Add .mailmap support for consolidated contributor identities#110
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Add .mailmap support for consolidated contributor identities#110
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- Changed GetContributors() to use %aN and %cN format specifiers - Changed GetRateOfChanges() to use %aN format specifier - Added test case TestMailmapSupport to verify functionality - Format specifiers %aN and %cN automatically respect .mailmap files Co-authored-by: steffen <6301+steffen@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add error checks for all git commands in the test - Provide clear error messages if setup steps fail Co-authored-by: steffen <6301+steffen@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add .mailmap support for consolidated contributor identities
Dec 23, 2025
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Contributors using inconsistent name/email combinations (e.g., "John Doe john@example.com" vs "J. Doe jdoe@example.com") were appearing as separate entries in contributor statistics, inflating contributor counts and obscuring actual activity.
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%an/%cnto%aN/%cNwhich respect.mailmapfilesGetContributors()andGetRateOfChanges()inpkg/git/git.goTestMailmapSupportto verify identity consolidationExample
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.mailmap:With
.mailmap:Users can now place a standard
.mailmapfile in their repository root to consolidate contributor identities across all git-metrics output sections.Original prompt
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