From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Rohit Ashiwal <rohit.ashiwal265@gmail.com>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>,
Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GSoC][PATCH v3 1/3] test functions: add function `test_file_not_empty`
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 21:43:22 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqmum9v6dx.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cTTJgXERud0=svc5b+ctwQxoQ6cmpiA7WHMa7TUZ37BgQ@mail.gmail.com> (Eric Sunshine's message of "Mon, 4 Mar 2019 19:17:50 -0500")
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
>> +test_file_not_empty () {
>> + if ! test -s "$1"
>> + then
>> + echo "'$1' is not a non-empty file."
>
> Although not incorrect, the double-negative is hard to digest. I had
> to read it a few times to convince myself that it matched the intent
> of the new function. I wonder if a message such as
>
> echo "'$1' is unexpectedly empty"
>
> would be better. (Subjective, and not at all worth a re-roll.)
Yeah, that is subjective. The expectation of the test is "not-empty",
so I do not see this double-negation as being too bad, though.
> Much later in this same file, a function named test_must_be_empty() is
> defined, which is the complement of your new test_file_not_empty()
> function. The dissimilar names may cause confusion, so choosing a name
> more like the existing function might be warranted.
>
> Also, it might be a good idea to add this new function as a neighbor
> of test_must_be_empty() rather than defining it a couple hundred lines
> earlier in the file. Alternately, perhaps a preparatory patch could
> move test_must_be_empty() closer to the other similar functions
> (test_path_is_missing() and cousins).
Very good suggestions. Looking at neighbouring helpers around
must-be-empty, it seems to me that the latter, i.e. moving it to sit
next to other "path" helpers, would make the most sense.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-03-05 12:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-03-03 12:28 [GSoC][PATCH 0/3] Use helper functions in test script Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 12:28 ` [PATCH 1/3] test functions: Add new function `test_file_not_empty` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 13:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 13:29 ` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 13:33 ` none Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 14:07 ` Clearing logic Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 16:19 ` Thomas Gummerer
2019-03-03 12:28 ` [PATCH 2/3] t3600: refactor code according to contemporary guidelines Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 13:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 14:13 ` t3600: refactor code according to comtemporary guidelines Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 12:28 ` [PATCH 3/3] t3600: use helper functions from test-lib-functions Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 13:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 23:37 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 0/3] Use helper functions in test script Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-03 23:37 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/3] test functions: add function `test_file_not_empty` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-04 3:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 23:37 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/3] t3600: restructure code according to contemporary guidelines Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-04 4:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-03 23:37 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 3/3] t3600: use helpers to replace test -d/f/e/s <path> Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-04 12:07 ` [GSoC][PATCH v3 0/3] Use helper functions in test script Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-04 12:07 ` [GSoC][PATCH v3 1/3] test functions: add function `test_file_not_empty` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-05 0:17 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-05 12:43 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2019-03-05 13:27 ` [GSoc][PATCH " Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-04 12:08 ` [GSoC][PATCH v3 2/3] t3600: modernize style Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-05 0:36 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-05 12:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-04 12:08 ` [GSoC][PATCH v3 3/3] t3600: use helpers to replace test -d/f/e/s <path> Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-05 0:42 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-05 13:42 ` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-05 14:03 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-05 14:21 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 " Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-05 14:57 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-05 23:38 ` Rohit Ashiwal
2019-03-08 5:38 ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 3/3] t3600: use helpers to replace test -d/f/e/s <path> Junio C Hamano
2019-03-08 9:51 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-03-11 1:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-03-05 0:09 ` [GSoC][PATCH v3 0/3] Use helper functions in test script Eric Sunshine
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