brew tab: new command for editing tab information

Library/Homebrew/cmd/tab.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# typed: strict
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "abstract_command"
+require "formula"
+require "tab"
+
+module Homebrew
+  module Cmd
+    class TabCmd < AbstractCommand
+      cmd_args do
+        description <<~EOS
+          Edit tab information for installed formulae.
+
+          This can be useful when you want to control whether an installed
+          formula should be removed by `brew autoremove`.
+          To prevent removal, mark the formula as installed on request;
+          to allow removal, mark the formula as not installed on request.
+        EOS
+
+        switch "--installed-on-request",
+               description: "Mark <formula> as installed on request."
+        switch "--no-installed-on-request",
+               description: "Mark <formula> as not installed on request."
+
+        conflicts "--installed-on-request", "--no-installed-on-request"
+
+        named_args :formula, min: 1
+      end
+
+      sig { override.void }
+      def run
+        installed_on_request = if args.installed_on_request?
+          true
+        elsif args.no_installed_on_request?
+          false
+        end
+        raise UsageError, "No marking option specified." if installed_on_request.nil?
+
+        formulae = args.named.to_formulae
+        if (formulae_not_installed = formulae.reject(&:any_version_installed?)).any?
+          formula_names = formulae_not_installed.map(&:name)
+          is_or_are = (formula_names.length == 1) ? "is" : "are"
+          odie "#{formula_names.to_sentence} #{is_or_are} not installed."
+        end
+
+        formulae.each do |formula|
+          update_tab formula, installed_on_request:
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      sig { params(formula: Formula, installed_on_request: T::Boolean).void }
+      def update_tab(formula, installed_on_request:)
+        tab = Tab.for_formula(formula)
+        unless tab.tabfile.exist?
+          raise ArgumentError,
+                "Tab file for #{formula.name} does not exist."
+        end
+
+        installed_on_request_str = "#{"not " unless installed_on_request}installed on request"
+        if (tab.installed_on_request && installed_on_request) ||
+           (!tab.installed_on_request && !installed_on_request)
+          ohai "#{formula.name} is already marked as #{installed_on_request_str}."
+          return
+        end
+
+        tab.installed_on_request = installed_on_request
+        tab.write
+        ohai "#{formula.name} is now marked as #{installed_on_request_str}."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/tab_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "cmd/tab"
+require "cmd/shared_examples/args_parse"
+require "tab"
+
+RSpec.describe Homebrew::Cmd::TabCmd do
+  def installed_on_request?(formula)
+    # `brew` subprocesses can change the tab, invalidating the cached values.
+    Tab.clear_cache
+    Tab.for_formula(formula).installed_on_request
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like "parseable arguments"
+
+  it "marks or unmarks a formula as installed on request", :integration_test do
+    setup_test_formula "foo",
+                       tab_attributes: { "installed_on_request" => false }
+    foo = Formula["foo"]
+
+    expect { brew "tab", "--installed-on-request", "foo" }
+      .to be_a_success
+      .and output(/foo is now marked as installed on request/).to_stdout
+      .and not_to_output.to_stderr
+    expect(installed_on_request?(foo)).to be true
+
+    expect { brew "tab", "--no-installed-on-request", "foo" }
+      .to be_a_success
+      .and output(/foo is now marked as not installed on request/).to_stdout
+      .and not_to_output.to_stderr
+    expect(installed_on_request?(foo)).to be false
+  end
+end

Library/Homebrew/test/support/helper/spec/shared_context/integration_test.rb

@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ def brew_sh(*args)
     end
   end
 
-  def setup_test_formula(name, content = nil, tap: CoreTap.instance, bottle_block: nil)
+  def setup_test_formula(name, content = nil, tap: CoreTap.instance,
+                         bottle_block: nil, tab_attributes: nil)
     case name
     when /^testball/
       tarball = if OS.linux?
@@ -174,15 +175,29 @@ def install
       RUBY
     end
 
-    Formulary.find_formula_in_tap(name.downcase, tap).tap do |formula_path|
-      formula_path.write <<~RUBY
+    formula_path = Formulary.find_formula_in_tap(name.downcase, tap).tap do |path|
+      path.write <<~RUBY
         class #{Formulary.class_s(name)} < Formula
         #{content.gsub(/^(?!$)/, "  ")}
         end
       RUBY
 
       tap.clear_cache
     end
+
+    return formula_path if tab_attributes.nil?
+
+    keg = Formula[name].prefix
+    keg.mkpath
+
+    tab = Tab.for_name(name)
+    tab.tabfile ||= keg/Tab::FILENAME
+    tab_attributes.each do |key, value|
+      tab.instance_variable_set(:"@#{key}", value)
+    end
+    tab.write
+
+    formula_path
   end
 
   def install_test_formula(name, content = nil, build_bottle: false)

completions/bash/brew

@@ -2107,6 +2107,25 @@ _brew_style() {
   __brew_complete_casks
 }
 
+_brew_tab() {
+  local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+  case "${cur}" in
+    -*)
+      __brewcomp "
+      --debug
+      --help
+      --installed-on-request
+      --no-installed-on-request
+      --quiet
+      --verbose
+      "
+      return
+      ;;
+    *) ;;
+  esac
+  __brew_complete_formulae
+}
+
 _brew_tap() {
   local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
   case "${cur}" in
@@ -2765,6 +2784,7 @@ _brew() {
     search) _brew_search ;;
     sh) _brew_sh ;;
     style) _brew_style ;;
+    tab) _brew_tab ;;
     tap) _brew_tap ;;
     tap-info) _brew_tap_info ;;
     tap-new) _brew_tap_new ;;

completions/fish/brew.fish

@@ -1413,6 +1413,16 @@ __fish_brew_complete_arg 'style; and not __fish_seen_argument -l cask -l casks'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'style; and not __fish_seen_argument -l formula -l formulae' -a '(__fish_brew_suggest_casks_all)'
 
 
+__fish_brew_complete_cmd 'tab' 'Edit tab information for installed formulae'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l debug -d 'Display any debugging information'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l help -d 'Show this message'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l installed-on-request -d 'Mark formula as installed on request'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l no-installed-on-request -d 'Mark formula as not installed on request'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l quiet -d 'Make some output more quiet'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -l verbose -d 'Make some output more verbose'
+__fish_brew_complete_arg 'tab' -a '(__fish_brew_suggest_formulae_all)'
+
+
 __fish_brew_complete_cmd 'tap' 'Tap a formula repository'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l custom-remote -d 'Install or change a tap with a custom remote. Useful for mirrors'
 __fish_brew_complete_arg 'tap' -l debug -d 'Display any debugging information'

completions/internal_commands_list.txt

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ setup-ruby
 sh
 shellenv
 style
+tab
 tap
 tap-info
 tap-new

completions/zsh/_brew

@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ __brew_internal_commands() {
     'sh:Enter an interactive shell for Homebrew'\''s build environment'
     'shellenv:Print export statements'
     'style:Check formulae or files for conformance to Homebrew style guidelines'
+    'tab:Edit tab information for installed formulae'
     'tap:Tap a formula repository'
     'tap-info:Show detailed information about one or more taps'
     'tap-new:Generate the template files for a new tap'
@@ -1747,6 +1748,19 @@ _brew_style() {
     '*::cask:__brew_casks'
 }
 
+# brew tab
+_brew_tab() {
+  _arguments \
+    '--debug[Display any debugging information]' \
+    '--help[Show this message]' \
+    '(--no-installed-on-request)--installed-on-request[Mark formula as installed on request]' \
+    '(--installed-on-request)--no-installed-on-request[Mark formula as not installed on request]' \
+    '--quiet[Make some output more quiet]' \
+    '--verbose[Make some output more verbose]' \
+    - formula \
+    '*::formula:__brew_formulae'
+}
+
 # brew tap
 _brew_tap() {
   _arguments \

docs/Manpage.md

@@ -1162,6 +1162,23 @@ evaluation of this command's output to your dotfiles (e.g. `~/.bash_profile` or
 The shell can be specified explicitly with a supported shell name parameter.
 Unknown shells will output POSIX exports.
 
+### `tab` \[`--installed-on-request`\] \[`--no-installed-on-request`\] *`formula`* \[...\]
+
+Edit tab information for installed formulae.
+
+This can be useful when you want to control whether an installed formula should
+be removed by `brew autoremove`. To prevent removal, mark the formula as
+installed on request; to allow removal, mark the formula as not installed on
+request.
+
+`--installed-on-request`
+
+: Mark *`formula`* as installed on request.
+
+`--no-installed-on-request`
+
+: Mark *`formula`* as not installed on request.
+
 ### `tap` \[*`options`*\] \[*`user`*`/`*`repo`*\] \[*`URL`*\]
 
 Tap a formula repository. If no arguments are provided, list all installed taps.

manpages/brew.1

@@ -727,6 +727,16 @@ Print export statements\. When run in a shell, this installation of Homebrew wil
 The variables \fBHOMEBREW_PREFIX\fP, \fBHOMEBREW_CELLAR\fP and \fBHOMEBREW_REPOSITORY\fP are also exported to avoid querying them multiple times\. To help guarantee idempotence, this command produces no output when Homebrew\[u2019]s \fBbin\fP and \fBsbin\fP directories are first and second respectively in your \fBPATH\fP\&\. Consider adding evaluation of this command\[u2019]s output to your dotfiles (e\.g\. \fB~/\.bash_profile\fP or \fB~/\.zprofile\fP on macOS and \fB~/\.bashrc\fP or \fB~/\.zshrc\fP on Linux) with: \fBeval "$(brew shellenv)"\fP
 .P
 The shell can be specified explicitly with a supported shell name parameter\. Unknown shells will output POSIX exports\.
+.SS "\fBtab\fP \fR[\fB\-\-installed\-on\-request\fP] \fR[\fB\-\-no\-installed\-on\-request\fP] \fIformula\fP \fR[\.\.\.]"
+Edit tab information for installed formulae\.
+.P
+This can be useful when you want to control whether an installed formula should be removed by \fBbrew autoremove\fP\&\. To prevent removal, mark the formula as installed on request; to allow removal, mark the formula as not installed on request\.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-installed\-on\-request\fP
+Mark \fIformula\fP as installed on request\.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-no\-installed\-on\-request\fP
+Mark \fIformula\fP as not installed on request\.
 .SS "\fBtap\fP \fR[\fIoptions\fP] \fR[\fIuser\fP\fB/\fP\fIrepo\fP] \fR[\fIURL\fP]"
 Tap a formula repository\. If no arguments are provided, list all installed taps\.
 .P