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feat: add --lines-changed-only to the clang-format hook - #327
--lines-changed-only for clang-format. The clang-format hook formats whole files, so in a code base that was never formatted a one-line change becomes a large diff. With the new option the hook formats only the lines that the commit or push changes:
The lines come from changed_lines(), the same code the clang-tidy hook uses. clang-format takes --lines for one file at a time, so the hook runs it once per file and skips files with no added lines.
When the changed lines are unknown (for example pre-commit run --all-files on a clean tree), or args already has --lines, every line is formatted as before.
_split_source_files moved from clang_tidy.py to util.py as split_source_files, so both hooks share it.
One behaviour change: the clang-format hook's option parser no longer accepts abbreviations. Otherwise argparse reads clang-format's own --lines=1:2 as a short form of --lines-changed-only and fails. An abbreviated hook option such as --verb is now passed to clang-format instead of being read as --verbose.
prek.testing/run.sh takes RUNNER=prek, and CI runs the integration tests once with prek. The README says the hooks run with prek.
The README also documents the option, adds it to the comparison table, and no longer names a version in the sentence about the rev tag.
Tested: 364 tests pass with 100% coverage, including a test that runs the real clang-format in a git repository and checks that an unformatted line from an older commit stays as it is. testing/run.sh passes with prek 0.5.10 (5 of 5).
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New Features
Added an option to format only changed lines, with a fallback to formatting all requested lines when change information is unavailable.
Added support for running the hooks and their tests with prek.
Expanded documentation with setup details and guidance on changed-line formatting.
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clang-format formats whole files by default. With --lines-changed-only the
hook passes the lines that the commit or push changes to clang-format's
--lines, one run per file, and falls back to whole files when the changed
lines are unknown.
The option parser no longer accepts abbreviations, so clang-format's own
--lines is not read as a short form of the new option.
The integration script takes RUNNER=prek, and CI runs it once with prek.
The pull request adds changed-line formatting support to clang-format, moves source-file argument splitting into a shared utility, and adds prek as a selectable runner for the test script and CI workflow.
A shared utility recognizes source-file suffixes and separates trailing source files from tool arguments. clang-tidy and its tests now use this utility.
The hook adds --lines-changed-only. It runs clang-format with per-file changed-line ranges when available, and retains the original command for unknown changed lines or explicit --lines arguments.
Changed-line behavior tests and documentation tests/test_clang_format.py, README.md
Tests cover changed-line command behavior, fallbacks, failure aggregation, and staged edits. The README describes the option and its comparison-table support.
The test script uses the runner selected by RUNNER, which defaults to pre-commit. The workflow runs the script with prek on Ubuntu and Python 3.13. The README mentions prek support and clarifies the rev setting.
cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks#303: Adds changed_lines() and its Git range detection and fallback behavior, which this pull request uses to select clang-format line ranges.
Merge Risk: Low · up to 7032e
The new prek CI step can pass even if hooks never run. This weakens test confidence but does not change hook behavior, so it can be followed up after merge.
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Minor · Check the cause of each expected failure. · run.sh:46
testing/run.sh:46 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Check the cause of each expected failure.
If clean succeeds but prek run fails to load a config or install a hook, all five cases can pass without running hooks. This also affected pre-commit before this change.
Assert the expected file changes before restoring the file, or check the expected diagnostics. Add a passing hook case.
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Review comment at @testing/run.sh at line 46:
Update the failure-case checks around `prek run` so they verify the expected
hook-caused file changes or diagnostics before restoring files, rather than
relying only on the exit status. Add a passing hook case to confirm hooks load
and execute successfully.
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- Line 46: Update the failure-case checks around `prek run` so they verify the
expected hook-caused file changes or diagnostics before restoring files, rather
than relying only on the exit status. Add a passing hook case to confirm hooks
load and execute successfully.
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About the red SonarCloud check: it reports two alerts on run_clang_format() (S8701 and S8705, "LLM-supplied CLI arguments"). Both point at the subprocess.run(command, ...) call that is already on main. This PR only moved that call into a loop, which makes SonarCloud count it as new code.
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The command is an argument list and no shell is involved.
The arguments are the ones the user wrote in their own .pre-commit-config.yaml. Passing them to clang-format is what the hook is for.
I see nothing to change in the code, so the two alerts need to be marked as false positives in SonarCloud, as on earlier pull requests in this repository. The other checks are not affected.
System calls cannot be simulated consistently and are left out of the measure. The reported value understates the real cost. Switch to the Walltime instrument to measure them.
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Summary
--lines-changed-onlyfor clang-format. The clang-format hook formats whole files, so in a code base that was never formatted a one-line change becomes a large diff. With the new option the hook formats only the lines that the commit or push changes:changed_lines(), the same code the clang-tidy hook uses. clang-format takes--linesfor one file at a time, so the hook runs it once per file and skips files with no added lines.pre-commit run --all-fileson a clean tree), orargsalready has--lines, every line is formatted as before._split_source_filesmoved fromclang_tidy.pytoutil.pyassplit_source_files, so both hooks share it.One behaviour change: the clang-format hook's option parser no longer accepts abbreviations. Otherwise argparse reads clang-format's own
--lines=1:2as a short form of--lines-changed-onlyand fails. An abbreviated hook option such as--verbis now passed to clang-format instead of being read as--verbose.prek.
testing/run.shtakesRUNNER=prek, and CI runs the integration tests once with prek. The README says the hooks run with prek.The README also documents the option, adds it to the comparison table, and no longer names a version in the sentence about the
revtag.Tested: 364 tests pass with 100% coverage, including a test that runs the real clang-format in a git repository and checks that an unformatted line from an older commit stays as it is.
testing/run.shpasses with prek 0.5.10 (5 of 5).Related Issues
None.
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