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[PATCH v6 2/3] t4009: modernize

From
MCMark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
Date
Sep 22, 2026, 20:21 UTC
Message-ID
<20260922202152.842793-3-markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260922202152.842793-1-markchucarroll@fastmail.com>

Old tests were written in a different style than modern ones; for better readability and test error messages, update t4009 to the modern style.

* run everything inside of a test_expect_success block.
* write title line on the same line as test_expect_success,
  end that line with a single quote that opens the body of the test,
  and end the test with a single quote that closes the body.
* write expected output of a test to a file named "expect",
  and actual output to a file named "actual".
* write here-docs using "<<-" syntax, so that they're indented
  uniformly with the rest of the test.
* make test names more clearly reflect the functionality that
  they test.
Signed-off-by: Mark C. Chu-Carroll <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>
---
 t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh | 142 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
index 59e71e3acd..e42891ee5a 100755
--- a/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
+++ b/t/t4009-diff-rename-4.sh
@@ -10,68 +10,64 @@ test_description='Same rename detection as t4003 but testing diff-raw -z.
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-diff.sh ;# test-lib chdir's into trash
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare reference tree' \
-    'COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-     echo frotz >rezrov &&
-    git update-index --add COPYING rezrov &&
-    orig=$(git hash-object COPYING) &&
-    tree=$(git write-tree) &&
-    echo $tree'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree' \
-    'sed -e 's/HOWEVER/However/' <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
-    sed -e 's/GPL/G.P.L/g' <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
-    rm -f COPYING &&
-    c1=$(git hash-object COPYING.1) &&
-    c2=$(git hash-object COPYING.2) &&
-    git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?'
-
-# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING.1 and COPYING.2,
-# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
-# and COPYING.2 are based on COPYING, and do not say anything about
-# rezrov.
-
-git diff-index -z -C $tree >current
-
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-:100644 100644 $orig $c2 R1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.2
-EOF
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#1)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	# prepare reference tree
+	COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+	echo frotz >rezrov &&
+	git update-index --add COPYING rezrov &&
+	orig=$(git hash-object COPYING) &&
+	tree=$(git write-tree) &&
+	echo $tree &&
+	# prepare work tree
+	sed -e "s/HOWEVER/However/" <COPYING >COPYING.1 &&
+	sed -e "s/GPL/G.P.L/g" <COPYING >COPYING.2 &&
+	rm -f COPYING &&
+	c1=$(git hash-object COPYING.1) &&
+	c2=$(git hash-object COPYING.2) &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.?
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#1)' '
+	# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING.1 and COPYING.2,
+	# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
+	# and COPYING.2 are based on COPYING, and do not say anything about
+	# rezrov.
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c2 R1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.2
+	EOF
+
+	git diff-index -z -C $tree >actual &&
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
+'
 
 ################################################################
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree again' \
-    'mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
-     git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2'
-
-# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING and COPYING.1,
-# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
-# is based on COPYING and COPYING is still there, and do not say anything
-# about rezrov.
-
-git diff-index -z -C $tree >current
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c2 M
-COPYING
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-EOF
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#2)' '
+	# prepare work tree again
+	mv COPYING.2 COPYING &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 COPYING.2 &&
+
+	# tree has COPYING and rezrov.  work tree has COPYING and COPYING.1,
+	# both are slightly edited, and unchanged rezrov.  We say COPYING.1
+	# is based on COPYING and COPYING is still there, and do not say anything
+	# about rezrov.
+
+	git diff-index -z -C $tree >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c2 M
+	COPYING
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	EOF
+
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
+'
 
 ################################################################
 
@@ -80,20 +76,18 @@ test_expect_success \
 # anything about rezrov or COPYING, since the revised again diff-raw
 # nows how to say Copy.
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'prepare work tree once again' \
-    'COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
-     git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1'
-
-git diff-index -z -C --find-copies-harder $tree >current
-cat >expected <<EOF
-:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
-COPYING
-COPYING.1
-EOF
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'validate output from rename/copy detection (#3)' \
-    'compare_diff_raw_z current expected'
+test_expect_success 'validate output from rename/copy detection (#3)' '
+	# prepare work tree once again
+	COPYING_test_data >COPYING &&
+	git update-index --add --remove COPYING COPYING.1 &&
+	git diff-index -z -C --find-copies-harder $tree >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	:100644 100644 $orig $c1 C1234
+	COPYING
+	COPYING.1
+	EOF
+
+	compare_diff_raw_z actual expect
+'
 
 test_done
-- 
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