Teach git status to show ignored directories when showing all untracked files

Documentation/git-status.txt

@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
 --ignored::
 	Show ignored files as well.
 
+--show-ignored-directory::
+    (EXPERIMENTAL) Show directories that are ignored, instead of individual files.
+    Does not recurse into excluded directories when listing all
+    untracked files.
+
 -z::
 	Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF.  This implies
 	the `--porcelain=v1` output format if no other format is given.

Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ The notable options are:
 	Similar to `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`, but return ignored files in `ignored[]`
 	in addition to untracked files in `entries[]`.
 
+`DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_DIRECTORY`:::
+
+	(EXPERIMENTAL) If this is set, non-empty directories that match an ignore pattern are
+	returned. The individual files contained in ignored directories are not
+	included.
+
 `DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS`:::
 
 	Only has meaning if `DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO` is also set; if this is set, the

builtin/commit.c

@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ static int git_status_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	static int no_lock_index = 0;
+	static int show_ignored_directory = 0;
 	static struct wt_status s;
 	int fd;
 	struct object_id oid;
@@ -1365,6 +1366,8 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &s.colopts, N_("list untracked files in columns")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "no-lock-index", &no_lock_index,
 			 N_("do not lock the index")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "show-ignored-directory", &show_ignored_directory,
+		N_("(EXPERIMENTAL) Only show directories that match an ignore pattern name.")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -1403,6 +1406,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	s.ignore_submodule_arg = ignore_submodule_arg;
 	s.status_format = status_format;
 	s.verbose = verbose;
+	s.show_ignored_directory = show_ignored_directory;
 
 	wt_status_collect(&s);
 

dir.c

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct cached_dir {
 static enum path_treatment read_directory_recursive(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	struct index_state *istate, const char *path, int len,
 	struct untracked_cache_dir *untracked,
-	int check_only, const struct pathspec *pathspec);
+	int check_only, int stop_at_first_file, const struct pathspec *pathspec);
 static int get_dtype(struct dirent *de, struct index_state *istate,
 		     const char *path, int len);
 
@@ -1389,6 +1389,21 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_directory(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	case index_nonexistent:
 		if (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES)
 			break;
+		if (exclude &&
+			(dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO) &&
+			(dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_DIRECTORY)) {
+
+			/*
+			 * This is an excluded directory, and we are only
+			 * showing the name of a excluded directory.
+			 * Check to see if there are any contained files
+			 * to determine if the directory is empty or not.
+			 */
+			if (read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, dirname, len,
+				untracked, 1, 1, pathspec) == path_excluded)
+				return path_excluded;
+			return path_none;
+		}
 		if (!(dir->flags & DIR_NO_GITLINKS)) {
 			unsigned char sha1[20];
 			if (resolve_gitlink_ref(dirname, "HEAD", sha1) == 0)
@@ -1405,9 +1420,10 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_directory(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	untracked = lookup_untracked(dir->untracked, untracked,
 				     dirname + baselen, len - baselen);
 	return read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, dirname, len,
-					untracked, 1, pathspec);
+					untracked, 1, 0, pathspec);
 }
 
+
 /*
  * This is an inexact early pruning of any recursive directory
  * reading - if the path cannot possibly be in the pathspec,
@@ -1633,7 +1649,7 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_path_fast(struct dir_struct *dir,
 		 * with check_only set.
 		 */
 		return read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, path->buf, path->len,
-						cdir->ucd, 1, pathspec);
+						cdir->ucd, 1, 0, pathspec);
 	/*
 	 * We get path_recurse in the first run when
 	 * directory_exists_in_index() returns index_nonexistent. We
@@ -1798,7 +1814,7 @@ static void close_cached_dir(struct cached_dir *cdir)
 static enum path_treatment read_directory_recursive(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	struct index_state *istate, const char *base, int baselen,
 	struct untracked_cache_dir *untracked, int check_only,
-	const struct pathspec *pathspec)
+	int stop_at_first_file, const struct pathspec *pathspec)
 {
 	struct cached_dir cdir;
 	enum path_treatment state, subdir_state, dir_state = path_none;
@@ -1832,12 +1848,32 @@ static enum path_treatment read_directory_recursive(struct dir_struct *dir,
 			subdir_state =
 				read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, path.buf,
 							 path.len, ud,
-							 check_only, pathspec);
+							 check_only, stop_at_first_file, pathspec);
 			if (subdir_state > dir_state)
 				dir_state = subdir_state;
 		}
 
 		if (check_only) {
+			if (stop_at_first_file) {
+				/*
+				 * In general, if we are stopping at the first found file,
+				 * We can only signal that a path of at least "excluded" was
+				 * found. If the first file we find is "excluded" - there might
+				 * be other untracked files later on that will not be searched.
+				 *
+				 * In current usage of this function, stop_at_first_file will
+				 * only be set when called from a directory that matches the
+				 * exclude pattern - there should be no untracked files -
+				 * all contents should be marked as excluded.
+				 */
+				if (dir_state == path_excluded)
+					break;
+				else if (dir_state > path_excluded) {
+					dir_state = path_excluded;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
 			/* abort early if maximum state has been reached */
 			if (dir_state == path_untracked) {
 				if (cdir.fdir)
@@ -2108,7 +2144,7 @@ int read_directory(struct dir_struct *dir, struct index_state *istate,
 		 */
 		dir->untracked = NULL;
 	if (!len || treat_leading_path(dir, istate, path, len, pathspec))
-		read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, path, len, untracked, 0, pathspec);
+		read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, path, len, untracked, 0, 0, pathspec);
 	QSORT(dir->entries, dir->nr, cmp_dir_entry);
 	QSORT(dir->ignored, dir->ignored_nr, cmp_dir_entry);
 

dir.h

@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ struct dir_struct {
 		DIR_COLLECT_IGNORED = 1<<4,
 		DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO = 1<<5,
 		DIR_COLLECT_KILLED_ONLY = 1<<6,
-		DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS = 1<<7
+		DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS = 1<<7,
+		DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_DIRECTORY = 1<<8
 	} flags;
 	struct dir_entry **entries;
 	struct dir_entry **ignored;

t/t7519-status-show-ignored-directory.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#
+
+test_description='git status collapse ignored'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+
+cat >.gitignore <<\EOF
+*.ign
+ignored_dir/
+!*.unignore
+EOF
+
+# commit initial ignore file
+test_expect_success 'setup initial commit and ignore file' '
+	git add . &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "Initial commit"
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+? expect
+? output
+! dir/ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! dir/ignored/ignored_2.ign
+! ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! ignored/ignored_2.ign
+EOF
+
+# Test status behavior on folder with ignored files
+test_expect_success 'setup folder with ignored files' '
+	mkdir -p ignored dir/ignored &&
+	touch ignored/ignored_1.ign ignored/ignored_2.ign \
+		dir/ignored/ignored_1.ign dir/ignored/ignored_2.ign
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Verify behavior of status on folders with ignored files' '
+	test_when_finished "git clean -fdx" &&
+	git status --porcelain=v2 --ignored --untracked-files=all --show-ignored-directory >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
+'
+
+# Test status bahavior on folder with tracked and ignored files
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+? expect
+? output
+! dir/tracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! dir/tracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign
+! tracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! tracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'setup folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	mkdir -p tracked_ignored dir/tracked_ignored &&
+	touch tracked_ignored/tracked_1 tracked_ignored/tracked_2 \
+		tracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign tracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign \
+		dir/tracked_ignored/tracked_1 dir/tracked_ignored/tracked_2 \
+		dir/tracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign dir/tracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign &&
+
+	git add tracked_ignored/tracked_1 tracked_ignored/tracked_2 \
+		dir/tracked_ignored/tracked_1 dir/tracked_ignored/tracked_2 &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "commit tracked files"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Verify status on folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	test_when_finished "git clean -fdx && git reset HEAD~1 --hard" &&
+	git status --porcelain=v2 --ignored --untracked-files=all --show-ignored-directory >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
+'
+
+
+# Test status behavior on folder with untracked and ignored files
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+? dir/untracked_ignored/untracked_1
+? dir/untracked_ignored/untracked_2
+? expect
+? output
+? untracked_ignored/untracked_1
+? untracked_ignored/untracked_2
+! dir/untracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! dir/untracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign
+! untracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign
+! untracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'setup folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	mkdir -p untracked_ignored dir/untracked_ignored &&
+	touch untracked_ignored/untracked_1 untracked_ignored/untracked_2 \
+		untracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign untracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign \
+		dir/untracked_ignored/untracked_1 dir/untracked_ignored/untracked_2 \
+		dir/untracked_ignored/ignored_1.ign dir/untracked_ignored/ignored_2.ign
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Verify status on folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	test_when_finished "git clean -fdx" &&
+	git status --porcelain=v2 --ignored --untracked-files=all --show-ignored-directory >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
+'
+
+# Test status behavior on ignored folder
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+? expect
+? output
+! ignored_dir/
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'setup folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	mkdir ignored_dir &&
+	touch ignored_dir/ignored_1 ignored_dir/ignored_2 \
+		ignored_dir/ignored_1.ign ignored_dir/ignored_2.ign
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Verify status on folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	test_when_finished "git clean -fdx" &&
+	git status --porcelain=v2 --ignored --untracked-files=all --show-ignored-directory >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
+'
+
+# Test status behavior on ignored folder with tracked file
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+? expect
+? output
+! ignored_dir/ignored_1
+! ignored_dir/ignored_1.ign
+! ignored_dir/ignored_2
+! ignored_dir/ignored_2.ign
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'setup folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	mkdir ignored_dir &&
+	touch ignored_dir/ignored_1 ignored_dir/ignored_2 \
+		ignored_dir/ignored_1.ign ignored_dir/ignored_2.ign \
+		ignored_dir/tracked &&
+	git add -f ignored_dir/tracked &&
+	test_tick &&
+	git commit -m "Force add file in ignored directory"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'Verify status on folder with tracked & ignored files' '
+	test_when_finished "git clean -fdx && git reset HEAD~1 --hard" &&
+	git status --porcelain=v2 --ignored --untracked-files=all --show-ignored-directory >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
+'
+
+test_done
+

wt-status.c

@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ static void wt_status_collect_untracked(struct wt_status *s)
 		dir.flags |= DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO;
 	else
 		dir.untracked = the_index.untracked;
+
+	if (s->show_ignored_directory)
+		dir.flags |= DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_DIRECTORY;
+
 	setup_standard_excludes(&dir);
 
 	fill_directory(&dir, &the_index, &s->pathspec);

wt-status.h

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct wt_status {
 	int submodule_summary;
 	int show_ignored_files;
 	enum untracked_status_type show_untracked_files;
+	int show_ignored_directory;
 	const char *ignore_submodule_arg;
 	char color_palette[WT_STATUS_MAXSLOT][COLOR_MAXLEN];
 	unsigned colopts;