parse_date_format(): convert a format name to an enum date_mode

Factor out the code to parse --date=<format> parameter to revision
walkers into a separate function, parse_date_format().  This function
is passed a string and converts it to an enum date_format:

 - "relative"         => DATE_RELATIVE
 - "iso8601" or "iso" => DATE_ISO8601
 - "rfc2822"          => DATE_RFC2822
 - "short"            => DATE_SHORT
 - "local"            => DATE_LOCAL
 - "default"          => DATE_NORMAL

In the event that none of these strings is found, the function die()s.

Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 8246500166..5587f7ebc7 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ const char *show_date(unsigned long time, int timezone, enum date_mode mode);
 int parse_date(const char *date, char *buf, int bufsize);
 void datestamp(char *buf, int bufsize);
 unsigned long approxidate(const char *);
+enum date_mode parse_date_format(const char *format);
 
 extern const char *git_author_info(int);
 extern const char *git_committer_info(int);