bisect.t.53.lua #1

--[[

Example client-side loose Extension to implement a 'p4 bisect' command.
Bisection in this context is the act of performing binary search on a
codebase's history to discover the commit responsible for introducing a
bug.

NOTE:  This example is only an outline of the actual command, but serves
       to illustrate how to create a new command with an Extension.

]]--

function table.contains( table, element )
  for _, value in pairs( table ) do
    if value == element then
      return true
    end
  end
  return false
end

function preCommand()
  local func = Helix.Core.Client.GetVar( "func" )
  local argc = Helix.Core.Client.GetVar( "argc" )
  local argv = Helix.Core.Client.GetVar( "argv" )

  if func ~= "bisect" then
    return Helix.Core.Client.Action.PASS
  end

  if argc == 0 then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientMsg( "this is p4 bisect" )
  end

  if table.contains( argv, "start" ) then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientMsg( "bisect starting" )
  end

  if table.contains( argv, "bad" ) then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientMsg( "bisect bad" )
  end

  if table.contains( argv, "good" ) then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientMsg( "bisect good" )
  end

  if table.contains( argv, "reset" ) then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientMsg( "bisect reset" )
  end

  if table.contains( argv, "zoop" ) then
    Helix.Core.Client.ClientError( "bisect bad argument" )
    return Helix.Core.Client.Action.FAIL
  end

  -- There's no real 'p4 bisect', so we have to replace the command before
  -- the client actually sends it off to the server since the server will
  -- send us back an error saying it doesn't know what we're talking about.

  return Helix.Core.Client.Action.REPLACE
end