This adds the option to return the list of maintainers in the format for
sending via command line, specifically targeted for `git send-email`.
This will add a `--to` tag before the first email and a `--cc` tag for
each following email. The option can be toggled by using the
`--cl-format` flag when calling the get_maintainer script.

The new addition is disabled by default and will only print (even if
enabled) if there are maintainers to return. This will prevent the
script from trying to generate a formatted line without any maintainers
and also allow the user to visually verify that the outputted line contains
the correct maintainers and lists (by verifying the roles).

Signed-off-by: Ian Cowan <ian@linux.cowan.aero>
---
 scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 6bd5221d37b8..fc6844a56c87 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ my $output_section_maxlen = 50;
 my $scm = 0;
 my $tree = 1;
 my $web = 0;
+my $format_for_cl = 0;
 my $subsystem = 0;
 my $status = 0;
 my $letters = "";
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ if (!GetOptions(
 		'scm!' => \$scm,
 		'tree!' => \$tree,
 		'web!' => \$web,
+		'cl-format!' => \$format_for_cl,
 		'letters=s' => \$letters,
 		'pattern-depth=i' => \$pattern_depth,
 		'k|keywords!' => \$keywords,
@@ -636,8 +638,13 @@ my %deduplicate_address_hash = ();
 
 my @maintainers = get_maintainers();
 if (@maintainers) {
-    @maintainers = merge_email(@maintainers);
-    output(@maintainers);
+	my @maintainers_merged = merge_email(@maintainers);
+	output(@maintainers_merged);
+
+	if ($format_for_cl) {
+		my @format_for_cl = format_cl(@maintainers);
+		output(@format_for_cl);
+	}
 }
 
 if ($scm) {
@@ -1071,6 +1078,7 @@ Output type options:
   --separator [, ] => separator for multiple entries on 1 line
     using --separator also sets --nomultiline if --separator is not [, ]
   --multiline => print 1 entry per line
+  --cl-format => Include a formatted string for emailing via the command line
 
 Other options:
   --pattern-depth => Number of pattern directory traversals (default: 0 (all))
@@ -2512,6 +2520,23 @@ sub merge_email {
     return @lines;
 }
 
+sub format_cl {
+	my @out;
+	my $first = 1;
+
+	for (@_) {
+		my ($address, $role) = @$_;
+		if ($first) {
+			$first = 0;
+			@out = "--to '$address'";
+		} else {
+			@out = "@out --cc '$address'";
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ('', @out);
+}
+
 sub output {
     my (@parms) = @_;
 
-- 
2.35.1

On Sat, 2022-04-23 at 14:55 -0400, Ian Cowan wrote:
> This adds the option to return the list of maintainers in the format for
> sending via command line, specifically targeted for `git send-email`.
> This will add a `--to` tag before the first email and a `--cc` tag for
> each following email. The option can be toggled by using the
> `--cl-format` flag when calling the get_maintainer script.
> 
> The new addition is disabled by default and will only print (even if
> enabled) if there are maintainers to return. This will prevent the
> script from trying to generate a formatted line without any maintainers
> and also allow the user to visually verify that the outputted line contains
> the correct maintainers and lists (by verifying the roles).

nack.

get_maintainers does not need to be the be-all/end-all script
for every purpose.

Try adding wrapper scripts instead.

I use something like this:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1473862411.32273.25.camel@perches.com/