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[PATCH v3 2/3] tests: allow testing if a path is truly a file or a directory

From
COGONI Guillaume <cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 22, 2022, 21:54 UTC
Message-ID
<20220222215430.605254-3-cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20220222215430.605254-1-cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>

Add test_path_is_file_not_symlink(), test_path_is_dir_not_symlink() and test_path_is_symlink(). Case of use for the first one in test t/t3903-stash.sh to replace "test -f" because that function explicitly want the file not to be a symlink. Give more friendly error message.

Signed-off-by: COGONI Guillaume <cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: BRESSAT Jonathan <git.jonathan.bressat@gmail.com>
---
 t/t3903-stash.sh        |  6 +++---
 t/test-lib-functions.sh | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t3903-stash.sh b/t/t3903-stash.sh
index 11a0856873..a6ad52db9f 100755
--- a/t/t3903-stash.sh
+++ b/t/t3903-stash.sh
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'stash file to symlink' '
 	rm file &&
 	ln -s file2 file &&
 	git stash save "file to symlink" &&
-	test -f file &&
+	test_path_is_file_not_symlink file &&
 	test bar = "$(cat file)" &&
 	git stash apply &&
 	case "$(ls -l file)" in *" file -> file2") :;; *) false;; esac
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'stash file to symlink (stage rm)' '
 	git rm file &&
 	ln -s file2 file &&
 	git stash save "file to symlink (stage rm)" &&
-	test -f file &&
+	test_path_is_file_not_symlink file &&
 	test bar = "$(cat file)" &&
 	git stash apply &&
 	case "$(ls -l file)" in *" file -> file2") :;; *) false;; esac
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'stash file to symlink (full stage)' '
 	ln -s file2 file &&
 	git add file &&
 	git stash save "file to symlink (full stage)" &&
-	test -f file &&
+	test_path_is_file_not_symlink file &&
 	test bar = "$(cat file)" &&
 	git stash apply &&
 	case "$(ls -l file)" in *" file -> file2") :;; *) false;; esac
diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index 85385d2ede..0f439c99d6 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -856,6 +856,16 @@ test_path_is_file () {
 	fi
 }
 
+test_path_is_file_not_symlink () {
+	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
+	test_path_is_file "$1" &&
+	if test -h "$1"
+	then
+		echo "$1 shouldn't be a symbolic link"
+		false
+	fi
+}
+
 test_path_is_dir () {
 	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
 	if ! test -d "$1"
@@ -865,6 +875,16 @@ test_path_is_dir () {
 	fi
 }
 
+test_path_is_dir_not_symlink () {
+	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
+	test_path_is_dir "$1" &&
+	if test -h "$1"
+	then
+		echo "$1 shouldn't be a symbolic link"
+		false
+	fi
+}
+
 test_path_exists () {
 	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
 	if ! test -e "$1"
@@ -874,6 +894,15 @@ test_path_exists () {
 	fi
 }
 
+test_path_is_symlink () {
+	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
+	if ! test -h "$1"
+	then
+		echo "Symbolic link $1 doesn't exist"
+		false
+	fi
+}
+
 # Check if the directory exists and is empty as expected, barf otherwise.
 test_dir_is_empty () {
 	test "$#" -ne 1 && BUG "1 param"
-- 
2.25.1
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  1. t/t3903-stash.sh: replace test [-d|-f] with test_path_is_*COGONI Guillaume, Feb 11, 2022
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2022
  3. Cogoni GuillaumeFeb 14, 2022
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 15, 2022
  5. 0/2 replace test [-f|-d] with more verbose functionsCOGONI Guillaume, Feb 18, 2022
  6. 0/2 replace test [-f|-d] with more verbose functionsCOGONI Guillaume, Feb 18, 2022
  7. 1/2 t/t3903-stash.sh: replace test [-d|-f] with test_path_is_*COGONI Guillaume, Feb 18, 2022
  8. 2/2 Add new tests functions like test_path_is_*COGONI Guillaume, Feb 18, 2022
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2022
  10. 0/3 replace test [-f|-d] with more verbose functionsCOGONI Guillaume, Feb 22, 2022
  11. 1/3 t/t3903-stash.sh: replace test [-d|-f] with test_path_is_*COGONI Guillaume, Feb 22, 2022
  12. 2/3 tests: allow testing if a path is truly a file or a directoryCOGONI Guillaume, Feb 22, 2022
  13. 3/3 tests: make the code more readableCOGONI Guillaume, Feb 22, 2022
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  15. Cogoni GuillaumeFeb 24, 2022

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