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Re: [PATCH 3/3] t0006-date.sh: add `human` date format tests.

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 3, 2019, 07:44 UTC
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<20190103074421.GC24925@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 05:31:50PM -0700, Stephen P. Smith wrote:
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> The `human` date format varies based on two inputs: the date in the
> reference time which is constant and the local computers date which
> varies.  Using hardcoded test expected output dates would require
> holding the local machines date and time constant which is not
> desireable.
> 
> Alternatively, letting the local date vary, which is the normal
> situation, implies that the tests would be checking for formating
> changes based on on a ref date relative to the local computers time.

We already have $TEST_DATE_NOW, which "test-tool date" will respect for various commands to pretend that it's currently a particular time. I think you'd need to add a sub-command similar to "relative" (which directly calls show_date_relative()) which calls into the "human" code.

Note that there _isn't_ a way to have actual non-test git programs read the current time from an environment variable (as opposed to actually calling gettimeofday()).

-Peff
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  1. 0/3 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Dec 31, 2018
  2. 2/3 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Dec 31, 2018
  3. 3/3 t0006-date.sh: add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Dec 31, 2018
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 2, 2019
  5. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 3, 2019
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 3, 2019
  7. Stephen P. SmithJan 3, 2019
  8. Philip OakleyJan 3, 2019
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 3, 2019
  10. Stephen P. SmithJan 3, 2019
  11. Jeff KingJan 3, 2019
  12. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 3, 2019
  13. Johannes SixtJan 8, 2019
  14. Stephen P. SmithJan 9, 2019
  15. Johannes SixtJan 9, 2019
  16. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 10, 2019
  17. 1/3 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Dec 31, 2018
  18. Jeff KingJan 3, 2019
  19. Stephen P. SmithJan 3, 2019
  20. Jeff KingJan 4, 2019
  21. Stephen P SmithJan 4, 2019
  22. Jeff KingJan 6, 2019
  23. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  24. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  26. 2/5 Remove the proposed use of auto as secondary way to specify humanStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  27. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  28. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 19, 2019
  29. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  31. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  32. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2019
  33. Stephen P. SmithJan 20, 2019
  34. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2019
  35. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 18, 2019
  36. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  37. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  38. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  39. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  40. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  41. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  42. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2019
  43. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  44. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  45. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  46. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  47. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  48. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 29, 2019
  49. 0/5 Re-roll of 'human' date format patch setStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  50. 1/5 Add 'human' date formatStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  51. 5/5 Add `human` date format tests.Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  52. SZEDER GáborJan 21, 2019
  53. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 22, 2019
  54. 4/5 Add `human` format to test-toolStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  55. 3/5 Add 'human' date format documentationStephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019
  56. 2/5 Replace the proposed 'auto' mode with 'auto:'Stephen P. Smith, Jan 21, 2019

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