plots: remove --select CLI option (#3840)

* plots: remove --select from CLI

It needs reconsideration, we can't release it as is right now. E.g. it
expects xpath to start with `$`, but that will get interpreted by your
shell, which is bad.

* completion: update plots

dvc/command/plots.py

@@ -32,21 +32,12 @@ def _func(self, *args, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def run(self):
-        fields = None
-        jsonpath = None
-        if self.args.select:
-            if self.args.select.startswith("$"):
-                jsonpath = self.args.select
-            else:
-                fields = set(self.args.select.split(","))
         try:
             plots = self._func(
                 targets=self.args.targets,
                 template=self.args.template,
-                fields=fields,
                 x_field=self.args.x,
                 y_field=self.args.y,
-                path=jsonpath,
                 csv_header=not self.args.no_csv_header,
                 title=self.args.title,
                 x_title=self.args.xlab,
@@ -128,12 +119,6 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
     plots_show_parser.add_argument(
         "-o", "--out", default=None, help="Destination path to save plots to.",
     )
-    plots_show_parser.add_argument(
-        "-s",
-        "--select",
-        default=None,
-        help="Choose which field(s) or JSONPath to include in the plots.",
-    )
     plots_show_parser.add_argument(
         "-x", default=None, help="Field name for x axis."
     )
@@ -192,12 +177,6 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
     plots_diff_parser.add_argument(
         "-o", "--out", default=None, help="Destination path to save plots to.",
     )
-    plots_diff_parser.add_argument(
-        "-s",
-        "--select",
-        default=None,
-        help="Choose which field(s) or JSONPath to include in the plot.",
-    )
     plots_diff_parser.add_argument(
         "-x", default=None, help="Field name for x axis."
     )

scripts/completion/dvc.bash

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ _dvc_pipeline_list=''
 _dvc_pipeline_show='-c --commands -o --outs --ascii --dot --tree -l --locked'
 _dvc_pipeline_show_COMPGEN=_dvc_compgen_DVCFiles
 _dvc_plots='show diff'
-_dvc_plots_show='-t --template -f --file -s --select -x -y --stdout --no-csv-header --no-html --title --xlab --ylab'
-_dvc_plots_diff='-t --template -d --datafile -f --file -s --select -x -y --stdout --no-csv-header --no-html --title --xlab --ylab'
+_dvc_plots_show='-t --template -o --out -x -y --show-json --no-csv-header --title --xlab --ylab'
+_dvc_plots_diff='-t --template --targets -o --out -x -y --show-json --no-csv-header --title --xlab --ylab'
 _dvc_pull='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -f --force -d --with-deps -R --recursive'
 _dvc_pull_COMPGEN=_dvc_compgen_DVCFiles
 _dvc_push='-j --jobs -r --remote -a --all-branches -T --all-tags -d --with-deps -R --recursive'

tests/unit/command/test_plots.py

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ def test_metrics_diff(dvc, mocker):
             "template",
             "--targets",
             "datafile",
-            "--select",
-            "column1,column2",
             "--show-json",
             "-x",
             "x_field",
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ def test_metrics_diff(dvc, mocker):
         targets=["datafile"],
         template="template",
         revs=["HEAD", "tag1", "tag2"],
-        fields={"column1", "column2"},
-        path=None,
         x_field="x_field",
         y_field="y_field",
         csv_header=True,
@@ -63,8 +59,6 @@ def test_metrics_show(dvc, mocker):
             "result.extension",
             "-t",
             "template",
-            "-s",
-            "$.data",
             "--show-json",
             "--no-csv-header",
             "datafile",
@@ -82,8 +76,6 @@ def test_metrics_show(dvc, mocker):
         cmd.repo,
         targets=["datafile"],
         template="template",
-        fields=None,
-        path="$.data",
         x_field=None,
         y_field=None,
         csv_header=False,