feat: add 'max_log_args' option that allows to limit the number of ar…

…guments that are shown in the logging output

nox/_options.py

@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ def _tag_completer(
         help="Adds a timestamp to logged output.",
         noxfile=True,
     ),
+    _option_set.Option(
+        "max_log_args",
+        "-ma",
+        "--max-log-args",
+        group=options.groups["reporting"],
+        default=None,
+        help="Set a limit on the maximum number of arguments that are logged.",
+        noxfile=True,
+    ),
     _option_set.Option(
         "default_venv_backend",
         "-db",

nox/command.py

@@ -73,8 +73,21 @@ def _clean_env(env: Mapping[str, str | None] | None = None) -> dict[str, str] |
     return clean_env
 
 
-def _shlex_join(args: Sequence[str | os.PathLike[str]]) -> str:
-    return " ".join(shlex.quote(os.fspath(arg)) for arg in args)
+def _get_cmd_for_log(
+    max_log_args: int | None,
+    cmd: str | os.PathLike[str],
+    args: Sequence[str | os.PathLike[str]],
+) -> str:
+    num_more_args = len(args) - (max_log_args or 0)
+    args = args[:max_log_args]
+    output_list = [str(cmd)]
+    if args:
+        output_list.extend(shlex.quote(os.fspath(arg)) for arg in args)
+    if (max_log_args is not None) and num_more_args > 0:
+        more_note = "more " if max_log_args > 0 else ""
+        args_note = "arguments" if num_more_args > 1 else "argument"
+        output_list.append(f"... ({num_more_args} {more_note}{args_note})")
+    return " ".join(output_list)
 
 
 def run(
@@ -85,6 +98,7 @@ def run(
     paths: Sequence[str] | None = None,
     success_codes: Iterable[int] | None = None,
     log: bool = True,
+    max_log_args: int | None = None,
     external: ExternalType = False,
     stdout: int | IO[str] | None = None,
     stderr: int | IO[str] = subprocess.STDOUT,
@@ -97,7 +111,7 @@ def run(
         success_codes = [0]
 
     cmd, args = args[0], args[1:]
-    full_cmd = f"{cmd} {_shlex_join(args)}"
+    full_cmd = _get_cmd_for_log(max_log_args, cmd, args)
 
     cmd_path = which(os.fspath(cmd), paths)
     str_args = [os.fspath(arg) for arg in args]

nox/sessions.py

@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ def _run(
             silent=silent,
             success_codes=success_codes,
             log=log,
+            max_log_args=self._runner.global_config.max_log_args,
             external=external,
             stdout=stdout,
             stderr=stderr,

tests/test_command.py

@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ def test_run_verbosity_failed_command(capsys, caplog):
     assert not logs
 
 
+def test__get_cmd_for_log():
+    get_cmd_for_log = nox.command._get_cmd_for_log
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(None, "test", []) == "test"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(1, "test", []) == "test"
+    arg_list = ["a", "b", "c"]
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(None, "test", arg_list) == "test a b c"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(4, "test", arg_list) == "test a b c"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(3, "test", arg_list) == "test a b c"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(2, "test", arg_list) == "test a b ... (1 more argument)"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(1, "test", arg_list) == "test a ... (2 more arguments)"
+    assert get_cmd_for_log(0, "test", arg_list) == "test ... (3 arguments)"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     platform.system() == "Windows",
     reason="See https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/85815",