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@@ -448,6 +448,37 @@ library for your script to use. 'Perl API' \ "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9700/test.pl + - test_must_fail <git-command> + + Run a git command and ensure it fails in a controlled way. Use + this instead of "! <git-command>" to fail when git commands + segfault. + + - test_might_fail <git-command> + + Similar to test_must_fail, but tolerate success, too. Use this + instead of "<git-command> || :" to catch failures due to segv. + + - test_cmp <expected> <actual> + + Check whether the content of the <actual> file matches the + <expected> file. This behaves like "cmp" but produces more + helpful output when the test is run with "-v" option. + + - test_when_finished <script> + + Prepend <script> to a list of commands to run to clean up + at the end of the current test. If some clean-up command + fails, the test will not pass. + + Example: + + test_expect_success 'branch pointing to non-commit' ' + git rev-parse HEAD^{tree} >.git/refs/heads/invalid && + test_when_finished "git update-ref -d refs/heads/invalid" && + ... + ' + Tips for Writing Tests ---------------------- |