Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] read-tree: expand sparse checkout test coverage

> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Feb 24 2022, Victoria Dye via GitGitGadget wrote:
>> 
>>> From: Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com>
>>>
>>> Add tests focused on how 'git read-tree' behaves in sparse checkouts. Extra
>>> emphasis is placed on interactions with files outside the sparse cone, e.g.
>>> merges with out-of-cone conflicts.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com>
>>> ---
>>>  t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh        |  1 +
>>>  t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  2 files changed, 86 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh b/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
>>> index 2a7106b9495..382716cfca9 100755
>>> --- a/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
>>> +++ b/t/perf/p2000-sparse-operations.sh
>>> @@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ test_perf_on_all git diff
>>>  test_perf_on_all git diff --cached
>>>  test_perf_on_all git blame $SPARSE_CONE/a
>>>  test_perf_on_all git blame $SPARSE_CONE/f3/a
>>> +test_perf_on_all git read-tree -mu HEAD
>>>  test_perf_on_all git checkout-index -f --all
>>>  test_perf_on_all git update-index --add --remove $SPARSE_CONE/a
>>>  
>>> diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
>>> index b1dcaa0e642..9d58da4e925 100755
>>> --- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
>>> +++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
>>> @@ -819,6 +819,91 @@ test_expect_success 'update-index --cacheinfo' '
>>>  	test_cmp expect sparse-checkout-out
>>>  '
>>>  
>>> +test_expect_success 'read-tree --merge with files outside sparse definition' '
>>> +	init_repos &&
>>> +
>>> +	test_all_match git checkout -b test-branch update-folder1 &&
>>> +	for MERGE_TREES in "base HEAD update-folder2" \
>>> +			   "update-folder1 update-folder2" \
>>> +			   "update-folder2"
>>> +	do
>>> +		# Clean up and remove on-disk files
>>> +		test_all_match git reset --hard HEAD &&
>>> +		test_sparse_match git sparse-checkout reapply &&
>>> +
>>> +		# Although the index matches, without --no-sparse-checkout, outside-of-
>>> +		# definition files will not exist on disk for sparse checkouts
>>> +		test_all_match git read-tree -mu $MERGE_TREES &&
>>> +		test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2 &&
>>> +		test_path_is_missing sparse-checkout/folder2 &&
>>> +		test_path_is_missing sparse-index/folder2 &&
>>> +
>>> +		test_all_match git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
>>> +		test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2 &&
>>> +
>>> +		test_all_match git read-tree -mu --no-sparse-checkout $MERGE_TREES &&
>>> +		test_all_match git status --porcelain=v2 &&
>>> +		test_cmp sparse-checkout/folder2/a sparse-index/folder2/a &&
>>> +		test_cmp sparse-checkout/folder2/a full-checkout/folder2/a || return 1
>>> +	done
>>> +'
>> 
>> Nit: Isn't this nicer/easier by unrolling the for-loop to the top-level, i.e.:
>> 
>> for MERGE_TREES in "base HEAD update-folder2" [...]
>> do
>> 	test_expect_success "'read-tree -mu $MERGE_TREES' with files outside sparse definition" '
>> 		init_repos &&
>> 		test_when_finished "test_all_match git reset --hard HEAD" &&
>>                 ...
>> 	'
>> done
>> 
>> It makes failures easier to reason about since you see which for-loop
>> iteration you're in right away, and can e.g. pick one with --run.
>> 
>
> I like how this separates the test cases (while not adding any
> redundant/copied code). I'll update in the next version, thanks!
>
>> And we can do the cleanup in test_when_finished instead of at the start
>> of every loop.