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jc.parsers.git_log

jc - JSON Convert git log command output parser

Can be used with the following format options:

Additional options supported:

The epoch calculated timestamp field is naive. (i.e. based on the local time of the system the parser is run on)

The epoch_utc calculated timestamp field is timezone-aware and is only available if the timezone field is UTC.

Usage (cli):

$ git log | jc --git-log

or

$ jc git log

Usage (module):

import jc
result = jc.parse('git_log', git_log_command_output)

Schema:

[
  {
    "commit":               string,
    "author":               string/null,
    "author_email":         string/null,
    "date":                 string,
    "epoch":                integer,  # [0]
    "epoch_utc":            integer,  # [1]
    "commit_by":            string/null,
    "commit_by_email":      string/null,
    "commit_by_date":       string,
    "message":              string,
    "stats" : {
      "files_changed":      integer,
      "insertions":         integer,
      "deletions":          integer,
      "files": [
                            string
      ]
    }
  }
]

[0] naive timestamp if "date" field is parsable, else null
[1] timezone aware timestamp available for UTC, else null

Examples:

$ git log --stat | jc --git-log -p
[
  {
    "commit": "728d882ed007b3c8b785018874a0eb06e1143b66",
    "author": "Kelly Brazil",
    "author_email": "kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com",
    "date": "Wed Apr 20 09:50:19 2022 -0400",
    "stats": {
      "files_changed": 2,
      "insertions": 90,
      "deletions": 12,
      "files": [
        "docs/parsers/git_log.md",
        "jc/parsers/git_log.py"
      ]
    },
    "message": "add timestamp docs and examples",
    "epoch": 1650462619,
    "epoch_utc": null
  },
  {
    "commit": "b53e42aca623181aa9bc72194e6eeef1e9a3a237",
    "author": "Kelly Brazil",
    "author_email": "kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com",
    "date": "Wed Apr 20 09:44:42 2022 -0400",
    "stats": {
      "files_changed": 5,
      "insertions": 29,
      "deletions": 6,
      "files": [
        "docs/parsers/git_log.md",
        "docs/utils.md",
        "jc/parsers/git_log.py",
        "jc/utils.py",
        "man/jc.1"
      ]
    },
    "message": "add calculated timestamp",
    "epoch": 1650462282,
    "epoch_utc": null
  },
  ...
]

$ git log --stat | jc --git-log -p -r
[
  {
    "commit": "728d882ed007b3c8b785018874a0eb06e1143b66",
    "author": "Kelly Brazil",
    "author_email": "kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com",
    "date": "Wed Apr 20 09:50:19 2022 -0400",
    "stats": {
      "files_changed": "2",
      "insertions": "90",
      "deletions": "12",
      "files": [
        "docs/parsers/git_log.md",
        "jc/parsers/git_log.py"
      ]
    },
    "message": "add timestamp docs and examples"
  },
  {
    "commit": "b53e42aca623181aa9bc72194e6eeef1e9a3a237",
    "author": "Kelly Brazil",
    "author_email": "kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com",
    "date": "Wed Apr 20 09:44:42 2022 -0400",
    "stats": {
      "files_changed": "5",
      "insertions": "29",
      "deletions": "6",
      "files": [
        "docs/parsers/git_log.md",
        "docs/utils.md",
        "jc/parsers/git_log.py",
        "jc/utils.py",
        "man/jc.1"
      ]
    },
    "message": "add calculated timestamp"
  },
  ...
]

parse

def parse(data: str, raw: bool = False, quiet: bool = False) -> List[Dict]

Main text parsing function

Parameters:

data:        (string)  text data to parse
raw:         (boolean) unprocessed output if True
quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True

Returns:

List of Dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.

Parser Information

Compatibility: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd

Source: jc/parsers/git_log.py

Version 1.4 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)