Added comments-from-stdin, so we can add tracebacks, e.g. with

  $ be list --invalid-option | be comment <bug-id> -

diff --git a/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/body b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/body
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..118afc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/body
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+I've added comments-from-stdin, so we can add tracebacks, e.g. with
+
+  $ be list --invalid-option | be comment <bug-id> -
+

diff --git a/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/values b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/values
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..4aea60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/comments/d83a5436-85e3-42c7-9a89-a6d50df9d279/values
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Content-type: text/plain
+
+
+Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:22:19 +0000
+
+
+From: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
+

diff --git a/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/values b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/values
index eb2c67f03427efe7b299b2e3ce48c8df55b9303b..7d5bb11604f8e06a6f3b060a0ce49372913d539c 100644 (file)
--- a/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/values
+++ b/.be/bugs/576e804a-8b76-4876-8e9d-d7a72b0aef10/values
@@ -1,35 +1,14 @@
+creator: abentley
 
 
+severity: minor
 
-creator=abentley
 
+status: open
 
 
+summary: Allow attachments
 
 
-
-severity=minor
-
-
-
-
-
-
-status=open
-
-
-
-
-
-
-summary=Allow attachments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-time=Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:46 +0000
-
-
+time: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:46 +0000
 

diff --git a/becommands/comment.py b/becommands/comment.py
index b15a06e46b1f3dce33e3f40cee62a1043c02cf79..29e9f88c0aeb9ef021f71c7b56ebd197b0a5dfdd 100644 (file)
--- a/becommands/comment.py
+++ b/becommands/comment.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 """Add a comment to a bug"""
 from libbe import cmdutil, bugdir, settings_object, editor
 import os
+import sys
 __desc__ = __doc__
 
 def execute(args, test=False):
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def execute(args, test=False):
     else:
         parent = bug.comment_root
     
-    if len(args) == 1:
+    if len(args) == 1: # try to launch an editor for comment-body entry
         try:
             body = editor.editor_string("Please enter your comment above")
         except editor.CantFindEditor, e:
@@ -91,7 +92,11 @@ def execute(args, test=False):
         if body is None:
             raise cmdutil.UserError("No comment entered.")
         body = body.decode('utf-8')
-    else:
+    elif args[1] == '-': # read body from stdin
+        body = sys.stdin.read()
+        if not body.endswith('\n'):
+            body+='\n'
+    else: # body = arg[1]
         body = args[1]
         if not body.endswith('\n'):
             body+='\n'
@@ -100,14 +105,16 @@ def execute(args, test=False):
     bd.save()
 
 def get_parser():
-    parser = cmdutil.CmdOptionParser("be comment ID COMMENT")
+    parser = cmdutil.CmdOptionParser("be comment ID [COMMENT]")
     return parser
 
 longhelp="""
-To add a comment to a bug, use the bug ID as the argument.  To reply to another
-comment, specify the comment name (as shown in "be show" output).
-
-$EDITOR is used to launch an editor.  If unspecified, no comment will be
+To add a comment to a bug, use the bug ID as the argument.  To reply
+to another comment, specify the comment name (as shown in "be show"
+output).  COMMENT, if specified, should be either the text of your
+comment or "-", in which case the text will be read from stdin.  If
+you do not specify a COMMENT, $EDITOR is used to launch an editor.  If
+COMMENT is unspecified and EDITOR is not set, no comment will be
 created.
 """