Git case-insensitive search

git-search

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
A case-insensitive git search tool.

This Python script emulates the following shell command::

    git grep -i term1 [ | grep -i term2 [ | grep -i term3 ] ...]

I was unable to do it using bash, so I made it in Python.

On the plus side, it highlights all terms, not just the last one you've grepped.

As long as you have put this file in you ``$PATH``, it should be available as
a git subcommand.

Usage::

    git search term1 [term2 [term3] ...]

"""
import re
import subprocess
import argparse

RED = "\033[0;31m"
END = "\033[0m"
BOLD = "\033[1m"


def highlight_word(sentence, word, case_sensitive=False):
    if case_sensitive:
        occurences = re.findall(word, sentence)
    else:
        occurences = re.findall(word, sentence, re.IGNORECASE)
    for occurence in occurences:
        sentence = sentence.replace(occurence, f"{RED}{BOLD}{occurence}{END}")
    return sentence


def main(terms, case_sensitive=False):
    git_cmd = "git grep -i"
    grep_cmd = "grep -i"
    if case_sensitive:
        git_cmd = "git grep"
        grep_cmd = "grep"
    cmd = [f"{git_cmd} {terms[0]}"]
    if len(terms) > 1:
        for term in terms[1:]:
            cmd.append(f"{grep_cmd} {term}")
    try:
        output = subprocess.check_output(" | ".join(cmd), shell=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
        print("[nothing]")
        return
    lines = output.decode().split("\n")
    for line in lines:
        if not line:
            continue
        for term in args.terms:
            line = highlight_word(line, term, case_sensitive)
        print(line)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="Case-insensitive search in a git repository"
    )
    parser.add_argument("terms", nargs="+")
    parser.add_argument("--case-sensitive", "-s", action="store_true", default=False)

    args = parser.parse_args()
    main(args.terms, args.case_sensitive)