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[PATCH 11/18] chainlint.pl: don't flag broken &&-chain if failure indicated explicitly

From
Eric Sunshine via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 1, 2022, 00:29 UTC
Message-ID
<11bd449766dd6854466b214cf0d144feb01d4fd2.1661992197.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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<pull.1322.git.git.1661992197.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>

There are quite a few tests which print an error messages and then explicitly signal failure with `false`, `return 1`, or `exit 1` as the final command in an `if` branch. In these cases, the tests don't bother maintaining the &&-chain between `echo` and the explicit "test failed" indicator. Since such constructs are manually signaling failure, their &&-chain breakage is legitimate and safe -- both for the command immediately preceding `false`, `return`, or `exit`, as well as for all preceding commands in the `if` branch. Therefore, stop flagging &&-chain breakage in these sorts of cases.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 t/chainlint.pl                             |  8 ++++++++
 t/chainlint/chain-break-false.expect       |  9 +++++++++
 t/chainlint/chain-break-false.test         | 10 ++++++++++
 t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.expect | 15 +++++++++++++++
 t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.test   | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 t/chainlint/if-in-loop.expect              |  2 +-
 t/chainlint/if-in-loop.test                |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 t/chainlint/chain-break-false.expect
 create mode 100644 t/chainlint/chain-break-false.test
diff --git a/t/chainlint.pl b/t/chainlint.pl
index 14e1db3519a..a76a09ecf5e 100755
--- a/t/chainlint.pl
+++ b/t/chainlint.pl
@@ -503,6 +503,14 @@ sub accumulate {
 		goto DONE if $token =~ /\$\?/;
 	}
 
+	# if this command is "false", "return 1", or "exit 1" (which signal
+	# failure explicitly), then okay for all preceding commands to be
+	# missing "&&"
+	if ($$cmd[0] =~ /^(?:false|return|exit)$/) {
+		@$tokens = grep(!/^\?!AMP\?!$/, @$tokens);
+		goto DONE;
+	}
+
 	# flag missing "&&" at end of previous command
 	my $n = find_non_nl($tokens);
 	splice(@$tokens, $n + 1, 0, '?!AMP?!') unless $n < 0;
diff --git a/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.expect b/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.expect
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..989766fb856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if condition not satisified
+then
+	echo it did not work...
+	echo failed!
+	false
+else
+	echo it went okay ?!AMP?!
+	congratulate user
+fi
diff --git a/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.test b/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5aaff8c8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/chain-break-false.test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# LINT: broken &&-chain okay if explicit "false" signals failure
+if condition not satisified
+then
+	echo it did not work...
+	echo failed!
+	false
+else
+	echo it went okay
+	congratulate user
+fi
diff --git a/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.expect b/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.expect
index dba292ee89b..1732d221c32 100644
--- a/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.expect
+++ b/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.expect
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+case "$(git ls-files)" in
+one ) echo pass one ;;
+* ) echo bad one ; return 1 ;;
+esac &&
+(
+	case "$(git ls-files)" in
+	two ) echo pass two ;;
+	* ) echo bad two ; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+) &&
+case "$(git ls-files)" in
+dir/two"$LF"one ) echo pass both ;;
+* ) echo bad ; return 1 ;;
+esac &&
+
 for i in 1 2 3 4 ; do
 	git checkout main -b $i || return $?
 	test_commit $i $i $i tag$i || return $?
diff --git a/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.test b/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.test
index e2b059933aa..46542edf881 100644
--- a/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.test
+++ b/t/chainlint/chain-break-return-exit.test
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+case "$(git ls-files)" in
+one) echo pass one ;;
+# LINT: broken &&-chain okay if explicit "return 1" signals failuire
+*) echo bad one; return 1 ;;
+esac &&
+(
+	case "$(git ls-files)" in
+	two) echo pass two ;;
+# LINT: broken &&-chain okay if explicit "exit 1" signals failuire
+	*) echo bad two; exit 1 ;;
+	esac
+) &&
+case "$(git ls-files)" in
+dir/two"$LF"one) echo pass both ;;
+# LINT: broken &&-chain okay if explicit "return 1" signals failuire
+*) echo bad; return 1 ;;
+esac &&
+
 for i in 1 2 3 4 ; do
 # LINT: broken &&-chain okay if explicit "return $?" signals failure
 	git checkout main -b $i || return $?
diff --git a/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.expect b/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.expect
index 03b82a3e58c..d6514ae7492 100644
--- a/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.expect
+++ b/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.expect
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	do
 		if false
 		then
-			echo "err" ?!AMP?!
+			echo "err"
 			exit 1
 		fi ?!AMP?!
 		foo
diff --git a/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.test b/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.test
index f0cf19cfada..90c23976fec 100644
--- a/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.test
+++ b/t/chainlint/if-in-loop.test
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	do
 		if false
 		then
-# LINT: missing "&&" on "echo"
+# LINT: missing "&&" on "echo" okay since "exit 1" signals error explicitly
 			echo "err"
 			exit 1
 # LINT: missing "&&" on "fi"
-- 
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  1. 00/18 make test "linting" more comprehensiveEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  2. 01/18 t: add skeleton chainlint.plEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 1, 2022
  4. Eric SunshineSep 2, 2022
  5. 02/18 chainlint.pl: add POSIX shell lexical analyzerEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 1, 2022
  7. Eric SunshineSep 3, 2022
  8. 04/18 chainlint.pl: add parser to validate testsEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  9. 03/18 chainlint.pl: add POSIX shell parserEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  10. 06/18 chainlint.pl: validate test scripts in parallelEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 1, 2022
  12. Eric SunshineSep 3, 2022
  13. Eric WongSep 6, 2022
  14. Eric SunshineSep 6, 2022
  15. Jeff KingSep 6, 2022
  16. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  17. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 21, 2022
  18. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  19. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 21, 2022
  20. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  21. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  22. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  23. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  24. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  25. Eric SunshineNov 21, 2022
  26. Jeff KingNov 21, 2022
  27. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 22, 2022
  28. 05/18 chainlint.pl: add parser to identify test definitionsEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  29. 07/18 chainlint.pl: don't require `return|exit|continue` to end with `&&`Eric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  30. 10/18 chainlint.pl: don't flag broken &&-chain if `$?` handled explicitlyEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  31. 12/18 chainlint.pl: complain about loops lacking explicit failure handlingEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  32. 09/18 chainlint.pl: don't require `&` background command to end with `&&`Eric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  33. 08/18 t/Makefile: apply chainlint.pl to existing self-testsEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  34. 11/18 chainlint.pl: don't flag broken &&-chain if failure indicated explicitlyEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  35. 13/18 chainlint.pl: allow `|| echo` to signal failure upstream of a pipeEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  36. 14/18 t/chainlint: add more chainlint.pl self-testsEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  37. 15/18 test-lib: retire "lint harder" optimization hackEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  38. 16/18 test-lib: replace chainlint.sed with chainlint.plEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  39. Elijah NewrenSep 3, 2022
  40. Eric SunshineSep 3, 2022
  41. 18/18 t: retire unused chainlint.sedEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  42. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2022
  43. Eric SunshineSep 2, 2022
  44. Jeff KingSep 2, 2022
  45. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2022
  46. 17/18 t/Makefile: teach `make test` and `make prove` to run chainlint.plEric Sunshine via GitGitGadget, Sep 1, 2022
  47. Jeff KingSep 11, 2022
  48. Eric SunshineSep 11, 2022
  49. Jeff KingSep 11, 2022
  50. Eric SunshineSep 12, 2022
  51. Jeff KingSep 13, 2022

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