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[PATCH v3 10/10] fsck: test and document unknown fsck.<msg-id> values

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 27, 2018, 14:37 UTC
Message-ID
<20180727143720.14948-11-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20180525192811.25680-1-avarab@gmail.com>

When fsck.<msg-id> is set to an unknown value it'll cause "fsck" to die, but the same is not rue of the "fetch" and "receive" variants. Document this and test for it.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config.txt        |  4 ++++
 t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 57c463c6e2..4cead6119a 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1637,6 +1637,10 @@ In general, it is better to enumerate existing objects with problems
 with `fsck.skipList`, instead of listing the kind of breakages these
 problematic objects share to be ignored, as doing the latter will
 allow new instances of the same breakages go unnoticed.
++
+Setting an unknown `fsck.<msg-id>` value will cause fsck to die, but
+doing the same for `receive.fsck.<msg-id>` and `fetch.fsck.<msg-id>`
+will only cause git to warn.
 
 fsck.skipList::
 	The path to a sorted list of object names (i.e. one SHA-1 per
diff --git a/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh b/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
index 7f06b537d3..62f3569891 100755
--- a/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
+++ b/t/t5504-fetch-receive-strict.sh
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with fetch.fsck.skipList' '
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git fetch "file://$(pwd)" $refspec
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fsck.<unknownmsg-id> dies' '
+	test_must_fail git -c fsck.whatEver=ignore fsck 2>err &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Unhandled message id: whatever" err
+'
 
 test_expect_success 'push with receive.fsck.missingEmail=warn' '
 	commit="$(git hash-object -t commit -w --stdin <bogus-commit)" &&
@@ -211,10 +215,15 @@ test_expect_success 'push with receive.fsck.missingEmail=warn' '
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config fsck.missingEmail warn &&
 	test_must_fail git push --porcelain dst bogus &&
 
+	# receive.fsck.<unknownmsg-id> warns
+	git --git-dir=dst/.git config \
+		receive.fsck.whatEver error &&
+
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config \
 		receive.fsck.missingEmail warn &&
 	git push --porcelain dst bogus >act 2>&1 &&
 	grep "missingEmail" act &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Skipping unknown msg id.*whatever" act &&
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git branch -D bogus &&
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config --add \
 		receive.fsck.missingEmail ignore &&
@@ -235,10 +244,15 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with fetch.fsck.missingEmail=warn' '
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config fsck.missingEmail warn &&
 	test_must_fail git --git-dir=dst/.git fetch "file://$(pwd)" $refspec &&
 
+	# receive.fsck.<unknownmsg-id> warns
+	git --git-dir=dst/.git config \
+		fetch.fsck.whatEver error &&
+
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config \
 		fetch.fsck.missingEmail warn &&
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git fetch "file://$(pwd)" $refspec >act 2>&1 &&
 	grep "missingEmail" act &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Skipping unknown msg id.*whatever" act &&
 	rm -rf dst &&
 	git init dst &&
 	git --git-dir=dst/.git config fetch.fsckobjects true &&
-- 
2.18.0.345.g5c9ce644c3
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  2. Kevin DaudtMay 24, 2018
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 24, 2018
  4. Jeff KingMay 24, 2018
  5. 0/4 fsck: doc fixes & fetch.fsck.* implementationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 24, 2018
  6. 1/4 config doc: don't describe *.fetchObjects twiceÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 24, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2018
  8. 3/4 config doc: elaborate on what transfer.fsckObjects doesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 24, 2018
  9. Eric SunshineMay 24, 2018
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2018
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 31, 2018
  12. 2/4 config doc: unify the description of fsck.* and receive.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 24, 2018
  13. Eric SunshineMay 24, 2018
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 24, 2018
  15. Eric SunshineMay 24, 2018
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2018
  17. 4/4 fetch: implement fetch.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 24, 2018
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2018
  19. 0/5 fsck: doc fixes & fetch.fsck.* implementationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  20. 1/5 config doc: don't describe *.fetchObjects twiceÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  21. Eric SunshineMay 25, 2018
  22. 2/5 config doc: unify the description of fsck.* and receive.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  23. Eric SunshineMay 25, 2018
  24. Junio C HamanoMay 28, 2018
  25. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 28, 2018
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2018
  27. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2018
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 31, 2018
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2018
  30. 4/5 config doc: mention future aspirations for transfer.fsckObjectsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  31. Christian CouderMay 25, 2018
  32. 5/5 fetch: implement fetch.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  33. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2018
  34. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 31, 2018
  35. 3/5 config doc: elaborate on what transfer.fsckObjects doesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, May 25, 2018
  36. Eric SunshineMay 25, 2018
  37. 00/10 fsck: doc fixes & fetch.fsck.* implementationÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  38. SZEDER GáborJul 30, 2018
  39. 01/10 receive.fsck.<msg-id> tests: remove dead codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  40. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  41. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 27, 2018
  42. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  43. 02/10 config doc: don't describe *.fetchObjects twiceÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  45. 03/10 config doc: unify the description of fsck.* and receive.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  46. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  47. 04/10 config doc: elaborate on what transfer.fsckObjects doesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  48. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  49. 05/10 config doc: elaborate on fetch.fsckObjects securityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  50. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  51. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 28, 2018
  52. 06/10 transfer.fsckObjects tests: untangle confusing setupÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  53. 07/10 fetch: implement fetch.fsck.*Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  54. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
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  58. 08/10 fsck: test & document {fetch,receive}.fsck.* config fallbackÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  59. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  60. 09/10 fsck: add stress tests for fsck.skipListÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  61. 10/10 fsck: test and document unknown fsck.<msg-id> valuesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jul 27, 2018
  62. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 27, 2018
  63. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  64. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 28, 2018
  65. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2018
  66. Junio C HamanoMay 28, 2018
  67. Jeff KingMay 24, 2018
  68. Thomas BraunMay 24, 2018
  69. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 25, 2018

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