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Re: [PATCH 3/4] contrib/subtree: convert subtree type check to use case statement

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 9, 2023, 18:56 UTC
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On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 11:53:39AM +0100, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
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> The `subtree_for_commit ()` helper function asserts that the subtree
> identified by its parameters are either a commit or tree. This is done
> via the `-o` parameter of test, which is discouraged.
> 
> Refactor the code to instead use a switch statement over the type.
> Despite being aligned with our coding guidelines, the resulting code is
> arguably also easier to read.
Yes, I'd agree that the result is much easier to follow.
-Peff
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Message 14 of 26 in “Replace use of `test <expr> -o/a <expr>`”
  1. 0/4 Replace use of `test <expr> -o/a <expr>`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 9, 2023
  2. 1/4 global: convert trivial usages of `test <expr> -a/-o <expr>`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 9, 2023
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2023
  4. Jeff KingNov 9, 2023
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2023
  6. Patrick SteinhardtNov 10, 2023
  7. 2/4 contrib/subtree: stop using `-o` to test for number of argsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 9, 2023
  8. Jeff KingNov 9, 2023
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2023
  10. Patrick SteinhardtNov 10, 2023
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2023
  12. Patrick SteinhardtNov 10, 2023
  13. 3/4 contrib/subtree: convert subtree type check to use case statementPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 9, 2023
  14. Jeff KingNov 9, 2023
  15. 4/4 Makefile: stop using `test -o` when unlinking duplicate executablesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 9, 2023
  16. 0/4 Replace use of `test <expr> -o/a <expr>`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 10, 2023
  17. 1/4 global: convert trivial usages of `test <expr> -a/-o <expr>`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 10, 2023
  18. Jeff KingNov 10, 2023
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2023
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2023
  21. Patrick SteinhardtNov 13, 2023
  22. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2023
  23. 2/4 contrib/subtree: stop using `-o` to test for number of argsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 10, 2023
  24. 3/4 contrib/subtree: convert subtree type check to use case statementPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 10, 2023
  25. 4/4 Makefile: stop using `test -o` when unlinking duplicate executablesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 10, 2023
  26. Jeff KingNov 10, 2023

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