simon <yann.simon.fr@gmail.com>
---
 .../egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java     |    5 ++++-
 .../egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java     |   12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java b/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java
index ae26770..d30172f 100644
--- a/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java
+++ b/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java
@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ public void run(IAction act) {
 		commitDialog.setFileList(files);
 		commitDialog.setAuthor(author);
 
-		if (previousCommit != null)
+		if (previousCommit != null) {
 			commitDialog.setPreviousCommitMessage(previousCommit.getMessage());
+			PersonIdent previousAuthor = previousCommit.getAuthor();
+			commitDialog.setPreviousAuthor(previousAuthor.getName() + " <" + previousAuthor.getEmailAddress() + ">");
+		}
 
 		if (commitDialog.open() != IDialogConstants.OK_ID)
 			return;
diff --git a/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java b/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java
index fede948..b122fb8 100644
--- a/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java
+++ b/org.spearce.egit.ui/src/org/spearce/egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public void keyPressed(KeyEvent arg0) {
 			amendingButton.setSelection(amending);
 			amendingButton.setEnabled(false); // if already set, don't allow any changes
 			commitText.setText(previousCommitMessage);
+			authorText.setText(previousAuthor);
 		} else if (!amendAllowed) {
 			amendingButton.setEnabled(false);
 		}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent arg0) {
 					if (curText.length() > 0)
 						curText += "\n"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 					commitText.setText(curText + previousCommitMessage);
+					authorText.setText(previousAuthor);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ public void setCommitMessage(String s) {
 
 	private String commitMessage = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private String author = null;
+	private String previousAuthor = null;
 	private boolean signedOff = false;
 	private boolean amending = false;
 	private boolean amendAllowed = true;
@@ -470,6 +473,15 @@ public void setAuthor(String author) {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Pre-set the previous author if amending the commit
+	 *
+	 * @param previousAuthor
+	 */
+	public void setPreviousAuthor(String previousAuthor) {
+		this.previousAuthor = previousAuthor;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * @return whether to auto-add a signed-off line to the message
 	 */
 	public boolean isSignedOff() {
-- 
1.6.0.4

Re: [PATCH JGIT] Use previous author when amending a commit

[Shawn O. Pearce]

Yann Simon <yann.simon.fr@gmail.com> wrote:
> In the commit dialog, when amending the commit, the author of the
> previous commit is proposed as default in the author field.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yann Simon <yann.simon.fr@gmail.com>

Much better to read when its by itself.

Applied.  Thanks.

>  .../egit/ui/internal/actions/CommitAction.java     |    5 ++++-
>  .../egit/ui/internal/dialogs/CommitDialog.java     |   12 ++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

-- 
Shawn.