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[PATCH] guix describe: Add '--list-formats'

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From: Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz <at> elenq.tech>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "41265 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <41265 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [bug#41265] [PATCH] guix describe: Add '--list-formats'
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 18:01:23 +0000

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:35 PM, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> Ekaitz Zarraga ekaitz <at> elenq.tech skribis:
>
> > > From 75f16431475fb692228f69be06baa635eb6fa5b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > > From: Ekaitz Zarraga ekaitz <at> elenq.tech
> > > Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 17:25:03 +0200
> > > Subject: [PATCH] guix describe: Add '--list-formats'
> >
> >     * guix/scripts/describe.scm (%available-formats): New variable.
> >     (list-fortmats): New procedure.
> >
>
>               ^^
>
>
> Typo.
>
> >     (%options, show-help): Add --list-formats
> >
>
> Could you also add the option to doc/guix.texi?
>
> TIA!
>
> Ludo’.

There it goes, not sure if I added it right to the docs, never edited a texi before :)

Cheers!

From f7af79434eb702140ddadb321a4fcaaf197dbf45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz <at> elenq.tech>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 19:57:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] guix describe: Add '--list-formats'

    * guix/scripts/describe.scm (%available-formats): New variable.
    (list-formats): New procedure.
    (%options, show-help): Add --list-formats
    * doc/guix.texi: Add --list-formats
---
 doc/guix.texi             |  3 +++
 guix/scripts/describe.scm | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index d043852ac3..de2cbdf6e5 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -4475,6 +4475,9 @@ produce a list of channel specifications in JSON format;
 produce a list of channel specifications in Recutils format.
 @end table

+@item --list-formats
+Display available formats for @option{--format} option.
+
 @item --profile=@var{profile}
 @itemx -p @var{profile}
 Display information about @var{profile}.
diff --git a/guix/scripts/describe.scm b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
index f13f221da9..7a2dbc453a 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/describe.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/describe.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust <at> gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz <at> elenq.tech>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -41,14 +42,26 @@
 ;;;
 ;;; Command-line options.
 ;;;
+(define %available-formats '("human" "channels" "json" "recutils"))
+
+(define (list-formats)
+  (display (G_ "The available formats are:\n"))
+  (newline)
+  (for-each (lambda (f)
+              (format #t "  - ~a~%" f))
+            %available-formats))

 (define %options
   ;; Specifications of the command-line options.
   (list (option '(#\f "format") #t #f
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                  (unless (member arg '("human" "channels" "json" "recutils"))
+                  (unless (member arg %available-formats)
                     (leave (G_ "~a: unsupported output format~%") arg))
                   (alist-cons 'format (string->symbol arg) result)))
+        (option '("list-formats") #f #f
+                (lambda (opt name arg result)
+                  (list-formats)
+                  (exit 0)))
         (option '(#\p "profile") #t #f
                 (lambda (opt name arg result)
                   (alist-cons 'profile (canonicalize-profile arg)
@@ -70,6 +83,8 @@
 Display information about the channels currently in use.\n"))
   (display (G_ "
   -f, --format=FORMAT    display information in the given FORMAT"))
+  (display (G_ "
+      --list-formats     display available formats"))
   (display (G_ "
   -p, --profile=PROFILE  display information about PROFILE"))
   (newline)
--
2.26.1

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