Optionally shorten git blame output by removing date+line number.

src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp

@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ GitCommand *GitClient::createCommand(const QString &workingDirectory,
         }
     } else {
         QTC_ASSERT(editor, /**/);
-        connect(command, SIGNAL(outputData(QByteArray)), editor, SLOT(setPlainTextData(QByteArray)));
+        connect(command, SIGNAL(outputData(QByteArray)), editor, SLOT(setPlainTextDataFiltered(QByteArray)));
     }
 
     if (outputWindow)

src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "gitclient.h"
 #include "gitconstants.h"
 #include "gitplugin.h"
+#include <QtCore/QTextCodec>
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -141,5 +142,47 @@ QString GitEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) cons
     return QString();
 }
 
+/* Remove the date specification from annotation, which is tabular:
+\code
+8ca887aa (author               YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS <offset>  <line>)<content>
+\endcode */
+
+static void removeAnnotationDate(QString *s)
+{
+    if (s->isEmpty())
+        return;
+    // Get position of date (including blank) and the ')'
+    const QRegExp isoDatePattern(QLatin1String(" \\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}"));
+    Q_ASSERT(isoDatePattern.isValid());
+    const int datePos = s->indexOf(isoDatePattern);
+    const int parenPos = datePos == -1 ? -1 : s->indexOf(QLatin1Char(')'));
+    if (parenPos == -1)
+        return;
+    // In all lines, remove the bit from datePos .. parenPos;
+    const int dateLength = parenPos - datePos;
+    const QChar newLine = QLatin1Char('\n');
+    for (int pos = 0; pos < s->size(); ) {
+        if (pos + parenPos >s->size()) // Should not happen
+            break;
+        s->remove(pos + datePos, dateLength);
+        const int nextLinePos = s->indexOf(newLine, pos + datePos);
+        pos = nextLinePos == -1 ? s->size() : nextLinePos  + 1;
+    }
+}
+
+void GitEditor::setPlainTextDataFiltered(const QByteArray &a)
+{
+    // If desired, filter out the date from annotation
+    const bool omitAnnotationDate = contentType() == VCSBase::AnnotateOutput
+                                    && GitPlugin::instance()->settings().omitAnnotationDate;
+    if (omitAnnotationDate) {
+        QString text = codec()->toUnicode(a);
+        removeAnnotationDate(&text);
+        setPlainText(text);
+    } else {
+        setPlainTextData(a);
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Git

src/plugins/git/giteditor.h

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ public:
     explicit GitEditor(const VCSBase::VCSBaseEditorParameters *type,
                             QWidget *parent);
 
+public slots:
+    void setPlainTextDataFiltered(const QByteArray &a);
+
 private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const;

src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const char *pathKeyC = "Path";
 static const char *logCountKeyC = "LogCount";
 static const char *timeoutKeyC = "TimeOut";
 static const char *promptToSubmitKeyC = "PromptForSubmit";
+static const char *omitAnnotationDateKeyC = "OmitAnnotationDate";
 
 enum { defaultLogCount =  10 , defaultTimeOut = 30};
 
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings() :
     adoptPath(false),
     logCount(defaultLogCount),
     timeout(defaultTimeOut),
-    promptToSubmit(true)
+    promptToSubmit(true),
+    omitAnnotationDate(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ void GitSettings::fromSettings(QSettings *settings)
     logCount = settings->value(QLatin1String(logCountKeyC), defaultLogCount).toInt();
     timeout = settings->value(QLatin1String(timeoutKeyC), defaultTimeOut).toInt();
     promptToSubmit = settings->value(QLatin1String(promptToSubmitKeyC), true).toBool();
+    omitAnnotationDate = settings->value(QLatin1String(omitAnnotationDateKeyC), false).toBool();
     settings->endGroup();
 }
 
@@ -75,13 +78,15 @@ void GitSettings::toSettings(QSettings *settings) const
     settings->setValue(QLatin1String(logCountKeyC), logCount);
     settings->setValue(QLatin1String(timeoutKeyC), timeout);
     settings->setValue(QLatin1String(promptToSubmitKeyC), promptToSubmit);
+    settings->setValue(QLatin1String(omitAnnotationDateKeyC), omitAnnotationDate);
     settings->endGroup();
 }
 
 bool GitSettings::equals(const GitSettings &s) const
 {
     return adoptPath == s.adoptPath && path == s.path && logCount == s.logCount
-           && timeout == s.timeout && promptToSubmit == s.promptToSubmit;
+           && timeout == s.timeout && promptToSubmit == s.promptToSubmit
+           && omitAnnotationDate == s.omitAnnotationDate;
 }
 
 QString GitSettings::gitBinaryPath(bool *ok, QString *errorMessage) const

src/plugins/git/gitsettings.h

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct GitSettings
     int logCount;
     int timeout;
     bool promptToSubmit;
+    bool omitAnnotationDate;
 };
 
 inline bool operator==(const GitSettings &p1, const GitSettings &p2)

src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ GitSettings SettingsPageWidget::settings() const
     rc.logCount = m_ui.logCountSpinBox->value();
     rc.timeout = m_ui.timeoutSpinBox->value();
     rc.promptToSubmit = m_ui.promptToSubmitCheckBox->isChecked();
+    rc.omitAnnotationDate = m_ui.omitAnnotationDataCheckBox->isChecked();
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ void SettingsPageWidget::setSettings(const GitSettings &s)
     m_ui.logCountSpinBox->setValue(s.logCount);
     m_ui.timeoutSpinBox->setValue(s.timeout);
     m_ui.promptToSubmitCheckBox->setChecked(s.promptToSubmit);
+    m_ui.omitAnnotationDataCheckBox->setChecked(s.omitAnnotationDate);
 }
 
 void SettingsPageWidget::setSystemPath()

src/plugins/git/settingspage.ui

@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="omitAnnotationDataCheckBox">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Omit date from annotation output</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>