Re: [PATCH v10 4/4] cat-file: add --batch-command mode

["Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Feb 18 2022, John Cai via GitGitGadget wrote:

> From: John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com>
> [....]
> +    for opt in --buffer --no-buffer
> +    do
> +	test -z "$content" ||
> +		test_expect_success "--batch-command $opt output of $type content is correct" '
> +		maybe_remove_timestamp "$batch_output" $no_ts >expect &&
> +		maybe_remove_timestamp "$(test_write_lines "contents $sha1" |
> +		git cat-file --batch-command $opt)" $no_ts >actual &&
> +		test_cmp expect actual
> +	'
> +
> [...]
> +test_expect_success '--batch-command with multiple command calls gives correct format' '
> +	remove_timestamp >expect <<-EOF &&
> +	$hello_sha1 blob $hello_size
> +	$hello_content
> +	$commit_sha1 commit $commit_size
> +	$commit_content
> +	$tag_sha1 tag $tag_size
> +	$tag_content
> +	deadbeef missing
> +	EOF
> +
> +	git cat-file --batch-command --buffer >actual_raw <<-EOF &&
> +	contents $hello_sha1
> +	contents $commit_sha1
> +	contents $tag_sha1
> +	contents deadbeef
> +	flush
> +	EOF
> +
> +	remove_timestamp <actual_raw >actual &&
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'

Re my comment on 3/4; I then tried my suggested change to
maybe_remove_timestamp on this patch, and it also works on this
commit...