Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 4/4] t1006: add tests for git cat-file --literally

From: karthik nayak <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:12:55 +0530

On 04/08/2015 02:19 AM, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 1:44 AM, Karthik Nayak <[email-masked]> wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <[email-masked]>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
> > index ab36b1e..5b74044 100755
> > --- a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
> > +++ b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
> > @@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ $content"
> >          test_cmp expect actual
> >       '
> >
> > +    test_expect_success "Type of $type is correct using --literally" '
> > +       echo $type >expect &&
> > +       git cat-file -t --literally $sha1 >actual &&
> > +       test_cmp expect actual
> > +    '
> > +
> > +    test_expect_success "Size of $type is correct using --literally" '
> > +       echo $size >expect &&
> > +       git cat-file -s --literally $sha1 >actual &&
> > +       test_cmp expect actual
> > +    '
> > +
> >       test -z "$content" ||
> >       test_expect_success "Content of $type is correct" '
> >          maybe_remove_timestamp "$content" $no_ts >expect &&
> > @@ -296,4 +308,19 @@ test_expect_success '%(deltabase) reports packed delta bases' '
> >          }
> >   '
> >
> > +bogus_type="bogus"
> > +bogus_sha1=$(git hash-object -t $bogus_type --literally -w --stdin </dev/null)
> > +
> > +test_expect_success "Type of broken object is correct" '
> > +       echo $bogus_type >expect &&
> > +       git cat-file -t --literally $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
> > +       test_cmp expect actual
> > +'
> > +
> > +test_expect_success "Size of broken object is correct" '
> > +       echo "0" >expect &&
>
> Zero is such a common fallback value when things go wrong that it may
> not be the best choice for this test. Consequently, it might be better
> to create the bogus object with non-zero length. Take a look at how
> 'hello_length' and 'hello_sha1' are computed elsewhere in this script
> for inspiration.
The first part of this patch contains tests which make use of 'hello_length'
adn 'hello_sha1', but I get what you're saying, will look into it. Thanks.
>
> > +       git cat-file -s --literally $bogus_sha1 >actual &&
> > +       test_cmp expect actual
> > +'
> > +
> >   test_done
> > --
> > 2.4.0.rc1.249.g9f2ee54