made git refs filter configurable ref issue #797

- default --all was kept and  --branches --tags (or even other variations) is possible to use via .ini file

development.ini

@@ -98,6 +98,10 b' use_gravatar = true'
 ## path to git executable
 git_path = git
 
+## git rev filter option, --all is the default filter, if you need to
+## hide all refs in changelog switch this to --branches --tags
+git_rev_filter=--all
+
 ## RSS feed options
 rss_cut_off_limit = 256000
 rss_items_per_page = 10

production.ini

@@ -98,6 +98,10 b' use_gravatar = true'
 ## path to git executable
 git_path = git
 
+## git rev filter option, --all is the default filter, if you need to
+## hide all refs in changelog switch this to --branches --tags
+git_rev_filter=--all
+
 ## RSS feed options
 rss_cut_off_limit = 256000
 rss_items_per_page = 10

rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl

@@ -98,6 +98,10 b' use_gravatar = true'
 ## path to git executable
 git_path = git
 
+## git rev filter option, --all is the default filter, if you need to
+## hide all refs in changelog switch this to --branches --tags
+git_rev_filter=--all
+
 ## RSS feed options
 rss_cut_off_limit = 256000
 rss_items_per_page = 10

rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/changeset.py

@@ -187,8 +187,10 b' class GitChangeset(BaseChangeset):'
         """
         Returns list of children changesets.
         """
+        rev_filter = _git_path = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('git_rev_filter',
+                                              '--all').strip()
         so, se = self.repository.run_git_command(
-            "rev-list --all --children | grep '^%s'" % self.raw_id
+            "rev-list %s --children | grep '^%s'" % (rev_filter, self.raw_id)
         )
 
         children = []

rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py

@@ -231,7 +231,9 b' class GitRepository(BaseRepository):'
             self._repo.head()
         except KeyError:
             return []
-        cmd = 'rev-list --all --reverse --date-order'
+        rev_filter = _git_path = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('git_rev_filter',
+                                                      '--all').strip()
+        cmd = 'rev-list %s --reverse --date-order' % (rev_filter)
         try:
             so, se = self.run_git_command(cmd)
         except RepositoryError:
@@ -505,7 +507,9 b' class GitRepository(BaseRepository):'
             cmd_template += ' $branch_name'
             cmd_params['branch_name'] = branch_name
         else:
-            cmd_template += ' --all'
+            rev_filter = _git_path = rhodecode.CONFIG.get('git_rev_filter',
+                                                          '--all').strip()
+            cmd_template += ' %s' % (rev_filter)
 
         cmd = Template(cmd_template).safe_substitute(**cmd_params)
         revs = self.run_git_command(cmd)[0].splitlines()

test.ini

@@ -98,6 +98,10 b' use_gravatar = true'
 ## path to git executable
 git_path = git
 
+## git rev filter option, --all is the default filter, if you need to
+## hide all refs in changelog switch this to --branches --tags
+git_rev_filter=--all
+
 ## RSS feed options
 rss_cut_off_limit = 256000
 rss_items_per_page = 10