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[PATCH 2/2] t7412: modernize path checks to use test helper functions

From
Yuvraj Singh Chauhan <ysinghcin@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 3, 2026, 17:57 UTC
Message-ID
<20260303175750.361563-2-ysinghcin@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260303175750.361563-1-ysinghcin@gmail.com>

Replace 11 raw 'test -f', 'test -d', and '! test -e' calls with the corresponding test library helpers:

  - 'test -f' -> 'test_path_is_file'
  - 'test -d' -> 'test_path_is_dir'
  - '! test -e' -> 'test_path_is_missing'

These helpers emit a descriptive message on failure, making failing tests easier to diagnose than the silent pass/fail of the raw shell primitives.

Signed-off-by: Yuvraj Singh Chauhan <ysinghcin@gmail.com>
---
 t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
index 41ee035e3c..cdc7f59e12 100755
--- a/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
+++ b/t/t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir' '
 	git submodule absorbgitdirs 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git fsck &&
-	test -f sub1/.git &&
-	test -d .git/modules/sub1 &&
+	test_path_is_file sub1/.git &&
+	test_path_is_dir .git/modules/sub1 &&
 	git status >actual.1 &&
 	git -C sub1 rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 &&
 	test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 &&
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ test_expect_success 'absorbing does not fail for deinitialized submodules' '
 	git submodule deinit --all &&
 	git submodule absorbgitdirs 2>err &&
 	test_must_be_empty err &&
-	test -d .git/modules/sub1 &&
-	test -d sub1 &&
-	! test -e sub1/.git
+	test_path_is_dir .git/modules/sub1 &&
+	test_path_is_dir sub1 &&
+	test_path_is_missing sub1/.git
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup nested submodule' '
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' '
 	EOF
 	git submodule absorbgitdirs 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test -f sub1/nested/.git &&
-	test -d .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested &&
+	test_path_is_file sub1/nested/.git &&
+	test_path_is_dir .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested &&
 	git status >actual.1 &&
 	git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 &&
 	test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 &&
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ test_expect_success 'absorb the git dir in a nested submodule' '
 	EOF
 	git submodule absorbgitdirs 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
-	test -f sub1/.git &&
-	test -f sub1/nested/.git &&
-	test -d .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested &&
+	test_path_is_file sub1/.git &&
+	test_path_is_file sub1/nested/.git &&
+	test_path_is_dir .git/modules/sub1/modules/nested &&
 	git status >actual.1 &&
 	git -C sub1/nested rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 &&
 	test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 &&
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ test_expect_success 'absorbing the git dir fails for incomplete submodules' '
 	test_must_fail git submodule absorbgitdirs 2>actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 	git -C sub2 fsck &&
-	test -d sub2/.git &&
+	test_path_is_dir sub2/.git &&
 	git status >actual &&
 	git -C sub2 rev-parse HEAD >actual.2 &&
 	test_cmp expect.1 actual.1 &&
-- 
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  1. 1/2 t7412: fix typo 'submodue' in test_descriptionYuvraj Singh Chauhan, Mar 3, 2026
  2. 2/2 t7412: modernize path checks to use test helper functionsYuvraj Singh Chauhan, Mar 3, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtMar 4, 2026
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