Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 14/16] qapi: Consistent generated code: minimize push_indent() usage

[Eric Blake]

On 09/29/2015 08:10 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Eric Blake <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>> We had some pointless differences in the generated code for visit,
>> command marshalling, and events; unifying them makes it easier for
>> future patches to consolidate to common helper functions.
>>
>> This patch makes no difference to the generated code, but rather
>> focuses on reducing the number of push_indent()/pop_indent() pairs
>> so that generated code is typically already at its natural output
>> indentation in the python files.  It is easier to reason about
>> generated code if the reader does not have to track how much
>> spacing will be inserted alongside the code, and moreso when all
>> of the generators use the same patterns (qapi-type and qapi-event
>> were already using in-place indentation).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
> 
> A few places become slightly less readable because the generated code is
> now indented lile the surrounding Python code.  Other places become more
> readable.  Having to think less about push_indent() / pop_indent() tips
> the balance, I guess.
> 
> Have you diffed the generated code before and after the patch?

Yes; quoting above:

>> This patch makes no difference to the generated code,

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