From 2213fc016da6aff51e1d714462fa690df47fbe57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steve Yegge <steve.yegge@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:34:58 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add --short flag to bd show for compact output
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Displays each issue on a single line with format:
<id> [<status>] P<priority> <type>: <title>

Example:
  bd show bd-nlzv --short
  bd-nlzv [open] P2 feature: bd show --short flag for compact output

Useful for quick status checks of multiple issues. (bd-nlzv)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cmd/bd/show.go | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/bd/show.go b/cmd/bd/show.go
index 30a641c6..9f789469 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/show.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/show.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		showThread, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("thread")
+		shortMode, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("short")
 		ctx := rootCtx
 
 		// Check database freshness before reading
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				}
 				issue := result.Issue
 				issueStore := result.Store
+				if shortMode {
+					fmt.Println(formatShortIssue(issue))
+					result.Close()
+					continue
+				}
 				if jsonOutput {
 					// Get labels and deps for JSON output
 					type IssueDetails struct {
@@ -174,12 +180,8 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Issue %s not found\n", id)
 						continue
 					}
-					if displayIdx > 0 {
-						fmt.Println("\n" + strings.Repeat("─", 60))
-					}
-					displayIdx++
 
-					// Parse response and use existing formatting code
+					// Parse response first to check shortMode before output
 					type IssueDetails struct {
 						types.Issue
 						Labels       []string                             `json:"labels,omitempty"`
@@ -194,6 +196,16 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					}
 					issue := &details.Issue
 
+					if shortMode {
+						fmt.Println(formatShortIssue(issue))
+						continue
+					}
+
+					if displayIdx > 0 {
+						fmt.Println("\n" + strings.Repeat("─", 60))
+					}
+					displayIdx++
+
 					// Format output (same as direct mode below)
 					tierEmoji := ""
 					statusSuffix := ""
@@ -360,6 +372,12 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			issueStore := result.Store // Use the store that contains this issue
 			// Note: result.Close() called at end of loop iteration
 
+			if shortMode {
+				fmt.Println(formatShortIssue(issue))
+				result.Close()
+				continue
+			}
+
 			if jsonOutput {
 				// Include labels, dependencies (with metadata), dependents (with metadata), and comments in JSON output
 				type IssueDetails struct {
@@ -572,7 +590,15 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 
+// formatShortIssue returns a compact one-line representation of an issue
+// Format: <id> [<status>] P<priority> <type>: <title>
+func formatShortIssue(issue *types.Issue) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s [%s] P%d %s: %s",
+		issue.ID, issue.Status, issue.Priority, issue.IssueType, issue.Title)
+}
+
 func init() {
 	showCmd.Flags().Bool("thread", false, "Show full conversation thread (for messages)")
+	showCmd.Flags().Bool("short", false, "Show compact one-line output per issue")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(showCmd)
 }