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t1410: modernize test path checks

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PATCH 1/1 t1410: modernize test path checks

From: Imvedansh <[email protected]>

Convert old-style "test -f" and "! test -f" checks to use the modern helper functions 'test_path_is_file' and 'test_path_is_missing' in t/t1410-reflog.sh.

This improves readability and consistency in the test suite.

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t1410: modernize test path checks

Hello,

I'm Vedansh and I'm interested in contributing to Git through Outreachy 2025.

I have successfully built Git from source on Ubuntu (via WSL2) and run the test suite. All tests pass.

For my microproject, I'd like to modernize the path checking in t/t1410-reflog.sh by replacing 'test -f' with test_path_is_file in lines 133-136 (in the 'rewind' test).

I found 4 instances that are assertions (part of && chains):

* test -f C
* test -f A/B/E
* ! test -f F
* ! test -f A/G

I've verified these are test assertions, not flow control statements, and the test currently passes on my system.

Is this appropriate for a microproject?

Thanks, Vedansh

Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2066%2FImvedansh%2Fmodernize-t1410-reflog-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2066/Imvedansh/modernize-t1410-reflog-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2066

 t/t1410-reflog.sh | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
t/t1410-reflog.sh +4 -4
index e30f87a358..ce71f9a30a 100755
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ test_expect_success 'pass through -- to sub-command' '
 
 test_expect_success rewind '
 	test_tick && git reset --hard HEAD~2 &&
-	test -f C &&
-	test -f A/B/E &&
-	! test -f F &&
-	! test -f A/G &&
+	test_path_is_file C &&
+	test_path_is_file A/B/E &&
+	test_path_is_missing F &&
+	test_path_is_missing A/G &&
 
 	check_have A B C D E F G H I J K L &&
 

base-commit: 821f583da6d30a84249f75f33501504d597bc16b

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Quoted 8 lines · Imvedansh via GitGitGadget

From: Imvedansh <[email protected]>

Convert old-style "test -f" and "! test -f" checks to use the modern helper functions 'test_path_is_file' and 'test_path_is_missing' in t/t1410-reflog.sh.

This improves readability and consistency in the test suite.

I think that it might also improve the error message when a test fails, right?

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t1410: modernize test path checks

Hello,

I'm Vedansh and I'm interested in contributing to Git through Outreachy 2025.

Thanks for your interest in contributing to Git!

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I have successfully built Git from source on Ubuntu (via WSL2) and run the test suite. All tests pass.

For my microproject, I'd like to modernize the path checking in t/t1410-reflog.sh by replacing 'test -f' with test_path_is_file in lines 133-136 (in the 'rewind' test).

I found 4 instances that are assertions (part of && chains):

* test -f C
* test -f A/B/E
* ! test -f F
* ! test -f A/G

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I've verified these are test assertions, not flow control statements, and the test currently passes on my system.

Is this appropriate for a microproject?

It seems to me that Usman already answered this.

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 t/t1410-reflog.sh | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
t/t1410-reflog.sh +0 -0
index e30f87a358..ce71f9a30a 100755
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ test_expect_success 'pass through -- to sub-command' '
 

t/t1410-reflog.sh test_expect_success 'pass through -- to sub-command' ' · line 136

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t/t1410-reflog.sh +4 -4
 test_expect_success rewind '
        test_tick && git reset --hard HEAD~2 &&
-       test -f C &&
-       test -f A/B/E &&
-       ! test -f F &&
-       ! test -f A/G &&
+       test_path_is_file C &&
+       test_path_is_file A/B/E &&
+       test_path_is_missing F &&
+       test_path_is_missing A/G &&

This looks good to me.