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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
	Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>,
	Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] t1308-config-set: avoid false positives when using test-config
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 02:57:17 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cSLjMabeLgkg9N7+ZJ1jotbpJx0FAnjkpNSt0Lf+Q0wNQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f53782f14c5f53da5d5537b369a810a94f9ce184.1599026986.git.matheus.bernardino@usp.br>

On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 2:18 AM Matheus Tavares
<matheus.bernardino@usp.br> wrote:
> One test in t1308 expects test-config to fail with exit code 128 due to
> a parsing error in the config machinery. But test-config might also exit
> with 128 for any other reason that leads it to call die(). Therefore the
> test can potentially succeed for the wrong reason. To avoid false
> positives, let's check test-config's output, in addition to the exit
> code, and make sure that the cause of the error is the one we expect in
> this test.
>
> Moreover, the test was using the auxiliary function check_config which
> optionally takes a string to compare the test-config stdout against.
> Because this string is optional, there is a risk that future callers may
> also check only the exit code and not the output. To avoid that, make
> the string parameter of this function mandatory.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
> ---
> diff --git a/t/t1308-config-set.sh b/t/t1308-config-set.sh
> @@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ check_config () {
>                 expect_code=0
>         fi &&
>         op=$1 key=$2 && shift && shift &&
> -       if test $# != 0
> -       then
> -               printf "%s\n" "$@"
> -       fi >expect &&
> +       printf "%s\n" "$@" >expect &&

This change in behavior is quite subtle. With the original code,
"expect" will be entirely empty if no argument is provided, whereas
with the revised code, "expect" will contain a single newline. This
could be improved by making the argument genuinely mandatory as stated
in the commit message. Perhaps something like this:

    if test $# -eq 0
    then
        BUG "check_config 'value' argument missing"
    fi &&
    printf "%s\n" "$@" >expect &&

> @@ -130,7 +127,8 @@ test_expect_success 'check line error when NULL string is queried' '
>  test_expect_success 'find integer if value is non parse-able' '
> -       check_config expect_code 128 get_int lamb.head
> +       test_expect_code 128 test-tool config get_int lamb.head 2>result &&
> +       test_i18ngrep "fatal: bad numeric config value '\'none\'' for '\'lamb.head\''" result
>  '

The complex '\'quoting\'' magic leaves and re-enters the single-quote
context of the test body and makes it difficult to reason about. Since
this is a pattern argument to grep, a simpler alternative would be:

    test_i18ngrep "fatal: bad numeric config value .none. for
.lamb.head." result

Aside from that, do I understand correctly that all other callers
which expect a non-zero exit code will find the error message on
stdout, but this case will find it on stderr? That makes one wonder
if, rather than dropping use of check_config() here, instead
check_config() should be enhanced to accept an additional option, such
as 'stderr' which causes it to check stderr rather than stdout
(similar to how 'expect_code' allows the caller to override the
expected exit code). But perhaps that would be overengineered if this
case is not expected to come up again as more callers are added in the
future?

  reply	other threads:[~2020-09-02  6:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 123+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-03-24  6:04 [RFC PATCH 0/3] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Matheus Tavares
2020-03-24  6:11 ` [RFC PATCH 1/3] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-03-24  7:57   ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-24 21:26     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-24 23:38       ` Matheus Tavares
2020-03-24  6:12 ` [RFC PATCH 2/3] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-03-24  7:15   ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-24 15:12     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-03-24 16:16       ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-24 17:02         ` Derrick Stolee
2020-03-24 23:01       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-03-24 22:55     ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-04-21  2:10       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-04-21  3:08         ` Elijah Newren
2020-04-22 12:08           ` Derrick Stolee
2020-04-23  6:09           ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-03-24  6:13 ` [RFC PATCH 3/3] grep: add option to ignore sparsity patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-03-24  7:54   ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-24 18:30     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-24 19:07       ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-25 20:18         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-30  3:23       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-03-31 19:12         ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-31 20:02           ` Derrick Stolee
2020-04-27 17:15             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-04-29 16:46               ` Elijah Newren
2020-04-29 17:21             ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-25 23:15     ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-03-26  6:02       ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-27 15:51         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-03-27 19:01           ` Elijah Newren
2020-03-30  1:12         ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-03-31 16:48           ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-10  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Matheus Tavares
2020-05-10  0:41   ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/4] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-05-10  0:41   ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/4] config: load the correct config.worktree file Matheus Tavares
2020-05-11 19:10     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-12 22:55       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-12 23:22         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-10  0:41   ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/4] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-05-11 19:35     ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13  0:05       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-13  0:17         ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-21  7:26           ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-21 17:35             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-21 17:52               ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-22  5:49                 ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-22 14:26                   ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-22 15:36                     ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-22 20:54                       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-22 21:06                         ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-10 11:40                     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-06-10 16:22                       ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-10 17:42                         ` Derrick Stolee
2020-06-10 18:14                           ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-10 20:12                         ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-10 19:58                       ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-21  7:36       ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-10  0:41   ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/4] config: add setting to ignore sparsity patterns in some cmds Matheus Tavares
2020-05-10  4:23     ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-21 17:18       ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-21  7:09     ` Elijah Newren
2020-05-28  1:12   ` [PATCH v3 0/5] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Matheus Tavares
2020-05-28  1:12     ` [PATCH v3 1/5] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-05-28  1:13     ` [PATCH v3 2/5] t/helper/test-config: return exit codes consistently Matheus Tavares
2020-05-30 14:29       ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-01  4:36         ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-28  1:13     ` [PATCH v3 3/5] config: correctly read worktree configs in submodules Matheus Tavares
2020-05-30 14:49       ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-01  4:38         ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-28  1:13     ` [PATCH v3 4/5] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-05-30 15:48       ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-01  4:44         ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-03  2:38           ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-10 17:08             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-05-28  1:13     ` [PATCH v3 5/5] config: add setting to ignore sparsity patterns in some cmds Matheus Tavares
2020-05-30 16:18       ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-01  4:45         ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-03  2:39           ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-10 21:15             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-11  0:35               ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-12 15:44     ` [PATCH v4 0/6] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Matheus Tavares
2020-06-12 15:44       ` [PATCH v4 1/6] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-06-12 15:45       ` [PATCH v4 2/6] t/helper/test-config: return exit codes consistently Matheus Tavares
2020-06-12 15:45       ` [PATCH v4 3/6] t/helper/test-config: facilitate addition of new cli options Matheus Tavares
2020-06-12 15:45       ` [PATCH v4 4/6] config: correctly read worktree configs in submodules Matheus Tavares
2020-06-16 19:13         ` Elijah Newren
2020-06-21 16:05           ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-09-01  2:41         ` Jonathan Nieder
2020-09-01 21:44           ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-06-12 15:45       ` [PATCH v4 5/6] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-06-12 15:45       ` [PATCH v4 6/6] config: add setting to ignore sparsity patterns in some cmds Matheus Tavares
2020-06-16 22:31       ` [PATCH v4 0/6] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Elijah Newren
2020-09-02  6:17       ` [PATCH v5 0/8] " Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 1/8] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 2/8] t1308-config-set: avoid false positives when using test-config Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  6:57           ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2020-09-02 16:16             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-09-02 16:38               ` Eric Sunshine
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 3/8] t/helper/test-config: be consistent with exit codes Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 4/8] t/helper/test-config: check argc before accessing argv Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  7:18           ` Eric Sunshine
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 5/8] t/helper/test-config: unify exit labels Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  7:30           ` Eric Sunshine
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 6/8] config: correctly read worktree configs in submodules Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02 20:15           ` Jonathan Nieder
2020-09-09 13:04             ` Matheus Tavares Bernardino
2020-09-09 23:32               ` Jonathan Nieder
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 7/8] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-09-02  6:17         ` [PATCH v5 8/8] config: add setting to ignore sparsity patterns in some cmds Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21         ` [PATCH v6 0/9] grep: honor sparse checkout and add option to ignore it Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 1/9] doc: grep: unify info on configuration variables Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 2/9] t1308-config-set: avoid false positives when using test-config Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 3/9] t/helper/test-config: be consistent with exit codes Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 4/9] t/helper/test-config: diagnose missing arguments Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 5/9] t/helper/test-config: unify exit labels Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 6/9] config: make do_git_config_sequence receive a 'struct repository' Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 7/9] config: correctly read worktree configs in submodules Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 8/9] grep: honor sparse checkout patterns Matheus Tavares
2020-09-10 17:21           ` [PATCH v6 9/9] config: add setting to ignore sparsity patterns in some cmds Matheus Tavares
2021-02-09 21:33           ` [PATCH v7] grep: honor sparse-checkout on working tree searches Matheus Tavares
2021-02-09 23:23             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-10  6:12               ` Elijah Newren

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